Grateful & Blessed

Sometimes the very simplest things

put a smile on my face.

I thought that I would use this post

to show you some of the thrift store finds

that I have been blessed to discover lately. 

This little cow with the cottage behind it
 and the milk bucket in front was a 

little 99 cent find :) 

The school house clock is one of my all

time favorite finds.  
$3 more than 30 years ago, and it still works. :)

Saturday we stopped by the Goodwill

and found this 50's cake saver.

 $6.00

A few weeks ago when I was in Medford, OR 

I purchased this old record album folder.

My plan is to use the circle holes to

frame old photographs of special people 

in my life.

Then write bits of history about each one

around the paper that frames it.

I think that if I use stamps 

and scrap-book papers, 
I will come up with something of a family treasure.

As we drove into the driveway,

I spied the front of the house and I have to say,

that I fell in love with our 

sweet little home, just a little bit more :)

Sweet Jesus, Thank You so much,
we love our little country home :)

These blue flowers where a gift 

from my friend and neighbor Shirley. 

She also gave me some sweet utensils

That decorate our kitchen walls.

Some of you may remember this milk bottle.

It was from one of my very first posts.

I cut it from a piece of plywood 

and painted it.

That was the day that I fell in love with

making signs :)

These two hen house relics 

are from past goodwill shopping.

Oh, and another thing to be grateful for . . .

Our lilacs are blooming and our yard smells like heaven.

Our little country cottage
is our heaven on earth :)

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,
Connie :)