In The Garden and Finds

 This past week has been weird around my place I have not had time to hit any stores though I saw a new store I can't wait to check out but won't be able to do so till next Friday.  Hopefully I will be able to tell you about it on my next post.  On Saturday I had most of my family over for dinner it was a good time which always makes all the work involved worth it.

I'm only sharing one of my new paperweights today.  This one is by Selkirk made in Scotland it's a limited edition 229/450.

I took a walk around the yard this week and snapped  the pictures of my flowers above. 

My husband and I both liked the covered stoneware dish above we can't make out the makers name but it was made in Japan.  A friend of mine believes the vase the flowers are in is End Of The Day Glass the vase I inherited from my husbands mother once we got together.

I found the large amber jar a couple of weeks ago and I went downstairs and dug the smaller one out of a box I had it stored in I found the smaller one quite awhile back.

These mugs look like Fire King but have no marks I haven't had time to figure out who the maker is yet.

I like the colors and the design on them so when I saw them I knew they needed to come home with me.

You may be wondering why I have a picture of the Good Year blimp in this post but it's because on Friday August 07th to the 9th 2015 was the Abbotsford Airshow.  I have watched planes fly over the different homes I've lived in for decades but have never attended the airshow I would like to but I don't like crowds much and it's very crowded plus I burn so easy so I have not attempted it.  My dad's cousin took this picture as you can see it had quite a audience as it hovered over a farmers field there's another picture that shows cars way down the road stopped.

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Taking Time To Smell The Flowers

You know that saying stop and smell the roses that's what I want to do.  The last few weeks for some reason have felt very hectic.  It's going to be nice having a long weekend next weekend but of course I still have to get through one more week of work.

Even This Channel 22 ad from the November 1967 Chatelaine magazine has a model taking the time to smell the flowers.

These flowers are from around my yard this summer I love being outside and seeing them decorate my yard.

This dress is a blast from the past and has a flower pattern going on.

 

You can find alot  of these vintage wooden hangers in my closet there something I collect I like the markings on them because they tell a story.

 

I was at my friends house a couple of weeks ago and took a few pictures around her yard.  Her dog Lily is making her debut in this post.

A Day Of Travel

This past Wednesday my boyfriend and I got into our car and started on a one day road trip.  We got onto the Trans Canada and  then onto highway #3 heading heading towards Osoyoos, British Columbia.  We were heading out to go through the second hand and antique stores in the Okanogan.  The following pictures are of my finds from the trip.

Finds From Left to Right:
- This black glass vase with a white accent I found at the West Hedley Mall in Hedley, B.C.
- This glass bowl with blue leafs on it was found in an antique store in Keremeos, B.C.
- This green 1950's elf was found in an antique store in Okanagon Falls, B.C.
- This Fire King mug called I believe Flower Power found in a thrift store in Oliver, B.C.

Road Trip From Left To Right:
- Highway #3 road sign.
- Road sign where we are heading.
- Nature scene in Manning Park, B.C.
- Deer road sign.

- Sunflower
- West Hedley Mall Hedley, B.C.  A must stop for us when were in Hedley.
- Rusty Wooden stove at West Hedley Mall.
- A sign about "Gold In Nickle Plate" at the museum in Hedley, B.C.

- Sheep warning sign along the road.
- Sign as we we were entering Oliver, B.C.
- Wine grapes Oliver, B.C.
- A chair that we saw along the road advertising Osoyooscottages.com Osoyoos, B.C.

- Local fruit from Keremeos, British Columbia.

The Coca - Cola ad at the top of the page is from a National Geographic Magazine