Spring Break Part II

Spring Break @ Nana & Papa's

continued......

Welcoming my daughter and niece
who are both amazing teachers!!!!!



We packed at lot into our

four days of R & R

My daughter & grands arrived Sunday

Monday morning we were off to the zoo....

Even though my grands are teens now
they still love the Texas Zoo in Victoria

Especially my granddaughter who loves all animals - every shape and size!!

This is her favorite zoo guy
they blow kisses
and make a fuss over each other

the grands experience a hurricane simulator at the zoo

My baby and her baby

After a fun time at the zoo

we headed to Sonic for

"happy hour"

On the way home we stopped by the

Victoria Educational Gardens



Monday night Katy arrived to every one's delight

Tuesday I took the girls shopping

The girls at Discovery Architectural Antiques in Gonzales

We shopped till we dropped

Papa and Trace spent the day fishing

at a friend's farm pond

Trace caught four big bass!!

Wednesday we hit a few flea markets in Victoria

and then returned home and spent the

rest of the day "shabby chic" painting

some of our great finds

               However, all good things must come to and end.....

....but not until they spent one last night

playing cards on the screened porch

Every Little Birdie says

Good bye sweet family

We enjoyed every minute of our time with you

Hope your break "springs you back"

 into a good rest of the school year!



Spring Break Part I

Spring Break at Nana & Papa's

My daughter, grand kids

and niece are visiting

for Spring Break

We've had tons of fun

which I will share with you

in my next post.....

......but today I want to show you 

 what my niece scored

at the many flea markets

we've hit over the last couple days

She found this door at the Re-Store

She is going to paint it and hang it

 over her desk in her home office

and she found this cute table

(of course I didn't get before pictures)

but take my word it was a mustard color

bordering on gold....kind of ugly

.......until her Aunt Marsha painted it white

and distressed it a little

love the roses on the front

and these amazing legs

and last she found some large

frames that we painted white

she is going to use these to frame

her wedding pictures

I had fun showing the girls

how to make their own chalk paint,

painting 101, and how to distress

Now all that's left is figuring out

how to fit all this in her car!!!!

Every Little Birdie says-

But we don't sweat the small things

what's important is that she found

all these amazing finds for a real bargain!!

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Market Days on the Square

Goliad Market Days



My friend Judy and I arrived early this morning

to set everything up for my booth

It was our first time to set up the EZ tent by ourselves

and it wasn't very easy, but we did it!!!!

By 8:30 we had everything on display

and were ready for our customers



Wasn't long before the square was

full of people

We had a lot of traffic in our booth

Sells were going pretty well all morning

But come afternoon........

The wind picked up

I mean it really picked up

Tents started blowing down, merchandise

starting crashing

We moved all of our things down off the tables

and arranged them on the ground

By early afternoon the crowds started to dwindle

the wind was just too much for everyone

Vendors started to pack up

and we eventually did the same

I wish the afternoon had gone better

but overall it was a good day and I sold

a nice assortment of things

Every Little Birdie says-

I'm glad to be home from market

with a glass of wine in my hand!!!!

P.S.  Special thanks to my friend Judy for all her help.

She is a remarkable lady and I'm so blessed to

have her as a friend

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Last Minute Project

I received some nice

comments on my recent

POST 

about the angelic trays

so I dropped by

the flea market yesterday and picked

up a couple more trays

Last minute projects for

my booth this Saturday

at the Goliad Market Days

I think they all turned out

pretty and I hope they are

a hit this Saturday



I think this small tray is

especially sweet

Every Little Birdie says-

I'll report back after

Market Days

and let you know how it went

Dream a little dream

Do you ever nap?

I do from time to time
.....when the mood strikes me

Sometimes when I'm having a busy day
I love to retreat to a quite place
and take a little nap.....
it re-energizes me for the
rest of my day

Speaking of naps.......


Here are some dreamy places
to take a little nap

.....and dream a little dream

Isn't this just too sweet

Oh my, how peaceful does this look

A swinging bed - how perfect is that!



or wouldn't this be a heavenly spot

 but my all time

favorite place for a nap

is a hammock

....... in my hammock

I can smell the flowers,

hear the birds sing,

and the wind chimes ringing in the distance,

I can feel the breeze

and see the tree branches

slightly swaying 

It's the perfect place to rest a weary body

and escape from the world

for a little while

Every Little Birdie says-

Where do you escape to

take a refreshing nap???

 

Visit the Vintage Farmhouse

for a chance to win

some fabulous items

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/2013/03/creaitve-things-thursday-spring-giveaway.html?showComment=1362583113490#c7769829723737699431

Purple Haze

One week until my booth at

Goliad Market Days

Furniture is painted, crafts are made, things are priced

I think I'm almost ready

Saturday morning

hubby and I

loaded up the furniture

for my booth and took it to my friends house

This special lady helps me at the market days

(can't find a better friend than that!)

she will haul the furniture to Goliad this Saturday

and my car will be packed to the brim with everything else!

While we were at her place she said

"let's go down to the barn, I want to show

you some things you might want"

She pulled out an old box and started to

pull out bottles.......purple bottles

Are you familiar with purple glass

if not here is a little history lesson

Why does this glass turn purple?
Beginning in the 1860's, glass makers in the United States started using manganese to give glass clarity instead of lead due to lead shortages created by the Civil War. Glass containing manganese eventually turns a light purple when exposed to sunlight, a side effect that was unknown at the time that this practice started. By roughly 1915, most companies in the United States switched from manganese to selenium to maintain clearness in their glass. Thus, with a few exceptions, including Heisey, Fostoria and Imperial, companies that produced this type of glass likely manufactured it from the 1860's to the years around 1915.

You will find the glass in different shades of purple

Isn't it pretty

She also gave me this great bottle

I'm not sure what it was originally used for
but  think it's a great piece

My friend has a wonderful collection of purple glass
I feel so lucky that she let me have these
pretty pieces

Every Little Birdie says -

Hope your weekend was good



Texas independence still alive

Today is the 177th

anniversary of the signing of the

Texas Declaration of Independence

in 1836!!

On that day the Texians officially

broke away from Mexico

and became

The Republic of Texas

Texas still maintains the

fiercely independent spirit

it's always had throughout

it's history

.....  you can still see the

"COME AND TAKE IT"  flag

flying over the little

town of Gonzales

 

or hear the battle cry

Remember the Alamo

while visiting the
Historical Battle Grounds
at San Jacinto
where Texas won the Victory!!!!

Or remember Davy Crockett's
words to the Tennessee congress-

"You may all go to hell, and I'll go to Texas"

Texas is a great state
with a great history
and I can truly say-

I'm proud to be an American......

BUT I'M HONORED
TO BE A
6th GENERATION
TEXAN!!!!

Aaron Cherry Sr. - Arrived Texas 1819
Aaron Cherry Jr. - fought at Battle of San Jacinto
Aaron Cherry III - my great grandfather
William Cherry - my grandfather
Marshall Cherry - my dad
and ME!

Every Little Birdie says-

 Happy Birthday Texas!!