Showing posts with label elephant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elephant. Show all posts
24.5.10
Word of the Week - I'm Back!
Hi! I'm back after three weeks of touring around with the family. It was a lot of fun, but man do I need more vacation to recover from the vacation. But I'm in my new office. My parents bought me a desk. It's beautiful. Here's how to play Word of the Week. These four photos have one thing in common. Guess what it is in the comments. You can view the products by clicking on the pictures and visit the shops by clicking on the shop names. Have fun, I'll post the answer tomorrow.
If you have an etsy shop and would like to have a give-away for one of your items, let me know! I will feature you in another Word of the Week and display an ad for you on the side of my blog for two weeks.
13.4.10
Flohmarkt Finds
We went to the Stuttgart Flea Market, or Flohmarkt, on Saturday. I'm used to flea markets being kind of shabby. I don't know if it's the small town I grew up in or that Colorado just doesn't have old stuff like New England or Europe does. We hit a nice sidewalk cafe for breakfast first and had coffee and croissants. Then we meandered our way through the many stalls of old toys, beautiful glass and porcelain, furniture, and even old war medals.
I collect elephants, so I was watching out for those. The gentleman who sold us these two said they are from Niederland, Holland porcelain. And there's one scene on the movie Becoming Jane where Jane pulls out an old trunk and flips open the lid. Inside is a huge pile of her writing papers and journals. Ever since then I've wanted some kind of old trunk to store my papers in. I found the perfect one. Of course there were book stalls too, can't pass up the books. I found an old copy of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in English. It's beautiful.
It was so exciting to see so many possibilities for decorating our house or gifts for people. We're probably going to another this weekend in a small town outside of Stuttgart, Sindelfingen.
I collect elephants, so I was watching out for those. The gentleman who sold us these two said they are from Niederland, Holland porcelain. And there's one scene on the movie Becoming Jane where Jane pulls out an old trunk and flips open the lid. Inside is a huge pile of her writing papers and journals. Ever since then I've wanted some kind of old trunk to store my papers in. I found the perfect one. Of course there were book stalls too, can't pass up the books. I found an old copy of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in English. It's beautiful.
It was so exciting to see so many possibilities for decorating our house or gifts for people. We're probably going to another this weekend in a small town outside of Stuttgart, Sindelfingen.
5.4.10
Word of the Week
The give-away has been moved to next week. I wasn't organized enough this week. But please enjoy this week's game anyways! These four photos have one thing in common. Guess what it is in the comments. You can click on the photos to see the items or click on the shop names to visit the shops. Have fun and I'll post the answer tomorrow.
If you have an etsy shop and would like to have a give-away for one of your items, let me know! I will feature you in another Word of the Week and display an ad for you on the side of my blog for two weeks.
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