My cousin Laura and I recently visited Round Top, Texas, for the semi-annual antiques fair at both Marburger and Warrenton. I’ve always wanted to go and she lives in Dallas so we met …
Life’s Big Uncertainties
Thanks for being patient with me while I was on a brief hiatus from my blog. Our family lost a dear friend (and faithful reader of The Confetti Chronicles) so …
Anger Management Tree Stump
I’m not quite sure what purpose this tree stump once held. Hundreds of nails have been hammered into its top. They are so far down in the stump they form …
Unique Uses #2
I spotted a few other unique uses for items last week. First are these old windows grouped together in an interesting art form at Roanoke C0-Op. I love old windows and this innovative …
Countdown Week #4
Time for countdown week number 4…shouldn’t I have gotten more done in a month’s time? Worked out more, slept more, spent more time with the kids (not necessarily in that …
Vintage Daffodils
Are there such things as vintage flowers? I’m sure of it. My mom’s mom’s mom (that would be my great-grandmother Ocie!) planted beautiful daffodils around her house decades ago, long …
Unique Uses #1
I’m always spotting unusual ways that people are using vintage items so I decided I would start a new series called “Unique Uses.” There are lots of ways to repurpose …
Countdown Week #3
I can’t believe it has been 3 weeks since I started our move-in countdown. I must say the house is moving pretty fast now. The outside is really taking shape. …
Before & After Bench
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to transform a piece of furniture. All you need is a willingness to dig around in antique stores or flea markets …
Antique Roadshow’s Ken Farmer
Exciting happenings for me last Thursday…I met Ken Farmer from PBS’ Antiques Roadshow! Not only that but I had a one-on-one chat with him and asked him to look at an interesting artifact …