Blue Monday-New Books

Linking with Sally today @http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/ for Blue Monday.

Went to Borders Book Store this Saturday and found a couple of really neat books I'd like to share.This new summer edition of Gallery with hundreds of paper projects and mixed media. Lots of inspiration.

I've already started a project.

Are you an Elvis fan?  Well I grew up with listening and watching him. My hubby and I are big fans.  I saw this book and it has so many photos of the family that I've never seen.  So I picked it up too.

Have yourselves a WONDERFUL BLUE MONDAY.

Ann

Pink Saturday - Winner of Journal Announced

I am so happy to be participating in this wonderful party called "Pink Saturday".  After picking up my copy of "Artful Blogging",  I'm even more proud.  Beverly has certainly captured a special audience with this special blogging party.  Today I am happy to share with you @http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog.com.

I am celebrating my 100th post and last Saturday I featured a journal that I created for a give-away.  I'm happy to say that I had 30 bloggers who commented and wanted to be included in this give-away.

I prepared a special PINK  tablecloth, a PINK basket, PINK  garland to celebrate!!! I entered everyone's name on PINK paper.

My hubby drew the name.

AND THE WINNER IS!!!!!!

Congratulations Suzanne, I will be e-mailing you to get your mailing address-hope you enjoy using it as much as I did making it.

I have one picture to share today, I had a garage sale a couple of weeks ago and my granddaughters decided to have a Lemonade Stand too.  Sophie made a cute sign to advertise and they made cookies also.  They had so much fun, almost as much as the passing drivers (some who stopped to buy).Hope your weekend is just PINKY

Ann

Family Fridays-Dad and his brothers

Linking with Lori @ The Peterson Family for Family Friday.

I want to share a picture of a generation who lived a wonderful full life.  Was fantastic fathers, husbands, grandfathers, BROTHERS, uncles and the list could go on and on.  I plan to see each and everyone of these again because they were all christians. 

This was taken in the early 1980's at a family reunion.   Left to right- Joe, Dad (Ralph) Brian, Floyd and Bill. 

How I miss them, my Dad passed away at a young 69 and all of his brothers lived into their 90's.  They left us lots of wonderful memories and I honor that today.

Ann

Vintage Thingie Thursday - glass dishes

Today is the day to join Suzanne @http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/and show off all those vintage goodies.

I have had these glass pieces for quite a few years.  I really love this first dish, it is so interesting.  The dish is decorated with an egyptian motif.  There are pyramids,  palm trees and a  phinx etched on the glass.

If anyone has any knowledge about this pattern, I'd really like to know the maker, date of production--there are no markings anywhere on the piece.  I've had this dish probably about 30 years.

My next posting is a glass butter dish, I think this one is depression glass.I enjoy using this for company.

Hope you have a super Thursday.

Ann

Outdoor Wednesday

Linking up with Susan @http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/for Outdoor Wednesday.

Driving through my neighboorghood, there is an area that hangs these beautiful flowers every year.  They hang on each side of the street and run about 1 mile. There are probably about 20 hanging pots.  I think the colors are so striking.

I want to share a few of the trees in our yard.  The first  one is a River Birch, we planted in about 5 years ago.  l love the bark of this tree, and it's really growing nicely.

The next tree is a Walnut Tree that is about 25 years old.  I love the way it shades our front yard and the tree is starting to take on a lot of big shapley limbs.

Hope you are able to spend time outside, we have had so much rain but hopefully in a few weeks we will see some dry weather.

Happy Outdoor Wednesday

Ann

Blue Monday - Blue Life Jacket

Monday again?  Sally is calling us all to join her @http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/ for BLUE MONDAY.

We have always enjoyed summer activities and boating is one of our favorites.  Ofcourse everyone always wears a life jacket.  Even if your only 7 months old you still need one.  This is our granddaughter Olivia when she was a little swimmer.Sporting a two-piece BLUE bikinni.

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL BLUE MONDAY.

Ann

PINK SATURDAY - 100TH POST & GIVEAWAY

I'm sharing today with Beverly@http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ for a very special Pink Saturday Post.

TODAY IS MY 100TH  POST!!

New Pink Bloomers in my garden.

When I started thinking about blogging all kinds of doubts and uncertainty clouded my mind.  I didn't feel like I really had anything anyone would want to hear.  Well this past 6 months has been so much fun and rewarding.  I can share my love of things quirky, vintage, crafty and I do so love it. I have made pen-pals with gals all over the US and abroad.

When I started the first day, it took me so long to come up with ideas, so I got a little spiral notebook and started writing down ideas, listing the things I have kept for years and things I might want to share.  I sat this notebook on the coffee table and laid it on my night stand so if ideas came in the night I could jot them down.

After awhile it started filling up. I also jotted down all the parties I wanted to join and their addresses so I would have them at my fingertips.  This has been so helpful for me.

The past few weeks I have been working on a mixed media journal for one of you to use.

It has plenty of pages inside and a plastic sleeve to add those little scraps of ideas when your out and about.

To have a chance to win the journal, please:

                     1:  Leave a comment on this post by June 18th.

             2: Become a follower, if your not already.

I will add all of the names and pick one on Saturday June 19 and post the winner on Pink Saturday that day.

Ann