Bells for Blue Monday

Today is Blue Monday, I love to join Ms Sally every Monday and post something blue.

For Christmas all the "boys" had blue bells around their necks.....

Buck was a ham and loves to poise for pictures....he loved his blue bells around his neck.

Evil Kitty hated her blue bells around her neck. The dogs all liked them though because they could hear her coming so they could get out her way....

Buster is such a grouch. He hated his blue bells, he refused to look at me so I could take a picture of him.

Even Alabaster the Bird joined in on the Christmas spirit and got blue bells to wear around his neck......then he ripped them apart and bent them so bad they wouldn't ring anymore.... OK, it was really tempting to put blue bells on Charlie the Turtle's neck....but I didn't....For more Blue Monday posts, please click here and go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Amaryllis Blooms for Pink Saturday

For Pink Saturday today I thought I would post a picture of a beautiful PINK Amaryllis Bloom I have in my garden. I live in beautiful Southern California and I have pink and red Amaryllis blooms in my garden right now!

After Christmas every year I search Walmart, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, etc. for these bulbs. All these stores discount these bulbs after Christmas to around $1.00 to $2.00 per bulb. This plant is one that was given to me last year from a friend. I grow them inside the house the first year then I plant them outside. In Southern California they can bloom any month inside or outside!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and don't forget to click here and go visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for more Pink Saturday posts!

Merry Christmas

"This Christmas"

This Christmas.........mend a quarrel.

Seek out a forgotten friend.

Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust.

Write a letter.

Give a soft answer.

Encourage youth.

Manifest your loyalty in word and deed.

Keep a promise.

Forgo a grudge.

Forgive an enemy.

Apologize.

Try to understand.

Examine your demands on others.

Think first of someone else.

Be kind.

Be gentle.

Laugh a little more.

Express your gratitude.

Welcome a stranger.

Gladden the heart of a child.

Take pleasure in the beauty and the wonder of the earth.

Speak your love...and then..........Speak it again.

Howard W. Hunter

Pink Saturday - Our Christmas Eve Tradition

Today for Pink Saturday, Beverly over at How Sweet the Sound has asked us to post about our favorite Christmas Tradition.

Since I was first able to sit up in a high chair, I have sweet memories of every Christmas Eve my family all getting together at my Grandmother's house and having a delicious dinner of Spaghetti with Lobster and Clam Sauce, Fried Shrimp, Octopus and other yummy Italian dishes.

Here is a picture of me when I have just turned one, it was my first Christmas Eve dinner, the date is December 24th, 1951 and I am sitting in my high chair next to my Grandpa. My Grandmother is sitting closest to me, she is dishing out her Spaghetti from her favorite white bowl that she used every Christmas Eve. My Uncle Pete is kneeling down between me and my Grandmother, and my Mom and Dad is sitting on the other side with my big brother peeking out next to my Dad. My Aunt Ann and Uncle John is also in the picture.

I can still picture my Grandmother serving us her spaghetti every Christmas Eve out of that bowl till the year she died. After she passed away, my Mom carried on that Tradition using the same bowl every Christmas Eve with her delicious spaghetti with Lobster and Clam Sauce. And here is that bowl today, security displayed in my kitchen cabinet.

My Grandmother and Mother use to also cook along with their dinner fried shrimp. They use to serve it on a pretty platter with pink flowers around the edges. Here is that platter today, I display it on a shelf in my living room.

Christmas Eve was our family's favorite day of year until December 24th, 2004. That is the day my father passed away. We have just started our Christmas Eve Tradition dinner up again, this time it is at my house on Christmas Eve and there is only a few of us. I am looking forward to this Christmas Eve when my Mom and I will serve my Grandmother's delicious spaghetti recipe from that precious white bowl.

Merry Christmas to all my blogging friends!

Love, Ann

Blue Monday - Blue Christmas Trees

Today is Blue Monday and I try to join Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog each Monday and post something Blue.

I didn't get a chance to take pictures of some of my Blue Ornaments because I did a Gold and Burgundy Tree this year. So, for those of you that want Blue, here are some beautiful Blue Christmas Trees to look at!

