New Growth

A freshly planted garden is always filled with hope of new growth to come.  We can hardly wait for seeds to sprout and small plants to grow bigger.  Always hopeful for a plentiful harvest.  

Tulip Day

Norah and I headed over to our local out-door mall on Monday.  It is a pretty nice mall, one that has stores in which I will never shop.  I head over there for Sears (best shoes for boys), The Children's Place, and a few random other places a few times a year.  Sometimes Barnes and Noble around December.

I shop resale, so I rarely find myself at a mall!

BUT . . . every year, the week after Mother's Day, is what I call the Tulip Free For All.  They dig up every single tulip planted, and they drop them for people to gather.  For 2-3 days, there are 2 tulip drops each.  One at 9:30 and one at 2:30.  I was busy helping Kindergartners at 9:30.  Eric came home to catch Simon off the bus, and Norah and I headed over to pick up tulips at the 2:30 drop.  

We had a great time, she loved it so much.  We have a bunch of tulips to share, plant, and enjoy next spring!

Now that is a great New To Me Monday!

 Reading while waiting for tulips!

Our tulips.  We have red, yellow, and purple tulips.

New To Me Monday

We live in a 1952 ranch house, so the proportions of mid-century modern furniture fit our home.  We are really liking the furnishings from that era.  Over the last few years, we have stumbled upon some mid-century modern pieces of furniture.  A set of 3 chairs from Goodwill, that we used parts of one to fix up the 2 best chairs.  We have yet to refinish the chairs and replace the cushions.  Recovering the foam cushions is expanding my sewing skills to a level filled with discomfort.  You'll see them, in another New to Me Monday post.  Perhaps after the chairs are refinished and cushions are replaced.

We have 3 small, stacking round tables fits perfectly in between these awesome chairs.  Found at a local resale boutique store that did not last as long as it should have.  Since I was a previous customer, I had a coupon and it worked with the marked down price.  We love them and use them often together and separated.  Just wait until you see them!

We have had an end table, dark cherry wood with spindle legs, and a clear plexiglass top.  My parents found it without a glass top.  Dad cut the plexi for a top, and gave it to me when I moved into my first apartment when I moved to IL for my first job.  We've used it ever since.  Not quite our style.

Last week, Eric stumbled on a website of a "store" that sells mid-century modern furniture, out of a women's house/garage.  Two matching end tables for an unbelievable price (not quite the $20 or less that I showcase on N.2.M.M.)  So we loaded up a kid in each car, hoping that the an end table would fit in each of our sedans.  They did.

Crazy story when we arrived.  We were greeted and then were told that her dog just died.  Like JUST THEN.  She went into the bathroom to put on her makeup before we arrived, and found her dog not breathing.  Her mom almost died the previous week.  She then tells me that her husband lost his job, and a couple of years ago was diagnosed with leukemia, selling this furniture is her job and only source of income.  One more crazy story and I was silently praying for her on the spot!  Such timing we bring, I guess!

 We love the tables.  We feel we should send her a card.

A great new to us find!