Happy Easter Happy Passover

 

Celebrating Spring ~ Rebirth renewal! Wishing a joyful time to all my friends here.

"It's been a long cold lonely winter...here comes the sun, lalalala, here comes the sun..." Beatles, i think. 

Photos from around my cottage, over the past month or so. You will see the same scene, same item, ''faffed'' and puttered, redone as the season takes hold on even bah humbug/ I hate Spring me. I hope you enjoy our visit! 

A favorite candle, loved more for its color, though it has a delightful apple scent. With beloved Lily of Valley antique plate from Cape Cod Dump Swap Shop. [English, early-mid 1900s?]

Part of my collection of German eggs.

The hen basket, still rusty, hence the grass.

These are eggs from past few years. Most of the collection I no longer display.

I'm particularly attracted to floral designs. The following are new this year, from eBay.

I thought the auction was for this egg but they included four total, really love them all. But--violets! swoon...

These are the chickies often found still stored in the eggs. The green ones came a few years ago, the faded early chenille chicks are from this year's surprise box. I love them. When I was a little girl, my mom would surreptitiously remove the Easter treasures, my paper egg, my pink and lavender chicks, the grass, the funny dyed purple and yellow raffia basket[s], after a week or so. Then she'd trot them all out again the following year! I loved them every time. She was quite frugal in her own way. But even when I was grown up with kids of my own, every year she sent me an Easter basket---and it thrilled me again,  every time.

New faux-Bunny!

Beloved heirloom candy jar [from my dad's aunt's home]. Doesn't ''go'' but is filled with treats each season on the old red jelly cabinet.

This tiny robin's egg appeared every year too. It had a bunny figure I called Thumper. Those old Disney classics aren't shown now, are they?

White tulips, sepiaware.

Here is Mo, looking very happy that I cannot find hos bunny ears. And he has two pairs. [shaking my head].

Have a good holiday season, love to you all.

lizzy

gone to the beach......

blue sky, new white deck railing, yay. 

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Off Topic 1 _ @roomportait club --a tryout doodle, enhanced on computer. 

I kind of love it! Still plan to do a watercolor, post maybe Saturday.

@roomportraitclub  

Off Topic 2- I just lost out on this gorgeous, "Just What I Need" top. Lost by $2.oo, so disappointed. I even have  the backing for it. Bummer.

Out and About ~ Magpie* Junk and Daffodils

 

[magpie* in the meaning of collector of weird junk; we have NO magpies here at the beach!]

Hello, hello, another Friday as April in its grey cold glory trundles along towards spring. I have only trivial things to report, I must say. It was a not-good week, with recurring health issues and fails, very hard to be positive and upbeat.

Not to mention it rained and rained and rained.

Of course Mo and I I must venture out at least twice daily. As you can see  Mo is underwhelmed by spring walks.

This week the forsythia has bloomed, and a few spots of daffodils.

Pansies and crocuses in pots by front doorways:

Last fall I offered the HOA a donation of spring bulbs to bring us some April pretty but my idea was firmly shot down and rudely refused. "We employ a gardening service, no freebies or butt-in wanted.'' How sad, how rude.

This is an area of benches that Mo and I enjoy in the summer when the hydrangeas bloom. It has two meagre daffodil groups, nothing else. It would be nice planted up with early crocus, daffs, tulips?

Rudeness seems to be in ascendence in my little world. I ordered new rain pants from Eddie Bauer, end of season sale. Fleece lined! Cozy, yes/ fit ok, yes. BUT they fall off  and the waist tie won't tie tight enough to remedy that. I wrote asking about a refund / credit, as in:  shouldn't pants stay ON, please? And was promptly told only unworn garments can be returned. sigh....Anyway back to our travels.

 Recent odd "magpie" finds:

Yes I picked them up and brought these home. 

What are they? Tiny computer components? Both have moving parts but are minuscule and mysterious.

And then there was this little religious statue, poking out of the mud along the road. It's tiny maybe  1.5", quite heavy. Silver pot metal, the turquoise is a reflection of my phone case.

I left it for a week, in case someone had lost it, even though it was quite buried, just the bottom rim showing. 

I don't know who this is, I thought St.Christopher, but the bottom says, "a little bit of luck" which sounds more St-Patrick. Will it bring me luck if I give him a home, I wondered.

I am not comfortable with random religious items in my home, not sure what will happen to him. Maybe back into the ocean? Or a freebie on etsy, ''just pay postage'' giveaway, my usual way of passing such items on. 

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One rainy day I pressed this PA German looking top. Look at these seams, this lady never heard of perfect yet scanty 1/4" seams allowances, did she. And the orange solid bleeds like crazy.

And I bought these blocks on FB Marketplace, rather hurriedly. I thought I was buying a small Chinese Lanterns top! [I planned to add the black handles that are missing]~ But no, just these 2 blocks. Cute though. I have another baby bunny block to go with the Elephant/Balloons 9 Patch too.

And last~  my tiny painting of the week IG art challenge, @roomportraitclub. UGH! I knew it would be hard, but decided to try. Isn't it awful....though do keep in  mind how tiny the paper cards are.

Below is a photo of the inspiration room, a UK shepherds' hut similar to a gypsy wagon/ guest house.

I lacked motivation to repaint ''the Chair'' from a few weeks ago. Maybe tomorrow or never.

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Hope your weekend is great, filled with egg dying and Bunny Egg hunts; matzo ball soup and family time planning. Or just a few minutes out in the elusive springtime sun.

Easter post midweek, come visit again.

love 

lizzy 

gone to the beach...

PS. My new crucial glasses are a fail, I cannot reconcile the double vision yet , can't safely drive. Just a horrible disappointment, please forgive my not too cheery post. [They do work well enough to improve walking around, so may get out to the shoreline soon.]

view from my chair, out to the beach...

This goofy mini-monster of a plant is a Vidalia onion heel, now regrowing. Gotta get her out into a pot soon.