And here is my Gold and Burgundy Tree. I love the Gold and Burgundy velvet Angel Tree Topper! Burgundy and Gold matches my living room so I kept with those colors this year! For more Blue Monday posts, please click here and go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Pink Saturday - My Favorite Christmas Decoration

Today is Pink Saturday and Beverly at How Sweet the Sound, our hostess each week, has asked us to post our favorite Christmas decoration.

My favorite Christmas decoration is my Nativity. I bought this set when my husband and I were first married. It is one of the first Christmas decorations I bought for our home. It is also a reminder in our home the real reason for Christmas, to remember the birth of Christ.

For more Pink Saturday Posts, please click here and go visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Vintage Thingie Thursday - Vintage Rooster Salt & Pepper Shakers

Thought I would join Suzanne over at Coloradolady blog for Vintage Thingie Thursday today. Haven't participated in awhile so I thought I would today!

A friend of mine the other day gave me a pair of Vintage Rooster Salt and Pepper Shakers. They are about 40 years old and she came across them in her garage and thought of me and my kitchen full of roosters. I thought it was so nice of her to think of me!For more Vintage Thingie Thursday posts, please click here and go visit Suzanne at Coloradolady Blog!

Blue Monday and My Birthday Surprise

Today for Blue Monday I thought I would show some beautiful blue pictures from my Birthday Surprise from my dear sweet husband.

The other day was my Birthday. My husband told me he was taking me somewhere for a special dinner and for me to pack a overnight bag. Where was he taking me that I needed a overnight bag I thought?

We drove to downtown Riverside to the beautiful Mission Inn Hotel. They were having their Festival of Lights for the Christmas Holiday and the lights were breathtaking!

Look at what greeted us when we drove up!

This was my favorite area, the beautiful blue pool with the lights surrounding it! There was blue lights everywhere!

My husband rented a beautiful Suite on the top floor overlooking all these beautiful lights!He told me we had 7:00 dinner reservations. The Hostess took us to a beautiful room in the back to be seated. There I was startled with a screaming of SURPRISE!

I was embarrassed so I covered my face.....

My husband had invited my girl friends and their husbands. They made me wear a Boa and a Crown on my head and my girl friend Donna made me a Barbie Doll Cake (I collect Vintage Barbie Dolls)

The Barbie on the Cake also had a Boa and a Crown!

Here is a picture of my friends. Isn't my husband the greatest?

For more Blue Monday posts, please click here and go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Pink Saturday - My Childhood Memories

Today is Pink Saturday and Beverly over at How Sweet the Sound asked us to post something about our Holiday Childhood Memories.

My childhood memories are all in this house, the house I grew up in. I have the most wonderful holiday childhood memories full of love, laughter, happiness and food with my Italian Family. When I went to look for a picture of the house I grew up in, I noticed it is painted a very light PINK!

My Mom still lives in this house today, and I just had to post a picture of the side yard where it shows I got my green thumb from my Mom! Look at those beauiful flowers and most of them are different shades of PINK!

I remember one year, Santa Claus came. My sister and I ran to the living room to see what he brought us and we each got a Tiny Tears Doll dressed in a pink outfit. That pink outfit is long gone, but I still have the doll and here she is today.
For more Pink Saturday Posts, please click here and go visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Recipe for Russian Tea Cake Cookies

This is a old time favorite recipe I thought I would share with you. It comes right out of my Mom's old Vintage Betty Crocker Cookbook. Our family has been making these cookies for years!

Russian Tea Cake Cookies

1 cup soft butter

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

2 1/2 cups Flour

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup finely chopped nuts of your choice (walnuts, pecans or almonds)

Mix together butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Mix in nuts.Roll into 1" balls. Place 2 1/2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 400 degrees 10 - 12 mins until set but not brown. While still warm, roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool. Roll in sugar again. Makes about 4 dozen 1 1/2" cookies.

Enjoy!

Blue Monday - Blue Thanksgiving Turkey Plate

I am again joining Sally today at Smiling Sally's Blog for Blue Monday

Here is a really cute Cobalt Blue Plate with a Turkey in the center. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Blue Monday!

This week, all Americans take time to reflect on the things that they are thankful for. For me, Blessings come to mind, dear sweet family and friends, my furry little friends, each time I see a sunrise, and unexpected joys throughout the day! I have so much to thank God for, I know he walks with me and lives within my heart.

