Well enough snow has melted where I could finally make it out to my studio! Look what I found, a flower pit I made in the fall and forgot about once I couldn’t make it out there! What do you think? I like it a lot.
Remember These? Retro Bakelite Bottle And Can Openers
So I have been busy these last few months selling vintage and collectibles on eBay and have totally neglected my blog! I know, it’s a problem I can’t seem to outgrow. One of my favorite things to collect and sell is vintage kitchenware. I recently bought a slew of bakelite kitchen and dinning ware and have been listing and selling them in my eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/gracealleytreasures Check it out! But today, in my blog post, I am featuring a pair of Bakelite handled bottle and can openers. Remember these? We had a few kicking around our kitchen growing up. I love bakelite! One has a swirled handle and the other is faux horn. I know you want to step back in time and retro up your kitchen or bar! Here is a link to the past http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131116836573&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
I’m hoping to be better about my posts and post a featured item once a week. I am not a good juggler but I vow to improve!
My Farmer’s Market Debut
Well it went fairly well at the market today! Sold a number of things and now I have to get back to the studio!!
I’ve joined the Frederick City Market!
I’ve joined the Sunday Farmers Market in Frederick, Md! I’m excited. I will be offering handcrafted items, Mosaics, Decoupage, Photography notecards and garden accents! If your are in the Frederick area come on down! There’s baked goods, wine, live music as well as local produce. It will be great! The Frederick City Market is located on North Market St. between 3rd and 4th St. and runs Sundays 9-1 through October 27th.
Room with a view
Here is the view of my backyard from the overlooking window of my studio. I love my studio! I think I could live in it.
Painting the Roses!
This year my Roses exploded!! This picture doesn’t even begin to show the spectacular blooming this plant gave out. Now it’s like walking thru a parade with the petals falling lightly in the breeze and covering everything with a blanket of pink. 🙂 Smile!
Death is not peaceful
I have neglected my blog. Sadness has kept me from here. He is gone. Mama’s boy is gone add I feel lonely, empty. Scooby is his name, my beloved cat. He has been by my side, literally, for the last 19 years. Everywhere i went, he followed, talking to me, watching me, loving me. Now he’s not there…Last night I thought I felt him walking up the bed to my face, like he had done so many times, to sleep beside me. He wasn’t there. I felt so sad, crying in the night darkness, feeling alone at that moment. He hadn’t wanted to leave, even though his organs had failed him and he no longer was eating. He fought, clung on, following me. So heartbreaking and hard to witness. It made me hurt inside. I didn’t want him to go either, but I didn’t want to see him like that. Death is NOT peaceful. There is no dignity there either. His will and Go with the Flow attitude, which is what made me and all who knew him love him as the awesome cat that he was, made his death long and horrible. I’m sooo sorry Scooby. You didn’t deserve that. I hope you are without pain now. Sleeping next to me at night and in the sun spot by day. I miss you Mama’s boy, Mr. Scobs.
me and Mr. Scobs
Spring!!
And now my Japanese Iris are blooming! First time in a number of years that they have bloomed! Love it. Makes the path to my studio fantastic!
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