White Wednesday...I just needed some pretty...

Oh boy, did I need a shot of something.

I have been living in the grey for too long. Our Winter has

brought very little sun, and a whole lot of grey.

SO...

I had to get out of town for awhile.

I had to go where there was no snow.

I had to go looking for light!

My daughter Ember lives in Boise and she was having a birthday,

so I thought..'hey, Boise doesn't have snow...

it may even have some sun...

and it has Ember!

Em took me to some wonderful shops, and we found some great things.

I think I found the light I was seeking.

These are just a sampling of some of what I found.

I bought some of this...

but a lot of it came from Ember's own stash.

She thought I needed it more than she did...

(and because she knows she will find a lot more of it once the yard and estate sales start)

Ember has spools and spools of bias tape and I was able to talk her out of several yards.

need it!

love it!

gotta have it!

She gave me a lot of bling too.

(I know, I know...it was her birthday, but...)

I do try to not take advantage of her goodness too often...

lest she catches on...lol!

We went to some antique and vintage shops while I was there as well.

This shop was beautiful!

It was called Warehouse Beautiful

I saw so many things I wanted to bring home for the garden.

She had beautiful iron pieces. I love iron in the garden!

A visit to this shop really helped make my life a little less grey!

This trip to Boise was so wonderful.

I needed a break from my routine. I needed a change.

I needed NO SNOW!

(thank you so much Dale for taking care of everything at home)

Em took me so many great places including my favorite ice cream parlor Goodys.

I also got to go see my mother who lives in Oregon and my sister who lives in Idaho,

but only thirty minutes from where my mom lives.

We had the best visit.

Sadly, it was while there that I heard about the news of Japan's disaster.

All I wanted to do then was to get back to my own home.

It put everything back into perspective for me.

How quickly our lives can change. From happiness to sadness in an instant.



I had to share this with you too.
(and they have white on them)

A few days before I left to go to Boise,I saw this pair of antelope alongside

 the road as I was driving to the bank.

Aren't they beautiful????

I wish they wouldn't stand so near the road.

They are too pretty to be so close to danger.

Another beautiful thing to come into my life before my trip was this package from

Shelley at Sweetpea Home.

Wrapped up so pretty! With a beautiful charm attached.

Shelley has been doing some purging around her house and thought that I would love these

amazing metal letters that spell ROSES.

Oh do I ever love them!!!!

I felt such gratitude that she would think of me to now care for this treasure that

 I knew she enjoyed for so long in her own home.

I decided for now to hang them on a piece of jute

and string them in front of the mirror in the living room.

These are so perfect for my home and I love them!

Thank you so much Shelley!
You know I adore them and you!!!

I want to thank Kathleen at Faded Charm for this opportunity to show all the whites in my world.
and the not-so-whites....