In The Garden, On The Porch And A Winner

Things are beginning to slow down a bit in the gardens, and we've even had frost warnings, but everything seems to be doing just fine!
I love the foliage of this variety of Heuchera, or what is commonly known as Coral Bells. When the flowers arrive, they're very insignificant, but the foliage looks gorgeous all Summer and through Fall. Definitely want to buy more of this!
I'm pretty happy about the tulips that I planted around the red bike last Fall, and will probably add more this Fall.
I'm so shocked and disappointed to see that the Lily of the Valley that I thought I had gotten rid of has come back with a vengeance and is growing willy nilly amongst everything in this garden.
Euphorbia. Stunning when it's in bloom, but definitely very boring when it's not.
I don't know why, but I could not get a good shot of the Virginia Bluebells. That's a shame, because they were gorgeous and this shot doesn't begin to do them justice.
I love violets, but hate how they spread, so I'm trying to contain them in pots this year. I'll let you know how that goes, and how far they spit their seeds!
The rhododendrons only have a few blooms on them this year, as usual. I don't think they get enough sun where I have them.
Azalea buds, ready to POP! Ok, now let's head over to the back porch for a minute.
I buy these lights, which are meant to go in a little girl's bedroom, whenever I see them.
I've got the butterflies sitting on the arm of the bench......
And the pink flower hangs on the wall outside the back door.
They provide a nice little glow at night!
And the pink flower looks groovy!
My giveaway is officially CLOSED, and the Random Number Generator picked #65, which is Ann @ A Sentimental Life. Thank you to everyone that entered, and congrats to Ann!

REDNESDAY

It's REDnesday time! After you're done looking at my reds, be sure to head over to It's A Very Cherry World, where Sue hosts this party every week.
Remember the quilt that our Sue shared a few weeks ago, and offered to whoever wanted it? Well, I was lucky enough to be the first to ask for it, so I got it! It's the bottom quilt on the left, and it's full of reds.
The fabric with the watering cans on it is my favorite!
When I was antiquing last week, I found a bunch of Peter Pan storybook records, really cheap. I loved storybook records when I was little, and I hope to eventually find The Gingerbread Man, my favorite.
You see, I needed these records for my little old record player! And if you're wondering whether I actually listen to records on this vintage player, the answer is YES!
I found these vintage kitchen towels a few weeks ago at an estate sale. I think the one on the right, with the red morning glories, is my all-time favorite.
And they both went into the old shopping basket full o' towels.
I've been rearranging the shelves on this cabinet thingie that Mr. Old Glory made for me that's sitting on the back porch. He also made that replica of our house on the top shelf.
And finally, if you haven't yet entered my giveaway, and would like to, please click HERE. It's open until midnight, April 11th.
Now head over to Sue's to see more reds!

MY WEEKEND FINDS/BIRTHDAY PRESENTS

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of My Weekend Finds, the continuing saga of one girl's quest for more junk!
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! I had a great day, and received some very nice presents that I'd like to share.
I'm cuckoo for this picnic basket! So pretty and Springy and that yellow is just yummy, isn't it?
I've got it sitting on top of another basket, next to the couch. They both hold lots of magazines.
My wonderful sister gave me these gorgeous pieces of pottery that she found at an estate sale while she was in Texas.
Another picnic basket. It's not in the best shape, so I gave it a couple of coats of clear spraypaint to seal it, and it's now sitting on the front porch under that old bread box. Sparrows have been going in and out of that birdhouse all week, and all I can think is: They better not poop on my basket!!!
I found this little vintage birdcage at an antique store. It's the smallest cage I've ever seen.
I set it next to a regular sized cage, just so you can see how small it is. What was it used for? I hate to think of a bird living out it's life in that teeny cage. Maybe it was used to bring the bird to the vet? Does anyone know how it was used?
Thanks to Leslie over at Brookhollow Lane, I've decided that I need to start collecting Rand McNally Elf books that I remember from my childhood!
Well, that's it for my finds. Remember, there's still time to enter my giveaway, if you're interested. Just click HERE. So, did you find any goodies over the weekend?

