Lime Candles

I am getting decorations out and love this color of lime green candles.I bought them in the summer from a local florist at the sidewalk sales in August at Kent's Florist here in Columbia
I really like the candelabra with the angels. It was in the sidewalk sale also
I still need to get all my garland out to wrap around it and then the tree and all that stuff and I have a full weekend planned and not at home.

 These are dark pictures since I took them early this morning headed out the door to work and it was still dark outside at 7 am I only have 2 lamps in my front living room where this is

I am going over to Clarksville Missouri with couples ladies and possibly my daughter to tour Richard Cottrell's mansion who is having Christmas tours of his fabulous house. He is on facebook and you can see pictures. His house is a dream for us vintage and victorian ladies who likes pre civil war houses 1854.

You all keep posting the most wonderful; pictures of your Christmas decorations. I want to put a small tree in my kitchen on top of an old chippy dish cabinet then a tree in living room and my home office area. I need more energy to get this all done by December 17th when I have Christmas with my local family 

Linky parties I am joining in 

Shabblicious Friday 

Pink Saturday 

Tag Exchange

The Turkey's have all been eaten so it's onto a Christmas Tag swap. I joined in for the first time at Art Joy Stuff tag swap. It's a White Christmas ATC Swap . Like I said my first tag swap. Deadline is December 5th if anyone can join in.
I used a post card advertising card that I picked up in Salem Oregon last month at a great girly flea market. Added the metal wings I painted and used some rhinestone and pearls for her crown

 I cut the card down to specifications which was 2 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches and then added my embellishments and adornments . The ribbon trim on bottom was trimmed from a wide ribbon
I thought the mini Christmas wreaths added lots Christmas charm

 

 Here is a picture of my Thanksgiving table . The big velvet pumpkin was removed and the candelabras before the turkey and all the trimmings got added to the table.Instead of using crystal glasses I used vintage footed  peanut butter glasses from the 1950's. Do any of you remember these ? Peanut butter came in them and they had a metal lid .

The little ceramic orange pumpkin my 9 year old grandson made me last year.


Linky parties I joined in


Coastal Charm 
WoW Us Wednesday 
Check out Friday Flea Market 
Waste Not Wednesday 
Shabblicious Friday 
My Thrift Store Addiction 

Estate Sale Finds

Stop me I have been over spending on local estate sales lately. However it's been things I wanted ,so I make an excuse to myself. A lady I know had some great things in  this sale last weekend.I bought myself  3 newer Coach large bags. She told me she carried 2 of them just once and one still has original price tags on it($589.00)!!! and I got it for a steal. Now I'm a Louis Vuitton gal myself but I thought one of my girls might like them or a friend.

I am always drawn to lockets and this is dated on back 19 which I took for 1919, it opens and still has original frame circle for a picture                                                        

Got this beautiful monogramed pin also it was $6.00

 I love these art velvet pumpkins, A local florist carries them and the one I really love are covered with rhinestones,crazy prices also.
Terry put hers in this sale and I got all 4 of hers she just bought this year.The littlest one is pictured with my locket and pin very small

I got some other practical items also like a window washer to reach way up high ,it's on a long pole now I need to get my back windows washed before the snow flies. I like clean windows in the winter.

I need to get my house straighten up today and put some dishes away so I can get out my Thanksgiving dishes and set my table

Linky Parties 

Pink Saturday 

Coastal Charm 

For Sale Island Living

                       

ISLAND HOME IN VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO

Excellent 2 or 3 bedroom home in Isabel II on a quiet dead end street. Safest neighborhood in Vieques. House recently painted inside and out.  Newer appliances: glass top stove, refrigerator, microwave, washer and dryer. Fujitsu air conditioning.  Beautiful ceramic tile floors throughout. Extra large carport with new roof. Off street parking.  Low maintenance yard with mature fruit and cedar trees and other flowering plants. No steps. Rejas. Front porch with privacy. Off street parking.

$159,000 

Phone:  939-630-8909

                                                       

This belongs to a fried of mine Nancy Carr who is moving back to the states
Contact her for more information.

