Maxfield Parrish sky

I was walking to the library yesterday and I looked up to the sky and thought wow! it looks like a Maxfield Parrish kind of day; no rain, a little cloudy but with the prettiest blue skies, kind of rare in the northwest in this fall months.  When I saw the clouds it reminded me of his beautiful works, thus inspired me to do this post.

When I came home, I scan through this book (bought from Ebay long ago) and just stared at some of my favorite photos.

A lonely Parrish print hangs on my bedroom wall...hope to find a few more to give it company.

some of his works from the early 20th cent. (from the book) 

Happy Friday! hope it's sunny and blue skies wherever you are this weekend!

breakfast

I could never get the kids to eat breakfast in the morning on a school day, a good amount of time is spent each morning trying to convince them to eat something before heading to school; coco puffs, chocolate muffins, Snicker bars, anything.  Just kidding. about the Snicker bar.  I don’t want them to starve before recess time.  Maybe something as colorful as these breakfast would do the trick? Don't they look amazing? 
Found here.

all images are from here.

my vintage collection; salt cellars

These are one of the few "collections" I've got from the auction this past weekend. They will be in the shop this week although I may have to keep one and replace the small jelly jar I've been using for my kosher salt.  Being a shop keeper of vintage housewares you would think I have the best put together kitchen- I don't; I have a dozen mismatched drinking glasses I need to get rid of, and I’m using new as in non-vintage pitcher from Target, what is wrong with me?! You see, when I find something really nice and pretty I would rather list them in my shop than keep them or I'll hang on to them until their novelty wears off then they get listed. I do get obsessed with how my shop looks more than my kitchen obviously J