estate sale

I stopped at an estate sale on my way home from work and

picked up a few cute things.

A vintage table cloth and a couple of table runners....

....some crocheted potholders in pastel colors.
Just perfect for me.

new projects

I went to Barnes&Noble and looked through some

magazines this weekend.

I found a few things i would really like to do

1.mason jars half way filled with sand, put a white candle in them to make lanterns, hang with wire.

2.make a large painting of cabbage roses for over my couch using the colors in the room.

3.use old chipped plates for a garden edging.

4.make a bird feeder out of a small milk carton, put a stick in the front for a perch, cover it with peanut butter then birdseed.

5.plant a pot of flowers to attract hummingbirds, then put up hummingbird feeder.

I think i will start with the bird feeders.

storybook home

oooooo click on the title and look through this book! i want the Gwyndolyn!

a 3 day weekend

I'm so happy i get to stay home for 3 long days!

heart rocks

I was remembering things i like to do, and collecting heart-shaped rocks came

to mind.

When my kids were young and i took them to playgrounds, i would

spend my time looking for heart rocks.

I have quite a collection from large ones found in creek beds

to tiny ones found in pea gravel.

Just thinkin. . . .

berries

i've been waiting all winter for these

history

While looking for pictures of my favorite candy i came across its history ,which i think i will share.

In 1928 , the defunct F. Hoffman and Company, of Chicago, one of the original

inventors of chocolate covered caramels was purchased by an entrepreneur

named Milton J. Holloway who had an idea

to create a round piece

of candy which was nothing more

than caramel enrobed with high quality chocolate.

Despite numerous tries and due to manufacturing limitations, it

was impossible to create a round candy

and thus all their tries produced nothing except

irregular shaped pieces called

"duds".

Despite best intentions , they were never able to produce their dream,

but they realized their product was delicious nonethelesss......