paint-by-number tree...

... I was scanning my 'starred' items in Google Reader and ran across again the wonderful paint-by-number mural on a Before & After segment on Design*Sponge.

 photo via design*sponge

 And I was reminded of pictures I took of a tree early last winter while waiting for my son to come out of school. This is the trunk...

 and here are the upper branches...

 and here a couple of shots in black&white.

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Isn't the bark wonderful?! My pictures don't quite do it justice, but every time I pass the paint-by-number tree, I'm reminded how much I really love all trees! Are you a tree lover?

first garage sale of 2010...

...one of my favorite seasons of the year has begun! you thrifters out there all know what I'm talking about (especially you, Ponder!)... it's the start of garage sale season! Yipeee! It's time to start scouting for those Friday garage sales I can hit on my way to work and to start carrying cash in small bills at all times :D

So, this is what I found today, not much, but it will do... 

The paint-by-numbers are not dated but are still cute. If nothing else, the oak frames are worth a $1 each! Then there is the milk glass vase with the cute blue and green mod flowers and next is a Shenango restaurant ware bowl with dark green stripes. Oh, and I also picked up a wool/cashmere sweater that I am going to attempt to unravel in order to reuse the yarn.

So, have you been to any garage sales yet this year?