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Beautiful day here in Florida today and as always,  and today I was reminded of how a day can deliver both expected and unexpected challenges as well as joys. Lots of gardening work being done on the property today and then the phone call comes from outside:  "Miss Ruth, one of my workers tripped over a pipe by your well and it broke.  I'm afraid you'll have to call a plumber.  And we had to shut your water off." Well, the good news is, I wasn't in the shower or doing laundry at that moment, right?  :)  Was without water for about 5 hours, but no biggie. The pipes are fixed, well pump working again, and all is well.  :) After the well workers left and the gardeners left, I sat for a bit on the couch to chill and lo and behold I found almost TEN old messages from my dad on my cell phone.   Oh my...  To my surprise I did not cry.   I breathed/sighed deeeeeply , but mostly I smiled .  A lot.   (Okay... NOW I'm teari...

Ever have a desire to live in the idyllic countryside of England? CHECK THIS OUT... I'm pretty much ready to pack a moving van... you?   

More of the new things you may not have seen -- just click the picture and it'll shoot you right over to that  item on the site.   Pretty easy, huh?   Set/3 Zinc/Wicker Planters Fun Handpainted Wooden "Words of Wisdom" Vintage-y/Chunky Paper Rolls (Amazing when displayed en masse! ) Wire Message/Memento Board Take-your-breath-away fabulous "Carved Book Words" Cigar Box Sets & various other yummy miscellany  found in our "One Of A Kinds & Finds" department Hope your week has been going well.  :)   

Since it's been so long since  we've had a chance to keep you updated each time  we get new "finds" in,  I thought I'd just do a little "show & tell" of  just a few of the new things in recently. Maybe I'll do a few of these posts to really   get you caught up  (or, you could always  just pop over and spend a nice long time browsing the various departments to see what's new!  ;) Wanna start with these guys? Two dapper men from long ago grace these fun pillows that add a classic yet whimsical look that any room  benefits from.   :) Love, love, love these vintage-looking hand painted wooden license plates  from Jeanne d'Arc Living!! Even if you favor the white-on-white, pale-on-pale schemes popular in the magazine, this is the  PERFECT POP of color and has that yummy vintage-y look we all love! Look at this fun iron "planter" centerpiece. We opted to display it not filled with various little potted plants (but wouldn't a...