Spring Concert at Dad's...An Evening With Friends!

 My long time friends MJ and Molly, met me last night at Russellville Plaza for my dad's spring concert...."Another Opening Another Show". My old high school buddies are so sweet to go and visit my dad and they wanted to attend his spring concert, so we met for dinner before and had so much fun telling stories! We heard a few good ones from my dad that I have never heard! Lots of laughs all night.  I love this photo as it shows how happy everyone was last night. My friends have known dad for over 50 years!

 Here he is with his group....Blending Voices! They all just enjoy the songs and performing. They sing old classic show tunes and we were talking how we just know most of the songs. I don't think kids learn songs like that anymore.

MJ took the next two pictures and sent them to me...pretty cute.

This is Dottie who plays the piano for the choir. She charmed us all with her solo..."Let's Do It' by Cole Porter.

And this is my dad's good friend Marilyn who is the leader of the gang! She is so funny and had fun with this number..."If My Firends Could See Me Now"!

Here's my crumpled program so you can see the selections of songs. It was such a fun evening. Thanks so much MJ and Molly for joining dad and me.

Sunday Thoughts

It's evening here in Troutdale....what a lovely day, a beautiful warm spring day. I hope you have had a nice day of rest.

I didn't come up with this prayer, but I am using it as my Sunday prayer. I am going to focus on these things this week. Enjoy the week. 

Happy May Day!

Happy May Day blogger friends! It was just the most perfect spring day here in Oregon. We have been so spoiled by the nice weather all winter and it looks like spring will be the very same. It's been in the 70's and that's so perfect.

I flipped my little calendar over this morning to a new month. I love the month of May! It's the month I plant my flower gardens and everything is so fresh.

I decided to take my camera and go on the hunt for blooming flowers in my yard. I haven't planted anything new yet, but I found many thing blooming. Pansies.....

Azaleas....

Roses....

Roses by my front door...

My mystery rose that a friend sent me years ago...

My chives....

I hope you liked this little look around my garden to day. Enjoy the merry month of May!

Tea Time Thursday #74

The sun is shining and the temperatures are warming up daily! Happy Tea Time Thursday. It's almost May, so my thoughts turn to planting my flowers gardens. Jimmy got his veggies in yesterday and is quite pleased about that.

My pretty floral teacup is sitting in my seed box that was a birthday present one year from Jimmy. We both fell in love with it out in Aurora and so it came home to live in Troutdale.

The graphics are so bright and I love that it is not too large. I'm sure it sat on a counter tempting customers to take home some packages of seeds.

I have a small collection of old seed packages and think it fun to display them in the open box. I'm always on the hunt for some older packs.

I picked up this cup and saucer last weekend at an estate sale. It is just soooo perfect for spring. Our daffodils and tulips are done blooming this year, but  there's always next year!

It's trimmed in gold, but the handle is painted a soft green and I like that!

The fine bone china cup and saucer is made by Salisbury and named "Tulips and Daffodils". It is made in England and is waiting for tea time!

I just love to look at the graphics on the vintage seed packs and seed catalogs. Just so charming.

So I'm going to have a cup of tea now and dream awhile about planting my flower garden. I always like to look at pictures and garden plans before I make that first trip to the garden center, but it will be very soon!

I Won a Lovely Give Away!

A few weeks ago, I entered a give away on a friend's blog and I won! I know my blogger friend as Lady Jane, but her real name is Sharon. She is a very creative person and right now, I'm enjoying her adventure with her quilt blocks! I didn't know she made such beautiful cards...but she sure does!
She is also into miniatures, so I enjoy both of her blogs. You can find Lady Jane at Our Cozy Abode and For the Love of Minis, so pop on over and see what Lady Jane is up to!

She made a box for me to keep the cards in, but I had to put it together. Lady Jane, I just used double sided tape to make life easier!

She sent 12 cards, three of 4 different designs. This type is amazing with all kinds of fun additions! Only special friends will get these!

I think this is my favorite card! I just love that song and used to sing it to my girls when they were little. Now I can sing it to my grandson.

So Lady Jane, a big thank you for my treats and for all the work you put into these beautiful cards. I am blessed to have been the winner. Thanks so much and happy crafting.
This is my first blog post on my new laptop. I'm getting it figured out...slowly. 

Barbie Fun!

Barbie...just the name brings back a flood of childhood memories! I was 10 when I got my first Barbie doll for Christmas. I didn't think I liked Barbie the first year when she was new. By the second Christmas, I was hooked! This is my original Barbie suitcase. I always took care of my dolls and when my girls were little, we only took down my Barbie things from the closet on special occasions. That was a the best way to keep all my doll things in good condition. My mom made some of the outfits and I do have some of the first official Barbie clothes. The only thing that somehow has disappeared is her shoes! My girls swear they never took them, so who knows

Here's a look inside my suitcase with my second Barbie with her bouffant hair do! I had dark hair then and my sister was a blonde, so I always got the dark haired dolls.

When I was playing Barbie with my granddaughter Ava, I discovered that my suitcase was really packed full! I go to lots of estate sales, so I was on the hunt for another smaller one. I found this single case and Jimmy negotiated a great price for me.

This is my original pony tail Barbie. I did get a blonde one...hum...maybe they weren't making the dark haired dolls yet. This case is great for her evening gowns.

I was at flea market and found this classic round Barbie case...yes, I had to get it. It was in such great condition and I always wanted a round suitcase.

More dolly clothes! Nothing is swished now! I never really valued MY dolls from the past until I started going to doll shows and realized just how old my dollies are! Goodness! Anyway, I am trying to take good care of my dolls now I have a sweet little Miss Revlon doll that actually was my favorite. She's about 10 1/2" tall and my mom made most of her outfits...that will be another blog post.

Thanks for sharing my doll post and I hope you have a great week ahead.

Sunday Thoughts

Blessings to you and yours this Sunday! I hope you are enjoying this day of rest with your loved ones.
This is our daughter and SIL's second anniversary. Happy Anniversary Angie and Chris. God has blessed you with a wonderful family.