I am also so thankful for all my blogging buddies I have made through this past year, thank you for visiting my blog and leaving comments!

For more Blue Monday posts, please go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally Blog!

Pink Saturday - Lovely PINK Craft Items

Today is Pink Saturday over at Beverly's How Sweet The Sound. I love to join her every Saturday in posting something pink! Be sure to go visit her for more Pink Saturday posts!

Today I thought I would show some beautiful pink items my crafting buddy Donna has made. Donna and I have been crafting together for years. Donna just opened her first Etsy Store, SNOWCREEKCREATIONS! All these items are in her store.

Here is a cute Watering Can she has made in pink and blue broken china plates.

Look at this cute handmade pink rose she has on top! I love these hearts she made with lots of PINK China and broken Mirror

I also like this cute pink dragonfly magnet with lots of beads, pearls and glass!

And here is a cute LOVE sign just loaded with Pink beads, glass, pearls, buttons, flowers and bling!

You can see more of Donna's lovely creations by clicking here and visiting her Etsy store, SnowCreekCreations!

Vintage Thingie Thursday - Vintage Turkey Planter

Today is Vintage Thingie Thursday over at Suzanne's Coloradolady Blog. I haven't participated in Vintage Thingie Thursday in months, so I thought I would today!


I love to collect Vintage Planters. I am always looking for one to add to my collection. I just bought the cutest Turkey Planter that I just have to share with you.

Isn't he the sweetest Mr. Tom? Just perfect to display for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holidays!

For more Vintage Thingies Thursday posts, please click here and go visit Suzanne at Coloradolady Blog!

Pink Saturday - Pink Turkey!

I can't believe I haven't posted anything on my blog since last Pink Saturday! Life has been full and exciting!



So for Pink Saturday today, since Thanksgiving is not that far away, how about a real Pink Turkey?? (I didn't do it.....)

For more Pink Saturday posts, please go visit our hostess, Ms Beverly, at How Sweet The Sound Blog!

Pink Saturday - All My Pink In The Garden For November!

Today it's Satuarday and it's Pink Saturday again over at Beverly's How Sweet The Sound.

For Pink Saturday I thought I would show some of my Pink in the Garden. Even though its November, the weather has been really nice here in Southern California, today was around 75 degrees which is the coldest it has been all week!

My garden looks so beautiful and colorful, especially all the Pink! Please enjoy the walk through my garden with me while I point out all the pink flowers!

Thanks for walking through my garden with me today, please don't forget to click here and go visit other Pink Saturday Posts at Beverly's Blog, How Sweet The Sound!

Charlie the Turtle Has A New Friend

We have the best family pet, a African Spur Tortoise. His name is Charlie and he is about 20-25 years old. He will live over 100 years old, so he is considered a youngster in Tortoise world. He weighs around 40 lbs right now and they tell me he will get between 150 to 200 lbs.! Yipes! They also tell me he will be over 3 feet long! I sure hope I live that long to see this boy mature! He lives and roams in our secured yard which is 3 acres

The other day one of our friends gave me a turtle he found in his yard. To all our surprise, it is also a African Spur Tortoise! Charlie was very interested in his new little friend. The little turtle is exactly 6" long. That will give you an idea how big Charlie is by comparing them in this picture.

We were all standing around watching to see how Charlie would react to his new friend as I was taking pictures. Charlie would follow the little turtle around and change his direction. He was very gentle with the little turtle. At one time he actually turned and started charging us to keep away from the little turtle!

The little turtle is still to small to leave out alone in the yard with Charlie but for right now he lives in a little home we have made for him. Everyday I let the little turtle out to play with Charlie on the grass.

I haven't named the little turtle yet. Any good ideas??

Blue Monday - Blue Turkey

Today is Blue Monday over at Smiling Sally's Blog! I love to join her on Mondays and post something blue.

Did you know a Turkey's Head is Blue?? I found out the scary way. About two years ago, I was on my knees doing gardening in my yard. Have you ever felt like something was looking at you? I looked up through some plants and this is the head that I saw starring at me!

After I screamed and went running, I finally composed myself and went back to see what the heck I saw and the creature came out of the bushes to show his beautiful body. It was a wild Turkey! Somehow he had flew into my yard!

