I’m doing my own kind of Garage Sale – I’m going through the dozen or so tubs I’ve had sitting in my own garage for over a year. It’s about time to get the stuff into the condo. Now if I could just find the hutch I’ve been looking for to put in my living room for all my “stuff.”

Here’s one of the things I rediscovered, a beautiful compote with pretty pink roses painted on it.

This week we are celebrating the third anniversary of the beginning of Pink Saturday started by Bev over at How Sweet The Sound. This weekly event that allows us all to share all things “pink” with each other has been a weekly highlight for me and many others.

Many, many thanks to Bev and everyone who has participated in this fun activity!

Pink Roses for Bev

Fancy Pink Dress

Pretty Pink Balloons

Fancy Festive Hat

Enjoy a cup of tea

Did you know that all Birthday Cake has no calories?

For this week’s post I’ve gone to YouTube and found videos of songs that mean a lot to me for Easter.

The first is by one of my dad, and my, favorite singers. I’m old enough to remember watching the Tenessee Ernie Ford Show and listening to him on the radio.

This an old fashioned Gospel song – Where You There When They Crucified My Lord.

He is Risen!

Oh, and I have to add this version of the Hallelujah Chorus. It has over 32,000,000 views on YouTube!

The other day my son (mid-thirties) said he had a hankering for Peeps which got me wondering about these perennial Easter favorite, though, the company that produces them has now got Peeps for All Seasons. No reason to go without your Peeps “fix” whenever you need them.

And what would an Easter basket be without at least a few Peeps in it?

Here’s a few pictures of “appropriate” pink Peeps and Bunnies along with some links to a few websites with further information on them.

Enjoy your Pink Saturday!

The Official Peeps Website
A site filled with information on the history of Peeps, the newest Peeps that are available, and even information on Coloring Contests.

Peeps Research
A very entertaining site with little known facts about our sweet peeping treats.

Tour of the Peeps Factory
See how these marshamallow treats are created.

In addition: I would appreciate prayers for my mother and father. Dad is in the hospital with pancreititis and my mother – well – she’s not doing as well as she could. She misses dad. Thank you. Sandra

While the color isn’t exactly Pink, these tags, I think, are close enough. I hope you will enjoy these tags I’ve created with vintage images. You can click on the second image and you’ll get a PDF file that contains the printable sheet. I think they would be a great addition to your Easter decorations or to put on an Easter basket.

Click above image to download PDF file

All of these collectibles are by Jim Shore and purchased from QVC. They are each part of an auto-delivery program. I love these kind of collections because over the year you sometimes forget what exactly is in the set and then you get a big surprise when the next installment arrives. I love Jim Shore’s work and between his items and my Roman Seraphim Angels I’ve got quite a collection.

Hope you are having a wonderful fall and looking forward to all the great holidays coming soon.

And, of course, have a Wonderful Pink Saturday!

Sandra

This week I thought I would share with you my favorite Pretty Pink Robe. I pulled it out of the closet for the first time this week because it was getting chilly but not bad enough to turn on the furnace. I just love this robe. It’s made from a plush material and when I’m wearing it I feel like I’m wrapped in a cloud and it keeps me very warm. I got it from QVC and it’s a Stan Herman robe. I have about six or so of his robes. Whenever he’s on I have to ration myself with how many robes I get a year. I think I might get this robe in another color just because I love it so much.

Here’s a picture of the robe hanging on my bedroom door. I don’t know what’s wrong with my camera but I couldn’t seem to get a decent photo today. I’ll have to have my son take a look at it this weekend.

Hope you are all having a wonderful fall. It’s been just beautiful here in the Midwest.

Happy Pink Saturday!

Sandra

This week I’ve got three items to share from three different places I love to shop.

The first is a lovely pink vase that I got at Etsy when Etsy Cottage Style had their last Market Monday. It’s not very old and not from any company that I can tell, but it’s cute and pink and fits right in with my other “stuff” in my bedroom.

The middle item is a pincushion that I got on eBay and I believe it was from one of the gals who participates in Pink Saturday. I’ve not started using it yet – it’s kind of too pretty to start sticking pins it. I just have it sitting on the shelf above my sewing maching machine looking all pretty.

The last item is a small lamp that is battery operated. The shade is made of a wax and has a bulb inside that flickers. These flameless candles are so nice. It has an option where you can set it to go on at a certain time and then off six or so hours later. I purchased this through QVC.

Last week when I was visiting sites for Pink Saturday I came across two sites that I wanted to share with you this week.

The first site is Art Glehen which is the blog of Hélène Glehen and features her beautiful paitings of roses that are simply enchanting.

The other blog is Tina’s Enchanted Rose Studio. I took a quick see at her post for this Pink Saturday and she has some adorable tassles made from lots of beautiful ribbon and cherub figurines. She also has some pictures of pink roses. Can we ever get enough pink roses?

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!

Sandra

Today I’d like to share some photos of part of my handpainted porcelain collection. These are newer items compared to most that I have. I purchased them from someone on eBay who, sadly, I haven’t seen offering any similar items lately. I do suppose I have enough “stuff” now – but there always seems to be room for just one more thing on a side table or dresser. I guess that’s why we call them collections – we really never stop wanting to add more – do we?

This first item is a beautiful china painted heart trinket box. I keep it on my nightstand and it holds my rings, a necklace my son bought me, and my gold stud earrings.

Another box is the following egg-shaped one which has a very small vial inside for holding perfume.

Last of the items that I would consider appropriate for a dressing table – if I had one – is this perfume bottle. Maybe I’ll find room one of these days to put up a small dressing table so I can fill it with lots of “pretties.”

And finally, I have a really pretty mug that all, like all the rest, has been painted with beautiful pink tea roses.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I’ve got for Pink Saturday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

When thinking about 9/11 I’m reminded of all those other days that have bound our country together. I think of the way the news moved so slowly across the country with the news of Lincoln’s death. I often wonder what it was like for my parents to be sitting around the radio and hear the news that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. When I was in high school I remember someone coming into my Social Studies class and whispering something to the teacher. He then told us that Pressident Kennedy had been killed. My father called me from Florida the day the Challenger accident happened – he had been watching the launch when it happened.

Then we comd to 9/11. I was just getting ready to get up and listening to the radio. The information about a plane hitting the World Trade Tower. I immediately went to the living room after waking up my son. We were glued to the television for days, not able to believe what we saw.

There were moments of such terror that even though we were hundreds of miles from New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, we felt as though we were there – going through the horror of the day – praying and hoping that thousands would be saved.

For those few days it was like we were all one person – feeling joy when a father found his family and feeling deep sorrow as we saw the building falls.

We will always remember 9/11 and pray that we never have to experience a day like that ever again.

We pray for the souls of those lost and their families and friends.

Sandra