WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

I'm sure some of you have been wondering, "What's up with Sue?", as I haven't blogged since June 1st. No, I haven't died and fallen off the planet!

To be honest, I just haven't felt like it. No particular reason, but here I am! No vacations this summer, just staying home with my regular routine. My next-door neighbors put in a swimming pool . . . and a nice tall fence. They did all kinds of fancy stone work and, boy, am I glad that's done - the stone saw was killing us!

The weather here in mid-to-eastern Massachusetts was extremely dry all summer and cooler than normal, which was fine by me. Western MA, in particular, got all kinds of intense thunderstorms but not us. We're supposed to get some rain in a few days and I'll certainly be glad for it.

I'm just glad it's Fall and it's football season again!

I've been doing some thrifting. Here are a few selections. I'm not sure if this is a chocolate pot or not, it's about 8-1/2" tall, and it only cost $7.00! I love it.

I was so thrilled to find this footstool with a bowl of cherries on it!

This bowl is really cool, in my opinion. Love the flowers on the handles. Unfortunately, no lid came with it but that's okay. And, yes, it is Hall's!

The tall brownish vase in the center is my most recent acquisition. Another no-namer.

My father-in-law brought this dirty, cobwebby, ugly dresser up from Florida last month. I was about to tell him to chuck it in the dump when he showed me the drawer that turns into a desk!

He said it was store-bought, I thought hand-made. He was right, there's a plate inside the top drawer:

I looked it up online and found only a few pieces of furniture by them. Must have been a small company. I absolutely hate the drawer pulls and might replace them at some point, but saving the originals. Here's a full view of it, housing some of my craft supplies:

And there you have it. See you next time around!

IT IS!

REDNESDAY

Hi everyone! Can you believe the first day of Autumn is this weekend? Thus my flaming red greeting today! I found it on Flickriver, via Google, and it's by J.T. I love Autumn weather, apples, pumpkins, and changing foliage. I love doing my Fall projects - cleaning up the flower beds, moving plants around so they'll look "perfect" the next year, and washing all the pots so they'll be ready in February to start the new seedlings!

What I don't like is seeing the final flower of the season, putting the tools away for the last time, raking leaves, and feeling that biting nip that tells you winter will be along before you know it. But, as King Solomon said, "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven".

Now, what have I got to show you today? I picked up a new bird figurine at the thrift shop last week. It's the double one in the middle. For those who hadn't read the last post I did on these, the pretty stained-glass cabinet is over the dresser in my walk-in closet.

You've all heard me rave recently about the James Patterson Alex Cross series. Would you believe I read 16 books in just over a month? They're that good! I have one more to read, and the new one comes out in February. Well, Fran of Hey, Mom! What's for Dinner? contacted me and said she had some Patterson books she was getting rid of and would I like them. Duh, yeah I would! So she sent them along with a surprise in the box - a cute little cherries bowl! And, come to find out, Fran lives very close to me, too! Thanks again, Fran!

REDNESDAY

Happy Spring, everyone! And, it's almost Easter, too! I see some of you who joined my Easter Swap have received packages already. I got mine yesterday, from Carly of Swt Vintage Love. Here's what I got:

Two adorable hoppy critters (I've always loved these things!), some yummy Jr. Mints, and a wad of vintage red lace to make some fun stuff with. I know you're probably thinking, "Huh, that ain't much". Well, look down at the next photo . . .

Isn't this an awesome bag?? Carly made it! Just look at that vintage fabric, and those gorgeous roses!!! (Maybe I'll plant it in my garden, lol!) I do love tote bags and am so happy to add this to my collection! Thanks so much, Carly! :)

Now, speaking of Easter, here are a few miniatures in my shadow box.

I made a banner this year from vintage Easter cross images. A few close-ups follow.


I went to an estate sale on Saturday. I picked up some Christmas novels to read in December.


I grabbed this bag of ribbon and lace, as you know I have a thing for this kind of stuff! I also found three small vintage square tablecloths, two doilies, and five vintage aprons - all for 25 cents each! I'll only keep one and sell the rest. After they're washed and pressed I'll show them to you.


Here's another batch of lace that I picked up at the thrift store recently.


And, finally, I show you my recent eBay purchase - Pyrex cherry bowls!! Yahoo! I never knew Pyrex made cherry bowls, but I have some now!

REDNESDAY

Jeepers, is it Rednesday already?! I'll blame it on the Monday holiday. That usually throws me off.

Well, the good news is that I ordered my new camera from Amazon and it should come this week. Then I can start taking lot of (clear) red pics again! For now, I'll leave you with a few of my favorite cherry images ~

The Graphics Fairy

Green Paper

by artist Cicely Mary Barker

REDNESDAY

I can't believe how many of you have Christmas decorations up already! I wish I did! But, with all the warm weather we've been having here in New England (Today was 65F/18.5C, and my Fairy Rose bush is still blossoming!), I really don't feel like it. I can't imagine living in a warm climate year-round!

I love getting sidetracked sometimes. I was all set to post this around 1:45 this afternoon when Mister said, "Let's go to the thrift store". So we went and I got some cool stuff to show you!

My camera is still not working properly. Non-flash shots come out white, like over-exposure. Flash shots have horizontal lines throughout. I have no idea what these are all about. Here we go:

How about this wooden cherries garland? I LOVE it, of course! A pretty Teleflora compote with roses, and a figurine of a girl (or angel) playing a red flute. The "wings" are giant bows that go with the jacket she wears.

This is the Scripture on the front of her dress:

A pretty gold and roses Lefton plate, a wood box that once had Christmas cards in it, and a box of small red candles. A happy day for me!

REDNESDAY

My turkey died on Sunday . . . the little fellow in this picture had a mate, but Becky knocked it over accidentally and it smashed to smithereens.

On the same day, which happened to be my birthday, Mister dropped and broke my yellow Fire King bowl! He said that instead of giving me china for my birthday, they were getting rid of some!
Now I have to get a replacement yellow bowl - we use that one all the time.

Mister had this maraschino cherries jar in the barn and decided, recently, to let me have it. I soaked the label off and filled it with my vintage wood and spun cherries!

Here's a clean image of the lid in case anyone wants it!Oh, by the way, thanks for all the offers to be my tag partner! I chose Wendi of SoulDelights, because she was the first one to respond.

ANOTHER CHERRY BLOG!

I received an email from Sue in Dublin, Ireland - she has a blog called CherrySue, Doin' the Do! I've added it to my Cherry Blogs list, and you must go visit her!
I love meeting new cherry bloggers!

REDNESDAY

I have a shelf above my computer that I painted white with red trim. Some of my "collectibles" are stored there ~

Mister picked up a computer desk some months ago and this little glass jar w/lid was in one of the drawers - so cute! It's just shy of 2" tall.
What? Do you think I wouldn't buy a Jessie Pez? LOL! The mushroom guy is a Steinbach; and the ceramic cottage is a measuring spoon holder sans spoons.
The oriental cat teapot wears my name bracelet that Jade and I made last year. The old red rabbit was purchased for 25 cents at a yard sale on Saturday. I've never seen a red rabbit, and . . . if you look close, there are yellow cherries painted on its' chest!! You know he was just waiting for me to buy him!