Art?

Here are some more "art" finds. I happen to like these, but my husband's more critical eye does not agree. I can't help it, I love the sailboats. And the colors. The back is marked "Naples" which makes me like it more.
The other painting looks like Austria or Switzerland to me. When I bought it at the Goodwill, the checkout clerk asked what I thought the location was. I said, without hesitation, "Austria." He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Do they have a coast?"
I tried to figure out what he'd expected me to say. Like, "Michigan," or "Boca Raton." And I couldn't think of any reason why "Austria" would cause such a commotion in his brain. And then I realized I'm thinking too much about the Goodwill clerk.

Eatin' Kitchen

Okay. So I shopped. But I had a project that I had to do. I had to blow up these images of the boys and I had to put them in exactly these frames and I had to hang them in my kitchen nook. I know, it's actually called a breakfast nook. And I would be a lot happier calling it a breakfast nook if I had any other eating space in the house. But as it stands, this is it. Add that with the fact that air conditioning has a problem flowing into this area and the southern exposure and you can understand why we eat in the living room. And why I vacuum once a day.
Also? Bad photography strikes again. I really need to work out my lighting issues.

Two for that, you must be mad.

I have been trying to curb my shopping problem lately. I decided that I can go to thrift stores and the 99 cent store and that's it. My little guy loves a thrift store so it's worked out okay. And I found this painting for $2. It's growin' on me.
I am still trying to figure out how to photograph anything in my tiny, dark house, so forgive the annoying reflection.