First things first…congrats to Sandi for guessing correctly what the little “thingies”  are that were posted in game on!  She gets her name in the hat an additional FIVE times!  But everyone who guessed gets their name in the hat too!

There were lots of good guesses and some funny ones too!  But the correct answer is: the “m” part hooked on to the Christmas tree branch and the ”flower” part held the candle! 

Okay, that was fun!  Thanks everyone for playing!

Now, in case you don’t know…I HEART words!  You can browse around SweetTalk to read all about my fascination and maybe discover the words you love too!

In game #2 it’s about WORDS!  All of these are funny, but one of them had me doubled over!  It’s your job to figure out which words I have yet to stop laughing about!

in case you’re wondering…i did not waste valuable shopping time for an evaluation…

right.  like a little ol’ load limit would stand between us and JUNK…

uh, i think that’s suppose to be “lonely” but what do i know…

“crap” is one of my favorite words and i use it often…

oh help me…the homemade sign…

I’ll tell you, I got a good chuckle out of all of these…but one of them pushed me right over the edge!  HAPPY GUESSING!

I have more good news cuz there’s a SweetTalk give-away this month too!  So for every comment you leave you are also being entered in the Halloween Package give-away too!  How excited are you?

And…we had a blast shopping for the *adventure* give-away today!  We put some fun things aside for the WINNER!  If you just jumped in the game…it’s not too late to get in….check out the rules!

Now don’t forget to hop over and see Tricia…it’s all about Hillbilly Tacky and she is delivering the best in tacky!

Holy Cow!  I think we made it about 10 miles in 9 hours!  Well, we might have made it a little bit further than that, but not by much!

Surrounded by JUNK!  My head was spinning!  Can I take just a moment to tell you how incredibly HOT it was!  OMGosh!  And the only thing I can’t do when I’m hot is spend money…but today…I overcame that!

I was feeling good about working on my tan while shopping, you know multi-tasking….until I got in the shower and washed my *tan* right down the drain!  ICK!

Now we’re making up the rules as we go….here’s a new one:  Tricia and I will be playing some guessing games on our blogs and the first person that gets the answer right gets their name added to the hat an extra FIVE times!

I’m tellin’ ya, you WANT to win!

You know how I love me some multiples!  I stumbled across a canister of some interesting little…thingies!  I didn’t know what they were but the kind gentleman (I’ll explain that in a minute) was happy to enlighten me!

As a side note…we came across that “gentleman” at the very end of the day…we decided that as stinky as we were we still smelled about a thousand times better than he did!

Now, where was I?  Oh yeah…it’s time to leave a comment with your best guess!  Here are a few details to help: they are about 4″ long, metal and in red, purple, green and yellow!

(yeah and, uh, please excuse the hotel wash cloth background…trust me, a much better choice than the *floral* print bedspread!)

Think you know?  Start guessing!

And don’t forget to jump on over to Tricia’s blog and see what she’s got goin’ on!

I grabbed my partner-in-crime and we’re headed to the The World’s Longest Yard Sale – The 127 Corridor Sale!

 

We’ve spent the last three days in *stretch* class…opening and closing our wallets…wrapping…lifting…loading…unloading…climbing in and out of the Sprinter!  We’re limber, lean and ready to arm wrestle, trip or shove…I pity the fool who gets in our way!

The Sprinter is empty…the trailer is empty…and we would consider it a failure of monumental proportions if we don’t fill them both to the brim!

Now…selfish we are not!  This adventure requires audience participation…that’s YOU!

Read on for the skinny…

rules:
1. there are no rules! we’re making it up as we go!
2. we’re pickin’ a winner on friday, august 13 and that lucky duck gets a grab bag of treasures we collect on our *adventure*! 
don’t doubt…it’s gonna be FAB!

the fine print:
1. you gotta a lot of options…leave a comment on my blog and Tricia’s or Facebook or Twitter between now and Wednesday, August 11 and we’ll throw your name in the hat for every comment left!
2. if you want to up the ante…cuz it’s gonna be worth it…post our *adventure* button on your sidebar and you will get your name in the hat TWO more times!
3. pull out your big guns and do a post about it…that’ll get you an extra FIVE!
4. now if you do #2 & #3 you gotta tell us….so shoot an email over and let us know!
5.  check us both out each and every day as both of us will be playing different games and you don’t want to miss either one…see #1!

LET THE shopping GAMES BEGIN!

The holidays are just around the corner…YIKES!  I know.  It’s unbelievable how fast this year is going!

So often I feel like I’m just hangin’ on by a thread while this crazy little life of mine drags me around!  But I gotta start talkin’ about it…NOW!

SweetTalk has precious…if I might say so myself…holiday packages!  Halloween is first up and the SweetTalk Halloween Package is up for the taking in the August give-away!

You know the game….leave a comment on ANY of my blog posts and I’ll enter your name for a shot at winning!  It’s not complicated, I don’t do complicated…so read a little somethin’somethin’ on my blog and then leave a word or two at the end!  I’ll take it from there!

check.out.this.video…..

