Day is Done

 

After a week of rain and clouds, it was great to see the sun again.

 

I am cloud crazy and never miss an opportunity to photograph a pretty sky.

 

With the Sun setting...

 

and the sky a painting...

 

it's so good to be alive...

 

and grateful for this beautiful day...

 

And for my many blessings.

Take care my friends.

At the Rummage Sale

 

I found this $2 suitcase for the craft room.
A crochet runner.  Something about the blue trim

 

A sprinkle of baking soda Pet Fresh is all you need to remove the musty smell. 
I let it sit for a few days with the case closed, then with it opened.
Then vacuum the baking powder out and it's ready to fill.
I sometimes keep a bounce sheet inside along with
linens and other fabric items.
Not necessary for Cd's, DVDs or other hard items.

 

Found this really cool book about Second City. 
The breeding ground for comedy's biggest names,
and many of my personal favorites. 

 

It came with this CD with hilarious bits from SCTV,
and  many things I remember from SNL,
where so many of the Second City Alumni ended up.
Norm! (for all Cheers fans)

 

These two placemats, just the right color and brand new.

 

A bedside lamp for my side of the bed.  Loved the shape and neutral color.
Hope my rattan shade fits, though the shade it has is fine.

 

Buttons, who can resist.  My total $5.50.  It wasn't the best sale as there were many crazed shoppers...
We didn't go until the sale had been opened for several hours, so I wasn't sure what was up.  Takes the fun out of a leisurely rummage, but the people in charge were very nice.

We had to stop by Best Buy on the way home, where my hubby did a "Sheldon."  If you are not familiar, Sheldon is a character on our favorite TV show The Big Bang Theory.  On one show Sheldon has to go a Best Buy kind of store and ends up helping other customers since he is so knowledgeable about technology. (Sheldon actually takes over the store computer and looks up things for other customers, until the manager is called!) So while we were being helped today, a frazzled woman asked the employee a question...which he didn't seem to have an answer for, and my hubby (who's middle name is technology) took over.  Don't ask a computer question around my guy...  Once you get him going, it's hard to get him to stop.  After the woman was either satisfied or completely confused and walked away, I told my dearest he had just done a Sheldon. He knew immediately what I meant. We both had a good laugh! Have I mentioned lately, I love my hubby!

Looking forward to a quiet Sunday.  Hope you are having a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Pickin the Sun Down

 

Strange name for a post, but it's what came to mind this morning as I put this together.
It's an old John Denver instrumental...and I was "pickin" and the Sun was, well,
not down but concealed by clouds.
 It's just how I think...weird huh? 
Anywho, I found this beautiful cup at the local thrift.

I love roses, and this big deep cup was so pretty so I picked it up.

 

Oh course I had to look it up when I got home.
 The most beautiful china.
 (A cup with a saucer was $35 on eBay..this cup was $1.99) 
This one beautiful cup will go on my mug tree.

 

My SIL Elizabeth has a couple of these books.  I love to look at them whenever I visit.  When I spied these on the shelf at the thrift, it took me 2 seconds to grab them.  Priced at $2.99 each I thought they were a steal.  When I got to the register, the cashier gave them to me for 1.99 each!
I bet Elizabeth got them for less, she is just that good at picking!

 

This one is my favorite.  So many great storage solutions. 

 

Then I picked up this thesaurus.  The tiny paperback I own is impossible to see.  When you write, do you have books around you?  I have large dictionaries, a Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, an Oxford French Dictionary, Alexandra Stoddard's Grace Notes, a dozen old copies of Leaves, other poetry books and my ipad, since I write mostly on my PC.  Think I would be a better writer with all this reference material? No, not really.
 I even have a grammar book or two. 
Lord help me, I ain't got no learnin'.

 

This is how I feel about thrifting. Happiness is a shopping spree!  The bag a gift from my dear Kristen.

Looking forward to the weekend.  It's Rummage sale season!  There is one close by...  
Have a great weekend my friends. 
Thanks for stopping by and for all your kind comments. 
Enjoy this beautiful day.

If April Showers, bring May flowers...

 

We are gonna have a truckload of flowers.  Days of rain with no end in sight can be pretty depressing...

So...I've been busy with some small girls, just back from a train ride to the great state of Colorado.  They were so happy to be home...all cuddly and hungry.  We watched movies...well, movies played in the background of our other activities.  Cutting paper, writing tiny books...taking all the cushions off the sofas and jumping and lounging on them.  When I thought that they had had enough movies, I played the Pocahontas soundtrack.  The little bird did an interpretive dance and remembered that Pocahontas was on Netflicks. (She is four and technology is second nature to her.)  I try to keep the mayhem confined to the family room and kitchen area...but off we went to the living room.  The little bug had cheerios everywhere and kept handing me Penny's photos from around the room.  These are not complaints, it was the best day I've had since sweet p. left last week.  I love spending time with these amazing girls...and I love being Auntie Penny..."The best Auntie Penny in the whole world!"  says the little bird.  How blessed I am.

Well... I was supposed to have company today.  Sweet Melanie of Comfy House was supposed to come by for lunch.  (I warned her about the cheerios;-)  Early this morning, Mr. Comfy House woke up to find their basement flooded!  Their sump pump failed!  Oh the work.  We have been in their place too many times. Only once in this house, but every spring in Chicago.  When storm water fills the sewers in Chicago, it has no place to go except back into your basement.  The deep tunnel project has since remedied this problem, or so I hope for the poor souls that now live in our family home on the NW side.  I lost my inheritance in a flood in Chicago.  My Mom, a simple woman, left me skeins and skeins of yarn when she passed so many years ago.  Imagine boxes and boxes of yarn, totally saturated with storm water, at least you hope it's just storm water!  This was in the days before the Rubbermaid totes! Yuck.  So my sympathies go to Mel and her dear hubby.  You have a standing invitation for lunch whenever you are able.  Please be careful!

The house is clean, except for the random cheerio, and I'm getting things done.  Hope your sump pump is working...I can hear the kick of mine every few minutes if I listen for it.  The rain won't last forever and I am expecting FLOWERS!  Have a great day my friends and thanks for stopping by.

Come Gently Spring

 

I would not ask of spring's return
Be well defined; I love the way
Springtime arrives by small degrees,
How hills grow greener day by day
And buds swell on the willow tree.

One crocus bloom can set the heart
Awhirl! Oh, one could never bear
The joyfulness of a sudden start--
So come in little ways, O spring,
And thrill my being till I sing

Ethel H. Bruce

It's raining here and the air smells great.
 Enjoy this beautiful day my friends.