The Stone Rabbit

It Was a SEA of PINKNESS

 

 Here I was (on the right) at 8:00 a.m. with three of my five running buddies last Sunday on Mother's Day. . .getting ready to run a 5k!!  I have to say I LOVED the PINK t-shirts we received this year!!

The morning started out pretty chilly, but once that sun came out and we were into our run, I was really regretting that I'd chosen to wear a long sleeved shirt!  Actually, there was no room to complain ....it was a gorgeous day!

 

(L to R)  Linda, Mary, Joan, me!

 

 

While waiting with 3,999 other female runners/walkers for the official "start" of the 5K, I took this photo in an attempt to capture just a bit of how HUGE this annual event is.  The Mother's Day 5K Run/Walk is put on each year by a local girl's running club, The KC Express.  And it is a BLAST !!

 

 

I don't have any photos of us actually running, but this was taken after we'd finished!!  I think we all look pretty good for having just completed 3.1 miles!

 

 

We are holding little papers entitled "Why I'm Doing the Mother's Day 5K?"    Our answer...."BECAUSE WE CAN, LADIES!"

I have to add how much more I look forward to these events now that I know one of my running buddies will most likely be there, too.   

Part of the fun of this event is all of the great "after the run" food!!!  Lots of great items like bagels and bananas and yogurt and chocolate milk just to name a few!

 

 

Another item we receive each year is a charm!!!  This year. . .we were given the PINK one!!  I love these!!!

 

 

This year, we also received socks with PINKNESS in the heels and toes.....and our bib numbers were on PINK, too!!

I have to share with you that I also had a huge thrill to find out my time was good enough be first place in my age division. . .and for that I was given those wonderful DICK'S gift certificates!!  

 

 

The good stuff doesn't stop there!!  They always hand out tiaras for the participants, too!!   I needed a model for mine and THE STONE RABBIT was only too happy to do that for me!!

Oh, and while it doesn't show up very well in this photo, I also received an awesome little trophy for my first place time!!

 

 

I have to share with you that this is one of the many decorated porta potties!!  Oh my, you just know it's gonna be a good time when you see this waiting for you!!

 

 

 

 

The rest of my Mother's Day was outstanding, too!! I hope yours was as well!

Please visit Beverly's blog HOW SWEET THE SOUND because there are lots and lots of other bloggers ready and waiting to share their PINKS with you this weekend!!

 

Have a great PINK SATURDAY and get out and do something FUN!!

DANA

A Little Drizzle DIDN'T Spoil Our FUN. . . nor will it!!!

 

 

When I started running, nearly three years ago, I had absolutely no idea that I'd still be doing it at this point!!  What started out as " Run a 5K?  That sounds like fun." has become a staple in my life!  In fact, I am so enthusiastic about it that I try to pull others into the fun, too!

Last Saturday, our local Parks and Rec. Department held it's 2nd annual FREE 5K on the park grounds that surround the near-by Bass Pro.

It's not hard to get folks enthused to participate in such an event when they don't have to pay for it!!  Right?  Well. . .mostly.

Below is a pre-5K shot taken of the group of my walking friends and three running buddies and my HUSBAND!!!   It was his first official such event. . .and I was so proud of him for following through and doing it. . .even though the weather gave us some chilly temps and a bit of drizzle!

OH. . .and I'm sooo happy that Joyce wore PINK that day just so I could post this on PINK SATURDAY!!

L to R:  Bonnie, Michelle, Joyce, Linda, Joan, Mary, Kathy, me, and hubby!

 

Even though the sign says "finish" it was really the "START" of the 5K that we were waiting on!   It says "finish" on both sides???

 

 

Still waiting for the 5K to start were (L to R) Kathy and three of my running pals: Linda, Joan and Mary!

 

 

I was especially happy to see this lady arrive as we were waiting for the start of the 5K!   She was not so easily convinced that getting up very early on her day off work just so she could walk for 3.1 miles in the cold and drizzle was the best of ideas!!

