Treasures Galore!

I was super lucky to be gifted some amazing treasures recently.

Elvis' parents live out of town and are selling their property here so invited me over to see if I'd like any quirky garden decorations.

I scooted out there as soon as I finished work and instantly fell in love with their old lantern collection, which is now my old lantern collection!

I feel like the luckiest person on the planet!

I'm a simple girl ;)

I have hung a couple up and placed some amongst the garden so they will be a nice little surprise when they catch the eye of visitors.

I really love the cute handle on this one, though I have no idea what it's for.

I should look into that so I can pretend to be knowledgeable while explaining these things to said visitors. 

This is an oldy that I've had for a few years. I guess now that I have more than one I can call it a collection, right?

Hiding in the nasturtium.

Love love love!

I think they are just so whimsical and charming.

And how awesome that their glass is still intact!

Such detail remains through the rust. I really adore this type of thing.

I visited my parents over the weekend (a pretty monumental thing as we had a very off relationship but peace has been made and it feels like all is well with the world - well the most it has for me in yeeeearssss anyway), their yard is also full of very cool rustic treasures like these. Like a mini-pickers heaven! I started making a pile of things I planned to bring home but for some reason Dad started putting them back! I did make out with a couple of pieces of white iron lace I plan to age somehow or paint for my front porch, and some signs for my collection. If I find a discarded sign during a bushwalk etc. I give it a new home on my chook house. I will take some pics for another post, another day.

Amongst the beautiful rust, the dahlias are blooming.

The dark red ones have developed a bit of light edges with a dark red strip in the middle, normal??

Pretty, nonetheless.

 Much like this sunset! I feel so blessed to see such amazing skies in my little piece of suburbia.

I have some more exciting news to share..

I have a charm bracelet that I bought for myself about 3 years ago with intentions of not just putting pretty charms on it, but things that when I look at it will remind me who I am, how far I've come, and what's important to me.

I added my sixth charm yesterday.. a little cottage to symbolize my home.

This little house that I have been making our home for the last 11 years just yesterday became officially mine alone. YAY!!

I already owned half but have now bought the other half (well, the bank helped so I won't quit my job any time soon) so this means security, stability, peace, a forever home for my kids even after they grow up and move on, and something to pass onto them.

It's not much but it's all we need.

So yes, after nearly 6 months it was finished yesterday. Settled. Finalized. Done and dusted! :D

I better get back to this little home though and put some order back into the kitchen after the chaos that was dinner cooking.

What are you having tonight?

I NEED to start forcing myself to have breakfast in the mornings. I went to an appointment this morning and was quite embarrassed at how loudly my tummy was grumbling!

I was told it sounded like Godzilla was in there.

Um.. thanks?

Breakfast ideas?!

We had this super-awesome storm the other day!

There was thunder! And lightning!

My heart!!

I played in it for a while until I realized it probably wasn't a very safe idea.

Ok! I'm really going now! Toodles! ❤❤❤