LaBoulangerie in New Orleans, LA

On a recent visit to New Orleans, I ate breakfast with my son and daughter at La Boulangerie on Magazine street. I loved this wheat toast with avocado and eggs! What is your favorite breakfast? If you are ever in New Orleans, I recommend a visit there. You won't be disappointed! 

Audubon Zoo New Orleans July 2014

I have neglected my blog! Thought I would try to get back to blogging at least once a week by posting some of my favorite pictures. 

This one was made in New Orleans the first week of July at the Audubon Zoo. My grandsons went with me to visit my son, and had a wonderful time at the Cool Zoo! I have a picture of Connor (the one on the bottom) made several years ago in the same tree.

Cooper (top picture) had a great time at the zoo! He didn't remember coming to the zoo before. I think he must have been around 2 years old.

If you are ever in the area, the zoo in New Orleans is great! Well worth the time. 

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A shelf for the porch!

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 An old window converted to a shelf. Found at the annual antique alley sale a few miles from my house. I LOVE JUNKIN!!

Pink Vintage Jewelry

Welcome to Pink Saturday!

A couple of years ago, I became obsessed with collecting vintage jewelry! This pink necklace is one of my favorites! A great shade of pink for those of you who love  the color pink! Since I began collecting, I have acquire several pink pieces!

For more beautiful pinks, visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound!  Thanks Beverly for hosting, and Thanks for stopping by!

Cooper Graduates!

Blue Monday

Hi! Welcome to Blue Monday! It has been a long time since I've posted. I am trying to get my blog going again, and I am linking to Sally's Blue Monday.

This picture is my youngest grandson Cooper. He just graduated from his pre K class and will be starting Kindergarten this fall.

Cooper was so proud of the Bible that the owners of the daycare gave him!

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Pink in Provence!

Welcome to Pink Saturday! The above picture was taken at a small village in the south of France last summer. We visited a flea market there, and fell in love with the beautiful surroundings.

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Sunday!

 Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

Pink Saturday Finds!

I'm trying to get my blog going again and can't think of a better way than linking to Beverly's Pink Saturday event! Her blog was one of the first I visited, and I linked to quite a few Pink Saturday events!

I'm still going to estate sales! This pic is of a sale I went to today! The kind of sale all junkers love! Everything was really clean, neat and cheap! Not sure what I will do with the chenille fabric scraps, but the frame will probably become a chalkboard. Under the pink are two cool vintage lamps!

Thanks Beverly for hosting this event! Please stop by and visit Beverly and the other Pink Saturday participants!

Beautiful Savannah!

Just got back from Savannah, Ga. Beautiful live oaks were everywhere!

One of my favorite activities was the riverboat cruise down the Savannah River.

We stayed at the Hyatt Regency on Bay Street.

Thanks for visiting me! I just bought a new computer and will try to start posting on my blog again. 

2nd Time Around: Nativity

 

 

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This time of the year is so busy, and I still don’t have up all the usual decorations that I normally get put up. Last night Connor spent the night and helped me set up this nativity. I’ve had this one for  awhile, and can’t remember where it came from…but it was either a yard sale or thrift store. I like it because the pieces are so big! It has a few nicks and so on, but I’m still going to  hang on to it! Hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas. I will start back with 2nd Time Around in Jan of 2012!

 

2nd Time Around: Facelift for 1950’s Furniture

 

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This retro dresser from the 1950’s has been given a cheery coat of red and distressed. This piece is at the Flea Market where I have one of my booths. I’m especially interested in keeping note of it-the dresser was from the estate of my late mother in law! The vendor who bought it does a wonderful job with her painted furniture.  This would make an awesome piece to use with a flat screen TV!

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2nd Time Around: Our Christmas Tree

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These pictures below are of my tree! It is more than the 2nd time around for it and all the ornaments, but I felt like it qualified for the post!

Sometimes I would love to redo and go for a different look, but storage space would be difficult!

Anyway, I love my tree, and always enjoy the lights especially late at night!

