The Illusive butter pat.........

I know that you have all been missing me talking about butter pats for a while, believe me I am still in love with them, and I think of them everyday, but today I decided to show you some pictures of some of the stamps on them. How beautiful are the little English stamps they put, on these things. So simple and sweet, I just love them. I think I will turn some of them I have hanging, around and just look at the stamps for a while. I know that every time I go to the Texas shows I am always so taken with Janet Romines' (Rubbish and Co.) displays of her ironstone as she always has the ironstone turned so you cans see the beautiful stamps. Now if you have some wonderful stamps on some ironstone or butter pats, let me see them, I just love to look at them, or better yet, send those to me and let me inspect them for you and make sure they are original.........Cheers, Lauri

AMAZING!!!!!!!

No strings, no walker, look no hands.........I was amazed yesterday when I visited mother and saw her walking with the therapist, with no walker just them beside her. They have been working with her for about 5 weeks and I am just amazed, what they have done with her. It is truly a blessing....... A thankful me, Lauri

The Invitation.......

Today I woke up and realized it is 3 months and 12 days until the wedding.........Eeeeekkkkkkk, that scared the crap out of me, not because things are not getting done but, because it seems like just the other day I had a year to plan.......anyway I decided to show you some of the things that we have done, and see what you think......And can I tell you how much fun this is, I am having a ball!!!!! These are the invitations, yes, they are all done, and just need to be assembled and mailed. I love them, Katie and I did these ourselves and we are so proud of them. We have a wonderful store here in Buford called Archivers, and it sells all the things you need to put these beauties together. They are the most wonderful bronze and papaya (or terra cotta as we call it). The printing is all in brown and we embossed everything in terra cotta. We lined the envelopes and this is how they look when you open it........

I love the photo stamps you can get now from zazzles or stamps.com they are just to die for!!!! We also made a trip this weekend to the gift show at the Mart, and found flowers and the most wonderful iron pieces for the reception. Here are flowers we found for the bouquet........

Gerbera daisies one of my favorites......

Of course, sunflowers will be centerpieces on the tables and everywhere........

And look at the fabulous iron pumkins we found with candle holders they are from 14 inches tall and smaller......

Can you believe we found this darling carriage??? I love it!!!!!
This lantern was exactly what I wanted for some of the tables. How gorgeous is that?? It is about 28 inches tall and I will put bittersweet and leaves around it. Love It!!!!!!
Could not resist these great fall candle holder wreaths with all the berries and pine cones. It is all coming together so great. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Lauri

Happy 4th of July!!!!!

Today was a great day in Cumming, Georgia, the weather was amazing and not as hot as it has been in the past weeks, for the annual Steam Engine Parade in our town. My son is always up for this as he loves operating the heavy machinery. I am always a little skiddish as they are so big and heavy and a bit dangerous. But, these wonderful old bits of history are always a joy to see operated and a bit nostalgic..........here is my angel boy getting ready for the start..........

Here are Adam, Katie and his boss Buddy, with his friend Rhonda. Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th, we are off to the pool!!!!!!!!!! Lauri

I'd Rather be in Paris Swap

WOW, We are so lucky to have been included in a swap that Sweet Shelley at Sweet Pea Home was hosting. Lulu and I both got some really great stuff. I was so fortunate to get Shelley in the swap and look at all the great stuff I got. The very best part was that Shelley has some butter pat seeds and sent me a pot with a newly sprouted butter pat. How good is that!!!???

How wonderful is this old box with the french print on front, it has a mirror inside and will be my new jewelry box. It was holding some really cool french papers, and pictures as well as some ribbons, flowers and a rhinestone chain. Lulu will die when she sees it. There was also some french soap, that is it all wrapped in a pretty bow. Shelley knows me pretty good to know I love bows.

Here's a shot of all the goods. Some really cool stuff.........

And because she knows I love them.......yet another butter pat. These will be my favorites.......Thank you Shelley, I love everything and you were so sweet for hosting this. Cheers, Lauri

Swap a la Francais or HOLY COW I GOT THE MOTHER LODE

Hallo! C'est moi, lulu!  I was lucky enough to participate in a french-inspired swap with other bloggers. Thank you, Shelley/Sweet Pea, for making this all happen.  I was lucky enough to swap goodies with Donna of Annie, Fannie & Abigail blog.  MON DIEU!  I cannot begin to tell you how generous, wonderful and SO 'lulu' this parcel is.  Firstly, there were 21, yes 21, individually wrapped packets of stuff.

all kinds of goodies....lots of letters that spell "paris", oo la la, frenchy, funky...but I will tell on myself: when I first took the photos I didn't realize some were two-sided....

 

But, then, DUH, I turned them over and VOILA:

I can use the pieces of metal and the cross, religious medals in my Junk Jewelry and LOOK AT THOSE FROU FROU EAT-Your-Heart-Out GLOVES..sheer! The jar holds BEADED black trim...the jar is gorgeous in its own right...

You can't tell but these are MIRRORED buttons on the original cards, post cards and more mirrored thingamajigs THAT I JUST LOVE AND WOULD BUY FOR MYSELF!!!!

All the pretty laces, and wonderful french cards, millenery leaves and posies..oh my and the photo of all the goodies opened.

How about a couple of old collars that say it all ('Paris'  'France' )as does my expression! They were in a box labeled 'FUN' and the frame pieces were in a box labeled 'FRAGMENTS'.  I CAN"T STAND HOW FAB YOU ARE, DONNA!!!!!!

So, I bid mes amis Adieu! and merci merci beaucoup, Donna!

oxoxxo lulu, your newest BFF

Thelma, Louise, or Maxine????

Well, I wanted to let you all know that my mother is doing sooooooo much better. I have hesitated about saying anything lately, afraid I would jinx her, but she is showing some great improvement.........I am just not sure who she is these days. My brothers both visited with her this week and called me to say that on Monday she was a little snippy with one of them and asked for her car, then she instructed my sister-in-law to go out to her car and get her cigarettes!!!!!(she doesn't smoke.) Then yesterday when she was in therapy she walked to the end of the parallel bars and then said she wanted to keep on walking so they walked her up and down the hall for awhile. We can't believe it last week she was not walking or eating. Then today when I got there, her nurse met me in the hall and said that she had eaten all of her breakfast and most of her lunch. WOW!!!! This is such good news.....then she said SHE had fired most of the staff........bummer. Well, I knew when I walked in and she was behind the nurses station sitting at the desk looking at papers, we were in trouble. So I am not sure who we are dealing with here but, I am just so grateful she is alive and doing well in rehab. I just hope they don't call me and tell me she can't stay anymore. And I have decided if she starts drinking I'll load her up in the car and take her to Texas with us!!!!......Cheers, Lauri