been busy

Here is my last week in pictures....
                    definitely have the spring decorating bug.

New sink skirt from a tablecloth & gingham towel.

New shower curtain...T.J. Maxx.

New (vintage) rug from a recent antique adventure.

Been busy, how about you?

 

just a little thanks...

Oh this is a happy day indeed...woke early 'cause I'm off today & we are going on an antiquing adventure. Over coffee, checked out my favorite blogs, and there it was...my name in lights, well sort of, I had won a copy of "Flea Market Finds with Matthew Mead"! Oh Yea! The link to Matthew's blog is over yonder in the right column. Oh thank you! Isn't it fun to win?

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big sis

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Today is my sister, Randi's birthday.

In March, my sister, Lori, celebrates hers.

They are my big sisters.

And lucky am I.

If you have sisters,

you know that they are indeed the cat's meow, the ties that bind,

the cup that overflows...through better & worse.

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Three Wind girls

In our little house on Healy Lane.

Growing up to be strong, independent women.

Just as mom & dad would have hoped.

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If I need them, they are there.

My sisters

P.S.  Not to be too mushy...'tis for you too.

You know it is as it should be.

Love to my girls...

Happy Birthday.

Kari

xxoo

(Just think, we could have been Faith, Hope & Charity.)

happy little heart day to you...

enjoy this sweet little day

Welcome & Congratulations!

every little night,

as I come home dragin' from a long day,

this is the face that greets me first

at the barn door he waits with what appears

to be open little kitty arms and a hearty,

"Welcome & Congratulations"

he rolls with wild abandon on the concrete barn floor,

happy to be a poofy barn cat named Cinnamon

well he must remember the days when he was relinquished to

life living in a hollow log across from the house, back when

his brother, Marmalade, was king of the barn

but now it is is he, this fluffy 13 pound boy that greets me

often with burs sticking to his fur like jewels he is there

his little kitty cup overflows....and then some

for me, it is this life I relish and admire

this is what I run home to

Here's my heart SALE...

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No keeping this a secret...

I'm offering a

25% off sale

in my booth & case at the Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall thru February 18.

Always like to express my appreciation to loyal customers at this time of year with a special sale.

Had a great day at the mall on Saturday--
my thanks to the folks who stopped by and did some serious sale shopping.
Spent several hours rebooting at the end of the day.

For all the details on Hixton...click on "Vintage Finds" under "Chapters" to the right.

bits of heart day...here & there

So glad February has arrived.  Be gone with you January...on to

the joy of hearts & groundhogs & dreaming of warm days.

just a little birthday wish...

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I used to be the queen of birthdays...back in the old days, before email, before Facebook birthday reminders, before iPad calendar alerts. Every month I would ready cards to mail, wrap gifts, think about ways to recognize the day...certainly kept my local card shop in business. Just the other day I was getting my calendar all set for this new year, realizing that far fewer birthdays are there...not that any are less important, just somehow they got lost in life. So picture my hand held out with 365 balloons...one for each day of the year. Please take one for your day...and know that it is special. And today I also offer out 24 birthday wishes for my son, Ian....my whole world, it begins & ends with you. Happy Birthday my sweet boy. xxoo mom

Secrets of an old house....

I live in a very old house....and sometimes, I make the decision

that little "cosmetic fixes" are the best means to the end.

For instance

In this picture, there was a seam line between the lower

wall and the wallpaper - a chair rail wouldn't work.....

So -- hot glue gun and vintage lace to the rescue!

This will work until the day when we have a cash surplus and can

indeed redo the walls in an HGTV kind of way (insert "sure, when pigs fly" here)

until then,

 vintage lace it is.

works for me....

Bakers Twine

Oh...how I could write an ode to Bakers Twine --

Lovely to look at...

sweet in just the right places

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I have thought about owning a whole cone of this wonderful twine...

And now I do... 

Do you want some too?

I will have it for sale by the yard at the Spring Barn Sale...

Or if you want your own 2 pound cone...

order it here

($9.95 + $8.20 shipping)

I know, I know...I should set my "want" bar a bit higher.