NEW CAR + THRIFT SHOPPING

We got a new car last week!

Backstory: Lee's '95 Buick has never ran right since we got it two years ago. It's in such bad shape that he won't let me drive it. Plus, he's been driving it a year without a new inspection sticker. My truck died about a year ago, so I've had no wheels of my own; been using my mo-in-law's car for groceries and appointments. At times I've felt like a prisoner on my property. (Thank God for gardening!)

Saturday, as Lee was coming up the driveway from work, the car started sputtering and barely made it up to the house; then it died. So last night he was looking on Craig's List at cars and he spots a '96 Buick Riviera that was posted 3 hours previously. The location was about half an hour away. Everything looked good, he called the guy, and made arrangements to go see it tonight.

The guy called this morning and said he'll be in the next town over for business and Lee went to Milford (with his mom's car) to meet the guy and check out the car. Lee liked it and said he would definitely buy it.

The guy called back again after an hour and said his wife was getting off work at noon and she would follow him to our house to drop off the car! Which they did - and we have this beautiful "new" car in our driveway that has been meticulously cared for! God sure put this together in less than 24 hours!

Now to show you a few thrift shop finds from the past two weeks:

I picked up some vintage miniatures, a single red-capped S&P shaker, and a "ball" of crochet stuff.

Then, at another place, I picked up this gorgeous small mixing bowl of an English cottage and garden that says "Homestead" at the bottom of the pic; followed by a book called "Simple Pleasures in the Garden" and a handful of vintage buttons!

REDNESDAY

My turkey died on Sunday . . . the little fellow in this picture had a mate, but Becky knocked it over accidentally and it smashed to smithereens.

On the same day, which happened to be my birthday, Mister dropped and broke my yellow Fire King bowl! He said that instead of giving me china for my birthday, they were getting rid of some!
Now I have to get a replacement yellow bowl - we use that one all the time.

Mister had this maraschino cherries jar in the barn and decided, recently, to let me have it. I soaked the label off and filled it with my vintage wood and spun cherries!

Here's a clean image of the lid in case anyone wants it!Oh, by the way, thanks for all the offers to be my tag partner! I chose Wendi of SoulDelights, because she was the first one to respond.

AFTER EASTER

I made cupcakes for Easter and almost forgot to take a pic - here are the leftovers. The cute little basket wraps are from Wilton, purchased at Walmart (I think).

We decided to go untraditional since all the family had other plans this year - due to the extraordinary warm weather, we grilled marinated steak tips and baked potatoes instead of a ham dinner - yum!

All kinds of critters are drawn to Steve Irwin - even Easter ones!
Some little glass-blown Spring flowers, next to a big old tulip bowl made by Kitchen Kraft.

BOWLS OF CHERRIES, AND STRIPES, AND DOTS!

Welcome to REDnesday, my friends! I went to a thrift store today (that's operated by my mother in law's church) to drop off some stuff - toys, etc. This is more of a true second-hand place with very little vintage, to my dismay! So usually I'm lucky if I come out with one item that suits me. But today I came out with almost as much as I dropped off - and all for $6.00! And, wouldn't ya know it - my camera is in the truck that Mister took to Bible study tonight, so I can't show them off!

But I will show off some small bowls I have that are red. These first two are vintage Fire King polka dots. (FYI - the S&P's are W. S. George 'Blushing Rose' pattern).
This set was picked up at a local discount store that's kind of like Big Lots (called Ocean State Job Lot). The largest bowl is about as big as a good-sized cereal bowl.
These are Melamine and are from Home Goods, $3 on clearance. Survey question: are they cherries or apples? I honestly can't tell, even though I'm calling them cherries!

Have a great week! (I still haven't made it to Michael's!)

IF YOU TAKE A KID TO THE CHIROPRACTOR . . .

. . . she'll have to accept the fact that you'll be stopping at a thrift store on the way home!

I'm glad we did! She had fun and we both walked out with a few good deals. Teen picked up a few old books in a foreign language that we can't figure out, an oversized plastic cigar, a Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) action figure, and a small powder-wig French figurine.

I found an Anchor Hocking Wexford Chip & Dip set.

This is a Sonoma "Cherries Jubilee" candy dish? or planter thingy, accompanied by two little wood ornaments. (I know, it's not Rednesday yet - but I couldn't wait!)
Made out pretty good today, especially since they were having a half-off sale!

FLAUNT YOUR RED

I decided to flaunt my red this month! I love red - so much that I do a weekly "Wednesday is Rednesday" meme! Ah, so much red, so little time . . . I love cherries, too. I make no apologies for that!

Welcome to my vintage red kitchen: (for those of you that have already seen my kitchen - well, see it again!)


Thanks for stopping by! Come again!

Weekend Wear-down

Good day to you all! This was my Easter present from Mister! I wasn't expecting this, or anything, but I love it! (I should have photo'd it last night because the early morning sun was blasting through the windows on that side of the house, making for a poor photo.) My aunt, who came for dinner, said she had received a set of these for a wedding present (late 40's/early 50's) and they were only about $10/set back then!

Unfortunately, I didn't make it to church because Teen had me up in the middle of the night with a sore throat and nose bleed. And, my back had been out, so the shock of being woken up, plus the pain, made me sick to my stomach. When I got up in the a.m. I had a terrific headache (besides the back pain), so I stayed home and took a long, hot shower, aspirin, and coffee - that all helped!

Family came over at 1:00 - Aunt, cousin, nephew; Sister, niece; Brother; 99-yr-old Grampy-in-law; two little nieces! A Friend stopped to say hi on her way to her dinner, and another Sister came for dessert! The food came out great, and a good time was had by all.

My bro-in-law lost his wife about a year and a half ago, so he's raising his two girls on his own - 1st and 4th graders. Unfortunately, even before the death, he has problems with depression and agoraphobia. When I asked the girls what they got in their Easter baskets, they said they didn't get any - dad just gave them money. The poor little girls! So I made them up some bags filled with candy (some donated by my girls) and trinkets that I had. So they left happy!

This photo is my Niece and Teen lounging while the grownups were in the kitchen!















These are the hostess gifts I received: the garden statue from Aunt, lilies from Cousin, and bottle of wine from Sister - because our maiden name is "Pink"!




The weather is warm and sunny this morning, so I think I'll head on outside soon! Have a great day!