Cardnials that I painted

I saw this on our wall the other day and decided to use it for a Rednesday. When I was probably 17 or so we had a Christmas Card that I liked, and I sat down and sketched and enlarged it onto watercolor paper and painted it. This is a lousy scan, but this is it. I think it's pretty good for a kid. I had given it to my Grandparents, and it hung on their wall for a long time, then I think my parents, then I got it back.

I haven't done much painting in recent years, and when I did, I gave the item away for a gift. When I fell this last March and bent my fingers backwards, I didn't know if I'd be able to paint again. I haven't tried, but I think I may be able to do ok, thanks to my hand therapists....something to add to my list of "to do"s!

Since this was done when I was a kid, it probably qualifies for vintage...or at least retro! ;) Hope everyone has a great day!

Wednesday is Rednesday at SueLovesCherries and then it's Vintage Things Thursday at Colorado lady. 

Ipana Toothpaste Tube - Retro Tuesday, Rednesday & Vintage Things Thursday

Tuesday is Retro Tuesday at Crazy Suburban Mom, Wednesday is Rednesday at SueLovesCherries and then it's Vintage Things Thursday at Colorado lady. Today I was going through old photos with my Mom and found some great old magazines with a few wonderful images to scan. The ad reads "An end to "Pink Tooth Brush"!" Ipana with massage gives new firmness to lazy gums. Sexy, huh? The magazine is a May 2, 1931 edition of Collier's. There are a few more good ads to scan, but in the meantime I had to use this for this week's blogging :) Please feel free to right click and grab if you like it. Hope everyone has a great Retro Tuesday, Rednesday and Vintage Thursday!!

Rednesday and Vintage Things Thursday

Wednesday is Rednesday at SueLovesCherries and then it's Vintage Things Thursday at Colorado lady. I have a special little delightful item this week. She's Aunt Jemima. My mother remembers my Grandmother getting her when my Uncle Paul was little. She held pancake syrup. I tried to photograph the markings on her, but I couldn't get the right lighting. My Mom keeps her on her stove - isn't she gorgeous? Have a great day all!

Red Oxalis

It's Rednesday At Sue Loves Cherries. My red this week is a red oxalis plant that my Sister gave my Mom several weeks ago. I asked for a piece of it, and put it on some water on my kitchen window. I just love it - the color and shape are darling. And guess what - it rooted!

Oh yeah, there's also a little tomato that came up as a "volunteer" in some plants my Sister gave me earlier this summer. We brought the tomato in while it was still yellow because we were due to get a heavy frost. It ripened on the windowsill. It's the only tomato I saw around here that wasn't blighted this year.  And of course, there's my little copper angel - I made the for Christmas presents a few years back.

Hope you all have a great Red-Wednesday!!

Retro Tuesday, Rednesday and Vintage Thursdays

I can cover a lot in this post ;) I found this lovely Vintage Pin in some of my Grandmother's things. The pin itself gives it away as vintage. I'd love to know if she wore it on a hat or her collar....or maybe she picked it up at a rummage sale? What ever way it was used in the past, I like to look at it!
Please visit Retro Tuesday at CrazySuburbanMom, Rednesday at Sue Loves Cherries and Vintage Things Thursday at Coloradolady's.
Hope everyone has a great Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!











Plus I just found a great giveaway that is still open to enter here.

Rednesday at Sue Loves Cherries

I have two of these - will post one today and the other one next Wednesday. They were in my Grandmother's things. They're on wooden plaques that hang on the wall. I scanned them full size. (You may right click and save him to your computer and use as you like.)

Happy Rednesday!

REDNesday At It's A Very Cherry World

My brother gave me this darling angel for my birthday this year. She's a "Knucklehead Angel".

There's a verse that is on her package:
I'm a Knucklehead Angel and I'm quite unique, from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet.
Someone has said a prayer for you, and I am here to see it through.My job is quite simple and really no feat.
It's to watch over you because you're so sweet!
My stitches are crooked. My hair is a mess. I'm really a sight, I must confess.
I look less than perfect, but my heart's full of love, and a prayer comes to you with God's love from Above.
It's signed Irene M. Wegener © 1995 at the bottom of the card.
She's in a spot guaranteed to be seen, hanging on the cupboard by the kitchen sink. My dear brother said she's to remind us of him, since he's such a knucklehead. We love her!!
Have a great Wednesday!

REDnesday At It's A Very Cherry World and Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer

Living in Upstate NY, we're seeing a lot of reds around us - in the changing leaf colors. We are blessed with fabulous views all around our home.

My husband took these photos day before yesterday. The colors change as the day goes on and the light changes. Such a beautiful place to live this time of year!

Thanks for stopping by to see our pictures.  Visit these great blogs for more Reds and Outdoors!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Rednesday Wednesday

It's REDnesday again at "It's A Very Cherry World".

Since last week I found my older cookbook. This is from Better Homes & Gardens, and goes back to 1941, this one being printed in 1946. The pages are very brown and brittle on the edges, but I like the format of the book. It is separated by tabbed sections, then the recipes are in paragraph style. Here's a page from the pie section. I think I really prefer the recipes in this format, although I haven't figured out what order they're in - it's not alphabetical.

Although this was not from my family, there are great treasures written within the book. For instance, there's a tip to use 2 Tbsp of lemon juice for 1 qt of canned tomatoes in place of salt.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Rednesday at Sue Loves Cherries

It's a very cherry world - REDNESDAY. I had a chance to go for a longer walk and get some of the "birdsfoot trefoil" that I mentioned last week. Plus a branch from the hawthorn with red berries. Took the photo on my grandmother's tablecloth - that I love more every time I look at it.

We have a lot of gorgeous acorns- should be enough to feed the deer all winter! As much as I love fall, I don't want it to be here yet. Now if it would just last for 3-4 months and winter was only 1-2 months...but in upstate NY, that's not gonna happen!! LOL
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

It's RedNesDay At A Very Cherry World

I was going for a walk. Since I found "Sue Loves Cherries" blog, I always have tucked in the back of my mind to look for "red" things for Wednesdays. On my walk I found that the crown vetch which grows in our yard has seeds that are red in color. The red tone is brighter in the sunlight - my photos here haven't captured that hue entirely. But what I'm also facinated by is the resemblance to a bird's foot. We also have "Birdsfoot Trefoil" growing nearby, but I didn't walk that far to get a picture of those seeds...I'll save that for another day. Pretty neat, huh?

It’s RedNesday at “It’s A Very Cherry World”.

I call this little mouse “Matilda” because I think she looks like she’s ready to waltz. My dear Grandmother made her several years ago. Grandma discovered that when you open up an old feather pillow, the feathers line the inside of the ticking and make wonderful mice. She made several, but I think little Matilda is made from wool.

Matilda is complete with toes, a tail, whiskers, eyes and a seed-bead nose, plus a little hat and shawl.

Normally modest, I didn't think she'd mind if I showed you her little toes.

She’s a treasure to me, as are the pincushions shown in the background. My Grandmother made several of these as well, with the thimble holder attached. She decorated them with tiny pieces of lace and tatting.