Battling The Creeping Crud....

 We spent last weekend with our amazing grand baby.

The weather was wonderful, we went to a church sale and a yard sale.

Miss B had the best finds. And as you can see she loves the U.S.A.

Or maybe she is saying enough of the phone calls let the voting begin already.

If you read only one book this year make it this one.

Why this book has stayed under the radar in the book world is

beyond me. If you liked the secret life of bees you will love love, love, this book.

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I have been battling a bad cold from the the time we got back from babysitting.

and since I have to keep it away from husband I have been locked in

the spare bedroom and a mask on when I do make it out.

I am on the up side at this point.

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On our way back from Miss B's (husband and I were in separate cars)

He found a bunch of free furniture. No I do not have pictures soon I hope

One piece is the sweetest dressing table with a the cutest mirrors very old and in great shape.

I stopped to help him load and off we went with a full truck.

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Have a great weekend all they can talk about here is the perfect storm

we will not see any of it maybe a bit of rain. But oh boy the hype behind this.

 

Rugs, A Wedding, More Rugs, Miss B,...

I got my closest friend out to a small but very well done rug show at a historic mill

I love this rug. lots of background but the simplicity it wonderful.

I did not keep track of who's rug etc I am sorry to say. but this was just wonderful.

After that we headed to Maine.

My nephew and his very sweet bride got married on Sat

night. It really was a wonderful time.

Then bright and early Sun morning we headed for the Sandwich fair.

we had some time before we met up with Miss B so we went in the arts barn.

this is so wonderful in person. you can see the antique card it came from on the far

right.

While this is not my taste it was very well done.

and it was done by Jane McGowan Flynn the grand daughter

of Pearl McGowan. 

Ok rugs aside it is time to go to the good old sandwich fair

with my favorite girl.

we won the water balloon game she got a teddy bear. We went on 2 rides

and Gammie bought her a helicopter to push along in the crowd and over the back

of their heels of the people in front of her.

So it was a great day.

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And on top of all of this excitement we got a new flat screen TV, I know ,I know we are late

coming to the the TV thing but for a bit less than 200.00 for a 32" some fancy cord from my son-in-law that I

installed with my breath held and we are good to go. We have our feet up watching the game.

while reading the free Sunday paper we got at the fair. A great afternoon is underway.

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I will be posting more rugs this week and I found one thing thrifting that makes me laugh

everytime I walk past it.....Oh and best of all I have a give away coming this week.!

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First thing every moring before you arise say out loud,"I believe." three times.

Ovid

A Little Apple Picking And A Little More...

Pepe I will show you where the best apples are.

She is holding his little finger. This is such a blessing

considering what we have been through in the past year.

It was a perfect day and it was Miss B's first apple picking.

She is growing so fast.

Well you know I hit the dump this week annnnd

it was pretty good! This is the second book I found at

the dump(ok recycling center)of Julia's.

I used her crust recipe for the apple pie in the oven right now.

These are plastic dishes never used. they will go

into my camping tote. For that once a year camping trip.

The bottom one is just white Pyrex the top one has never

been in the dish washer. The funny thing is that was a design

that I chose when I got married for my every day dishes.

So I have lots to go with it.

I also found a pedestal dish that is quite pretty.

I thought during the holiday season I would use it to bring something

pretty to a party and leave the dish for the hostess.

There was also this hand carved bird that I thought had

such a great primitive look and I have already taken him off

the board and put him on something else.

the leaf dish is a copper tone dish made in mass.

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No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

William Feather

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We are expecting our first frost this week so it may be the last

of the tomatoes. Boo Hoo. I have made 2 batches of sauce.

I have enough for one more batch it should keep us for

the winter.   Have a great week!

 

 

Things That make you Go Awwww

I finished my bunny rug, I like how it came out. Now I have two little rugs to finish.

 Easter was celebrated a week late for us. Daughter and grand daughter helped fill all 110 eggs.

Miss baby kept playing with the candy and having a regular ball.

Today my tulips started to open.

It was a perfect day the kids had a great time. The weather couldn't have been better.

husband and I are tired but oh so happy.

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

That is David with Miss Baby. Everyone was healthy so we took a chance. We are on day 66 that means 34 more days until David is cleared to do something else like see Miss Baby but who could wait any longer? we haven't seen her in person in 3 months. enough is enough. and as you can see by my husband's face it was worth it! We got to exchange our Christmas gifts  I gave miss baby some board books my daughter just gets out of her mouth " Oh she loves board books" When Miss Baby takes one of the pages and bent it in half.(it is thick cardboard) I had to laugh it was like there no more board books!
She is such a joy she makes us laugh so much and we got to see her take some steps. She really thinks about it before she trys to walk. She is looking at me like enough gram I need lunch.

On the way home we went ta da dump. I got this cutie wrong season but it will look good this fall on my table. When I pull out the fall things I will weed something out. That is one of my new resolutions also. something comes in then something must go out.

It screams Acorn Hollow to me

Well we all tucked in for the night a bit tired from all the excitement today.

I got the new Mary Jane's farm today and I am reading a great book.

Night Road by Kristin Hannah If you have never read her you should give her a try.

the other titles I loved were

Firefly Lane

and

Winter Garden

I stopped and got the correct needles for the hats I want to knit (I got the wrongs ones when I turn tail and ran.) My goal is socks I want to make socks so much. So if anyone has a very easy pattern I would love to have it.

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach, one can collect only a few.
                                                                           Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Visit my daughter here and see more pictures of Miss Baby.

Bitter Sweet

This is the tree in my header. It has lots of little berries the birds eat most of the winter.

 This is a close up of the berries such a pretty fall color.

