THE COLORS OF MY WORLD--RUBY TUESDAY

WELCOME TO THE SECOND IN MY THEMED POSTS ENTITLED "THE COLORS OF MY WORLD" !!

TODAY I'M FEATURING MY FAVORITE COLOR--RED!!!

WHEN LOOKING AROUND MY HOME FOR THINGS TO PHOTOGRAPH, I REALIZED IT WOULDN'T BE HARD BECAUSE I HAVE ALOT OF RED IN SEVERAL AREAS!!

...INCLUDING OUR GARAGE!

I FOUND THIS PRIMITIVE RED CUPBOARD YEARS AGO AND KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WOULD PUT IT! IT NOW HOLDS SOME OF MY WATERING CAN COLLECTION.

AND THIS IS THE SHELF AND VINTAGE SIGN ABOVE IT! I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A PURINA FEEDS SIGN. I HAVE SEVERAL OLD FARM-RELATED SIGNS IN OUR GARAGE.

A BARN RED BIRDHOUSE SPORTING A PIECE OF A WISCONSIN LICENSE PLATE.

VINTAGE FRESH EGGS SIGN AND RELATED ITEMS IN MY DINING ROOM.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF MY CHILDREN'S TIN LITHO WATERING CANS! SUCH A SWEET IMAGE--I LOVE THE LITTLE PEOPLE FLOWERS!

I CAN'T TAKE THE CREDIT FOR MAKING THESE STRAWBERRY MAKE-DOS. I BOUGHT ALL OF THEM FROM MY FRIEND KATHERINE'S SHOP--FIBBER MC GEES CLOSET IN PLYMOUTH, WI.

PICKED OUT A FEW MORE RED PINCUSHIONS AND THE JAR OF TOMATOES THAT I BOUGHT RECENTLY ON ETSY!!

THAT CONCLUDES MY TOUR OF MY FAVORITE REDS....

TOMORROW I'M GOING TO TRY MY DARNDEST TO LINK UP TO FADED CHARM

FOR WHITE WEDNESDAY... IF NOT, WELL I GUESS I'M ON MY OWN!!

SEE YA TOMORROW BLOG FRIENDS!!

THE COLORS OF MY WORLD--BLUE MONDAY

IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE MYSELF POST ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS, I CAME UP WITH A THEME FOR A WHOLE WEEK'S WORTH OF POSTS. I'M CALLING IT "THE COLORS OF MY WORLD" AND WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT COLOR EACH DAY. TODAY I'M STARTING WITH "BLUE MONDAY" FEATURING SOME BLUE STUFF FROM MY HOME AND MY WORLD.

THIS NEST OF BEAUTIFUL ROBIN'S EGGS WERE IN SOME SHRUBBERY AT OUR LAKE COTTAGE. THE MAMA WAS VERY NERVOUSLY SQUAWKING AT ME WHILE I TOOK THIS PICTURE!!

MY KITCHEN IS MOSTLY BLUES AND REDS AND THIS LUNCH PAIL FULL OF HOOKED WOOL FLOWERS AND BIRD ARE ON TOP OF MY FRIG' ALONG WITH OTHER TINS.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BREAD TIN SAYS"CAKE"!!

I BOUGHT THIS CUTE LITTLE BLUE WAGON AT AN AUCTION IN SHIPSHEWANNA, INDIANA A FEW YEARS AGO. THESE AUCTIONS ARE HELD EVERY WEEK ALL YEAR LONG AND I USUALLY HAVE GOOD LUCK FINDING SOME GREAT STUFF THERE!!

THIS IS MY ONE AND ONLY PIECE OF ROSEVILLE AND I AM SO PROUD TO SAY THAT I SPOTTED IT AT A GARAGE SALE FOR A QUARTER!!!! YES, YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT A WHOLE, WHOPPING 25 CENTS!!!


WELL, THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE BLUE THINGS.

I'VE DUBBED TOMORROW'S POST RUBY TUESDAY!

UNTIL THEN....