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't get any action shots while I ran, but I was able to capture some of the others as they approached the finish line!  Here comes Linda!!

 

Marian looked much happier in this picture. . . now that she and Joyce were moments away from crossing the finish line!!

 

Michelle and my hubby were all smiles, too!!  See how much fun 5Ks can be!!

 

 

His first "finish"!!

 

 

 

Bonnie and Kathy made it just fine, too!

 

 

Here's our Post-5K picture!!!

I think we are a mighty fine looking group. . .don't you?

Check out that ambulance background. . .thankfully,   none of us needed it!

 

 

I told the group that I'd serve them a post 5K breakfast if they participated!!  Actually, they pitched in and brought wonderful goodies. . .and Bonnie and Marian even fixed the scrambled eggs and made the gravy for the biscuits as I took pictures!!  Not a bad deal, huh?

 

 

After breakfast, my hubby set up his camera and tripod so he could get a group photo of us wearing our. . .

 

 

mustaches!!!

 

 

What a bunch of good buddies and good sports!!!

 

 

I have another 5K I'm participating in on Mother's Day.  It will be my third time to run this one.  Three of my running friends are going to be doing it, too!  You can bet I will be  taking as many pictures as I can of it.

I'm really excited because the t-shirt the run is giving out this year is PINK!!!  I'm not excited about what I just heard on the news a bit ago. . .there's a 40% chance of RAIN!!!  Oh well, even if it rains, it will be lots warmer than it was last Saturday at the 5K!!  And I am certain we will still have lots of fun!

THE STONE RABBIT thinks I've lost my marbles. . .running in the rain and having my friends wear mustaches!!!  However, when he thought I wasn't looking. . . I caught him in a mustache, too!!!  :)    

 

 

 

I hope you have a great Mother's Day weekend. . .and that you have the time to visit Beverly's blog HOW SWEET THE SOUND!  There will be lots of other bloggers waiting for you to check out their PINKS or Mother's Day posts!

Happy Mother's Day wishes to Beverly. . .and a big thank you for keeping our Saturday gathering up and running!

 

DANA

Is this Spring-ter?

 

I heard someone on the TV use the term SPRING-TER to describe this crazy weather we've been having here in Missouri.

Early in the week we had wonderfully warm temps and our plants were looking so fine!!!

Here's a picture of little Twiggy looking out a window in our living room. . . her view of the street blocked by all of the luscious PINK blooms on our weeping crabapple tree.

 

Here's the pretty flowers on the vinca that's spreading in a front planter.

One day I even opened the windows. . .and Twiggy spent hours hanging out in the window sill. . .watching birds and bumble bees.

On Wednesday it was sunny and our temps were in the mid 80s, but but by late afternoon the clouds started coming in.

And they kept coming.

And soon the  80s were gone.

By Thursday afternoon the sleet arrived. . .followed by SNOW!!!!

Here is my beautiful weeping crabapple this morning. . .not looking so pretty since most of the petals were blown off by the strong winds that pushed the wicked weather on us.

What a disappointment to have this happen right now!!!  We are all so ready for winter to be gone.. . . .we want and NEED a Spring!!!

However, THE STONE RABBIT actually LOVES cold weather.  He says it invigorates him and makes him feel alive!!!  :)

I feel more alive when my toes aren't frozen!

I hope the Spring in your neck of the woods is much better than ours!!

Please be sure you "hop" over to Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND!  You will find a long list of bloggers who have PINKS to share with you this week!

Thank you, Beverly, for keeping us up and running!!

DANA

SPRING FAVORITES!

 

 

An event I always look forward to attending each Spring is the "Antiques on the Veranda Garden Sale" held at  the Greenwood Antique Mall in Greenwood, MO!!

This booth belongs to one of my favorite vendors. . .Claudia.

 

 

I'm not sure why my eyes look like that, but Claudia looks great!!  

The next three pictures are also of her booth!!

 

I love the burlap star covered skirt she added to this little table!!

