It is light that I seek...

And it is light that I got, thanks to my bestest buds
Theresa and Craigsmith...
I love it and I played in the shop all day...

Theresa also helped me move my heavy statue from the
back gardens to what will be the new gardens
at the entrance to the shop. She needs a little repair work,
but she's a beauty as is too!

Rearranging again, after taking loads of goodies to Sisters'
for her open house, then come Spring,
my shop will officially open and the fun will begin...

Sweet Annie will fill the fields behind the shop
and intrepid shoppers will be able to harvest at will.
I hope to get rows of lavender planted too for pick your own
lavender bouquets...mmmm...
can you smell it...

Another project in the works,
two end tables with drawers...hmmmm...
what shall I do???

Victorian Salvage...

As much as I love the crisp look of white,
I'm so drawn to dark fabrics and woods.
It's so romantic and Victorian, I feel like I'm in a
Merchant Ivory movie, perhaps listening to Jane Austen
recite words of an era of past elegance and
proper delicate beauty...

Makes me wonder what beautiful home this elegant piece came from,
was there an entire set, how many others survived...
well, this little jewel now has a home in my shop
at my secret garden, it will await the Spring
and the reopening of the season...
unless some intrepid wanderer
bids me to open my doors...
I shall...
you see, this is what it's all about...
the sharing of the prize!

Uh oh...

Isn't this just the cutest foyer table...Sandy from Amazing Grace in Amana
traded me a couple of batches of soap for a couple of tables,
don't ya just love to barter...

Great lil' drawer too...

Isn't it just the cutest in my parlor...did I say uh oh...
Well isn't this the name of the game, one comes in,
one goes out, right!
So, for now this is a keeper, perfect for my dictionary
that I use all the time.
I'm forming a new attraction for this dark weathered finish,
it goes so well with the rest of my salvaged junk.

Some day it''ll probably be sold, but for now...
MINE ALL MINE!!!