Recent Goodwill Finds

On a few trips to Goodwill lately I found a few treasures. 

This past Saturday after dropping Joanna off at swim lessons ( Jeanne, Jessica and Andrew were all at the pool) Aimee, Jake and I stopped at the nearest Goodwill.  I found a cute black and white dress and a couple of sweaters, Jess found a summer dress (she joined us later), Aimee found a few tops and athletic pants, Jake found a few old Veggietales tapes he couldn’t live without.  In the back of the store in the house wares section they were having a $0.10 sale on cups, saucers, and plates.  I found this lovely set of  dishes (fine china Royal Court Carnation Japan) in soft pink and grey.  51 pieces for…….. get this $5.10!  I can’t decide if  I’m going to keep them or gift them.  Know anyone who might like them? ;)

Dinner Plate

Salad Plate

Dessert Plate

 

Bowl

Cup and Saucer

There are six full place settings and two settings minus the cup and saucer and a few spare pieces.  All in excellent condition no scratches or chips.  I think they were made in the 40’s of 50’s if not then definitely in that style.  

I bought these two cute aqua/floral bowls.  Wouldn’t fried rice be so yummy from these.

Cute vintage pitcher to hold delicious fresh squeezed orange juice. 

 

Lovely white compote to go with all of my white serving pieces. 

All at fabulous Goodwill prices. 

On another recent GW trip I bought a $9.99 coffee table that we’re going to revamp for our family room.  I’ll post before and afters of that when we tackle that project. 

 

More Birthday Fun

  

 

 

 

Jeanne requested strawberry cheesecake for her birthday.  It sure was yummy.

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun

Sunday was Jeanne’s 18th birthday she celebrated the night before with friends and family by first catching a movie then “going out”. 

Sunday morning after Mass we had a few friends and family over for a breakfast in her honor.

 

On the  menu was crispy bacon, hash browns, fresh fruit w/yogurt dip, scrambled eggs and hot buttered fluffy biscuits with fig preserves and  fresh squeezed mimosas (thanks Daddy).

Later that afternoon she met 15 or so friends for ice cream at Borden’s. 

Fun times for our fun daughter.

Happy Birthday darling daughter.

Chilly

We’re gonna have a few really chilly days this week.  The temps will be dropping into the teens.   brrrrr  So I had to pick all of the citrus fruits in the yard. 

Now what am I gonna do with all this fruit.  Hmmm juice some, marmalade maybe, and good old peel and eat and give away.

Sweet Kumquats

Meyers Lemons

Tangelos

 

Our little snowman collecton.

Keep Warm and Cozy

Epiphany

Last night Jacob, Mark and Sebastian Centers played the parts of the three wise men in a procession of the gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  Here they are as Balthazar, Gaspar, and Melchior.

We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshipping God on high.

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Sounds through the earth and skies.

   

     

Krewe of Oberon Ball and Tableau

This past Saturday night Aimee and Jessica attended the Krewe of Oberon Mardi Gras Ball and Tableau at the Heymann Performing Arts Center and Ballroom.  They were guests of their friends the Barczyks and had a great time.

Masked Beauty

Aimee, Marie Landreneau and Jillian Barczyk

Jillian as Dorothy

Aimee and Jillian at the Ball.

Citrus

From the trees in our side yard.

Myers Lemons

Tangelos