Some Little Treasures

A little Show and Tell...

Pictured above (on my newly painted kitchen counter tops) are five sweet ironstone butter pats that I found in the booth of Vicki Potter on Butternut Hill in Bouckville.

Here is an old ironstone bowl that I took a chance on...

(risked $4...I know...I'm such a risk taker :))

...it was so dirty...almost black with grime and mud.

She cleaned up pretty good!

Another budget friendly piece of ironstone...

My shopping buddy Judi and I split the cost of a box of this old Daisy cotton thread. 

It still had it's Woolworth tags...

Love the texture...

More lovely creamy cotton thread...this time on wooden spools.

Another sweet bowl from England

 which matches several larger bowls at home.

(Also found in Vicki's booth...The Rose Arbor).

Sigh...two box fulls of lace.

...more threads in blue tissue paper.

And then there was this...

A porcelain paint palette...

Made in Germany for F.R.& Co. in New York

...several white lacy hankies

Some serviceable white cups and saucers for the lake house kitchen.

Homer Laughlin...Best China

It was $5 day.

  Every single thing (or lot) in this booth was $5 on Wednesday. 

 On Thursday it was all to be $4...

then on Friday $3...etc.

So...I got 8 cups and 8 saucers for $5!

Now, if only I could get Mr. Flea to drink from these instead of his favorite mug!

A metal crown...

Perhaps I can wear it out kayaking or in the garden. :)

...an assortment of odds and ends.

Anyway...that is all I will show you for today.

More to come soon!

Obviously, I can't reveal the treasures

 that I found for the three winners of the Give Back...

...we must keep the surprise!

:)

P.S.  To W. The Antiques Lovers in Italy...

Please click on the blue email me button on my sidebar

 and email me the address where you would like your surprise

 from the flea markets sent!

Writing Her Own Story

Happy May Day to all...

...and Happy Birthday to my daughter Kate on her 24th birthday!

...(old apothecary bottle from the thrift store last week)




Kate is celebrating with friends in NYC this evening...

She is much more of an adventurer than her mother...

...and is writing her own story.




We are very proud of her.



Today was beautiful and warm ....an exhausting but fun day!
Mr. Flea took me to a church sale early this morning and then to the sale at the school across the street. We had a lot of fun, met up with friends and all found things to take home with us.



I found some interesting things and will share pictures later on this week.



Tomorrow, I hope to visit my regular weekly market...
...The quilted fabric below was found there a few weeks ago...



I love the browns and reds together. I think that it is fairly old but I am not an expert at old fabrics. Maybe you can tell me more about it?

I hope you are enjoying your weekend...
...the weather here in the East is spectacular!
:)

Lunch With The Queen Revisited

Here is where and when it all began!



This is a re-posting of one of my very first blog posts back in February.....and it was here at this Valentine's Day luncheon given by our dear friend Evi....that Carole of Maynard Greenhouse encouraged me to start my own blog....to see the entire post click here.

I am so glad she did! Because that ultimately brought me to where I am now....
visiting Valentina of Les Cotrions in Lucca, Italy!
Pictures of our adventures will be coming shortly....I hope you are all having a good week!
:) Laura

Lunch with the Queen

Last Friday the girls got together for a lovely and delicious luncheon at Evi's beautiful home. Her Valentine's Day themed table was picture perfect. As usual we were treated like royalty.....and so it was fitting that Carole made her this crown! The ever so generous Evi shared with us bags of lace and ribbon that she no longer needed. How lucky were we??