How is everyone? :)
So sorry for the lack of posting lately, but, springtime around this household is ALWAYS a busy time! Busy, but, exciting! Seems like 80% of our friends & family are all born in the spring months, we have a lot of family functions that go on, and, well, the Southerner likes to dig in the yard with her flowers and plants instead of being inside this time of year...lol ;)
I'm thrilled to say that Mr. Max is tons better than he was when I last posted; he's gotten his stitches taken out & his fur is coming back, but for now, he's still in the doggie cone. BOO. Mr. Southerner has also settled in at work quite nicely. We've had to find a balance with things, but, we finally have a routine that seems to work out for us. I've had lots of showers, birthdays, home re-decorating and painting & spring cleaning going on to keep me busy as a bee...but, I've loved it all! I'm ready to settle down, though, and get to some serious crafting soon! I have the itch!
Speaking of home re-decorating & such, I've been giving the Southerner house a nice, nifty vintage make over! I LOVE IT! I have acquired so many things & am still on the prowl for more, and if you know the Southerner, shopping and the art of finding a great steal of a deal is right up this gal's alley, honey! ;) I've spent countless amounts of time scouring eBay, Amazon, Etsy, thrift shops, & antique dealers in the past couple of months and it's really starting to pay off, y'all! So far I've accumulated: two vintage light globes for our master bath, a set of vintage canisters for the kitchen, a lovely vintage Siamese cat figure for our living room (his name is Fred!), and a vintage coffee container (it's ceramic & looks like a little stove...so darling!). Also, I've stumbled across a couple of finds from my dear Mama Bear: a vintage 1957 ceiling fixture light for our kitchen and a vintage 1960's Cosco cart!
I, of course, was most thrilled about the things from my mom because, well, they are passed down from she & my grandparents. It was quite ironic the way the kitchen light fixture was stumbled upon; we thought it had long since been discarded after my parents remodeled my grandparents' house several years back. So, you can imagine how thrilled the Southerner was when she found it tucked away in a corner in storage! The Cosco cart was a pleasant surprise, also, because it belonged to my mother, who packed it away in storage long ago, not knowing that one day the Southerner would have a passion for all of her lovely vintage treasures! I'm glad we can give it a new lease on life as a microwave/kitchen cart once it's had a good couple of coats of spray paint. ;) I'll do a blog soon with pics of all of the "new" vintage goodness in the Southerner house!
Alright, lovebugs, I want to leave y'all with a recommendation for a fellow vintage lovin' gal, The Vintage Housewife ! Y'all, you're going to love her! She's such a sweet gal who has an amazing spirit and I find her love for vintage to be super-contagious and inspiring...please go visit her blog, I promise that you won't be sorry! ;)
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