A Vintage Find

I found this sweet vintage vase in a church shop for  $1...it looks great with the pink roses I'm picking from my garden

picking roses

 It's the start of cherry season and my clever husband baked this delicious cherry pie

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Everything is Coming up Roses

It was my birthday on Halloween and I was given some money by my Mum...I intended to buy shoes but when I spied this meat platter I had to have it. It's huge and heavy about 1850 and in perfect condition and matches a couple of pieces I already have

my darling husband spoiled me and bought me  a new camera as he knows how much I am enjoying taking pics

David made new  pink rose garden with a path for me in winter  and they are now all opening...what a joy they are to me

picking roses for the house

my first paeony flower

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A Spring Country Fair

We  went to an annual antiques fair in a neighbouring country town yesterday. I limited myself to $20 this year and I bought home 2 things

A 4 volume set of books from 1926 with gorgeous covers

This jewellery casket is old as it is heavy beveled glass...love it!

Almost all the roses are slowly beginning to opening including 15 which are new to us and I can start picking some for the house

The Mary Rose

Sharifa Asma

Princess Anne

Soul Sister

Mme Gregoire Stachelin

Heritage is my favourite David Austin rose

a dramatic dusk

clematis

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White on White

My latest charity shop find is a beautiful white linen tray cloth for my huggggggeee collection. I only collect white on white and they are not easy to find any more. In my last home in the city I had a large bedroom and could keep the cupboard doors open to show of my treasures ....sadly now it is in an unused room in a corner!

Wisteria Tree

Souer Emanuelle

Mme Gregoire Stachelin

Abraham Darby

Roses from David

Drying them afterwards

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