a house in the hills

Sunday, September 15, 2013

This Week's Finds

We dropped into Hosanna's op ~ shop yesterday and I just had to have this beautiful 1950's bridal headpiece...I love it ...it's pink , teal and ivory silk with pearls

I found my mother's wedding wrist piece...wax orange blossoms and satin horseshoes and hung them on my bedroom stand

I found a small quilt ( Mr VL's face was a classic when he saw me pick up another one)but this one has a practical use -it's for Sascha to sit on !!

The garden is changing all the time and because we have only been here 6 weeks it's all new to us

Maples and birches in leaf, bluebells, muscari and daffodils...

This weeks library book finds

Linking up with :

The Dedicated House

A Living Space
Knick of Time
French Country Cottage
Ivy and Elephants
Common Ground
The Colorado Lady
Shabby Art Boutique
The Thrifty Groove
Chic on a Shoestring
Country Farm Home
My Romantic Home
Sir thrift-a-lot
Rose Vignettes

Rooted in Thyme
My Charmed Home
Blackbird Has Spoken
Elizabeth & Co

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Loving Spring

The weather has been gorgeous this week and we have had a great weekend doing a couple of shopping trips around country towns , farmer's markets, op ~shops and lots of work on the house and garden

I found a pinned pile of early 20th century silk squares, all with different embroidery...I think they are modesty camisole squares

A piece of milk glass for 50c

Mr VL is very excited that his new incubator arrived and he was able to buy a dozen Sussex eggs ...so now we wait for 21 days

We have started on the building the coop...a work in progress!

The garden is still in full blossom and I have been taking heaps of pics as it is so fleeting.

The silver birch trees are beginning to sprout

Planting a new cherry and apricot tree

Daffodils are coming up everywhere!!

What I'm reading this week

Linking up with :

Apron Thrift Girl
The Dedicated House

Rooted in Thyme
My Charmed Home
Blackbird Has Spoken
Elizabeth & Co
The North End Loft
Finding Fabulous

Sunday, September 1, 2013

First Day of Spring

I found a very tarnished and black serviette ring .I took a punt and bought it, cleaned it up and found it is sterling silver and had a nice monogram ( I love anything old and monogrammed)

I also bought a vintage letter rack from the same junk shop

This was a pressie from Mr VL ...a cute pretend weight with our house number 8 on it

All our trees are in blossom at last and the garden is so gorgeous

2 baby bunnies grazing early morning

We have decided to block an entrance up in the kitchen to build a walk-in pantry.The pantry that was there was no more than a shallow cupboard. It's still a work in progress but should be finished in another week. Unlike our last house the cupboards are inadequate and ugly but we will be painting the kitchen white and one day put in decent bench tops