He was so beautiful and he was also friendly so I assumed he was some one's pet. He would let you touch him and pet him and he liked to follow you around the yard. My grandson loved to play with him! He hung around in our yard for about a week and then he finally flew away. One of my neighbors told me the Animal Control picked it up walking down the street. I hope he wasn't some one's dinner. I was amazed that something that big could fly and also how ugly his head is. But it was blue, perfect for Blue Monday!

Be sure to click here and go visit Ms Sally's Blog for more Blue Monday Posts!

Pink Saturday - Pink Halloween!

Have A Safe and Pink Halloween!

For more Pink Saturday posts, please go visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Blue Monday - Handmade Gift Tags

I love making my own gift tags. I have been making them for years now. I love that special touch they bring to my gifts.

Here are some gift tags that I have made recently that are Blue! I am getting all ready and starting early making all my own Christmas gift tags!

I also like to make my own tags for gifts throughout the year too. I keep them on hand and whenever I need one I have one! Of course, all these have lots of blue too!

All these tags are also listed in my Green Acres Cottage Etsy Store.

For more Blue Monday Posts, please go visit our hostess for Blue Monday, Ms Sally at Smiling Sally Blog!

I Have A New Grand Baby!

I am so excited because I have a new Grand baby. Her name is Piper Ann and she belongs to my son Jimmy and his wonderful wife Courtney. She was born yesterday and I was able to come up to Utah and be here for the happy occasion. I have been babysitting her big sister this week.

I took this picture today at the hospital when she finally decided to open her eyes

This is my son Jimmy with his new daughterThis is a very Happy Me!

This makes Grand Child #18 for my husband and I. How scary huh? The thought makes me feel like I should have gray hair or something!

Pink Saturday - Pink in the Garden

Today is Pink Saturday over at Beverly's How Sweet the Sound. I love to join her and other pinkies and posting something pink today!

The weather today is in the 90s, a beautiful day to do some gardening. Here are some pinkness blooming in my garden today! For more Pink Saturday Posts, please click here and go visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Blue Monday - Blue Sky

Today is Blue Monday and a day to post something blue.

Look at this picture of this beautiful blue sky. Does it get any better than that?

For more Blue Monday posts, please go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Pink Saturday - Pink Vintage Planters

Today is Pink Saturday again. I haven't posted anything all week long since the last Pink Saturday.

I have been busy all week looking for Charlie the Turtle. Someone (now I am not pointing any fingers) left our gate open and he went out and got lost. I have been spending hours everyday looking for him and I am so happy to say I found him today at the Animal Shelter! Now I can get back to regular life!

Today for Pink Saturday I am going to post pictures of some really cute Pink Vintage Planters. I love collecting them and I find them on Ebay. They are so much better priced on Ebay then in a Antique Store.

Look at these pretty Pink ladies!

For more Pink Saturday posts, please click here and go visit our hostess, Ms Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound Blog!

Pink Saturday!

Today for Pink Saturday I thought I would show some fun Pink Stuff!

This is a Paper Towel or Vintage Towel Holder I made this week using Vintage Pink China Plates! This is the only time I feel good about breaking china plates!

Here is a really cute large heart covered with Pink Mosaic China Plates and tiles.

I am weak for vintage earrings and jewels and I just happen across this lady on Etsy named Michelle that takes vintage jewels and vintage earrings and turns them into the cutest magnets! Check out her Etsy store here, its called Blingnets and here are some pictures of what she did with some Pink Earrings and Jewels!

Please go visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for more Pink Saturday Posts!

It's Starting to Look Like Fall at the Green Acres

Even though the weather is still in the 90s, today is the first day of October and I thought I would get the Fall Decorations out and decorate before it's to late!

I love those vintage like paper mache statues and pumpkins for Halloween! I have decorated the top of my fireplace with some of them I have collected through the years.

Here is a close up shot of them

I love this Fall Centerpiece. On this stand, it is almost as tall as me!One of my Rooster/Chickens Fall Centerpieces is in the Living Room and my husband hasn't noticed yet! (He had told me, no chickens or rooster out of the kitchen...teehee)Well, now it's off to decorate my front porch and put up the graveyard in the front yard!

