Loving Some Thrifty Finds…

I finally found a silver tea service that I could afford…I’ve had the tray for a long time so I just needed the service…ready…tea pot 2.99…creamer…2.99…sugar with lid 2.99…It took a long time but I persevered…

  The tray was 12.99 a couple of years ago…

The hand crocheted doily was $1.00 and I got several different ones…

Don’t ya just love thrift stores!!!

Visit beautiful Debbie for her wonderful thrifty party!!!

I’m Tickled Pink with my silver finds !!!

Rhoda has lots of  Thrifty Treasures…

Tools  Are For Women has some great ideas …

Ratting Out My Secret Love Affair…

Sorry, I just have to rat on myself today.  (holding head low with downcast eyes) I’ve had this secret affair going on since last fall. This spring I realized it had blossomed into an absolute love…

Love for this little red birdhouse…I keep photographing it, it’s sick, I admit…but wait till you see it!!! You may be having a little affair also!!!

I even used a photo of the bird house as my header photo last Christmas!!! It must be true Love!!!

Oh no, I’m beginning to see a pattern here…(turns head away) it’s an addiction…Is there a 12 step program for …birdhouse addiction??? I’m Becky and I have an addiction to birdhouse photography…

But it’s a fun addiction…

For more addicted ladies go to Tootsies…we need your help!!!

Cindy has lots of “pretties” for you to see …

Mary at Little Red House has some pretty mosaics for Monday…

Best Friends Forever…

I’ve been collecting some white glass lately. I know, everyone in blogland has been doing the same thing. I’ve always liked white dishes so it fit into the scheme of things around here.  I have a few pieces of real Milk Glass but most is just the white glass…I’m not too snobby…If I like something, I don’t really care if it is authentic or not.

My bff Jackie and her hubby are always giving me things and recently they gave me these beautiful little white milk glass salt and pepper shakers…they’re tiny…but they are gorgeous!!!

See how cute they are!!! They are so cute with all of my thrifted finds…(dishes from TJM, glasses from Walmart, placemats from Kohls and flatware is mine)…

Thrifted napkin rings and linen napkins…

The white stacked bowls came from a local antique mall and that cute little white and red doily came from my favorite thrift shop. The rattan huggies on my glasses came from a yard sale last year (spray painted white).

I found this little milk glass jelly server with a clear glass spoon in Louisville, Ky. recently.

I love my milkglass cups and saucers that came from an outdoor fleamarket…

This is the little creamer that matches…

Thanks….Jackie and Lou…for being you!!!

Linda @ Coastal Charms has lots of thrifty finds today!!!

Susan at Between Naps on The Porch is hosting Tablescape Thursday!!!

When Hometown Folks Decide To Get Into Politics…This Is What Happens!!!

 

Dr. Ron and his Honey are campaigning in “style”… Photo from Dr. Kirkland’s Facebook page…"

CRUISIN’ FOR VICTORY…

Local businessmen and women take it upon themselves to send one of their own to congress!!!

Young and old, from all walks of life…we’re taking “them” on…them is DC…

Local farmers, landowners, retirees, doctors, lawyers and plain ole’ good Southern “Folks” are involved in our Republic’s  process …

We’re organizing and supporting hometown and homegrown candidates who represent our values and ideals…

 

 

  Sorry Dr. Ron….but she is so much cuter than you are!!!

Some of the “BEST” barbecue  and fixin's’ were served by these guys!!!

The local company sponsoring this event was Fabsouth…located in Troy, Tennessee…Fabsouth  fabricated this sign…see the stars on the flag in the upper left corner!!! such cool work!!!

  Fabsouth also manufactures things like these charms!!!

Storm shelters, lawn mowers and golf carts are some of the products that Fabsouth fabricates metal for!!!  I’m drooling over that Bad Boy Lawnmower…ya know us Southern girls, we like fancy stuff!!!

Mr. Nick Rice gave us a tour of this manufacturing facility…

This young lady made name tags for everyone…

The only compensation I received for this post was a barbecue sandwich and some wonderful friendship… and I got the best part of the deal!!!

For outdoor fun…visit Susan @ Southern Daydreamer!!!

A Secret Garden…

 

A Peony for Fertilizer Friday…it’s not mine but I was given permission to photograph it!!!  Guess I’d better not be fertilizing someone else’s flowers…so I’ll just flaunt it…

 I’m also linking to Melissa at The Inspired Room…this garden has been my inspiration today!!!

It doesn’t seem to be so beautiful from across the street …but this little corner of the world is just a plethora of beauty…I often drive by this little back street just to see the garden. This time I asked around and found out who owned it and asked permission to photograph it…You just won’t believe what this little piece of heaven has!!!

The lot this garden sets on is where an old “downtown” building was razed some years ago. All of our downtown buildings are quite old…pretty common for most small towns…

The peonies and the iris in the above photos were beautiful the day I visited.

This little arbor was just a hint of what was lurking behind the fence…

 This climbing rose was growing up against the new steel wall that had been erected beside the old building wall…

 

I just love coreopsis…sometimes called tickseed!!!

See the fence behind the purple iris!!!

just a hint…

oooohhhh…the goodies in this basket…

Isn’t is great!!!

      This is the gated back entrance…

   This is getting entirely too long…stay tuned next week for more shots of this hidden garden!!!