recreational thrifting

 Wow!

 It's been a long time since I've had such good luck at a thrift store!

 Yesterday, squeezed in between reading sessions (see more HERE)

  my husband and I stopped in to a thrift store that is TRULY a thrift store.

 $8.25 bought us a beautiful pillow, a jigsaw puzzle, four tops and a skirt and a jacket for me, and a     pair  of jeans for him!

A recent purge of several pieces of clothing I no longer wear

left space in my drawers and closet. 
I am thrilled to have these "new" items that will perk up my spring/summer wardrobe.

And the pillow!!!!  A real beauty.

things turquoise

 Some time ago, we spray painted our chandelier a metallic blue color.

It really wasn't quite the color I'd thought it would be,

but I did nothing about changing it.

 Then I found these shades on the internet

 and things began to come together!

I hung a vintage curtain panel that had been folded up on a shelf

and things turquoise began to come out of the woodwork!

 Paintings,

pillows,

and who knows WHAT next?