After our first quick run through the rest of the sale (we go through it several times!!!) , we headed to the breakfast bar!!  I had more sugar in that meal than I've had in a very long time.   :)  

We had a great time shopping in the antique mall, too!  How about this PINK guitar I spotted in one of the booths.....and it was in tune, too!  I didn't impress my friends with my memory of a couple of cords. . .but they are a  hard lot to impress at times!

Serious antique shopping requires a delicious lunch. . .and we enjoyed that in the Greenwood Antique Mall Tea Room!!!

 

Something else I look forward to each Spring are my neighbor's tulips!!!  THE STONE RABBIT loves them, too.  In fact, he spent the better part of the lovely day today just hopping from one little patch of these gorgeous flowers to the next!!

 

 

I hope you're enjoying many of the great Spring happenings going on right now.  

 

If you head over to Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, you will find a lot of other bloggers ready to share their PINKS with you this week!!

 Thank you, Beverly, for keeping our PINK SATURDAY event up and running!!

 

DANA

Heavy Hearts on Pink Saturday

 

I started running nearly three years ago, but the Boston Marathon wasn't really that big of a deal to me.  

It was something I sorta knew a little about....like it being the oldest marathon in the United States and how you had to "qualify" to run in it.  Basically, it was something that was so far out of my league that I didn't really give it a thought.

However, this year I'd been following a couple of Facebook pages of female runners who were training to run in the Boston Marathon and  I'd really gotten excited for them as they shared their ups and downs about preparing to participate in this event.

So on Monday morning I posted on my Facebook page a link to the Boston Marathon and wrote that I'd really like to be there!  I didn't say as a runner (that would be amazing...although impossible for my level of running), but in my mind, I would wanted to be there just to be a part of the excitement of this huge event and to get a glimpse of some truly amazing runners.  

 

To be in the crowd.

As the morning went on, I was on the internet reading anything I could about the marathon.   Then, I stumbled upon a link that offered a "live stream" of the marathon!  

I was thrilled!  I got out my iPad and hooked it up to the link and  watched it until I had to start getting ready for a birthday luncheon. Then I took it into the bathroom and continued to watch the elite males and females run to the finish line!

By the time I arrived at the lunch the fastest of the fast women and men had crossed the finish line.  I recall babbling about watching them progress along the 26.2 miles of the challenging course....and how the fourth place finishers in both the men and women's run were from the USA!

Then I forgot about the rest of the run.

I forgot about the slower, more average of the runners.

I forgot about the whole thing and I went to the grocery store to buy our food for the week.

I didn't give the Boston Marathon another thought until I'd loaded my groceries in the car, got in the driver's seat, turned on the engine and started backing out of my parking spot.

The radio was blaring the horrific news and I was totally in disbelief.

There had been two explosions at the finish line of the marathon and lots of people were severely hurt and some were killed.

I was physically sick as I listened to the newscaster describe the chaos of what was going on in Boston....at the finish line of the marathon!

 It sounded like a sick joke.

I pulled in the the garage...leaving the groceries in the car....and I ran into the house to turn on a TV.

As the screen came alive, revealing to my eyes what my ears had been listening to, the phone rang.  It was a running friend of mine.  

We were both silent....just watching and listening to the TV.....sharing this overwhelmingly horrible time in silence.

Since that day so much has been on the TV and the internet and Facebook about the attack at the finish line.

We all have heavy hearts. . .just thinking about the innocent lives lost or severely affected by the heinous act is consuming us.  Well, it is me.  I just can't stop thinking about it.

Many of the running pages I follow on Face Book started all sorts of ways to honor and support the victims of the blasts.

One such was was to run or walk in honor of them.

I did that on Tuesday evening.  

 I put on a t-shirt from The Kansas City Marathon and headed outside.  ( No....I didn't run that marathon, but I have run the 5K of that event three years in a row.  This fall I'm running the half marathon!)

As I was saying, I put on my KC Marathon shirt and ran 3.1 miles in honor of Boston.  

