"We are all wanderers on this earth...our hearts are full of wonder, and our souls are deep with dreams." ~ Gypsy proverb

Showing posts with label antiquing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiquing. Show all posts

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thrifty Thursday

Wood, hand-painted bowl from Mexico
Vintage, dark orange, metal, winding
alarm clock with a ticking that could charm the socks of anyone.
The alarm scared me out of my chair though.
The 1920's dresser I found on Craig's List, $25!!
Before facelift...
and after--Ta da!!!!
So in the past several weeks I have found some awesome thrifty deals, and I have found some hard-to-resist, not-so-thrifty deals. I'd like to think this is normal, balance is good right? The bowl and the dresser, super thrifty. The clock and refinishing the dresser, not thrifty.  It always evens out in the end, yes?

Joining Lady Cordelia in Thrifty Thursday...

xoxo

Monday, March 28, 2011

Roller coaster moments

A weekend full of fast parts, slow parts, ups, downs, anticipated turns, and some unexpected... 

* a scary phone call from an ambulance, from my Grandma, who is 90.  All is well and she's home now, thank goodness...
* a visit to the zoo and a birthday party... 
* another house showing, their 2nd, and perhaps our first offer?  Still waiting, still wondering...
* repeated play of a song that helps me to feel more and think less
* lingering in an antique store, full of history, remembering dreams and possibility...







* and big decisions being reconsidered as the weight of what is gained and what is lost begins to sink in...


Living with an open heart sometimes means we feel the turns a little sharper and the falls a little harder.  Because we feel everything and try to live moment by moment, riding in spirals feels rather like riding in circles.  But, make no mistake, they ARE spirals, and the roller coasters will always, eventually, come to a stop. 

And then I can breath again...



Hope your weekend was a tad less heart-thumping than mine...Happy Monday :)...