My latest Degas
"Print" find over the weekend:
"Print" find over the weekend: 
Head of a Young Woman 1867Artist:
I started blogging in 2010 before I knew who I was becoming. This space has watched me grow through faith, fear, food, budgeting, milestones, heartbreak, miracles, and 9+ million map views later… I’m still here. Still documenting. Still evolving. Still believing stories matter.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Pretty Elaine
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Homemaking is her thing. She loves thrifting and coupon clipping. A simple gal with a simple life. She strives for contentment in simplicity believing that is the road to happiness and she finds it at home. She loves farmhouse, vintage, country and cottage. You'll love .....
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Hot Flash Splash Spray
Ok, this started off as a joke @ work. With the summer weather upon us, I could never tell if I was having a hot flash, onset of a migraine or just simply the summer heat. I would shout out "Oh,oh I'm having a hot flash......This went on for several days?weeks? Then one day while packing Julia for 6th grade camp, I came across her plastic travel bottles, it suddenly hit me, put water in one of the bottles,slip it in the freezer for an hour and ....WHAAAA LAAAA.........A cool dash of cool water!It really worked, I happily sprayed cold water on my arms,face ,wrist then forehead. It was easy and inexpensive. I added a sticker to give it a hint of fashion flair. I joked how I would market then and call the bottles "HOT FLASH SPLASH" ......
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
WHAT NO LIPSTICK?
Ok so someone asked me if my profile was an up to date picture of me. Not sure why and I didn't ask. I thought about it and realized it was actually 5 years old. I decided to capture a quick picture to appease my blogger friend. I then realized, how I must be getting older and looks must not matter as much to me. Like before in my 20's & 30's. Not that I walk around, not caring ,dressing in rags with unkempt hair yet it's not as important to me. My defining moment when I realized that I must be getting older ? Posting a picture without any lipstick
for all the world to see........It''s actually liberating........ Drum roll please.................
for all the world to see........It''s actually liberating........ Drum roll please.................
Wedgewood Plate with a story
Found this Wedgewood Plate at an Estate Sale. Love the pretty light blue and intricate white filigree design.
I turned the plate around in search for a price tag. To my surprise there was note with the following inscription:
CHRISTMAS 1975
These Wedewood plates were given to Vivian and I on our 33rd .Wedding Anniversay, May 16th.1964 while on our Carribbean Cruise on the Grace Lines Santa Paula by 4 women who sat at the same table with us in the Dining Room. Their names were Mrs.Anne White, Mrs.Sally Kulkis, Mrs.Muriel Lord and Janie Buford. They became real good friends and we correspond on every Christmas. We would like you to have these Jack & Gail for your keepsakes.
Isn't it amazing that someone took the time to write down the names of the 4 woman from the Carribbean Cruise? I'm intriqued how Gail and her Husband married 33 years back in 1964 which would have them married in 1931???. That was 36 years ago! Here this little plate is now displayed for Blogging and sits proudly in my living room.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Modern Country Style: Mixing Up The Reds
Modern Country Style: Mixing Up The Reds: "Hat: Accessorize; Jumper: Gap; Jeans: Next Super Skinny; Glasses: Gant; Pashmina: The Pashmina Company; Belt: Hobbs; Boots: Marks & Spenc..."
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Turned my Doodling into Baby Wear
Ever sit and "doodle" ? I found myself always doodling the same thing.....little Alien like drawings with cute little faces and eye lashes. Odd huh? Well, I have now created the "Sadie Magradie Collection" to share the "Sadies" in my head. Simple & cute ;)
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Sadie Anne would love to one day go to Business School and hopes to teach others the value of money. She sports a Fashionable business tie. |
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Sadie Bow loves to wear a "bow" in her hair to show her cutesy side. She hopes to one day attend Fashion school. |
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Sadie Craft loves to make her own one of a kind jewelry. She dreams of owning an Etsy shop. |
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Sadie Dadie loves to pre- plan her outings with play dates and can't wait to one day learn to write so she can fill in her day-planner. |
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Sadie Evelyn is a level headed little girl who wears bows on her shoes to keep her grounded she hopes to be a Missionary overseas one day. |
Friday, June 17, 2011
My Little Garden Patch
This is my first hand at gardening. All my family and friends garden yet I always felt too impatience or didn't want to get dirty.Thoughts of dirt under my nails didn't feel appealing. Yet, Mother nature has been calling, so to speak. Lately there's been several yard sales with garden type items. A few weeks ago I bought my first gardening hat and it gave me the wanna be green thumb vibe. Being a novice, I hurried and planted without reading the directions. I may have possibly mixed the seeds so who knows what may grow. Hey,maybe I created a new plant or vegetable? No matter what grows, it's my own little unique garden. Can't wait to hit the yard sales tomorrow to add a little more.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Mary's Garden
Mary is my Yard Sale Partner ...my treasure hunt BFF. I snapped a few photos shots of her back yard. I would say 90% of her back yard is from our Saturday morning finds........
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