Are You Up For A Game

Good morning friends.

How have you all been so far this week?

Happy Hump Day!

Are you up for a game?

If you are, let's play

Where's Ace?

Do you think he is in this cabinet?

He likes to hide in my quilts sometimes.

I found these early coverlet pieces

 on a recent shopping spree.

 Bob hung the red one up for me.

I folded the blue piece and added to my horse.

Do you think he might have sneaked into our dry sink?

Or did he climbed into this one?

Or did he jump into the circa 1700 red dough box.

After I opened it?

I love the mouse hole on this beauty!

Then there is this red wall cabinet.

Could our chillin villain climb up there though?

Did you guess which one Ace decided to take a nap in?

Here is a clue.

Did you guess?

If you said this cabinet...

Then you were correct.

Thanks for playing

Where is Ace.

Cabinet Blessings To All!

Janice



Spoons Anyone

Good morning sweet friends.

Spring has finally decided to stay around here.
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!

Bob and I were out shopping

for a flowering Cleveland pear tree last weekend.

Should be delivered in a few weeks.

Really excited as I have always wanted one of these trees.

 

About a month ago

I spotted this kitchen goodie and knew it would fit.



I took this pic as the sun was coming up.

Giving off this pink hue to the left.

Added a few of my spoons and a wood honey dipper.

I think I did good on this buy. What do you think? 

Was a busy weekend for us.
We had a good Saturday at the store.
Sunday was a rare day again as we both did not work the store.
Instead we went to flea market.
Afterwards took FIL to lunch,
and then went to see Iron Man 3.

Robert Downey Jr and Gweneth Paltrow
did not disappoint.
A must see movie, if you like Iron Man.

Hope you all have a great Monday.

Spoon Filled Blessing To All!

Janice

Goodies Galore

 

Good morning fellow blogging buddies!

 

 

So a few weeks ago,

 

Bob and I,

along with another husband and wife antique team that we know,

woke up before the roosters,

before the birds...

4:00am to be exact,

and drove 4 1/2 hours to do some shopping. 

 

 

Half way into our trip it decided to rain.

It was raining when we arrived to our destination.

 

 

However avid dealers that we are,

we made the best of it and it did stop raining for the most part.

 

 

We did find some goodies for the store,

and of course for us.

 

First for the store.

 

 

I love adding a candle to these round graters.

We have been asked to find a red scale,

and I also loved this little salt glaze jug.

 

This next item is an early salad dressing crock from England.

What I loved about this crock is that it was an advertising giveaway

from the early 1900's for a Children's shoe and doll store.

They featured Kider's, Rink, Boots and other Shoes.

Not sure what Kider's are, so if any of you know,

please let me know.

 

Tiny blue crock bowl

1/2 lb Hills Bros Coffee can

White American Family Scale

 

An Atlas jar on the left and root mason jar on the right.

 

Milk bottles with carrier and wood water bucket.

 

Flax Hetchel

 

A few goodies I kept for us...

really for me!

Bob don't care...he is the greatest!

 

I started collecting vintage Santa's.

 

Another coffee can to add to my collection too.

 

Finally these sweet little

 

Shoes

 

My newest gotta have items when I see them.

I would like to do one of my bedrooms in early millinery finds.

Antique shoes will fit into my theme.

 

What do you like to collect?

 

Weekend Blessings To All!

Janice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



I've Been Wicked

Good evening dear friends.

I have been so very bad.

The weather had me down.

Work had me down.

My son had me down.

He needed a car,

moved out of his apartment into his dad's

and his dad would not help him out.

He quit his job as the company he was working for was being investigated.

Long story, but when he went to get unemployment,

the owner never paid into unemployment benefits, so he was unable to collect

what was taken out of his check for three years.

He made car payments also to the company..

and yes those payments were never made either.

Then on top of it his dad wanted him to pay him back rent

after he finally found another job.

I am so glad that Bob is very understanding.

We went out and bought another car for me,

and gave mine to my son.

Just told him to make a small monthly payment to me.

So the long and short of it.

I have been in a wicked mood.

So wicked that I decided to start working on Halloween.

Bob and I will be doing a primitive show in Holly, Michigan

September 7th, so I started to make some goodies.

I drew up this little wicked design myself.

Added wool and fabric leaves,

with glass beads for berries.

Made it into a pillow and aged it a bit.

I promise to be good soon. LOL

Wicked Blessings to All!

Janice







Gramma Quick

Good morning dear friends.

Work week almost over.

TGIF.

Well the other night,

Mikayla scared me a wee bit.

She came running out of her bedroom into the living room.

Screaming

"Gramma"

"Gramma"

"Quick"

"Come into the bedroom."

I said,

"What's wrong Mikayla?"

She again said,

"Quick gramma you have to come into the bedroom."

She was so frantic that I got off the couch as fast as I could and

we both sped into the bedroom.

As I went into the bedroom, I said what is the problem?"

She said,

"Gramma ~

Look up there"

"Ace is chillin' like a villain!" 

Fortunately the chillin villain stayed on top of the cabinet

so I could take a picture of him. LOL

Aren't grand kids the BEST!

Kitties too!

Weekend Blessings To All!

Janice



The Modern Kitchen

Good afternoon sweet friends.

No snow today but the skies are getting dark in the West.

The rain is a coming.

 

Been absent for a few days.

I do apologize.

Had to travel this week for work,

and so tired when I get home that I do not even have

the energy to visit with you all.

 

This post is a few pics of a modern kitchen...

well let's say a modern kitchen for the hard working

female from the 1800's

 

China cabinet filled with daily enamelware dinnerware.

All the rage of any middle class homemaker. 

This beauty even has a door to conceal items.

Enough room to even place your kerosene lamp. 

 

Then we have the latest pie safe with gorgeous tin pierced doors.

Painted in the red color that everyone is talking about.



Look at those deep shelves.

Perfect to store many a pie or homemade cake.

Plus the trencher on top would be great to knead your dough

for that wonderful bread recipe you were hankering to make.

 

These two new pieces would be a great asset to

your new modern kitchen.

 

What do you think?

Wouldn't you all fall in love with these?

 

Kitchen Blessings To All!

Janice

 

 



Come Sit A Spell

Good afternoon sweet friends.

What can I say,

Mother Nature sure is being mean to us

folks here in my neck of the woods.

Mixture of rain, ice and snow today.

Plus it sure is COLD...brrr.

 

Sitting here at the store,

I thought I would invite you to come sit a spell with me.

Even play some checkers on the old game board I have.

 

 

Our newest find are these two early 1800 settle benches

with a trestle table.

 

An early 1800 checkerboard.

I simply love the patina on this one.

 

Back side of one of the settle benches.

 

Now all we need is a warm comfy fire

and we would be all set.

Now how do I tell Bob we need a fireplace in our store. LOL

 

Warm Saturday Blessings To All

Janice