how does your garden grow?.....

with nuts and bolts

and iron pipe..rebar

and steel plate....?

dh made this for me about 40 years ago

when we were newly married...what a guy, huh?

or...maybe with silverplate...

along w/copper and brass

wire...?

 

 

still making things..with a little prompting

from me...all these years later....so...i'll say

it again...

what a guy, huh?.....

finally decided to take trip to anthropologie

yesterday....especially after looking at 52 Flea.....

and her pictures from there...

oh my!.....will take some 

pics of what i got for a later post...but

what displays....!!!  even dh was impressed....

hoping to find some more treasures today...

will keep you all posted....

thanks for stopping by....

be well......

warmly.........susan

but.....of course.....

found this sign at tj maxx

the other day and just knew

it had to come home w/ me...

well...isn't it the truth?

it certainly is in my family....

we are a family of animals....

we all believe just what  the sign says....

here we have dusty ..my little cairn terrier...

then ..luna..aka the cuz....who belongs

to my daughter...luna is always

very hungry...but..very proper..

next..come hannah and jasmine..

my son's two pups...

this photo was taken at my son's

wedding ..they were the most

beautiful bridesmaids ever...

i want you to know...that cats are

people too...

just because there is no sign as yet..

doesn't change a thing..

 at least not in our family...

here are my daughter's cats...agnes

and hazel...

agnes is the most well traveled cat i have

ever had the pleasure to meet...

and, hazel....very sweet..but this picture

tells it all about our dear little

hazzie...

all our animals have been adopted....

they have added so much love

to our lives...

i need to mention that both luna and

hazel each only have one eye...

dana adopted them both in 

new mexico.

each needed some extra special

care ..and, they certainly

have gotten it at dana's home..

david adopted jasmine in santa fe..too..

someone at the dog park put jazzie in the

palm of david's hand...and he immediately

fell in love....

i know you haven't forgotten that this blog

is named after..and...

dedicated to ....my little loves who

are waiting for me at rainbow bridge..

zoe and mr. nube...

who ..by the way..were also adopted...

remember to squeeze and hug those furry friends of yours 

today...

thanks for stopping by...

be well.....

susan

be careful what you ask for...

remember when i said yesterday..

that i would much prefer snow

to that dreaded cold and dreary

rain?

welp...the man above heard me...

we are in for some snow...how much..?

anyone's guess...as we have already decided..
mr. doppler isn't

all that reliable these days...

despite the snowfall.....

i will continue to wish upon the snow ladened  star

for spring to show up soon....go ahead..
click on the link..you'll enjoy it...

 

i have to admit ....the chair

 and

berries look really pretty

with the snow cover...

 

not sure

how the poor little flowers

feel about being

snow capped....

 

but..the front door gargoyle certainly  looks pretty

miffed about the whole thing...

however...i do think spring IS right around the corner as

i saw a big fat old robin red breast at the

bird feeder this morning....

didn't get my camera out fast enough to

capture him for you..but..he was there...

in full regalia...
 

think happy springtime thoughts..

thanks for stopping by...

be well...

warmly ....susan

rain rain ...go away...

it's very dreary here in

ct with a cold rain falling...

i think snow would be

prettier .....

i need to remember to

be careful what i ask for...

i put these shelley buonaiuto

figures right by the front door

for several reasons.....

first...to greet everyone who

comes into our home...

and...secondly...to perk me

up when i look outside at

dreary weather...

we first saw these figures while

visiting dana when she was living

in santa fe....fell in love with them

immediately.....

i am edging up on their ages and i

so hope that my intentions of emulating

them emerge as planned...

i relate to everything about them...

from the sagging body parts...

to the look of contentment and

acceptance on their faces....

as i age....i try to find my beauty

from within.....hehe..mostly out

of necessity ...but also because

i am older and i am starting to 

understand....

as one of my favorite mary engelbreit

cards says...

in youth we learn...in age we understand...

thanks for stopping by....

be well....

warmly.........susan

these boots.....and shoes.....are made for walking......

or not....

