The Day of Love

I hope you have a wonderful day with everyone you love!

In Love with Blogland, USA

There are so many wonderful blogs out there in blogland! I just marvel at how talented people are! I would definitely love to have lunch and treats at the above party! Mary Jane's daughter, Kari, at thebeehivecottage is responsible for this spread. I think i can speak for us all when i say-i wish she was my sister, neighbor, or friend!
And then there is Amy. All i can say is OMG! You have to visit her at her cottage. I wish someone would come in and help me pull together my decorating like this. I swear i would never leave my house. I just love the name of the market featured on her site: Ruffles & Rust. Isn't that just soooo cleaver???

Think Pink

Usually for Valentines Day i decorate my hutch in reds. But this year i thought to go softer. Pink i decided, yes, pink. I commenced to scour the house for anything pink. I searched high and low, inside cupboards and out, up high and down low. Dear friends, i am at quite a loss for pink. I did find the box of dishes i had purchased at an auction last summer. They are quite beautiful, and all the pieces are there down to the gravy boat and serving bowls. Not bad for $17.

Here is the marking on back. I am not into china at all, other than just thinking how pretty certain pieces are. I have never heard of Canonsburg, PA before. Now i will need to dig the atlas out and see where it is. Anyway, i'm sure it is quite a popular pattern and not worth millions or anything. however, if it is worth millions (or even one million), would someone be kind enough to let me know as i just paid college tuition for my son yesterday! In the mean time, i will continue to wrack my brain over the pink hutch decorating thing...

Happy Valentines Day

My son wanted a special dinner with his girlfriend this evening, so I set out to create a little table scape for them. I had to use things that i had from around the house as there was no time to shop. You will notice the cute little milk white candy dish from a couple of days ago. Of course i always have candles and votives in abundance. This is the first time i have used the tall silver holder though. I have two, they were a steal i found at a yard sale last summer. Even the silverware came from a garage sale!

Notice the little cow in the tub of bubbles? Isn't she precious? She is from Enesco from many years back. The underside reads "Bubbling Over With Love for You". Everything here is sitting on Susan Branch's "LOVE" book. I just adore her whimsical art and prose.

The entire grouping sits atop my Grandmothers library table. She has been gone now for twenty years, and never got to meet any of my children, but I know she would think this is just grand!

"Love is the irresistible desire to be desired irresistibly"--Louis Ginsberg

Just One More

I promise, I'll be done now. For awhile at least. Honestly, how do you put up with me??? I don't know, but it just seems lately that everything looks better in a cup. Maybe because it is so cold and white outside that curling up at home with a cup of something just makes one feel rather cozy. Like your favorite slippers.

I really have been enjoying the time I've been taking to post these blogs. I'm sure the family believes I have finally lost my last marble. I'm always searching for the best lighting in the house (dining room), moving things to get a better photo (even if the object is right in the middle of somewhere where it shouldn't be). I dig in my fabric stash for just the right background material. I go through closets searching for "that" vase. I lay in bed at night wondering if i have cool whip in the freezer for the photos i want to take tomorrow.....yippee! There it is way in back, i better take it out to thaw.

Can't Get Enough Cups....

I visited my local thrift store this morning. I was looking for old mason jars, you know, the kind with the screw-on lid? Well, of course, since I had a specific idea, I couldn't find any. Isn't that how it always goes? Anyway, i did come across some other wonderful little confections. I snatched up 3 clear little cups. You know, the kind that used to come with those little glass hostess trays? I thought i could put some candy in them and take some photos.

I know, I know, I've already done that in a previous post, but I just couldn't resist. I also pondered about the petite little milk glass dish below. But only briefly, as
it was a whole whopping 60 cents. It has a teeny tiny chip on the underside, but i tend to like my things "re-loved" anyway. I quickly added the ribbon and candy
and Wa-La!!!

Well, there you have it. More cups. More candy. More sharing the love...

Cookies for You

A few Sunday's ago I had the urge to bake. So I made these little dainties and stuck them in the freezer. The idea being that if they are out of sight they will last longer. Yeah, right. They are even better frozen with a glass of milk! Not that I would know of course....Anyway, I thought I should quick take a snapshot and share them with you before they are gone. Go ahead, help yourself!

Fresh Flowers

There just isn't anything like fresh flowers in winter. If it were up to me I would have bouquets in every room all the time. On most outings Mr. Pocketbook, says no. But this time i just had to. I had passed them up on two different trips to Walmart, and yesterday they just sprang into my cart. Just like that! Aren't they "springy"? Don't cha just love the little cupcake too? That's from Target, only $4.99! Yes, run right out and get yerself one!

I also bought some tulips for my mom. When was the last time you gave your mom flowers? That's what I thought. She will smile if you do. I promise. If not your mom, then someone else. It will make their day. Tomorrow is February! Yippee! One month closer to spring!