Treasure Hunting...

Here's a find from Friday...vintage crepe (feels like satin!) and a vintage Pyrex.
Yesterday I woke up at 6:30 to make it over to the big yard sale at Beasley...I was one of the first ones there, but it sure filled up fast! I think all of the good stuff was gone in the first 15 minutes. I managed to grab a few goodies before I had to go...
1. A picture of a line of women in their flapper dresses...it's hanging in my kitchen!2. Juice pitcher and glasses...I love the color.3. Vintage aprons...$2 ea! My favorite blue bib...
Then Mom, TT and I went to Spokane to look for a dress for mom for the wedding. On the way up we stopped by "Two Old Hammers," an antique store in Oakesdale that I've always wanted to check out. I found the vintage apron on the left for $4 and these cute pigs for $3. We were eventually successful and found two dresses for mom and one each for TT and I. It was a great day, but I was beat when we returned home...I fell asleep at about 8:30 on the couch and can't remember anything after that!

Visions of Sugarplums...

I love the magazine "Cottage Living!" I'm always so inspired by their articles. I've finally decided to take the plunge and just subscribe rather than repeatedly buying it off the stand at the markup price. Big decisions. :) This morning I went onto their online site and they had these pictures of "backyard retreats." I'd love to do something like this in the huge empty space in our backyard where there's enough room for three gardens...

This picture was a zoom from our back porch...wouldn't a retreat be perfect right where that big, ugly birdhouse is?

So. One of my reality shows in this year's lineup is "The Bachelor: London Calling." In the beginning I thought he was supercute- tall, dark and handsome with an accent...what could be better?
Well, this was until I started noticing his hands in a few of his makeout shots with the girls...OMG, he has the whitest, softest, girliest hands I've ever seen, complete with tapered fingers and buffed nails. Not what I was expecting. Now, I'm not saying this is necessarily bad if you're into those kinds of hands, but for me (and I happen to be a "hands" girl), I like rugged, knobby, working hands that look like they've seen some sunshine and air in the last decade.
So, as my opinion of the Bachelor was dropping, I got to thinking about hands and what they say about a person. Thus my reason for taking pictures of my own left hand in consideration of what it says about me. Enjoy. :)

Check out my new place of employment...so far I love it! I think Christian and I are going to have some of our engagement photos taken in the greenhouse. So many new plants are making their way to the nursery...we just received a batch of peonies and Jacob's Ladder...my favorites are the herbs and the hanging baskets. I'm just itching to buy one...:)=

I just added this link to my Favorite Places. These caramels are to die for! I am normally a dark chocolate fan, but the milk chocolate with the smoked salt is definitely my favorite! I have her cookbook (Pure Chocolate) and this lady is the queen of all things chocolate. Even though they're a little spendy, these treats are worth the indulgence. Trust me.

Love it!

Wanted to share some of our Seattle pics. Maia loved her first airplane ride. We visited with old friends, did some shopping and took care of business. Pike Place is one of my favorite places...we also got to go to the Seattle Aquarium-I've never been before (or at least not for a very long time!) where Maia got to touch starfish, anenomes and other strange creatures. I visited Antioch as a prospect for grad school and Christian had meetings with TDM people...it was super busy and our "vacation" didn't last long enough!

Maia got this trampoline for Easter. She had trouble at first because she's so light...she barely made a dent in the middle! Somehow she's managed to figure it out and she's been "jrumping" everywhere- on the trampoline, around the house, on the bed, on the couch...I can't seem to make her stop! What a goofball...