What a Bust!

Please pop over and see what treasure everyone found!

Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words for 2nd Time Around Tuesday

Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday

Well, last weekend was disappointing, to say the least.

The weather was beautiful,

so I expected to see LOTS of garage sales...

no such luck.

We

My daughter and I hit a small one and picked up

a pink Depression Glass plate and a container of small ornaments.

I'm sure the plate is a reproduction, but it's still pretty

and for a buck I couldn't leave it there.

I'll figure out some crafty thing to do

with the ornaments (.50) come winter.

We then stopped in at Salvation Army.

Their prices are kinda high, but we were desperate!

I walked out with this pretty pillow sham ($2)

and a Rosemary Tile ($1)

Depressed by the lack of the hunt

we headed over to the Antiques Mall.

With 15 vendors, there's always lots of
eye candy to cheer ya up ☺

I walked out with some great magazines ($1 ea).
 I'm a magazine-aholic.

With prices for mags are through the roof,

love it when I nice find used ones.

I noticed this vintage reindeer candle ($1),

she's lost her wick but I fell for her.

Then I spied an adorable napkin holder ($5).

Not sure if you can see, but it is a cup of coffee

with steam rising.

I'm going to use it to hold by Mr Clean Eraser.

It will keep it right at reach.

I've been looking for shelves to place on top of

a small cabinet I have in the living room.

When I saw this hutch I knew it would work.

I do need to give it a light makeover,

but love the shape.

So, I guess we turned a dud Saturday around!

Mutt and Jeff

The start to a brand new week!

Happy Monday to everyone!

Please join Mary for Mosaic Monday over at  Little Red House

to see more wonderful mosaics.

Ahh, our pets.

What would we do without them.

Bored that's what!

They sure can be characters

that can entertain us for hours.

We have a Great Dane, Cyndar

and a Chihuahua, Katie.

Don't let anyone fool you,

Katie is the Queen of the house

and rules the roost.

Cyndar says "yes ma'am" and "no ma'am". LOL

But they are good friends who love to bathe each other.

Cyndar has some not so suttle hints

 when she wants something....

a drink perhaps?

or a bite to eat?

You can usually tell her mood......

curious and nosy

and somedays it's just not worth the effort.

Last week I had to take both, Katie and Cyndar,

 to the Vet for their routine exams and vaccines.

I truly do not know how they sense where they are going.

I don't think I do anything different from any other time they go for rides.

But Cyndar knew

and figured she'd hide

The Vet needed to draw some blood for lab work

and had trouble finding Cyndar's veins.

So she got poked a couple of times...which she didn't approve of.

She was mad at me for letting that bad Dr. do that to her

and sulked with her back toward me the rest of the day.

But it really didn't last long...

Mom knows how to bring her out of her funk.

TREATS!

Giveaway!

I am so delighted with the new look that
Karen at Valentine Design has created for my blog.
Enhancing my banner and adding her special touch,  
I love the feel it has.
She is a lovely person to work with.

So to celebrate my new look
I'm having my First Giveaway!

Bare with me as I stumble through this ;)

To enter:
 
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I've gathered up some goodies I'm sure you'll love.

a sweet French Sign

a lovely vintage Candy Box,

petite pink Urn 

vintage Rose Plaque,

Beaded Candle with glass Candle Holder

 US and International bloggers welcome.

The drawing will take place on May 2nd.
You have until May 1st at midnight to enter!

A Sea of Tears.......

It's time to Flaunt Your Flowers over at  Tootsie Time for Fertilizer Friday!

Be sure to stop over and see everyone's Blooms :)

My Iris' are in bloom. I bought a box of rhizomes at a church sale last year. I didn't know what colors they would turn out to be...let's just say I'm pleased!

Such a variety.

These were from my Mom's garden...

My Cecil Brunner is also in full bloom.

These climbers don't have as strong a fragrance as Mom's bush type.

Kinda disappointing. But they look pretty.

The garden is loving this weather we are having.

A few sunny days of 70's then a few rainy days of 60's.

I have to say I am too ;)

But the Baby Tears the MOST!

It seems to be engulfing everything in it's path! LOL

Froggie in a sea of Baby Tears..

Fairy knee deep....

this little Angel is almost down for the count!

There are two others in there some where...

As soon as the hotter weather hits,

the Baby Tears will retreat

to only the shaded areas of the garden. :(

Last weekend I hit a yard sale and picked up a couple of plants.

A really pretty pink Columbine and another one I didn't recognize.

It had such pretty blue flowers I had to pick it up.

I've discovered it closes it's blooms at night.

There was a bit of communication problem

so I wasn't able to ask the seller it's name.

But I think Carla from A Mellow Life  has correctly ID'd

it as Blue Eyed Grass. Thanks Carla!   

 I know this post has been pretty long and

probably has way to many pictures in it

but

I have one last photo for you....

my blooming chair :)

Honeysuckle engulfs the base as

Petunia and Verbenna

take over the seat.

Love the scent of Honeysuckle. 

 

Ok, now get out in your gardens and enjoy Springtime!

Frogs, Eyeglasses and Treasure

I'm linking to these wonderful ladies partys..
be sure to stop in and visit other participants!

Vintage Alphabet Party at Etsy Cottage Style

Mosaic Monday at Little Red House

Today's Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality

  

2nd Time Around Tuesday at A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

  

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Vintage Thingie Thursday at Coloradolady

For the month of April,

ECS Vintage Alphabet Party if for the letters E and F.

For E I chose Eyeglasses.

I have several pairs that were from my Grandmother

and possibly my Grandfather, not sure.

The little round ones seem so delicate
They look like the glasses my Grandfather 

is wearing in a picture I have of him, my Grandmother,
my Uncles and my Mom.

The bottom center glasses are the style
remember my Grandmother wearing
while I was growing up.

For the letter F I picked Frogs.

I think the reason I'm so intrigued with them
 is because when I was little
I just couldn't figure them out.
They just didn't look like frogs to me!

These were my Mother's.

I know she had others
just not sure where they went.

These I've picked up here and there.

I especially love the pink one,

I'm partial to the glass kind.

XOXOXOXOXO

I had a busy weekend this past weekend

 so was only able to hit one yard sale,

and it was just an OK one.

I did manage to find something ;)

Fell in love with the color of this plate. ($1)

It's by Oneida China.

Heavy and good size.

The cute little Silverplate Shakers ($1) 

will make there way to my store.

They even had a few plants.

Nice and healthy. ($2 each)

I grabbed this pretty pink Columbine

and this other plant, don't know the name of it...

the people were Hispanic and

was all I could do to understand the price :(

It has pretty blue daisy like flowers with thin strap like leaves.

The flowers were open yesterday but closed overnight.

Ah and I can't forget this cute sign,

a little pricey at $3, but it was soo cute

and I knew just where to put it ;)

Wishing everyone a beautiful Springtime Week!!