Rain Rain

I've always been an early riser but this morning I actually slept in. It was very nice to wake to see the sun.  We have flooding in a lot of areas in the city I'm praying that the water hasn't actually risen enough to damage any homes but many streets and roads are impassable.

I wanted to share the picture above with you. I found this at an estate sale last autumn. It had been taken out of the frame but all of the parts were there. It took about two hours of cleaning and putting it all back together and I just love it. The frame doesn't show well in the picture but it has lovely beige stripes all around the dark wood. That precious baby is wearing the most beautiful gown and he is just a darling child.    

Yesterday I received a treat that I ordered for myself. I love Jill Peterson's books and who doesn't  want to visit the gardens of James Cramer. I adore A Simple Life Magazine and these books were a retirement gift to myself. They are gentle reminders of the things that I love in life that have sat on the back shelf of my life while I worked everyday. Just looking through the pages makes me feel peaceful  and hopeful that there is still honesty and goodness left for us all if we just reach for it.


 
Lastly I want to share a quilt that I found at another estate sale the same day I bought the picture. The pattern is drunkards path and I love the colors and the hand quilting. It seems like last year was just my year for quilts; I was able to add several to my collection and I will post about them soon.  Please take care everyone and be safe and blessed. 

Happy rainy cloudy cool Monday

Hi, I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday. I can't say that it has been the brightest day here
but it has been a good day if a gloomy one. We have had so much rain this year and today has been downright cold. It's not at all what you would expect for June
in Eastern N.C.

Last Friday was my last day of work!!!  I have finally decided to retire and it wasn't an easy decision as I have some wonderful coworkers that seem more like family than friends and I will miss them terribly. They surprised me with these beautiful flowers and it was very hard to say good bye but we will stay in touch and visit from time to time.

I'm very anxious to get back to my first love which is antiques. I have some beautiful things to post about that I've never shared because working forty hours a week and antiquing on the week end just didn't allow time.  I'm also opening my shop again and I will keep you posted on that. I picked up the afgans shown above this weekend, I don't usually buy afghans but these were so lovely and summery I just couldn't pass them by.  

I really love the one above with the beautiful raised flowers. In the old house I had the upstairs landing that was my own private little retreat. It was a nice size landing with a connecting hallway. At the top of the landing there were two floor to ceiling windows, I had two shaker rocking chairs in front of those widows and I loved to sit there and look out at the little town below. The view was amazing and on a chilly day I would keep an afghan near by for my lap. I really miss that house and that space. I loved sharing it; with my friends, family and the kitties and always the ghost lady that always smelled of lavender and would often join us in our retreat, especially when it was just me and my grandson; all though she visited when we had company too,  I guess she loved the view as much as we did and I like to think she is still there and still welcome to visit. We are expecting rain for the next  three days but I have lots of inside chores to do and I'm looking forward to getting those finished and getting my shop opened. I hope you all have a very pleasant week and I will see you soon.

Take care !