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Born, raised and lived in Kansas all my life. Then in November of 2007, my husband and I moved to the east coast. My husband's dream has been to renovate an old house. So, here we are in a house built in 1890 and we work hard to keep it from falling down around our ears. Sometimes I wonder, "What were we thinking!?"
My blog is about what is happening in my life as I adjust to living in the south, adjust to being an empty nester, adjust to menopause, adjust to being a grandma...|
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The ties on this apron are really long. I should have altered them, but it was to the point I just wanted to get it off my WIP list.
What have you finished this week? Let us know at Lit and Laundry. Check out what others have accomplished this week.
I love the colors in these bowls. They always cheer me when I look at them. Notice that the large bowl has the light green trim on the inside of the bowl while the small bowl has the trim on the outside of the bowl.
There are no markings on these bowls. I do not know if this pattern has a name or not. Can any one out there shed any light on these?
I'm always looking for these bowls. Maybe some day I will find in between sizes.
The guys took some time to talk about the replacement of the front porch. I noticed no one grabbed a hammer or a paint scraper.
We all finally got motivated and decided to head to Raleigh. But first we had to stop at a convenience store along US 1. We had to stop because it was the "Sheetz". You can see the sign in the background as we drove away.
Once in Raleigh, we hit the flea market held at the state fair grounds every weekend. There was a Mustang car show going on there as well. We walked around ohhing and ahhing at all the cool cars, new and old for a while, then headed to the flea market to see what treasures we could find. Being that it was a holiday weekend and raining, there were not very many vendors outside. But we enjoyed looking at what was there and purchased a few goodies. Here we are leaving the flea market. The building in the background is full of small retail vendors.
While at the flea market, we purchased some yummy produce and fresh shrimp for our dining pleasure that evening. After a stop at our local Food Lion for some potatoes, steaks, more beer and wine, we got to cooking. Here's Phil getting ready to do a digital exam, er...I mean, prepare the fresh jalapenos for our appetizer.
Jalapeno poppers - fresh peppers with the seeds removed then stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with a slice of bacon. Throw on the grill long enough to get cook the bacon and heat the peppers. Yummy! And with the seeds removed, they are not all that hot. Some of them were even sweet. Here's a picture of the poppers and the potatos on the grill.
We also had fresh Silver Queen corn on the cob purchased from the flea market. It is the sweetest corn you will ever eat! Here's Mar and Phil preparing the corn to go in the oven. Good thing my kitchen is large as we all had a hand in fixing our dinner that night.
Rod and I are at the sink cleaning and deveining the fresh shrimp we got at the flea market. I have to say, something was fishy! EWW!
After the potatoes were done, the steaks, shrimp and pineapple skewers grilled to perfection, it was time to eat. And eat and eat.
There is nothing better than having good food, good wine and good friends around your dining room table.
On the inside cover, Mom taped the invitation to the baby shower held in our honor.
The hem of the maternity top lifted up to see the details of the shower.
This is a napkin Mom saved from the shower. A bit wrinkled, but then so am I.
I love the sweet art work on the inside pages of my baby book. According to things mom wrote in my baby book, television was popular with Dick Clark's American Bandstand being the top daytime show. The top song on my birthday was Paul Anka's "Lonely Boy" with the Bop being the hot dance. President Dwight Eisenhower, who also grew up in Kansas, was in office.
The tiny little beaded bracelet I wore in the hospital bears my last name. It is safely tucked inside an envelope along with a couple locks of my hair.
Included in the package with my baby book was this little porcelain bassinet. My mom's aunt, Annette Jackson, brought this to her in the hospital with a small flower tucked inside. Growing up, I remember this sitting on a small shelf of Mom's shadow box.
Also tucked inside my baby book is my first professionally done portrait. I was about fourteen months old. The little dress I had on was mint green and white gingham trimmed in white lace. Mom had it tucked away for many years. I'm not sure if she still has it or not.
I also have this little ballerina that sat atop my sixth birthday cake along with five other dancers. The other dancers were pink, blue and lavender and I'm not sure why they were not saved. I'm also wondering if this dancer knows that her "girls" are bare???
Doing a search on today's date, I found that other people sharing my birthday Barbara Stanwyck, Orville Rendenbacher, Bess Myerson, Ginger Rogers and Shoeless Joe Jackson.
If you have not been to see Suzanne this week, make sure you stop by to see the vintage, antique and retro things others have shared this week.
There was beer and mojitos on the deck with family and friends...
The only fireworks we saw were the ones that our grandson, Boogie, and I "popped" on the deck. To the two of us, they were bigger than bombs bursting in air...
It was a great surprise. Even though my friends came home with us that night, it was still a little unreal. But I enjoyed their visit tremendously. More of our adventures and my milestone birthday in later posts this week.
This is the rack by itself. Very typical of the plastic from the 50's. It could be hung from the wall or set on a flat surface. It looks like someone had it sitting on their stove as there is a hole melted in one side.
The two different jars side by side. Tall and skinny and short and fat.
Here are the tops of both. The nutmeg jar had a sprinkle top while the top of the jars on the rack had to be screwed off to use.
Thanks for stopping by this week. Do not miss seeing all the other wonderful vintage things shared at Suzanne's this week.
This is really Hubs' finish. He took off the baseboards and added more electric outlets so this room would have more than just one. He patched, scraped, sanded, primed and painted. I had the easy job of rolling on the wall color which is Sherwin Williams Certain Peach and the ceiling is Peach Blossom. It is not as pink as the picture shows.
I thought it would great in off white. It was a little too stark so I thought I would give it a little age with some thinned paint. That looked so bad I did not even take a picture of it.
After another trip to Lowe's, I spray painted it green. Again, I tried to age it with some thinned brown paint but it looked horrible. So with the last bit of paint left in the can, I am calling this a finish.
Usually I decorate our front porch for the holiday. Since we still do not have a front porch, I thought the red, white and blue would look good on the garden fence.
God Bless America. Hope you have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day.
Built in the 1890s. For more pictures of our home, check out my photos on Flickr.
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