EASTER DECORATIONS

I'm so ashamed. With the beautiful weather we've been having these last few weeks, I've been spending lots of time working in the gardens, and I did hardly any Easter decorating! I know, it's shocking, isn't it?I managed to make this bunting about a month ago and put it up right away.
A close-up, with egg-shaped paper lanterns.
These bunnies are only out because they were a recent find and never got packed away!
Oh, but I did take the time to decorate the cat. Easter Blessings from Cupcake, the Easter Kitty!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

You're invited to enter my giveaway!!!
It's my blog's third birthday......

And it's my birthday too, but definitely not my third (the cake would be on fire)! But it's YOU, dear readers, who get the presents! I so appreciate each and every one of you that has ever read my blog.
I've been squirreling away things that I've found from estate sales and the flea market, and they're all vintage, my favorite word!
The winner will get a vintage tablecloth. You'll have to use your imagination here, because no tall people with long arms that could have held this up were home at the time I took this shot!
Two vintage kitchen towels. I especially love the one on the left and was so glad that they had two. One for me and one for you!
Two wee little vintage salt & pepper shakers.
And a fruity match holder. Now all you have to do is leave a comment to be entered. The giveaway ends at midnight on April 11th. Now if you'll excuse me, my blog and I have some partying to do!

MY WEEKEND FINDS and A SCARY DAY IN BLOGLAND!

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of My Weekend Finds, the continuing saga of one girl's quest for more junk!

Before I share my finds, I want to share something scary that happened to me in blogland a couple days ago. I was commenting on blogs when all of sudden, when I would click Publish, Blogger wanted me to sign in, even though I was already signed in. When I clicked Sign In, it said my blog HAD BEEN REMOVED!!! And that there had been unusual activity on my blog. My blog was gone, nowhere to be seen. Oh, the horror! Nearly three years of work down the drain. When I would Google this problem, I couldn't even read the answers because Blogger wouldn't let me log in. After several minutes of this, I noticed where it said something like Having Trouble Logging In?. When I clicked that, Blogger wanted to text me a verification code. After a few minutes of being paranoid to do this, I finally did, and the code worked and my blog was back. YAY! So, if this ever happens to you, don't panic, and let them text you that code!
Now onto the finds! I went to what was probably the filthiest estate sale I've ever been to. And I forgot to bring everything in the house to clean, leaving it all in my shed on wheels (my van), so I had to hurry and take pictures before the sun set Sunday night. Adorable vintage chickie s&p set.
A vintage Halloween blow mold and huge honeycomb punkin.
A filthy dirty vintage Fisher Price turtle pull toy. Honestly, I don't know why I bought it, other than that it's so stinkin' cute. And I'm reliving my childhood. And it was 50 cents.
An old plant stand. I kinda regret buying this, because I'm pretty sure our cat Cupcake will be knocking it over on a daily basis, just for fun!
A cute little Christmas elf.
Some of you wondered what it was that I found at this sale, that I had been searching for these past 20 years. You were probably expecting something reeeally exciting, and will most likely be very disappointed.
It's only an old gym basket! I remember seeing them in Country Living magazine, and by golly, they convinced me that I needed one. I've never ever seen one anywhere, except in school of course, until now.
And now it holds some of my vintage gardening tools. You know how I always say that if I wait long enough, something I'm looking for will eventually come my way during my junking travels? Well, 20 years is waaaay too long of a wait!
PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT ME ON THURSDAY, BECAUSE IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME! I'M CELEBRATING MY 3RD BLOG ANNIVERSARY AND MY BIRTHDAY, BUT YOU GET THE PRESENTS.......VINTAGE PRESENTS!!!
So, did you bring home anything that you'd been waiting years to find?