This will be a wonderful vacation house for someone then rent it out rest of year to tourist visiting the island
I always thought it would be fun to buy a house like this with couple other girl friends and share it on girl get a way trips?  

November 17th

Well girls and guys today is my biggest Birthday yet. Which I have not handled very well. Seems like it has just Slapped me in the face saying you're an old gal now LOL

However I have made it. Through thick and thin fat and skinny years. Happy times and sad times in my life ,like everybody else. Ok so much for the pity party LOL

 I have had my Big girl panties on several years now.On the card these panties are black sparkling

I also was taken out to lunch by a dear friend and a few gals I know from previous years working at Verizon for 26 years.

 Then Tuesday I went with Gina  and Bernideen ,( who did a birthday post for me and she posted a couple very nice pictures of tea room) to St Louis to Warson Woods antique mall and out to lunch in St Charles at a tea room in an old 1800's house which was a nice lunch and the dessert was the best .haha
A girl at tea room took pictures of all 3 of us on Bernideen's nice camera and they wasn't good at all

I am very thankful for what I have and what I get to do in life just seems like this is hard to do. I have another lunch date today

         

Thanks for listening to my whining xoxo

Heavenly Candles

We had our first cold night and I have officially turned my furnace on. Our first frost also so I covered up my large pots of flowers I didn't want killed off just yet. I did pot a lot up and put them in the studio in a south window for sun all winter. I did this last year and I had blooming flowers all winter.

Now I want to show you my dreamy beautiful heavenly candle I order from Rhonda at A Little Bit French . She has the most beautiful items in her shop.
I couldn't hardly decide which candles to order so as you see I ordered several. Also a dear friend Nancy Carr ordered me a surprise package of candles also and had them sent to me for my birthday this month. Girls this is the big one so I need lots candles and prayers LOL However i'm so happy with my life,here in my senior years.They talk about the seasons of our lives I guess I'm in the Fall season.

Rhonda had them all wrapped so pretty.

                                           

 I am so pleased and happy with these and their beauty

 I wasn't sure what container to display these in so have them in different creamers setting on top of my old chippy dish cabinet

 I want to light them however they are for display only so will have them for years to come.
I may share with a couple friends for gifts also

                     I need to get busy and get my kitchen rearranged for Thanksgiving dinner. I need to put an extender leaf in my table and bring chairs up to the kitchen. Plus put away a lot of dishes I have setting around. My daughters family comes with my 4 grandsons and it's always such a fun day. Then my daughter and husband goes Black Friday shopping while the boys and I stay at my house and eat and play. Them mostly on electronic games.
                                          


Linky parties I am joining in for fun


Share Your Style
Have A daily Cup 
My Thrift store Addiction 
Rooted In Thyme
Shabblicious Friday 
The Charm of Home 
Coastal Charm 

Anything Goes Pink Saturday 
Friendship Friday 

Found Goodies

I have had the bug for thrift stores lately seems I have to go everyday or every other day anyway. I have found some really nice dishes that I like. Now the thrift stores here can't compare to larger cities but once in a while I find goodies. I liked this creamer with the pheasant on it and have a couple plates hanging and setting in my office with quails on them.
                                                               

I think it will look good on my table with my brown and white transfeware dishes for Thanksgiving. I found a couple others also in white ironstone. The 2 plain little pitchers
                                               
                                                                 

Then I seen this heart shaped colander and wonder what it'd purpose was for 

I looked it up and it's for making cheese and you use a cheese cloth inside. It's a Williams Sonoma dish made in France and Ina on Barefoot Contessa once used it on her show if you watch the cooking shows. I don't anymore since they took Paula Deen off I still believe she took a terrible wrap for her brothers wrong doing.Go on the internet and type apilco and this dish will come up and what it's used for. I thought that was interesting. I will use mine for decoration only,not making cheese LOL 

I like anything from Williams Sonoma stores. I have a silver Ruffoni pan that I love and use often 

I am really enjoying our warmer than usual weather here in central Missouri also . It's been in 80's and since our rain last night it's going to be in 70's I think next couple weeks anyway.

Linky parties I am joining in 

Home Sweet Home 

Shabblicious Friday 

Pink Saturday/Anything Goes