oh you don't miss a trick do you my lovely dearest readers!
in the words of my beautiful late grandmother
"there are no flies on you"
for indeed i am most reassured, if ever i need to remember something,
all i have to do is ask upon my shiny place
and you will remember for me.
i have no clue as to what i rambled on about last week,
and yet
you seem to have your recall skills in 'tippity top' condition.
i think i am most lucky indeed to have you as my readers of the utmost kind...
and so it would appear,
i have past the eight month marker for my handcrafted secondhand year.
in the time that has past i could nearly have added to my clan
but instead of a babe in arms
i have a 'ton of thrifty finds' to love,
who do not demand anything of me
other than a place to rest their weary discarded souls.
despite my love for little babies,
i'm a tres weary some days in the mothering department.
i'm saving myself for some 'granny loving'
until then
i'm fine and dandy
with my collection of forsaken souls
i am giving out several gold sticky stars for observing my latest used clippity clogs.
they are indeed new to me.
they came used from the aisles of Ebay,
in the description it said they had a few scruffs.
upon arrival at the shed,
after a well fought battle with another who wished to make them hers.
(or possibly his, but i'm thinking he would have to have small feet, so i'm going with hers)
i had to get out my magnifying glass to find the scruffs...
i found two.
they were in tippity top condition,
just like your recall skills.
when i wear my 'i can't quite believe you are truly mine' clogs
with the pretty painted flowers,
i am transported to another world
a world of folksy things,
dala horses
and other such lovelies.
indeed i have them upon my feet at this very moment
my only regret is no longer having braids to match them...
so my dearest readers,
i must just say to you
not a single day goes by that i am not humbled by the kindness
you bring to my inbox
and
the comments you leave on my shiny place.
you continuously take time out of your busy days
to say hello,
thank me for inspiring you and lifting your days.
but what you will never perhaps fully understand is,
i should be thanking you.
for giving me the confidence
to continue down the path of 'crafty vintage rambling' goodness upon this blog.
the mere fact you appear to read my ramblings is quite extraordinary to moi.
especially as i appear to have taken on a poetry like writing style...
i have no idea how it happened,
perhaps it has always been there
but to me,
i often look at my post
thinking it looks like a poem
and indeed quite often reading like 'a nonsense one' at that
to say my 'thank yous' properly with perfect manners
something i'm thinking 'mrs dull' would approve of.
and to let you know just how much 'i like you' lots...
oh, alright then,
'i love you' lots.
i will be having a 'give away' on monday
"oh yippee!" i hear you cry
until then, she is wishing you the peachiest of peachy weekends ~ Tif aka still mrs dull (according to the creatures in the shed)
I love your new clogs and your style of writing. I love stopping by and even if you don't feel like you have anythings to say, I always take something with me when I leave! I love it here!
ReplyDeleteI did cry "Oh, Yippee!" I cannot wait until Monday. And also for your consideration: there's no need for the shiny place to disappear at the end of 12 months. If that were to happen, there would be so many pitiful and sad of us.
ReplyDeleteyes indeedy they are some mighty fine clogs...all ready for summer stompin' your way to many many fleas and thrifts... maybe a little dancing? perhaps not...just crafting and thrifting.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking the pillow in the first picture a lot, the colorful center looks great! Do you have any closer shots of it / a pattern how to make it? Looks like something that could easily be turned into bag or some other cool thing :)
ReplyDeletenever dull
ReplyDeletealways dottie....
Nice and shiny!
Have a peach of a weekend!
Clare
I totally admire your challenge! I wish I could find such pretty secondhand things as you do! Good luck with your remaining months!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your posts every day. And love your ideas - and am rethinking things. I got a cookoo clock last Sat. for a fabulous price. Should I spray paint it white? Or maybe blue? Hmmm.... thinking... wandering off .... enjoy the weekend...
ReplyDeleteYour clogs are very sweet. I am really enjoying the challenge so far & having a ball being thrifty! Ooooh the beautiful things people discard is outrageous...but super great too because these lovely things have the chance to come home with me & be mine! Enjoy your weekend...
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice post! You are a hand crafted vintage sweetie!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
-Rachel
well done, such an achievement! I am only 5 months in, it can be hard sometimes, but have found it freeing too.
