busy weekend

Can anyone guess what this is the picture of? It is the highest peak in the northeast.

yep its Mt. Washington it is so beautiful and this picture does nothing for it. I have a point and shoot camera and that is as good as I could get it. but this view is just around the corner from my daughter's house. Well when I get together with my daughter http://thriftygoddess1.blogspot.com we try to go thrifting if we can and we got to go to one of our favoite places Harvest Hills it's a thrift store that supports an animal shelter. Usually really good stuff. This is a sample of what I got. More to come later.

All easter was 1/2 off so I got the little vintage chicks 3 for .40. Are they vintage if there is a date 1991? I guess it would depend on who you asked. The glass egg is sweet and will go on my mantel.

a fake chocolate bunny and a reproduction easter card but it was .10 so a deal.

The on Sunday My husband took me here! Can you guess? its at sea level not in the mountains.

It's Boston! It is only about 2 hours from us but seems a million miles away in life style.
but the reason for our trip was the Boston flower show.

There were a lot of water features and we took lots of pictures and I had my video camera with me that I put to good use.

this was my favorite garden and I have lots of pictures that I will share later.

It is a true cottage garden. They even built a cottage to go in the display and they planted the roof with tulips very pretty. It gave me the needed boost with all those great smells to wait for spring to really come to N.H.

I did buy myself a little gift it is a bottle that a guy was wrapping wire around and putting a suction cup on. You stick it to your window or mirror and put a few little flowers in.

I chose a Mirror what a way to brush your teeth looking at the bouquet.

It was a busy weekend but good I have a very busy week ahead. I will be getting my antique booth up and going (I hope) so I am off to price more things. Lots more pictures to come.

Thrift stores not so thrifty

I thought I would start digging out my easter decortations. This is another rug I hooked. I really like it I think it is fun. The buttons are from my mother's collection. and I have a few pins that I put on. I put this in the fair to be judged and they were not amused. I don't think they like my buttons etc. But I like it and will put it with my other bunny things.
I did get a chance to go to a couple of thrift stores. Now I know that the thrift shops in my area are fund raisers for the food pantry and other needs.
BUT every time I go in I see the prices going up and up. I am finding things that last year would have been 3.00 are now 5.00 or more. Am I the only one seeing this? Is it just supply and demand? That is one of the main reasons I basically stopped going to goodwill.
They have new things and want new prices or their second hand items I could buy the same thing in walmart new for that price. Am I just being grumpy?
So here are a few things that I did pick up. the glass candle holder is hand blown and once I clean it up I can put it on my porch. The little blue plate is hand painted I think it will look nice hanging on the wall. The little bird is hand painted, and the ribbon has paw prints on it. The pig is a bank and I believe it is hand made by one of the students at the college. The buttons were a gift. The lady said that they where her Grammies. I love buttons and will find something wonderful to do with them. Seems like the blogging world is quiet are we all waiting for spring?

rug hooking and the dump

First I want to welcome my two new followers!! They are rug hookers and if you really don't know what that is please take some time and look at their blogs. They are beautiful.
This is a rug I hooked with mostly wool skirts that I found at thrift stores. I have drifted away from hooking and hope to get back at it really soon. (I certainly have lots of wool for it)
Now I went to the dump today and I know this is not the right season but how could I pass these up?? there are 3 and not broken in any way and a baby blue sled. Do people throw out sleds at the end of the season thinking they could just buy more next year?

See the purple shoe things they are attached to strong rubber bands and when you walk in them it feels like a mini trampoline. I thought the kids at Easter would get some fun from them. The basket, did anyone see Martha's magazine on making the cement planters using old baskets? Well that is on the top of my list to try this year.
The board I thought was a book holder thingy. It has a stand on the back that keeps it on a slant but my book slid off and onto the floor. The return policy at the dump is very good :) so back it goes. Rainy and cold here they are saying some s-n-o-w flurries are possible. Yikes!

To cold and rainy for my surprise but stay tuned.

yard sale finds

The first yard sale of the season and I believe that they were antique dealers weeding out. While the prices where not yard sale low. I was able to make a few deals so that I may make a little money at my antique booth. OK OK I am thinking that I may keep a couple of the things. the two oil pictures, one is on a slag glass that is flowers I am in love with. and the other is of a water fall. the linens are yummy with embroidery on them and then one is a true linen with hand made lace. I also bought a shelving unit, an old bed tray (I have plans for),a box that has hand carved flowers on it.

The thrift stores really had nothing in them. I did get more sheet music for crafting.

The weather was so beautiful this weekend, we got a lot of yard work done. I know that a lot of you where shoveling snow. Oh how I know how that is. For several years we have had egg hunts in the snow. When the snow melted we would always find

the eggs that had gotten lost. We may get more snow yet as it is very early for this weather.

My poor old body rebelled from all of the work. I am one big ache right now and thinking a hot shower and some Motrin is in order. I am working on something for our yard that all the parts came from the dump. Can't wait to show you.

spring

Look what I found in my garden when I got home from work!!!! Now to you southern ladies it may not seem like much, but to the flower starved northerners it's heaven!
I got a chance to hit a couple of thrift stores but not much. I got stocking stuffers for my daughter so I can't show you untill after christmas.(we fill each others stockings with free or thrift store finds) and a couple of finger puppets for the up coming egg hunt. Another perfect weather day for tomorrow. So I am going to try to find that one yard sale that is in the paper wish me luck.

Thrifty Thursday

Today I got a chance to go to a thrift store after work that I only get to go to on Sat. I got the rusty step stool. Should I paint it? the dish towel is a very bright spring green not sure why it's sage here. the polka dot fabric is a sage and more of the upholstery grade. There is a old book of music and a Christmas CD never opened. The tin is cute and it held fruit cake. Does that mean someone ate the fruit cake? or did it walk off by its self? I also picked out a booth to rent in a group shop and they are going to make some changes to it for me. This is a new shop so they are still adding spaces. I get to move in April 1st.
The weather is still beautiful so spring fever is a problem while I am at work. I just can't wait for the weekend!

the saving o'the green

I had a very productive day. First even though it was my late day to go to work I got up early did laundry, paid bills,unloaded the dish washer,colored my roots, etc. Then I went to the local thrift shop. they had a few pieces of furniture and I liked this piano bench $3.00. I know I can do something creative with it and sell it at my booth.I also got a few small toys for the Easter egg hunt. The little sled is from the dump. I am thinking wreath how about you? And the best thing of all is the 2 cups and the large mug. I am collecting this pottery and my friend saw them and got them for me. I have such good friends!

Then when I got home it was so beautiful out I raked and raked out my gardens. I know they don't look like much right now but wait until you see them in the summer. My husband made all the stone walls. He talked me into a tractor a few years ago so it has made his job easier.

When he is on his tractor and I walk by he sings "She thinks my tractor is sexy"Aaaahhh love is in the air.