Hello everyone! As many of my readers know, I have been spending a bit of time in the Pacific Northwest and have been lucky to visit some truly FABULOUS flea markets and antiques & collectibles shops and I have been posting some of these visits right here to share with you all. Here are a [...]
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and I am finding myself in a rut about what to get my mother. We usually take her out for a nice lunch or dinner, give her a sweet smelling bouquet of lilies of the valley or pink peonies (her favorite flowers), bottle of her preferred perfume, or [...]
Gorgeous day in Milwaukie, Oregon. Stopped in to visit Collector’s Mall on Main Street and their famous soda fountain. I have never been in collectibles shop with a soda fountain let alone soooo many toys and lunchboxes! Collector’s Mall is a pretty big place located right in the heart of old-town Main Street in Milwaukie, [...]
As I continue spending time in the Pacific Northwest, I was driving through the trendy “Hawthorne” district of southeast Portland, Oregon today when all of a sudden a bright pink building pops out and catches my eye. WOW – is what comes out of my mouth. I am excited, intrigued, and so anxious to park [...]
I am spending a bit of time in the Northwest visiting Oregon and Washington State. The weather today is what Northwesterners call “Gorgeous” as this morning is sunny and 60 degrees! Lots of Dogwood trees and Cherry Blossoms still have their amazing blooms and today I passed by a grove of enormous purple Azaleas that [...]
Do you ever wonder what to do with a teapot or coffee pot that are missing their lids? Just because a lovely piece of china is not complete or has some damage does not mean it is ready for the trash but rather it can become part of your home décor and actually be repurposed [...]
