Some Thanksgiving Memories

 My Thanksgiving included pumpkin pie

with my first homemade pie crust! 

Yum!

 

 A little Thanksgiving snow.

 And a Christmas craft

project to work on.

Bye for now!

Thrift Store Finds

 Christmas thrifting has been

pretty good this year,

as you can see with this cute angel,

 

 candle holder,

 and wreath!

Plus, I was so excited to find

this mushroom latch hook rug kit!

That will be a great 

after Christmas project!

 And, I found a great Frank Sinatra 

record with the best songs!

Bye for now!

What I Wore

What I wore for after Thanksgiving shopping:
Skirt, blouse, shoes, belt and bag: thrift
Black top and tights: Target
Coat: H & M
Rhinestone pins: vintage
Christmas flower loom pin: Pretty Posh Posie pin
made by me
I bought this coat at H&M because I
love the style and the fact that it has a hood
(I'll try and get a pic of the hood soon).
Can't ever find anything like this at the thrift
and I'm not quite that good of a sewer yet.

Bye for now!

Sunrise, Sunset

 Lately we've been having some 

beautiful sunrises....

 and sunsets.

 I especially love that time,

when the street lights 

have just come on.

Bye for now!

Vintage Illustrations

 Here is some wonderful art

from the book 

"Robert Louis Stevenson's Garden Verses"

illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen.

 They are another favorite 

when it comes to illustrators.

There is tons of great art 

in this book,

so I just chose the fallish ones

to highlight this time.

Bye for now!

Thrift Store Finds

 Found at the thrift:

One very cute owl plaque!

 A sweet little Christmas wreath.

 And a bag of gold pom pom trim!

Oh, and maybe a furry tail...

That belongs to a furry kitty!

Bye for now!

1st Snow

 We got our first snow of the season

last week,

but you'd never know it.

As I write this it's in the 50s 

and sunny! 

That's Minnesota weather for you!

 We may get up to the 60s before Thanksgiving,

and then by Friday we'll be back to normal

(30s and 40s). 

Which will be helpful 

to get me in the spirit of decorating for Christmas!

Bye for now!

What I Wore Tweed and Blue

 Tweed coat, purse: thrift

Dress, tee, tights, boots, necklace: Target

Belt: Dots

Butterfly pin: vintage from Mom

Vintage Illustrations: Stubby

 "Stubby" by Marion Borden

Illustrated by Art Seidan

Found at an estate sale.

I think Mr. Seidan is 

one of my all time favorite illustrators.

I love his animals!

Bye for now!

More Estate Sale Finds

 This particular estate sale 

was the best I've been to in a long time!

I mean, check out this Avon owl pomander

for $2!

 And this 70s bank

for 50 cents!

I nearly died when I saw the price!

 I really love this fall 

paint by number painting.

 And this horse paint by number 

is perfect for my daughters room.

Both were just 50 cents!

 And I couldn't resist this sweet

little gingerbread ornament.

Bye for now!

This and That

A busy squirrel.

A duck parade,

they sure are fun to watch.

 Some Nat King Cole 

to relax to.

Bye for now!

Vintage Book Illustrations

 This week is "Never Pat a Bear"

with illustrations by Art Seiden.

 

 This is one of my all time favs

and it has some great fall colors 

in the illustrations.

Bye for now!