 

 

While doing that, my thoughts were with those spectators who'd been so thrilled to be on either side of the street at the finish line....waiting for their loved one or friend or family member to come into view!!    How, within 12 seconds of each other, two blasts went off. . . .jolting the ground, knocking people down, severely injuring and killing so many who had just come out to support runners on that perfect weather day of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

I thought about how quickly the emergency people and spectators responded to help those who were so severely injured and how many runners who had just completed the marathon distance jumped to the aid of injured people as well.  They were so brave. . .they had no idea if more bombs were set to go off or not.  They were selfless.

I wondered how I would have reacted had I actually had my Monday morning dream come true. . .and was there, watching the marathon,  as I'd wished I could have been.  Would I have been brave and helped someone out without thinking about myself?  I hope so. . .

 Today, the FBI released these pictures of two suspects who they think were the ones who planted the bombs at the finish line.

I pray with all of my heart that, if these were the ones who brought so much pain and grief to so many innocent people, that they be quickly found and brought to justice. 

Then. . .as we are all reeling from the Boston bombings, the terrible incident that occurred in the small town of West, Texas, last night.   

A powerful explosion at a fertilizer plant resulted in a cloud that reminded us of an atomic bomb blast. . .and the deaths of so many people. . .and the massive destruction of so much of that small town.

Our  prayers go out to this town.

 

My heart is heavy with sadness for Boston and West, Texas.  They have suffered so much hurt and pain this week.  I hope  all of us Pinkies continue to lift them up in prayer as they deal with the pain and sorrow that they found placed in their lives.

This is a PINKLESS Pink Saturday for me, but please visit Beverly's blog for a long list of other bloggers who are participating this weekend.

DANA

 

Update. . .24 hrs. later.

How quickly things can change.  

Since I typed this post last night about this time, the two suspects were identified, involved in the killing of an MIT security guard, the hi-jacking of a car and ensueing police chase/shoot out where Suspect #1 was killed and Suspect #2 escaped and was on the loose all day. . .shutting down the city of Boston and surrounding surburbs.  Residents were told to stay inside while law enforcement personnel went house to house in Watertown, Mass. in search of the suspect.  

Finally. . .tonight. . .Suspect #2 was found and captured.

As I type this, he's in custody and in a Boston hospital. . .and everyone. . .for awhile. . .  is breathing a sigh of relief.

I pray these two were acting alone. . . .and that it's over.

Time will tell.

The Last Easter Tag Arrived. . .and A 5K I'm Looking forward to!!!

 

As Grace of PINK IN THE CITY  put it. . .the "carrier pigeon" finally made it to my house with the tag she created for me for our Circle of Friends Easter Tag Swap!  For some reason, it took this amazing tag over two weeks to travel First Class from NYC to KCMO....but it finally arrived yesterday!  And it was truly worth the wait!

Just look at how awesome it is!!  Grace chose incredible Easter images and arranged them atop a lovely yellow background to which she had added a great variety of trim and embellishments!

 

The tag was inside this darling envelope and  she had attached  another sweet tag  to it with a tiny clothes pin!!

 

 

I'm so happy to have all of my tags!  THE STONE RABBIT wanted to pose with the entire collection today. . .he gets just as excited about them as I do!!  :)

 

This is something else I'm getting excited about. . .the upcoming Kansas City Express Mother's Day 5K Run/Walk for Women!!

I registered for it tonight.  If you live in the area and are interested in participating in one of the most fun and awesome and uplifting events. . .well. . .here's the LINK to register!!!  :)

This year, the shirts they will give out are PINK!!!  Each participant also gets a pewter charm, tons of yummy food after the run/walk AND if you're new to the run, you get a TIARA!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the third year I've done this run.  The photo below is from the first year.   As you can tell..there are THOUSANDS of girls and women in these events!!!

 

Where else you can go to find such darling porta potties?

I took this photo last year right before the run started.  I was about a fourth of the way back in the crowd...so you can imagine how packed it was with runners/walkers cuz all you can see ahead of me were runners and walkers!

