Lunch Special & Sign of Fall - Saturday Sightings...

I can tell Fall is in the air.  Big Bad Black Dog has begun 

to make use of her back porch sofa again.  

She hasn't been on it all summer! 

And speaking of dogs - spotted this cutey at an art show this week.

  Isn't he sumthin'?

And from that same art show in our beloved Mt. Gretna - they 
of course had emergency personnel on hand.  I liked this scene...

But most 'fun' is this sign we pass on a regular basis at a gas station.

  Seriously - anybody heading in there for lunch?
(sorry - it's zoomed pretty hard...)

Can't believe no one has pointed out that they should rearrange it a bit.  :)  

But makes for a good chuckle.

Keep smiling today!  ~Joyce

Old Locker Basket - Local History for Friday Finds...

I think I found some fun stuff this week.  

But my favorite by far is this old locker basket.   Turns out it is from 

our local Hersheypark pool (amusement park) from back in the day.

  I wish it was marked 'Hersheypark' - but knowing is good enough...

And this is the rest of my finds...

Those wooden child's hangers are available here.

Almost didn't get the brown transfer creamer because the bottom is rough.  

But everybody loves brown and it is unique so I picked it up anyway.  

 The purse is available here.

Some neat old boxes found their way to my basket...

 ... as did this guy.  

I thought he was a shaker at first - and missing his partner.  

But he's actually an actually an hor d'oeuvres holder.  

The holes hold toothpicks for serving.  

Cute huh?  

Stay tuned to the shop where these will appear in the coming week.

Chicken Tortilla Soup - Thrifty Thursday...

Here's a simple recipe that is even simpler if you have leftover

 cooked chicken.   In my case I had 3 leftover skinless boneless

 thighs that I had baked the night before w/ salsa and seasonings on top.

They became all the chicken that I used in this recipe.

(Told you it was thrifty!)  

  Basically - I cut up the chicken and added the rest of the

 ingredients & threw in the crockpot.  Then cooked on High a few hours.

(In other words - I didn't do half of these steps...)

My love had cheese on his - I didn't.  De-lish either way!  

And with these amazing chips from the discount store... 

...and a tossed salad (not shown) - twas a very thrifty meal.

Hope you like it!   ~Joyce

Vintage Cottage Scene Prints...

Is cottage style still well - in style?  Probably not like it once was.  

But I'm still drawn to it.   And today I realized I have several

 thatched cottage scene pictures in the shop that are 

authentically vintage.  Just look how sweet...

This one even features crewel or embroidery work...

And the pressed wood frame on this one is gorgeous... 

not to mention who wouldn't want the cobblestone path?

And one more with children walking hand in hand and country geese!

Do you like cottage scenes?  Do they warm your heart?   

They do mine!  ~Joyce

(Click the colored words above each picture to purchase.)

Vignettes...

Haven't shared my thrift shop displays with you for a while.  

So here are some from today...

First up - this would be an ice bucket turned 'planter'.. 

I only do one men's rack display...

This display has been the same for several weeks so I'll need to change it soon.  

It sits on a tall dress rack and things don't sell well off of it.

(Helps to keep me humble!)

This one is very simple and started with the book.

Pitchers - looking pretty all in a group!

And lastly... this display is in honor of a dear volunteer that died

 unexpectedly Sunday night.  She priced our hats, hankies and scarves.  

 I think she would have approved as she always encouraged me

 when I worked on displays.  I will miss you Doris!   ~Joyce