Blue Monday in the Garden

Today is Blue Monday over at Sweet Sally's Blog. I haven't posted anything on my blog since last Monday...oops!

We have been up in Utah to see three of our Grandchildren play soccer. It was so much fun to see them play. But, not one of them had on a Blue Soccer shirt! So now I will look around the garden and find something else blue to show today!

I think there is nothing more prettier than Blue Flowers in the Garden! Here's some beautiful shots!

Here's some Blue Hydrangeas against a pretty blue sky

I love these blue morning glory vines growing on our fence

For more Blue Monday posts, please go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Blue Monday - Distressed American Framed Flag

For Blue Monday today I thought I would post pictures of a distressed looking American Flag that I have displayed in one of my rooms at our vacation home on the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona.

I bought a unfinished frame and painted it blue and I distressed that to look old too. I added wire as the hanger on top attached to two eye hooks. The background of stars is material I have also framed and attached the flag to it. You can't tell in the picture but this is a large size picture frame.

For more Blue Monday posts, please go over to Ms Sally's Blog!

Pink Saturday - Pink Royal Albert Tea Cup Set

Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound today is another Pink Saturday.

My contribution to Pink Saturday today is this Oh So Pretty PINK Vintage Royal Albert Tea Cup Set.

For more Pink Saturday posts, please don't forget to click on over to Beverly's Blog!

Vintage Thingie Thursday - Vintage Wash Tub in the Garden

Thank you Suzanne over at ColoradoLady Blog for hosting Vintage Thingie Thursday!

Today I am posting a picture of an old Vintage Wash Tub with a old Vintage Wringer that I have in the garden. Every year I plant annuals in it. The Wringer has a date stamped in the wood from the 1890's on it. I bought it years ago at a sale up in the Mountains.

For more Vintage Thingie Thursday Posts please go visit Suzanne at ColoradoLady Blog!

Blue Monday on the Colorado River

For the past 8 days my husband and I have been at our vacation home on the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona. We have been spending time with our son Robert and his family visiting us from Utah. I have been enjoying time with 3 of my sweet grand daughters. I told my grand daughters that it was Blue Monday and I needed to find something Blue. They immediately went and put on their new matching blue swimsuits I bought them and said they wanted to model for me because their bathing suits were blue and is perfect for Blue Monday!

So here is Morgan and Madisen modeling for Grandma their Blue bathing suits on our beach. And they also told me the water was blue and that should also count for Blue Monday!

For more Blue Monday posts, please go visit Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog!

Pink Saturday - Pink Mosaic Chippy Cabinet

For Pink Saturday today I thought I would show a cabinet I just got done with.

I fell in love with this cabinet the first moment I saw it. Our Real Estate Agent was taking us through a REPO home on a Avocado Grove (two properties away) that was built in 1914 and I saw this cabinet sitting in a corner to be discarded. I knew I had to Mosaic it!

I love the white chippy paint on it. I added lots of pink broken china plates to each side, the bottom and also the top!

This is the top of the cabinet

I love the glass knobs!

I hung it in one of my Shabby Guest Bedrooms with some other Mosaic furniture. I am going to hang some of my pink flowered hand towels on that bar across the bottom of it!

For more Pink Saturday bliss, please click here and visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for more Pink posts!

Vintage Thingie Thursday - Vintage Duck Planter

This is a Vintage Duck Planter that use to belong to my Grandmother. I remember when I was a little girl, I would see it at her house. It was given to her by my Aunt Gladys. Then my Grandmother gave it to my Mom. I use to play with it when no one was watching! When my Mom gave it to me, I was so excited. I keep it by my kitchen window.

This thing has to be over 50 years old. It is in perfect shape, no chips or cracks!

I love vintage planters!

For more Vintage Thingie Thursday posts, please click here and visit Suzanne at Coloradolady!

Outdoor Wednesday - California's Fires

Today I thought I would join Susan at A Southern Daydreamer's Blog for Outdoor Wednesday.


I love living in California but I hate the fires we have every year around this time. Thank goodness this year the fires are not in the mountains behind us (yet). We have the Cleveland National Forest behind us and every time I see smoke I freak out along with everyone else. Before we moved to this place I heard a bad fire went right through here, so I know it could happen again.


