New Things

Last weekend I enjoyed a whole day of fun with my friend Angie who just happens to be a total kick! I bought way too much fun stuff, but said no to a lot too!!! We went down to La Jolla and poked through 3 antique stores which produced some very great treasures! The pictures at the end of the post are of the pitchers I bought. I love both of them, but that tiny, squaty one is just the cutest little thing one ever did see! Why do I love things like little pitchers, spoons, cups, vases?...there's just one word GENETICS. I love these things because it is in my blood thanks to my mom who also happens to love little things. She has a great eye for unique finds, which makes walking into her home a totally fun experience! Trust me, not very many people truly understand the thrill I get from just looking at her stuff!
Thanks mom for the genes....and thanks for introducing me to hotel silver. I love, love your shelf of it in your kitchen!

The pictures of the kids I just had to put into this post for you mom. Isn't Carolina a character! She picked out her skirt for church so I had to show you what a little cutie patootie she was with her knee-high socks and all. Her eyes always seem to twinkle with a bit of mischief mixed in!

Thanks mom for finding the little cabinet, it looks great in the kitchen in that ugly, weird angled place in front of the sink! And the picture that Lizzy is holding was $42. I love the frame and mat just the way they are and I have to admit that they were the reason I was drawn to the picture in the antique shop. I hadn't really looked at the picture closely, but when I returned home on Sunday and showed the girls my treasures Katherine said "Wow, Mom...that is a picture of that famous island off the coast of France Mont Saint Michael, I have seen beautiful pictures of that!" Glad SHE knows!!!!

I plan on posting more tomorrow about other areas of the house that I am working on. Should be kind of fun to journal the changes that have taken place over time!