another day of city wide sales...

all items have already been Lester approved...

do you have a cat like this?

that has to snoop in every bag that comes in the door?

Craig and I took off this morning thinking he would be getting stuff today...

but it was me again...

I found fabric!

this fabric is for outdoor cushions...

so I can cover the ones on the deck...

and she threw in the matching stripe fabric that went with it...

and I love this, Psalms 111:2...

in my colors...

2 purses and a make up bag...

2 king size pillow shams...

for the living room...

curtains with a built in valance...

and this pillow was in this bag, too...

2 ( I think) vintage german bibles...

3 vintage spoons, and one is OHIO!

my place of birth...

the top one is George Washington and the bottom is New Jersey...

a hand forged screw driver and mini pipe wrench...

a 1943 Illinois history book...

this is cool...

US printed money for US soldiers to use in Japan at the end of WWII!

pretty neat...

and there's more...

got some clothes and there is a baker's rack outside...

and Craig did get a dozen and a half golf balls...

Craig went to work at noon and Steve gets off at 3...

the mower guys just got done and left, so guess what time it is?

you know it...

nap time, here I come!

thankfully, Craig wheeled me around in my wheel chair this morning or I wouldn't have made it...

he's a great kid, sometimes...

;)

city wide rummage sales were awesome this morning...

sale #1...

so much fun in one place!

and had a fun time chatting with Sharon, an old antique dealer...

vintage biscuit cutters in the tin!

check out the price!

USA coffee mugs, she had four, only took 2...

and a powder blue small pitcher...

a rose coffee cup...

I will use for hot chocolate...

and a cute little girl...

and this pewter colored behind the toilet shelf unit...

sale #2...

3 vintage pillow cases...

mom had a set of the yellow rose one when I was in jr high...

sale #3...

an angel for the gardens...

there was a box of candle sticks next to a box of votives...

and this is what I put together...

pretty pale pink...

and this huge (and heavy) candle...

I need to do some clean up, but wonderful color...

and not melted...

and we found Alice, just standing there waiting to go home with us...

just did 3 sales...

I took $20...

and spent every dime of it...

got all of this for that!

then out to the green house...

for tomato and pepper plants...

found these, too...

proven winners, wave petunias...

had to have them...

had to water them as soon as we got home...

but my favorite find of the day...

is her...

I made her...

19 years ago...

I sold them for $15 at first and then $17...

she is one of the first ones...

I can tell by the hair I used...

someone took care of her...

I never kept one of them...

sold them all because "I could always make another one..."

I and so thrilled to have her back...

we came home and cooked bunches...

then had to do the nap thing...

DH is due home any minute...

just wait until he sees what I found!

;)

have a great weekend and if you are from around here...

hit town in the morning for some awesome sales!

another cloudy day, but a good day...

I think we are feeding more critters than our neighbors are...

they seem to gather here...

it could warm up a bit, and the forecast says its going to...

but that doesn't mean I don't have the heat back on now...

and the windows shut...

have you ever just sat and watched a train go by?

not because you have to because you're stuck in a line waiting for it to pass so you can get on with your day...

but just because you wanted to?

I did that today...

it won't be long before I can't see it from here...

the under growth and the leaves are popping right along...

and I saw dog woods and red buds in bloom this afternoon, too...

I do want one of each of those in my yard some day...

the walnuts have leaves!

they are always the last ones to pop out...

and since breakfast was so good, he brought a friend back for lunch...

as a look out...

and since Craig went bowling with his friends after work, DH and I got pizza...

sausage and mushroom on flat bread...

I was so bored this evening, that we made the store run I was going to do tomorrow...

I did a load of laundry...

finished the last 2 pillows...

cleaned out the litter box...

and sew up the arm holes on a night gown that I have had forever...

they were so big, that every time I rolled over, a boob fell out...

I know, probably TMI...

but now I won't spend half of my night stuffing them back in...

and no more frost bite...

which reminds me of an email some crazy old woman sent me today...

(hi, Jettie)

Old is when you develop a hole between your boobs...

its called a belly button...

not there yet, but working on it...

and now its after midnight, so I am late getting this up...

so happy May 2nd...

our city wide rummage sale is Saturday here...

but I am going with Craig this morning to see if there are any open a day early...

and get the best stuff before the out of towners come in...

looking for curtains, sheets, bedspreads that I can make over into something else...

got a tub of fabric, but not enough of anything to do something cool with...

and it really doesn't go together too hot...

might find some garden stuff or old junk that someone wants to get rid of, too...

shoot, with these, you never know what you are going to bring home...

that's why I am taking the truck...

just in case...

lace panels would be a nice thing to run into for a quarter a panel...

LOL

you never know..

have a good day and I will report back in with the junk we drag home...

;)

probably after my nap, though...

been playing around again...

haven't made any of these for awhile now...

take what you want...

home alone again...

cloudy and chilly out...

a good day for reflection...

prayer...

thoughts...

here are mine so far today...

;)

some newbies and some oldies...

there was just one of these earlier yesterday morning...

then in the afternoon, another one showed up...

blue buntings...

and then this guy...

I have no idea...

and the drizzle we had going on finally stopped...

and Craig and I went for a walk...

really dumb idea...

it was cold and windy...

but I did get some photos...

had to make it worth the trip out there...

iris...

peonies...

day lilies, a single lily and iris...

see, I told you it was growing by leaps and bounds...

and so much new is happening over night now...

the sun wasn't out for their photos...

it stayed cloudy almost all day...

and then just before supper...

the sun came out...

Craig filling the bird feeders...

Lester...

upside down...

this is one strange cat...

and kid...

Hermie was there, too...

and all our boys...

Mr Wiggles had to make sure they had the signals right for the next pouncing...

and the sun was gone again, just like that...

and after all the cats came in and were napping...

and the birds had gone to their nests...

I had another visitor...

can you see him?

he is huge...

and he was eating the bird seed!

if you put it out...

they will come...

this is not the typical color of our local bunnies...

and he is really larger than the ones we always have...

kids without a lot of money and room to house big livestock...

raise bunnies and chickens for 4H and to take to the fair at the end of the summer...

I wonder if someone is missing one?

didn't do the chili...

DH brought home whoppers and onion rings...

worked for me...

I had forgot it was his last day of PT at the hospital...

and he did a Kroger run while he was there...

we have fresh strawberries now and green beans again...

doing the chili on Friday...

or tomorrow...

got a lot done today...

washed the curtains and windows in the living room...

cleaned the litter box and did laundry...

just kept busy all day...

even got a nap in...

probably a down day today...

;)

still need to read those books sitting around here...

might just have to work on that...

got some sewing to do, too...

have a good day whatever you do...

and smile...

;)