We have about 6 fires right now burning in California. The skies are gray, it looks like gray clouds in the sky, but its all smoke from the fires. The air is so thick and everything smells like smoke.




This is a picture of the fire that has everyone all excited about. It's on the Peak of Mt Wilson, (above Los Angeles) where one of the United States' Premier Observatories sit. It is also home for all the television transmission towers and cell phone towers! All the news stations are all excited they might not be able to broadcast!


If you click here, you can actually go to the Tower Cam on Mount Wilson and actually see what is happening there live!


And after you check the cam out, be sure to click here and go visit Susan at A Southern Daydreamer's Blog and see all the other Outdoor Wednesday Posts!

Pink Saturday's PINK Plantation Belle

It's Saturday today and that means it's a day to post PINK along with Beverly at How Sweet the Sound and all the other pink ladies!

This is my very lovely #1 Brunette Barbie. She was made in 1959 and she is the first style Barbie ever made! I have dressed her in the PINK outfit called Plantation Belle.

Look how beautiful her face is and I just love that PINK Straw Hat and her PINK pearl necklace!

Here is her matching PINK Straw Purse! Even Barbie back in 1959 liked PINK too!

For more PINK Saturday posts, please click here and go visit Ms Beverly at How Sweet The Sound!

Show Us Your Roosters Party!

Thanks to Barb at Bella Vista today she is hosting a Show Us Your Roosters Party! Be sure to go visit her and see all the other participates. There are over 200 of us!

I love Roosters. Everything in my kitchen is centered around Roosters and Hens. From spoon rests, salt and pepper shakers, rolling pins to statues, plates, cups, dish towels, lamps, if it has a rooster on it, it's in my kitchen!

This is a Stained Glass Window that I made about 7 years ago. I love how the sunlight shines through it!

I have dishes of Roosters all around the tops of the windows
All my canister sets are Rooster themed too! My Lamps in the Kitchen are all Roosters too!
My Wallpaper around part of the kitchen has the cutest Hens all over it! I love odd things with Roosters like this Rolling Pin This is one side of my Kitchen, Roosters on all the shelves This is the other side I also have some corner shelves that I keep some of my Salt and Pepper Shakers of Roosters on them This is the cabinet where I keep all my Rooster Dishes This is where I keep all my Table Clothes and Table Runners. And yes, they all have Roosters on them! Here are a few close up shots of some of my other Roosters

And this last picture says it all how crazy I am for Roosters.......

Blue Monday - Pretty Blue Vintage Hankies

It's Blue Monday again and its time to post about something Blue!

The other day I was on Etsy looking to buy some fabric and I came across these very pretty blue hankies for sale. I just couldn't resist buying them, the price was great too!

Here is a close up of each one. I love all the pretty blue delicate looking flowers on them

I love displaying my hankies. In my laundry room I have pretty french doors leading outside to my patio area. I wanted some kind of valance on it, but not one to take away my view of my garden. So I have a rope line running across the top of the doors and I hang my hankies on it and I secure them with vintage clothes pins. Not only am I displaying my vintage hankies but it looks so cute! Here is a picture of one of the blue ones!
For more Blue Monday posts, please go check out Ms Sally at Smiling Sally's Blog for more links!

Pink Saturday - Bavaria China Bowl

This week for Pink Saturday I took pictures of a really pretty Bavaria China Dish/Platter that I have.

I purchased this dish on ebay. I just fell in love with the pink roses and gold highlights!

Here is a close up of those pretty Pink Roses and flowers! For more Pink Saturday Posts, please go visit our hostess, Beverly at How Sweet the Sound!

Vintage MakeOver

Today I thought I would join Vintage Thingie Thursday over at Suzanne's Coloradolady's Blog

My husband took this vintage thingie.......

And all these vintage thingies.....

And this dirty vintage thingie.....

And he turned it all into this Vintage Thingie............

And this Vintage Thingie....

Don't forget to go Visit Coloradolady Blog for more Vintage Thingie Thursday posts!

Pink Saturday - Pink Flowers in the Yard

Pink Flowers in the garden for Pink Saturday

I am so desperate looking for pink today that I even noticed Charlie the Turtle had a PINK tongue! (now that's pretty desperate!)For more Pink Saturday Posts, please go visit our wonderful hostess for Pink Saturday, Beverly at How Sweet The Sound.

