Apple Blossoms and Rusty Farm Relics

When I was a girl my grandparents farm

 was just a mile walk from home.

One of my favorite memories is climbing the old apple and chestnut trees that surrounded the farmhouse.

My brother Biff and I had some fun times up in those trees.

The apple blossoms in the surrounding orchards

 were a vision to behold.

I loved to explore the old barns and farm stand.

Before the farmhouse was sold in the late 70's....

...we sold a lot of the old farm tools
 for my Nana and Great Aunt Alice.

And after the sale...
I squirreled away lots of rusty old metal things.

I don't know why...

...after all I was just a newlywed...

...but I loved the rusty old gears
 as much as those beautiful apple blossoms.

This old cupboard is currently residing out in a shed...

 Mr. Flea and I dragged it up from his Great Uncle Al's basement in the early 80's.  I painted it blue on the inside and taupe on the outside and used it in the front bedroom before we had babies.

When Dan was born the cupboard went into the shed...

...and subsequently filled up

 with old tools and things from the farm.

Two of my loves...

apple blossoms and rusty old tools.

(I bet you thought I was going to say Mr. Flea and Dan)

:)

...and old kitchen things and pretty linens...

...and...and...

oh never mind!  :)

 Hoping your week has been going well.

It's almost the weekend!

There's a church sale and a flea market...

:)

Something Old, Something New, Something Blue

Something blue....

...Here I am at Anthropologie...check out the displays made from recycled dyed blue paper....such a cloudy ethereal effect. There were also very pretty flowers hanging over the register area that upon a closer look revealed themselves to be created from plastic bottles...
...very creative use of recycled materials and looked much prettier than it sounds...
(sorry no photo)



Here are those funnels again...this time holding pink spring like flowers....



OK...
... I tried a few floaty, romantic thingies on...



Here is the something new...

...cute little white spice containers...

ON SALE for only $1.95 each!





This is something old...

...how old? I'm not sure.
I bought it at the flea market last weekend because it was wire with a nice rusty patina and not very expensive.
...not too sure of its origins...



Has anyone seen a wire basket like this?



Now this...I really like.
It is apparently from an old store...
...it hung on the wall or on the counter maybe.
I am not sure what it was used for but the old paper is rather narrow...only about 10 inches across. Is it wrapping paper? for gifts? for fish?
I love the graphics. I wonder what it was used for...what do you think?





Even though skies are cloudy...the apple blossoms on the old trees are gorgeous.



I am grateful for so many happy memories of growing up on my grandparent's farm.
My brother and sisters and I had so much fun climbing all the old fruit and chestnut trees.



Good times...precious memories!

So that is my something old, new and blue for today....
...did you think we were going to a wedding?

Hope Tuesday is not as wet as the last two days!
:)