 

 

My niece took this "lovely" shot of me with her phone camera!!! ha ha  Yes, I know, I look like a dufus doing the old "thumbs up"!  I think I was "winded" and wanted her to know I was OK, but just couldn't get the words out!

 

 

Following the run, folks could pose in front of an offical event backdrop and hold up a sign that said why they decided to run in this Mother's Day Event.   I asked someone to take this with my camera as we waited in line for the "backdrop" pose.

It was really inspiring to read many of the other "reasons" that fellow runners/walkers were holding! 

I can't think of a better way to kick off Mother's Day than to gather with thousands of other females and celebrate life!!  This year will be a bit more special because two of my newer running friends have also signed up to do this!  They'd better be ready for a good time. . .and lots of pictures!

 

 

 

And speaking of a good time. . .you will have just that when you visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND!!  Once there, you will find lots of other bloggers who have gathered to share their PINKS with you this weekend!!

Happy PINK Saturday!!

DANA

Pink Saturday Easter Memories. . . and two more tags arrive!!

This is a two part post this weekend!!  I'm late getting it on Beverly's blog because TypePad wasn't cooperating with me last night!  Anyway...it seems to be working this morning...so better late than never!! 

FIRST...Easter just came and went in a flash this year!!  

Heck....many of the Easters in recent years have come and gone just as fast!  I realize it the most when I look back at the thousands of photos we have taken of those special days and events and am just weak. . . seeing the changes that have taken place with our precious grand kiddos. . .in what does seem like the blink of an eye.

Just a year ago, our youngest Grand Boy was barely three months old.    Then he was content to snuggle and snooze as his big sister and brother ran around, snatching up the eggs in our front yard.

 

 

 

 

This year was a different story!!!

He's now a "toddler"!!  Yes,  he TODDLES!  I can't believe it when I watch him "toddle" around.  

He was so adorable as he steadied himself and enjoyed his first egg that the Easter Bunny had filled with Cheerios!!

Here he is. . .carefully squatting and balancing to snag his second Easter Egg. . . just as his big sister zipped by in her quest for more oval loot!!

 

 

Oh yes!!  The Grand Girl and one of her buddies simultaneously spotted the yellow egg in the tree!!!

What to do??? 

Well.....you JUMP for it!!  During the process of "jumping for it". . .the yellow egg fell out of the tree!!  :) 

My hubby was taking these photos. . .so I don't know who actually ended up with that egg!

 

This is her two years ago.   And just like this year, she was on a run to nab those colored eggs!!

 

Grand Boy #1 really had the knack of collecting and piling Easter loot in his basket!

 

 

Two years ago, this same sweet bunny, was happy to add eggs to his basket one at a time!  He was in no hurry to see how many he could get. . .he was thrilled with just a few then!   He took his time and savoured the experience!

 

 

Thought I'd toss in a little  "action photo" of the egg hunt!!  

 

 

 SECOND...I have to say that I'm loving the experience I'm having with our Circle Journal Easter Tag Swap!

I was so happy to receive two more tags this week!!!

 

 

Shelia of NOTESONGS created this little PINK beauty!!  She adorned the front with a wonderful handstitched bunny and soft ruffled trim!!

 

 

On the back of the tag she displayed the reason for the season!  

Thank you, Shelia.   I love your tag!!!

 I was so happy to find Jeanne's (BACKYARD NEIGHBOR) sweet tag in our mail box, too! 

She chose a vintage postcard as her inspiration for the front, then she surrounded it with old trim!

 

 

The back of the tag also features a vintage postcard image. . . LOVE the painting bunny...and how the trim from the front is seen on the back, too!

Thank you, Jeanne, for such a wonderful creation!

Here are seven of my eight tags!!  I will be so happy to receive the last one. . .then my Easter Garland will be complete!!

This has been another wonderful swap experience with such a great and creative group!

You can click  HERE to see details about the other tags. . .and the ones I made.

 

 

 

 

 

Please visit our hostess Beverly at HOW SWEET THE SOUND!   You will find a huge group of other bloggers who have PINKS to share with you this weekend, too!

