THE COLORS OF MY WORLD-PINK IS FOR MOTHERS

SINCE MY CAMERA IS STILL "UNDER THE WEATHER"-I DECIDED THAT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE MY COLOR THEMED SERIES OF POSTS I WAS GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOME IMAGES ELSEWHERE!

SO I'M DOING THESE LAST 2 TOGETHER IN HONOR OF MOTHERS--ESPECIALLY MY MOTHER.

...AND SINCE TOMORROW JUST HAPPENS TO BE HER 79TH BIRTHDAY, I FOUND THESE GORGEOUS VINTAGE BIRTHDAY IMAGES!

AND I SCANNED MY TWO FAVORITE PICTURES OF HER!!

THIS ONE SHE IS ABOUT 16 AND SO VERY STYLISH, DON'T YOU THINK?

AND THIS ONE I DO BELIEVE SHE IS ABOUT 5 OR 6!

SHE CAME FROM A FAMILY OF 11 AND I'M SURE THIS COAT WAS A HAND-ME-DOWN A FEW TIMES OVER!

MY MOM ALSO RAISED A BIG BROOD!! I HAVE 4 BROTHERS AND 4 SISTERS AND I'M RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE!

WE NEVER WENT HUNGRY AND OF COURSE I WORE THE HAND-ME-DOWNS OF MY TWO OLDER SISTERS!! BUT I NEVER WANTED FOR ANYTHING AND HAVE SOME WONDERFUL MEMORIES GROWING UP IN THIS BIG, CRAZY FAMILY! MY MOM COULD STRETCH A DOLLAR FROM HERE TO ETERNITY!

WHEN I THINK OF MOM, THOUGH -I THINK OF FLOWERS!! AS I MENTIONED IN MY GREEN THUMB POST (THURS.) SHE ALWAYS HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND STILL DOES. THAT IS WHY I LOVE THEM AND BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS LOVE THEM AS WELL!


SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!

I AM PROUD TO BE YOUR DAUGHTER!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!!

THE COLORS OF MY WORLD--BLACK FRIDAY

WELL, SOMETIMES GOOD INTENTIONS JUST AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH!!

I WANTED TO TAKE SOME PICS OF SOME BLACK THINGS IN MY HOME AND TODAY, FOR SOME REASON, MY CAMERA WON'T WORK!!

SO I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STILL DO THIS POST--THE 5TH IN MY COLOR THEMED SERIES. I'VE NEVER TRIED TO SCAN A PHOTO BEFORE SO I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT TIME TO GIVE IT A SHOT. I DUG THROUGH MY BOX OF VINTAGE CABINET CARDS AND CHOSE 3 THAT I FELT WOULD FIT THE BILL....

SO HERE THEY ARE...THEY'RE NOT GREAT, BUT I TRIED!!

THEY'RE ALL MUCH BETTER THAN I'VE SCANNED HERE, BUT STILL LOVELY!

FEEL FREE TO ENLARGE AND SAVE THEM IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU!

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY TO ALL.

WHO KNOWS ABOUT TOMORROW?? WITH NO CAMERA-THIS MAY BE INTERESTING!!!

THE COLORS OF MY WORLD-GREEN THUMB THURSDAY

FOR MY 4TH POST IN MY COLOR SERIES I TRIED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED SOMEWHAT INTERESTING WITH "THURSDAY" --THEN I CAME UP WITH GREEN THUMB THURSDAY!! CONSIDERING HOW MUCH I LOVE VINTAGE GARDEN-RELATED ITEMS, I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE AN EASY ONE!!I HAVE A SMALL COLLECTION OF FLOWER FROGS-BUT THIS LOTUS BLOSSOM ONE IS MY FAVORITE!

...ALSO HAVE SOME WIRE ONES.

...AND SOME NEEDLE ONES. I'M ON THE HUNT FOR MORE OF THE CURLY WIRE ONES. MY FRIEND JEANINE
HAS THE BEST AND MOST WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF FROGS I'VE SEEN YET! YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT HER BLOG AND LOOK UP ONE OF HER OLDER POSTS ABOUT HER COLLECTION--AMAZING!

MORE GARDEN STUFF~~~~




SOME "GREEN" VINTAGE SEED PACKETS.


I'M NOT MUCH OF A GARDENER EXCEPT FOR MY FLOWERS, BUT I AM SO DRAWN TO ANYTHING VINTAGE GARDEN-RELATED! MY MOTHER ALWAYS HAD THE MOST GORGEOUS PERENNIAL BEDS WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MAYBE THAT'S WHERE MY GREEN THUMB CAME FROM!

TOMORROW I HOPE TO LINK UP TO VINTAGE BLACK FRIDAY WITH

THE FRENCH CUPBOARD.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN!

THE COLORS OF MY WORLD--WHITE WEDNESDAY

FOR THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF POSTS FROM MY THEME "THE COLORS OF MY WORLD"--I HAVE LINKED UP WITH FADED CHARM THIS IS MY FIRST TIME FOR WHITE WEDNESDAY AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW EASY IT WAS!! MAYBE I'LL MAKE A HABIT OF IT!!

I HAVE SO MUCH FUN PLAYING WITH MY WHITE STUFF-ESPECIALLY VINTAGE BLING AND THE WONDERFUL CLOCK FACES I RECENTLY PURCHASED ON ETSY!

I AM CRAZED ABOUT WHITE IRONSTONE AND LOVE THE WAY IT DRESSES UP ANY VIGNETTE!

MORE OF MY CLOCK FACES...JUST LOVE THESE!!!

VINTAGE PHOTOS-I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY LIKE THESE BEFORE THAT THEY'RE SO TALL AND SKINNY...AND A CREAMER WITH GOLD EDGES FROM MY COLLECTION!

A LITTLE CREAMY WHITE TOO WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AGED PATINA!

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY FIRST TIME AT WHITE WEDNESDAY AS MUCH AS I DID...GO CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHERS SHARING THEIR GORGEOUS WHITES!!

TOMORROW'S THEME???

HOW ABOUT GREEN THUMB THURSDAY....STAY TUNED!

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!