Strawberries & Much More!

When the mailman rings the doorbell and has a package for me,

 well it makes my day! 

Recently I won Garage Sale Gal's Blog Birthday giveaway and it is sooooo cute!

I love cute packing and Deb wrapped some of the items in sewing pattern tissue

The giveaway had a great 'berry' theme

The vintage kitchen towel and apron both in strawberry fabric...love them! 

Look at the cute pin cushion and Tag that Deb made!  

Thanks Deb for being such a great friend!

The last time I had a giveaway it was from PrintRunner and was for stickers. It was won by  ColoradoLady and I was lucky to be offered the same prize.  I got them in the mail this week!

I made Tiger some book plates! 

 I found this great vintage bookplate at the Graphics Fairy!  She has the best free vintage graphics around!  

Goes perfectly with one of the new thrifty books I found for Tiger! 

Look at these great books about Owls! 

I also recently got a great free offer from Shutterfly

for a photo magnet

I choose to get this great pic of Mom and I 

It's on my refrigerator now! 

Charlie said I hadn't posted his picture in a long time...ever since that 'Tiger' kid came along he feels neglected...so here you go Charlie!

I'm joining Kathe for 

Your Gonna Love It Tuesday! 

Toujours,

Linda

In The Groove!

I am trying to be back in the groove and join in some of my favorite parties 

I love this very small tin of Charles Chips I purchased from my friend Sherry.  It's a sampler tin from this famous snack company.

I found this adorable Morton Pottery cactus planter

(the cactus would be the tail....cute)

I only paid $1 for this guy! 

Do you remember all the glass apple dishes I found on my road trip a few months ago?  Well I found these two small bowls, 60 cents each, and had to add them to my dish closet.  Oh yes, look for an Apple table in the fall! 

Lastly I found these two black Fiesta plates at the thrift shop.  Pretty scratched up, but for 35 cents each they will be a great addition to my tablescaping! 

I'm joining

Vintage Thingy Thur 

Thrifty Things Friday

Potpourri Friday

I hope you will go by and check out these great blogs and their fun parties

toujours,

Linda

Liberty & Freedom

I meant to get this posted last night but my 

4th of July celebration got in the way!

Still I want to share my holiday tablescape with you!

I hope you aren't too tired of r,w & b

This table runner is a favorite with all the stars!

I used red placemats from the Dollar Tree

White plate and bowl Pfaltzgraff Heritage pattern found at a thrift store

I added a red salad plate and the blue star plates 

I have two blue, two red and two white stars

Sara and Blake gave them to me a few years ago

for my Birthday and I love them!

White flatware, blue napkin with white napkin ring and a great colonial blue wine glass complete the place setting

All solids but I like it!

I want to honor the things that 4th of July stand for...

Freedom

Liberty!

Simple centerpiece....Gardenias (most have already bloomed but I found 3 and brought them in)  Candles on star plates and the Freedom & Liberty signs found on clearance at Hobby Lobby

I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July!

I'm joining Kathleen for Let's Dish 

Hugs,

Linda

The Cubbies In July

Here are the cubbies in all their July glory!

Red, White & Blue theme of course!

I have a cute Texas cute out, a Rooster who loves the USA and a great 'flag' made by my friend Kathy at Happy Mrs C!  She and her hubby Jeff are great and we hope to get together soon for some lunch and junkin!

I add a lot of Texas items to the cubbies in July

A new addition this year 

The Bicentennial coins Proof Set

My Dad gave these to me and I love them!

Also new this year is this little flag plate

Sorry for the glare!

Some vintage, some new items!

One of the few Beanie Babies I kept! 

I'm joining these parties!

Your Gonna Love it with Kathe

Rednesday at It's A Very Cherry World

Have a Great 4th of July!

Linda

Hot Sunday In The ATL

We are in the middle of a heat wave! 

I mean Hot, Hot, Hot-lanta!

Not much to do but sit under a fan and take it easy.  I've been watching some of the Olympic Trials in 

Gymnastics, Swimming and Track & Field

I'm really looking forward to the Olympics this year!

I did start putting Red, White & Blue in the cubbies.  This Statue of Liberty (found in a thrift shop) is one of my newest additions.   I saw this great monument back in the 1970's in my one and only trip to NYC!

Maybe I'll get there again one day!

I love this new Texas mug!  

Being my birth state I add Texas items to the R,W & B cubbies!

Souvenirs from my trip to Canada and a wish for a wonderful Canada Day for all my friends up there!

I just finished celebrating my Birthday 

(it takes the whole month of June you know)

Yesterday I received a present from a lovely Canadian blogging friend!

Two Pink Gooseberry Cinderella Mixing Bowls!!

I am so thrilled!  France at Passion Of Milkglass Collecting found these gorgeous bowls and said she would send them to me for my Birthday! 

What an amazing and wonderful friend! 

France I love them and you!!

I had one Pink Gooseberry and now with the two she has sent me I almost have the complete set! 

I hope you are staying cool and enjoying this first Sunday in July!

I'm joining 

Seasonal Sunday

and

Sunny Simple Sunday

Toujours,

Linda