What a change in a week!

My purple coneflowers were just looking so gorgeous!

They look kinda droopy now and are loosing their petals fast!

I was pretty shocked when I looked out at the damage the frost had done!

I did manage to save most of the peppers by quickly picking them and rinsing them in cold water to stop the freezing action. The cucumbers didn't fair so well, only saved a few that we are really enjoying eating while we can, there is nothing like the taste of a really fresh cucumber. Tomatoes were damaged but I had picked alot of them off already and have them safely in the garage.

I hate to see the end of summer! We went from summer to fall in a matter of 24 hours! A very hard frost last Tuesday morning resulted in the end of the garden for this year. All that's left are the hills of potatoes still to be harvested and a few carrots, the strawberries (which are still producing despite the cold!) and my clump of sage that I always pick and dry for the turkey stuffing!

French themed collage

Last night I sat and played with the old program I have and finally figured out how to work with the layers somewhat! Very elementary piece compared to what I see out there in blogland but I still have lots to figure out and my program is old and quite limited. Anyway, hope you like it! I'm going to work on it further when I get some time, today I have to clean up, inside and outside and leave this computer alone

Today at the Red Barn Antiques Sale

No time to write much at the moment, but here is where Marilyn and I spent the day, the first day of the Red Barn Fall Sale I mentioned last week. Oh what goodies they have there at half the price of antique shops! Our customers were buying, buying, buying........china, glassware, furniture, rustic farm stuff, old gates and wooden boxes, quilts, ........I could go on and on!! We wrote receipts, and wrapped and helped take it to their cars and trucks. What fun!! We're going back on Sunday to help, the last day of the sale. Would love to be there each day but I'm behind in so many things I'd better stay home! Enjoy the show! (most shots taken before opening, then a few of things being piled up that were sold and the buyers were still shopping!)(a few outside shots taken too)

 

 

Audrey Hepburn for Sweet Sixteen

I gave these Audrey Hepburn altered dominoes and rummy tiles that I made to Marilyn's grandaughter at her Sweet Sixteen birthday party last night!  The other one just happened to be in the picture. I made them especially for her as Audrey is very popular these days it seems with teenage girls and she's crazy about her right now! We were asked to wear black and white and most complied. She got a few Audrey related gifts that made her very happy.The adults left early so the kids could carry on with their own fun! Lots of fun visiting with everyone! The birthday cake was a Hepburn style hat! What fun!!

Finds! 1919 Diary!!

My best find this weekend was this 1919 diary written by a 16 year old girl! I've been reading it and it seems that things haven't changed all that much for a 16 year old! Lots of  entries on school, parties, boys, etc. I was really quite surprised at the social life of a 16 year old in those days! There was something going on all the time! She seemed to be quite popular and belonged to alot of clubs as well. It's a really good read!

A few linen goodies I picked up as well. They will need some work at stain and spot removal...yuk!

This nice crochet tablecloth has what look like old coffee stains! Hope they come out!.........

Fabulous Fall Oak Leaves and Owl Picture

My brother took this picture one fall, he lives in British Columbia. I think it is just gorgeous!
Look at those perfectly colored oak leaves! And to capture an owl in the tree among those leaves is really something! Love it!
I did take alot of pictures at the Red Barn yesterday, so click on the link  down below in the previous post to go to that site and you can view a slide show there. Tomorrow I'm hoping to go to some garage sales and they are having the first ever re-cycle event where people put out their re-cycleable household items to be picked up by anyone who comes by over the weekend and wants their old stuff!! You never know! Should be fun cruising around looking anyway! So have a good weekend, I'll be back!!

Never a dull moment around here!

THE RED BARN ANTIQUES SALE

Well, the golf is done, the farmers market is done, the garden is just about done, but always something will come up to keep me busy! This morning Marilyn and I are heading across town to the south side of the city to "The Red Barn".... We have our cars loaded and we'll be there helping to set up in the barn with antiques and collectables.  Next week when it starts we'll go and help out and have a great time of it!.

