Something magical happened this week . I became a Farmor (grandmother)

On May 31,2012 Little Ella Mae came into our world. She arrived 4 weeks early and weighed in at 6.3 lbs and 18 inches tall. I actually felt a warm loving light come into me as I held her for the first time. What a delight to meet her, my granddaughter! She is the daughter of our son David and his wife Alyssa.
That's what my week went like.
It was my "Thrill of the Week"

Introducing Miss Ella

Granny and Ella

Great find at the Goodwill!

Last Saturday was a lucky day for me at the Goodwill. I came upon a wonderful white wicker dresser  that was in great shape.Ah-ha! guess what I am using it for. It now stands in my kitchen with a chopping block at  one end and a granite tile at the other end for hot pots and pans. So for a frugal $20.00 I changed the whole look of my kitchen. Love all the basket drawers for various shaped trays, those rolling rolling pins, napkins and even those extra large cooking pots and pans. Amazing what a dresser can do for a room! Thanks for coming back and come again. Comments are most welcome.  What do you think?

Our Baby Shower for Alyssa Sunday May 6,2012

Yes indeed, it took a village to put this party on. We did it! Our son David and his wife Alyssa are expecting their first child in June. From the moment  and I told family and friends that I was planning a baby shower, I had volunteers for every job it would require.  My sister-in-law Dorraine volunteered to do the flowers. She made corsages for  the  two Grandmothers  and her Great Grandmother. I have a home filled with  treasures from The Thrill of the Hunt. So sis-in-law came over and helped move furniture, clean up the front and back patios after our long cold ,wet winter. Together we cleaned the chandelier  and painted patio furniture!Whew! my friend Priscilla loves to bake, when she said she would bake the cupcakes and  thank you for coming cookies. I knew we were in for a treat. She used some ideas from Pinterest and executed them beautifully.Here are some pictures from our shower for Alyssa. Hope you enjoy them! Feel free to leave a comment  (I'd love to hear what you think) and thanks for stopping by......

I've stayed away too long

 I have stayed away too long! My hubby is now semi-retired and I find myself going

somewhere all the time!  Its just us and our two poodle mix pooches, Irma and Louie. They have our middle names. When our now adult children say"You treat them better than you treated us" I say "Yes,and they behave better than you did! Lol.  I hope to get back on a regular once a week basis to share"The Thrill of the Hunt" with you. Thanks for coming to my blog today.

A visit to a most fantastic garden

On the ride home from a baby shower this summer, my friend Patty asked if I wouldn't mind stopping by her friends garden. Oh my goodness......I was in for the treat of the summer. You will see by the pictures how beautiful and creative this garden was designed by the owner. Almost unbelievably at the edge of the gardens is the river down below. There were 2 ponds with Koi swimming around. A waterfall, a guesthouse, outdoor rooms. Just amazing! Enjoy.....

This antique cabinet stands in the breezeway, and holds 

refreshments

The best of the hunt

Now in my living room as a plant stand.

 Now serving as an end table .

Every Friday is a fun day of going to see all the sales , estate sales, rummage and goodwill finds. Today as I drove down a street filled with construction trucks, cones on the street everywhere, danger signs and construction workers, I began to think I should turn the car around and just get the heck out of there. But did I ? Noooooo.  I  would have missed the sale of an importer from Japan. She was selling a  lovely small black chest, and a tall red Japanese stand. Her recent move into a small condo left her little space.These two pieces are truly the prettiest I have ever bought at a sale on a friday afternoon. I purchased them for a total of $25.00.  I will enjoy them forever.....

What type of stand did I buy? Is it a shaving , plant or what stand? HELP!!!

Okay, this time I have really stumped myself. I purchased this at the Goodwill this last week. The moment  I laid my eyes on it, I knew it was going home with me! My friend Priscilla thinks it is a shaving stand. I have no idea. Please if there is anyone who can tell me what it was used for and any other information about this stand, give me a holler! It stands about 58 inches tall. I have pictures here to show what it looks like. If it is a shaving stand, they are rare, from what I've been reading. Its shelves are marble.What I thought might be markings, Priscilla believes is decoration only. Those would be found on the front and back of the first arms. I have googled til I'm cross-eyed.Nothing! Please feel free to take a guess, I can always google it. My next move is to get some books on antiques and look up stands until I find a close or exact match.
I'd welcome any ideas.