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My DAILY Good Will hunt is about to slow down.  My husband is home from the lake today, and we have plenty of yard work to catch up.  I cut the yard while he was gone, but not the entire 4 acres.

My daughter has someone to cut her lawn now, and my grandson has sold his property that joined hers, so we are back to a much more manageable area.

I took a little drive, about 40 miles to a GW store I had been to two other times.  They had a great selection, and I spent $16.00.  I bought 3 pr. of new pj's, and a beautiful pitcher.  You know I collect them, but I would have bought this one even if I didn't collect. Those were the main purchase, but I also found other items, as well.

From the front:  (cost $6 and change (Sr. Discount Day),





 No design on the back.


 A quick trip to Wal Mart for flowers.

I found this green milk glass candle holder (c. 1920) also.  At first I couldn't figure out what it was, but kept researching and found one in blue.


 A regular taper will fit the center hole, but the others require a smaller diameter candle.

This is the first one of these I've ever found, but I knew I wanted it!!

I also bought this small green candle holder for pillars.


A nice piece of crystal by Mikasa.


 This frame is rather heavy, and all that was in it was what looked like a piece of aqua paper.  I opened it to find a piece of leather. I searched the house for a picture for it, then just copied a canvas I recently found, and placed it in the frame, creating a new vignette.

I was excited to find this ironstone plate.  The other two objects are also GW finds from a while ago.

A favorite verse.





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