Quotes and thoughts

Sorrow looks back  

Worry looks around

Faith looks up

I'm not sure who said or wrote those words.  A note stuck in my Bible had those nine words.

The tree stands in our backyard. Sometimes I forget to look up and enjoy its beauty.

Sometimes brief messages stay with me the longest.

I love the following eight words.

"I write to know what my heart thinks."

Someone came up with that beautiful thought. It's one of my favorite quotes.

Loving small frames and quotes the way I do, I decided to put them near my writing desk.

I splurged on this magazine yesterday. It's full of great stories, collectible ideas,  projects, and flea market tips. It has 128 pages. The three pages below may whet your appetite.

Looking up...

  

xo, Sandy

Discovery

June quietly arrived. 

My Susan Branch calendar states this June message:

FUEL CREATIVITY

Take Time To Dream 

   

After working on my own booth a few days ago, I glanced at the other booths on the upper level. There's one booth I favor because of the many small items offered. Tucked among much paraphernalia on one shelf were these two bags. An unexpected Christmas treasure in late spring!

Once I got them home, I understood the reason for the storage bags. The original cardboard boxes were coming apart.

These vintage ornaments are definitely showing their age, but that's what I love. They're not shiny and new. 

All two dozen fit into this one jar.

Must store these away until later.

 Something tells me that 2015 is going to pick up speed.
However, June seems to be an ideal month for slowing down and dreaming. 

Deciding What Stays and What Goes

Some things here at the house were carted to the booth. Spring cleaning!!!

Also weeded out my supply of paints. Two wooden boxes worked great for their storage.

It's almost time to turn the calendar page. See you in June.

A Visit With Me

 from our yard a view of cornfields and a red barn 

 

Come in and stay awhile.

 Have been glancing back through simple journaling and art notebooks...

I remain shy about sharing art attempts.

Also feel the same about sharing my poems of long ago.

But it's now or never. Here are two without titles.

Thoughts of you come to me

when I least expect

On a crowded bus

In a secondhand shop

At a matinee

Painful thoughts too dear to ignore

Stuffed-away thoughts 

like old outgrown clothes

that push into my workaday world

Thoughts of you come and refuse to go

They linger

inside, protected and secure but

desirous, are feelings

Fragile-firm, sensitive-strong

They long to burst forth

like the sun at dawn

with fiery force.

Suppressed within

awaiting release

before all tenderness dies. . .  

Here At Home

Most of the time I am very content to be here at home, surrounded by familiar things. I was able to work my recent purchase of the old pitcher in among dishes in the dining room. This pitcher was like "the needle in a haystack" on last Thursday's antiquing day. After much indecision I made up my mind I wanted it, but by not paying attention to aisle numbers, it took me awhile to find it again.

 handwriting from a friend's letter

books of poetry

cherished objects from friends

special photos from past Christmases

Globes, wooden toys and blocks, and miniature children's books 

and

 pictures of Ryan, Lester, and Lauren

So many great memories are made and kept alive at home.

Browse, Shop, and Dine

A friend invited me to a shopping day at this mall in Collierville, Tennessee.

With 365 booths there was a great mix of "antiques, chic and unique."

I got to view lots of art, but most pieces were out of my price range.

I did, however, find a few treasures.

 old white pitcher

a piece of brown pottery to join the others

 a woven picnic basket

I like to use this type of basket to store bundles of letters, cards, or magazines.

a green bottle

My grandfather's name was James Palmer Barnes. 

The color and name appealed to me.

I have a wedding shower to attend on Sunday. 

This decorative tin piece is going to adorn my gift package.

There was no way to see everything in this building with 75,000 sq. ft. But we certainly tried . We took a lunch break in the Italian restaurant on the site and rested our feet before scoping out more booths. 

Since Thursday was the antique mall trip, today was local errands day with business at Walmart, Plantation Antiques, post office, and drugstore. If you're like me, the weekdays fill up fast, and then the week is gone before you know it.