The Stone Rabbit

DOROTHY AND THE CHICKEN GO TRICK OR TREATING!!!

My husband and I were so excited to be able to attend the Halloween festivities held at the home and neighborhood of our son, daughter-in-law and little Grand Girl and Grand Boy!

Several of their friends were also present, along with their very own excited little kiddos.   However, before the Trick or Treaters headed out the door, there was some wonderful food to enjoy!

Besides two types of soup and some yummy hot dogs, there were these great treats!  Apple slices were smeared with peanut butter, then lined with miniature marshmallows, to give us a delicious and fun snack!  The little folks at the party gobbled them up!  (So did many of us big folk!)

YES!!! Beneath the plastic wrap were scrumptious homemade cinnamon rolls. . . I was in heaven!

OOOOOOOH MY, and this little dip was a major hit!

After our tummies were full and the children had donned their costumes....it was time to head outside!

  Last Saturday evening, the 31st of October, was the perfect night for Trick or Treating!!  The weather was a bit nippy and the night sky was clear and dark. . .making the gorgeous moon a splendid light to show the children the way from house to house!

Our Grand Girl wore the "DOROTHY" outfit from her Wizard of Oz Birthday Party (last June)!  She also carried the PINK Jack-O-Lantern I posted about earlier!  How very lucky for ME that she used that container to hold her bounty of candy. . . that made it easier for me to share our Halloween evening with you on PINK SATURDAY!!

Last year, the Grand Girl was pretty hesitant about Trick or Treating. . . but not THIS year!!!  No sir!  Not even the scary pumpkins and . . . . .

spooky flying skeletons and . . . .

tables filled with (gasp!!!!!) BODY PARTS kept her from moving forward in her search for Halloween Treats !!!!!

(Note:  they have some fun neighbors who clear out their garage and set up the most amazing Halloween spooktacular!)

That's right!! NOTHING was going to stop the Grand Girl in her "Dorothy" outfit from filling her PINK candy container. . . not even a BIG pooch disguised as a witch or. . .

a scary house with BIG eyes peering out the front window and GIANT spiders hanging everywhere  and two giant masked men standing guard at the front door! 

OK, OK, I have to tell the truth.  Little "Dorothy" skipped this house. . . . but it was pretty cool!  These folks go all out in this neighborhood!

"Dorothy"  preferred the calmer homes with the "non-costumed" candy dispensers!

While the Grand Girl traipsed from house to house, accumulating candy loot, her brother, aka "THE CHICKEN" snoozed in his stroller!  These sweet Corgi's were out and about that night, too, . . .  they loved looking at the cute little "CHICKEN" !

 

Yep, THE CHICKEN enjoyed the cool night air and pretty much slept during the entire outing!!!  By the way, his big sister wore that very same Chicken Outfit on her first Halloween!!! :)

So, as THE CHICKEN slept, DOROTHY continued her candy quest. . . .

going from house. . .

to house, until . . . .

she ran into this!!!!  Sadly, the  candy supply had come to an end!!  It was time to call it quits and go sort the loot!!

When we arrived home that evening, I told THE STONE RABBIT how great the PINK Jack-O-Lantern looked filled to the brim with DOROTHY"S treats!!  He said he wished he could have seen the Grand Girl and Boy Trick or Treating, but he enjoyed staying home and passing out treats!!!  He said their were tons of little Trick or Treaters in our neighborhood, too!

I have to add this awesome picture!!  This beautiful dog is GLORY. . . she's all dressed up in her PINK wings and scarf and ready to attend the party held in the classroom in which she is the "therapy dog" for many lucky children.  Glory owns Michelle, who so kindly sent this photo to me to share with you for PINK SATURDAY!  To read my older post about Glory, just click (HERE)!!!

Isn't she wonderful? :)

 

  I hope you all have a fantastic PINK Saturday!

Please visit Beverly, at HOW SWEET THE SOUND, for a long list of bloggers who also have  PINKS to share with you!

DANA

A LITTLE COSTUME TUTORIAL and a PINK TRICK OR TREAT!

