Gratitude is a gift you can choose every day!
This is a time to look forward….
but also a time
to see what has brought you here
and to give thanks for all that has happened on
the road of life.
It is the love and joy we attain that warms our lives and our hearts,
but it is…..
the challenges we overcome that allows us to truly feel the glow of
accomplishment!
Celebrate the future…
hold dear the past…
and live fully TODAY! 
Image from bing flower images.
As winter is SLOWLY winding down and we can finally crawl out of the dreariness of the long days, I’ve been researching some interesting places to visit, weekend retreats, one tank trips….Places to rest, rejuvenate and to get into touch with the REAL me!
This winter, I feel I’ve lost part of my soul. Not feeling like the outgoing, creative person I know I truly am and can be again.
One place I’ve discovered is Skipping Rock Farm in Granville, Ohio. Only 2 hrs SW of where I live. Skipping Rock Farm is sprawled over 6 beautiful acres. Including ponds, trees, studios for artists’ gatherings, party events….many beautiful opportunities await. One retreat I’m particularly interested in is “A Dream Day” Retreat. A day of yoga, aromatherapy, painting and ending the day with wine tasting.
Source: skippingrockfarm.com via Amy on Pinterest
Source: skippingrockfarm.com via Amy on Pinterest
Source: granvillemillinerycompany.com via Amy on Pinterest
Isn’t this the most precious studio~
Source: granvillemillinerycompany.com via Amy on Pinterest
Check out the shabby rose plate:
Source: followgram.me via Amy on Pinterest
I’m off to read more of Skipping Rock Farms~
Source: rosebredlflowers.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest
Hope you enjoyed the beautiful photos!
One question for you to think about………….How do you love to rejuvenate your soul??
Blessings and Hugs,
Vintage Brocante
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Just wanted to stop by and show you a quick peak for the upcoming Belle Inspiration Article. I had my first Ohio photo shoot last month for Belles’ Christmas Issue!
Shoppe: Faded Velvet
Location: Hartville, Ohio
Will return soon with more photos as soon as they are finished!
V.B.
Life can be a bumpy road right in front of our eyes, if you look further ahead….it gets smoother a little bit at a time….
My gal pal sent me these wonderful photos. I don’t know who the credits go to….If you do, feel free to let us know!
Ella Fitzgerald & Louie Armstrong
Beatles & Mohammad Ali
Paul Newman & Clint Eastwood (swoon)
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley
JAMES DEAN AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR AT THE PARDEAU HOME IN DALLAS, TEXAS DURING A WEEKEND BREAK IN FILMING “GIANT”, 1955.
Elvis Presley and Tom Jones……..
Isn’t walking down Memory Lane just the cats’ meow!
Vintage Brocante
I remember these greats….do you?
OLD AND RARE PICTURES
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Jimi Hendrix & Mick Jagger, New York , 1969
The Beatles and Mohammad Ali, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. and Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
Danny DeVito and Christopher Reeve
Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein
Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee
Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Warren G. Harding, and Harvey Firestone, 1921
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor
Ian Fleming and Sean Connery
Johnny Cash and Ray Charles
Elvis Presley and Tom Jones
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash
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Have a Vintage Kind of Weekend!
Vintage Brocante
Many good things are happening here in the Buckeye State. Aside from working my full time job, connecting with friends, scouting for shoppes to photograph for BelleInspiration Magazine……I’m in the process of a dream that I’ve had for many a year! (39 years that is, clearing my throat here).
I will be launching a small boutique called Jai’Mien Atelier. If you have a moment can you stop by my page and click the like button??? pretty please.
https://www.facebook.com/JaiMienAtelier
Here is my second piece I’m working on for a friend that owns Pieces Fine Furniture, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
A fireplace mantel with the most gorgeous details! Don’t you love the detail work?
I’m so excited in my new venture and want to thank Michelle for giving me even more inspiration!!!
This piece will be black lacquer with gold accents. Will post photos when completed!
Gee, been so long since I’ve uploaded photos here, I had forgot how!
Stay tuned for the completed project!
Much love!
Vintage Brocante
Good evening….I’d love to share an email from a good friend of mine regarding Water and our Hearts….
Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:
Vintage Brocante & Photography 