Winter Shopping

A pretty frou frou  dress for $1 at a charity shop

I love buying poppies wrapped in brown paper from the market

a trip to the wholesale nursery to choose some more trees and plants for spring....there is at least another acre like this picture

3 gorgeous Ornamental Pear Trees for the front lawn

so excited to be planting wisteria along the back veranda

The last of the pink roses to plant

Supervising the planting

 Winter Sunset

 Frosty Morning

my very last rose until spring (sob)

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Quilt Love

I'm feeling a bit guilty as I promised I wouldn't bring home any more vintage quilts...it was just so pretty...a soft faded paisley

a large piece of cutter patchwork......what I'll do with it I'm not sure

thank heaven for my large trunk that holds all the other quilts

In the Winter garden this week

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This Week

I spied on the top shelf of a second hand shop a  big vintage flagon with a label of Lime Juice from the pharmacy dept of the Adelaide Children's Hospital for the wards.........now that would be a long time ago....and I love that it says for cocktails too! I'm thinking maybe the 1950's

Finally found a spot for it

a vase with the most divine celadon colour found on a specials table at a closing down sale at a local antiques shop

second to last rose in the garden

hey mum ...I'll have the wool wash cycle !

A Winter garden

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Knick of Time

   French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Shabby Art Boutique
Chic on a Shoestring
My Romantic Home

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  Woman in Real Life

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First Finds for Winter

I  found this gorgeous 100 yo plate on a long trip  to check out the charity shops in a country town on the Murray River. I love it...its circa 1900 transfer ware from Staffordshire

In my own town charity shop I spied this trio of vintage copper kitchen scoops for $1!

the garden is already very dreary with bare trees and gray days

foggy morning light

Linking up with 

The Dedicated House
Knick of Time

   French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Shabby Art Boutique
Chic on a Shoestring
My Romantic Home

The Charm of Home

Elizabeth & Co

  Woman in Real Life

                                                                  Common Ground
                                                                Thoughts from Alice
                                                                  The Shabby Nest 
                                                                  Bella Rosa Antiques