New Old Keeps

Isn't this the cutest little rocker?
I've been looking for one for years but refused to pay the fifty dollar 
price tag that was the going rate around here.

I love it just as it is, so no need to paint.

The seat is string of some sort...maybe hemp?

No, Jack.

I bought several small paintings from the estate of the man who painted them, circa 1965.

In fact, my blog banner is one of the paintings.

They are perfect in my home.

I placed a few on the mantel under the lunatic yard bird painting.

Magoo and I bought that crazy thing in 1999 at an antique store

and were seriously ridiculed by the family for paying real money for it.

We often buy things that are ridiculous.

We like ridiculous.

Horse brass... I thought I might start a collection but I love 

Foxy Mama so much that I think she's quite enough on her own.

And then there is little bear...my match striker.

He's made of concrete and not old, 

but he's so cute that I wanted to show you.

He makes me smile.  That is his job.  He does it well.

Out in the yard, the plumbago is already blooming.

I got a few new petunias for the porch and a few lambs ear.

The geraniums were all red and I want white, so we'll wait a few days 

and then go back to the nursery.

We are doing landscape maintenance this year...we need lots of new dirt

to build up the beds and new shrubs, etc.

I think Jack is finished with his puppy digging.

He'd better be! 

His favorite thing is the giant liriope.

When he was tiny, he loved hiding in it.  He progressed to ripping

it all up or laying in it until it was flat.

Naughty puppy.

He tore his ACL on Monday and needs 8 weeks of rest,

so he won't be unsupervised in the yard for awhile.

Maybe the new plantings will have a chance.

That boy is a mudder and loves to dig.

I drew a smiley face for you in the pollen on the copper water can.

Enjoy!

P.S.

Several of you have asked about The Keeping Room.

Besides me just being busy with other things, there was a very unfortunate Jack-accident (a Jaccident, we call them) involving my embroidery machine and my sewing machine, too.

My sewing machine was easily replaced but the embroidery machine is still being repaired.  Fingers crossed that it will be successful.

Big lanky puppies and cords don't mix.

There were tears.  And maybe bad words.

Happy evening to you~

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