1950's Housewife- What it might have been like!

I found this while looking at another blog today. I thought you might enjoy it as much as I did. I loved all the furnishings.

Hope your day is going well!

Early Thursday morning we woke up to a down pouring of rain. It was only for a brief period of time and the sun eventually came out. I was so glad as we had a barbecue to go to that evening. It was fun to get together with friends and enjoy the evening. The spread was yummy and beautiful at the same time. I had a great picture of a salad that a friend of mine made and on the top of it she had created a rose with a tomato, what a fun idea. Unfortunately it turned out blurry! I have to remember to take more than one photo of an item!

A big bounce slide was set up for the kids and adults to play on, it's always a hit.

Today #1 and I headed out for some estate shopping. We hit Starbucks on the way. We made sure to get a receipt as you can get a $2.00 iced Frappucino after 2:00 pm. I found out later that even though you buy two drinks in the morning, your receipt is only good for one drink. We'll have to work that a little differently next time.

One of the sales we went to was on a houseboat. I have to admit, I've never been on a houseboat. It was quiet nice. There was an upstairs with wonderful walk-in closets. I did end up with a few items. I picked up a bunch of slips for a friend of mine.

We did hit a few more sales before the houseboat. Here is a picture of some of the things I purchased.

What's really scary is that when I look at this stuff, I realize that half of it's going to stay with me! What's that all about?

Does A Collection Start At Three?

I'd love to tell you I've been doing some big things around here but it's been pretty hum-drum. I've been working on little projects here and there. Doing a little housework, very little! Playing chauffeur, like mothers do.

#1 has been applying for jobs big time this week. We have till the end of the month and then we live on unemployment. Boy, you sure don't get much with unemployment. He'd love to get a job at Providence Hospital. He's such a good worker and loyal too, I mean 23 years at this last job. That's a long time! He did have his first interview today with another hospital in the area, but unfortunately it was part time work and we just can't make ends meet on that. I am so glad that God knows our every need so we will continue to rely on Him.

Now to explain why I showed you the pictures up top. I did make a trip to Monticello today. I needed to drop off a few items. Of course I had to walk around for a little bit. And while I did I came across these sweet pictures. I just love the florals with the colored backgrounds and these were so inexpensive. They're such a nice minty green. And I had a wall, believe it or not, in my kitchen that didn't have anything on it.

I thought I'd show you a few more pictures I have with the colored backgrounds.

Oh no! It's starting to look like a collection! When they're all spread out it doesn't look that way.

And last but not least I picked up this old chunky mirror at an estate sale. I had been using it in the front window at Monticello and while taking my things down the frame broke. But not to worry my #1 repaired it and now it is proudly displayed in my entry way. It just never quite made it back to the shop! It's pretty worn out as you can see, but I love it! And you know what, everytime I walk my it I look so skinny. Unfortunetly it's the mirror not me! Boo Hoo!

Thanks again, for stopping by!

Well, I've been cooped up in my studio looking at all my "need to do projects". I seem to be buying a lot of "good intention" items and they sit in the room waiting for me to do something with them. Today, I decided I would take pictures of necklaces and put wallpaper packages together. I created a slide show on my sidebar to show a few of the products I have available for sale. If you're in the market for any of these things, just email me and I can send you a PayPal invoice. To get a better view of the items, please click on the robot's face and you'll get a detailed description of the items and how you can get them.