THE STONE RABBIT loves to dress up for Halloween . . . this year is no exception!!

When he made his decision on what he wanted to be,  he thought it would be great fun to show you how we created his costume!

He's a real thrifty guy. . . . he LOVES to use items we have around the house to for his costume each year. . . .

so on the day of THE COSTUME CONSTRUCTION, he quickly assembled the necessary items!

The first step was to determine the proper length of the garment.  That was very simple!!  I just tossed the fabric over my rabbit, then . . .

I CAREFULLY started  snipping away. . . all around the bottom of the future outfit!

I am sooooo lucky to have a rabbit that holds still, as this could be a very stressful time if I had to deal with a wiggling subject!

In no time at all, we had the PERFECT length!  This is very important for costume safety. . .we don't want the Trick or Treater to trip over fabric that is too long!

I then needed to add a little spot at the top for THE STONE RABBIT'S ears to protrude!

I tried to convince him to leave his ears covered, but he insisted I make a spot for them to come out! 

NO PROBLEM!  I just snipped, snipped, snipped........ever so carefully.......until . . . .

his magnificent ears popped out!

The next step was the scariest part for me. . . it was time to cut out. . . . .

the holes for his eyes.

OMG!  That rabbit MOVED just as I was making my final cut on one of his eyes.

Can you tell which one it was?

I told him I'd make it look OK .    First. . .

I cut a strip of the fabric to use as a little tie around his neck. . .it would keep his costume from slipping, then I . . .

even upped the eyes by drawing black circles around them with the marker!

See, those eyes look pretty even now, don't they?

THE STONE RABBIT wanted me to put a sign on him that said "TRICK OR TREAT".  I asked him why he needed that.  He told me if he had the sign on  he wouldn't have to say the words!  That way no one would know who he was when he was out Trick or Treating  . . . otherwise they would recognize his voice!

He's pretty clever!

I used PINK for the sign for our PINK SATURDAY friends!

Sometimes I'm pretty clever, too! :)

Of course TWIGGY wanted in  the photo!

I told them both to "smile" for the picture.  As you can see, Twiggy wasn't in a smiling mood. 

I'm  sure glad THE STONE RABBIT was!

 

I hope you all have a great PINK SATURDAY and a terrific Halloween!!!

 

Please visit Beverly's, at HOW SWEET THE SOUND, for a long list of bloggers just waiting to share their PINKS with you!

DANA

A MOUNTAIN OF PINKS

Happy Pink Saturday to you!!!

Bonnie and I had a fun four day trip to the many Arts and Crafts Fairs in the War Eagle Area of Arkansas!  My husband did a great job taking care of the kitties in my absence. . . I'm certain the PINK Post It Notes I left for him, as gentle little reminders, were a big help!!!  I have one more super busy week getting ready for a sale, then I will have time to put together a post about our trip!

First today, I wanted to share a couple of photos of Jean of THE DAISY CHAIN.  She was the winner of my 200th Post Giveaway!  I challenged her to post a photo of her wearing the PINK prize. . . . and she did!!!

Jean is a golfer. . . I think she will be the envy of the other duffers when she shows up in that PINK sequined hat, don't you?

 

As I was doing our weekly grocery shopping in my favorite HY-VEE Store, I rounded a corner and this  vision of lovely merchandising PINKNESS was waiting for me!!!

Wow!  I was so happy I had my camera in my purse. . . it's not every day you run into a mountain of PINKS!!!!

It seems that the message of Breast Cancer Awareness, especially during the month of October,  is certainly being heard by more and more companies. . . so many have joined in the battle to fight the disease by PINKING up some of their products and donating money to organizations such as "Susan G. Komen for the Cure" to help in  research, education and treatment efforts.

 

Here are closeups of a few of the items offered for sale in their glorious PINKNESS that day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I could have brought many of those products home with me. . . I loved that Brita PINK pitcher!  However,  what I purchased was this box of Cheerios. 

