It’s Pink Saturday again at Cottage Dreamer! Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for once more hosting this fun day of sharing all things Pink!
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
So let’s all get dressed up in our very best Pink outfit and get ready to party.
Fancy Pink Dress
At the party we will have lots of decorations and especially pink balloons.
Pretty Pink Balloons
And if you don’t have a fancy hat, don’t worry, we’ll have lots of festive hats to spare.
Fancy Festive Hat
So take a seat and enjoy a cup of your favorite tea.
Enjoy a cup of tea
And last, but certainly not least, let’s have a piece of cake and sit around the table and think of all the wonderful Pink we’ve seen in the past and look forward to more Saturdays we can spend together sharing our love of all that’s Pink.
Did you know that all Birthday Cake has no calories?
Have a wonderful Pink Saturday and enjoy the party!
To all the moms – Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday. And as always, a great big thanks to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for another wonderful Pink Saturday giving us a time to share all thinks wonderful and PINK!
I’ll be spending the day with my mom who is 90 years old but still sharp as a tack. We’ll be going to visit my dad in the hospital. We had hoped he would be in the rehab facility this weekend, but looks like it will be next week sometime.
My wonderful son surprised me with a floral bouquet. He had told me that he was expecting a UPS deliviery the other day. Since he’s at work during the day he usually has his packages delivered to my place and not his condo. He called me mid-afternoon the other day and asked if the package had arrived. I said there hadn’t been a buzz but that I’d go out and look. I figured he was getting a new phone, or camera, or something for the computer.
I was so thrilled when I opened the door and there was a box from Pro Flowers. How sweet! I nearly dropped them on the floor while trying to thank him on the phone and open the box. They are so nice and come directly from the field, not from the florist. They aren’t fully bloomed and even this morning the bouquet seems to be growinig.
Here’s some photos of the beautiful flowers. Oh, and he even made sure to order a pink vase – so that I could post it here for Pink Saturday. What a great kid.
Thanks to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for giving us the option of posting anything we wanted around Easter, Spring, etc. for this week’s Pink Saturday. This post is dedicated to my parents, especially my dad who is in the hospital recovering from surgery on his pancreas. He’s in ICU but we hope he’ll be in a regular room in a day or so. I told him – If you have to have surgery, there’s no better week than Holy Week. We’ve been blessed to have wonderful doctors and nurses working to help my dad recover.
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.
This next hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, is one that brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it. It’s one of my dad’s favorite.
“Christ The Lord Is Risen Today” is a hymn that I find myself humming and singing throughout Easter time.
He is Risen!
And what would Easter be without the Hallelujah Chorus by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir!
Oh, and I have to add this version of the Hallelujah Chorus. It has over 32,000,000 views on YouTube!
A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.
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.
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
A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.
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.
It’s Pink Saturday again at Cottage Dreamer! Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting these listings. This week we had the option of doing a post that highlighted Autumn – a bit of a break from Pink – though the wall I photographed my collection against is pink. Gotta get it in there somehow.
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.
This is the first autumn item. It’s a pumpkin diorama that shows two Early Americans rejoicing over their harvest bounty. It has two small lights inside – though I don’t have batteries in it now so I couldn’t illuminate it – but will hunt down some batteries later tonight.
The next Autumn collectible is a Cornucopia that contains five additional pieces. As with all of Jim Shore’s items he uses vintage quilt patterns to adorn his carvings. I’ve started collecting his ornaments and am thinking of making some small quilt blocks based on the patterns in his designs.
Here’s a picture of the five items that fill up the Cornucopia, a pumpkin, an apple, a squash, an ear of corn, and I’m not sure if it’s an orange or another apple. But they are intricate.
Lastly is my newest Jim Shore Collectible – the Autumn Angel. Can’t wait to get all of them, I’m thinking of putting a shelf in my living room to display all four. She is just beautiful and I’m sure the rest of the collection will be just as stunning.
