I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve been mostly absent for the past two weeks.
I don’t really have a good reason why, other than saying that we’ve been busy and I’ve been feeling a little “blah”.
Thanks for sticking with me, you guys.
an exceptional patriotic quilt
a funny Volkswagen ad that reminds me of many family vacations during my childhood
a wonderful collection of spinning tops (and well displayed, too!)
old, graphic general store price signage
a rugged homestead with a touch of lace
a clever way to upcycle wooden croquet mallets (this is a tutorial, by the way)
an awkward (and funny!) greeting card
I love poppies, don’t you?
Sources and Image Credits
One: Jeff R. Bridgman Antiques, Inc.
Two: The Yard
Three: Lost Found Art
Four: Long Barn Mercantile
Five: incolorwetrust on Behance
Six: Thistlewood Farms
Seven: Emily McDowell Studio on Etsy
Eight: ..Ania via Flickr
(You can also right click on each image to view the source.)
DISCLOSURE: This blog post does contain an affiliate link.
Thank you so much for the feature, I really appreciate it. So much inspiration here and I LOVE that greeting card!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day!
karianne
I loved your Friday Favorites pics (as usual) and especially the awkward but funny card! Sorry you’re feeling blah!
You are not the only one feeling “blah”. I have it too. I am way over here in West Texas, ElP to be exact. I know what we both have. Its these deplorable headlines. This nonstop blood shed here in the US and elsewhere, the rioting, murders of innocent people…… I have decided I will have to take a break from reading the news and so should you. It is getting depressing.
Sorry you’re feeling out of sorts…..any particular reason? If it’s the new “life style” you are heading for. heads up girl! It’s not a bad thing, it will be “good” for both you and Mark. I promise to send you (on PM) some more good pointers. It really does become a way of life and not a chore to do…actually at times it’s a good challenge for you! We need to get Mike together with Mark for sure!
Love and Hugs
I love the Thistlewood Farms mallet wall hook tutorial – especially the instructions for dealing with your husband.
I think she has the procedure down pat.
Kim, what a great montage this week of our unofficial start of vacation season and summer! Yes, that station wagon back seat – what WERE they thinking?! And that greeting card…I knew it sounded like Emily McDowell studio – my next door neighbor just sent me the link to her website this past week – great messages for many occasions! I hope the exercise of sourcing these images picked up your blah feeling; at least know that I, for one of your readers, look forward to them. Have a great weekend!
I’m feeling blah cause every blasted summer my hubs decides to put his jerk hat on, doesn’t want to go anywhere, do anything, always tells me he doesn’t have any money, just behaves like a jerk. But if he wants to go eat he’s got money. Why do they do that? His reason is to control me so I can’t enjoy summer, be a little irresponsible, has done this every summer for years.
Do you get sick of being responsible, always doing what you should? Know I sure do. All I want to do is go to state park lake 7 1/2 miles from our house, all it costs us is gas as I buy the summer pass. It’s so relaxing out there. I used to take our grand daughters after I got off work but now they’re teenagers, don’t want to go to lake with Grama. They didn’t say that but it doesn’t take genius to figure it out, I mean they’re 15 and 18. duh. This summer I’m going alone if I have to, take the dog of course, he loves swimming in lake and it’s good for him as he’s tall and a bit overweight and has a long back, big dogs like black labs can get hip dysplasia so swimming is good for their back muscles. He loves to run also which helps him.
As one of your commenters remarked the news is so darned depressing, always so much bad and it’s getting scarier the things that happen in our country.
Hubs is being ornery about even going for ice cream cone this weekend, it’s bad enuf we have rain for 3 weeks and more for another week and thru weekend. Sorry if I sound like sour puss, I’m old not dead, just want to have some fun, get out of house for pete’s sake, go for a ride somewhere, go antiquing, (just looking). Hope your weekend is much better, try to have some fun or relax, not working. I’ll try to be more positive next time I comment. Happy days ok?