A SAD DAY FOR OUR FAMILY

TODAY WAS A SAD DAY FOR US...WE LAID TO REST OUR 15 YR. OLD FAMILY DOG.

HE WAS A BIG LOVEABLE YELLOW LAB THAT WAS GENTLE AND OBEDIENT AND WAS MY HUSBANDS SIDEKICK ON THE FARM AND THE KID'S PLAYMATE.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM RUNNING THROUGH THE HAY FIELDS AND PLAYING THE OUTFIELD WHEN MY SON AND OUR NEIGHBOR BOYS PLAYED BASEBALL!!

BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS WERE SO ROUGH FOR HIM THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE BUT TO PUT HIM DOWN. HE COULD NO LONGER GET UP BY HIMSELF AND WASN'T EATING.
WE LAID HIM TO REST OUT IN THE BACK OF ONE OUR FIELDS...WHERE HE BELONGS! WE'LL MISS YOU SONNY!

TRYING TO DO IT ALL!!!

WOMEN ARE NATURALLY GOOD AT MULTI-TASKING! WE TRY TO BE ALL THINGS TO EVERYONE...THAT'S THE WAY GOD MADE US I GUESS! SO WE TRY TO DO IT ALL AND HAVE IT ALL...A FAMILY, CAREER, A BUSINESS, HOBBIES AND OTHER INTERESTS. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING RESPONSIBLE CAN BE A BIT OVERWHELMING AT TIMES~WHICH CAN SPELL OUT ONE BIG WORD S-T-R-E-S-S!!

SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL TIRED!

I LOVE THIS IMAGE THAT I BORROWED FROM DAWN ...SUCH A TIRED OLD LADY! I HOPE I DON'T LOOK THIS OLD!!!

I HAVE MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE PULLING ME IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. LIKE HELPING MY DAUGHTER WITH THIS SWEET LITTLE ANGEL~~~

HE'S GETTING SO BIG! AND OF COURSE I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH HIM AND HELPING SARA...HE'LL BE ALL GROWN UP BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!

A GARAGE FULL OF PROJECTS WAITING FOR MY ATTENTION!
NOT TO MENTION THE STUFF IN OUR BASEMENT AND MY STORAGE UNIT--YIKES!!!

MY HUSBAND HAS HINTED A FEW TIMES ABOUT ME GETTIN' OUT OF MY ANTIQUE BUSINESS-BUT I TELL HIM I'M NOT READY YET. I'M STILL HAVIN' TOO MUCH FUN!!

...AND THIS LITTLE LADY WHO I TAKE CARE OF EVERYDAY ON OUR FARM ALONG WITH ABOUT 25 JUST LIKE HER!! IT'S MY JOB TO FEED ALL OUR BABY CALVES...ISN'T SHE A CUTIE?


I ALSO TAKE CARE OF CUTTING ALL THE GRASS ON OUR FARM. WE HAVE SOME HUGE EXPANSES OF LAWN TO MOW AND IT'S THE HEALTHIEST GRASS ON EARTH FOR HOW FAST IT GROWS!!!

I DON'T MEAN TO BE A COMPLAINER, BUT THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I WISH I HAD MORE TIME AND MORE ENERGY TO DO IT ALL!!

LIFE GETS IN THE WAY OF HAVING TOO MUCH FUN!

CITY-WIDE IN OUR LITTLE TOWN

CITY-WIDE RUMMAGE SALES HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR IN OUR AREA. THE LITTLE TOWN WE LIVE NEARBY HAD THEIR'S THIS WEEKEND AND I GOT OUT AND SOUGHT OUT SOME PRETTY GOOD STUFF!!

LIKE THESE GREAT FUNNELS!!

ALSO FOUND THIS CALF MILK PAIL-AND BEING FARM-RELATED MAY KEEP IT FOR MYSELF!

THESE AMAZING 12 FT. RUNNER RUGS ARE OVER 12 FT. LONG AND ARE THE BEST COLORS OF RED, CREAM, AND A LITTLE BIT OF BLUE!

