Italian Mirror

We hung our large  Italian mirror over the buffet. 

I am quite proud we got around to this task as we are covered up in Darling Mini Wee's and our Cindy Lou kitten.  Not two foot from this buffet the house is a bonified wreck but you will never see it.

The often seen funeral baskets have pride of place there in the center, Joe's mother's foot stool is on the left with a newly acquired bust from the Peach 23 sale. I obtained the vintage glove mold from that sale as well.

I wish all of you a lovely Sunday. 

We are taking the Wee's to church then having a birthday lunch for Joe.

In other good news CC has been accepted at the Korean University and we are in a flurry of activity obtaining insurance, a visa, and a plane ticket. 

She is thrilled. 

joy and peace

Olive

Peach 23 Yard Sale: The Goods

The Peach 23 Yard Sale was something serious my peeps. Question is was it a yard sale or a marathon? It's a little of both and I did not make the finish line. Not even after six and a half hours and thirty miles. How about that? Read more about the sale here.

The French bust may have to stay with me for a time. The white chippy plant stand was $5.00. The cream hutch was $5.00 too.

An old crazed English bowl with a Cotswold cottage on it that could not be sweeter. It was $6.00.

Carolyn Westbrook's 2012 book for $2.00. I am really drinking in the pages of this book. It is staying home with me and the bust.

 Donna {who actually posted over the weekend}and I could have arm wrestled over this triptych. It's a Florentine religious piece and it is staying here for a spell too. I have built a collection of Florentine pieces recently. Repeat after me. Olive Is A Bad Seller.  We have acknowledged that and can move on.

This Italian mirror is my find for the day at $10.00. It is missing the corresponding left leg, shown here, but the seller is looking for it. I am going to see her later today. It may be seen in my dining room for a spell. I am horrid.

Was getting up at 5 A.M. worth it? Was having no coffee {screaming headache} worth it? Was coming home hyped up and exhausted worth it?

Yes To All Of The Above

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Happy Monday

Olive

Neutral Christmas Vignette

My second white bottle brush wreath was hung from the oval chippy wreath.

 I found that chippy wood piece at an estate sale. 

I like it's patina. 

Every item on the table including the table itself is thrifted.

The bottle brush wreaths came from Big Lots two years ago. 

Linking@Vintage Inspiration Friday

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In Olive Out news CC is home.

 That sentence seems far too mild as the actual act of getting her home involved twelve hours of hard hard work. We moved her from a dorm to an on campus apartment yesterday. We had Shelley Puppy with us to add to the fun. Then drove back in the rain. I felt as if I had been thrown down the stairs today. I need to shut up and quit my fussing because she will not be in the country this time next year. She will be a student in Korea and will miss Thanksgiving and Christmas with us. We are still in our pajamas and may not move further than the coffee pot today.

Happy Christmas

Olive

French Bust

I found this French bust two weeks ago at an estate sale. 

The sale was at a house on the banks of the Savannah River. 

The owner was obviously a fan of French objects. 

They sold some French chairs that were gorgeous. 

Too bad I was driving the Mini.

I bought one of these rosaries there and she had literally dozens for sale.

This bust had some broken plaster at it's waist so the estate agent 

discounted the price for me to fifteen dollars.

 I repaired it easily. 

I am enjoying a mostly neutral color scheme in the living room. 

Not that it will stay that way. 

Winks

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happy thrifting

Olive