Spring Cleaning...

What is it about Spring,,, that brings us out of hibernation and into 'cleaning' mode! Guess that's why they call it... "Spring Cleaning"....
I have a small collection of vintage irons that are on display in my laundry room....and once a year I pull them down to be dusted and shined back up.... now I am covered from head to toe in one year old dust! lol!

 Yep! that's a lot of dusting!

 I don't find to many of these iron trivets,... and when I do, they cost an arm and a leg! but at least I have these 4,,,the two lighter color ones are cast aluminum and the two dark ones are cast iron.

I only have two children's irons. The silver one weighs almost as much as an adult one and it heats up like an adult one... the red one is a light weight tin one... but heats only to a warm temperature.

 This one is one of my many cute 'Travel Irons'.... I love the plaid carry bag.

 I have 2 of these General Mills irons... which leaves me to wonder if they were acquired with those GM 'points' that one would collect of the box top from GM foods....

 and of course,,, no respectable laundry room would be complete with out a 'lingerie ' hanger... you know, for our discrete under-mentionables... giggle giggle...

these 3 are actually from our family... the iron with the chrome tank and brass pump is a Kerosene iron that came from Gary's grandmother in Nebraska.   The 2 cast iron~irons are from my American grandmother who was from Mississippi.  I wish I had one from my German Oma (grandmother)....
The iron to the left weighs 7lbs and the one on the right weighs 5lbs,,,, I have to tell you, my American grandmother was all of 5'2" tall and to think she had to heat these heavy irons to use... makes me laugh to think that she probably had some uber big upper bi-ceps! No wonder women didn't have to 'workout'... doing mundane chores alone was a work out! lol! 
Don't Mess with Grandma!
Well, speaking of chores,  I guess I had better get back to dusting,,, these things won't dust themselves! lol!
(I have 29 irons).. does that make me a hoarder?  hahaha!

A.M. Playtime...

SO what does your hubby do in the early mornings before going to work?

 Well, as you can see.... mine plays with his Helicopter...

 looks pretty real from here!

oops,,, crash -n-burn.... oh well, time to get ready to go to work...... but there is always tomorrow!

St. Paddy's Day aka Shamrocks...

Ok, I know this post is a few days late...but.....I am so proud of my sweet little Shamrock plant.

 so happy and blooming....

 and did you notice... a little bunny hiding in there?  

and now, to build a fun bench like this one, to sit on as I admire my Shamrocks.
What a cool idea,,,, use a chain link fence~gate door, a wooden bench, then add fun elements like a bird house, weathered sign, etc.... what a great way to rep-purpose....

Oh Deer....

Oh Deer....
today's "Rats with Antlers" count was 7.... yep, they stopped off at the trouf, and then they worked their way around to the back side of our property...

you can only see 5 here, the other two were to the left, out of camera view... these are White Tail deer... and are coming down off the hills in search of sweet grass.... and we have 5 acres of sweet grass sprouting... I think if they had thumbs, we'd get 2 thumbs up! lol!

Tea with Soleil

Today was special 'Tea Time'  with Oma and my sweet little Soleil....

Today was our special time,,,  we sipped tea, we ate fun stuff(don't tell mommy), we stamped, we read, we chased the kitties and we snuggled... it was a great day..... and now I need a nap! lol!

Snow Day...

Here we go again!

 The birds & I awoke to a light dusting of snow.... so what do you do when it's a day like this?

Why you go shopping!  lol! So that is exactly what my daughter, the kiddos and I did.

Thrifting Fun...

Thrifting Fun...

Lookie  lookie...Woohooo,,, I scored! I found all these sweet hankies in a baggie... I love the Montana souvenir one and there are 2 Flocked hankies too!...

 In the baggie of hankies I found this littler item... I wonder if it was a slender tissue box cover. It is made from a Dotted Swiss Chiffon fabric and has dainty lace and flowers by the opening.

Now for the 'Happy Dance'.... look what my mommy sent me... She spotted this rose embellished afghan.. and knew it would look uber sweet in my lil Scotty trailer... and it will!
I love Thrifting!

Another Day on the Ranchette...

Well lookie lookie... I finished up #6 of my 7 stitchery(s).... just one left to go...

 I will applique all "7 days of the week" onto a quilt top... now to shop for the perfect quilt backing fabric...

 I spotted this in the Thrift,,, and could not resist... it is called "Chicken ala Bling" (hand written & signed by the artist) by Maria Ryan, who is a contemporary wildlife artist.
It's hard to see in this photo, but the crown and stripe with jewels have glitter on them.. and it is also signed on the back by the artist....
This print has the original wrap and appears to not have been removed from the wrapping since it was put in. I just love the silliness of this and the play on words... Perfect for this ol' Hen!  lol! 

Then I scored this awesome jacket,,,, it is by KOMITOR...  it has the look and feel of a wool blanket... it said to dry clean only,,, but,,, typical me,,, I ignore the rules! lol! and so I put it into the wash machine on delicate,,, and I did a vinegar rinse.... well,,, it came out wonderful!  I am letting it hang dry,,, then once it is totally dry I will toss it into the dryer for 5-8min to fluff it up... I can hardly wait to wear it!
I also have some other fun stuff,,, but you'll have to go to my trailer blog to see and read about them...
tata-4-now!