#51…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly..Part 2….The Reveal

      Go back to my March 28 blog and you’ll see the room as it was…green walls…yellow bedspread. But it was all about finding those $153 high school lockers that made my pitter patter race! On the wall by them is the $1 silly with the color scheme for the room. Russ did a wonderful Read more about #51…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly..Part 2….The Reveal[…]

#50…I Need My Garage Sale Fix ! ! !

        I can’t stand it! Here it is the 17th of April and I still haven’t been to a garage sale! I haven’t  planted my spring flowers nor the elephant ears. The rhubarb is up, the tulips are not yet flowering and spring has been canceled for lack of interest! Even the teens are Read more about #50…I Need My Garage Sale Fix ! ! ![…]

#49…Morels postponed till July! Get Out the Christmas Lights. April Snow Showers Keep Coming….

The flowers are sitting on the garage floor. Winter coats and hoods are trending. Our Missouri seasons are now Fall Winter Winter Summer….maybe. People here say it will probably be a sizzling one. But it is Missouri and we are familiar with temps dropping 70 degrees in one day…the norm, you know! I have just Read more about #49…Morels postponed till July! Get Out the Christmas Lights. April Snow Showers Keep Coming….[…]

#48…You tiptoe through the Tulips, I’m waiting for the Yard Sales to start ! !

                  Tomorrow is April 1…Easter, and we are expecting lower temperatures and SNOW! When will it end? Tulips are up but not yet flowered….I’m wrapping up spring cleaning with a nasty flu bug. Praying I don’t end up on the wrong side of the ground. I am sicker then a dog….where does Read more about #48…You tiptoe through the Tulips, I’m waiting for the Yard Sales to start ! ![…]

#47…Wedding gifts at antique malls. Of course, where else?

       Do you ever wish you could buy a huge house just to have a blank slate for decorating with junk from garage sales and “stuff” from antique malls? I’m not talking to live in it, but as a project to have somewhere (because your own house and garage and basement and barn are all Read more about #47…Wedding gifts at antique malls. Of course, where else?[…]

#46…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…the Plan!

    I am minding my own business. Ah, yes, I will check out the antique mall in Mesa…always looking for Christmas gifts. Ok, so it’s January. But to know me, is to know that all my Christmas is wrapped by the 1st of Sept….ribbons and tags. List complete! So I come across these $153 lockers Read more about #46…The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly…the Plan![…]

#45…Gone to the Dogs…oops/ 2018 YEAR OF THE DOG

             My most favorite subject…DOGS! I love them DOGS! And I love CATS! These pics of 3 is my grand dog, Meli. She loves ME best!. Below, another grand dog, Chewy who also loves ME best.   If you have enjoyed this blog, please hit “Like” and SHARE on Facebook. Sign up with your Read more about #45…Gone to the Dogs…oops/ 2018 YEAR OF THE DOG[…]

#44…The Wedding…Las Vegas style……..

So I pick this moment of time to start my new blogging career. Consider the mix: snowbirds, Apache Junction, saguaro cactus, golf, antique malls….does that not add up to a family wedding in Las Vegas? Makes sense to me. Twas a wonderful time to be had by all. We came from St. Joseph and St. Read more about #44…The Wedding…Las Vegas style……..[…]

#43…One #cupcake at the #silosbakery at #magnolia

When dealing with someone with a major sugar health problem, there are moments…not very often, when I say to Dufus, “alright, if you make this slight detour.. ok, an extra 350 miles, then I will buy you A DONUT”.  I have always told daughter Connie, #1 and Billie Girl, 2 too that you must be Read more about #43…One #cupcake at the #silosbakery at #magnolia[…]

#42…Snowbirds Road Trip Home

It’s been a wonderful time in #ApacheJunction Az with John & Candi sharing their lives and home with us. While Russ #golfed, I shopped the #yardsales on Fridays and Saturdays, #antique malls on other days and bought soooo much stuff, that one time Russ looked me in the eye and said…”nothing bigger then a postage Read more about #42…Snowbirds Road Trip Home[…]