Easter Sneak Peek

Over the weekend I got my Easter decorating done!

It is suppose to be 79 today! I already have the bathroom window open, and Pinky is sunbathing. I am thinking about going out to see if I can find some Pansy's and decorate the front porch for Spring.

In the mean time here is a sneak peek

Grandma's Daffodil silverware is perfect this time of year.

My little silver basket transformed

English Daffodil cup I picked up last year.

Pastels every where you look

I love this postcard and all it's pinkness!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Ann

Pink China for Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday!

As I awoke this morning, the sun is shining, the daffodils are blooming and the birds are singing.

I spent Thursday cleaning my Grandmothers china cabinet and putting in her pink apple blossom dishes to display.

The pattern in a Johnson Brothers, but I still do not know the actual name.

These are the dishes we so often ate off of for family dinners.

My Mom gave me the choice of which set of china I could have of my Grandmothers and I could not part with these, I love the pink blossoms.

The beautiful scalloped edges

If you drink all your tea or coffee there is a treat for you at the bottom of your cup, a little flower.

There is a place setting for 6, with bone dishes, a small pitcher, and serving bowls.

I imagine they were my Grandmothers first set when she got married in 1923.

I can never get a good picture of my dining room hutch, with sun or without, with or without the lights or flash on.

The Waterford is mine and a wedding present.

Grandmother's hutch is full of PINK!

Have a great Pink Saturday

I Have Been Out Hunting!

I have not been out shopping for vintage finds for sometime, so I was happy to be out with friends last week and over the weekend head out to find somethings my friends are wanting. Since these days I am watching my budget I am having fun buying for them ...but I did find some things for myself too!

I love the towel I found, the colors are great to display my Pyrex finds, so I think it will be a table runner at 1515. I think it also would make a awesome pillow. Do you see the price? $2.99!

And a great flour scoop with some red, $4.99

Blue primary color bowl, on sale for $4.00

I never pass up a miniature flower pot for the cottage.

This was $5

I found it at a new shop, that I will be going back to

because I found this that was on my friends wish list

Pink Daisy, divided casserole dish.

I already showed you my other Pyrex finds, but in case you missed them.

I splurged and bought myself the primary color

refrigerator set in great shape, complete for $40.

I also got one friend 5 Pyrex turquoise mugs, they were marked $3.50 but they were 90% off so I got all of them for $1.88.

I won't be going out for awhile, but in a couple of weeks I am headed to 1515 and my friends want me to work on their Pyrex "wish lists". So fun shopping for others and spending their money!

Joining the Thrifty Groove

It Almost Passed By.......

We get so busy, but there are times we need to sit and reflect on things.

I was on the run this morning finishing up the issues with my water main break and holding my breathe as the city was determining an adjustment on my water bill....which was $1,070!

They decreased it to $60. I am thinking spring is here and my luck is changing!

But there was a little voice in the back of my mind

It is March 8th

It is my Paternal Grandmother's birthday today. 

She is the original owner of 1515, it is her kitchen I work at making

a kitchen to remind my cousins of Grandma.

She would of been 120 years old today.

I never knew her, but my dear sweet cousins keep her alive everyday by telling me the stories of this wonderful woman.

I am sure we would of enjoyed each others company, we both are nurses, we both love gardening

Grandma and her flowers 1939 at 1515

But most of all we love our family

Hope Grandad is giving you that loving look up in heaven today.

The Pyrex Hunt!

If you read my blog you know last week myself and 2 friends went hunting for Pyrex and they did great! There are several pieces they are wanting so Saturday I set out to see what I could find.

As you can see I did pretty good!

One is looking for pink daisy, and I found this one for her.

It did not have a lid but she just bought the charcoal snowflake with the lid which she can use on this one.

Hard to believe how many patterns there are, and luckily the

four of us all want different patterns.

Now everyone at work are going through their Mother's cabinets to check to see what they have. One found her Mother had the ivy chip and dip set which she has never used.

For $4 I found the small bowl to the primary colors set.

When I was at 1515 in January I found the red bowl in great shape also for $4.

Here is something I could not resist and did buy for myself...I am bad.

But after all these 14-15 hour days I am working (yesterday was 530am till 930pm) I thought I deserved a treat.

The primary color refrigerator set. 8 pieces, 2 small red, 1 med blue and one larger yellow.

It was $40 but in excellent shape.

I have an additional small one in yellow at 1515 and I just picked up a red one on my trip to see Richard.

I keep learning more about Pyrex as my friends get more excited.

Here is the lid on the set. It has the older lids with the groves only on the edges.

All pieces had this so I know they are older and original

This is the lid on the red one I bought by itself. It is all grooved, so it is newer in age.

So I had a fun day entertaining myself, shopping for others.

So, Jan has me looking for more pink daisy.

Rhonda, is wanting the green dot to finish out her dot set and also looking for the striped bowl set, I found the blue striped bowl for her when we were out. And she wants the hard to find square dot Cinderella bowl.

Patty, wants Butterprint in turquoise and I remember a set at home, so she wants me to get it for her.

Now go look through your cabinets and see what you have.
I know I have my moms yellow/orange bowl set and my spring blossom sets.

Joining Colorado Lady for VTT

A Present From Across The Pond

This week I had a surprise in the mail?

I thought, I did not order anything?

Then I remembered I had won something!

From my friend Rose at Second Hand Rose

Rose lives in South Straffordshire, England

She recently had a give away and I won one of the prizes.

Look at the pretty card

A sweet hand written note

A postcard book! and you know how I LOVE postcards.

Such pretty images

This looked so familiar....probably because

I have that book!

I really love the winter postcards, they will

make great cards or I can frame them too.

Most of all I want to just say a

 BIG THANKS

to Rose's generosity.

Please stop and visit her.

I love reading about what she finds at those famous

English "car boot sales".
She also is saving the hedgehogs!

Second Hand Rose

A Few Little Treasures From My Day Trip

When my friends and I went to visit Richard at 

My Old Historic Home

I gave myself a $20 limit to see if I could buy myself a little something.

I was able to buy myself 4 somethings

The first two I bought at Richard's antique store

for a total of $16

A little sterling and glass bud vase.

A wonderful Valentine planter!

sweet little face

Then a stop at Richard's friends Kate's Antique Mall in Louisiana, Missouri

a $4 purchase

A great little red Pyrex refrigerator dish

So, how could I pass up this adorable vintage red garden motif

kitchen towel? It was on $3. 

So I ended up spending $23.

These are the first things I have bought in 2 months.

I did go shopping today...out Pyrex hunting for my friends.

I did buy a few small things and will show you soon!

The red of course is going to 1515.

I have not been there since the first week in January, 

but next weekend I hope to go visit.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Ann