some pics...

just some of the fun things at BELLA FLORA on NE Fremont and 44th , 97213, this weekend...
hope you are all having a great weekend!

sale this Saturday and Sunday at Bella Flora...

Don't forget this weekend is the event at Bella Flora...Elaine and I will have lots of treasures to comb through...

I have officially made it through the first half of the term...this was mid-term week, and so many of us were so stressed out...
I have no idea how I did...but I am glad it is over!
hope to see ya' all this weekend...

will post pics tomorrow...

another collection purged...antique books...

I am going through my bookshelves all this week...
for the sale at BELLA FLORA this weekend...



I have so many books...

how many does one girl need?

some are tattered and falling apart...

some are perfect...

some have the loveliest pictures...

others the most beautiful etchings...

one thing they have in common?
they are old!
and they have been loved...

hope you are having a great day!

another collection for sale...PENNANTS

My purging for the sale this weekend with Elaine at Bella Flora continues...





some of these are school pennants, some are travel pennants...


remember- Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-4...
hope to see you!
by the way- I will have a couple of pieces of furniture for sale along with lots of other fun stuff...
hope you are having a great Monday!

All my Favorite Things with Bella Flora for ONE whole weekend!!

I am so excited! Elaine from Bella Flora has agreed to do a fun sale at her store EXPO weekend- this Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 11-4 we will be selling our wares!!
her store is located at 4439 NE Fremont in the charming Beaumont neighborhood...
come spend some time with us!
I will be purging a collection a day this week...

this is my antique hanger collection that will be for sale...
I will try to picture a collection a day so that you can get sneak peeks!








and Elaine has the most magical wonderful vintage and antique items in her store...
It will be a wondrous event!!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

Went out for coffee around 8:30 this morn...
distracted by the red garage sale sign...
I skipped coffee and followed the sign...
they recognized me from my storefront that I used to own on NE Fremont...
told them I was at STARS now...
they sold me some GREAT stuff for SUPER CHEAP...
3 dressers, birdbath, metal rack, cute shelf...didn't take pics of any of that (what is wrong with me?)
so...
I am driving about an hour later and I get a phone call...
they can't find my check...
they are a bit panicked...
I look...
never gave it to them- there it was, still in my checkbook.

did some homework today.

took a nap today.
needed it.
then I wandered around my backyard, looking at the beauty of it all.


welcome to my world...









hope you all are having a great weekend...

what am I doing?

As I look around my house, I am struck by the mess. I have boxes of vintage stuff in my tiny living room that needs to be priced. I have to admit, they have been there since I started school.
My tv cabinet is open, and the tv is not on.
My dogs lay next to me on the couch, as I struggle with my spanish homework and as I look around at the chaos that is my house.
I am wondering why am I doing this?
In the midst of my decision to try going back to school, I am halfway through the first term. I feel as if I have gotten nothing done since school started, and I am questioning my decision to go back.
Of course, I had these thoughts that I would go to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays...and that would be the end of it. I would get all my homework done between classes, and the rest of my life would stay the same.
I realize that isn't the reality and now I am wondering..."how much can I do"...
perhaps I am just weary today, but the tasks at hand seem bigger than I can handle.
Ever feel that way?

2 out of 3 isn't bad...right?

of course, it is just the 4th week in to the semester...



but I have to admit I am happy with my results in Spanish and in Algebra...

but my third class? Sustainability...it is a year long class...and I SUCK at it...
don't use that word very often, but it is the only one to describe my performance...
it requires about 3000 words a week, and I am not, not, not good at analytical writing...
I am a creative writer...
and I am not doing well.
but I am not giving up...

I can not tell you how much I appreciate all of the kind words and support that I have gotten from blog land...
I need all the encouragement that I can get...
(prayers are good, too!)

some of the funny things so far?

1) the toilets scare me...they are those automatic ones that flush if you move a quarter of an inch...
2) yesterday, a homeless man gave me his business card...he is running for president of the USA (not sure this is funny...but odd, yes)
3) my sustainability class is turning me in to a vegetarian (do you KNOW what is in your meat?) ...my boys don't like this class...they hated last nights dinner...
4) I was sick one day...my sustainability professor said he missed me...I think that is because being the OLD LADY in class...he knew I was gone...
5) my math teacher has really really really long red hair and reminds me of someone else and I am not sure who...

there is more...but this post is long enough...
thanks again for all your kind words...
working on STARS today.... (and a 2000 word paper due tomorrow and a Spanish midterm tomorrow...)
lots of love to all of you!

why it takes me longer than most to get my homework done...

I am sure that it is because I am old that my homework takes so long to do...

but I would rather blame it on Mike...when he sees paper...he has to be near it...
and then his purr is so loud...that it distracts me...
but no matter how many times I move him off the table...
he comes back...

and the winner is....JB! (it was all very scientific)

as you can see...Mike the cat chose the winner...

it was all very scientific...

I crumple up paper...he comes running...

he lays down on the soft blue blanket...I have to throw them closer because once he is on the blanket...he doesn't want to move for hours...

and he chooses...(the one that he bats and pulls with his paws...)he has evil claws...

congrats JB! Let me know if you want me to send these to you or if you would like to pick them up!!!

GIVEAWAY TIME...antique books for the prizes!

This is my 450 th blog entry...and it seems as though I should do a giveaway...I can't believe it!
so...just in time for Halloween...one of the books is title Princess and the Goblin...and then 2 classics...

no, you don't have to be a follower...
you don't have to mention this on your blog...
you don't have any hoops to jump through...
just say hi! and comment on this blog...
this is just a big thank you for following along on my journey of life!
drawing will be next Monday...the 17th...


have a great, super, wonderful weekend!

my surprise of the day?

A 98% grade on my Spanish test...
for a girl that hasn't taken a test in 30 years...
Grab the bottle...pop the cork!!!

digging out the Christmas tomorrow...bagging and tagging all the rest of the week...
(except Thursday...when I have an Algebra and another Spanish test...)

Christmas in the booths next week!!!
Jingle bells...Jingle bells...

updates on school when they happen...just like ya all asked...
and yes, I am a bit crazy!

it is the little things that make me happy...

the gal I did the estate sale for this weekend gave me this...I love ledgers from the late 1800's...

I find them so fascinating!

old books...

old ribbons...



fun little wood boxes...
When I am out at estate sales...I look for the little things...for me...that make me smile...
what do you look for?

happy hunting out there...
and I LOVE MY NEW LEDGER!!! THANK YOU SUE!

ESTATE SALE Saturday and Sunday 9-2

small but lovely estate sale... fun and beautiful things...carpets, 8 foot sofa, retro lamps, typewriter and table, velvet chairs (orangeish.) little marble topped tables, dishes , artwork, fab crystal chandelier, and more.
Just this weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 9-2.
nice sale!