Tolentreasures

  Today was the day to deliver the Linus Project Blankets that Shelby's class made   add a little more stock to the shelves at Diamond Antiques   and a visit to Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.   A few surprises along the way!   The first, a ride along friend which made the day much more fun! and second white out conditions that were a little scary.   So, what did I find? The samples above which I think would look cool strung and hung in the yard somewhere.    A few more laminate samples in some different sizes. Some blanks for my dad and his carving friends.   Some letters to add to the collection. Cute little clothespins. Game pieces. Seashells and gems for VBS decorating. Leather samples for collages. And about 20 of these!  These were at Construction Junction for 15 cents each.   They will be part of a room remodel ...

What a great start to the weekend! JWS and I attended a concert with some friends on Friday night at a local fair. The Clarks are a western Pennsylvania band that will be playing at our fair this year. If you have not heard of them, check them out HERE! It was a great show and a great evening with friends. Saturday AM we were up and on our way to some yard sales and then headed to a radio show contest for a pop-up camper. Thirty miles or so into the trip, we realized that we did not have the paperwork for the contest and had to go home to get it. A little wrinkle in the plans, but a nice ride anyway. I found the game pieces shown above. And this cooler and vase. A nice old suitcase. Dad found these spools for me. A friend sent these home with Jenn for me to paint. They took a little while to appear at my house. They were in her car. Go back about two posts to read about her car and that will make sense! Another painted project.  I'll add greens and filler stuff closer to the ...