SALE AT STARS ANTIQUE MALL this weekend!

this weekend is the annual sidewalk sale at STARS antique mall...I am personally doing 40% off everything in my booth...and I am bringing in CHEAP projects and random furniture to sell at super cheap prices...
I hope you can come- it starts tomorrow at 11...almost everybody has a percentage off in the booths...and many are setting up on the sidewalk as well...
I almost always find great stuff  (even to resell) at this sale!!!
come early...
come every day...
I will be bringing carloads in EVERY DAY...Saturday through Monday...
hope you can make it!!!

I played with letters...I needed a distraction...please tell me this is normal...

Today I had a hard time focusing...I know it sounds bizarre, but when I walked down to that empty boys' room, I just couldn't bear it...the emptiness of it all (sorry, this is the last post that will deal with this!)

 so I tried to play a little today. these are some letters that I found, and it is rare for me to find vintage letters that include upper and lower case letters...

 so it was fun to play with them, and I did have a couple of appointments, too...

but then, I did go back to my "missing the boy" mood...

 but tomorrow... I will get back to work...
I have an estate sale that I will begin working on this Sunday...with a mere 5 days to set up again...
so...
I better clean my own house tomorrow!
no more sad me...
thanks so much for letting me mope...

today was the day...

this was the destination...

 on arrival, assessing the situation...

 the 5 car caravan to the new place...

 moving? get help? that is what family and friends are for!

the view from the new balcony and bedrooms...

 I know that my son and his friends will create happy memories here...
and that i will not be so very sad as I am right now...
and the move-unpacking-peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in the new place were just fine...

and that eventually...I will adapt to the change...
but the house is so quiet...
too quiet...

this week promises to be like no other...

My son is moving to a fabulous apartment with some wonderful friends...I got to see it yesterday, empty, but could picture his plans for furniture and decorating...and I was filled with joy and pride at the smart choices my son is making in his life...and was happy for him.
However, that does mean that for the first time...ever...(not including camps and overnights) that my son will be on his own, as will his mom. Of course, still have the wonderful hubby, (that has been putting up with my tears on and off for a week!)...but somehow, this is such a big big big thing to me...excited and yet sad. For those of you that have a toddler or a child that still "needs" you...this is a big deal. Enjoy those days...with the knowledge that one day, this will be your week of letting go. I know, I know...he will still "need" me...but it's very different somehow.
I am certain by Thursday, I will be ready for happy hour (probably at 9 am)...
and then the decorator/collector in me will kick in, and I will be redecorating the empty space in the house he leaves behind....
ah...change...

the only bugs I like...

 my niece made these fused glass bugs...and they really make me smile when I see them in the garden...

 tomorrow is clean up for the estate sale, then I have a bit of a break before I start the next one...

 (love this bug creeping down the wall)...

 so trying to unwind tonight after a really super busy estate sale weekend...

 I watered all my plants...it just makes my whole body relax...does that happen to everyone? or anyone?

 just those simple green leaves and tomatoes...very relaxing...

 I hope you all had a wonderful weekend...

 and I wish you all a great week...

here's to a little relaxation this week...

ESTATE SALE this Saturday and Sunday...more sneak peeks...

 lots of fun stuff at this estate sale...

 just a real variety of old and new....

 and lots of practical household stuff too!

 the address will be posted on Friday...it is in NE Portland

 hope to see you this weekend!

this last antique piece is my favorite!

sneak peeks ESTATE SALE this Saturday and Sunday

these are just some of the items up for sale this weekend at the estate sale that I am conducting...

 It is in NE Portland...

 and this is just a few of the items...

 more peeks to come tomorrow...

A Change of Plans...

sometimes...things don't go as expected...
I have had to cancel my participation at the  Plucky Maidens show this next week...I have had my real job bump and change my schedule drastically...
so, the lovely CEO of Plucky Maidens, Pam, has sweetly agreed to let me participate in the winter show in November, instead. I so hated to cancel with this short of notice, but I have an estate sale that I will begin working on this Sunday, and the sale is the next weekend, so I will be working around the clock to get that done in time.
Sometimes, reality kicks in, and I have to do the true bill paying job instead what was scheduled...
so, if you are in the Portland area next weekend, it will truly be a WONDERFUL sale...chock full of antiques and collectibles...furniture to DIE for...and lots of fun, fun stuff!
and, Pam, thank you from the bottom of my heart for understanding, and for you Plucky gals, if I can sneak away for an hour, I will come and shop!

Plucky Maidens sneak peeks...

 so I have been working on projects for the Plucky Maidens show on August 16th...

 some shabby tables and funky metal stuff and...

 this industrial metal cart? Yep...it will be there...ready to go home with someone...

 and I will have all sorts of windows...all shapes and sizes...

 and possibly this table...that I have been working on...

 these metal racks? I thought I had a use for them, but I don't...any Plucky vendors need these? free...for display...or?

and of course, I will have some of my paper flowers...

 this photo? My a little bit crazy dog, Cinderella, that normally loves to sunbathe...but today, in 102 degrees of heat, she rested her head for about 2 minutes, and then was glad to go back inside to the air-conditioned house...

hope you are all staying cool and comfy...
happy Saturday to you all!

home transformation...part 1...the dining room...

My dining room and living room have been the same color...

this khaki color...for 3 years...I like it, but one of my goals this summer was to purge my house of vintage clutter, sell it all at sales (A Vintage Gathering and Plucky Maidens), and redo the inside of my house, including the dining room, living room, hallway and kitchen...we began with the dining room...

so far, we have painted the dining room a wonderful blue (the white blobs are just the flash)...

 and we are painting/distressing our hutch bright white to match the windows and trims...
along with giving the hardwood floors a good scrubbing and waxing...

 so this is where we are so far...I have no idea about window coverings, or what will go on the walls...

Next week, we tear apart the kitchen...
stay tuned :)