BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

The window at Park Place Antiques has gone from a witch brewing potion to a 50's household just before Christmas.Mom is in the kitchen ready to pass out hot chocolate.

Dad is standing next to the fireplace talking to Grandma,getting ready to light up his pipe after a hard day at the office.

It still needs some fluffing but the basics are in place,several people worked on this last night. Barb O has been working on it for a few days,Barb's husband Dan,JoDan, Sara and myself worked after the store closed last night. Believe it or not it is only 52 days till Christmas.

THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

These are some pictures I took of a single rose growing in my yard. I couldn't decide which shot to use so I used them all.

My husband was painting the foundation of the house and I had to clean up as many flowers as I could. Somehow I just couldn't cut this one.I love roses,I can remember when I was little my Grandfather had a beautiful rose garden .

It had a short white picket fence on three sides with a huge grape arbor in the back. The grapes grew up an over the top. He had a full size swing hanging from framework so in late summer you could go sit & swing in the shade and enjoy the sweet smell of the ripening grapes.

If only we could travel back in time to those simple days of childhood.