Savnnah, Georgia

This time last year.......Do you ever do that?  You know, you think back to what you were doing this time LAST year? 

Well, I did that today.  I decided to look at the pictures I took when we made a spring break trip to Savannah, Georgia. 

 

 

Savannah is a beautiful city. 

 I have been there several times, but it had been many years since my last visit, so spring break seemed to be the perfect time to enjoy this beautiful southern city again with my family.

 

I don't always take the best pictures, so I decided that this city is super photogenic--almost all my pictures were nice!

 

 

Just walking down the sidewalk is a treat!

  I love all the beautiful details in the buildings.

  Also, since the climate is mild in Savannah, plants are

 so pretty even in the chilly early days of spring.

 

 

Just looking down the sidewalks is interesting.

 

 

There are gates and gardens in many neighborhoods.

 

 

 

Wrought iron is everywhere!

 

 

 Many homes feature gingerbread and wrought iron. 

 I took pictures of this porch

 because of the beautiful blue ceiling.

 

 

 

 

Creeping Fig was a favorite vine in many outdoor spaces.

 

 

Public spaces were lovely, too.

 

 

Join me again for my next post! 

 I've decided to write a series on Savannah. 

I'm going to feature the public squares, places to shop, sites to see, yummy food spots and a surprise or two.



Ironwork Find

A couple of months ago, my husband came home and said he had seen a piece of ironwork on a trash pile and was wondering if I wanted it.  Don't you love a story that starts out this way? 

 I told him, "Yes."  sight unseen. 

This is what he brought home. 

Yes, he is a good  wonderful man in so many ways.  It is a fairly large piece and pretty heavy, too.  We decided to give it a try on our patio.  As soon as it hit the patio, I knew I was going to want to do something else with it when I had the chance.

I had these five glass votive candle holders that didn't work for another project.  As soon as the ironwork showed up, I knew just what I was going to do with them.

I had some scrap wire on hand, too.

I didn't do anything too fancy.

I just twisted the wire into a double loop that would fit the votive holder.

It didn't take very long to twist the wire.

  Thank goodness, even in the morning, it was pretty WARM.

Here's what the votives look like when they are lit at night. 

 I know you can't tell very much, so I did take the next picture with the flash on.

I'm happy with my cheap project.
I know that the piece of ironwork

would have been expensive if I had found it in a store.

Now, I'm just going to have to wait for some
cooler weather so I can enjoy my new treasure!

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