Tuesday's Treasures!

Ruth Ann and I set out on our Tuesday Routine this afternoon.

I picked her up at 12:30 and we went straight to the thrift stores on Beltline.....Texas Thrift and Goodwill.....where both feature Senior Discounts of 30% off on Tuesdays!

I hit the jackpot with these vintage Franciscan Desert Rose plates!

8 dinner plates for $0.75 each!

7 salad plates and 4 small plates at $0.45 each!

Not one chip on any of them!

I already have a creamer, a large platter plus one dinner plate but never dreamt I would have the good fortune to find so many pieces all at one time!

I simply couldn't pass up this jolly jack 'o lantern!!

Another big score was this complete set of Queen size flannel sheets for right under $5!

They are in perfect condition!

Ruth Ann spotted this very stylish top the minute she walked in and graciously allowed ME to buy it!

Another cool top - brand new - with the tags still on it!

A set of 10 nice fall colored napkins went for $2.25.

4 tea towels - there's two of the orange ones - for $1.75!

Long table runner - which is already on the living room coffee table!

$1.75.....

Another long table runner for $1.75.

This sheet is a pure white - not sure why it photographed blue!

Sheets and pillowcases for Mother.

She isn't happy with the ones at the nursing home.

I dropped Ruth Ann off at her house and unloaded my treasures as soon as I got home.

The first thing I do is to take photos of everything - usually on the front porch bench.

Then I put the bedding in the washing machine and the dishes in the dishwasher to run, before

 I tucked myself into bed for a nap. I didn't even make the bed up this morning as I fully intended to return later! I slept for a little over and hour and got up at 6:00 ready to do art!

I put Christmas music on the stereo and Ruth Ann and I started our Santa paintings for this year.

We changed the palette a bit - wasn't sure that yellow sky would look good on my Santa Wall.

Our goal was to base in the canvas and we did just that!

I'm painting two of them and didn't get the Santa and sled in on the second one.

I can catch that up next week.

All in all, it's been a better day. Still feel slightly sick for some reason.....

probably still tired. That's what it feels like, anyway!

Getting out was good for me and I appreciate having Ruth Ann to go Goodwilling with me!

Otherwise I might have stayed home and still be down in the mully grubs!

It's HOT in Texas! While I meant to make hot cocoa to go with our Christmas music - we stuck with iced tea - blueberry tea!

Tomorrow afternoon I am going to resume my cleaning and decorating.

The front of the house is all done. I just need to maintain it as I start cleaning the bedrooms and bathrooms. I wonder what Louis Dean will have to say about all the fall debris I intend to use in the main bath? Perhaps he won't even notice!!

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I think I'm going to make a Fall Bucket List this year.

So many times I forget the very things I had been looking forward to doing.

Only 9 more days until September FIRST!!!

I may host a ladies luncheon that day to celebrate!

It could be from 11:00 - 2:00 to accommodate my friends who work and can come on their lunch hour as well as mothers - as in Amber - who will need to leave early to do the afternoon school pickup.

I am planning on a chicken salad, cheese and crackers, a fruit tray and, of course, pumpkin spice muffins and fruitcake cookies baked fresh that morning. We will visit and listen to Neil Diamond singing September Morn - over and over again!

I sure wish I could have all of YOU here to celebrate with me!

We would have so much FUN!!