There are some slide shows on the site from previous sales, have a peek, there's always just tons of really neat things to look at. Can't wait! I'll take a few pics today to share with you later!

Ahh! Look what I found in blog land

I really can't wait to find a bit more time to be creative! If you look at the sidebar of my blog at my lists of places I visit, you've probably noticed that alot of them have a connection to altered art, digital art, collage art, free images, alot of beautiful blogs full of creativity. I have more and more to add, I just keep clicking on the links on the ones I'm visiting and always find more that I want to go back to when I have the time. My blog cruisin' time is usually when I am too pooped to do anything else, or just plain at loose ends!

Every now and then I come across one with a giveaway! Here's a lovely blog for free images and the blogger Carol Anne is having a great giveaway, which I entered by leaving a comment and now I'm putting it here on my blog, which gives me another entry for the giveaway! She has great links on her blog too for some great blogs and sites. Go to Carol Anne's Boutique for a more pictures of her great giveaway and you might want to save some of the lovely vintage images for your own use while you're there!

NEAT SIGNS!

Took these pics on my way one day to visit mom at the nursing home. Kind of neat when you are just looking at part of the sign!..........I could use a few new body parts, but I'm certainly not going to strip to save! That would require a whole lot of new body parts first! Have a great day!!

Garage Sale Finds

On my way to the market yesterday, I stopped at a great garage sale just at the end of the road. I wish I could have stayed longer, they were just putting out the goodies, alot of estate items. I did get some items, even a card table which we can use at the market. I spent a whole $5.00 and got a few things more than what I'm showing you. I think the above is a cocktail shaker without the top part. It is as large as a quart sealer and has the greatest graphics on it. 25 cents!

2 Ukrainian embroidered pieces, the one on the right is a Rushnyk, the other I don't know what you'd call it. These were only 50 cents each and they're going right on ebay tomorrow!

I wish there had of been the sugar to this cute art deco creamer. The color is perfect for my kitchen. I'm using it for my milk in my coffee this morning. It's so cute! another 25 cents!

I think she charged me 50 cents for this gorgeous murano/chalet glass piece. I am not crazy about chalet glass with the long points, etc, but this I really like. It has the red and clear glass and a real nice design to it, which you can't really see from the picture.

Well, it is now 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning. I pulled on some clothes at 7:30 a.m. to run out to the garden to get some dill to go with the cucumbers that the husband is taking to the golf course for a lady friend golfer to pick up there. I then started taking pics for ebay listings and getting a few made up for tomorrow, I like to do that on Sunday mornings. I haven't even washed my face yet! I know you all do that too sometimes I'm sure! LOL!!

I now must hop in the shower then put on some spuds for the potato salad I want to make, also I have 2 apple pies to make.....husband peeled more apples for me (he knows I'll not get around to it). Gotta visit mom this afternoon, and Kiera will be over after her ringette. I'd better fly now!

Just came across this old picture

This would have been taken at 58 Sadler in St. Vital around 1953. That's Marilyn on the left, brother Jeff center, and me on the right. I don't look too happy!

Last Market Day For This Year

So here we were, Marilyn and I, at the last day of the farmers' market for this year. It was hot today! Probably the hottest market day we've experienced this summer! We had a pot luck afterwards, yummy yummy! It was great!

We are going to try and find out the name of this annual. It starts of green but the leaves gradually change to pinks and mauves and it's gorgeous! One of the plantings in the lovely flower beds on the grounds at Pine Ridge Hollow, across the way from where we have the farmers market.

Some lovely fall color in this bed.......they have changed over their setting for the outdoor weddings held here to this spot for now. Earlier they were in another area where there were midseason flowers in full bloom.

A wedding was going to happen in the afternoon.......note the rosepetals sprinkled along the aisle.

Don't you just love this planting of ornamental grass?
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