Monday Smiles...

Today after taking care of a bunch of errands.... we stopped off at our P.O. Box to pick up our mail... and Oh My! lookie lookie what was in the box...

a package from Seneca, NY....

and look what was inside....

 sweet little goodies just for me...

I love the spice scented kitty pin keeper....
How did I come about all these sweet goodies you ask?  why Dear Nancy~jo was having a blog drawing and I was the lucky name drawn... Whoot Whoot!
Thank you so very much Nancy~jo

Saturday....

Oh where do I begin?  
Well first thing Saturday, hubby dearest and I drove up the mountain to Oakhurst to the Hardware store to pick up a few items as well as to check out the  little community swap meet...and yes, even though I have a garage full of unpacked boxes,, I still managed to find a few must haves to bring home...

The wedding dress pattern is from 1960 and was used,, I can't even imagine making a dress like this... The little Conestoga Wagons is/are a salt & pepper shaker set from good old Knottsberry Farm. They have the little oval shaped paper stickers on the bottom that say, 'Made in  Japan'... so I am guessing pre 1970's....
I luv the tissue box and dusting powder holder...perfect for my vintage camp trailer.
The wooden knitting needles are Ginormous! ,, I don't know why I bought them,,, as I don't knit! lol!

So after we had fun at the swap meet we drove over to another vintage shop that was going out of business... and yep, more 'must haves'...

 Score! a sweet vintage apron pattern...

 I could not resist this sweet childs hand made underslip...

 hand stitched on netting... it is very fragile and very beautiful.

 I scored a total of 27 vtg sewing patterns...

 The child's  underslip, 2 pairs of leather  ladies gloves, a vtg. ladies floral hat...

 stitched linens and this lovely pillow cover...

and last but not least... this fun  1970's ladies day dress with applique trim.

Then hubby dearest and I headed back to our community were the annual Tarantula Fest was going on... and yep, both hubby and I took turns holding a tarantula...

 This is a 'big' hand carved wooden tarantula on top of a building... did I mention Big?

Gary holding his newest friend... yes, I held it to, but forgot to have Hubby take a photo.

I love a good Saturday play day... how about you?

Tis the Season... sort of...

Well it's official, it's that time of year when the tarantulas come down out of the mountains in search of a mate... or that it is going to rain... either way,,, they are here...

 Meet our newest neighbor....

Gary bravely scooped this guy up to re-deposit at the far end of our property... sorry fella, no room at the Inn.... lol!

Newest Apron...

My newest apron just arrived,,,, and it will be perfect for me to wear when I am delivering baked goodies to my neighbors for 'National Tie One On Day' in  November (read below)...
Thank you CeeJay at '  www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com  '

Almost....

It's almost time for NTOOD....
What's that? you don't know what NTOOD is? go to  www.apronmemories.com   blog site to find out... but here is a little clue:

If you have a copy of 'The Apron Book' by EllynAnne Geisel,,, then you know what NTOOD is!
I know I'll be caring and sharing in November!