DANA

Easter Tag Swap!

 

Our Circle of Friends Group just completed another awesome swap....an Easter Tag exchange! 

Here are the tags I made!  They're pictured with one of my favorite little vintage baskets. . .  and my favorite rabbit!!!

 

The front of the tags were covered with burlap, then embellished with a bit of lace trim at the bottom.  On top of that background, I added one of my favorite vintage Easter postcard images.

The little flower at the bottom is old and the "leaves" are made of dyed hem tape (one of my favorite ribbons these days).

 

 

 

The back of the tag has a brown paper base on to which I stitched green burlap (that comes in a ribbon form..but I removed the wired sides, then stitched away).  On each side of the burlap, I glued vintage yellow or beige tatting scraps I'd found at a local thrift store.

 

The image is my original STONE RABBIT picture I used when I started blogging nearly five years ago!  It's set atop a piece of brown paper that had been scalloped and glittered.  A little sentiment was added below that!

 

 

I hope none of my Circle Friends are allergic to kitties or concrete!!!  :)  These two just seem to always be interested in my projects!

 

I sent my tags out Tuesday (I'm always down to the wire with these swaps!!), so I hope they make them to the ladies by today (Friday) or tomorrow!!

The others in the group are generally better at getting their projects in the mail than me!!  :)

So far, I've received five of the eight tags and want to share them with you now.  I'll add the other three when they arrive!!

The first to reach me was Nancy's creation (My Crafty Little Page).

She is such a talent!!  Look at those bright, layered colors of paper (mine always seem so dark and drab next to hers!!)

I love the little glittery bunny, the text and vintage trim at the bottom!!

The back of her tag is equally as lovely!!  She used vintage flash cards with our individual initials and old German lithograph crosses...then added a wonderful bit of text on one side and sweet embellishments at the bottom.  Awesomeness!!!

Nancy is soooo amazing. Not only is she talented, but she's timely....she doesn't procrastinate like I do when it comes to getting these projects finished!!

Kathy's (Writer's Reverie) came soon after Nancy's!  

Isn't this just scrumptious?  The soft colors, the Easter images atop a small doily....and trimmed with a touch of lace!  She has such a way with creating gorgeous works of art!

Here's the back. She placed sweet images there, too, then added a little "flip up" book to the bottom!!!!

Just look at Susan's (Blackberry Creek)  sweet tag!!!  Such a springtime feast to the eyes!  I love the little picture she selected for the front....and how she surrounded it with flowers and sparkles and buttons and a great stamped sentiment!

 

She continued her PINKS to the back of the tag, too, with plaid  paper and floral trim!  Love how she placed a flower in the stamped basket!!

 

LaVerne (Riverside Studios) wowed me with her delightful tag!!  The vintage bunny image was placed on old sheet music, then surrounded by handmade paper flowers!  Oh my!  She is talented!!  I agree with Nancy, maybe she'll give us a tutorial on how to create such floral images!! 

 

The back is  great, too!!  I LOVE the old catalog image she included of a lady with an Easter bonnet (which cost a whopping $1.65!!!).  She then placed an Easter egg "plant" on the side and a sweet text about the hat...all on a mixture of papers! 

 

 

And here's Beverly's of HOW SWEET THE SOUND!!

How creative....she used an egg shape for her tag!!!

On the front she had a sweet little bunny sitting on some green papery "grass", with lots of glittery touches which included a sun and butterfly.  I just LOVE the surprise touch of the fluffy little chick, too!  So cute!!

 

The back of the tag has her hand written message and a pretty arrangement of fabric flowers!!  I also love her use of a single green plaid ribbon. . .it looks so springy!!!

This has been such a fun swap!!  It's awesome to share in the creativity of such great folks!! 

Please visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND.  You will find  lots more bloggers who have Eastery/Spring and Pink Saturday fun to share with you today!!

 

DANA

A SPRING SALE IN THE SNOW!!!!

