Wednesday, March 13, 2024

I Found a Grain Elevator!

   Grain elevators are just about extinct and mostly in the midwest, but I drove around a bit after going to my favorite junk store, and there it was! I have always loved these, and there's one still left in NC! 
 











    What an awesome building!  And then to find the Dairy Goat Association!  My day was complete!


Monday, February 19, 2024

Heart Day

  Bob brought home a yummy dinner from Asheville, and I was in charge of the dessert. I sent a photo of this day of to Bob at the office, and he said it looked like a garter. 
 
             Dessert was better than expected, a slice of cheesecake with a chocolate covered cherry martini. I finally got to use these pretty black martini/margarita glasses given to me by a friend many years ago. (Baileys, Kahlua, Amaretto and Vanilla Vodka, Sweet Cherry Juice and chocolate syrup.) SWEET!

           Gifts were not permitted, but Bob cheated.  Since working in Asheville a block from Anthropologie, his taste in clothes has gotten so much better!! Can't wait for spring to wear this lovely blouse. Simple with detailed front and cuffs, I love it!



        Spring isn't far away.  Although the camelias always bloom in February, so much more is happening.



  Punxsutawny got it right, whereas Pisgah Penny, the white squirrel equivolent got it wrong!

Friday, January 26, 2024

Rainy Week Cupboards

A week of rain led to me going through cupboards and closets to organize linens and other items I'm either going to sell or give away. I started to put together a group of ecru and white pieces for a special person as a surprise.
 






                          Just one of the huge closets full of afghans.


   The huge cupboard in my living room that holds my special dishes.  I can't believe I eliminated half of what was in there, and I still have so much!  I don't have sit-down dinners any longer, the entertaining I do is much more casual, so there wasn't a need for so many place settings.
    Only keeping the things I really love and use.
                         The kitchen cupboard holds old bowls and little items that are just for looking at. More things I love and from special people.
                        
    A little bisque cupie with a rabbit that my mom gave me so many decades ago.  Pieces of transferware that I find from time to time and vintage salt and peppers.
    A set of ceramic bird glasses I found when I was in my 20s when Bob and I used to go to Nashville's Heart of Country show every Valentine's Day.
                Dollhouse tea set from the dollhouse I wish I still had!
              That white egg is from a screech owl nest in my owl box that didn't hatch.

         A rare find, hand painted porcelain sock darner.
       This morning the fog started to leave, the sun came out with blue sky and it was 72 degrees. Needless to say I was outside prepping for spring, cleaning up and watching the deer in my pasture.






               The Scotch Broom enjoyed the warmth today, too, and decided to start blooming!