Sunshine Petals

A New Year

Happy New Year to anyone who stumbles upon this blog that I have really neglected in the past 6 months or so. I'm ready for a new year with a fresh new beginning. Hopefully it will be a better year than 2010 was for me.

I have photos of quilt blocks to post, a baby quilt I finished before Christmas and my book list for 2010. My plans are to edit these and get the pictures on the blog soon, not 6 months from now. :)

Medically, things have been kind of up and down with me. I hope to make a post or two on that because I want it for myself. Will probably bore anyone else reading it but well, my memory just isn't what it used to be.

Here's to a happy and healthy New Year!

 

Sick

Here it is 11 days into the new year and I'm sick. I've got such a sore throat that even water hurts to swallow. Tomorrow I probably will be calling the doctor. This is my first sickness since being on Humira for my rheumatoid arthritis and I'm supposed to let them know.

I'm going to finish reading my book and hope I feel well enough later to take some photos of things to add to Etsy. I've been neglecting my shop since Christmas and it's time to get back to it. I've got lots of treasures to add and also a bunch of crafty stuff from my stash that I know I'll never use. My project for this year is to get more organized!

Thrifting, Rummage and Yard Sales

The things people discard tell more about them than the things they keep.

~ Hilda Lawrence

Since I opened my Etsy shop with vintage things, I have spent a lot of time hunting for treasures to sell in it. In Florida, this is the time of year for all the rummage sales and yard sales since our weather is so nice.

This quote made me think about some of the things I have seen and wondered how people could part with things like linens that their grandmothers stitched, old family photos etc. I'm too sentimental to part with anything that was made by someone in my family! In fact, I still use a couple of cloth diapers as dust rags that belonged to my son. lol He will be 25 next week so they have gotten some use over the years!

November in Florida

 

"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn."
                                                        ~   Elizabeth Lawrence

 

We may not have the changes in trees like up north but I don't mind when we have something as beautiful as this to look forward to each autumn.

 

 

Opened another Etsy Shoppe

I opened an Etsy shoppe with vintage items called Aunt Mildred's Attic Treasures. Although I have a ton of treasures around here already, I've been having a great time shopping the thrift stores, estate sales and garage sales. Now to get busy taking photos and adding them to etsy. Some of the goodies I've picked up are just so hard to part with but I'm making myself do it! Maybe one day we will actually be able to park a car or two in our garage. Yeah, probably not but I let hubby think we will! lol

 

   I love this couple but they are looking for a new home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't knit so this one is easier to part with. But the photos in it are kind of fun to look at. I guess I am not used to seeing people smoking cigarettes anymore in books. And how about all those bottles of Coke?

Dreary Tuesday

It rained overnight and there is no sunshine in Florida this morning. And I feel as dreary as it looks outside. Just can't get myself motivated to do anything yet today and morning is half over. Yesterday I had a bunch of energy and got lots of things done. Today... blah. I hate days when I feel like this.

I was going to go to a church thrift store that is only open on Tuesday. But I don't even feel like doing that. Maybe that's exactly what I do need to do though... get myself out of the house. Oh, well, I'll think about it.

If anyone reads this, hope your day is brighter than mine.

First Day of Autumn

"A tangerine and russet cascade
Of kaleidoscopic leaves
Creates a tapestry of autumn magic
Upon the emerald carpet of fading summer."

   ~Judith A. Lindberg, Shades of Autumn
 

   

My New Toy

Look what UPS just brought me! Kodak had a deal last week that was just too good to pass up!

Happy Labor Day

I hope today was a relaxful day for everyone. I sure didn't do much labor today. But I did manage to get some more photos uploaded to my Flickr. I also added some items to Etsy. Hubby did the cooking today so I didn't even do that. Now tomorrow will be another day and I'll catch up on laundry and house things then.

Hurricane Watch

It looks like we will be getting a visit from Fay. As of now, the sky is a beautiful blue and the sun is shining. Just another lovely summer morning in paradise. Except we are under a hurricane watch.

Later we will go outside and take down hanging baskets, bird feeders and anything that could become a projectile because of high winds. We are stocked up on hurricane supplies like water and batteries.

We made a visit to the grocery store yesterday for bread and some lunch meats. For those of you up north, it's like the grocery store right before a snow storm. Crazy and crowded! Shelves are picked over especially bread and water. They only had a few bottles of distilled but I didn't need any. We get my Zephyrhills by the cases at Sam's. And this afternoon we'll fill the coolers with ice just in case we lose power. Gotta keep my water cold!

The map below is the projected course as of 8 AM this morning. I put an arrow showing where I live.