Thrifts and Gifts

High and Dry In The Desert.....

I could not help but Wonder, Dear Readers, how a tiny sailboat came to be resting in the Desert Mountains of Southwestern New Mexico, where water is scarce, rivers are small and sporadic, and the very air pulls moisture from your skin! But there it was, on the shelf in the back room of the Thrift Shop where my Mother volunteers, and the minute I saw it I knew it had to come home with me. I could not promise it the wide Oceans, but I could imagine it on the shores of a gentle stream.... or fishing on a pond... or the shores of a lake... so many possibilities to Dream of, and all so tricky to build in miniature! Perhaps I felt a kindred spirit, having spent so much time in my youth sailing small boats and frolicking in the sea.... I always feel a little high and dry in the Desert lands! So it came home with me!  And that was not the only Treasure I found on my Travels.... there were several other small items in the Thrift Shop.....

The most noticeable being the bright red basket Baby Carriage 

which is actually a Christmas ornament!

And the cutest being the goggle-eyed Pup made from seashells......

Or maybe the flocked Moose key-ring.....

And the black Fraidy-cat!

But that was just the beginning, Dear Readers, 

because I was also Given a whole pile of Gifts

by a friend of my Mother's who used to make 

miniature dolls a number of years ago and had

 a whole collection of supplies to donate to me!

Everything from wooden horses and Christmas trees.....

To buckles and tiny buttons....

 

To a hand made hobby horse....

and a collection of old metal Monopoly pieces! 

Not to mention a Beautiful little Native American ceramic pot.....

And a gorgeous Guatamalan woven piece of cloth!

What a Treasure Trove of gifts!

Thank you Sarah!

I will have a lot of fun playing with these!

 

And once I was back home, Dear Readers, 

you can imagine how eager I was 

to visit all my projects with "New" eyes... 

a fresh perspective .... a renewed eagerness...

And with little time and even less effort.....

Brought water to the Folly Glass House....

Pieces that have been waiting for ages.....

and "say" so much!

And with the first frost of the season last night,

 it might be time to turn up the heat in the Glass House...

So the plants won't freeze!

(Every Glass house needs a good thermometer!)

Well, Dear Readers, I had a Wonderful visit with Family 

and safe travels there and back again.

And Between the Thrifts and the Gifts 

I am not at all High and Dry, 

But enriched with Treasured memories 

and renewed Spirit!