ALSO FOUND A CUTE LITTLE CHILD'S RIDING TOY...AND THOUGHT I'D LET MY LITTLE BEAR TAKE A RIDE!

THESE WONDERFUL BUTTER PATS MUST HAVE BEEN AN ENTIRE COLLECTION-AND I LOVE THEM ALL!!

...ESPECIALLY THE STACK OF WHITE IRONSTONE ONES IN THE BACK!


I HAVE BEEN BRAINSTORMING ABOUT HAVING A GIVEAWAY OF MY OWN IN THE FUTURE AND MAY HIDE SOME OF THESE AWAY JUST FOR THAT!! BUT I HAVE A SPECIAL GOAL TO REACH FIRST!!!

I HAD GREAT LUCK AT ONE SALE AND FOUND THESE!

A SWEET VICTORIAN BIRTHDAY BOOK AND A VINTAGE DICTIONARY!

...AND OF COURSE, I CAN'T SAY NO TO A PINCUSHION!!!

ALL THIS CAME FROM THE SAME LADY'S SALE~~~
(the marbles in the lamp were my hubby's when he was a little squirt!)

INCLUDING THIS AWESOME HOMEMADE DOLL USING ALL VINTAGE FABRIC!

I JUST LOVE THE LITTLE BEAR AND FLOWER BASKET SHE'S HOLDING!

SHE ALSO HAD THESE ADORABLE BABY DRESSES~~~

I GOT THE PAIR FOR $4.00!


SWEET AND DAINTY---I LOVE ALL THE TINY LITTLE STITCHES~MADE WITH LOVE BY SOME MAMA FOR HER LITTLE ONE!



I'M SO PUMPED THAT THE RUMMAGE SALE SEASON IS FINALLY HERE! I HOPE THIS IS A GOOD SIGN OF THINGS TO COME!!!

HAPPY HUNTING TO YOU ALL!!

LATEST ETSY PURCHASE!

I recently purchased some items from an Etsy shop that I blogged about not too long ago.

I received them the other day and am completely in love with all of it!!! All of this creamy wonderfulness came from the shop found at the blog of Dream in Cream.

One of the things was this lovely collection of old watch faces. They look wonderful on this little ironstone dish!!

Also got this gorgeous vintage lady picture~~~this is my favorite piece!!! Such a lovely image!

I also received this sweet baby image! I have been having so much fun doing vignettes with this batch of great stuff!


....another wonderful oval image~~~This couple looks so in love don't they!!??

...and they lived HAPPILY ever after!

Sweet baby face! The vintage music background and bible verse were all there!

I haven't yet decided if I'm keeping or selling these fabulous finds!! But like I often do, I keep them for awhile~then set them free to a new home! I surely will enjoy them at least for now!!

My next post will be about the great stuff I found at our city-wide rummage sale this weekend!!! stay tuned.........

ANOTHER PRAYER ANSWERED!!!

OUR DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW TOOK OUR GRANDSON, JACKSON TO MILWAUKEE YESTERDAY FOR X-RAYS OF HIS HEAD AND NECK TO CHECK FOR POSSIBLE BIRTH DEFECTS.

THE DOCTOR CALLED MY DAUGHTER THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL!!!! THEY FEEL THAT THE UN-NATURAL SHAPE OF THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WAS CAUSED BY HIM BEING BREACH FOR SO LONG!! HE WAS LIKE THAT FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS AND THE DOCTOR THAT DELIVERED HIM SAID HE WAS REALLY "IN THERE"!! THEY HOPE THIS SHOULD CORRECT ITSELF OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS!

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED WE ALL WERE WHEN WE GOT THIS WONDERFUL NEWS!! THE THOUGHT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CHILD HAVING TO UNDERGO SURGERY TO HIS HEAD WAS VERY UPSETTING AND OVERWHELMING!!!

HE CONTINUES TO BE OUR LITTLE MIRACLE AND I LOVE HIM SO!! I WENT OVER TO MY DAUGHTER'S TONIGHT AND JUST HELD AND ROCKED HIM! WAS 100 KISSES OVER THE TOP?!?