Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Flying Sheep & the Urban Barn

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How about a sheep that flies? Or a sheep angel?


The “wings” are part of my creativity kit from Terri. I couldn’t resist.

Debbie sent me a card and it arrived in my mailbox today. Thank you, Debbie. I can’t tell you what a difference it makes to actually receive some mail here at my home-away-from-home!

Tomorrow we start run-throughs of all 3 plays and they will continue through Sunday. That is the last day we are in the rehearsal rooms. Tuesday marks the beginning of tech rehearsals for King Lear – onstage under the stars.

More photos from the sale at the Urban Barn:





This cabinet was huge! Easily 12′ – 15 ‘ high.




Fabulous chandelier with rosaries hanging from it.



More lockers!



I’ve seen the taller bottle racks but never one this size – definitely more affordable.

Sick of your boring mailbox? How about this shell-encrusted version?

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing photos from the Urban Barn. You never know where I might go exploring next!

Counting Sheep

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I was given a special mission today. Drive to Old Towne Orange, find adorable little vintage sheep from previous post, buy 3 for my sister and 1 for me (thanks, Mer), bring them back to MHC West. Mission accepted. Since today’s rehearsals didn’t really require my presence, I decided this was the day. Luckily, the little sheep were still there. Mission accomplished.


Could they be any cuter? They have their original paper collars with ‘Germany’ stamped on them. I’ve done some research – they are called German woolly stick leg sheep or German Putz sheep. They were made in Germany in the early part of the 20th century for putz (landscape) scenes. Pennsylvania Dutch and Moravian families made little putz scenes at Christmas. These sheep are about 2″ high and 2″ from tail to head.


A tad blurry -but there is the collar stamped ‘Germany.’ One of this sheep’s eyes has worn off.


Meredith – I’m taking the sheep with the aqua collar, if it’s all right with you. Thank you to Jillian of Bella Rosa Antiques who left a comment telling me I should snap them up. Apparently the legs are fragile and are often broken – so to find them in good condition is rare.

Lori of My Faerie Window says that sheep like hats…. So I am going to make a little hat for my sheep. I’ll post photos when I have something wearable.

I promised I would share photos of the sale at the Urban Barn. There are quite a few, so I will spread them over a few posts. I will keep my comments to a minimum.







Want Vintage Dress Form. Badly.


By the way, while I was typing away just now, I felt an earthquake. Just a tad unsettling. The local news just confirmed that we had a 5.1 quake. And we can expect more in the ‘near future.’

Gulp.

More photos in the next post.

They’re Here

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My favorite time of year at Trader Joe’s is here.


The peonies have arrived! I made a quick stop there today, hoping they would be there. I love, love peonies. If I can’t be home to see our two peony bushes in bloom, this surely is the next best thing.


Aren’t they the most gorgeous, lush flowers? And the scent! This is a necessary indulgence for me – and photographing them is such fun.

Those of us on the creative staff for a production always get a rose on opening night. Three of these beauties are in a vase here in the apartment. Two of the designers had to leave before opening, so I got their roses.


There were so many great name suggestions for the koala:

Dundee, Kolby, Martin, Diego, Toby, Dennis, Sydney, Blinky Bill, Romeo, Clip, Darcy, Sleepy, Ichabod Crane, Mate, Sheila, Brisbane, Kiki, Sweet Pea……

I love them all. My sister insists on Darcy (we both love Pride and Prejudice.) So Darcy it is, but Darcy’s nickname will be Sweet Pea. I see him/her most every day. He sits on a metal bar and hugs the fence. His eyes scrunch shut and he is absolutely adorable. Norma from Australia tells me that they sleep a great deal of the time because their diet of eucalyptus has almost no calories. I would be happy to supply a nice soft sofa for Darcy to sleep on – really!

I’ll post photos from the Urban Barn sale in my next post.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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