Antiquing Again...

My friends and I went antiquing again this past Wednesday. It was nine and a half hours of rummaging paradise.

I snagged a Case pocketknife, literally from the box of an old man that had come in to sell a few things to the dealer.



Then for nearly two hours we sifted through the contents of an old tub full of thousands upon thousands of buttons and broken costume jewelry (to be used for a future craft project).

A sampling of my treasure trove.

 This print called my name the first time I laid eyes on it on January 9th. I couldn't get it out of my mind, so when I went back I was on a mission. I talked the lady into keeping the ugly frame it was in and selling it to me for half the original price. My friend named him Samuel. I think that's a proper name, don't you. The real secret is, I would have paid full price. I mean who could pass up that adorable little face?



Last but not least, I added to my sock monkey collection.

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Sock Monkey.

Our time was well spent.

Have a great week!!!

Weekend Plans...

Mother's Day is approaching and hubby has plans. He asked me if I would like to spend the weekend in Grandbury, Texas. My answer was yes, so I am packing. Our plan is for me to meet him in Grandbury Friday night for supper. Saturday we will shop on the square, drive around the lake and take in anything else that strikes our fancy. He knows how I love Johnny Depp, so we are going to see the movie Dark Shadows on Sunday.

I remember watching Dark Shadows in Junior High. It came on at 3:30 as soon as I arrived home from school. This Dark Shadows is a spoof, but since I have never seen a Johnny Depp movie I didn't like it should be good.

On a sadder note Maurice Sendak passed away.

I found him to be a bit strange, well, O.K. a lot strange, but loved his works.

Where the Wild Things Are was one of my favorites.

Also, I have followed Ray White's blog for about 5 years. He is the oldest living blogger in the U.S. He is 98 years old. His blog is called Dad's Tomato Garden. He gave some great advice on planting a tomato garden. He loved life and was a good christian man. His son posted on his blog today. I was sad to read that he passed away unexpectedly this morning.  Here is a portion of his last entry. He fell shortly after posting this and passed away in the hospital.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Dads Mondays Entry Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty One Hundred Fifty one

Good Morning.

Lets try to begin the week with God and continue and end the week with Him.

This day of the week is my day. I love Mondays. It’s a day that I am glad to get out of the house and get my hands and clothes dirty.

We speak a lot about the clean , unspotted sheet that God gives us each morning. we need to do our best to keep it clean and white until the end of this week, and we can with Gods help, and not in ourselves and by the Grace of God, live a life that God will be pleased with, we should live this week for others.

Dad-The Tomato Man.

Time is so precious –do not waste it living only yourself, Give a little of your to others.

I'm going to miss his daily entries.

He was such an inspiration.

Have a great rest of the week!!!

Lunch At Cracker Barrel...

I'm way behind on my blogging, but as I glance through my dashboard I see that others are too. For me it has been hard to get moving after the holiday hoopla, but today I've had my morning cup of Butter Toffee coffee and am ready to put the holiday lag behind me.


As most of you know I'm not keeping Fuzzy and Tall Feathers this year. My daughter is now a stay-at-home mom, but today she had to be in Dallas, so here I am. I got here last night, watched a movie and got Tall Feathers ready for school this morning. Fuzzy is still sleeping off the affects of that late-night movie.

Yesterday, I had to take my dad to the dentist and afterwards we stopped at Cracker Barrel for a late breakfast. I love eating at Cracker Barrel and I love shopping at Cracker Barrel, but what I don't love is checking out and seeing my bill. Ha!

Here's what I bought yesterday.
1.Overalls for Fuzzy's upcoming 2nd birthday. I just couldn't resist.

2. TinTin for Tall Feathers and Snowy for Fuzzy. I just couldn't resist.

3. Chicken, sack keeper for pantry. I just couldn't resist.

There were many things I did resist, however, like the blue ceramic birdhouse, the wind chimes, the blue sparkly blouse...

There's always next time, right.

Have a nice weekend!!!

Fredricksburg, Texas...

Shopping in Fredricksburg was wonderful as usual,

 but hours and hours of shopping can be a little exhausting.

One of my favorite shops is Der Kuchen Laden. It's one of those great kitchen stores where you keep putting small items in your basket never realizing what the final total is going to be.

And then there's the yarn shop and The Christmas store, and the store with the cute little hens and rooster, and the store where you sample dips and salsas and fudge and... I left feeling like I had just had a seven course meal. Diet starts tomorrow.
We arrived home tonight in the pouring rain. A very welcome sight and one that we are thankful for.
Hope everyone has a super Sunday.

Hiking in the Heat...

Today I officially broke my "no exercise" streak. I have been keeping two of my grandkids since November and that coupled with the intense heat wave we've been experiencing has pretty much kept me indoors.

Today I decided to saddle-up the stroller, drag out the leash, pack up the snacks and water (oh yes, the water) and head out on what we decided to call a "hike". I forgot the camera so used my phone.

Fuzzy ready for the hike.

We left the house and traveled north.

Giving Piper a drink.

 About two blocks into it we decided north held no excitement for us, so we turned our stroller around  and headed south. I asked Tall Feathers where he wanted to hike to and he immediately said, "Wal-Mart".

I thought that sounded reasonable. I'm thinking AC and he's thinking toys. We hiked to Wal-Mart, stopped under every shade tree along the way, hid Piper in the compartment below the stroller, bought Beverly Hills Chihuahua, a toy hamster for Fuzzy, a toy motorcycle for Tall Feathers and hiked back home.

We had a great time, got plenty of exercise, and made it back in time for lunch.

 Tall Feathers wants to do it again tomorrow. 

Have a great day!!!!



Awesome Saturday...

Thought for today:

God does not give us overcoming life: He gives us life as we overcome.~~Oswald Chambers


Our annual shopping trip to Grapevine Mills Mall was awesome! Each year just before school starts we meet the kids at the mall in Grapevine. We shop, eat, and just hang out. Year before last my daughter announced she was expecting, so my granddaughter now says she likes our shopping trip because we find out "secrets".

New ball caps!!

Crazy Hair takes a ride on the mall merry-go-round.

We originally started meeting at the mall when we still had kids in school. We continued on while our youngest was in college. When she graduated I said that was it. My oldest didn't want it to end, so we still meet each year. The difference is Mom and Dad no longer pull the checkbook out for them. They are on their own. It seems to work and we all have a lot of fun.

Amanda's tea-lite fish.

In front of a painted wall.

There were 12 of us this year. Work clothes, school clothes, books, shoes, caps, and of course lots of odds and ends were purchased. One of my best finds was a purple patch-work shoulder bag. I am a sucker for bags. Then at the very end of the day we gathered in the Books-a-Million coffee shop to say our good byes and there it was, on a bargain table, so unexpected. My treasure of the day. A Tasha Tudor Cookbook. What a way to top off an already awesome day.

We didn't find out any "secrets" this year, but we had a lot of family fun and look forward to next year.

Have a great week!!!