This is the year...I mean it!

Hey, thanks for stopping by!

Hope YOU are well.

Now that I am back home...

...the beautiful spring weather has me

watching for and enjoying the first flowers in the garden...

...sneezing at the tree pollen in the air and the dust in my house...

...and most importantly...focused on cleaning out!

 I know...

you are all thinking...

cleaning out?

"she says that every year...but never follows through."

Well, this is the year!

I truly am focused and have both a plan of attack

 and a time frame for the work to get done.

So...

I am here to say that within the next month...

...I plan to move mountains...

...mountains of stuff...

out. the. door.

 I will check in and let you know my progress.

Wish me luck! 

:)

P. S. I took my Etsy shop out of vacation mode

and will begin adding to it as I uncover things and clean out.

Mellow Yellow

I did some serious cleaning out this morning

 and took five full shopping bags and 2 large boxes of things

 to Goodwill this afternoon.

(Don't worry there wasn't anything you would have wanted)

I was such a good girl.

Tomorrow I get to go to the flea market!

:)

Wake Up To Spring

The kiss of a brand new day...

...nothing prettier than early morning sunlight...

:)

Welcome Home!

I had a good flight back today and was met and warmly welcomed at the airport by Mr. Flea...(it seems he missed me!)
...and then welcomed again by some sweet purple crocus in our garden when we arrived home...



Even the first of the daffodils bloomed in the spring sunshine!



The sweet surprises didn't stop there...



A package had arrived from Mira of Belle Blanc ....
... this beautiful handmade linen heart was waiting for me...
click to enlarge and read this special poem by EE Cummings...



...also included were some of Mira's lovely soaps, a packet of Baby Boo pumpkin seeds and a copy of the collage she made of all the entries in her favorite cup contest giveaway...



How very lucky I am that Mira loved my cup as much as I do!



Thank you dear Mira....your beautiful heart will be cherished for years to come!
Your generosity and the time spent on all the details and presentation of your gifts is deeply appreciated.

I had a wonderful time with my family in Florida but it was good to be home again too...
...and I cannot forget our little Starla who welcomed me home with kitty kisses....

But ... I am not home for long!
I am repacking and getting ready to leave tomorrow morning for Montreal, Canada!
We are off to visit McGill University and to meet Ms. Zita from Mlle Magpie!

Let's see what we can find in Montreal to show you!
Stay tuned...

Be well!
:)

Daffodils

We will have lots of daffodils in our gardens in a few more weeks.
I simply couldn't wait!

There they were... waving at me by the bucketful as I pushed my shopping cart down the aisle...
Two bunches jumped right in next to the asparagus and looked up at me with their sunny smiles...
Who could resist?
...certainly not me.

A sunny yellow daffodil is like a great big silly grin!
Here is a bunch just for you!

Have a great Wednesday!
:)

Vintage Easter Images

Easter Collage.....




As sister Mary Beth would say....these daffodils are the palest of pale yellows.....



These old German postcards are dated 1907........they are all addressed to a distant relative whose home we helped clean out years ago....



Two very old peeps in a sweet tiny basket.....



Two not so old bunnies with a vintage look about them.....



Doll sized old crown of millinery flowers ......



More millinery flowers formed into a head band this time for a child....with teeny ivory crochet purse....



Funky bunny.....



Darling German postcards........



Sweet little chicks.....



Charming vintage images from long ago......



As you travel about this Easter weekend, I wish you all a safe journey...........Happy Easter!