Thanks for the memories....

Facebook has this awesome function called "See your memories". It randomly pops up to show you what you posted a year, two years, or even more years ago on your page. This popped up today. it was from this date in 2014. The girls were staying all night and they decided they wanted to try to bake something.

They opted for brownies but wanted to try making brownie waffles and brownie donuts. This was the result. We all gave the donuts a thumbs up but swore we would never try to do the waffles again. It was a mess. 

So when that popped up this morning, it put me in the mood for brownies. I remembered I had some in the cabinet. So I whipped up a batch around 6:30.

I got about a dozen made when I realized I needed to be getting ready for work.

So I put the rest of the mix in my Pyrex cake pans and took one to work. They turned out great and hit the spot.

Sunday Songs

Love is one of the greatest gifts God gives us. I am blessed to have a wonderful husband. He is always there for me. Always supports me even when I have crazy ideas. We had a rare Saturday off together yesterday and we had a totally amazing day. It was so much fun just to hang out together. I love you, Allen. Thank you for a fantastic, fun filled day.

Changing it up....

My dear friend GeorgeAnna made me this cute jar at Easter. She told me she put the bunny on with Velcro so I could change the jar out for holidays or everyday use. 

I love the way she did it and will do it back like this for Easter next year. And I love it filled with eggs. But you can't keep Easter eggs in for everyday use. So I have been thinking and thinking on what I want to do with it. Last night, I had a light bulb moment.

I am going to get some chicken wire and cover the outside of the jar. Looked on Pinterest to see if it could be done and yes, others have done it.

Then I will buy some of those plastic brown and white eggs that look so real. I already have a dozen I found at an antique store for $3.00. I have white so I need to find some brown so I can get the look below.

Next, I will paint the lid black. GeorgeAnna had mentioned to me I could paint it for any occasion.

Then I am going to buy some red checkered ribbon to tie around the rim under the lid, where she has the pink ribbon.

And I am going to find a sitting hen figurine to put on the top of it. 

Don't you think that will be cute. I can still change it up at holidays and just always get the lid black. My holiday ideas would be to fill it with those red, white and blue sparkly plastic stars for the 4th of July and put a little flag figurine on top of it.

And at Christmas I could fill it with assorted Christmas balls and put a tree on the top.

And in January I could fill it with white Styrofoam balls of assorted sizes and put a snowman on top.

A lot of great ideas for an awesome jar.

My vintage wish list....

I have been in a Pyrex rut lately. I can't seem to find anything I am looking for. Here are some of my dream items. This one is one I am actively looking for and scouring trade groups in search of them.

This is a set that is on just about everybody's wish list that I know. It's hard to find because everybody wants it.

The same is true for the pink. These two colors make a Pyrex collector faint when they find them.

I was offered stripes for a trade one time and I was all "no thank you, I don't care for stripes." Yikes! What was I thinking. Now they have grown on me and nobody every has them for sale or trade around here.

I love these two... The Atomic Eyes and Turquoise Diamond.

But I have recently realized that vintage bowls do not have to be Pyrex to make me fall in love with them. I am noticing some very pretty patterns in Federal, Fire King, Glasbake and Hazel Atlas. Here are some of my favorites in those brands. I thing this one is so cute with the whimsical lantern and mixing spoons.

This is probably a bowl from that same set just with either a different view or different items on it.

I do not care for the Pyrex dots bowls, but I do love the ones in Federal. They are just too cute.

This reminds me of an old vintage tablecloth.

I bought one like the one on the left several years ago. But because I became a vintage snob who thought she only wanted Pyrex, I traded it. I could kick myself. Every time I see a pic of it I get mad all over again for ever letting it go.

These are very cute. The pattern is unique. I have never seen these in person anywhere.

I would absolutely love to find this entire set. It is gorgeous.

More dots. These are so whimsical looking.

These are not bowls obviously. But I love the two Hazel Atlas cups on the left. I actually have both of them. Paid .25 cents for one of them and  .75 cents for the other. I am not sure who makes the one on the right because I can't find it anywhere else on the internet. But I would love to find one.

Well, there are some vintage items that make my heart melt. Hope you enjoyed looking at them as much as I do.

It's been an amazing week...

