Thrifty Finds

This week's treasures include this bed topper which is 24 by 88 inches. Good thing there was a note attached to it saying what it was because I wasn't sure. In winter I keep a warm quilt folded at the foot of the bed but this will be ideal for summer when no quilt is needed. I love the fabric.  This gem cost me two dollars!

                If the bottom seam had been covered it would have been reversible. Too bad.

                             Little plates were marked down to .50.There were 2 of these.

The cup and saucer are E.B. Foley , the plates are Royal Albert "Primulette". There were 6 of those marked down from five dollars to .50.

                                  My nursery rhyme today is The Three Little Kittens.

Thanks for stopping by today,  Please feel free to leave a comment so I know you came by.


     Granny M.

Books

Ellabie's comment jogged my memory and I went looking for my collection of fairy books some of which I have posted today.  The Fairyopolis is an amazing album which I found described on Amazon like this:  Learn what really happened that magical summer when Cicely Mary Barker discovered the secret world of the flower fairies.

                                        Another of C.M. Barker's books

.                                   ..and yet more!

             Here's a book I found at a thrift store last week and have begun to read.

And another found the same day. I have one of Jill Walker's pictures that I've had for a few years. I saw it in the thrift store ( where else!!) priced at $7.50 and I didn't buy it. Went home and regretted it all week. The next week I went back and promised myself this time I would buy it IF it was still there. Not only was it, but it was half price.  I still think I like my picture best of all her art.

I don't know if you can make out the words. It says Asylum for aged destitute and infirm females.

                        Can't finish without a little nursery rhyme.  Remember this one?

                                                     Thanks for visiting today,

                                                              Granny M.

Fairies

If you were to come for a visit and we'd sit in the sunroom to have our tea you would notice that there are fairies in various places. Some are hard to photograph being very pale ( I'm just not much of a photographer) but the more colourful ones can easily be seen.

 Today's little poem is appropriately about fairies. I hope you're able to read it. It's very pale too.

           Here's a fairy poem that's new to me but I think it's so cute. I hope you like it too.

                       Keep a little magic in your day.

                                  Granny M.

A Little Change

I thought it was time to change a few things in the dining room. I had arranged the pumpkins and such at the beginning of September and I was ready to move on to something else.

This is what my Mom's old Singer sewing machine looked like before.....

              ...and then after I got out my pear collection.

It was very frosty first thing when I got up and it's still far from pleasant out there. The bird feeder is full and the Hummingbird feeder as well but I can't help feeling sorry for the birds when it's so chilly.
This little poem seemed perfect for this day.

I hope you are having a very good day!!


       Granny Marigold

Tea Cup Tuesday

I found three pretty tea cups at the thrift store this week. I couldn't resist the dark red roses on these two...

...and this cup ( which is much lovelier than the photo shows)  has been added to my "made in Japan" collection. It cost me fifty cents.    ( The line across it is a shadow).

         I chose as today's poem one by Elizabeth Godley.  I love the poem and also the illustrations.
         Try reading it aloud.  Let me know if it appeals to you as it does to me. 
      

Thanks for stopping by. I hope the poems are not boring anyone!!

                 Granny Marigold

Just for Fun

I went to a craft sale this morning but was disappointed. There was nothing that caught my fancy so I stopped in at a thrift store that was nearby.  Do you remember I had some pretty dolls that I used to display on some stairs in our home?  I had put them away but decided to get them out again after seeing another lovely doll at the thrift store for the incredible price of fifty cents!!

                               
                                           The doll on the left is the new one.

I've noticed that as people get busier at this time of year posts get fewer.  I know for myself that I find it hard to think of something to write about.
 Just for fun I thought I'd include a nursery rhyme/poem in each post this month. I'm sure we all remember reading them to our children and grandchildren. Most of these will be from our very old Childcraft set.  I had preschoolers around for 35 years, first my own kids then I did daycare for others. I also had the privilege of taking care of all 5 of my grands until they were school age ( and a few I had after school as well).  So I read many of these poems over the years.

Every day we see squirrels in the big trees in the yard behind us. They seem so sure-footed as they leap from one tree to the other.  So this will be the first poem I post.

Oh yes, and did you know that today, November 3, is apparently National day of the Sandwich?

Thanks for sticking around till the end of this post!!


                          Granny Marigold

In My Kitchen

Happy November!!   I hope you're having better weather than we are because it has not stopped raining all day.  Needless to say I didn't even try to go on my walk. I would have gotten soaked.

    I decided this would be a good day to give my cast iron pans a good scrubbing.  Coarse salt and half a lemon works like a charm! 

  

 

I cut up 4 red peppers to roast. When they're done I'll take as much of the peel off  as I can and cut up the rest  to freeze. ( I have them in the oven right now. Mustn't forget to go check on them).

Of course I have to show you my last day of having my tea in a  pretty cup. This set was made by Royal Standard.  The tea pot is Royal Oak.   Thank you for all the nice comments throughout the month. It's been fun.

                                           Thanks for stopping by,

                                                    Granny M.