SWEET COTTAGE PILLOW

I am joining Sue over at It's A Very Cherry World!!

Where we all get to share our lovely Reds!

I have been dying to show you this wonderful RED item.

 While in Texas I entered and won a wonderful giveaway!

The lovely Kathy from Kathy's Cottage 

Made this incredible pillow

She sent a sweet note

 Look at this gorgeous wrapping

Such cute tags

This handmade pillow is so cute!

Look at the details!

 I am so lucky Kathy drew my name for this 

Now to find the perfect place for this sweetest of pillows!

Kathy I can't begin to thank you enough for making this lovely pillow and offering it to one of your followers. 

Kathy sells her pillows and other handmade items in her Etsy shop 

HERE 

Now be sure to go visit Sue 

for more wonderful Reds!

Always,

Linda

ANGELS!

Many of my friends collect Angels

I have never had a collection of Angels but

I have had one Angel for a long time

I call this my Kitchen Angel as she sits on the windowsill in my kitchen.  I have had her since my girls were young.  My only angel (other then some Christmas ornaments) until a few years ago.

I was in the kitchen of my friend Gypsy and this was her kitchen Angel.  I fell in love with it.  Over the years I gave Gypsy some angels because yes, she collected them.

This little one has two kittens and we all know how I love my cats!

I found this at a thrift store for pennies!

This sweet little Angel is an ornament was bought at a yard sale

She is a Willow Tree Angel

I love the way the wings are made

This was my favorite Angel since she is holding a cat

So sweet!

Gypsy passed away several years ago from cancer

I was given the Angels I had given her and the special one I fell in love with...HER Kitchen Angel

Now I have two Kitchen Angels and a sweet memory of my dear friend Gypsy!

This Angel is a Willow Tree Angel by Susan Lordi

Many of you have seen the Willow Tree collection

I was curious about their history 

Artist Susan Lordi hand carves each original Willow Tree® sculpture. Using family and friends as models, Susan tries to capture a moment in time, or express a feeling. Pieces are cast from her original carving, and then individually painted by hand. Softly washed colors, carved and metal accents, and representative icons of nature mark Susan's work.
"I try to keep the interpretation of Willow Tree open. I hope this makes it more personal, and allows the viewer to decide its meaning."

I found out this information from their website HERE

I believe in Angels and today some Dear Friends had prayers answered.  I know there are Angels and dear Friends who will pray without ceasing.  I thank you all.

Don't forget to visit these great friends and join in all the fun

Linda at COASTAL CHARM 

Diane at A PICTURE IS WORT A 1,000 WORDS

Troy at I REFUSE TO RECEDE 

Always,

Linda

THRIFTY FINDS FOR A MONDAY!

I am joining Southern Hospitality for Todays Thrifty Treasures 
Join in every Monday and share your wonderful Thrifty Finds!

I found these 5 glasses at a Thrift Shop in Biloxi, MS on my way home from Texas.  They were in a bag and for a good price I picked them up.

I think the shape is interesting, but the little piece of wood wrapped around each glass really caught my eye.  It keeps you from touching a cold glass I would think.

The glass is frosted and in very cool colors.  My favorite of course is the PINK!

I also found these 4 Christmas plates, they have a place for a cup but no matching cups were to be found

They are marked Harmony House

I like the candle design!

These are just a few more of my favorite thrifty finds

Always,

Linda

WHAT A FUN DAY!

Hi Everyone!  What a fun day I had yesterday!  First of all it was just a beautiful Spring day in Atlanta, GA.  Yes the pollen is awful but I'm getting where I can breathe anyway and my eyes aren't as swollen.  Interesting how we are thankful for such things...LOL.

The yard is in bloom!  Such color!

But no time to admire it right now...off to have lunch with the Atlanta Bloggers

We met at this charming Tea Room in Woodstock, Ga

Beautiful home over 100 years old

Turned into a lovely tea room 

This was my cup and saucer, we loved how everything was mix and match 

Sue was the only one of us who put on a hat, well at least for a photo op!  She blogged about this fun get-together here

I just had to 'borrow' this photo she took

Of me peeking around my menu!  We were having fun and just being silly.  Sue took more photos of the Tea Room so please check them out.

Four of us had High Tea and it was FABULOUS!

Wonderful scones fresh and warm
oh with the luscious lemon curd (my first time to have lemon curd~heaven) and Amaretto cream

Finger sandwiches ~ four kinds
egg salad, pimento cheese,cucumber & cream cheese & ham

Four different dessert 'bites'
YUM

Plus a sandwich, I chose Chicken Salad on a Croissent

We were welcomed and the service was excellent
Bottomless pots of tea, we tried three kinds all excellent
I should have taken a photo of the plates after we ate
BUT THEY WERE EMPTY!
It was so delicious and just fun to have so many bites of this and that

Group shot (minus me of course)
Necie (who does not have a blog but should), Sandie from Chatty Crone, Rose from Santamaker, Sue from Rue Mouffetard and Deb from Driven 55
So what do ladies do after they Lunch?
They shop of course
We went to a lovely Antique Mall and while it was fun it was a little pricey for me....come on you all know I am a thrifty girl
Lucky for me a couple of thrift stores were on my way home
I found a cute corner shelf I will paint white and show you at another time but these are two favorites finds from yesterday

A large Pyrex Casserole with Lid

This shows the beautiful Turquoise color in a snowflake pattern
and this charming basket

This was sitting on a shelf and a lady was standing in front of it looking at something else (thank goodness)..but I wasn't sure if it was 'hers' or not so I waited...she moved, I pounced it was mine~That sounds a little scary doesn't it?

But look it has the riser in it also!  I really love this and for $1.98 it joins me and my collection of baskets!
Just a glorious day all in all.  Good Friends, Good Food and Good Thrifting....what more could a girl want...but wait...home was bursting out with gorgeous blooms and I snapped these

Azaleas in bloom are spectacular

We were not living in our house last Spring so this is amazing to me that all this beauty is in my yard

Charlie watching me

From his screened in porch


Yes it was a wonderful day! 


Always,
Linda