Our daughter, Laura, made this whiligig at a workshop near her home in Washington State. The beauty is a composite of treasures culled from rummage and estate sales in her area. ——————————————————————————– Those of us who enjoy junking are NEVER BORED—and we’ll probably never be tempted to go off the deep end financially with our passion for collecting, because the stuff [...]
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Junk, Junk, Wonderful Junk!
Posted in "English Garden", Battling Closed Minds and Limited Imaginations, Collections, Condo Gardens, Creative Living in a Condo, Don't be conventional in decorating!, Don't forget to play!, Funk and Funky, Funky Patio, Garage Sale Treasure, Good times with grandchildren, JUNK GARDENS, JUNK!, Old treasures, Rummage Sales!, The Fun of Being Unconventional!, The joys of antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Way out Creativity, Wonderful Hoarding, Wonderful places to shop!, tagged "English Garden", Battling Unimaginative Minds, Condo Gardening, Creative Living in a Condo, Fun and Funky, Gardern Art from Junk, Rummage Sale Joy, The joys of junking and antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Whirligigs, Wonderful Junk! on May 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Frontal Lobes and Happy Genes!
Posted in Battling Closed Minds and Limited Imaginations, Creative Living in a Condo, Don't be conventional in decorating!, Funk and Funky, Garage Sale Treasure, Happily damaged frontal lobes, Junking and antiquing are wonderful therapy, Old treasures, The Beauty of "Hand Made", The Fun of Being Unconventional!, The joy of making a mess!, The joys of antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Way out Creativity, Wonderful Hoarding, tagged Battling Unimaginative Minds, Creative Living in a Condo, Decoupaging, Do collectors have damaged frontal lobes?, Fun and Funky, Hand Made, Happily damaged frontal lobes, Maya Angelou, The beauty of crafts, The free and funky gene, The joys of junking and antiquing, Vintage Treasures on January 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A few years back my KOVEL”S ANTIQUE COLLECTOR’S NEWSLETTER told of a study at the University of Iowa which indicated that collectors have damaged frontal lobes. Actually, I think the study focused on folks who save decades of empty cereal boxes, plastic refrigerator dishes, and stacks of newspapers. Those of us who collect English teapots, Teddy bears, and vintage kitchen kitsch may be [...]
A Therapy Day
Posted in Daylight is Increasing, Junking and antiquing are wonderful therapy, Old treasures, Redwing Blackbirds, The joys of antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Waiting for Spring, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival, tagged Deep Cold, Increasing daylight, Return of the redwings, The joys of junking and antiquing, Vintage Treasures, Waiting for Spring, Winter in Wisconsin, Winter Survival on January 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday my true love, Joe, and I had a “normal day”–if any day can ever be called that. Our daughter is healing amazingly well from cardiac arrest, with her faculties intact. She is scheduled to go home on Thursday, just 2 weeks after the crisis. Joe and I celebrated by taking time out just for fun. We ate [...]
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