Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Chicken Tractor Yay ~

Good morning everyone ~ I hope you are having a wonderful Thursday ;-)

I have to share with you...something that I have always wanted... Chickens ~

Mr. Vintage took this to heart and we have ordered six peeps. But where would we keep them?  Well, Mr. Vintage did it again...he is building me a chicken tractor~!



He started today.  This little beauty will hold six chickens comfortably and the rail in the front will be covered with chicken wire.  That's their front yard.  This will be put on wheels so that we can move it around the yard and the chickens will not eat the grass until it's dirt. 



He's building it in the driveway and once finished, it will be moved to our back yard. 



Ofcourse, I am going to paint it and make it a little vintage barn for my chickens.  Organic eggs ~ yum ~!  We have done our homework and we do live in the country.  I have picked Plymouth Rocks for our chickens ~ they are pretty and look like this


I'll keep you posted ~

I'm so excited~!!! What exciting things have happened to you today?

(((Hugs)))
Marianne

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

I'm ready ~

I am sooooo ready ~





I want to play in the garden ;-)

I took a walk in the back yard, and yes...I did wear those boots ~  I do believe that my tulips are waking up from their winter slumber ~








And believe it or not, there is lettuce coming up in my vegetable garden from last year ~



I was so excited, I bought myself some of these



Has spring arrived where you are? 

I hope so ~

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Monday, March 28, 2011

Monday Morning ~

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend ~ I ofcourse, went thrifting ~ here are some of my treasures



Some vintage linens.  The feedsack towel even has an "M" monogrammed on it ~ I think it was made for ME




This beautiful bark cloth material.  There's about two yards here and I picked this up for 99 cents ~



The two little children's hangers.  I'll show you what I'm going to do with these pretties later ~





These vintage knitting, crochet books.  I picked these up for 25 cents each ~



This sweet little picture I picked up for a dime.  I wonder where I'm going to put this?



And this cup and saucer with the stand ~ I love the violets on this cup....

Hey Mindy and Scooter ~ what are we going to do today?





Well, I think they're sleeping in.  Time to grab a cup and visit my friends ~

Did you go thrifting this weekend?  What treasures did you find?  Can't wait to hear from you ;-)

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Sunday, March 27, 2011

shadow shots sunday

Good morning and Happy Sunday everyone ~ It's a beautiful sunny day here in Ontario ;-)

I am linking up to Hey Harrriet's for Shadow Shots Sunday ~









Have a wondeful day ;-)

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Pussy Willows and Me ~

Happy Saturday ~



Scooter is happy it's Saturday...she's having a me day ;-)



Pussy Willows are a sure sign of Spring ~ don't you think?



Today I am having a me day ~ I'm going for a mani and a pedi and I'm having my hair cut and who knows...maybe a little colour ;-)

Then I'm off to thrift for a bit ~ I'll share with you my treasures ~ if they are there to be found

What are you doing today?

Have a WONDERFUL Saturday ~ (((Hugs)))

Marianne

Friday, March 25, 2011

My new/old dresser ~

Happy Friday everyone ;-)

I thought I would share with you pictures of my new old dresser.  Mr. Vintage picked this dresser up at a yard sale for $25.00 and ofcourse, I fell in LOVE with it... It did not look like this before (I forgot to take pictures), but now that I added a coat of paint and shabbied her up ~ sigh ~ LOVE





I just love the mirror, the ginger breading and the shelf.  I picked up the oil lamps at a treasure hunt last year for $10.00.

Hey Mindy are you still  napping?  What are we going to do today?


I'm playing with my squirrel mommy ~ Later....

Have a wonderful day ~

(((Hugs))) xo

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Random spring mantel ~

It's raining here today and it's gloomy, but I am going to put on a happy face and share some random pics ~










Mindy, what are we going to do today?



I'm going to take a nap and dream of sunshine...

What are you going to do today?  Hopefully it's warm and sunny where you are ~Have a great day ~!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tales from an Oc Cottage giveway ~ wow

I hopped over last evening to visit "tales from an Oc Cottage" and I couldn't believe the giveaway... All I Can say is "WOW"



Everything is just wonderful.  Hop on over and visit ~ you won't be sorry.  LOVE this...her Blog is Amazing.  Such lovely pictures ;-)

Monday, March 21, 2011

Thrifting with Mr. Vintage and Karen ~

Ahhhh ~ the first day of spring ~ time for yard sales, thrifting and antique shows...LOVE IT~!

Well Mr. Vintage and my friend Karen and I went thrifting on Sunday and to an antique show.  Here are some of the goodies that I picked up ~

Some linens (my favourite) ~







This little Broach ~



This gorgeous red vintage purse ~ which I am going to use today ;-)



and the VERY BEST things (can you hear me squealing with delight?) ~

These two vintage pink milk glass lamps for our bedroom ~




What a fun, fun, fun day ~ To see what Karen picked up Just click on her name above and it will lead you to her blog

Have a wonderful Monday~!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Shadows in my coffee cup ~

Good morning ~









This morning I'm linking up to Hey Harriet for Sunday Shadow Shots ;-)

Happy Sunday ~
(((Hugs)))


Saturday, March 19, 2011

Fluffing ~

Good morning everyone ~



It's such a beautiful sunny Saturday ~ even the Robins are happy~!

Today I'm going to do a little of this





Time to throw the windows wide open and air out the house and fluff, fluff, fluff ~






What are your plans for the day?

I'll be back to check ;-)

Have a WONDERFUL Day~!

(((Hugs)))

Marianne