Here’s a full-length photo of the Autumn Angel. She has a very detailed scene of a farm on her underskirt. Jim has started adding little “charms” to his figurines. Above the barn is a small black crow. In front of the barn is a wheelbarrow with some pumpkins in it and on the other side of the scene is an apple tree with a basket of apples charm. The detail on this items is just incredible.
Here’s the three items that I’ll be placing around my home.
Hope you are having a wonderful fall and looking forward to all the great holidays coming soon.
It’s Pink Saturday again at Cottage Dreamer! Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for once more hosting this fun day of sharing all things Pink!
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.
It’s Pink Saturday again at Cottage Dreamer! Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for once more hosting this fun day of sharing all things Pink!
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?
It’s Pink Saturday, with a twist. This week many of us are participating in a special series of posts about Miracles. Special thanks to Beverly from How Sweet The Sound for including Pink Saturday in this special time. You can find more blogs who are taking part over at Bev’s Blog – How Sweet The Sound. This special time was inspired by the wonderful caring and love given to Colette, pictured below.
I’m sure by now you’ve read all about the wonderful Makeover – but if not, go over to Kattilac Shack to watch the video of the make over and find out about the wonderful giveaways! The video is truly inspirational and shows what can be done when people chose to reach out to each other from a place of love and healing.
As for my own “miracle” I believe it happened to me this past May. I was getting my dinner and Bootsy’s dinner ready (my son’s Chihuahua who spends the day with me while my son is at work.) I hadn’t been feeling well for several days – had a bug or something. As I was working in the kitchen I felt my left hand go numb and an area around my mouth go numb. I called my son at work – not sure why – I really wasn’t thinking too straight – and asked if I should call the ambulance. He told me “Yes!”
So I called 911 and within five minutes the paramedics were there taking all my vitals. I got Bootsy into my bedroom and closed the door before they got there – poor little guy didn’t know what was going on but I wanted to make sure he didn’t bolt out the door.
The paramedics were wonderful and within half an hour I was in the ER of our local hospital and while they were doing some tests my son showed up. I was really surprised when they said they were going to admit me. I suppose once I saw a specialist in strokes from the Heart Hospital I shouldn’t have been surprised I wasn’t going home.
I had a bilateral stroke – meaning a stroke on each side of my brain. I got just about every test they could think of – including one where I had to swallow a camera on the end of a feed – luckily I was knocked out for that one.
The doctors were puzzled. They couldn’t find where the blood clots had come from or any part of the clots. The evidence was there – but they can’t figure out what caused them.
I really feel as though it’s a miracle that no damage was done. It’s been four months now and my doctor says he expects for me to make a full recovery. I still have a few more doctors to see for a test or two and follow up – but other than being just a bit more tired (which could be attributed to the awful summer) I’m fully recovered. My cholesterol is down to a very respectable number, my gloce, for the most part, is good, and I’m gradually losing weight.
I know the dangers of a stroke. I never knew her but my maternal grandmother died of a stroke when my mom was only 16.
I think God every day for the Miracle I experienced. The feeling isn’t quite as strong now, but I can remember when I got home from the hospital I felt such a Joy for not having suffered something very severe.
A blessing in my life happened after the stroke. I’d been after my parents for sometime to move from Florida, where they had retired many years ago, back up here to Illinois. They finally agreed and just last week my son flew down to Florida to pick them up and drive them and their car up here. They now live about ten minutes away and a beautiful retirement village! Oh, and they are both 89 and will be 90 in December and January.
And of course my biggest blessing is my son Dave who has been a real trooper through all of this – getting them moved up here (my dad was in the hospital when he got down there so that set them back a day) and then spending all of the next week (one of his vacation weeks) helping them get the furniture moved in, organizing their “stuff” and running various errands because of something that no one had realized they would need.
I am so thankful for all the Blessings in my life.
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About the Etsy Site
The items below, from Foof and Company, are all handmade by my future daughter in law. She is so talented with sewn and crocheted items - all of which she designs herself. And that adorable little girl who does the modeling is my soon-to-be grandbaby! I get a daughter and grandchild all in one.
