Prettiest license plate ever!
These delicate, really beautiful rose painted plates ~ inexpensive, but how many plates can I collect when storage is becoming a problem. So I left them just for you!
This unusual wicker chair with pink floral upholstery on seat and back ~ in Jeannie's Uniquitiques booth.
Back at Tracy's Little Shabby Shack, great painted pale pink furniture. Nice dresser with hutch ~ where the rose plates would look divine.......
...........table (on left) with drawer and lower shelf which would be useful just about anywhere. These pieces were a very wispy pink, so pretty. Then the deeper pink shutter on the wall.......love that one!
Now hop on over to How Sweet The Sound to visit with Beverly who has an ever growing list of Pink Saturday blog friends just waiting to share their pink finds. Have a great weekend.
I've crossed the pond numerous times during the years. I kissed my mother, father, brother, entire family, and a hoard of much loved friends, hello and goodbye over and over again. I kept coming back to my adopted country, my very special husband, my American family and friends. I could say I have no regrets but that might be stretching the truth a bit. There are always regrets, whether one moves just a few miles down the road, or a few thousand miles across an ocean, when it means leaving home and loved ones behind.
It's said "you can't go home again". I'm inclined to say, "home is where you make it". With modern transportation it's not so difficult to drive a smooth highway for a few hours, or settle down in a seat for a night flight across the water. Your loved ones are always waiting for you.........so go while you can.
................and what about that boyfriend you ask. We are still in touch. He's still the nicest guy, and we meet up now and then when I'm home, across the pond.
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While in the mountains today I'll be meeting a very special blog friend for the first time - more on that later.
I seem to be collecting stacks of things lately........not like in tons and big loads, just small things in multiples that become stacks.
The two small stacks of different shaped handled bowls were from Homegoods. These appealed to me for several reasons ~ they look French, they look old due to the slightly yellowed edges, they are cute shapes, and of course they were very inexpensive, as in cheap!
The lovely fluted latte bowls, at least that's what I use them for mostly, my morning coffee. As the mornings start off cooler I enjoy wrapping my hands around a bowl of hot coffee. They can also be useful for soup, cereal, fruit, ice cream, even storing leftovers. I waited for Anthropologie to open their first shop in this area (in Durham, NC) recently because I like their bowls which are made in Portugal. They come in a myriad of colors, are sturdy, and can go in the microwave. Of course mine are white and French blue..........and they stack up very nicely thank you.
My new stack of tiny butter pats ~ old, slightly worn on some edges, French style decoration in gold, perfect. My friend Vanessa spotted these when we were treasure hunting a couple of weeks ago. She always finds things I love......and doesn't try to sneak off with them to her house! You're the best friend ever Vanessa. The six were just $10.00, a real deal.
A sweet friend came to visit last week. She brought flowers from her garden. Just how I love them..........loose and unstructured, as if picked in the wild from a rolling field. Placed effortlessly in simple glass. Tied with perfect garden string. I could smell perfume mixed with green tones, ozone and earth. Mary Ann, you made me happy with the late season bounty from your beautiful garden. Thank you for being my friend.
Antique French books ~ Appley Hoare Antiques, London.Then taking a little afternoon time to sip a cup of tea and finish the last chapters of a good book ~ Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris who also wrote Chocolat and other great books full of surprises and twists.
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