postcards from heaven

I have to share with you my find at auction this last weekend...

 

It was my aunt's auction and her and her husband were antique collectors,

and we knew that there may be a few collectibles from her parents,

who were also my mother's parents...

my grandparents.

 

It was hard to tell what may have actually belonged to my grandparents.

But when we spotted a shoebox full of postcards all addressed to and from them from the early 1900's...I knew they weren't going into the hands of strangers and I wasn't walking away without them.

 

 

They are simply fantastic! The oldest is dated 1906.

 

 

I will cherish them the rest of my life

 and then hope another family member keeps them safe one-hundred more years.

b



September

I know September is here

when I've turned another year older

 and there is a pretty fall bouquet of flowers

sitting on my desk from Mr. b.

 

 

September is also the month

we have been married another year...

 making it 40 years for us.

 

It is easy being married to this guy.

His patience has been our secret

 to a long and happy marriage.

b



busy

I love an early morning farmer's market...

 

 

Isn't this jumper with silly chickens on it sweet?

 

 

It was a busy Saturday for me...

farmer's market..art show...antique auction...

and a birthday party for my brother.

 

It was definitely a fun day!

b



another diet

I woke up Wednesday morning with the good intention of starting a diet...

 

then an hour later I was looking for mother's zucchini bread recipe!

 

 

(There can't be very many calories in a zucchini right?)

 

 

Two hours after that I was eating warm zucchini bread with butter on top!

Good intentions just don't last long enough with me.

 

b

lonely

Just thinking here...

 

 

It must be a terribly lonely life...

 

 

 

...being a bull-y

 

 b

 



early morning...

 

Early morning in North Dakota...

 

b



sewing retreat

We had a fun holiday weekend in a little cabin

overlooking the Jamestown ND reservoir.

 

We definitely were NOT roughing it.

 

 

Don't be fooled by this comfortable chair in front of the fireplace...

 

I did about 10 minutes of reading and knitting

between sewing projects.

Daughter knit and pearl and I spent most of our time

 at the kitchen table sewing.

 

We called it our "sewing retreat."

We brought the husbands along because someone had to feed us, ha.

b