Lazy Days of August...

The Lazy days of summer

are holding me tightly in their grasp :-)

I thought today I should shake it off

and enjoy the garden...

Would you like to come along?

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Remember a couple months ago

Valerian dominated this area?

The Anemone have pushed them back

and taken their place in the spotlight...

I love their sunny faces....

Pink Lilies mixed with white Phlox

make a bright display,

and smell delightful...

My loyal Gertrude Jekyll Roses

are gearing up for another burst of blooms...

The Sweet Pea have reached the top of the obelisk

are are starting to pop open...

The deep purple Hydrangea is blooming

with a backdrop of it's softer pastel colored cousins...

Here is a close-up of the pretty purple...

I don't know the variety name

it was acquired in a plant trade

with a gardening neighbor...

Tiffany Roses are always worth looking at...

A tangle of annuals in a boarder bed,

Salvia, Dusty Miller, Alyssum, and  Petunia...

A favorite annual of mine is

Salvia Victoria Blue...

Pink Phlox in the background...

A new to me this spring Rose,

making it's first good show,

Heirloom...

she is as pretty as can be :-)

Today I am joining...

Cindy at My Romantic Home

for  Show and Tell Friday

Claudia at Dipity Road

for Finding Beauty

 Tootsie at Tootsie Time

for Flaunt Your Flowers Friday

and

Todays Flower

Thanks for visiting!

Adventures in Garage Saling...

I will just start by saying...

I had a fabulous weekend garage saling.

Instead of setting a tea table today

I thought I would share

my favorite find!

Saturday morning I didn't have a lot of time..

but  I think "why not run my garage sale route real quick"

(yes.. I have a route, I am a creature of habit).

I plan to just do drive bys....

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I see a sale that has lots of dishes..

Then I see this tea set

it is love at first sight!

I see the price and my heart just pitter patters :-)

Then I grab a few other very nice dishes,

(I will have to share those later:-)

Pay for my goodies..

The lady who's sale it is helps me wrap the dishes in newspaper,

she is wrapping the teapot and pulls out...

her purchase receipt,

she says "Look Mom the receipt is still in here"

her Mom comes over to look,

I look over and TRY not to gasp.

So now I am holding my breath

because I know someone is gonna take my prize back!

But no one does :-))

Then I come home and look up the pretty mark on-line...

A reproduction!

(see that uppercase L it should have been a lowercase)

Then I look at the pretty pretty roses,

and know I am still beyond thrilled!

Labels be it on clothes or dishes,

just don't mean that much to me.

The beauty is what makes my heart pitter patter :-)

The gorgeous teapot..

Or is it really a chocolate set?

(I know one of the Expert tea ladies will know)

 cream and sugar...

roses :-)

It was a great day Garage saling :-)

I am joining several great tea parties today!

Sandi at The Rose Chintz Cottage

for Tea Time Tuesday

Lady Katerine

for Tea Time Tuesday

Martha for

Martha's Favorites

Terri at Artful Affirmations

for Tea Cup Tuesday

Wanda Lee

for Tea for Two

Paperbutterfly

for Teapots and Tea Things

And

Linda at Coastal Charm

for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Thanks for visiting!

Lace Trims...

Did everyone hit the garage sales this weekend?

Or if you are so lucky the flea markets!

One of my favorite finds

is handmade and vintage lace edgings.

Today I washed and ironed some bags of trims

I was lucky enough to find this summer...

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Bags are usually mixed lots

with a bit of this and a bit of that..

 A small bit of pretty and delicate lace...

This vintage lace collar with rosettes is a favorite find!!

oodles of delicate vintage machine made lace...

But my favorites are the crocheted trims!

I plan to use some to trim cotton dish towels,

and I want to line my cupboards edges with

some of the longer pieces....

The pattern of this piece reminds me of dragonflies...

Usually I buy the pieces in gallon bags

grab bag style,

sight unseen... for next to nothing.

It's like Christmas to come home

and open the bag to see what pretties are inside :-)

This piece just made my heart sing,

a nice long strip of lacy scallops :-)

Today I am joining

Olga at Olga's Home and Garden Blog

for Handmade Monday

and

Mary at Little Red House

for Mosaic Monday

I think Mary is taking a break this week, oops

I thought I would share my

Crazy Quilt Lacey Mosaic anyway :-)

 

Thanks for visiting me today!