Tuesday's Treasures!

I set my alarm again this morning and was up and in Dallas by 9:30!

And what's more - I haven't taken a nap today!

I was there to see Harrison perform in his drama.

He was magnificent - of course!!

The play was about Anansi - 

I confess I had never heard of these stories before.

The drama teacher was truly wonderful and did a fantastic job with the classes.

Amber saw the same play 3 different times.

Friday she watched Logan and Trystan.

Monday was when Kailey was in it and today was Harrison.

She knows the story by heart now.

I drove home in the rain and decided to hit up the Goodwill and Irving Thrift.

I.hit.the.jackpot.

The Texas coffee cup was $.069!

I'm a sucker for pretty trays and the glass chicken will go to the ranch with me.

The crockpot will replace the one that broke last week - and it will go to the ranch.

I was planning on buying another mattress cover for Lillian's bed and I found this twin size Cashmere-Yak! $5! I also bought a HUGE Battenburg lace duvet cover for $4.

It looks blue but it is actually sparkling white!

I will either use it as a tablecloth or as a bedspread.

I fell in love with the wreaths!

Hung the sunflower one up in here in the sewing room and used the other one on the table by the sofa in the den. The glass will be perfect for a margarita and the chippy board type place mats will go to the ranch.

Signs!!! 'Hers' is in the bedroom and Home Sweet Home is in the dining room.

The Bon Appetit is in the cook book case. It has glass doors that lift up and the sign is perfect.

The wine box sits on the buffet in the dining room.

Is that not the cutest little bird house?? 

We may take that to the ranch, too.

The wastebasket is perfect for the guest room.

I bought two stitched tea clothes - $0.75 for both.

They will be perfect for when I take a tea party to the nursing home.

And I could not resist a Santa all in pink velvet!

But the prize was the plates!!!

Seven plates for $0.75 each from Williams-Sonoma.

Just so you know, I packed up two giant sets of China and took them to the Goodwill this winter.

Now I had plenty of room for these beauties!

And the set of a dozen pretty rose napkin rings was perfect!

ALL of these treasures - including three sets of twin size sheets (I was able to match some up that look like they go together) and two sets of pillowcases plus two muffin tins - all for just over $50!

I stayed busy for a little while this afternoon taking pictures of everything and then set about washing, cleaning, arranging, storing and displaying it all.

Once - a very long time ago - on KCBI Christian radio - there was this famous lady who shopped thrift stores and  garage sales and then shared her stories on the program. She said it was key to deal with what you brought home immediately. I took that to heart and that's exactly what I do.

In other news - I am still working on chopping back the jungle a little bit every day.

Usually it is in the evening after the sun has gone down past the fence and it's cooled off some.

It was in the 60's this morning and I ran the heater in the car but by the time I got home this afternoon the temps had started t o climb into the low 80's.

Louis Dean is preparing to put the gazebo up again but first he must do some work to resolve the issue of water coming in the sewing room.

See the trumpet vine on the telephone pole?

It is so pretty!

By the way - thank you for the info about the lilies.

You are right - they must not be Day Lilies since the flowers last for the better part of a week.

These are hardy perennials.

A French drain will go in here using the PVC pipes Louis Dean picked up at the curb on Monday!

God does provide for our every need!

I am so proud of Louis Dean - and of myself, too.

We have occasionally grumbled about getting older and complained about not being able to do as much as we used to. For me it was a little embarrassing to be getting old. My hair is thinning and more changes happen every single year....every single birthday. On the bright side I don't bite my fingernails anymore. That's because I have dentures! Growing old gracefully is not as easy as I thought it would be. However....I'm getting better about it. A sweet young lady told me at the school today how pretty my hair looked. I told her how much I appreciated her telling me that. Normally I wear a small blond crown wiglet but today I went with my real hair. I am going to buy a new wiglet and I'm not above using whatever paint, cream, accessories and such that I can - but I am grateful to be my age and I want to celebrate it - not be slightly ashamed of it.

With that in mind, both Louis Dean and I have slowly adjusted to the new 'normal.'

We rest more. Take more breaks. Pace ourselves.

I dedicated this year of 2019 to not put deadlines in my life if at all possible.

I've not entertained as much and I haven't had the pressure of  'getting everything cleaned up and ready for a party' this year. Every season so far - and there's just been two - I have used the dining room table with all the place settings. This year we are trying to get a handle on some things around here and that makes a mess. So be it! I try not to look at the enormous amount of things to do but to take it a chunk at a time. Louis Dean says I have taught him to do this and it makes things less overwhelming. So for now, Louis Dean is concentrating on getting the drains in at the back before putting up the gazebo. Then he will move on to the decks.

I'm cleaning house and tending to the flower beds and yard work, Sanford and Son still live in half of the back yard. We have served them notice that eventually they must move. It won't be all at once but a little at a time.

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.

Isaiah 28:10