 

From Thurs. evening thru Saturday, I'm participating in The Fleeting Flea Spring Sale 2013 in Overland Park, KS.

It's a gathering of about 40 vendors in and around a local clubhouse. . .sharing our vintage finds and handmade treasures!   By around, I mean . . .under tents. 

Being involved in such a sale is a tremendous amount of work and time.  

Pictured below with THE STONE RABBIT are a few of the necessary items needed to pull off such an event.

I need a dust pan and broom...in PINK of course...and some swell PINK gloves to protect my dainty hands as I lift and carry and haul many items from my van into the tent where my booth is located.

 

 

 

And here's my little corner of the world for three days in March!  It was a bit scary to see at first. . .tent flaps moving all over the place..part of my display space open to the elements.. .a hole in the ceiling of the corner. . .and a horrible weekend of winter weather predicted for the first few days of Spring.

After two trips to the sale site and many a load hauled in. . .the booth took shape just in time for the crowd of eager shoppers!!

 

 

OH....and because our temps were miserably cold and it was snowing and sleeting, I had to buy a little propane heater cuz if I hadn't had this little heat source I couldn't have survived the many hours of sitting in a tent, in March, in the snow and cold!!  :)

 

 

As our promoter said tonight in the "vendor's meeting"...we were in unchartered territory!  We were, after all, some 30 degrees colder than the average at this time of year.   AND....last year...it was 80 degrees when this sale was held!

 

 

 

My buddy Bonnie braved the elements and brought me extra propane and dinner and  spent the entire first evening of the show with me!!

 

 

I have to say. . .in all the years I've done sales. . .this has been the most challenging in terms of weather related issues.   The next two days are also gonna be doozies with more bad weather predicted.  Thankfully, there are lots and lots of customers who don't let a little cruddy weather dampen their desire to get out and SHOP!!  :)

I  give a big old shout out to my DIL and her buddies who spent several hours at the sale tonight.  It does my heart good to see the younger generation recognogize the value and beauty of vintage items. . .and to purchace pieces to add to their homes....  pieces that are unique and thrifty and individual to their own tastes!!

 

It also warms my heart to have younger folks appreciate handmade items (like I make :) .  I had a mom and her three children shop in my booth tonight.  They all came to the decision of what they wanted to buy (all my handfashioned Easter items).   Later, they returned to buy one more bunny to send to their Grandmother. . .and then she (mom)  asked if I would pose with the kiddos for a picture so the Grandmother could see who made the bunny they'd picked out for her.   And while huddled with those three sweet peas, I forgot about the hours it had taken me to make the items I had for sale,the expense of actually being involved in a sale (overhead), how exhausted I was after spending two days traveling and setting up and figuring out how to make the best of a really cruddy weather situation. . .because folks appreciating what I do really is what keeps me doing it!!

 

 

 

 

I also really, really appriaciate what Beverly of HOW SWEET THE SOUND does for us each and every week.   She consistently makes sure our little group of "pinkies" are up !!

Have a great Pink Saturday!!

DANA

Happy St. Patrick's Day Pink Saturday!!!

 

 My friend's church held their annual Corned Beef and Cabbage extravaganza this week!!!  It was such a treat. . . . corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, bread, drink and dessert!!

 

 

 

We have had two amazing days in Missouri.  Today, THE STONE RABBIT is outside "sunning" himself!  It's supposed to be near 80 later!!  Sadly, the bottom is gonna fall out again.  Forty degrees cooler tomorrow, with rain coming.....and MAYBE a few flakes of snow by Sunday or Monday!  Booooooo

 

He's making the most of today, however, along with a few PINK McPEEPS who have donned a wee bit 'o green themselves in honor of St. Patrick's Day!! 

 

 

I couldn't help myself. . . . .delish!!!

 

 

 

 

You will have such a great time if you visit Beverly's blog HOW SWEET THE SOUND!!  There are a lot of bloggers ready and waiting to share their PINKS or St. Patrick's touches with you, too!!

 

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

DANA