Early morning photo shoot

Quote:

Some people are always grumbling because roses

have thorns.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

I went outside early this morning to do a

mini photo shoot before the heat gets

oppressive again today. If you remember,

I had impatiens here, but I had to move them

because of the heat. I put a miniature rose

in their place and it looks right at home to me.

My poor cheapy lanterns have gotten beaten

around by the wind. :)

Quote:

As you walk down the fairway of life you

must smell the roses,

for you only get to play one round.

I'd rather have roses on my table

than diamonds 'round my neck.

-Emma Goldman

Tis the last rose of summer

Left blooming alone;

All her lovely companions

Are faded and gone.

I pray for each and every one of you to have a

beautiful day today filled with unexpected blessings!

Stop and smell the roses...no matter where you are! :)

xoxo~

Call me crazy, but I decided to play house!

I was thinking last night that even though it is july

already that I need to get my wicker out of the potting

shed.

{This wicker hasn't seen the light of day for two or three

years because it is so ragged} I went to some sidewalk sales yesterday and saw wicker

chairs in even worse shape than mine being used to

display plants. lightbulb moment...yes I know...I am slow!!

So this morning I cleaned out my potting shed and

wondered why in the world all my goodies were

inside and not out for the world to see so

I started playing house!

I started like this.

{can you believe that I just planted these impatiens

today?? Like I said...slow!! }

The shutters were in my booth with shelves

attached and I wanted to use them so I schlepped

them outside also. {minus the shelves}

Then I thought why not bring out my vintage

plant stand and plant some more flowers

so I did! {got the roll of wire fencing at the goodwill

some time ago}

Lovin' my plant stand out here

What you can't see is that this table is so beat up that it sinks in the middle. I have two stones underneath the pot on one side to make it level. :) {a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do right?}

I have a few garden pieces by Carruth...are you familiar with his work? His studio is in Ohio and I have even had a few pieces signed.

The wire fencing just looks great with the stand. lol.

Stood back and looked and took a few photos and

then I realized I needed to add some lace. Went in

the house to dig around and found some old

tablecloths.

While I was digging around I found these two white

lanterns (minus bulbs) and thought "why not". So they were added too. I know technically there should

be three lanterns, but this is what I have.

Definitely not perfect, but I sure had fun playing

today and it is very hot and sticky out!

I am sure I will wonder why in the world I did this

when it comes time to mow again or a huge storm

decides to roll in, but there really

isn't so much that I can't just move it right??.

I purchased my *welcome to my garden* vintage

screen sign when visiting my sister in PA several years

ago. I have used it so much that the paint was really

getting hard to see so I painted over the letters again...

yea not as neat as it was anymore, but oh well.

My little slice of heaven...and I just noticed these were

taken before I added the lace and lanterns. I do everything

backwards!

I love my little shed. She still needs a lot of work.

Only one inside wall is finished and the others still have

the studs, but that is *okay*. Until we get the funds

and time to finish it, I will survive and it may not

be for several years. Hubby also wants to reside

it in vintage looking siding and shaker style

roof or something like that, but we really should

concentrate on our real house first. ha!

What did you do today?? Did you play house too? I would love to know.

I am throwing in a few photos of my bicycle too.

a favorite sign

Have a wonderful weekend whatever you

decide to do!

Oh wait...I have a question. Should the wicker loveseat

be centered in front of the shutters or left like it is? I have tried it both ways and just don't know. :)

Blessings~

75 cents ~

Hubby and I went to town yesterday to get some wood so he can finish the filing cabinet that he is making me and on the way home guess what? I remembered that the thrift store is open on Fridays. 75 cents later I came out with this adorable little vintage wicker purse and the piece of lace that it is sitting on. Purse...30 cents, Lace 40 cents...my kind of bargains. Not crazy about the flowers on top as they look kinda sad so I may take them off and put some different vintage millinery on it. Just had to share my bargains. Blessings ~

Vintage Wicker Purse Find ~

Is this the sweetest vintage purse you have ever seen ? I love it! I found it at a thrift store this weekend for a little of nothing and was thrilled! It has a label inside that is printed, " It's in the Bag Made in Japan exclusively for Ritter". This little beauty will have a special place in my home along with all my other old wicker baskets.

If you remember a few posts back I am working on my upstairs wall. Today I painted the stairway ceiling and it was a feat in itself. Not wanting to rent scaffolding and always trying to do things on the *CHEAP* I used my hubbys telescoping pole with a paintbrush duct taped to the end of it to do the edges and then I put a roller on it to do the rest. Interesting to say the least, but I did manage to get it done. Where is my 6 foot 1 inch son when I need him?? Not here that's for sure! LOL Next it will be on to painting the walls since they really need it again and then I will start the decorating process . I am pretty sure that above the mirror I want to put some *WALL WORDS* , but I am just trying to decide what saying I want.

I do hope you have a lovely weekend ! Blessings ~