Weekend Treasures...and a Re-count!

Saturday morning, under cloudy skies, I headed for SuzAnna's Antiques. Besides the usual vintage treasures, a Spring plant sale was to take place. Treasure, plants.....what else does a girl need when decorating home and garden is high on her list of Springtime pursuits!

As I stepped from the car the heavens opened, the rain poured down, so skipping the plants protruding from car boots (oops, I mean trunks - my English returned for a moment!) and truck beds, I ran under cover. As always, lots of new antiques, shabby chic and vintage items. Searching through the section displaying vintage linens and sewing items, I found the lovely lace edged linen doily with cutwork center, and several yards of cotton lace edging to trim perhaps a throw or pillows.

My favorite find was this heavy damask Irish linen runner with the beautiful scalloped and embroidered ends. Another Scottish pottery marmalade jar for my collection ~ love the warm white color and black lettering, some mother-of-pearl buttons, and the little cuffs links still on their original card, and signed 'To Grandpa from Jo'. I was pleased with my creamy treasures.

Here are a few more items I just loved but didn't bring home. More exquisite vintage buttons.
These amazing old wood shutters - if only I had somewhere to hang such gorgeous pieces, I'm thinking hard about these!
Pretty glass and metal pitchers ~ candelabra with crystals.
Chubby cherubs decorating this shabby mirror.
After the rain stopped, the outdoor area was washed clean, even the vintage bottles had lost their heavy coats of yellow pollen.
..............as for the plant sale.............it went on in the rain and I was the grateful recipient of two lovely gift shrubs, a forsythia and a beautybush, from shop co-owner Anna's sweet Mom. I planted them in my back garden yesterday and hope they will do well.


Update: And what am I re-counting you ask?
Baby wrens of course. Another surprise today - when I glanced into the nest they were all looking out and now I see there are FIVE!! They are all so cozy right now, however I'm thinking they will certainly be ready to fledge as that condo is going to be very cramped by end of week! I'll try to get a picture of them all before they leave.