Gorgeous Antique Christmas Gift ~

Isn't this antique picture just gorgeous????? I absolutely love it! When we were at my daughters for Thanksgiving she gave this to me as an early Christmas gift. She is just like her father and can't wait for the actual holiday! LOL I was thrilled to receive it...she knows me so well. My granddaughter was trying to get me to guess what it was and she said, "it starts with a P...i....to which I said "PICKLE"???? She told me I was silly...we have so much fun together and we had a wonderful time for four days. We shopped till we dropped literally. We didn't spend much money, but we sure had fun looking and just being together.

One day we went to Walmart to get their $2 movies (that is all I purchased ) and they had quite a spread ! Grilled steak slices, little smokies, polish sausage, lettuce salad, potato salad, pomegrante and an unbelieveable amount of dessert samples! We could have had our lunch right there! I tried the potato salad and a couple dessert tarts and it was all yummy! Fun times and memories to last a lifetime. Blessings!

Flint Institute of Art

Oh my goodness...when we were at my daughters over the weekend we went to the Flint Institute of Art and saw the most amazing paintings. The Masterpieces of European Painting are on display until March and as I said in a previous post I was in awe. I am sure a lot of you have seen paintings like these, but being from the back roads of Michigan....I was thrilled to be able to go.

The picture that I have included on the members magazine was one of the HUGE European paintings. I stand about 5 foot 4 inches and it was much taller than I am. I was amazed at the sheer size of several of the pieces and the detail as well. They could sure paint back then!

"Comprised of fifty-six paintings, Materpieces of European Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce provides audiences with an unforgettable experience of timeless works of art that traverse the stylistic development of the European painting tradition, from the early 14th century to the late 19th century. The collection includes outstanding examples of Italian Renaissance paintings on panel, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Classical, Academic, and the Pre-Raphaelites."

(All these pictures with the red background on this post were not from the European Collection , but from a permanent collection at the institute)

Study in White

I thought I would share some pictures of "white" around my home...You can never have too many candles...

I purchased two of these vintage blinds for a total of $6.00 at an antique store and I love them...

An old picture frame that I painted white and added a pink rose picture...

LOVE this old arched window! I love to decorate with old shabby windows as they add so much character...

Baskets on the top of my refrigerator...

Vintage style mirror hanging above my bed... I made the vintage millinery garland and it was so easy. Have a wonderful day!