reflecting back...looking forward

                This is the view of our little orchard.  

Onward...

Christmas wishes

Several years ago I climbed through a snow drift to catch this 

picture of our house in fresh snow.  This will always be a magical moment...

a warm, well loved home on a snowy day ~ an embrace.

Wishing you & yours that mix of home, love & the magic of the season.

sweet little Christmas shelf

          One little wall shelf in the kitchen filled with holiday charm...

                                        Little snow guys.

                Vintage wrapped boxes & a bowl of ornaments.

                  Added to my collection of funnels & toy mixers.

Vintage Christmas

What do I adore more...sweet bottle brush trees or German Putz sheep?

Both are for sale in my case at the Hixton Antique Mall.

Charming vintage holiday! 

a few of my favorite things for the holidays

Yes, I certainly "live what I sell"!

When I go on an antiquing trip to purchase for resale, one of my questions is~~

"Would I keep it if it doesn't sell?" ~~ I have to answer "yes" to this.

You will always find these favorites (pictured above at my home) for sale

at my booth or case at the Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall:

~Ironstone 

~chippy little benches

~Vintage holiday

~baskets

~wire works

~anything in multiples

quietly winter arrives

savings like snowflakes

Just couldn't end the fun...20% sale in my booth at the Hixton

Schoolhouse Antique Mall through Christmas!  Restocked too!

                                    (via Pinterest)

"Squirrel away savings" Sale

Special 30% off Sale in my booth (dealer SPY) at the Hixton Antique Mall for one week!

Now through the close of business on Saturday, November 28, 2015!

Farmhouse Christmas

It always feels like I should wait until at least after Thanksgiving

to "Holiday up" my booth at the Hixton Antique Mall...but as I 

have been out antiquing, I have found that fall feels like it is in 

the rear view mirror.  So I have let Christmas & winter arrive.

With tin, Ironstone, enamelware and bits of vintage holiday - it is here!

It looks full...but trust me, there is a pathway and goodies for folks to find 

at every turn!

Farmhouse Christmas has arrived at Meadowview Farm!

art should touch your soul

When I first found Jamie Heiden's art and words...I felt I had

come home, again ~ just like when we had found our farm.  It was not

a surprise to find she just lived south of Augusta, I could feel western 

Wisconsin in her artistry.

As I looked through her gallery    http://jheidenphoto.net

this picture took my breath away ~ titled "Our House...is a very very very nice house"....

Art should touch your soul, should reach into your heart and should take you on a journey home.

Our 1857 home...

still

From May until November, my dearest pansies show 

just how strong they are!  I am just a bit in awe of such

gentle strength.

gobble

Guess what arrived at Meadowview Farm on Sunday?

Daisy Grace

We welcome Daisy Grace into our family & farmhouse.

Lucy Lily has accepted her from the moment she arrived last night.

They have played & played.  Now there is sweet sleep.

Our thanks to the Eau Claire Humane Society.

My heart is mending...

pardon me...

I imagine that for the rest of my days upon this earth, I will start October

with reflection.  I will gently tap friends upon the shoulder with a reminder

that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer...and remind them,

further, that early detection matters.  With a tear and a smile I will blow out

two candles on my "re-birthday cake" and remember that all clear call

from my surgeon on October 18, 2013.

With some authority - I will strongly state that 

no one loses a battle to cancer.  There are many who face a briefer

journey -- but I am certain they were the bravest of us all.  

So please say a gentle prayer for those brave & courageous

souls that walk through the valley & fear no evil.  And if you 

will, make a wish for a cure.

                            {via Pinterest}