the sound of the unlocking and the lift away

wanted to share the goodies i found estate sale-ing / thrifting this weekend. since it's pretty much my job now, friday and saturday mornings are set aside for estate sales and i go thrifting... any time i need an excuse to get out of the house!

top pic: vintage toiletry bag, a pretty little potted plant, a stack of mismatched doilies (including a few pretty plastic ones), vintage perpetual calender, colander (*love* those cut out shapes) and the cutest little bird salt and pepper shakers.

4th pic: gold-embroidered blue and green towel to add to my collection, a fancy aqua dish towel, "i love you this much" pad of paper, vintage rack-o (my favorite game!), the fanciest deviled egg plate ever, plastic doily-shaped coasters, and a pretty little toothpick holder / mirror.

whew! a lot of this stuff will end up in mushroom & moss vintage this coming week. and then it's time to do it all over again. yay for weekly treasure hunts!

feathers falling from drapes fold her into pieces tied up and lace

hopefully i'm not starting to sound like a broken record, but i *love* living in portland, especially in the winter. i know, people moan and groan about the rain and the cold (after 30 sub-zero midwestern winters, 45 degrees feels pretty nice to me) and the lack of sun but i think winter is one of the most beautiful seasons of the northwest: inch thick layers of moss dripping off trees and carpeting the forest, ferns shooting out of the ground like fireworks... ok i actually love all the seasons here but since it's winter now that's the one i'm currently in love with.

(photos taken last weekend at the hoyt arboretum)

ps - caught a few of the rare but gorgeous winter sunsets here

in the firelight your eyes are stars of summer

just did a *big* mushroom & moss vintage shop update, including the cutest tea kettle *ever* (seriously), a box of pretty vintage pastels, and an amazing french arabic vocabulary book from 1849 (!).

and guess what?! mushroom & moss is nominated for a poppytalk poppies award in the vintage shop category! quite an honor :)

thanks to everyone who purchased one of my 12 things i love about you mini books. i sold them all! hoping to get some time soon to make a few more before valentine's day is here.

for now it's time for a break from the computer ~ plus there's scalloped potatoes and "ham" in the crock pot calling my name. have a wonderful week!