Saturday, April 10, 2010

American Pickers!

My Honey took me to a garage sale, a thrift shop and a estate sale today. I got some great stuff. I've been wanting a globe, since I saw a display of them in a magazine, probably Country Living. ONE DOLLAR! The stack of cardboard boxes (begging to be embellished) FIFTY CENTS! The little Lane box, $3, now I officially have a collection of 3. Women of a certain age will remember these boxes. You got a coupon for one when you were a senior in HS. The industrial type stool, for my son the photographer, just $5. More in part two, I haven't figured out how to post more than one photo.
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Friday, April 9, 2010

New Windows!


Don't buy me rings, or diamonds or jewels, just buy me some new windows and I'm a happy woman. There goes my National Park vacation, but I couldn't be happier. We don't need quite as many as pictured above! That's downtown Pittsburgh by the way... A lovely place to visit.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

A New Crocheter

This is a project, designed and crocheted by my beautiful 9 year old niece. She has the crafty gene, maybe because she is named for her Grandmother. My Mom would be so proud, as I am. She was crocheting with this hook, a hook for the afghan stitch and still managed to create this wonderful table runner for her family. I've had the honor of keeping company with my nieces this week and it's been so much fun. Children are the coolest people!
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Easter Dreams, Easter Reality

I cleaned and painted, arranged and fluffed, baked and cooked and thought of every detail to make our Easter Brunch one that we would all remember. We are all going to remember this Easter, not because of the wonderful brunch, but because of the water raining down from the ceiling. My son left the shower running with the spray directly on the seal between the wall and tub. I guess you can't do that in this old house. It was chaos, running upstairs to see what was leaking, throwing towels and the garbage can under the steady stream. Then, the smoke detector went off because the butter I was melting on the stove before the water started, burnt black. Just as the water stopped and the whole house fan cleared the smoke, the detector went off again. This time one of the dishes overflowed in the oven, another smokey mess. Had this all happened just 15 minutes earlier, before our family and other guests started arriving, no one would have ever known. Instead, the family saw the whole mess. Did we have a good time? Yes, it was great. The thing I'll remember most is that everyone pitched in. My beautifully dressed sister in law, my brother, friends, my kids and hubby. And, the weather was beautiful, even if it rained inside! I didn't take one picture, but I'll never forget this year's Easter Brunch!
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Thursday, April 1, 2010

A Blessed Easter

May God bless your nest this Easter, and fill you with faith, hope and love.
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