Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Buttons

I am selling some of the button treasures on ebay that I scooped up at the flea market monday...........trying to spread the love. I will do that from time to time with the goodies I find there. Good mid week to all.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Flea Market Mondays




Our local flea market is on Monday. I almost feel guilty starting my week with something fun! I mean , who looks forward to monday. Thats the day to get back to work, the grind starts again. Not for me.....flea market and lunch at an Amish restaurant. Sounds like a saturday to me. Luckily, I put the day to good use and scooped up some treasures. I still don't know what I will keep and what I will sell. Crystal glass buttons! Who uses those on their clothes. Certainly not moms in jeans like me. And they used to sell 5 crystal buttons for 25 cents. Then I found vintage buttons on almost perfect cards. So sweet. Well, I hope your monday was as wonderful as mine. I promise, when it comes to Saturday I'll do some chores!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Tell me that you have stacks like this too. Bits and pieces that you can't throw away! The smallest scrap is a gem. I love to piece things together from scraps and combine different patterns together. But my patience doesn't last long so rarely can I make a quilt. More often it's a tote or pillow. So much fabric , so little time.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Sentimental journey



When I was growing up , we had the lobster dish. It was a wedding present to my parents in 1953. It was a relish dish that came out at holidays. It matched nothing and still we used it. When my mother passed away , the 5 kids divided things, but no one wanted the lobster dish. "I can't let it go to goodwill " I said. So , I took it , even though it didn't match anything and still we used it. Then, I found ebay and other people's lobsters that they could part with . And now I own an undersea herd . And they match...at least each other... and we use them. They are by Brad Keeler and are a California pottery. I know nothing about California pottery except these lobsters can get pricey. I have stopped buying them and probably should have stopped way before this, I know that's what you are saying! What do you collect, not because it matches your decor , but because it matches your heart. Afterall, I'm a pink girl! But the red lobsters match.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

A daddy's girl

Happy Father's Day..............this handsome guy taught me a lot of things. But laughter was the most important lesson. I love him and miss him. See you in heaven Dad!

Friday, June 15, 2007

Who wants to read........

A blog.........or rather , me writing a blog! Who would want to read that. But then I thought my sister or neighbor talks to me and it's not because I know something important. OK , I do know the weather report from time to time. But really we chat for human contact, to share ideas, to let people know we care and I thought "I can do that". And I'd like to give it a try and hope you come along and talk over the fence.