ReplyDeleteWe love you too!!
ReplyDeleteOOH, Did you say "giveaway"??? I can hardly wait.
ReplyDeleteAnd, by the way, my favorite poet is Shel Silverstein. One might consider his work "nonsense". But, he wrote so many poems that kids cherish, even today. Whether they are silly or thought provoking, his writing entertained us and made us think. So do not fear that your writing is "nonsense", for sometimes the best way to convey your thoughts is through whimsy. Anyone who reads your blog does so because it brightens our day!
aw you
ReplyDeletesweet poet mama
i like you
lots
too
Oh Tif! We should be thanking you for constantly posting loveliness that keeps us coming back for more! You are an inspiration my dear!
ReplyDeleteWell Dottie-
ReplyDeleteRest assured that I was not the other girl bidding on those clogs because I surely would have gone to great lengths, beyond what I had originally set my mind to, to procure them.
I will have to settle with another, like pair. And I will wear braids when I finally have them on my feet.
Hi Tif,
ReplyDeleteYippie indeed! Looking forward very much to your giveaway. You make such beautiful things! You even inspired me to make an apron out of vintage fabric :-)!!
Happy weekend!
groetjes Madelief
http://kor-koto-kor.blogspot.com/2010/05/dottie-angel.html Here a wrote (in HUngarian) about your drift year since I have been reading your blog for a couple of months. You ask your reader to give feedback so here comes mine... I really enjoy the way you treat old stuff. I have similar drives from time to time.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, Gabi from Hungary
hey there tiff :))))
ReplyDeletejust to let you know thats my page all linked up with dottie angel love!!!
http://misstracianderson.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-utmost-challenge-220510.html
you are not mrs dull! i assure you. LOVE your new clogs!!
ReplyDeleteTif, reading your blog always leaves me smiling :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh Tif you could never be dull! Happy eight months thrifting and handmaked....Lovely clogs
ReplyDeleteyou are so inspiring. I love your pics, your blog, the way you display them.
ReplyDeleteI reading you over and over again.
thank you for sharing!!!
Come by one of these days, I am still crawling but will get to your level soon.
Cheers
Babi
www.woodencheststudio.blogspot.com
Just wanted to say I found you this week through Lesley's The Bower blog, and am delighted. Your vintage style, & might I say quirkiness, fit me to a tee. I look forward to your future ramblings!
ReplyDeleteTif, the one word that doesn't describe you is "dull". Your blog always brightens this reader's day.
ReplyDeleteIt is us who should be saying "thank you" to you, and I most certainly do.
I am now the proud owner of a peachy pair of deer very similar to yours. They were brass but look so much happier painted red and blue and have taken the names Dickie and Dottie.
back on ya Tif! I adore your style and LOVE your blog...thanks for sharing yourself with us!
ReplyDeleteYou are truly an inspiration to women all around blogland. I love seeing everything you get. I'm especially in love with that crocheted pillow.
ReplyDeletethank you kindly, you have made me positively beam this morning...
ReplyDeletei feel the weight of mrs dull
lifting from my shoulders and just know things are getting back on track.
have a tres lovely weekend my lovelies!
yipppeeee we love you too! roll on monday! x.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy (well, really adore) your blog ... how you stand on stools (I have a bit of a passion for them too!) and your very wonderful way with words!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your blog time ... and those very pretty (and shiney) clogs!
I'm a fairly "new" reader.After much prodding from my daugther I added you and I have been most pleased,you truly are someone that makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThose are really cute clogs. I believe what you write is inspiring. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteWe love your poetry style, and you make us laugh out loud and wish we could live at the bottom of your garden in the mossy shed. That's why we come :)
ReplyDeleteJacqui
how sweet of you to give something to us. but then again you do that every time that you post. thank you for your lovely thoughts and inspirational guidance!
ReplyDeleteI love to drop in and read your posts. I love the wording you use and how you see the beauty in used, discarded things. You always brighten my day and make me see things in a different way.
ReplyDeleteI am loving your clogs and your gracious Thank yous! You are a doll Dottie of the kindest kind!
ReplyDeleteLove and Blessings to you!
What a sweet and lovely blog, it feels as cozy and colorful as an amazing vintage knit cushion....
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