happy weekend

even thought bryce and I both worked this weekend, we got to hang out with our two favourite furry folk, and that made for a happy weekend.

what fun did you get up to?

feeling thrifty

this weekend was the city wide garage sale that happens in our neighbourhood each year (apparently), and with the state of our garage, we really thought about participating, but decided that we'd get too many people offering $2 for our fully functional air conditioning unit, and $1 for that old playstation 2 etc. so instead of hosting a garage sale we did our duty as residents and went garage sale shopping! :P

as soon as we made it out the door, we were directed where to go. we took our little cart on wheels, and cooper and mckenzie helped us sniff out some bargains.

my first bargain to gloat about is this cute little piano bench that I got for $5 which is going to be perfect as the chair for my sewing table. I am going to paint it white and replace the fabric with this great velvet striped fabric I picked up at a flea market.
and it's perfect for storing sewing supplies toobut this guy here was my absolute steal! guess how much you'd pay for a solid walnut mid century side chair... guess!if you answered about $50-$60 you'd be about right (according to ebay and craigslist), so when I asked the guy how much he wanted for this chair and he said $1, I had to pretend not to be too excited! yes it needs some work, but I am excited to sand this guy back, and replace the vinyl aged cushion with the same stripy green velvet fabric. it's a really solid piece of furniture that will go great in our place.we also got some tools, picture frames, some vintage tupperware, a couple of vases and a cute little owl - all for less than $12. thifty indeed!

monday monday

why does the weekend always go at warp speed??? it feels like yesterday I was at work... but wait - last time I was at work I was riding roller coasters :)

we had a great weekend, re-organising the garage, working in the yard, going for long walks, doggy parks, dinner and garage sale shopping.

1. roller coasters at great america on Friday was great fun, this ride was my favourite next to the old wooden roller coasters - you just can't beat that fear for your life feeling when the old school carts roll over those rickety tracks! 2. this weekend it was garage sale weekend in our neighbourhood, so we decided to check it out - I got some great deals too. 3. a gorgeous rose we found on our walk. 4. some frightfully orange cheese on Bryce's potato when we went to dinner at the local ribs and bbq place up the street - like glowing orange!

what fun things did you get up to?

happy monday

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! ours was very productive and here's a sneak peak.

1. friday night date night 2. saturday shed stripping 3. park days 4. reaping the rewards of our garden

Beavers make faces melt with their cuteness

While looking at sfgirlbybay I discovered the Renegade Craft Fair is this weekend! Here are some adorable beaver nightlights I found while exploring the fair's web page. I also found these kitchen towels, and anyone who knows me knows that I love vintagey kitchen towels and table clothes, I will definitely have to look for these this weekend! We're going to the city this Saturday with K & B to watch Heathers at Midnight Mass and I'm thinking maybe we'll make a day of it if everyone is up for it. Craft fair in the afternoon, pizza at Flour+Water, and drag queen movie madness at midnight.

happy friday

it's a long weekend here, hope you get some down time in...