Pink Saturday - Magnolia Pearl

Texas' own Magnolia Pearl is selling her beautiful ranch in Bandera, Texas. (Anne Lorys) Fiona and Twig has beautiful photos and all the info... if your heart desire is to live "Deep in the Heart of Texas"...

and Happy Pink Saturday!

I'm linking up to Beverly's "How Sweet the Sound" blog party.

IH10 East near New Berlin, Texas... Windmills and Rednecks...

Ricky had the day off today, so we decided to take a little day trip out IH10 toward Houston... and I couldn't resist sharing a little of what we saw while driving through our beautiful state of Texas...

This was my favorite... old windmills and beautiful Texas blue skies...

Ricky's favorite... Redneck Camper... Why does this make me think of Cat Daddy?

I just love my husband's sense of humor... This one's for you Ricky! just gettin' out of the house for a while... down here in French Lique...

I'll miss you Lee! See you on the flip side!

My blogging pal, Lee at Inspired Comblogulations, is retiring her blog... drop by and tell her goodbye...

Lee at Inspired Comblogulations...

We'll miss you... but we'll see you somewhere in Texas...

Blue Monday... Photos I've Been Saving for Sally...

I don't have a whole lot of blue in my house... so every time I go thrifting or junking (is it the same thing? I'm not sure?)... anyway... every time I go, I'm always taking photo of blue things... and I always think... I'll post this one for Sally's Blue Monday...

today... I've picked just a few of my favorite blue finds... these photos I've been saving just for you Sally...

This vintage blue thingy... a frosted blue candle holder... It was quite expensive... neither junk nor thrift.. thus it was left for another lover of blue...

I just love this Fenton Blue Crested vase... Pretty milkglass vase trimmed in clear blue glass... just beautiful... you might also notice a bit of blue transferware in the background... not by accident I might add...

This wonderful blue rooster cookie jar was one of my favorite finds... the price was right, but alas... his pretty blue tail had broken off and then poorly repaired... I'm not one that refuses to buy an item repaired... I'm just a little picky about the quality of the repair job...

I really love the pretty blue and white bell in the photo too... so delicate and pretty... Just for you Sally...

So Sally... when you're ready to come visit Texas... us Texas gals will take you out for one of our favorite margaritas... at our favorite TexMex food spot... with plenty of blue... just for you...

and that's a promise from Down Here in French Lique...

White Wednesday... Porcelain Alphabet Orbs...

Last week, I showed you a box of Porcelain Alphabet Orbs that I purchased at TJ Maxx... I thought I'd display them on my living room coffee table in a wire basket... trouble was... I didn't have the type of wire basket I wanted to put them in... So Tuesday at lunch, I stopped by Marshall's (brother to TJ Maxx)... and found this... perfect... and only $4.99. What a deal!

So I took my Orbs (I love that name... Orbs), from their box...

and placed them randomly in my new wire basket... and placed the basket on my coffee table...

O-R-B-S...

kinda reminds me of Alphabet Eggs in a Basket...

Pretty WHITE Porcelain Alphabet O-R-B-S...

I think this is going to be a lot of F-U-N...
down here in French Lique...
Happy White Wednesday!

Blue Monday... and Lavender from Texas

I thought I'd share a little Blue from Texas today... well... okay... it's Lavender, but Lavender is a Blue... of sorts...

Have you ever met Debi the Lavender Chick from Hummingbird Farms? Hummingbird Farms is a real Texas Ranch/Farm where they raise Longhorn Cattle and ... you guessed it... Lavender...

They distill the Lavender and make wonderful Lavender scented products... my favorite being...

The Lavender Body Lotion...
For years I used Bath & Body Lavender Lotion... but then I was lucky enough, last May, to WIN a giveaway from Debi of Hummingbird Farms Lavender Lotion. I love it... and now... you can order online directly from Hummingbird Farms.. even if you don't live in Texas...
I wish my scratch and sniff button was working.. I'd love to share the divine fragrance of this Lavender... This is truly the best Lavender fragrance lotion I've ever used...

I like it so much, I got two of the bottled lotions... one for my nightstand and one for my office desk... and a tube of lotion for my purse...

When I find something truly special... I can't resist sharing it with you...

Happy Blue Monday... Drop by and see who else is participating at Smiling Sally's today, for Lavender Blue Monday...

Filled with the delightful fragrance of Lavender down here in French Lique...

A birthday wish from Lahoma...

Today I received a hand painted birthday card from Lahoma.... Do you remember Lahoma? If not, you can read about her here...part 1... and then here.. part 2.

Lahoma paints birthday and Christmas cards every year... for over 300 friends and family... and now I have been added to the list!