I was in Tyler a few months ago for the HEAP show and stopped in to see Laurie at Breedlove Nursery & Landscape!  Laurie is one our SweetTalk wholesalers and she ordered some darling words for the Nursery!

I snapped a few pictures to share!

Since it’s Red Friday, I’ll start with these supercute red cement
polka-dot mushrooms…

I love this butterfly wreath!

These bird clips are darling!

White with the green plants and that fabulous piece of furniture…YUM!

How cute is this word?

Okay, it is a Nursery!  How ’bout this outside shot!  I sigh just looking at this, you know how I love arches!

If you’re in the area, it’s absolutely worth the stop! 

Breedlove Nursery & Landscape~11576 Hwy. 64 W~Tyler, Tx

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things to do.  people to meet.  a journey.  destinations unknown.  adventure.  exploring.  discover.  sights to see.  investigate.  examine.  delve into.  inspect.  scrutinize.  
take a look.  escapade.  voyage.

ALL in the name of JUNK…uh, i mean…ANTIQUES!

there’s a big, beautiful excursion in my very near future!  and i’m gathering the necessary supplies…

it’s gonna be sunny…i’ll need these…

and my shoppin’ shoes…

my backpack for all my girl scout supplies and a few snacks…there won’t be time for fancy meals…

i don’t go anywhere without technology….

a few of these, empty for now…

every good shoppin’ trip needs a partner in crime…

and since i never get on the road without a man….Mighty!  he’s chompin’ at the bit to get goin’!

stay tuned….i promise to share!

When my Pop was a boy he called his mom ”Mrs. Jones” cuz that’s what all his friends called her!  We called her “Jonsie”!  And let me just tell you…she loved RED!  Anything!  Everything!

There are tons of funny stories about her which, over time, I will share. 

For this Red Friday…a little memory…

She had a Norge Refrigerator.  It was white and rounded at the top with one of those pull down handles.  It only had one door with the freezer tucked at the top inside. 

Man, could that thing crank out some cold!

When we went for a visit, Jonsie solved the constant “I’m thirsty” problem by putting our initial…in red nail polish…on an Aunt Jemima syrup bottle, filled it with water and stashed it in the frig! 

I can remember so many times skidding around the corner, headed for that Norge seeking that long swallow of ice cold water from my bottle!  And just as quick, I’d slam the door and race back to whatever it was I had been doing!

I loved that it was mine.

Today, that very bottle sits on my kitchen counter and I adore that I have it.  I can’t look at it without smiling and cherishing the memories that are so dearly attached to it and, most especially, to Jonsie!

Maybe I’ll fill it up and stick in my frig! 

Comments…please!  The SweetTalk July give-away is so-so close!

I have a very reliable source…my big sis…who has just informed me that HEAP will be happening again!  I just marked my calendar and you best get busybusy doin’ the same!

Thursday November 4 ~ Saturday November 6
302 Locust Street ~ Tyler, Texas

I’m just not good at it!  Quite honestly, I simply don’t have the patience to frequent thrift stores!

BUT…..as of this a.m. I may very well be finding the time! 

I woke up this morning with this need to go and I had a sack of books to donate so why not!  And I scored…big!

first up….four Homer Laughlin platters….good, huh?

turned the corner and ’bout pee’d my pants when i saw this Ironstone washbowl…..

gravy boats aren’t hard to find and they all look pretty much the same, but i bought this one…just cuz!

next, i found this silver leaf dish.  i don’t know…could go either way!  i liked it better after i put it on one of the Homer Laughlin platters!

i found these the last time i went to a thrift store…remember…

guess what i found to go with them?

haven’t done anything with the fans….but thinking, along with the bells and some cute ribbon, they are going to be perfect on a Christmas tree!

That’s it!  Not bad for a girl who doesn’t DO thrift stores!  BTW….figured out the trick…..DON’T get a buggy!  Seems every time I leave the shopping buggy at the front door, I score!  Sadly, this time there was no cute basket to rescue me!

Comments, please!  I know you got something to say and I wanna hear it!  Besides, that’s the only way to get entered into the July SweetTalk give-away….Variety Gift Tag Package!

I made the drive to Rockdale last week to work on my space at Antique Queens!  I hadn’t been in a while and everything needed to be touched!

It was fun to move things around and re-do the walls!  Here are a few pictures of the finished product…

Love this child’s hutch in pink, no less! I leaned a gold frame against the top in hopes of disguising how cute it is…now, maybe no one will buy it!

If these legs don’t walk off by September then I think they will definitely be at Marburger!

Please pardon the glare…this is one my favorite things I did this time! I hung this great tray and then dangled adorable baby shoes!

Wide shot!

I’ll end with a few of the things I cherish: Ironstone, pink and words!

Up for grabs in the SweetTalk July give-away….a SweetTalk Variety Gift Tag Package!  The perfect finishing touch to all your gifts!  Just leave a comment on any of my posts and I’ll enter your name for a shot at winning!