In fact, that very morning as I was making my shopping list, THE STONE RABBIT  reminded me  that I needed to pick up a box of that yummy cereal.  After all, the Grand Girl is coming over to spend the night with us this weekend and he knew she would be so sad if we didn't have any Cheerios in the pantry for her!  Oh my goodness, we would NEVER intentionally do something to make her sad!!!  Never, never, never!!!  :)

This is how she likes to sit while she enjoys her Cheerios at our house. . . her balancing skills amaze me!

I pray that when she grows up, breast cancer will be a disease of the past and I . . . .

hope she will still enjoy a delicious bowl of Cheerios with her Nana now and then!

 

TO MY CYBER FRIEND, Terri:

you are in my thoughts and prayers as you fight this very battle right now.  Armed with your physical and emotional strength,  great  sense of humor and extensive support system of family and friends-----you will be the winner in this fight.

   Please visit Beverly, at HOW SWEET THE SOUND, for a long list of other bloggers with PINKS to share!

     DANA

PINK NOTES

By the time you read this, Bonnie and I will be strolling through the many, many booths featured at the Fall Sale found in North Central Arkansas called WAR EAGLE!

It has been about three years since we made this trip. . . and I can tell you, we are both super excited about it!!!

When I have time, I will give you more info about the sale (actually, there are MANY sales!), but this time I am in a major hurry and wanted to share with you a bit of "the list" that I have to leave for my husband while I am gone.  You see, I am the one who takes care of the daily "to dos".  He needs a bit of a reminding while I'm away and what a better way to "remind" him than to do it on PINK Post It Notes!!

I have two areas of concern when I'm away.  # 1 My Hubby and #2 My Kitties!

Soooooo, this is where those Post It Notes come in handy!

 

 

 

 

 

There you have it!!  Do you think my Fur Babes will be OK? :)

I hope your Pink Saturday is a great one. . . . . and I promise to share some of the fun we had on this adventure!!!

For many more blogs featuring Pink Saturday fun, please visit Beverly of HOW SWEET THE SOUND!!!

DANA

WE HAVE A GIVEAWAY WINNER!

Just LOOK at this photo. 

What do YOU see?

A sweet park bench or two? Yes.

Do you see cars? Yep.  I see cars, too. 

Do you see wet sidewalks?  YES. . .I see them.

Those sidewalks were wet.  Very, very wet.

WHY?

Because it was RAINING!!!

Rain, rain, rain.

On Thursday evening, I was setting up for my fourth sale in five weeks in THIS!!!   

RAIN!!!!

Oh, and it wasn't only wet, it was COLD!

My buddy Patty, had come along to help me unload my stuff.

Setting up a sale requires LOTS of stuff on which to display the stuff you want to sell!

It's not fun  unloading this STUFF in a downpour. . .  especially when it's COLD!

It's a good thing THE STONE RABBIT keeps me in line.   I'd been so busy all week getting ready for this sale that my elder brain nearly FORGOT that I was going to have THE drawing for my 200th post giveaway. 

So along with all of the STUFF I had crammed into my vehicle for the sale, he made certain I had THE PINK sparkly hat and ALL of the comments that were entered into the drawing of the coveted PRIZES honoring my blogging Milestone!!

NOTE:  Just in case you have forgotten, the coveted prizes for my 200th Post Giveaway were that PINK sparkly hat and a wonderful PINK ice cream cone ornament!!!  OMG. . . I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about those terrific prizes!!!

 

I enlisted the assistance of my "helper" friend, Patty (on the left), and my sale neighbor, Bonnie (on the right).

 

Even though they were tired and cold and damp, they grinned for the camera.

Patty held the hat filled with comment entries and Bonnie pulled one out. . . .

 

and if we look REAL close, we can see that the lucky person who will receive the sparkly PINK hat and the PINK ice cream cone ornament IS . . . .

 

JEAN of THE DAISY CHAIN!!!!! 

CONGRATS, Jean!!!!!!  

I just KNOW you will look amazing in that hat and I hope you will show us just how good you look, by sharing a photo on your sweet blog some day!! :)

 

   Please visit Beverly, at HOW SWEET THE SOUND, to see the long list of bloggers who also have PINKS to share!!

   Happy PINK Saturday!!!