Show and Tell Friday - Addicted to Platters

I haven't participated in Show and Tell for a few months so I thought I would join in with Kelli at There's No Place Like Home. Be sure to go visit her and see all the other participants!

I went to grab one of my platters today for a Women's Relief Society Pool Party and I never realized before how much I love huge platters. I am always buying one but the problem is where do you keep them all?

My Country Kitchen has this built in cabinet that I keep my Platters in. I place them 4 or 5 deep on a wooden plate rack. I purchased these wooden plate racks from a kitchen store that uses them to display plates for sale.

I opened one of the doors and I snapped a few pictures of a few of the Platters. You can see the wooden plate racks they are sitting on. Behind each platter are about 4 more. This really works well and you can rotate the platters for display.

During a Holiday I bring all the Platters forward for that Holiday!

Blooming Tuesday at the Cabin in the Mountains

Today is Blooming Tuesday over at Ms Green Thumb Jean's Blog. I haven't participated in Blooming Tuesday in 2 months so I thought I would join in today! We have been up at our cabin in Big Bear this past weekend, so I thought I would show what's bloomin' in the garden there!

My Shasta Daisy bushes are so big and beautiful!

An old red watering pump in front of some pine trees A cluster of pink roses, so pretty!

An old Cowboy bathtub filled with Nasturtiums flowers that are just starting to bloom.

An old clothes wash tub and wringer filled with purple petunias and surrounded by marigolds, pink petunias, Shasta daisies and day lilies.

One of my Lavender bushes

A little green wagon surrounded by day lilies and Shasta daisies

This flower is called Blanket Flower Sunburst Burgundy Picotee'

A homemade bird bath made out of a old miner's gold pan and a log of wood

Buster and his little friend Smores patiently waiting to go for a boat ride.

A picture of Big Bear Lake I took from our boat

This is a picture of our cabin on Big Bear Lake. The water level is down, there is little water on our boat ramp in front of our boathouse.For more Bloomin' Tuesday posts, please go visit Jean at Ms Green Thumb Jean's Blog!

Pink Saturday - Pink Tea Cups and Saucers

Today is Pink Saturday over at Beverly's How Sweet the Sound Blog

I thought I would show today some very pretty PINK Tea Cups and Saucers

This one is Shelley Pink Roses

This one is Shelley also with dark pink Roses

This one is Royal Stafford with Pink and Gold

Which one is your favorite?

For more Pink Saturday posts, don't forget to get visit Beverly's Blog at How Sweet the Sound!

My First Attempt to Trap a Bobcat

There's been a Bobcat hanging out in our yard causing all kinds of havoc in the Koi Pond. He has been stealing and killing our precious Koi so I must take some kind of action. I heard if you trap them the Animal Control will come by and pick them up and release them in the wild

I ordered this really neat Bobcat Cage on Ebay. It's HUGE! It must be almost 4 feet long!

It came today and I was so excited. I went and bought some fish and I hung a Fish Head in the Cage and set it out by the Koi Pond

My husband called me later laughing and told me to go see what I caught in my trap today

Mr. Squirrel that was a bad move. Are you the one that has been eating all my tomatoes and vegetables in the garden?

I think Buck the Rottweiler and Buster recognizes you too as the one that has been teasing them.....

For some reason, Mr. Squirrel would not come out of the cage. Then, all hell broke loose. I had to call my husband for help. You see, Buck decided if Mr. Squirrel is not coming out, he was going in..... (I don't think the directions said a 125 lb animal could fit in there)Poor Mr. Squirrel, we don't think he made it, then with all the drama of getting Buck out of the cage, we couldn't find Mr. Squirrel anywhere. We searched high and low and then we noticed Buster was missing in action too. We finally found Buster.......BAD BOY!

Maybe tomorrow I will catch the Bobcat.....

Blue Monday - Blue Shelley Tea Cups

Today is Blue Monday over at Smiling Sally's Blog. This is the day we join her and post something blue on our blog!

I have fallen in love with Shelley China Tea Cups. Here are two sets that are just the prettiest blue!

This one is called Blue Daisy

This one is called Blue Poppy

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Pink Flowers in the Garden & Mosaic Stool!