 

 

 

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2nd Time Around: A Vintage Watercolor

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I really am not a big fan of auctions, but this past Sat. I decided to go to one. There was not much else going on, and I planned to go to the preview and then leave if there wasn’t anything that was worth my time.

I ended up running into an old friend, and while we were catching up, this watercolor of parrots came up and I decided to jump in. I don’t have much confidence in myself at auctions, but I ended up with this work of art! I really love it, and had a couple of vendors who have had much more experience than I have take a look at it, and they both priced it much higher that I did!  So, I marked it up! It may not sell, and if it doesn’t that’s okay! It may get a turn coming home with me in the spring! I think it would look great on my porch. I thought about painting the frame…what do you think? And what color??

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2nd Time Around: Christmas Angels

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As I have mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do while traveling to visit my student interns is to shop all the thrift stores along the routes. This semester, I have a student placed at a school in Reform, Ala. In the past couple of years, I have made contacts and become friends with Joan, who has a resale shop that is run for charity. When she knows that I’m coming, she will gather up some things that she thinks I might like.

Recently, I bought a whole box of these hand made ceramic angels! They came in really handy this past weekend. We had an open house at the flea market, and I used these pretty little angels to decorate my tree! I wish I knew who made them, and why they ended up in the thrift store! I love them…actually they are much prettier than the pictures show!

 

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2nd Time Around: An Inherited Cabinet

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Recently, my mother in law passed away. She had been at an assisted living apartment for several years, and had already sold many of her household items so there was not much furniture left to sell or divide.

My husband had always liked this cabinet, and wanted to make room for it. I had barrister bookcases in this corner, and have moved them somewhere else.

I wasn’t sure I would like the piece in our living room, but plan to use it as a curio cabinet or bookcase.  As it turned out, I’m very pleased with how well the piece fit in our room. It is a perfect fit for this corner, and gives us lots of extra space. And, the cabinet is a sweet reminder of my mother in law!

This will be our first holiday season without her, and she will be missed! She died one day before her 90th birthday! We are thankful  that she did not suffer for long, and was able to stay in her small assisted living apartment rather than go to the nursing home.

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2nd Time Around: Chalkboards from Vintage Frames

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Last week I made this chalkboard for one of my booths, and was glad to hear that it sold the same day I brought it in! This frame was an ugly gold color with a floral print. I painted the frame and used a stain to antique it and painted over the picture with chalkboard paint. Selling this inspired me to get busy today!

These will be added to my booths this week. We'll see if I get as lucky with these as I did with the first one!


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2nd Time Around: Dumpster Diving in NOLA

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I don’t normally go around dumpster diving, but couldn’t help my self this past weekend in New Orleans, La.  After eating a wonderful brunch at Commanders Palace, my friends and I walked down the street to see this house.

 Do you know who owns the house? Sandra Bullock! It didn’t appear that she was home, so we didn’t get invited in! But right by her driveway laying right on top of a big trash can were some great pieces of fabric!
 
This first piece is Brecon from England. I think my daughter may use this piece to cover some chairs in her dining room!

I’m not sure what this piece is called, but it is the largest piece. Don’t know what it will be used for yet…maybe some pillows…or I may cover a bulletin board with it! Anyway, we just couldn’t leave it laying there could we? LOL


 And while I showing you Sandra’s house, I thought you might like to see the home where Benjamin Button was filmed…which is on the opposite corner! Thanks for stopping by, and please add your 2nd Time Around link below!

2nd Time Around: New to me table and chairs

 

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Have you ever bought a piece of furniture and within a short period of time realized that you didn’t really like it or that it didn’t fit your space? That is what happened to me with my kitchen table and chairs. So, that set (which was not too old) was taken to my flea market booth, and replaced with this oak table and four chairs. I bought the table from another vendor, and a friend from our church sold me these four chairs. This set takes up so much less space, and ‘fits’ the small space I have so much better! I really love the syle of these chairs!

I would love to paint the set, but am a little unsure about it! What do you think? Give me some ideas!!!

 

 

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