Happy Pink Cooler Saturday

Whew,  We finally have a little relief from this dreadful heat.  I'm one of those that doesn't function well when I'm hot.  I do have a little energy, so I dug out some treasures I picked up here & there.  To my surprise they were all pink and blue.  I ran around the house pulling some more pink and blue items to make a little vignette.  I had a good time.

I'm  sure it will be cool and pink at:

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I hope you all stop by.  I also hope it is comfortable where you are.

And of course I hope you enjoy My Pink Pretties

If you have the time I enjoy reading your comments

Hope and hugs to you and yours

Happy Hot Pink Saturday

Will someone please explain why I continue to garden, only to watch everything droop or get eaten.  I love the green movement and try at best to respect Mother Nature.  But I have to say these creepy ravenous earwigs are about to receive my wrath!!  And it is just to darn hot.  OK I feel better getting that off of my  chest.  Mother Nature fear not, I will continue to try to kill them responsibly.

In light of my crabbies I figured out I needed some happy pink.  Sure enough, I started working on changing my kitchen curio.  As I found some different pinks to rearrange,  my mood actually lifted.  It's true what they say,  pink really is a state of mind, not just a color.

Well it is still hotter than you know where, so I think I will stay here in the pink coolness of my home.

The only traveling I will be doing will be at Miss Beverly's Happy Pink Saturday Link.  You can join in the fun too. 

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I hope you will join us, and I hope you will be cool.

And of course I hope you enjoy My Pink Pretties.

  

If you have the time I enjoy reading your comments

Until next time

Hope & hugs to you and yours

A Happy Pink Hunt

Dear Pinkies,

 I had a great hunting expedition this week.  I zeroed in on a pink English bone china set.  I was so excited.  I also found a great chocolate pot set.  I was sure I had the kill of the hunt.  After all, who wouldn't love either one of these sets?

When I got home I could hardly contain my enthusiasm to research my kills.  I was hungry for every piece of info I could find on these great pieces.  Half the fun of the hunt of course is the kill, but to those of us who stand in line for hours, or we who hope wish & pray, understand the other half is finding the treasure is indeed the treasure we thought it was.

Well I have researched looked and dug to get the info on this English china set.  I have found none.  As I don't entertain 12 at a time often, I would like to sell part of the set and hope I can provide info for it.

 The china is marked, but I can't find any info on it.  There are many pieces that are close, but not an exact match.

I hope one of you Pinkies may recognize it.

I hope everyone will join our pink hostess at:
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

And of course  I hope you enjoy My Pink Pretties.

If you have the time, I enjoy reading your comments

Until next time

Hope & hugs to you and yours

   

Happy 4th and Happy Pink Saturday

I have to begin by thanking our lovely hostess:

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Not only has she gathered all of us together, but she has also got me off of my duff, to prepare for the 4th. Usually I procrastinate until the last minute, but today I am happy to share with you the tradition my husband & I now share.  At one time we either worked very hard to have a barbecue here, or traveled somewhere to help friends & family.  Once our children moved from this area, we decided to start new traditions.  (Way better than me sitting around & crying) We now work around the house & yard during the day, then start our celebration.

This year we will begin with  a happy hour martini, & appetizer.  I think I will make blue seas martini with a maraschino cherry, and white button mushrooms stuffed with red pepper, tomato & sausage.  While we enjoy our happy hour, my husband is going to start our barbecued ribs & corn.  A green salad with fresh strawberries & blue cheese will round out our early supper.  Now a rest in the cool of the early evening.

Our new tradition has us going to Andy's ice cream  for a banana split.  We have found a hide-a-way place to park, open the roof, & watch the local fire works while enjoying  our treats.  We get home long before the celebration traffic will. 

As we live in an area that knows fireworks are dangerous  & makes them illegal, I am ashamed to admit we will enjoy our night cap oohing & ahhing over the idiots that push their luck  Most importantly we will raise our glass to wish America a very happy birthday.

I'm sorry to say I have no pink pretties for the celebration.  I do hope you and yours will have a happy holiday anyway.

And of course I hope you will enjoy My RED Pretties.

If you have the time, I really enjoy reading your comments.

Hope hugs to all

Happy Pink Saturday

Hello Pinkies,

I'm back from our last weekend hunt.  We did find a shop but unfortunately no great deals were to be had.   Oh well.  We enjoyed our time together anyway.  I did find a little article in Woman's World Magazine,  that made me smile.  It was titled "Send anxiety packing with pink".  By simply slipping into pink, 100% of the participants in the study, felt more relaxed in just five minutes!  Credit went to the hue's ability to turn on the pleasure center of the brain, relaxing muscles and even instilling confidence!"  Well of course.  All of us knew that.  Just look at all the happy relaxed pink posts at:

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My dear MIL has given me much of her silver serving pieces to add to my own collection.  I'm happy she knows I will cherish them, and remember all the family dinners she prepared us.  We were treated to her great cooking and entertaining often.  Thanks Mom.

Her gift inspired me to set up the dining room.  I love mixing pink with different colors.  Silver pink and black.  Let's give that a try.

I hope you like my combination.

And I hope you enjoy My Pink Pretties.

This was at the bottom of an auction box.  Does anyone know how to use it?  Not sure it goes together. 

This is what I did.

If you have the time, I appreciate your comments.

Hope & Hugs to all

 

Small really is more difficult to do

Hi all, 

Hope you are recovering from our special pink week party.  I was happy so many participated.  I think I've finally recovered from my pink hangover.  What a great hangover to have!  If you missed it or your ready to see even more, please visit our hostess at:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com

I decided to show you my powder room this week.  It is very small and very pink.  I have added a few things to my shelves that I have collected.   I mistakenly thought it would be an easy quick job.  Guess again oh inexperienced one.  After trying different lamps to light it, and many angles to miss the mirror, I think I got a few pics that will at least give you an idea of what it looks like.

I do hope you will forgive the bad language that spewed forth. LOL

And I hope you enjoy My Pink Pretties.

If you have the time, I love to read your comments.

Hope & Hugs to all