Pretty in Yellow...

I love yellow flowers..in fact I love the color yellow..it is such a cheery, sunshiney color..but in flowers..well..it just never ceases to make me smile when I see a bright sunny colored flower.

This week I had a gladiola flower blooming in my yard, and I could see it outside my kitchen window,but after about a day or two and some rain...the gladiola flowers started leaning way over and had fallen to the ground. So, in they came to grace a vase on the kitchen counter.

But I wanted to share with you all what they look like.

Yes, I'll have to dig up the bulb to save for later, as they are just so beautiful.

The details are just exquisite..I love looking at the beauty in nature..and capturing it on camera.

I hope that these bright cheery beauties have brought a smile to your face today.

Enjoy!

~The Garden Goose~

Happy Father's Day

Wishing all the dad's that just "might" happen to read this blog..a "Happy Father's Day"
Hope your day was a good one!
Hope the spouseand child/ren in your life spoiled you well today.
~The Garden Goose~

Some fun freebies for you...

Wanted to share a few fun freebies for those of you that enjoy collage art and altered art creations. (simply right click on image and do a "save as")

Enjoy!

~The Garden Goose~

Mail Fun..

Had some fun mail yesterday..thanks to Wanda at "The Rat's Pajamas"

http://wandamai.blogspot.com/

Wanda had held a giveaway on her blog..and after the giveaway she asked for everyone's address that had entered her drawing..and she sent us all a little gift..so in effect everyone won!

It was definitely above and beyond on her part to be so generous and sweet to all of us.

Thank you Wanda!

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Wanda sent me a cute package filled with all kinds of bits and baubles to create fun tags.

Isn't this just so fun looking? Bits of fairy images and little snippets of fabrics, and buttons and glitteries.

Fun! fun! for someone that enjoys making collages :0)

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Well..the clean out..clear out continues..in fact I'm supposed to be out working in my garage right now ..fer shame..fer shame..ha..

It's so amazing when you put your mind to doing a thorough clean out/clear out..just how much stuff you can actually find...wow.

We are hoping to have our garage sale next weekend if the weather permits..if it doesn't..of course the following weekend then.

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Well...I had even more fun mail today..remember when I shared the photos of the cute things I had found on etsy? Well..most of it came in today..and it is all so darling . I just love that little puppy statue I found..it is absolutely adorable..and so much cuter in person.

I know..I know...I'm supposed to be clearing out..not gathering things..ha...but...but...this is just so cute and whimsical and fun....

I am getting rid of everything that I no longer wish to decorate with..and that means I am going for a totally different style and look for the new home...so..when I saw these items..well.....I snagged them..can ya blame me?

I wanted to make sure I'd be the owner of them for in my new home..see..isn't that excuse enough??...ha.A girl's gotta plan ahead and get the goods when the gettings good.:0)...ha

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I want to thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Here's wishing you all a lovely weekend!

~The Garden Goose~

Collectible Barbie Dolls

My daughter has 3 of these beautiful Barbie Dolls and wants to find new homes for them... she asked if

I'd list them here on my blog for her in case anyone was interested.

She has the following: New In The Box Barbies

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$24 each which includes the shipping to you.

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please email through my profile here if you are interested.

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Timeless Silhouette Barbie/2000/Mattel

1999 Mattel Blushing Bride Barbie

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and a Victorian Ice Skater Special Edition/2000 Mattel

~The Garden Goose

Daily Perk Up!

My daughter had bought a box full of really old vintage paterns a while back, and this evening while going through some of the items she came across a clipping from a 1937 newspaper.

It was an ad for a "Daily Perk- up!" from a "Perkins Motors " Chrysler*Plymouth"

Anyhow...I wanted to share with you all the darling saying this little ad had.

Plan more work than you can do:

Then do it.

Bite off more than you can chew:

Then chew it.

Hitch your wagon to a star:

Keep your seat:

And there you are!

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Now doesn't that little rhyme just give you a grin?

It did me..and I hope that you all enjoyed it too.

Have a lovely day!

--------- ~The Garden Goose~

Big clean out begins..

Well..we've been cleaning out and gathering things here and there for a huge garage sale/and an upcoming "redding house for market"

...and I know now that the "big clean out" begins... once I have hubby on board..ha.

At first I'd walk by him and ask him.."so..do ya wanna get rid of such and such.." and the answer would be.."well..I think we need to hold onto that for now".

...and I'd get a wee bit frustrated because after all we are "supposed" to be clearing out things..not holding on to them just "cause".

So tonight all of the sudden he comes into the room with a huge arm load of movies from the living room saying to me..." oh... we just cleaned out all of the movies, and your right..we need to start clearing out a bunch of stuff, I'll get better at helping with that"

Woohoo! ..that means with hubby on board the clean out will go so much smoother.

The hesitation is no longer there/we have turned the corner ..and entered into the in the realm of "oh sure..we don't need that"..ha.

So..our major clear out has now turned a corner.

yeehaw..our job just got easier!!

(if you are a married gal..you know exactly what I am talking about and where I am coming from..ha)

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So..we are aiming to have that garage sale next weekend..weather permitting.

This evening I had to clear off the large counter in garage the rest of the way..then start sorting through things.

Whew...it's going to be a huge sale.

Will be so nice though to clean and clear out.

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Hope you all are having a great week.

~The Garden Goose~

p.s. like the little bee?/ you can create a bee on the Haagen Daaz website..there is a little bit of info about bees/saving the bees there/along with a "create your own bee"fun.