July CupboardScape

Happy Summer Thursday my friends.
Before I start my post,
would you say a wee prayer 
for the divers to find a local families son.
Unfortunately he dove off a boat in the middle
of our river, and the undertow took him
and he drowned last Friday night.
They have been searching for his body since.
We all know that you cannot swim
in the middle of the river.
The current is too fast and the undertows
will take even the most experienced swimmer.
This young man (21) was drinking with
his friends and decided to go for a swim.
It cost him his life.
The family has been sitting by the river daily
for the divers to recover his body....
so I am asking for prayers so this
family can have some closure.
It was a terrible tragedy.

Since I did not decorate last year for July 4th,

I sorta went overboard this year.

Every room except the bedrooms had some

red white and blue in it. 

For this month's CupboardScape,

I added some of my favorite stoneware.

A blue pantry box.

This piece I purchased from a sweet 

antique friend years ago.

She passed away this year, but I will cherish

this piece forever.

This stoneware piece is also a favorite because

it is a butter churn.

Now have you noticed the red white and blue

background in each picture?

It is not an American Flag but 

from the country of France.

You might be wondering now why would 

I include a flag from France in my 

CupboardScape.

Well It is because I am half French.

This flag was spotted by me at a sale last year.

There was no price on it, and when I asked

the seller if it was for sale, she stated that if

I could tell her what country it came from,

that I could have it for $2.00.

As you can see, 

I guessed right and it came home with me.

So even though it is not our flag,

the colors go perfectly with ours!

I scored with this $2.00 purchase.

Have you scored on a piece...

 and if so what did you pay for your score?

July 2019 Blessings To All!

Janice 

Best Part Of Any Parade

After I posted my parade post,
I thought to myself....
Janice you forgot to add something
to you parade display.

Well of course that would be the

C A N D Y

So here is parade post part two.

Although I do not eat much candy anymore,

I decided to bring in some of my favorites

for this post.

M&M's

Red Licorice

These flag ones I made to look like wrapped candy.

Many years ago.

Same with these candy sticks.

Just used blue and white striped fabric.

Took a straw, laid it on some quilt batting.

Cut the batting to fit around the straw.

Then added a few more inches more 

of the blue and white fabric. 

Rolled the batting & fabric around the straw.

Hot glued the long strip, then hot glued each end.

The bubblegum is just wood balls that I painted

in Patriotic colors.

.

These are real candy sticks.

I placed them in this fun basket

that Winnie gifted me.

Looks great together don't it!

Now did you know that the throwing of candy

in a parade originated in the 1870's in a

Mardi Gras parade.

The king of the parade threw treats into the crowd.

Unfortunately there are many parents out there

being concerned that their young children

are being hit with the candy.

I don't know about you all,

but when I was little,

my parents would NOT let me go 

into the street until the candy was on the ground.

Then we ran and grabbed it...

and waited for the next float to go by.

I did the same with my own children.

This way they would not get hit.

I think there are some parents out there

that forget how fun it was and lots of towns

are banning the candy 

from being thrown from floats.

I think this is so unfair.

How do you feel about this latest ban?

Did you like grabbing the candy in a parade?

Parade Candy Blessing To All!

Janice

Love A Good Parade

A few weeks ago I had watched the classic movie

Meet Me At St Louis with Judy Garland.

The movie was set in the early 1900's

with the entire family going to the world's fair

which was hosted in St Louis, MO.

Since I have seen this movie quite a bit,

I was more interested this time 

in the clothing and the setting.

In this case much to my glee,

found me saying out loud....

"I have that" many times over. 

So afterwards I gathered up my goodies 

I have all around the house and decided

to do one last 4th of July display.

This one featuring early 1900's parade garb.

Yes parades were a major gathering place

in those days and were a grand time!

Ladies would wear their finest dresses which

included wearing their Summer boots.

They would also be found carrying 

a Summer parasol and even a fan if it was too hot.

Gentleman of that day would definitely

 be wearing their Summer straw hats and holding

a cane. Also most likely they would have a pipe

in their mouth with their favorite tobacco.