It must be Saturday again because this is a PINK Post thanks to our hostess Beverly over at How Sweet the Sound. I love to join her and all the other pinkies in showing something PINK today.

I just couldn't resist taking pictures and showing some of my PINK flowers in the garden today.

I love big PINK Hydrangeas!

Light and Dark PINK Impatience

What a beautiful cluster of Double Delight Roses!

Light Pink Petunias

A pretty bush of light PINK Roses

I also thought I would show a cute Mosaic Stool I just got done with the other day. It has lots of PINK and Blue Mosaic broken China pieces.

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Blue Monday and Winner of my Tea Cup Bird Feeder

Today is Blue Monday over at Smiling Sally's Blog. And I bet she is really smiling today because she is also the Winner of Tea Cup Bird Feeder that I am giving away in celebration of my 200th post!

Here is the Tea Cup Bird Feeder that she won. Congratulations Ms Sally!

For my contribution to Blue Monday, this is a really cute dark blue bottle that I purchased the other day in Big Bear. A cute mountain community where we have our cabin at. I love all the detailed decoration on the bottle.

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Pink Saturday - Pink Rose Tea Cup Birdfeeder For 200 Post Giveaway!

Today is Pink Saturday over at Beverly's How Sweet The Sound. Please don't forget to go visit her blog and visit all the other Pink Saturday participants. This is my 201 Post! So I thought I would post pictures of what I am giving away in celebration of my 200th Post!


This is a Tea Cup Bird feeder that I make. This one has a Vintage China Tea Cup with a Pink Rose on the Tea Cup and also the Plate. It sits on a staircase pole that has been painted white. The bottom tip is sharp so that it slides easy into the ground. I have screwed the plate into the top of the pole. It is very secure.
Won't this look cute in your garden? Just leave a message for me on this post from now until Saturday July 25th. I will draw the name at 8:00 PM on July 25th and announce the lucky winner!

Good Luck! Anne Fannie

If you want to buy a birdfeeder like this one or one of the other various tea cups, please click here and go to http://AnneFannie.Etsy.com

Blue Monday - Vintage Blue Lady Planters

Today is Blue Monday over at Smiling Sally's blog. Be sure to go visit her and all the other Blue Monday Posts!

I have a weakness for Vintage Lady Planters. I remember my Mom and Grandmother having some but no one can seem to find them now. I remember playing with them as I had them dance on the coffee table and getting in trouble for touching them. Now I have my own and I can make them dance all I want!

Here are some really cute ones in Blue, perfect for showing for Blue Monday

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Pink Saturday - Pink Mosaic Cake Stand

It's Pink Saturday again over at Beverly's How Sweet The Sound. I love to join her and over 100 other pinkies and post something Pink today.

I looked around to find something pink I haven't shown before. Here is a cute Pink Mosaic Cake Stand that I made about 2 weeks ago. When I bought the cake stand it was just a gold iron cake holder. I painted it pink, added some broken china pieces on top and hung some crystals! I love how it came out!

To purchase this Cake Plate in my Etsy Store, please click here to go visit AnneFannie's Etsy Store!

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Show and Tell Friday - Mosaic Birdhouse

I haven't participated in Show and Tell Friday for awhile so I thought I would today. Kelli over at There's No Place Like Home is our hostess!

This is a Mosaic Birdhouse I have just finished making. I used vintage broken china plates, glass, gems, a teacup and different kinds of embellishments!

I like to start out by sealing all the wood with a good wood sealer so that the outside weather doesn't warp the wood.

I used an old staircase pole as the stick to hold it up. I like to use my sander and sand the bottom of the stick to a point so that it slides very easy into the dirt. I also glue and screw the pole into the bird house so that it's very secure

I start off by doing one side at a time. I careful glue each piece in place using Weldbond Glue. I like to cut my pieces from a plate as I go. This is the back side.

Each side is done differently. I do one side a day to make sure they are glued and in place before I turn it over to do another side. After all the pieces are dried and glued in place I then use white sanded grout to fill in the cracks.

I love the tea cup cut in half placed in front. I also fill it with birdseeds too! After the grout is all dried, I then seal the grout with a good grout sealer.For more Show and Tell Friday Posts, please go visit Ms Kelli at There's No Place Like Home Blog!