   DANA

A 200th POST CELEBRATION!!!

I knew my 200th Post was getting close.  So when I realized that this post, appearing on Pink Saturday was actually the ONE . . . . my 200th post. . . . well, THE STONE RABBIT and I decided we needed to celebrate !!!!

 

We were very excited when we found that The Resident Ice Cream Thief had actually left more than a bite in the carton!!! 

 

As THE STONE RABBIT and I enjoyed our celebratory cones, we discussed all of the fun and difficulties we've had working our way through 200 posts!!! 

We reminisced about our struggles in the beginning. . .how I had so much trouble getting the "posts" to post or the pictures to stay on the pages.  He also reminded me of the HOURS he spent with me as I worked so hard to take just the right pictures of him and his buddies AND of my buddies and of our pets.  He also noted how patient those very friends and pets AND strangers were with my incessant drive to take pictures of EVERYTHING. . . from birthday celebrations, to parades, to yard mowing, and on and on.  He also noted that, while my posting and visiting has had to slow down recently because of my busy schedule, that my desire to continue to be a part of the blogging world is still there.  AND when time allows, I will be back to sharing more often and VISITING my blogging friends on a regular basis again.   I really think THE STONE RABBIT misses the visits to our blogging friends more than he wants to admit!  Blogging and reading blogs IS addictive!

 

Then he asked me if I had a little Giveaway in mind to mark this blogging milestone and to say "thank you" to the folks who read my words and take the time to leave comments.

I told him that when Bonnie and I had visited a great flea market in September that I had picked up a swell item to use for a Pink Saturday post.   I thought THIS would be the perfect time to use it!!

Yes, sir, this gorgeous hat is  totally covered with glittery PINKNESS!!!  It's nearly blinding with its PINK glittery beauty!

THE STONE RABBIT thinks the winner of this terrific prize would always feel the special PINK attitude when wearing it!!!  I agree with him.

Then he asked me if I had anything else in mind to give to the winner of my 200th Post Giveaway!

That's when I called on Whitney the Rabbit and Twiggy the Kitty to retrieve the other "prize" I had purchased.

Yes, I have a little PINK ice cream cone ornament to pass on to the winner, too!!  I selected this because THE STONE RABBIT and I have a great love for ice cream, ornaments and PINKS!!!

 

Whoa, Twiggy!!!  THAT ice cream cone is not real.  Ya better not take a bite out it or I'll have to pack you up to visit our vet!!!

So there you have it!!!

If YOU want to be the winner of these fine items, just leave a comment on THIS post.  You have from now through Wednesday to do that.  I will put the names in a pot and pull out the winner (or find a helper to pull out the winner) and then announce that name on the Pink Saturday post next week!

Remember, you do NOT have to have a blog to enter the drawing!!  Just leave a comment and you're name is included the drawing! 

Oh the thrill of it all!! 

I know you guys are dreaming of owning that hat- - - now admit it!!! :)

Pink Saturday has been a very big part of my blogging journey.  Thanks to Beverly, our Pink Saturday hostess, I have developed an amazing fondness for PINK and the attitude that comes with with color. 

 

  Please visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, to find a looooong list of bloggers who ALL have great PINKS to share!!!

Happy Pink Saturday!

DANA

Hey, Charlie Brown! We've Found the Great PINK Pumpkin!!!

This year, in addition to the fine vintage goodies Bonnie and I had gathered for our Third Annual Tag Sale, we  had  also acquired pumpkins and cornstalks for our customers to purchase. 

On Wednesday of this week, while we worked on setting up tents and covering display tables, Bonnie's kitty, K-Mart, helped us by inspecting the pumpkins.  He knew we only wanted the most perfect ones for our great shoppers!

As you can see by this photo, we certainly had a terrific variety of pumpkins! 

We had to move them several times before the sale actually started.   Pumpkins are lovely to look at, but they are also very, very heavy.  They were also a little muddy, so they all  got a little bath!   They needed to be in tip top shape for their debut Thursday evening at our little Pre-Sale event held for special customers !

