Vacation Time.....Again!

This week my family will be arriving here to spend about two weeks with us. We will be doing the usual shopping and antiquing and I hope to have some new goodies to share with you. For the time they are here, I will be putting my Etsy shop on vacation mode. All pending orders will be finished and shipped this week. Until then have a great July!

Anniversary Day

Today is my and my husband's thirteenth wedding anniversary. It really doesn't seem like it has been that long. James never thinks so either as he jokingly say things like "We've only been married a couple of years, right?" I think that is very sweet! We had a Celtic themed wedding and our wedding bands have the Irish Claddagh on them.
I have wonderful memories of that day but it now that so many years have passed it is also touched with a bit of sadness remembering the loved ones that were there who are no longer with us including both my grandparents, two Aunts, and my boss at the time. They will always be remembered.
We were married on the grounds of the Settler's Inn In Hawley PA. Looking at their website I see it has changed quite a lot in the last thirteen years, but is still beautiful.
This in one of my favorite photo's of us taken in the sitting area of the lobby. Oh to look 24 again!

Tonight we are going out for dinner at a new sushi restaurant in town. I hope
it's good! Next month when my family comes for a visit we will have a little party with cake and champagne.

The Joan Handbag

Made from a vintage 1945 pattern and named for my Great-Aunt Joan.











Available now in Arthelia's Attic

RUN Don't Walk.....

Over to Our Life in the Mint Chocolate Ranch!!!
Check out this fabulous giveaway!! Follow her blog (if you don't already) and you can enter too!

The Many Places Of Weenie

Weenie is my first baby. She was born in the spring of 1998 in the closet in the house we lived in when we were first married. You would think at the mature cat age of 12 she would be lazy. Not so! She is quite spry and chipper. Her latest thing to do is find new places to perch...such as the top of the refrigerator or the bookcase in the den. It's been fun seeing where she will go next so I have started documenting her with pictures.

MEMORIAL DAY SHOE SALE!!!!

All shoes in my Etsy shop are marked 20% off. If you've been eying a pair, now is the time to shop!

Family, Photo's, and Fabulous Finds!

It's been pretty busy around my house for the past few weeks. My sister in law and her two daughters came down to visit us from Maryland. While she was here we cleaned out my mother-in-law's storage and retrieved lot's of family photo's, furniture and vintage goodies that we wanted to keep in the family.
We scanned lot's of pictures and gathered genealogy information and have been able to go back eight generations from my son. The photo above is of my husband's Grandmother Josephine when she was a girl. Isn't she lovely?
We also salvaged a lovely old dresser with matching vanity that belonged to my husbands Great Aunt. You can see a bit of it in these pictures. I am planning on putting it in our guest room.


I have lot's more to share with you when I have a bit more time.

Thank you for all the votes on the red handbag. Mildred will be the first one done in red. I have a bit of finishing to do on Joan and it will be up first. It is in black.
Till next time!!
~N

A Fab Giveaway Over In DeluxeVille!

The darling Miss Mary Deluxe is having a giveaway to celebrate 400 followers.
Isn't this lamp heaven?

I just HAD to enter and if you would like to also, hop on over to DeluxeVille and wish her a Happy 400!

The Winner.........And A Surprise!

This was such a fun giveaway! It was so nice to get all your lovely comments and so many new followers. Thank you all!
Since I had so many people enter, after I drew the winner yesterday morning I decided to let my son draw a second runner up who will receive a 40's snood in their choice of color.
Winner #1 and recipient of a snood, tote bag, mug, hat and book is..................




Congratulations Brittany!!


And my son's drawing for the second winner of a snood....






Congratulations Becky!!!!

Ladies you can email me through the link on my profile page. Please send your mailing address your your color choice for your snood.

Thank you again to all who participated! I will definitely be doing more giveaways in the future.

Last Day To Enter!

Well here we are! This is the last day I will except entries for my giveaway.
I would like to thank all of you who entered and also reposted the giveaway. I am now almost up to 100 followers! Thank you!!
The winner will be drawn tomorrow and I will post it on Friday!