It's Show and Tell Friday!

The vast assortment and colors available today is amazing!  To be let loose in the refrigerator of the wholesale floral warehouse can be both mind boggling and thrilling at the same time!  These bouquets looked stunning with the antique apple color dresses the bridesmaids wore in a cousins wedding. This picture was taken while the bouquets were still being stored for delivery in the florist box.

Even the joys of making simple bouquets  for anniversary parties is a fun adventure, I used local flora and fauna for some pretty unstructured arrangements for a special friend of ours.  Searching the roadsides for wild asters and  hydrangea was fun!  Lots of neighbors graciously let us cut a few hydrangea from their yards. We used all of our antique coffee pots and crocks to pull off beautiful table arrangements.  The effect was stunning in the 1860s theater that we rented.

All in all, I have to admit that going back to my flower arranging days is sometimes a fun break from refinishing furniture, certainly one that brings joy to lots of loved ones, and happiness in knowing that  I have added to their special day!

It's always fun when my husband and I decide to take a furniture delivery personally to some quaint place!  This happened last week when we delivered a charming set of twin beds to a customer in Rockport Mass.    A perfect excuse to get out and play along the way!  We decided to take in the unbelievable beauty captivating Rockport has to offer.   Although the day was a little grey, the lovely scenery that surrounded us was unmistakable.  Walking along Bearskin Neck was fun, going in and out of the shops, stopping for a warm bowl of clam chowder to thaw our bones!  The flowers decorating the shops were still grand~ a reminder of the past summers glory! 

We particularly loved the pink hydranea along the side yard of this home, so pretty!

And of course, we wouldn't be proper tourists unless we took a picture of the most photographed fishing shack in the world!  Motif#1!

We continued our journey to Halibut State Park.  The gentle walk down a forrest path to the ocean will yield views that you will remember for a long time.  It is a perfect place to bring your picnic, children and dog for a fun day of hiking and just plain relaxing aside an unspoiled ocean.  A water filled rock quarry mirrors the ocean below.

All in all, our trip to Rockport Mass to deliver furniture turned out to be a delightful day!   An adventure that allowed us to meet face to face with our customer and admire their beautiful home, taking in the charming,  romantic sights was our added bonus!

The last of the summer roses are still blooming, a few of my favorite bees are still seeking out the last of the nectar to be had, I even saw one of the foxgloves blooming, another reminder of a sweet summer gone by.  The sun was warm and the shadows getting long and it was still early in the day. The blue hydrangea has turned a gorgeous shade of green and purple...perfect for placing in our favorite shabby, chippy containers.

This statue of a young girl with a dog has been left in a natural chalk-ware state, no finish has been added to this vintage, one-of-a kind piece.

I love collecting little bits and pieces, items that come from memorable times in life.  When I was first married, my husband found a great spot on our property for digging treasures.  His yeld was mostly old ketchup bottles, Listerine bottles and odds and ends from the turn or the century, but he did find me some very pretty milk glass cosmetic jars that look great together in a collection.  Proof that the lady of the house used face creams!  I wonder if they ever dreamed we would be digging up their trash using it for display treasures?  One never knows.......