Rabbit Paper Dolls and Beatrix Potter Books!

Don’t you love bringing out your favorite Spring things to decorate your home.

I’m not changing things out nearly as much as I used to….

keeping things simple and less cluttered.

But oh how I love my favorite things.

(most everything is vintage from the thrift store, the cloth bunny is by Bet’s dolls, I MISS her Etsy shop!)

I bought this little set of Beatrix Potter books….

all of them for a nickel this week!

What a FUN find!

And the rabbit paper dolls are actually wooden, made by my good friend Pat in Colorado. She’s always so sweet to give me a set when she makes them, usually for my birthday. I treasure them!

Have you put out a few pretty Spring bunnies to enjoy?

Happy Spring!

I’m joining Mosaic Monday HERE

and Cooking and Crafting with J & J.

"Heart to Heart" for Mosaic Monday

I was going to say, we need to have some ‘girl talk’! But I have some really nice ‘guy’ blog friends now too so let’s just have a little ‘heart to heart’ talk. We are going through the most difficult time we’ve ever been through since we got married. My husband is in terrible pain and the drug he’s taking hasn’t done anything to relieve it yet. We still don’t have a diagnosis but we plan to get in touch with the doctor today. We are praying and appreciate all of your prayers.

Having said that…I thought maybe I should take a blog break. I haven’t felt like being on my computer.

But then I thought…blogging brings me a lot of joy. And I could sure use a dose of joy right now.

So I’m going to make an effort to write a few posts and do some visiting. It always lifts my spirits when I visit my friends. So that’s a good thing right now, don’t you think?

You don’t have to always say you are praying for us. I know you are. We’ll just be there for each other, like always! Blog buddies! 

I decorated before things got bad so I’m joining Mosaic Monday HERE. One day I almost put it all away but then I decided to leave it out.

Keep One, Donate One, Give one away

I went to TWO festivals last weekend!

(above taken at Rainbow Springs Cracker Festival)

And I came home with some goodies. The nice people at Sholom Park’s Fun at the Park event gave away bags filled with fun!

I gave away one of the books, donated one to the library and kept one.

Yes, I kept the coloring book and I have crayons and colored pencils to color in it!

I bought two items at the Cracker Festival at Rainbow Springs.

My daughter in law said this looks like an ‘I SPY’ box!!!

Do you ‘spy’ the snake? I bought it for my hubby for a grand total of $2!!!

I guess I thought I was worth more than that because I bought myself this handmade box for $10 which I thought was a great bargain!

I think it looks nice with my old books and pottery.

I’m thankful for festivals, pretty handmade items and nice people! How about you?

I’m joining Thankful Thursdays.

*Happy Valentine’s Day *

I hope your day is filled with happiness

and JOY!

Just a few pretties around my house.

I don’t have a whole lot but enjoy what I have.

Let’s go out to the Lanai and see what the prim dollies have.

I printed these little images from the internet.

They are vintage Valentines, the type I remember from my childhood.

Enjoy your day!

(today AND tomorrow)

I’m joining Mosaic Monday HERE.

 Sweet hugs and kisses

The Best Week!

I think this is the best week of the holiday season!

All of the important things have been taken care of by now and most of us can relax and enjoy our homes and family if they are close by.

I love having my house decorated and every room has extra twinkly lights, lamps and candles.

And it’s fun to find Christmas cards in the mail every day.

Such a good time to look closely at all of the things we can be thankful for.

So this is just a little walk around my house.

Stopping to look at something cute and enjoying our memories.

Do you have time for a game of Park and Shop?

*** Happy Holiday Week ***

Gingerbread Annie meets the Gingies “Wednesday Wee Ones”

I love getting a new doll for Christmas (an early gift to myself).

And this year, I fell in love with this precious Raggedy Ann with a little gingerbread man dress.

It’s the first doll I’ve bought from Brendi and it is adorable! Her Etsy shop is HERE and she has lots of cute things for sale!

My gingies were made by Julie and her Etsy shop is HERE.

I love buying handmade items, don’t you?

I like making things too but this year I’m running late on holiday crafting and sewing. It’s 80 degrees here today so it’s hard to stay inside!

Have you made anything new this year?

If you do a post with dolls or toys, let me know and I’ll put a link at the end of my post.

JoAnn has help with decorating the Christmas tree today! Visit her HERE for some holiday fun!

And remember to

Take Time to PLAY!!!

Let's go shop at 'Grumbles House'!

I had what I considered a 'free day' last week 

so I drove over to Dunnellon to shop at Grumbles House.

 

(it looks like I 'photoshopped' the cloud in! lol)

It's always fun to go in the Spring when they have pretty plants out in front and back.

 

 Everything is so healthy and lush!

 

Let's walk down the sidewalk and see what's new.

 

And turn into one of the little paths to look at the plants.

 

OK...OK...let's go inside now!

 

Just one peek inside the door because I can't wait to get back outside.

 

It was a beautiful day to wander around outside.

 

And I always like to look up!

 

And into the upper windows!

 

But of course I have to admit to buying a few small items. They have new items and also a nice variety of handmade things and antiques. It's just fun to LOOK! I actually spent less than $10 total.

 

Isn't this the cutest little owl teapot you've ever seen? I got a small bar of soap and a doll size tea cup. 

It was a beautiful day! And just as I opened the car door to leave, I turned for one last photo.

 

I'm joining Talk of the Town HERE and

  Thoughts on Home on Thursdays HERE.

 

 

 

Don't you love quaint shops like this?