The time Pyrex saved me

  I might as well share

 when I heard that I lost my job...I was alone in the house...and I started to hyperventilate....and God knows what else....I was super scared I was going to have a heart attack...but I managed to calm down...by pacing in my house and opening  the front door...and then openeing the back door and taking DEEP breaths....

And I needed to find a happy place....

And I did! I had to look at my Pyrex hoard.....and I had to dig out some Turquoise Snowflake pieces and make a quick display. 

And that made me feel so much better. 

Have a great evening

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?

The rack

It occurred to me that it was about time I shared some pictures of my apartment.

I have a lot of custom quirky details....

Like the rack

 There isn't really a lot of cabinets to put pots

and pans, so Dad had this installed when he was living there.

We lowered it and now this is where the pots,

pans and strainers hang out (get it?)

 In the background you can see my Turquoise and Butterprint Pyrex

and yes that is Pyrex in the cabinet!

At one point the kitchen was yellow...but Dad got sick of it

and had some faux finish done on all the wall and cabinets.....

I am not a big fan! lol

Oh well one thing at a time!

Be well!

But once in a while......

I am quite disillusioned  with the human race nowadays...

So much hate, negativity, violence.....aaaaarrrggghhh!

It is everywhere: social media, tv,newspapers, near the water cooler, in the bus, the subway

Sometimes I can't take it anymore! It stresses me out and I am sure I am not the only one!!!

But once in a while...I see something that gives me hope that all is not lost...

That there is still some love and understanding....

 I saw this on a lamp post. It says:

If you're cold take one

the ziplock was full of winter gloves....

 Then the next lamp post was this....

Same thing: If you're cold take one.

In this bag you could find woolen caps (toques)

That made me feel warm allover!

Some people still care.

Thank you!!!

This afternoon on my way home I found this darling Ikea

turquoise cart.

WOW and the beat price EVER! FREE!!!  

It needs a good scrubbing but overall it is in great shape!

WOOHOO!

I had a great day, I laughed and laughed and it felt good!

I hope you laughed today

Catching up!

Wow! Already September 18th!


Back in late August, I celebrated my 51st birthday. That is such a strange number, I feel 35 years old at most!

I got beautiful and surprising gifts!

such as....

Yes faithful readers the Le Creuset gods gifted me a beautiful turquoise braiser .

in its original box no less!

 This had been on my bucket list ever since I saw Jamie Oliver cook with one.

Dan said: I hope you won't get mad because it costs a lot of money...

Why would I get mad it is not my money after all!

Love it!

I also got lots of goodies from Vero, which I use and love!

This is so cute! it is a portable desk grill with all the accessories....

When life at the office is super dry and boring, I re-arrange it.

 I've hated my Dad's fridge from the get go.

even if it was fairly recent, my Dad had it fixed twice and

all the veggies in the crispers would freeze anyways.

It was cracked inside and super noisy...

so it was not a big surprise when it went dead on

Labor Day!

 It just made a lot of noise and stopped cooling on top.

The freezer kept freezing, thank god!

We managed to keep our food cool with the help of our back up fridge

(downstairs) and a cooler.

I have to tell you that going down the stairs

15 times to prepare dinner was a real bummer!

Here is the new fridge

I love it but it is not the one I wanted...

It just didn't fit!

new fridge smell, even better than new car smell!

Sleep tight!

Happy Canada Day!!!

To all my Canadian readers from coast to coast I wish you a wonderful Canada day!

Here in Quebec July 1st is MOVING DAY. Leases are usually 12 months and start on July 1st.

Which means that it is treasure day for a trash picker as myself....It is true that I try to limit the stuff I bring home because, let's face it my home is very well stocked, not to mention my Dad's apartment!

Today, returning from a fast trip to the corner grocer, I took the opportunity to visit the different piles of trash on my street....

Boy was I in for a MAJOR find! This is something I have been yearning for for several years....

And it was waiting for me lying on its side on top of a box of empty bottles....

 A safe T blowmold ice cream cone!!!

OMG! I ran home as fast as I could holding it tight just

like a little girl squealing with delight!

I will be purchasing a lottery ticket this afternoon!

 I got new sandals, half off with free delivery....

See how well my toes compliment the sandals?

And they are comfy! BONUS!

 I had to call a company to clean my roof drain, I have a flat roof.

See the dark space in the middle of the picture?

I was informed that hole was home to rats....

RATS! EEEEEWWWWW!

The exterminator is coming Monday morning!

Earlier today while vacuuming we blew out a circuit but we can't reset it...

Oh well, I'll try to have an electrician early next week...

