Stewie (sp?) greeted us in the parking lot of The Little Shop Antiques and Gardens in Brookville, Ohio. He was very friendly, vocal and beautiful.
Easter is quickly approaching. I normally don't cook for Easter (OK by me) but I guess this is my year. Why is time just passing so darn fast. I know I say it all the time, but it is just scary.
Last evening we had torrential rains. Occasionally I have a slight water issue in my basement, but yesterday was by far the worst. I spent hours soaking up the water with towels. With a fan blowing overnight, it was all dry, but with the continued rain, I am getting a bit more. Oh the joys of home ownership 😠
Hop on over to Sue's blog to see the vendor booths and some of what the "northern" hookers were working on.
A few of the rugs from the throw down.
I did manage to find a treasure or two 😁
Did I need this cast iron Boston terrier door stop? Ha! I always say need has nothing to do with it, but for the price he needed to come live with me. I haven't yet found the perfect spot for him, so he will temporarily reside on a stack of baskets.
Anyone who has read my blog for a while, knows that I am a master procrastinator and always wait until the last minute to pack when getting out of Dodge. Well . . . tomorrow I am heading to the southwest corner of Ohio with three hookers to the Spring Fling ~ a two day hook in. No teacher, just hooking fun. Here it is only 4:30 in the afternoon and I am packed except for the last minute things I will need to throw in the bags in the morning. I think this is a record. The new me? I highly doubt it 😁
Head on over to Sue's blog to see the rug she will be hooking and the rug she will probably be starting soon. She is fast hooker!
Have you ever made an allspice garland? I made a few that I will be taking when I vend in a couple weeks. They are crazy expensive to buy but after making them, I can understand why. An allspice is smaller than a pea. Even after soaking them for hours, they are pretty tough to stick a needle thru. Let me just say my thumb is pretty darn sore from all the needle pricks. A friend used a skinny drill bit to make the hole. I think I need to try that next. They do smell darn good!
Spring has officially arrived which means I have begun another trip around the sun 😁 Thankfully with our freeze last week, the spring buds bounced back.
Mini daffodils are one of my favorites and this year they are blooming profusely. Not so much with some of my other clumps of daffs. Some have no buds at all.
I have finally pulled a few loops on my camp rug started in January. A few are always better than none. The colors for the leaves chosen by the teacher do not allow me to do that blotchy background so it will mostly be antique darks which is my go-to background.
Yesterday was a typical St. Patrick's Day in Ohio . . . snow, wind and cold. My daffodil stems are frozen. I fear that they will not rebound.
And speaking of St. Patrick, remember my yearly visits to the nun I had in grades 2 and 8? Her previous name was Sister Mary St. Patrick, until years ago when the Notre Dame sisters were able to use their given name, so she became Sister Marian Coughlin. She passed away on March 14 at the age of 97. I will be out of town or I would go to her memorial mass.
How can you adequately thank someone you've never met for a gift? I "met" Jody from Wisconsin because of the You Tube videos of my home. You can find the videos here and here. We are very like-minded and I am gobsmacked by her generosity. A surprise arrived in the mail recently. My first Arnett Santa. She had wanted to send it to me before Christmas but the artist who has them made was too overwhelmed with orders. A gift I will treasure forever. It is amazing the friends I have never met because of my blog. Thank you Jody!!!
Yesterday, partner in crime Laura and I headed to a VERY upscale antique show about an hour and a half from home. I had not attended this show in 20+ years. It is a true antique show, full of wonderful early pieces with the prices that go along with such items. I did not anticipate bringing anything home. If money was no object, I would have needed to rent a U-Haul 😁 But since that is not the case, all my purchases fit in a paper handled bag.
The items that came home with me were affordable because they are not considered "primitive" items by today's standards. I would have loved to bring home a crock or two (or three or four) and maybe a like number of antique samplers. Nope.
I started collecting featheredge 40+ years ago. It is my largest collection by far and I have not added any pieces in many years. In all my years of collecting, I had never seen this variant. It is marked Adams. A small chip on the back is not noticeable from the front.
Several dealers had the most wonderful antique Santas that I will never be able to afford, but did add to my Christmas collections with these little Santas. The larger one is made of chenille and the smaller ones, just over an inch tall, were marked celluloid, but not sure that they are.
And how could I not come home with this vintage stuffed pug? Because of his stains, he was what I considered a great bargain!
We had horrific winds on Friday! I lost power for over 24 hours. Thankfully it was restored yesterday but I believe some are still without. The winds have once again returned. Wind scares me but not much I can do about it.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren
