great finds

as always i'm on the lookout for metal

and on our road trip we manage to hit at least 7 antique store on a 35 mile stretch of hwy

above i spent under $15

i have a kodak brownie collection (21 different ones so far)

so when i notice the timer and notebook i was thrilled and

they match perfectly to the new color on my living room wall

another wonderful find a kodak abc photo-lab outfit

everything you need to develop your photos

the kit includes everything from darkroom lamp, metal trays, thermometer,

 glass beaker, tongs, hanging clips, mask charts, universal developer

all packed in a metal printing box $20

a steal at $5 for all of these car name plates

and the perfect paper "judy" for only $25

perry b and b

after our visit at the five and dime

we wondered along hwy 20a stopping at several antique shops

lunch and some quaint little towns we arrive at our b & b in perry, ny

after a long day it was so wonderful to be greeted by owners

joe and maureen

it was so nice to sit on the front porch and enjoy out takeout dinner

and a bottle of wine

the next morning maureen made these wonderful fruit filled crepes

and joe offered his fantastic chocolate chip cookies

which we took to go

down at the five and dime

first stop on our road trip was east aurora, just 20 minutes south of buffalo!!

this quaint little town is host to lots of artizans and antique shops

but i think the best spot we visited was vidler's 5 & 10

this store had everything!! i mean everything

from the old grey rollers your mum wore grocery shopping saturday morning under her kerchief

sock monkeys, the whole cast from rudolph the red nose reindeer, lip balm is ever flavor under the sun

including lucky charms and betty crockers chocolate frosting!!!

 the garden gnomes doing the hear, see and speak no evil

raggedy and and andy and even hair nets!!

there was a card department, candy. clothing, toys , kitchen gadgets

and so much more!! it was a blast!!

i love this!

there was a wonderful hat department!! 

lu modeling the "loyal order of water buffalo's lodge hat""

my favorite charater from my favorite christmas story

sunset at the farm

O it is pleasant, with a heart at ease, just after sunset, or by moonlight skies,

to make the shifting clouds be what you please.

samuel taylor coleridge

day tripping

this is so close to home and yet the best kept secret

i've always heard about the badlands but i usually head east for a country drive

since my friend carmi moved further west i've been travelling that way more often

the cheltenham badlands is part of the bruce trail

and is just north of  bramptom, south of orangeville off of hwy 10

inside and out

as i was sitting in my living room watching breakfast television and checking my e-mail

i  noticed something flicker in my window, it took a minute to realize it was a butterfly

by the time i got my camera it was gone, so i looked out side and found it just hanging out

once i was back inside it was on the frosted glass again so i got the shot

when i saw this on facebook i thought about painitng it on the street in front of my house

i live across from a high school and always see the kids walking by with there

heads down, texting

so look up!!!

We'd never know how high we are, till we are called to rise;

 and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky

. ~Emily Dickinson

Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes, but I'll work it out...

  ~Dave Matthews, "Dancing Nancies

I never get tired of the blue sky.

~Vincent van Gogh

The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun

and the moon keep their diary.

 ~Alfred Kreymborg

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water,

or watching the clouds float across the sky,

is by no means a waste of time

. ~John Lubbock