1920's leather and canvas boots.....teeny tiny once again.....

sweet little coated baby shoe......

copper/bronzed boy and girl baby shoes from

the 40s...

got these on etsy....seller said they

were hubby and wife's...aww...

just couldn't pass them up...

see the crown.?...

little leather children's shoes found in my in-laws' home
when we were getting it ready for sale....
always nice to have family pieces like
these....

speaking of boots...it's very rainy and dreary here

in ct today...could use a nice pair for walking
myself.........

thanks for stopping by...

be well....

warmly......susan

all in the family.....

thought i would share a couple

more wedding dresses w/you today...

 my mother's wedding dress...

early 40s ecru silk satin....

sweetheart neckline...long pointed sleeves...

tiny covered buttons all the way down the

back..and..real ones...no snaps behind

these....

ruching on the bodice.....simply elegant...and...

once again...a teeny tiny waist.....

now here i am in the 90s when i first

opened fannie rose....

the same reporter who did an article on 

runaround sue's

came and did an article for 

fannie rose's opening...

i am wearing a silk 1920's wedding dress...

along w/my catherine d's hat and

pearls...

let me say...1920s dresses in this

style ran large-ish  unlike most

period garb...

which enabled me to fit

into it...not sure i would

be able to today...nearly

20 years later...

well...that's the journey for today...

hoping to dig out some more

fashions to share w/you 

all...

be well...

warmly........susan

ruby ruby ruby will you be mine?......

ruby barker was my hubby's

maternal grandmother....

right after i opened fannie rose

which ...again...was

named after *my* two grandmothers..

my dear mil scrounged around

in her attic and came up w/her

mother's wedding dress...

it was stained and matted and somewhat

of a mess...

i soaked it..sunned it....soaked it and

sunned it again and again...and, it came

out perfectly....

i had it on the dress form for a very long time but

then decided i should keep it out of the sunlight

so the threads would stay strong...
so it is now packed away with many of
my other vintage dresses......

this reminds me that i should get some pictures taken
of all of them..too....

it was all hand sewn...

the waist measures about 18 inches...tiny

tiny people in those days....

pintucks ...inset lace...eyelet....

 a delicate flounce at the bottom.....

almost ethereal in this picture.....

                                 

teeny tiny little buttons secure the back along w/some teeny tiny hooks and eyes

at the waistline....

a real work of art.....

ruby's sisters' names...were..

lily..pearl...diamond....what

a hoot......!

well..whatever the names...i am so

very thankful to have this dress...

ruby ruby ruby...will you be mine?

appropos, no?

just realizing that dion dimucci gave me lots of inspiration...

first runaround sue...and, now...

ruby ruby ruby will you be mine?

i'll have to leave him a thank you
on facebook....

if you click on the song names..you will
be able hear him sing the songs..
ain't technology grand?

be well....

warmly..........susan

change of plans...but ..not of heart.......

well, i was planning to go 

treasure hunting yesterday...

but...i got a visit from my favorite

little guy and his dad..another of

my faves....and after picking

him up for a few hours.....he is getting soooooooooo

big and heavy...my back was

aching so i opted for staying

in.......

but today is another day...and..

treasure hunting it will be...

hope you find your hearts' desires today too...

be well....

warmly.........susan

spring is in the air...

even though the weatherman is

predicting more snow this

week...spring is definitely in the

air here in connecticut...

the birds are a-chirping...the

air smells and feels differently...

so...i decided to gussie up some

of my outdoor decorations to

herald in the springtime...

 

front door basket filled w/spring flowers

  

 some forsythia ..or forcynthia as my daughter used to say....

to perk up this great shabby chair....

 

feather wreath ...weathered shutter..front yard tree....

hope you are thinking spring in your neck of the woods...

treasure hunting is on the agenda for me today...

you, too?

be well....

warmly..........susan

hats off to you....

i told you all how my collecting

journey started w/a hatpin and i 

showed you that collection...

of course...the natural chain 

of events would be to then

start collecting hats...

and, boy did i!!!

the walls of my shoppe were

covered w/vintage hats...i will

try to dig up some photos of that

at some point and show it to you...

here are a few of the hats that 

i took home w/me and have

displayed around my *nest*...

 

  

 

 

  

hope you like them as much as i do...

while i have you here...i thought i would

show you a few of the goodies i

*plan* on putting in my etsy

shoppe *soon*...plan and soon

being the operative words here..

i always have the best of intentions

but then something else just

steps right in front of me and

gets me distracted...

anyhoo...here you go...

 

 

 

 

so look for them soon on etsy
or kind of soon....hopefully.
posting this here will be the
nudge i need to get these posted asap...

hope you have a wonderful friday and plan

lots of fun things for the weekend...

thanks for travelling with me..

be well....

warmly........susan