How sweet to be added to the group of people this wonderful octogenarian paints cards for each year. How sweet to have found such a lovely friend... in the twilight of her life... still enjoying painting and her family and friends...
Happy Birthday!

God Bless and Keep You

Love, Lahoma

Thank you Lahoma, for the best birthday wishes ever... from down here in French Lique... on my 55th birthday...

A Wonderful Day of Celebrating, Thrifting and Friendship...

Little did I know when I arrived to meet Candy and Terry in Wimberley yesterday morning... they had decided that it would be my birthday celebration day. It was a delightful surprise... a day filled with celebration, shopping local thrift shops, with two sweet friends I'd met through this medium we call blogging...

Candy bought lunch for us all at a local San Marcos eatery that Terry recommended... while we ate wonderful chicken salad sandwiches Candy entertained with stories from her childhood; being locked in a closet by an elementary school teacher because she was talking too much... imagine that!

and then later... Terry treated us to dessert at a pie shop in Kyle... we were hungry (again) from our thrift shop excursion... Camera shy Terry brought gifts for both Candy and me...

A sweet book of thoughts... the package so pretty I hated to open it...

and Candy gave me homemade wild grape jam... and a bottle of wine... custom labeled...
If you look closely you'll see my profile photo screened beneath the words...
"Aged to Perfection"... thank you sweet friend...
My thrifting finds... An adorable little garden hat, which I'll add new ribbon and silk roses to before putting it in my booth in Geronimo...

A little Eiffel Tower Souvenir that Candy spotted for me...

...this funny set of Fractured French coasters
(or ash trays... but they are coasters to me)...

and a pretty framed print..

of Le Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris...

A set of 4 pretty Italian styled napkin rings...

A stack of old books from the resale book shop... total cost... $1.50...

A sweet girl with her pets... this art piece made by Terry... from their booth in Wimberley...

One of Candy's wonderful pin cushions, also from their booth...

a gift for someone special...

A bunch of old silver... only $1 each.. I'll clean them up and see what happens... I do have something in mind...

A mighty fine stack of junk... errr.. treasure... from a wonderful day of thrifting shopping with two of the sweetest gals in Texas... Thanks Candy and Terry... you made my day!

Blessings, from down here in French Lique...

300th Post and a Giveaway... A few of my Favorite Things...

Final Update: Saturday 12/12/2009... A giveaway of my favorite things wouldn't be complete without a beautiful apron made by my sweet sister, Lili Angelique! She's been making aprons for years, and this style is my favorite. A simple bib apron with pockets galore; made just for Christmas with green holly, berries and pretty Cardinals!Here's a close-up... I'll let the winner fill in their gift label...
Giveaway closes Sunday 12/13 at 6pm CST... so don't forget to leave a comment, become a follower and/or post about my giveaway on your blog! The end is near!

Update: Friday 12/11/2009... One of my very favorite things, a vintage wind-up clock for your bookcase or desk...! and yes, of course it works just great!

Update: Wednesday 12/9/09... You want more? Well, I do have a lot of favorite things... so here ya go... a pair of my favorite things... Birdie Salt & Pepper shakers... a fancy take on the Target White Birdies... these are my favorite... from Pier One... don't they just look "tweet"! UPDATE: Monday, 12/7/09... I thought I'd add something festive today for my 300th post giveaway... How about this pretty Venetian Mirror Photo Frame... for a 5"x 7" picture... maybe a holiday snapshot of you and your sweetie?!I told you this giveaway would be some of my favorite things...
and a pretty pair of vintage candle sticks... I love this pretty set... don't forget to stop back by later this week... I promise to add a few more items!
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original post...

After a year and a half... I've reached a milestone... 300 posts... There have been times when I wasn't sure I'd make it. Now, here I am... celebrating... so I thought I'd give away a few of my favorite things...

This is going to be a "build a give-away" so keep stopping back by every few days!

Vintage velvet millinery... violets...

Vintage rhinestone jewelry... in this case... ice blue for Christmas... a necklace, a bracelet and a pair of drop earrings...

Silk roses and tea stained tags...

A book about French Dreams... full of beautiful French photos... you knew there'd be books and things French didn't you..?

and Martha Stewart Christmas... circa 1989...

How do you get this bounty of vintage and new?
Follow this blog... 1 entry
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Tell about my giveaway on your blog in a post or on your sidebar... 1 entry (feel free to borrow a photo for use on your blog...)
The giveaway closes on Sunday, December 13th and the winner announced on Monday, December 14th.
Every couple of days, I'll be adding a few little things to the give away... so come back to see what's new... and thank you... for stopping by and visiting... for leaving comments to let me know you were here... and caring about what might be happening...
Down Here in French Lique...