White Lilacs

This old coffee tin was a find at an antique show I went to earlier in the month.....I have been patiently waiting for our white lilacs to bloom......







Aahhh....sigh.....







Patience is a virtue.....







I would like to take a moment to thank a new blogger friend named Joan from Anything Goes Here......Joan 's post today was about me at 52 Flea! I am honored and flattered that she is enjoying my blog and would invite you all to check out her blog too. Joan has been an antique dealer for a long time and has many collections and a wealth of knowledge. Her home and business have been featured in magazines.... I am looking forward to seeing more of her blog and getting to know her better!

Knitting Bags

This is part of my collection of knitting bags........
........and, no... I don't knit.

Photo Op!

I arrived home after ten hours away....working at the office all day... to find that the Japanese cherry tree had burst into bloom......



I was instantly energized and ran into the house to find my camera.....it was a photo op!























































Sigh......We love and are grateful for the beautiful gifts of spring!

My Symphony

My Symphony

To live content with small means.... To seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion.... To be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich.... To study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly.... To listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart.... To bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.... In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common....
...........this is to be my symphony.

William Henry Channing

Still Dreamin'

The iron bed sat out all night....I woke up once and turned the light on to make sure it was still there....this morning I couldn't help playing with a few more spreads and accessories.....now....it's really time to get back to work!

Dreamin' when I should be Cleanin'

My brother-in-law wondered if the name of my blog...52 Flea...referred to the fact that there are 52 weekends in the year....52 opportunities to go to flea markets......
.........sounds reasonable, doesn't it?



So I took another Friday off to continue to clean out the front porch and my bedroom/storage area....I want to have another car load of stuff to bring to the thrift store this week....
I found this little picture frame that my Mom-in-law gave to me several years ago (probably like 20)......anyway....I always liked it....you open the doors and.....



There's this sweet and pensive picture of this older gentleman by the sea......he is dressed in his suit...why? He looks as if he has just been disturbed from some deep thought....I wonder what he was thinking? I wonder who he is? I always imagined I would use the frame for another photograph or perhaps to display my art.....but I never had the heart to remove this old soul.....



Anyway, back to the cleaning off of the porch.....this old iron bed with brass finials was in Kate's room when she was a little girl....I found it in an antique store and loved it....My Mom-in-law made a pink quilt for it and it was charming....anyway the bed frame has been sitting on the porch now for quite a few years....replaced by an IKEA frame in Kate's teenage years.....



I took it off the porch and then, because I am who I am, and got off track.....I set it up here under the gracious boughs of the giant pine trees in the front yard.....



I decided to make it up and display these awesome pillow shams that I purchased from Raised in Cotton and that my blogger friend Chrissy of The Apothocary Shop displayed earlier this week....



Then I decided to take a few pictures of some of my antique clothing....



I love the look of the dappled sun on the fabrics although I know it doesn't make for the best pictures....



As long as my toile bedspread was outside....I used it as a backdrop for this lovely plate I found for 50 cents.....



and this French bowl......






and a few pansies and an old book......



Then I changed the bedspread.....to one that belonged to my mother? my grandmother? I have had it around for a very long time and just can't bear to part with it! Golly, I feel like a nap.....



I didn't get as much done this Friday as last week.....but I still have Saturday and Sunday!