K-Mart was so excited when he located this huge PINK pumpkin we had for sale!!

Have you ever seen a PINK one before?  Bonnie and I hadn't.

The color in this photo does not show the real life amazing PINKNESS of this beauty---but it truly was PINK!

Even though it's late and I'm tired and we still have one more day of our sale, I thought I would  quickly show you a few photos of the Pre-Sale.

Below you'll see (L to R) Bonnie, me, and Patty.  We had spent 6 hours that day putting the finishing touches on our sale.  

Prior to Thursday's hectic pace of preparing for the Pre-Sale, Bonnie and I had worked Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pricing items, hauling items, setting up tables, covering tables, arranging the items, making bundles of cornstalks, and sooooooo many more tasks that a sale like this involves.  We owe a big debt of gratitude to her husband and son for helping set the tents up!   

Just as we were at our tiredest moment, everything seemed to come together.  A HUGE thank you goes out to Patty for pitching in and helping us.  It would not have been ready on time without her assistance. 

The weather that evening of the Pre-Sale was glorious . . . a perfect fall night.

Of course, THE STONE RABBIT had to be present for this gala event!

He was so excited when Joy, the lady pictured below holding him, came to the sale!  You see, last June I was at a local flea market with Bonnie when Joy (I didn't know her at the time) came up to me and said, "YOU'RE  The Stone Rabbit!"  I was trying to figure out what she meant---how I knew her.  I thought she was a customer of mine from a couple of local shops I'd been in or perhaps I'd met her at a sale in which I'd been a vendor.  Then she said, " I love your blog!!!"  Well, I mean to tell you, I just about fell over! 

It was such a great surprise that someone had connected me in real life with my blog.  Of course, Bonnie was with me at the sale, so I asked Joy if she wanted to meet one of my friends who had been on my blog several times.  She then told me that she thought one of her friends KNEW Bonnie!!  I introduced them and it turned out that Bonnie's nephew's mom (hang in here- - -it's not that confusing!), Barbara, is a friend of Joy's!!!

OMG!!  Can you believe how small this world is at times?

Well, it just keeps getting smaller, because the lady pictured on the left of Joy (your left) is  Sharyn. . . who was a customer of mine at the sale I was in last Saturday.  I had given her a flier for the tag sale and she brought her friend - - -JOY!!!!  Now, the lady on the right below also knew both Sharon and Joy ( I think), but I'm afraid I don't recall her name, SO Joy, when you read this, leave me a comment and tell me her name!!! : )  I don't think she appeared real thrilled to be plopped in this picture, but it was a pleasure to meet her!  I'm wondering if she thought we were all nuts. . . she just didn't realize at that time how cool THE STONE RABBIT really is!!!   :)

NOTE:  Thank you Sharyn for letting me know that the lady pictured on the right (below) is Delores!

This sweet lady is  Candy.  I met her recently at a little class we were both taking!  She decided to purchase this bicycle!

Now, this part is for my dear blogging friend Jeanne of BACKYARD NEIGHBOR.   Jeanne, this lady is THE Candy who is coming to your town in North Carolina!!!!  She was sending this wave to YOU and saying how she is looking forward to her trip!!!   She thought about riding her new bicycle all the way to NC, but there's no spot for her luggage, so I'm guessing she and her hubby with drive after all!

Pictured below are (L to R) Paul (Bonnie's husband), Ellen (Bonnie's daughter-in-law) holding THE STONE RABBIT, and Bonnie!!

Paul was our official Grill Master!  He so kindly grilled up 64 of the yummiest hot dogs to serve our guests!  Thank you, Paul!

Here is long time friend and customer, Nancy!!!  She also reads my blog!  Nancy, THE STONE RABBIT and I thank you so much for your support!  You look very cute on that hay bail, next to the PINK pumpkin - - - holding my concrete pal.  Did you EVER think you would be holding the world's greatest concrete yard buddy- - - on a hay bail-  - - and featured on a blog? 

