~A PEACEFUL MONDAY~

Love is a fruit in season

at all times, and within the reach 

of every hand.

MOTHER TERESA

 

 To be grateful

is to recognize the love

of God in everything He has given us~

and He has given us everything.

THOMAS MERTON

 The happiness of life is made of

little things~

a smile, a hug, a moment

of shared laughter.

(UNKNOWN)

Hold fast your dreams!

Within your heart keep one still,

secret spot where dreams may go and,

sheltered so, may thrive and grow.

LOUISE DRISCOLL

Friends...they cherish one

another's hopes.  They are kind

to one another's dreams.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

 When you have...

accomplished your daily task,

go to sleep in peace.

God is awake.

 VICTOR HUGO

~~*~~

Tough, busy last few days.

Visits with my aging father are both

joyous

and

heartbreaking.

Thank you, God,

for your mercy.

  My Mr. AGPMan is in finals.

Come Thursday he will cross the half way mark towards earning his degree in

Software Development.

Thank you, God,

for your strength.

I'm continuing to work in my studio

on new product.

I'm having fun fashioning new

Tattered Aprons

and using up

long forgotten fabric and trims.

Thank you, God,

for direction.

Hope your Monday is wonderful!

May it be a day as beautiful

as God intended it to be.

Love to you...

~~~~~THOUGHTS ON A SUNDAY MORNING~~~~~ Just To Thank You

To My Father

From Your Daughter...

For as long as I live

I will be forever grateful God saw fit

to bless me with you for a father.

From the very beginning

you set my feet upon solid ground

and have never failed

to lead me towards the Light.

Happy 82nd Birthday beloved father of mine.

You are

and always will be,

my hero.

Love you most~

Your Middle Girl

Becky Sue

~~*~~

Blessings today as you celebrate the lives of those you love.

Love to you...

~TATTERED VINTAGE STUFF~

 ~FABULOUS VINTAGE DOOR KNOBS~

(Rusty and Wonderful)

On Wednesday I had to make a postal run and the closest Post Office to me is in the downtown area of my Oklahoma town.  Funny how just across the street from our mailery is an antique mall and market.

Now you KNOW I had to go inside...

I'm a self-confessed bargain hunter!  I know right where to go to look for good deals and my eye is super good at scouting out those hand-printed 25%-75% off discount signs!

~REVERSE SIDE~

I found this amazing set of antique/vintage door knobs for 75% off.  They were originally marked $18.00 but I snagged them for CHEAP!  I'm hoping to make something wonderful out of them!  Not sure yet just what tho!  I also found several packages of vintage linens marked down 50% off!

 ~GORGEOUS OLD LINENS~

The best of the lot was a white linen tablecloth and four matching napkins...  All hand embroidered with white floss...simply lovely!  I haven't measured if the tablecloth will fit my round table as of yet (the cloth is square), but I'm sure hoping it will!  It's in perfect condition and I rarely (if ever!) use beautiful old linens as cutters!

Just can't bring myself to snip, snip, snip!

 ~VINTAGE SHOES FROM eBAY~

Now...every once in awhile I hunt down some of my favorite finds via the eBay route.  I've sold a ton of neat collectible stuff on eBay over the years and lots of handmade things as well!  It's still a GREAT place to pick up great old finds...  I think I paid $20 for the shoes you see above a few weeks ago.  Not a great price (that would have been $10) but still not a bad deal.  Plus I love how they look on my cabinet below...

 ~WHY ARE SOME BOOKS BACKWARDS?~

(Because I love them that way!)

On Monday I received a little surprise in the mail from my sweet blogger friend, Tammy.  About a month ago I  mentioned that I was trying to hunt down a certain print of a lovely lady wearing a pretty white frock.  Tammy found the name of the print for me and the artist who did the painting, too!

 ~THE NEW HAT~

 Well...Miss T not only sent me the print called THE NEW HAT by Margetson, but she also sent me the one below called SPRING by Sir John Lavery!

 ~SPRING~

I'm in love with both of the copies of these two gorgeous paintings and have big plans for them!  I have several old frames that I'm hoping will work with the prints!  I will keep you posted on what I come up with!

Thank you so much, Tammy, for being so gracious!  You KNOW I'm crazeee about both the prints and it means so much to me that you found them and sent them my way!  What a lovely, kind and giving lady you are!  Bless you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

I'm still working on product for my A Gathering Place website.  It's been slow going with our new floors being installed and all but I'm pressing on!  More about this as soon as I KNOW what I'm doing!

Have a great Thursday!  Isn't today the day we all find out if all our followers go POOF?  Argh!

Love to you...