Tales of walking, eating, watching and playing. Vintage treasures and simple pleasures ... the things that make her happy.

Monday, 16 December 2013

Making her happy ...

... lunch with a beautiful group of ladies,
laughing and chatting, 
in a lovely Sherborne restaurant.
Just perfect!
Gorgeous wreath,
bought whilst out shopping with two wonderful friends.
Wrapping presents and adding handcrafted tags,
a gift last year from the lovely Kris ...
Loving new additions to her kitchen ...
Pretty cake stand from Niki's beautiful shop ...
A few more mismatched little spoons ... 
to add to her motley collection ...
And a big lump of glass ...
An oversized flower arranger's 'frog'... 
perfect for storing cutlery!
A lovely French meat plate for Christmas day ...
A wonderful card of press studs (and some pretty buttons), 
won in 'Flaming Nora's' giveaway.
And the diddy tree ...
decorated by little man ...
Life has been presenting her with a few challenges,
but these little things have been her tonic.

She has the bestest friends and family and ...
Christmas is coming!


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21 comments:

The Dainty Dolls House said...

Such pretty items, love those spoons and cake stand...wonderful. I hope you have a great week :) xx

Sharon said...

Oh I love those press studs x

Emma Kate at Paint and Style said...

Mmmm, treasures indeed! Hope you get through your challenges and have a peaceful Christmas. xx

Anne said...

Some gorgeous goodies here! Your little tree is especially lovely.

Flaming Nora said...

Beautiful things. Loving the wreath.

nilly said...

That wreath would make me happy too!

homemade@myplace said...

little things have the power to make you happy!!!
xxxxx Ale

Jen said...

Glad you are finding joy. I adore that little tree. xo

Jacqui Galloway said...

Lovely things. erry Christmas x

Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms said...

Ooh I love your mismatched teaspoons and their new container. xx

Castles Crowns and Cottages said...

Good morning my dear! Lovely finds, and of course, only in your area could one find such TREASURES! That cake stand is glorious, and I hope you will enjoy it all in the company of good friends! Anita

Carol said...

Ooh, I love that pretty pink cake stand.

Sopa Azul said...

Wonderful things. Congratulations!!! :)

KC'sCourt! said...

Wonderful pretty things
Julie xxxxxxxx

the woolly dog said...

Lovely idea to give your little man his own tree to decorate, wish I'd thought of that when my son was small and wanted to'decorate' the tree. Hope you have a lovely Christmas.

greenthumb said...

I really love the look of your little tree.

Greenorchid said...

Excellent storage solution and fabulous wreath!!
Cx

Maria said...

~ Ooh keep well Mrs VJ! such a busy bustling time ahead...
For us Mum's!!! LOVE that your visited Sherbourne and Nicki's shop! And 'diddy' tree, well he's perfect! Hugs and twinkles and festive kisses, my friend! Maria x

Niki Fretwell said...

Hi M,
Thanks so much for the mention...It was lovely to see you in my little shoppe! :) So pleased the cake stand has a beautiful new home...and your cutlery idea is fantastic! - Those frogs never seem to work well for flowers, so this is a whole other use for them!

Adore the wreath - so faded and pretty.
Merry Christmas!
Niki x

Unknown said...

Your wreath is beautiful so soft looking. Lovely buys. Your tree looks so sweet. Have a lovely xmas, dee x

Willow said...

The Santa Cards are so marvelous !
Little man did a great job with the tree :))