A Happy Pyrex Jadeite Fiesta Valentines To You!

Happy Valentines Day!

Say it with Pyrex, Fiesta Ware, Jadeite!

and all the Valentines are food related

a little sugar in my pink gooseberry set

gooseberry, stripe and pink Pyrex with pink Fiesta.

does someone have you "steamed up"?

I love these old 1950's Valentines. You can pick them up at such a minimal price, 

what a great way to decorate.

Today is my Valentine's birthday!

With Mr. being one of eight, it is easy to tell which birthday pictures are of him, his Mom always made him a hear shaped cake. Now I make brownies in it for him.

Happy Valentines Day!!

January Means Valentines Day is Coming!

Since Christmas Mr. and I have had colds.

I think is is the hugging and kissing on 40 some family members because it seems to happen every year!

A quick post to say check out my talented SIL Esty shop for Valentines!

I think I need to get one before they are sold out!

The link to her Etsy shop is on my side bar but if not here it is

Littlebirdtrees

Gifts From the Heart

Aren't gifts from the heart the best?

I truly think so.

I am still putting away things in my dining room from Christmas.

They include the wonderful handmade things my SIL made me.

want to see?

she made me these adorable bottle brush trees on old wooden thread spools.

sprinkled with glitter, wrapped in ribbon

Parisian cards attached

bells and beads

yes she put her soul and heart into making them

I am hoping she reopens her Etsy store soon.

I told her this would be so cute for any holiday wrapped with different ribbon and cards.

That was not the only thing she made.

This one made me cry

a beautiful picture with my parents

their wedding picture and other snap shots of them

love it!

It needs to be hung in our bedroom.

It has been another crazy week around here.

Mr worked all last weekend on some of our pipes in the basement.

Then after getting out Aspen back for 2 weeks after a Uhaul hit my husband, the transmission and engine went out! Long story short, but the damage to the tire and rim, caused the issue with the transmission the led to the engine, but we can not prove it so..........

So here is Mr. on what happened to be his birthday with his new Dodge Durango.

May I say, it was way to cold to be a new vehicle!

here is my beautiful bouquet of roses Mr. got me for Valentines Day

Hope your Valentine was good and this week is even better!

Happy Valentines Day!

I will wish you all a Happy Valentines Day a little early.

I will am working tomorrow so Mr. and I celebrated his birthday and Valentines together tonight.
A steak dinner and his brownies in his heart shaped pan.

No dozen and a half red roses this year.....2 red roses I was happy to have.

And for Mr. to tell me the only birthdays he remembers are the ones I have been with him, because I made them memorable.

What more could I ask for........

I will show you my favorite Valentine

home made 1900 by my Grandmother

the note inside written by my Great Grandmother

May your Valentine be blessed.

Ann

Tulips and Valentines

I have several spots in my living room where I have my Valentine post cards displayed. Since I have so many pieces of  china with roses on them in pink, I thought they make the perfect companions. Some of you saw a hint in my last post....but the area was not complete. When I went to the grocery store yesterday they had the most beautiful pink Tulips....I had to have them!

I put the Tulips in my Grandmothers rose vase

Isn't she cute.......my Valentine Hummel I purchased on one of my trips to Paris. I thought she needed to come out of the curio cabinet and greet you.

One my Grandmothers cups



Hope you enjoyed the tour!

Joining

I am also joining the Tablescaper

For Seasonal Sunday, she so kindly asked me to join!

Blue Valentine

After Christmas I love the look of crisp white and cool blue together.

Although I do not have too much blue...or do I?

I was waiting for you to join me to look at my Blue Valentine Treasures

Last year this was my Blue's for January. A little vignette in the

Dining Room

This year I decided to do something in the kitchen on the Hoosier

cabinet. Knowing I need to be frugal, I have decided to try

and rediscover all the treasures I have....instead of buying new ones.

As I go through drawers etc. I find some cool things I have not

seen in  years.

My Hoosier Cabinet

What did I find around the house to put on it?

For starters

A flower sack towel made by my Great Grandmother

She made these pretty blue birds as an embellishment.

I decided to use it as a runner

Love the rick rack

It has been folded in a drawer of my Hoosier for a long time.

I am not sure I could find something so sweet on my hunting trips?

One of my vintage Valentines stuck in a flower frog I found in the Hoosier

Saturday was Grandma's birthday, I wish I could have a cup a tea with her.

We use to sit in her blue kitchen and she would brew a pot.

So how about a cup in one of her everyday tea cups?

I love this pattern.

When my Grandfather died my Mom tried to get me to leave these dishes

behind. I could not do it...so glad I listened to my heart.

The pattern is Bluebrook, English Ironstone.

I have a set for 8, with the creamer and sugar.

This was her tooth pick holder. I never noticed that it says
"Take ye a cup o kindness for auld lang syne"

Now how fun is that.

I have had it since 1995 and I never noticed it said that...what a pity!

This is my Mom's blue crock.

I had taken my Paternal Grandmother's to 1515, where it

came from. When I went to put Mom's out, I could not find it?

Yep, I found it in a Rubbermaid container in the basement!

I had never unpacked it.

Some old molds I found in the Hoosier. Ok where is the one I have that

says "jello" on it? hhhmm?

The pitchers were above my cabinets in the kitchen where I keep

all my Mom's, Grandmother's and my pitchers.

This was my Paternal Grandmother's, should I take it back to 1515?

My Mom always had it in her kitchen on a shelf. My Dad had brought it

home from 1515 at sometime.

An old Cookbook.

This pitcher was my Maternal Grandmother's. I can remember she always

took the milk out of the carton and put in the pitcher.

I picked up the little one last year.

Do you like this little milk glass jar?

I found it in my Grandparents garage.

Love the hammered aluminum top.

I am so happy with "shopping" in my own kitchen!

I think I need to do more of that this year.

It makes me appreciate my pieces so much more too.

I hope you do not mind me always showing family pieces.

I think my parents, grandparents and great grandparents were

VERY thrifty. They never discarded very much it seems.

They are a thing of beauty for me and I cherish each piece.

Now I need to move on with my pink Valentine vignettes.

Have a wonderful day.

Ann