 On Friday night we had a fire, we had weeded out a lot of personal paperwork that we didn't want to just throw away. So we made it a celebration of pizza and wine.

 Today we had a visit from Miss Baby we will not be able to hold her for a few months but will skype her daily. She is so fun she makes us laugh all the time. We also saw our sweet daughter and her wonderful husband. Tears at good bye as David goes in for his 4 week hospital stay on Wed.

We also got a wonderful visit from very close friends. This has been a little like a wonderful life. He is being told how much he matters in people's lives and how much he is loved.
Since David can not leave his room for 4 weeks we have been trying to think of things to keep him busy.
I down loaded the trial version of angry birds thinking that David would just love it. And then I would buy the rest of the game. Welllll I love it and I will not down load it into my computer because that is all I would do for sure.
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been......Mark Twain
I hope your week is filled with smiles!

a busy weekend

I guess you love the one your with:0)                                   

I hope that you have done your exercises like Miss Baby!

She visited her pepe and gramie this weekend, she showed off all of her skills.

She gets up on her feet and hands and lifts one leg in the air and balanced there.

I got such a laugh with her!

I went ta da dump and got a pretty good haul.

this is pewter candlesticks.

and under vintage, I love the candle holder I am going to paint it a nice old green for my porch.

and that is a little glass flower frog.

I found a couple of things for Miss baby they are soaking in hot water and soap as I write.

a funny little flower pot for the frig.

And this book. I looked up the person and he lived from the middle of the 1700's to the early 1800's

I know it is in bad shape but has my ship come in? Is this the first million dollar dump find?

The paper is handmade, I can't find a date on the book. I will keep looking to see if it is worth any thing.

The weather this weekend was beautiful 80's so we went kayaking on a little pond. There are no houses on this pond and David and I were the only ones there. So we paddled with the loons just beautiful.

David was getting in his kayak I offered help getting him launched nope he could do it himself.

Splash in he went. It was only ankle deep but he was soaked! At first I was shocked and then we started laughing He changed his shirt and off we went. On the way back in he wasn't looking at the big rock just under the water. I am getting out of the kayak and he yells "I am sitting on this big rock,I am stuck." I started laughing so hard and so did he so he was having a hard time pushing himself off. It felt good to have a laugh. (But his cell phone now no longer works.)

I hope your weekend was fill with laughter and fun.
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well....Josh Billings

I Spy.....

I spy with my little eye a frog sitting next to the flower frog I got last week. He must think that is one pretty frog.                                                                                                                                         

 I spy with my little eye pepe swinging Miss Baby who stay the night, she is one amazing girl for sure.

 I spy leaves turning red, not yet I plead what happened to summer?

 I spy black berries mmmmmm...

I hear with my two big ears a thunder storm coming! All of a sudden the wind picked up and tree limbs are snapping yikes!
And now that you are completely sick of this rhyme I am done!
We had Miss Baby over night for the first time. She went to bed at 6:50 pm and got up 7:00am she is such fun and a good girl.
No thrifting or yard saling I did drop off a bag at the thrift store they were giving away big zucchinis so the plan is a stuffed zucchini for dinner.
"Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?" he asked.
"Begin at the beginning,"the King said, gravely,"and go on till you come to the end:then stop." .........Lewis Carroll
THE END

Happy 250th Holderness!

This weekend was the 250th birthday of our little town Holderness NH. The first to arrive was the very stylish Mattatuck Fife and Drum Band. They were the first to arrive 50 years ago at the 200th celebration.                                                                                                                                  

 Then up on the street  we honored the real natives to the area.

 Of course everyone was there, Hello Mr Lincoln!

 They came in from the farms to be there.

 and back from war.(or is he a messenger?)

 They came by canoe...

  very stylish antique boats.

 and very old steam powered boats. There was a parade on the street followed by an antique boat parade of about 25 boats. All shiny and beautiful.  The night before this there was a street dance and David even got up for a few dances!

  We capped the weekend off with a visit from Miss Baby. She is getting so funny now. All in All a wonderful weekend I hope you had the same.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom......Charles Dickens

And Life Goes On.......

Last night I went to dinner with friends, after dinner we walked around town, had an ice cream and talked and talked. It was a much needed night. I am so lucky to have such amazing friends. Not bad scenery.                                                                                                                                         

My gardens are starting to bloom and look wonderful.

 and I found a new thrift shop, I am in T-R-O-U-B-L-E Such great things and very reasonable. This is to support a homeless shelter education programs such as parenting classes, drug rehab, how to handle finances etc. Such a great cause and the man running it said he is keeping the prices low so that things sell and he can keep putting new things out. He has the right attitude some of the thrift stores have gotten so pricey. This homeless shelter takes in the pets of the homeless also which I thought was amazing. I love pottery so I stocked up, I love love love the blue bowl, the vases are a much prettier color.

 I also got this pillow for 5.oo it is a handmade wool penny rug made into a pillow. It has a zipper on the bottom and wonderful fabric on the back.

 I have been busy making these, they are lavender bottles made from fresh picked lavender. I didn't have the right size ribbon but it will do. It is great for keeping your wool pest free. I also put them in between my sheets in the closet etc. If anyone wants to know how to make these let me know and I will post a tutorial.

 And Miss Baby is 6 months old today (this was a month ago) She is rolling over trying to crawl and trying so hard to sit up. Love you lots Miss Baby!

We are off camping for the 4th(jn a tent) fingers crossed it will not rain but if it does we are headed home.  My husband's whole family is going so it will be a lot of laughs and a lot of food. Have a wonderful holiday and stay safe. I also want to welcome a new follower I haven't had a new follower in a long time so welcome!