Tuesday's Treasures With Brenda!

 It's hot in Texas - is it where YOU are?

I must get out in the 'early' morning and water and then again in the evenings after the sun goes down.

Even plants that say 'Takes FULL Sun' are not talking about the Texas sun!

This morning (while my coffee was brewing) I had to drag some of my plants in pots over to where they could get a little shade relief.

While I was out watering, I decided to plant a half dozen of the pots Louis Dean had started seeds in.

I have no clue WHAT I planted but six small clusters of green leaves are now in the ground.

Four in the flower bed beside the Christmas house and the other two in the new garden Louis Dean made. I hope they are going to like the new location.

By the time I did laundry and some light housekeeping and wrote letters to the Bell Grands who are at church camp this week, it was time to get dressed.

Pam stopped by for a little visit and I had a Care Package all ready for her with food from Sunday.

We will be going to the ranch soon and Pam offered to water our plants a couple of times a week.

Jesse said he will come over twice a week, too, so that makes everything getting a good dose of water four days out of seven.

You have to be a truly hardy pioneer of a plant to survive summer here!

I met Brenda up at the thrift store this afternoon and we had a good time treasure hunting.

We even made it to two thrift stores - Texas Thrift and Goodwill.

Goodwill reduced its senior discount from 25% on Tuesdays to 10%!

This was our first time to go there in months!

We ended our visit at Whataburger for iced tea and the AC!!!

Both stores were really warm and we were HOT!

Love the AC at Whataburger and by the time we had finished solving the problems of the world, Brenda and I were both shivering!

I am retiring some tired and worn 'debris' so it was fun to find some 'new' stuff today!

The lamp has replaced the banker's light here on my desk in the sewing room and the sunflowers are in a basket on the table. The white flowers in a box now live on a small table in the foyer and the green arrangement in the back has yet to be assigned its place to live.

I really like simple wreaths like this one.

It has a double wire frame making it extra nice.

I may take this to the ranch with us.

I tried growing carrots last year but they didn't make.

How hard can it be to grow carrots??

I'm going to give it another try.

Can you believe THREE of these devotional books at one thrift store??

My sister, Nita, gifted all of her siblings a book and we all read it one year.

I rotate my devotional books 

This year I'm reading 'Jesus Always' by the same author.

Some orange sunflowers in the planter that found its way to Goodwill from Hobby Lobby.

I've been using an inexpensive China bristle paintbrush for basting.

I can now throw that thing away!

Look what I found at the same store I found the same book last week!

Jean - this one's for you!

I love to listen to audio books.....but I seldom do.

This might be a good one for when I'm sewing one of my denim quilts.

The black and white dress will be perfect for church!

Brenda found it for me in her search today.

I am going to enjoy the wallet that is large enough to hold my phone.

I carry a heavy purse and usually just take my phone with my credit card in the holder on the back of it when I go in a store to shop. This was I can simply take the wallet out!

The six napkins will got perfect with my sunflower dinnerware!

And who doesn't need another makeup bag??

I love delicate pretty dishes!

I got 5 bowls for $0.50  each......

and 2 small plates for $0.70 each!

Radisson 

W. S. George

Made in the U.S.A.

Everything is all put up, dishes washed and in the China hutch, napkins in the laundry, and the debris looking pretty in the proper places.

I'm continuing to work in the sewing room and hope to have it all clean and DONE tomorrow!

The curtains give it a classy look and kinda sorta match the ones on the French doors.

They are grommet ones and I wanted plain in order to hide the simple inexpensive rod.

No worries!

I just hung them upside down since they hang behind a table!

It's a fun challenge to think outside the box!