This lovely lady is Raylene!!!  She and Bonnie have been good buddies since High School Days!!!  Raylene was also featured on the post I did about The Witches Party that Bonnie hosted last October.  You can read about that HERE.   She and THE STONE RABBIT are good friends, too.  She was pictured holding him in our group shot at Bonnie's party!  THE STONE RABBIT always wants to go with me if he knows Raylene will be there!

Ellen thought it was so funny that she was giving "rabbit ears" to THE STONE RABBIT!  She didn't realize her mother-in-law was giving some to her, too!

Aren't Tag Sales fun?

YES!  Tag Sales are fun!

NOW you get to meet (L to R), Barbara (friend of Joy's whom you met earlier!), Owen (holding THE STONE RABBIT), Heath, Cindy and Karen. 

Owen also enjoyed giving Rabbit Ears to THE STONE RABBIT!!

Yep, Tag Sales ARE fun - - - especially when swell folks like all of the ones I introduced you to show up!!!  THEY make any gathering a fun time!

THE STONE RABBIT enjoyed his evening at our Pre-Sale.

When we got home that night, he told me the PINK pumpkin was the greatest pumpkin he'd ever seen. 

He was certain Charlie Brown would  love to have such a Great PINK Pumpkin visit him!

We held our sale today, on Friday- - - again the weather was wonderful.  We will be open on Saturday, too.   As I write this post, the weather folks are predicting rain.  We'll be keeping our fingers crossed that they are wrong!

I wish you  a great PINK Saturday. . . and the best of luck in finding your very own Great Pink Pumpkin!! 

Be sure to visit Beverly's at HOW SWEET THE SOUND for a long list of bloggers with PINKS to share!!!!

DANA

A PINK VISIT TO THE BANK!

First, I'd like to apologize for being such a lousy Pink Saturday reader and commenter these last two weeks.  This is the busiest time of the year for me......I'm participating in several weekend shows where I sell seasonal items I create and also some vintage "finds" I pick up to re-sell.

This Saturday, I am in Greenwood, Missouri, for a fall event the shops are having.  Next weekend, Bonnie and I are having our Third Annual Tag Sale.  SO, again, I am sorry I haven't had a lot of computery time to visit my Pink Saturday Friends.  Things WILL slow down. . . . around Christmas! :)

Anyway, part of preparing for the shows to begin each year is a visit to my local bank so I can stock up on plenty of change. . . .mainly ones and fives.

Last week, just  before the sale on Saturday, I pulled up and saw THIS beautiful vision  waiting for me in the drive through!

I could hardly wait to get my hands on this lovely addition to my bank!!!

When I received my packet of change, I crammed it into my ancient, but so very practical, black bag that I use for shopping trips and for shows.  It has handy dandy little zippered compartments all over it.....a spot for everything!  Unfortunately, I frequently forget which little compartment I've shoved an item, so I'll spend quite some time unzipping and zipping before I locate it!!!

Because I was in such a hurry to get everything ready for the sale, I made a serious mistake!!

I FORGOT to count the change I had requested.

I did not discover the seriousness of this oversight until much later when I was getting my change box organized for the next morning.

I opened the packet and pulled out THIS!!!

Yes, indeedy, I found PINK Monopoly FIVES!! 

Do you think my teller knew this would make the perfect PINK SATURDAY post?  :)

THE STONE RABBIT and Twiggy loved the PINK money!!!  In fact, they came up with a swell idea!!

Hmmmmm. . . . leave it to that rabbit and kitty to make the most out of every situation!

There are so many great bloggers waiting for you at Beverly's HOW SWEET THE SOUND.   They have lots of PINKNESS to share with you!!

Happy Pink Saturday!!!

DANA

HALLOWEEN SURPRISES CAN BE PINK!

On our recent antiquing trip to Sparks, Kansas, Bonnie and I were keeping our eyes open for vintage Halloween items.....they are hard to find and they are usually pricey when you do find them.

In one booth, I spied this little box of holiday cookie cutters.  All seven of the designs were there and for the bargain price of $4.00.

I love these vintagey cutters of cookie dough.  They're NOT plastic and they were made in the USA!!

I wonder if some grandma like me owned them and made wonderful sweet delights for her little Grands. 

