Prairie Blue


...............at my front door spinning...................just some simple thoughts & happenings of an ordinary woman.....

Thursday, April 28, 2011

the bluebird lamp.....

my mom loved antique lamps......i wish i had pictures of all of them............our daughters have kept quite a few of the special ones....(and two that are quite unusual, that nobody could bare to give up, but ugly!)...........................................i really am more of a crock, jug lamp kinda gal........but i did keep this one...................................a small little, fabric lined blue bird......i love the daintiness of it, and it reminds me so of her................................she loved bluebirds, but that is another post for another time.............................................................i am blessed!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

May's Grocery.......

the place of childhood memories......................................this is Granny's store......................the place where i pretended to be a grocery store mom....(just like her)................on rare occasions, i could play with the cash register..(not many)..................i carried empty pop bottles to the garage for a nickel........loved dipping my hand into the cold water of the pop cooler....................played with the Doan's pill bottles...(my fav).............picked books from the library truck that came every other week.................ate lunch on the ice cream table in the back.....(learned to put potato chips in my tomato soup, ummm).....................................had my first kiss in jr. high..................................and sat on the colonial bread box outside, waiting for daddy to pick me up after work.....(i could hear the whistle blow from the stone mill, and knew it would be soon!).................................................... ..........................................i can smell the old wood floor.......hear the slam of the old screen door

i can hear the crank on the old gas pump, as Granny gave it a turn, and hear the pump running till it probably hit a total of $2.00..........................I can hear Rex the dog barking in the back yard...(he was chained up & i was never allowed to go near..i know now, he was probably the watch dog more than a pet)...................... oh my how the memories do flood, once i go back there..................i will tell more Granny stories later, but for now..................................................do know that i am blessed!


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Friday, April 22, 2011

GOOD FRIDAY.....

it is GOOD FRIDAY.............................................and i am blessed because of it! hope you shall be blessed as well!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

building a wall.....

the bones............an antique fireplace mantle....................that was it.................when we built an addition onto our house ten years ago .........................it was a challenge to match things to our old home built in 1911...............................................this is our family room............planned around this antique mantle, the builders listened.............(thought i was crazy most of the time!)......i don't care for the brick, it was all i could find at the time......but it houses the t.v....................two doors with storage beside.................a little herb cubbie to the left.............and up high is more storage doors in the wasted space...................it has a gas log which has made it very cozy on those cold winter days.....................................................................would i change anything..........?.............probably given a chance and the money..............................but it is okay, i do like it.......................................................anyway.......................i am blessed! linking up with www.1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com for my favorite wall...............i do have more, but no more time today...................blessings!

Monday, April 18, 2011

a little melancholy....

i must admit......i have been a little melanacholy lately...........i think it is a number of things.....but i can't seem to keep up......................................there are many joys.........but you know how you have those days...............the days of remembering..... a walk in the woods with mom & daddy when i was little....(and falling in the creek).......................the weekend jeep rides with granny & grandad with a picnic of cheese, crackers & bologna..............the memories have been flooding with me lately.......................................but oh my...............................i am so blessed!
"and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will gaurd your hearts and your minds.......Phillipians 4:7

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

antique song......

actually........it was the song of the six chicks....but I couldn't resist this reference................a wonderful day of just relaxing with friends, and new found friends.......................................a day of laughter............stories............sharing a passion for antiques...............................................a delicious meal and hospitality of a friend with recent health issues of her own......(i told her she needs to bottle her energy and sell it)...........nothing gets that chick down!.................................................it was a much needed lift for the soul..........thank you so much dear friend.............................i am blessed! stop by for a visit with Brenda......you will be glad you did....... www.picturetrail.com/earlygoodsantiques

Sunday, April 10, 2011

laundry time.....


it is time to do the laundry........my summer wish..........a new clothesline in the backyard..........ummmm.........the smell of fresh laundry from the line.................i am blessed!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

sometimes......


sometimes...........................we just need some sunshine......................................i am blessed!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

a sweeter heaven....

this sweet girl........lived to the age of 103.................................she couldn't imagine the things she would see in her lifetime.....................................the motorized car............air planes...........a man on the moon...............love.............................joy.........................sadness...............................the loss of a husband and three children before her..................................................but..................oh the joys she experienced, and the love and lessons she gave to all of us..................................i love you Granny! Dorothy May 1908~2011 i will post more stories about my Granny at a later date.......but for now......know that i have been so blessed!