Wisteria in bloom!

I went to my bff's house last week just to photograph

her gorgeous wisteria and here it is. They have two plants. one is his. one is hers.

This one that is blooming is his. It is taking over hers.

Hmmm...lol

I think it is just gorgeous no matter whose it is. :)

{ I was only allowed to photograph upwards because they are working on the house. lol}

This is her candytuft that she has planted on both

sides of her outside stairs that lead to her basement.

Love how it drapes over the sides!

Her potting shed cubby that her hubby made her.

Still haven't gotten mine made yet. I need to get hubby working on that asap!

Is this the cutest garden figurine or what?

Hope you enjoyed the photos today. It is raining here

again...and it is supposed to for the next few days.

This year is the strangest weather ever. I feel so bad

for all those out west affected by the tornados. One day life is moving along just fine and the next day

it is all wiped out. So many lives lost and so many

lives turned upside down. I am so very, very thankful

today for what I have.

Got a rude awakening today by snail mail.

Credit card charges to the tune of $138 for a credit

card that we haven't even activated. It was used to

purchase items in Virginia and California. Thank God

it wasn't for thousands of dollars. They are investigating.

How can someone use a credit card that I have in my

possession when I haven't called and activated it?

Another one of life's mysteries I suppose.

Seems very minor compared to what many people

have gone through this year so I am so very grateful.

It could be something so much worse.

Blessings~

The blessing of a best friend

...a real friend sticks closer than a brother."

Proverbs 18:24

Once again I have been overwhelmingly blessed

by my bestest and dearest friend in the whole

wide world.

Remember the post I did a couple days ago when

I went to that neat garage sale and found lots of

seam binding and other goodies?

Well...

...my dear friend Peggy happened to go to the same sale

{before I did}

and she picked up a couple things for me.

We met for lunch Friday at

Seasons Coffee and Bistro

and she handed me a bag with tissue paper

sticking out of it.

I knew it was not my birthday...

and certainly not Christmas,

{ain't ready for that yet!}

but just a regular day.

I was so surprised and giddy at the same time.

The first thing I pulled out of the bag was this

gorgeous glass shaker with the silver top.

I was stunned to find out when I got home that it

matched perfectly with my salt and peppers that I

found earlier this summer.

Love it when that happens!

She also gave me a cream color vintage pottery planter that is wonderful too, but I didn't get a picture taken of it yet. Maybe I can add it to my white Wednesday post this week.

Do you have a best friend?? I truly pray that you do and if you don't that one will come across your pathway soon. I can't imagine what I would do without her in my life. She is my go to person, we talk...and talk...and talk some more and she makes me laugh so hard at times I almost pee my pants. {now that is quite a friend...or it could be my age too. lol.}

Her life has gotten much busier, {she is a grandma now to two little ones and a farmer's wife...busy, busy, busy} and it seems that we are off running in different directions most of the time , but I pray that we always make the time for each other. always...always...always!

Love you my BFF!!

Blessings and friendship to each of you~

Button, button...who's got the button?

I do!

Isn't this button gorgeous?

Do you notice the *S* monogram too?

I had my *birthday* lunch with my best friend

today and did she ever wow me with gifts.

I told her she went overboard, but I do love them all!

I was the recipient of a large white doily and pineapple

pincushion that was her grandmothers.

She also gave me two hankies with monogrammed *S* initials and this gorgeous button.

She had lovingly tucked each item inside a set of clear glass

canisters. I am going to use them to store some of my

vintage goodies such as lace, hankies etc.

Aren't they wonderful ??

Also included were these two pillows!

Thank you so much my dear friend!!

You made my day...

my month...

well actually my year!! :) I will always treasure our friendship !

As if that were not enough she also bought

me lunch at Seasons Bistro

and I had a cranberry turkey panini

that was so yummy!! {along with chips and a pickle spear}

I just have to share the card she gave me too.

It said on the front:

"How can we be getting older?"

then on the inside, "we still don't know what we want to be

when we grow up!"...lol.

I hope each one of you has a dear friend that you can count

on through thick or thin, good times and bad

and if you don't , then that is my wish for you.

Blessings~

Lunch with my BFF ~

My bff invited me for lunch at her lovely home

Wednesday and we had the most wonderful time ~

We used to meet at the Coffee Basket for lunch

and we were very bummed when they closed~

But not to worry...we still had the Coffee Basket experience

because bff purchased this chalkboard at their auction

and hung it in her home.

It is very large and sooooo neat !

She wrote our lunch menu on it,

just like it used to be when we walked in the

door of the Coffee Basket~

So thrilled that she purchased this chalkboard because

we can still have the Coffee Basket *experience* ~

She made delicious tortilla soup and grilled basil cheese sandwiches ~

along with

thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies

and

cranberry jumbles ~

everything was soooooo delicious!!

Thank you Peggy!!

I had to whine and coax her to let me take pictures

{with her camera} to share with you because i forgot mine.

I assured her I wouldn't take any of her. lol

This is her gorgeous potting shed ~

love this wreath that she decorated ~ Inside her shed as I looked up. She has quite a collection of watering cans. love them~

Her new fence that her hubby made for her.

I enjoyed my day soooooo much!!!

Blessings~

A Special Birthday and THANK YOU ~

My best friend turned 50 on June 26th.

BUT We couldn't get our schedules arranged to have her birthday lunch

until yesterday.

This was my birthday gift to her~

I wrapped brown craft paper around the gift (a piece of pottery)...

and also added brown paper shred in the top ~ Embellished it with seam binding ribbon

and

a homemade flashcard along with a sticker or two...vintage style ~

This is the pottery piece that I purchased at

my favorite store...

HOME GOODS ~

I also typed up 50 reason I love having her for a friend,

folded them up

and

put them in a jar.

She can take one out every day and read it or read them all at once ~

(Pookie don't look at the next picture unless you have read every slip of paper in the jar)

Here are some of them.

I used different fonts for different adjectives

and also added the definition of each adjective

along with my own thoughts on a few of them.

I had a lot of fun doing this.

A birthday to remember...the big 50!!

I also want to say a most heartfelt

THANK YOU

to all of you who read my post yesterday

and emailed me to offer encouragement.

I feel so blessed to have your support.

I love the land of blog.

Blessings ~