Look what I got from the fabulous Annie?

I heart Annie! A surprise gift! (from one of my favorite Antique Malls, no less!) She was in Columbia visiting family and left these at SuperGuy’s office for me!

Aren’t they pretty?? But, guess what?

I think I love the bottom of the bowls the most with their pretty flower pattern!!

Thank you so much, Annie! You’re the best! We’ll catch up with each other next time you’re in town!

(As an aside…oh my GOSH! It’s SEPTEMBER!!! Where did August go??–notice a trend with me when the month changes?)

As another aside….could I use any more exclamation points in one post???!!!

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Continuing on my love of all things Mason Jars…

I talked SuperGuy into buying 20– yes twenty– old blue Mason Jars. I’m going to use them for candle holders all scattered around when we have parties in the backyard. I’ve really got a thing going for Mason jars these days… (at least we found the jars for $1 a piece…)

…and look at this cute centerpiece…I got to combine my love of all things milk glass and all things Mason jars!

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Ah, I found this pen holder when we were out antiquing. I seriously heart it. A. Lot.

It holds the pen that SuperGuy gave me…okay, I lied. A big lie.

He didn’t actually give it to me…I stole it. Yep. I confess. I stole his Montblanc pen. Occasionally he tries to steal it back…

The only thing I’m worried about with this lovely glass pen holder…is that my pen is always sitting out on my desk in plain sight now…I hope SuperGuy doesn’t get any ideas…

As an aside…I wonder if I sometimes go antiquing just to get cool, unusual pieces to photograph…

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Ah, there was singing and dancing and happiness at The Love Nest this past week. Why, you ask?

You remember The Tragedy of the Milk Glass Lamp, right? Where I knocked over the lamp and broke the lamp shade? Tragedy, I tell you!

Then my subsequent hunt for a replacement shade and I settled on this one, shown above.

Imagine my joy and surprise (and a bit of hugging SuperGuy and clapping my hands and a bit of jig in the middle of the Antique store)…I found this!!

Yep, I found another lamp! The milk glass part of it matches my old lamp, but the stand is a bit different.

So now I have two lamps, if I want. Or I can put the top of the new lamp onto the old base (’cause I like the old base better) Ah, life is good, I’m telling you!! Color me happy.

(Found at The Brass Armadillo out of Kansas City. (Grain Valley) Huge antique mall, but very hard to find!)

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Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day – like writing a poem or saying a prayer.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I’ve become quite taken with old Mason Jars. I love them for vases, candle holders…well, just about anything. I love the perfect shade of blue they are. I bought a whole boxful to use for candles outside in the courtyard…you know, if the sun ever shines again.

Not that I’m not addicted to other vases too…like milk glass, you know. But Mason Jars just really appeal to my sense of…I don’t know…my sense of blue??

Enjoy your weekend, my friends. Hope you have some sunshine in your days.

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After a whirlwind of decluttering and having a bunch of stuff hauled off…we decided to reward ourselves with a day of Antiquing.

Went back to one of our favorite Antique Malls.

The Pink Elephant Antique Mall on interstate 55 in Illinois. Such fun.

We had to have a Twistee Treat this trip…because it was open and selling ice cream. (SuperGuy slunk off and ate most of the ice cream cone while I was photographing…he doesn’t share well with others!)

I got some cute photography propos while we were browsing.

Another old camera. This one I’m going to use for through the lens photography where you shoot through the old camera with your new camera. Can’t wait to experiment.

..and this mint green rotary phone that I just had. to. have. Not sure why…but I picture it in a future photo shoot…

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I might have gotten yet another piece of milk glass.

Fenton Silver Crest milk glass to be exact. My absolute favorite. Isn’t this cute? I think it should be filled with M&M’s…what do you think??

I might, just might, have put it on SuperGuy’s new bar.  He didn’t notice…and I’m not confessing. When he notices it? “Oh, that. It’s been there forever.”

I’m seriously in love with the edge of silver crest milk glass. It’s a bit of an obsession, I admit. Well, I’m off to find a package of M&M’s to fill this pretty little milk glass dish.

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After teasing you yesterday, I thought I should show the truth about our weather here. Cold. Bitterly cold.

The birds are all fluffed up in the cold. It is NASTY cold out.

Poor birdies out on the icy branches. Does this Junco look cold, or what??

Weirdly enough, after being down in the below zero wind chills…we’re getting up to the upper 40′s this weekend. So they say. SuperGuy has a rare Friday off, and has promised to take me antiquing. You know, still looking for that milk glass lamp shade, along with a few other pieces of furniture for the new Love Nest. So I’ll see you guys again on Monday. Hopefully with photos of some fabulous finds from the antique mall.

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I’ve been looking for old cameras for photography props. We were out antiquing and found this old Brownie Hawkeye camera. Cute, huh? Well, I find one for first for $23…and I was going to get it…then SuperGuy find this one for $10 !! He wins!! I put my find back and we bought his. Well, it’s not his camera, it’s mine…but you know what I mean. Don’t you?

Now, why it’s sitting out in among the tomatoes, I’m not sure. But the light was really pretty there.

SuperGuy, in his manly male way…immediately sat down and tried to figure out how it works…

Men. Gotta love ‘em.

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Why, yes, it did involve milk glass, why do you ask??

Isn’t it beautiful?? It’s kind of a cross between a pie plate and a platter or a serving plate.

It’s my favorite kind of milk glass, Fenton silver crest with the cute little wavy clear glass edges.

I was on the lookout for cute glass containers for flowers. Isn’t this one nice? I love the wavy, twisted glass at the throat of it. (yes, that water needs to be changed…)

And this darling little pitcher thingie. I love the little spout on it and the cute circle handle.

SuperGuy is getting pretty good at finding unusual glass containers for me to use for my flowers. He found this one!

I told you the Pink Elephant had cool stuff! Well, I think I should go bake some cookies to put on that milk glass plate, what do you think??

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