I hope so. 

I hope I will, too!

But, if I don't get around to mixing up a batch of dough, I will still enjoy displaying the shapes during the holidays they represent and perhaps. . .

I will turn my little Grand Girl loose with her Play Doh and the vintage cookie cutters.  I know she'll have fun making "cookies" and I will love watching her as she does.

THE STONE RABBIT wanted to tell you that he was on a recent shopping trip, too.

Yes, he visited our local Walmart  and was thrilled when he saw all of the Halloween items tempting the shoppers.  In fact, he made a purchase!!!

Yes, indeedy, THE STONE RABBIT bought a PINK Jack-O-Lantern!!!

What a PINK HALLOWEEN surprise!

PINK brings a whole new attitude to Halloween, too!!!

For many more  PINK surprises, please visit our hostess, Beverly, at HOW SWEET THE SOUND.  She'll have a very long list of great blogs ready and waiting to share their wonderful Saturday PINKNESS!!

DANA

PINKNESS AT THE FLEA MARKET!!

On Thursday, Bonnie and I traveled to Sparks, Kansas, for the fall flea market that is held there each year on Labor Day Weekend.

Parking is in a field.....you can see that it is surrounded by lots and lots of corn!!!! 

We arrived around 9:30 a.m. and there were still loads of spots to park behind us.

We had to walk quite a way to get to the area where the vendor tents were waiting for us!!!

It was very cloudy and the temps were in the low 70s.  Rain had been predicted for days to hit just as the show was about to open.  Luckily, it didn't rain a drop. :)

There are also old several buildings on the grounds of the flea market that are filled with treasures on the days of the sale!

Bonnie knows to start looking for PINKS when we are on our "treasure hunts".  She found a great vintage PINK mini boom box with a radio/cassette combo.....complete with a handy carrying strap!!! 

I located a nifty PINK fish and poodle in the same booth!!!

After several hours of shopping and walking, we were in need of a treat!!  That's when we heard there was a great vendor called The Chuckwagon who was selling homemade cobblers AND ice cream!!! 

The cobblers were actually baked in dutch ovens with charcoal piled on the lids!

We each enjoyed a delicious (and WARM) serving of peach cobbler and TWO scoops of homemade ice cream!!!

Once we had regained our strength, we set about looking for more needed items......like these swell PINK sparkly hats!!!

THEN I spotted this little beauty!!!

Actually, I used to own a sweet light up bunny years ago.  For some unknown reason, I SOLD it in a garage sale.....and I promptly regretted doing that.

  I found this bunny waiting for me, beneath a table.  He was very dirty, but I could see he still had lots of good years ahead of him.  I told the vendor my sad story of how I'd sold my bunny long ago and had been looking for one ever since.  Then she told me the selling price.....ONE DOLLAR!!

Well, I couldn't put that PINK nosed rabbit in my cart fast enough!!

Oh, happy day!!!!!

Bonnie was on the hunt for vintage wooden ironing boards (she has a great project planned for them).  She found six yesterday!!  It was a danged good thing that we had brought our shopping carts...those wooden ironing boards are very heavy!!!

We loaded up our finds and headed home.....it was 5:30 p.m..  Our feet were killing us, but we'd had a terrific time looking for treasures!

When I arrived home, I could hardly wait to get the plastic bunny cleaned up and plugged in.  To my surprise, the light actually worked!!

THE STONE RABBIT was overjoyed to see the newest addition!!!  He reminded me that he'd tried to talk me out of selling the other one at the garage sale and I just wouldn't listen to him.

He always has the sweetest way of telling me "I told you so" without actually using those words!!!

Every PINK SATURDAY is just like a treasure hunt.....ya just NEVER know what you will find on the many blogs listed at Beverly's HOW SWEET THE SOUND!!!

I visited a blog that was new to me this week......A PEACE OF BLISS is hosted by Lilly Sue.  I knew she would be a favorite of mine once I saw her beautiful red hair (we have a thing for red heads in OUR family!)  You will love reading her recent birthday post!!

Have  a great PINK SATURDAY!!!

DANA