Plants or Weeds & a Sneak Peek

It has been quite a weekend

productive and I love those kinds of days

not that kicking back and relaxing is not good

but you need to mix things up sometimes!

Friday I left work early

and headed to the garden centre

to look for a couple of new pots

and was pleased to see these happy little faces

smiling back of me

these were a score ~ one of the girls at work was selling them

so I scooped them up

not sure if I am going to use them in the kitchen

or the craft room ~ time will tell

speaking of the craft room

I promised a sneak peek of the work

the walls are all painted and the furniture is placed

I spent yesterday unpacking boxes

going through things to donate and finding homes for others

the sconces are from Home Depot

and I was trying to decide between the two shades above

I went with the one on the left and really like the look of them

now that they are up and installed

there are no windows in this room so I wanted to use bright colours

and looked for fabrics that I was drawn to

the blue above will be made into a curtain for the closet area

while the yellow check is an oil cloth for the table

the print I picked up at JoAnn Fabrics last year on a US shopping trip

and was not sure what I was going to use it for 

I just knew I loved it ~ I am going to make a memory board with it

the clock is just a generic one I have had for awhile

and instead of going out and buying a new one

I thought I would give this one a little facelift with buttons

so with my box of vintage buttons

I am attempting to decide whether I want to go natural/white

or multi coloured button

what do you think ~ please shout out your opinion!

Sunday afternoon I spent with Sam

and as we sat down for supper ~ I found myself sitting across from

a 13 year old version of myself

it scared me ~ I want to take her under my wing

protect her from everything ~ tell her things she should avoid

and things she should do

I guess that is one the fun things in being the Aunt

I am still cool ~ she talks to me and listens to me

and that makes my heart soar

I bought these bracelets for us on Friday

love that they have Blessed on one side and Faith on the other

I will say it once again ~ I am blessed

after I dropped Sam off at band

I came home and started in on the flowerbeds

I spent over an hour playing is it a weed

or is it a plant?

I think I won in the end ~ guess I will find out soon enough

it is so good to see all the plants coming up

the weather is getting warmer

and it is going to be a good week.

Have a good one!

Friday Potpourri

It's Friday again

and I breathe deep

and say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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thank you for all the birthday wishes

my day off was blissful

Trev was off too so we headed out on

a search for sconces

and after 6 stops we had success

yes ~ 6 stops

and I ended up going back to the first store

to ones I looked at 2 weeks ago

oh well ~ it was an adventure!

bonus is that Trev installed them on Saturday

while I was cleaning

tunes cranked and getting things done

we were quite the team

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Saturday night I received a text

the baby arrived!!

I hope to have a picture to share soon

as Mama and baby are doing fine

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this week I have been sorting

and planning

waiting for shelves to be installed

so I can arrange and take some after shots

to show off my new space

I am trying to be patient ~ I really am!

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a planned trip to the market tomorrow

hoping to get out and play in the dirt

game night with the best neighbours ever

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sounds like a perfect weekend to me!

What are your plans ~ do tell!

The Women that Made Me ~ Lakeville Girls

I could not have this series

and not mention the friendships that have been with me

basically since the beginning

Meet Rocky (Roxanne), Robyn and Tracey

these girls are my oldest friends

and we are talking elementary school long

I have known Robyn & Tracey since 1971

yeah ~ we are that old!

Robyn & Lori 1981

 this is Robyn & I back in high school

someone dared us to get our picture taken with Santa

yeah ~ don't dare us to do anything!

we started school together

rode each other's bikes

played tag and skipped rope

through the years we grew up together

and did everything together

we were the 3 musketeers

Lori & Tracey 1988

Rocky came into the picture in elementary school as well

a year younger than us ~ and lived a bit further down the road

so I think it was high school when we got close

and created the bond that we still have to this day

Lori & Rocky 2010

this shot was taken at her daughter's wedding in 2010

and is still one of my favourites of the two of us

she became a grandmother this past weekend

and I could not be happier for her

these are the girls that taught me what the word friend really means

we have to the moon and back ~ we really have

celebrated successes ~ marriages ~ births

and we have hugged and dried tears in low times

if I needed anything

any time of day

these are numbers I could call

without thinking twice

and that my friends

is the best feeling ever.

I love these girls.

xo

Friday Potpourri

Happy Friday

I am doing a little happy dance

because I have a long weekend

a Friday off after a great week

makes me happy

I have been in celebration mode for the last couple of days

met up with a couple of old friends for supper on Wednesday

and talked for hours and hours

it was great catching up

then yesterday was my birthday

I lit 48 candles this year

and examined my face in the mirror

looking for new lines and crinkles

which made me smile

I have earned every wrinkle

every laugh line

for today's selection of photos

I dug into my archives

and pulled some of my favourite things

things like books and photography

flowers and cupcakes

friendship and love

sadly I have no sources saved

they have been collected from here and there

over the last 5 years

wow ~ typing that out surprises me

seems just like yesterday....

this is one of my favourite quotes ever

I must look for it as I would love a framed copy 

to hang in my new space

if you find it out there ~ let me know!

last weekend I primed and painted

and the room is done

right now I am waiting for shelves

new outlets and trim work

I love the colour and cannot wait to get everything set up

take some pictures

and show it off

shopping for sconces has become a job and a half

not finding what I like

or falling in love with ones that are over my budget

and I need 3....

keep your fingers crossed for me

and say a little prayer as well.

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I cannot talk about this week and not acknowledge

the catastrophic events of Monday

my heart broke when I heard the news

a girlfriend of mine was running

so as I picked up my phone ~ searching for news of a check in from her

the relief in hearing she was ok

then watching in disbelief when I sat in front of the tv

that night ~ why??

Beki over at The Rusted Chain doing something

because you know what guys

there is more good out there than bad

and we gotta all band together

until May 1st ~ $10.00 from the sale of each of these necklaces

will go directly to the Martin Richard family fund,

victims of the Boston Bombing

head on over to The Rusted Chain

and get yours today...

my heart also goes out to West, Texas

such sad tragic events this week in the news

hug your people ~ keep them close

and love them with all your heart

My wish for you today is sunshine on your face

and a smile in your heart.

xo

The Women that Made Me ~ Barb

Meet my mother in law

her name is Barb

I know that some people have the dreaded

"mother in law" syndrome

but not me ~ I am truly blessed to have this woman in my life

Trevor says that he fails to exist when I am around

when she calls ~ she talks to me

we share stories ~ she fills me in on the family news

and she spoils me

I have attended her "gravy school" for the past 14 years and 

I am pleased to say that I finally graduated last year

with beef gravy ~ I still have not perfected turkey gravy!

she is the person that I can drop berries, jars, sugar and certo off in the morning

and pick jam up after work ~ you see ~ spoiled!

knowing my love of all things vintage

especially if they have meaning ~ she offers things up to me

before she throws them out

she makes the best hot dog relish and shares her recipes

I am truly a lucky girl to have someone so special

welcome me into her family with open arms.

One thing that I will always be sad about however

is we were not able to give her any grandbabies

she would have been the perfect grandmother

and sometimes 4 legged babies just don't cut it!

Thanks for reading!