All of the parade goers would be waving 

parade flags similar in size to mine,

but the current flag then only had 45 stars.

Uncle Sam originated in the war of 1812,

so he would have made an appearance.

My Uncle Sam is from the 1930's

and is a chalkware piece that would

have been a prize at a carnival.

Trumpets and tin noisemakers 
would be in those early parades.

Fabric red white and blue banners

would be seen everywhere.

Although the ribbons I have incorporated

into my display would not have been seen then.

The Chinese invented fireworks 

in the 6th century.

Sparklers were invented in 1893,

however were not introduced to America

until the early 1900's with the creation

and availability of aluminum powder in the U.S.

These would have been in our 1900 parade.

What a fun time it must have been

to have your entire town participate

in some shape or form to honor our

country's birth.

Here in our town we still have both

a Memorial Day and July 4th parade.

I have also attended some unusual parades.

A Tractor parade.

Big, small, red and green ones.

A horse parade where the horses

would have pretty bows in their mane,

 lights on their saddles and the riders decked out. 

Classic car parades.

Vintage and classic cars driving up and down

a dedicated route.

Boat parades, where each boat 

would be decorated in a different theme.

All lit up at night, they would go up and down the river.

Some even would have music playing

as part of their theme.

Have you ever attended a parade or

an unusual parade like I have?

Love A Good Parade Blessings To All!

Janice

Patriotic Basket Display

Happy, Cheerful and Quite Pleased.
It did not rain Saturday night for the fireworks.
It was actually a very cool evening in the 60's.
Yesterday no rain.
Today no rain.
Can it continue?
Let's hope so.

This is the patriotic basket display I created.

Remember my hooked rug?
I added it to this very patriotic feed sack
with red and blue stripes.

A wax sealer with red pepper berries and white tallow ones.

Another one.
For those not familiar with wax sealers,
they have a lip inside so that when you added your 
preserves, you would then add the wax up to the lip.
It was the early way of canning.

Lots of RED

WHITE and BLUE

Did you all have a nice weekend?

Yesterday after helping Bob add 

our new signs up for The Urban Garage,

you would have found me happily hooking.

Whilst Shadow was doing his favorite past time

next to me.

SLEEPING.

Patriotic Basket Display Blessings To All!

Janice

It's A Star Celebration

Hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th celebrations.

Bob and I did not do anything.

He worked the store and I cleaned house.

I did bbq some chicken for dinner 
and we had grilled 
zucchini packets with veggie pizza crescents.

I also made a jello poke cake for dessert.

It also rained....

so the first 5 days of the month it has rained.
It is raining again, so day 6 of rain.

Hoping it stops soon.

There are houses now nearby

 that are surrounded by water.

 The sandbags did not help those poor folks.

I worked the store yesterday so Bob could have

 a much needed day off.

After he closes the store today,

we are off to my mom's.

Will take her out for dinner, 

then head over to my cousins to watch the fireworks.

My son Matt will stay at home and tend to our kitties.

Thanks Matt!

Remember this dollie I made?

I created her to add to my tree.

My 4th of July dollie tree.

This one is sitting at the top and the star of the show.

Get it STAR of the show. (tree topper)

This one sits next to the tree.

I purchased this cutie from Raggedy Angie.

I still love her Angie.

Wish you were still blogging.

I miss you.

These two love horses.

The tree sits on this star box.

Great for July 4th.

Just a simple Christmas in July handmade tree.

Added a blue and red quilt.

Perfect for a Star celebration don't you think?

How did you celebrate your 4th?

Star Celebration Blessings To All!

Janice

Grand Old Flag

Can it be July 3rd already?
Well hopefully it will be a dry one for us
as we have had rain on the 1st and 2nd now.

As promised all of my July posts this year
will be of our July 4th decor.

Hope you enjoy.

With July 4th tomorrow.

Today is a tribute

To our Grand Old Flag!
Long may she wave,
Happy Birthday to the USA.

Be safe everyone and enjoy our day!

I hope all of my Canadian friends

 enjoyed their day too.

Canada celebrated their 152nd birthday.

July 1st.

Grand Old Flag Blessings To All!

Janice