And no week is complete without a condescending email from the executor.

The good news is that I am choosing not to let it ruin my day and that I should be rid of her

by the end of September.

Another good news is that I have found the joy of blogging again!

Be safe, be well

and 

Keep on thrifting! 

What's New

I have been weeding out the Pyrex....What else is new? LOL

I have a new friend who is seriously addicted to Pyrex, I found her on Facebook...She has been very nice and very happy to buy some of my Pyrex.

 4 cups and saucers, Lime Pyrex dinnerware

 Vintage casserole, in box with pamphlet

Promo casserole with caddy. I like to call that one

Butterprint because of the roosters that are found on the Butterprint pattern.

It seems that spring has finally arrived in  Montreal!

We rushed to the hardware store

and got those sweet turquoise chairs....

replacing the ricketty and rotten ones Dad had before.

I can't wait to see the garden in bloom!

Stay thrifty, stay well

Seen Around

I love posting about interesting things I see while on the road.

Our latest road trip took us to Kingston, Ontario.

Once the capital of the Province of Canada....for just a short time . It remains an important military installation.

The old town (downtown ) is just lovely, quaint and great for unique shopping.

Here are things I saw  there, on the way there and on my way back.

 From the Brockville Goodwill, sad, so sad

 From a Kingston DVD club.

I want one (a blowmold just like this...)

 This machine really cracked us up.

Who knew the Dan meister wood worker extraordinaire had another job on the side?

In Montreal no less....

 Happy lovely mishmash from Gannanoque, Ontario

 Nice sunburst!

 The funny thing is my mother in law had the exact same clock

over the sink in the summer kitchen attached to her RV!

Whatever happened to it?

I don't know!

I bought a tiny gift for Dan, but it is still a secret!

Queen of WHAT???

So we had quite a lot of visits this week...and we had 3 scheduled yesterday!

During the first visit, I go in the kitchen and I hear: Yes Miss V. is a Pyrex Queen! Is there anything sweeter to hear???
This made me feel so good, an acknowledgment that my Pyrex ways were A-Okay and even desirable!

I was really surprised that the agent knew about Pyrex and even more that Dan would broadcast publicly my love of Pyrex!
So this the display I decided upon

                                  I think that grey's perfect match is turquoise as in Butterprint.

I am really happy how this turned out!

Will this help sell the house???

I DON'T KNOW!!!

As always be well my thrifty friends and have a great week!

Packing and Displaying

Since we are painting the kitchen grey and white the existing

Pyrex had to go!

                                Of course I am thinking that I will miss my Pink Daisy Pyrex during the
                                transition. In theory pink and grey should work and does work but I wanted a
                                new color scheme and turquoise and white was it.

                                I will miss the Pink Daisy so much because I associate this pattern with my grandma
                                as I inherited her 045 casserole.
  

This will be the home of one of the new display.

It's not done yet so no pics!

Have a great night!

TCB

Being a child of the 60's ; I would've been a total recluse if I'd never heard Taking Care of Business from Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

It nearly played hourly on CHOM FM Montreal's classic rock station. In my 20's I visited Graceland with my Dad and was amazed to see Elvis's ring with TCB on it. It was a big ass ring!

Here's a link for it in case you've never seen it TCB RING . I can't copy a picture it is copyrighted.

TCB has been my word of the year twice in a row and let's face it I need to take care of business!

We have loose ends all over the house and our heads are full of projects we should do....

Here are 2 I tackled in the last 24 hours!

 I bought 2 mid-century lamps in Wells Maine in 2011. They would turn on but I was not comfortable
with the old dried up wires....Once in a while I would talk about re-wiring them...but basically did nothing about it.
Now since I feel so recharged and productive, I started to check out Ebay for the new parts...I found some but the shipping was crazy!

 So Dan suggested going to the Home Depot to search for them....Well I was very surprised that I found what I was looking for!

                                            I took a new extension cord, cut out the head, seperated the wires
                                         and took out the insulation. I then connected the wires to their appropriate
mates...Smooth to brass and ridged to silver and presto changeo...

 a super duper cool lamp that I'm not afraid to use anymore!

 Ans here's her orange sister....

My next project was to change the screens to some windows that Bandito had a lot of fun ripping to schreds!

 Cutting the screen is the easy part....

 Then you need to use the little tool to force the screen and the retaining strip in the frame's groove

 Oh man that sure was hard to do! My arms will definitely feel it tomorrow morning!

 Here's the finished product back where it belongs...Fresh AIR at last!

Now I can go back to my book....

Shortly I will share what Dan wsa working on....