Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

I’m a Flea Marketeer Party

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Today I am taking part in Flea Market Style’s “I’m a Flea Marketeer Party.” We’re all sharing favorite Flea Market finds. I have lots of favorites, but today I’m sharing my 2 tiered wrought iron basket that I found in San Diego. I got it for a song and it is proving to be very versatile.

It sits in the center of our kitchen table. I love the lines of it so much that it is usually unadorned. But I am enjoying the opportunity to adorn it for the season!



This is one of my favorite finds. Join everyone at the party!

Blue Monday

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I’m taking part in Sally’s Blue Monday for the first time. I always considered myself someone who didn’t particularly care for blue, but ever since I fell in love with the beautiful blues of McCoy Pottery, I seem to be adding more and more blue to my decor. I especially love aqua and turquoise blues.

This week I am sharing my Antique Cherub painting I splurged on when I was staying in San Diego earlier this year. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may have seen my post about it. I saw it at Vignettes – one of my favorite shops – and after gazing at it for months, I bought it. I am in love with it. It now hangs in our bedroom.



Thanks for visiting! Stop by Sally’s blog to see a list of everyone participating.

 

We had Fun at Rhinebeck

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This morning found my sister and I rising at 6:15 in order to get out the door and on our way to Rhinebeck (The New York Sheep and Wool Festival) by 7:30. We wanted to beat the crowds and hopefully avoid the predicted rain this afternoon. It has been so, so cold the whole time my sister has been here! You remember, she hails from Florida? Well, we have been in the midst of an unseasonable cold snap – it was snowing the day I picked her up from the airport! Today was cold and windy.

We got there bright and early and had a great time, as always. I was forced to buy some gloves because my hands were so cold! Here are some photos of the day.

Yarn everywhere, hand spun, hand dyed – gorgeous!
Llamas, Alpacas, Lambs…we can’t get enough of these guys.


The online knitting community, Ravelry, had a noon meet-up and the crowd just got bigger and bigger.
This is a hugely popular event.

In the midst of spectacular Autumn colors.


Here is my beautiful sister, Meredith, modeling the coat she knitted from Noro yarn. Isn’t it gorgeous? Believe me, she received many compliments on it as we walked through the Festival. She is such a talented knitter.

We are having a wonderful time – it goes by too fast, though. She leaves tomorrow morning. That makes me sad. Scout and Riley are sad, too – they adore her. In the next post, I will share some lovely things she made for me.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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