Enchanted Memories of Grandma Ruby

Summer 2010 has held more than its share of trials and tribulations. My own injuries, illnesses & allergic reactions were the least of them. The saddest and most difficult to bear was the illness and subsequent loss of Mike's mother, our beloved "Grandma Ruby", on August 13th. In her honor, I share these lovely images of storybook homes and gardens that evoke her memory. Please pray for the repose of her sweet soul.


Sending love, good thoughts and gratitude to you all.


Warmly,


Tracey and Family


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Images: Vintage Rose Garden

Order from Chaos tm : Vintage threads stored in glass jars

Vintage threads stored in glass jars
Originally uploaded by freudianslipsvintage

...found another kindred soul on flickr and thought you'd enjoy meeting her too!

sending love and good thoughts to all!

warmly,
Tracey and Family
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A Wondrous Friend... Delicious Food... and Recycled Egg Cartons

Yesterday morning...

we met with a very good friend

for breakfast at a tiny little cafe that served the most delicious food...

When we asked for water they left this chilled jug at our table.

(This is a picture of the bottle after we drank all the water.)

I thought it was a such a clever way to re~purpose these lemonade bottles...

(we find ours at Trader Joe's)

that I asked Katie to take a picture of it so I could share the concept here!

Katie said, "Mom, did you see the ceiling?"

I looked up and discovered this...

Recycled...

Egg cartons!!!

A time~honored, environmentally friendly strategy

...to cover a less than perfect ceiling!!

I soon discovered that this little cafe is known primarily for its egg dishes...

and brioche French toast...


all of which are amazingly fresh and so delicious!!


I wanted to get these little inspirations posted before I got sidetracked!!

Hope you found them as fun as I did!

Warmly,
Tracey and Family

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P.S. Tomorrow I will post some great packaging ideas for cookies.

I made and packaged some

for our good friend

who met us for brunch...

they turned out so cute!!