Woohoo!

I am really happy to announce that the books in the green room are gone to their new home!

WOOT!

200 boxes....OMG

All gone!

 A big weight is off my chest!

I feel I can move forward, enjoy life and have fun!

 Speaking of fun....

we went to an amazing church basement sale....

and of course we are not even out of the car that we spot these beauties...

I need to add Charities to our list of vintage addictions....

the wood will be refinished and we will enjoy those in our 2 living rooms.

 This sweet thing I spotted in a container in a flea market in eastern Ontario....

I just saw the color and knew I had to check it out! 

The seller wanted $7 and I offered $5.....

DEAL! 

I kept it close to my heart until we came to the car...

Good thing I always pack bubble wrap and newspaper in the car!

 This past weekend was actually the first weekend in a long time without rain

and really cooler temperatures.....So we went to garden centers for supplies!

I bought a new papyrus plant for the water garden as well some water lettuces and originating plants.

It doesn't look like much now but as they grow it should look good.

One fountain started...one more to go!

this one is the easy one.the size is manageable and not

too heavy...the other one another matter!

The rhododendrons are in full bloom.

My Dad loved them so much.

And he was always pushing me to buy some...

To tell you the truth they scared the bejesus out of me!

But now that I have 15 in the garden...it is okay.

we do our best and that's it!

What more can we do?

More Pyrex Old and New

I was really excited to find the Zodiac casserole with lid and stand on Ebay....

The price was alright, and you know how that works....sometimes when in the middle of  a Pyrex drought one is willing to pay a bit more....

 The listing did say that there was a chip in the lid and I was willing to live with that....

but I just hate it when sellers 'miss' big flaws in vintage Pyrex....

Can you see that really big scratch? Yes the big white scratch!!!

YIKES! Yes I wrote the seller, but you know how it is....

That takes care of the new Pyrex....

Let's move on to the old Pyrex! These 2 sweeties I recovered from the depth of my under stairs wardrobe...

 If I'm not mistaken this is the Constellation divided casserole with divided lid and double warmer.

The warmer still has candles jammed in tight...red ones. I got it a couple of years ago at the Anprim Flea about an hour west of Ottawa. Maybe longer I don't know, it was one of the most boring road ever!
Only 4 or 5 interesting boots, lotsa paperbacks and video tapes.

Last but not least....Here's one I really cherish; it was given to me by my good friend Céline (not Dion). It was her mother's and she remembers many saturday night with snacks served in the Snack Server!

I hope one day to find the rocking holder!

 I love the black crosses, this is sooooo cool at Halloween!

Time for my nightly veggie garden visit!

I started harvesting beans and cucumbers.

They are the best :)

 

Sometimes....

Sometimes it seems you blink and a whole week has passed you by.....You wake up monday morning and next thing you know it's friday night!

Thank god for the long weekend here in Canada (It will give us time to catch up on some zzzzzzzssss and chores)

As I was writing last week....I have a deep urge, a need,a longing, a yearning for some really satisfying thrifting.

You know the high, the rush of adrenaline....

So I told Dan that I needed a trip to the Salvation Army!

And boy was it ever good and satisfying!

Yeah, yeah I've bitched and moaned about divided dish before....but I've been in a major Pyrex dryspell and what do you know they don't stack well but are pretty handy!

Minty fresh Corex! Corex was made by Corning in Leaside, Ontario; in  the very same plant Pyrex was made. I found the sugar bowl in the first aisle and the creamer in the last one.
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I was jumping with glee! They will go in the shop shortly .

Now I also found a groovy glass ice bucket and a Coca-Cola 1976 Olympic tray but I was too scatter brained to take pictures!

Now tomorrow I have HUGE expectations because on Ile Perrot (the island I live on) is the first of three weekends of island wide garage sales and the weather is supposed to be cooperating.

I'm looking for owls, Pyrex, Le Creuset and assorted funky vintage goodies! 

Cheerio!

What I kept and the LONG awaited recipe!

A glorious morning to you! I apologize for not posting the Maple Tarlets recipe yesterday; I was busy with taking down the Xmas tree and changing the beds. As much as I love LLBean flannel bedding...fitting a comforter in one of their comforter covers is like running on a threadmill for 20 minutes!

I did 2 and was out for part of the afternoon! I want to thank my blogger friend De Tout De Rien for her very generous offer to translate the recipe. It was much appreciated! But I did want to try my hand at it. Please, if you read things that don't make sense don't hesitate to write! And by the way I don't even know your name and couldn't find your email (sad face).

Remember my rant about the vintage Xmas lights? Well I was lucky enough to find a box of new replacement lights for a mere .99 cents!

Oooh! I got red, yellow, fuschia, green and blue. I should be set for next Xmas!

 

So this is what I kept. The egg cups will go in the store, they are soooo orangey and fun!

An avocado Tupperware spoon rest (never used). How do I know it's never been used? No scratches of course! A medium bottle brush tree, one can never have too much of these.A Pyrex Flameware teapot lid, it has a chip on the inside but I will sand it down. Since I broke one, I'm always on the lookout for some and they can be pretty pricey on eBay...8-10$ plus shipping OY! 

 One small milkglass jar Night Formula from Beauty Counselor (with the Good Housekeeping seal of approval) and a glass and enamel dresser container.

And of course a Pyrex divided dish which I believe is from the Horizon pattern. I'm usually not a big fan of divided dishes but I could'nt leave this one. I saw myself serving 2 kinds of veggies in it.

I feel I did pretty good at 9.00$ for the whole kit'n'kaboodle.

And now for the recipe.

Maple Tartlets (tartelettes à l’érable)

You will notice that these contain NO maple whatsoever…but that’s their name I swear.

Yield: 12 tartlets
1 pie crust recipe

Heat oven to 375F

Roll the dough about ¼ inch thick. Cut with a round cookie cutter or a teacup. It needs to be big enough to fit in a muffin pan. Put the dough rounds in the muffin pan and place a cupcake paper cup in each, fill the bottom with dried beans. This will prevent the dough from puffing up too much.

Bake from 5 to 10 minutes. Dough needs to look dry. Remove paper cups and beans. You can keep the dried beans in a mason jar for another time. Be careful those beans will be awful HOT!

Filling

1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 oz soft butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch of flour

Mix everything in a bowl. Pour about 1 tablespoon in each crust. Bake at same temp for 5 to 10 minutes until dough is golden. You have to keep an eye on them, they tend to burn quickly. Let cool in the muffin pan for about 20 minutes. Remove carefully.

Let cool completely before storing in a container. These are best eaten the same day or the day after. If you keep them too long the filling will crystallize.

Ok now dear readers a word of caution! These are very sweet, if you eat too much your eyes might glaze over. No joke! And to think that my great grand father would eat 2 or 3 with a scoop of ice cream...Every time I think of this I go Whoa Nelly!