It has been a hectic, busy, amazing week at work. I thought I would just do a mid-week update to share what's been going on. Monday, I went and got my hair cut short. Really short. Then I decide to color it with a light ash blonde. It is so easy to take care of. I am loving it. The lighter color makes me happy as well. It amazed me how much more productive I feel when I like my hair. 

Then Tuesday, I was at work when the bosses wife, my friend Stevie, came out in the office and told me she needed me to go somewhere with her to help carry boxes. So I went. We went to a place called Courthouse Donuts and decided to have lunch there. 

It was so quaint. I just loved the decor.

We ordered and went into the dining room. We sat at the table in the front corner by the window.

This gave me a perfect angle to get some good pictures. It wasn't quite lunch time so we had it to ourselves for the first 15 minutes. I absolutely love the decor.

I like the fact that they even decorated the doors that separated the two rooms. 

They had a cute little table in the corner with my favorite plant, a Boston fern. 

Our view was of the Sevier County Courthouse which was built in 1892 and remodeled in 1970. It is the pride of Sevier County.

I had a ham sandwich for lunch which was served Panini style. It was delicious.

Stevie opted for the Rueben sandwich which she says was delicious as well. 

When we were done eating, I finally found out what boxes I was there to help carry. She bought 4 boxes of donuts for the staff for Administrative Assistants day. Now that is the kind of box I can help carry.

They have a very unique donut shop. They make nothing but plain cake donuts. Then she stand at a topping center and custom design your own donuts much like you do a Subway sandwich. We decided to have one each before we left.

I asked them to dip mine in chocolate frosting, then dip it in crushed Butterfingers and then drizzle caramel over the whole thing. The result was nothing short of heavenly. Best donut ever. 

There were so many choices. Stevie decided to go with a simple vanilla icing dip then she had them drizzle chocolate, caramel and honey over hers. You can tell by looking at it that it was fantastic.

Then it was getting close to time to pick up her daughter from school, but we had a few minutes to kill. So we went to our favorite antique store that is near the entrance to the school. I fell in love with this dishtowel. It is perfect for my kitchen. But it was $8.00...and stained. There was no way I was paying that. But I took a pic and I'm going to look for material with the checks and colors in this and see if I can make an applique of it.

But I did find this little Pyrex salad plate for just $3.00. I love this pattern. I have some things in the gray version. 

As if that wasn't that day wasn't exciting enough, all three of us girls in the office came into work on Administrative Assistants day and found a card with something special in it and our own box of donuts to take home with us. They were all assorted and this was the box I got. They are divine. You get 13 1/2 donuts per box. Courthouse Donuts says 12 represent a jury, 1 represents a judge and the half donuts represents that you have a 50% chance of being found guilty of eating too many donuts. I agree. They are delicious.

Then after we had been there a little while, Stevie came out and got me and Jamie and took us to Randall Ogle Gallery. Randall is a famous local artist who paints scenes of the mountains and Cades Cove as well as other paintings. He is related to Jamie and I have always loved his work. So when Stevie said we could get paintings for the office, that is where we wanted to get them. I apologize for the glare on the pictures. But I got to get three for my office. I didn't realized until I got back to the office that all three of mine had dogwood trees in them. Which is my favorite tree so that was pretty cool. The one on the left was painted in memory of his mother, Mary Lee. The one on the right is the old Methodist church in Cades Cove.

This one is of Meigs Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Even among all the excitement this week, I have managed to get work done and keep my workload up to date. It has just been an amazing weeks so far. 

Tee Ball Time

I had the pleasure of attending my youngest grandson's first tee ball game last night. My son (his daddy) coaches the team. The boys were amazingly good for such young kids who had never played before. I must say it was one of the most exciting tee ball games I ever attended.

Ready.....

Confidently strutting up to take his first turn at bat.

Set.....

Coach Dad helping him with his stance and getting him ready to go.

Play ball.....

His first swing and he connected it and it went flying.

And so did he....all the way to first. I have never seen such little legs go so very fast.

And of course, being the proud grandma I am, I had to film him as those little flying 4 year old feet crossed home plate for the first run of his career.

 This child loves sports of any kind and has been so excited for his first game. He looks so cute in his outfit. 

It was an awesome night. They won 10-0. Colby scored twice and got one out at first. I can't wait to go back again.