I am very busy cooking today, I will post it in the next couple of days, so today I am posting a few recent thrift shop finds and the first attempt to clean up the garden. I paid a dollar for this necklace and these 2 bracelets cost 95 cents each and still had the tags on them.
Another nice basket for 99 cents.
We are only 220 days away from Halloween and this blow mold only cost 2.95, so I just could not pass it up!
Another cute little table for 2.95.
This is a vintage ashtray. I added the eggs. 99 cents.
I got these 3 trellises for 3.95.
Another 99 cent basket.
This heavy sterling tray was only 99 cents.
The Rogers sticker is still on it.
Two unused boxes of Kerr canning lids. I think they were 59 cents.
This is a nice old broom.
It is very well made. I would love to know where this came from. It's only about 2 1/2 feet long so too small to ride.
Oh boy do I have plans for all these little boxes in my future mosaics.
Whenever I see a blue and white plate, I pick it up because I want to do a blue and white mosaic table.
I am going to mosaic the top on this 2.95 nightstand. I am also going to mosaic the inside on the bottom.
My sink is not open yet but it sure was time to clean this area up after a long tough winter.
I took all the shelves off and scrubbed the counter. This counter top is made from the old blue stone pavers which made up the original walkway around my house.
With the shelving back in place and all of the dirt gone it actually looks decent.
If you look closely, you can see the dead bottoms of my arborvitaes. After my maples leaf out, there is little light in this area and the roots from the trees dry up the ground. I have tried to grow every ground cover possible and nothing has worked. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might grow here?
The cast cat doorstop I recently found looks particularly devious in front of the bird house.* Back tomorrow with food!
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I do like that little nightstand too. Looking forward to see it mosaiced (can one write like that :-) :-) ).
Have You tried different geraniums as ground cover? Like Geranium macrorrhizum or Geranium x cantabrigiense. They usually works in most places. Or perhaps Asarum europaeum? that can live very dry without problems. A slow starter but then it spreads nicely.
Have a great cooking day now!
Christer.
*sigh*
I think the kitty looks cute.
Peace,
Chris......
Can't wait to see more mosaics - it's a great medium.
I espcially like the broom. Now that is just plain charming! Love the little cat door stop too.
I just bought one recently..in a thrift shop.
But...alas, mine is glass. Lovely though. We are definitely Autumn people. I am also looking ahead to the Fall season..my favorite.
Mona
Loves to Teddy....and Happy Spring dayzzzz....having some real fun visiting your blog!
Teddy is such a cutie!
nice thrifting...
I am IN LOVE BIG TIME with that Jack O Lantern...what a HUGE SCORE!
and love the brooms too...and I have that cast iron cat doorstop...excatly like it but mine is all black....
still crying...but not ALL DAY.
3 weeks today...still going...can't believe i am still here..i had my doubts..i really did.
a little bit better today...was it you that told me i wouldn't be able to breathe for a month..whoever said it was right...
i am knitting Lil Buddy a blankie..it helps..and keeping a journal of all this...i know someday i'll look back and go OMG!
remember that :-(
more later and hugs to teddy
kary
xxx
Try Lily of the valley--they'll grow just about anywhere. They spread like wildfire though, so be forewarned. The smell is lovely when they are blooming.
The only thing that I can think of to grow in a dead area is mint. It's invasive and will take over, and it's hard to kill. Won't harm the tree though. I've had mint come up everywhere, so perhaps it will grow in full shade too?
(Let's see, in my garage I've got 2 penguins, Frosty the snowman, a polar bear, a giant green alien, a little gnome....) :-)
What great finds you always come home with.
I LOVE all of your decor..one could browse for hours in your gardens.
Have you tried growing wild ginger in your problem area? Or False Solomon's Seal? I think that those are both native to your area too, and should do fine.
As for your treasures, you once again hit the jackpot! I too love baskets, and I especially love your trellises and the brooms! Brooms are another favorite of mine. Little broom? Little witch! A standard size would be too much for someone with a learner's permit to handle. Less damage in landing this way.
And rest assured, I'd never get a cat declawed. I know all of the arguments for it, but to do so takes away their basic defense. Right now, we have two cats (all of ours are totally indoor kitties) rescued from outside,from separate owners, that were declawed, then thrown out to fend for themselves. One has been with us for 6 years, and the other for 3, and they seem extremely content. And I tease about Mysti, but she truly is my love. Of course, I say that about all of our furry friends, depending upon which one I am holding at the time! This is the first period in a long time that I haven't had a dog, and sometimes I really miss one in the house, especially when I look at Teddy. I've always had cats at the same time too, with the co-habitating just fine. But I've got my hands full with everything going on here, and think it wouldn't be fair to a dog..but if one showed up at my gate, I know that I wouldn't turn it away.