The Tomato Place

I will make a u-turn in the road for a roadside fruit stand  ... and "The Tomato Place" did not disappoint.  Jeff is working in Vicksburg, MS, and I motored down last Friday and spent the weekend with him there.  

this little place was listed in the local newspaper as a site to see - fresh produce, boiled peanuts, fresh lemonade, and fresh fruit smoothies.  We got a strawberry/banana smoothie that was so delicious

it was warm and sunny outside and bright and cheery inside

a wall of homemade marmalade

I wondered if these pecans were left over from the fall harvest?

peanut butter and banana anyone?  Occasionally they have live music - and you can eat a simple lunch or "get a bite to eat" as so often said in the south 

a shout out to my Ole Miss buddies

I think this is a Martin birdhouse.  One of those you would put on a pole up high in the air

it starts getting good for me when the funky and unexpected is just hanging around 

it was a cozy little place that had a radio playing in the back and was certainly worth the short ride over from our hotel ...  next time I want to eat a tomato sandwich, and corn on the cob.

Good times in Virginia

Amzie is a 1st grader this year, and wears these pink and brown converse shoes

Camryn loves to be outside, and loves her daddy

  

but she is crazy in love with her mama!

Marlena is adorable pregnant ... almost 6 months along here

We had lunch with Amzie at school

Evan goes to Kindergarden next year ... he sure looked small next to those 1st graders

Now I need to work on getting over to California to see my girl!

This little chest of mine

do you have things in your home that you don't really know what do with, or even what its intended purpose is?  But because it once belonged to someone dear to your heart --- you have carried it around with you from place to place --- until one day - you finally get the nerve to make it yours. 

 I did it.  

I painted this little chest of mine.

looking at the before picture probably makes you think why did you wait?

It really didn't look this bad to me, but maybe because this was my grandmothers little chest that sat between her chair and my granddaddy's chair, I thought it was pretty special. 

I've decided that if I have a little ASCP around the house, next to nothing is too sacred for a paint job. 

I used Paris Grey and Old White 

little bit of distressing

clear wax and dark wax

these are the original porcelain knobs

  

I won the Owl at Bunco

I think I won the Traveling Prize

my grandmothers' name was Murty Mae

her friends and family called her Murt or Murty

me and my brothers called her Baby

I think Baby would be just fine with this little chest of mine

Linking up to Kim's WOW party

check it out - - you won't believe it - - I was featured last week!

xxoo

we did it again...

a lamp shade, guts or light works from a brassy pendent light, spray paint, and my personal electrican = this DandyShandy Pendant light

I love it.  And you can get it here

Linking up to  Nita's Mod Mix Monday
 Debbiedoo's Newbie Party
Kim's WOW us Wednesday

A Pendant Light and Chalk Paint

I have wanted a pendant light to hang over the kitchen table for a while 

but, what I want cost $250 and more, usually, more.

I struggled with that and y'all know me ...  I change my mind from time to time

I was worried about that expense for something I might get tired of in a year or two

plus, I am trying to save up for my spring time travels to my kids in Virginia and California

I need to be selling the silver, not buying a pendant light!

So one Saturday afternoon I gathered up the guts to a porch style lantern, a shade, chain, rings, wiring and a ceiling canopy from our chandelier stash and ask my Mr to help me make this pendant light

I sprayed it with Rust-o-leum Oil Rubbed Bronze and Antique Brass

I love the texture of a burlap shade

 I am on the lookout an 18" drum shade and then I think I will have exactly what I have seen online

or at least close enough for me ... it will be easy to change this shade

 I am really happy with it

and we made it with stuff we already had around the house

Here is the finished dandyshandy, painted with ASCP, CoCo

Linking up to Metamorphosis Monday

2 estate sales, 1 goodwill and a car wash

I am jonesin' for warm weather and a Saturday morning garage sale.  How about you?

We killed some time at 2 estate sales in Millington and bought a few hardback books, and the tupperware containers.  While suffering through the WW, I could can use these containers to pack in my lunch bag -  and it is a big bag - for this that and the other - mostly salad dressing.

talked the Mr into running in Millington GW, and I found this Liz Claiborne skirt for $3.99

I like how these stack up, and you know orange is the color to decorate with this year, and you know I want my lunch to look designer good  - considering what I am trying to eat... or not eat

the pay back was to help wash his monster truck - inside and out

you should see the Maxipad ....  she needs a cleaning WAY more than his truck!

and have I told you I am chalk painting a chandelier ? This color is CoCo

almost ready to put it on the dandyshandy and see what happens

and a sneak peak of another little ASCP project

this is old white 

oh, and we ate lunch at Wendy's....

Junior Deluxe Burger for me - 8 WW points

$10.00 and home by 1pm - good times!

Just a quick tease of some Linden goodness....

After a week of suffering through Weight Watchers I came across this picture of my MIL's skillet biscuits, and almost threw in the towel. Mrs. Beeler makes the best crispy bottom biscuits I have ever eaten.  Period!   Can I get an Amen girls!  

Kris and Amanda  ...  this tease is for you.  Wish you could have been there with us last weekend.

with a scoop of her homemade strawberry jam and she made a small bowl of milk gravy too

I had the jam one the top side of my biscuit and gravy on the bottom

oh yes I did!

OMGoodness!  I am so hungry!