July Highlights

We went to the County Fair;  Mike waited patiently while I looked at the quilts and other exhibits. 




Then it was my turn to sit patiently while he enjoyed the horse races
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We had visitors; 

Two from Camas, WA and Six from Oceanside, CA! 

All here at once, what fun!

 

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Oh yes, and the end of June we had these visitors (courtesy of some friends and a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

In June we Celebrate -

 


Father's Day                                                                         Two Birthdays

                                                                                             

Good Health

I have reorganized my sewing/craft room and am trying some new creative projects. These are both on art canvas, the photo holder is 8x10 inches the "beach scene" is 16x20.  

random

 

We've been doing a lot of rearranging the last couple of weeks.  In the process we have gotten some deep cleaning done as well as a lot of weeding out. Things feel fresh and new! And with only one (thrift store) purchase.

Bloomin' Hatiora (or Drunkard's Dream) part 2

 A couple of new pictures.  It is really hard to get a good one as the plant is so airy. 

Bloomin' Hatiora (or Drunkard's Dream)

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there!

I am enjoying a Mother's Day weekend surprise, this plant is blooming!  It has been in my care for a little over 2 years now and in the past I have only seen a blossom or two.  I think it has finally adjusted to the move.  

Even the cuttings I have in water are blooming, a little more fully than the plant itself right now.  The warmer indoor temperature is probably the reason, but it is warming up outside so I expect to see more and more blossoms on the plant soon, they fade quickly but I hope to get another photo with more blossoms.  

finding treasures...in the yard, at the thrift stores and on other blogs

It has been a good season for treasure hunting.  We have a LOT of flowers blooming in the yard right now and each one is a treasure.

 

A few weeks ago I found this spice rack at a thrift store.  The rack is a carousel; the bottles had labels and corks which smell of the spices. I couldn't decide if I should leave it alone or re-purpose it.  With Easter coming and flowers blooming the decision was easy. I removed the corks, scrubbed the vials and filled them with pastel colored water.  My sweet daughters-in-law insisted I post a picture of it. 

 

On Saturday the kids were all here and we all went treasure hunting.  We visited the Green Pea Boutique first.  It is the best antique/boutique store around!!  Both girls found treasures there. We also went to another antique store and a thrift store.


My favorite find is this egg gathering basket , I am anxious to fill it with "grass" and "eggs", I just don't know yet what that will look like.  

We all brought home new (to us) treasures.  The best part was 50% off everything at the thrift store.  This silver plated teapot was only fifty cents!

I also love treasure hunting on all the wonderful blogs out there in cyberspace.  I found versions of these sweet birds on a few different blogs and had to try making them.  I love the paperclip feet! 

And this morning I found the sign below and couldn't agree more.