Treasure Island!!!

This past Saturday night daughter number 4, Kate, sent me a text asking if I wanted to go to the Treasure Island Flea Market on Sunday.

A friend had given her 4 tickets, (apparently you can buy them ahead of time), that she could not use...Kate and her boyfriend were planning on going, along with some friends, and she wanted to know if daughter number 3, Erin, and I wanted to go....

My response was

DUH!!!

Of course we would go!

Flea Market friend and I have talked about going to the Treasure Island Flea Market but never have been able to make it work..

Treasure Island is a man made Island in the San Francisco Bay. It was built in 1936 and 1937 for the Golden Gate International Exposition.

So a couple of different things about the Treasure Island Flea Market......

One, have you ever heard of a flea market that doesn't open until 10:00am????
Nope, neither had I!

AND

Have you ever heard of a flea market that has happy hour from 10:00am until 12:00pm?
All the cocktails are two for one during happy hour!!

The market was packed! Lots of vintage goodies, tons vintage shoes, but also lots of new, artsy stuff.

Kate and her roommate were looking for small patio furniture for the house they share in San Francisco. And their boyfriends, who are also roommates were looking for bar stools.

The boys found their vintage bar stools....nice and sturdy, they look like they could survive living in a house with 4 young men. And they only paid $30.00 a chair...not too bad!

The girls found two vintage patio chairs!  I think the vendor was tired of them asking if he could do better on the price..... he finally said give me $30.00 for the two and just take them!

I'm not sure I would go back to the Treasure Island Flea Market.....the prices are really, really high, and very few vendors seemed willing to negotiate prices.

 The weather was just perfect, considering how foggy San Francisco can be.

And the views.....well, they speak for themselves!!

The Golden Gate Bridge from the flea market lot

Looking from Treasure Island toward San Francisco and the Bay Bridge

The San Francisco Bay Bridge heading from Treasure Island to downtown San Francisco.

I'll spend a Sunday with these two any day!!!

chris

Puppy Love!

I swapped Valentine treasures with Chris who blogs at A Little Creation.

And Chris thought of everything!!

I opened a lovely box and what do I see?

Two cute pooches looking at me!!

She printed pictures of my dogs off my blog to make this sweet Valentine! Chris sent Chloe and Cassidy a soft toy to play with and some Yummy dog treats! 

Just like chocolate in our house the dog treats did not last long!

Chris printed pictures from previous posts and used them in her wrapping. Such a clever idea!!

Chris also made Mr. Math's day! This was the first time someone I've swapped with included something for him!

Sudoku is right up his alley!! He still takes about the other Chris who thought of sending him something for Valentine's Day!!

Some wonderful vintage Valentine's, lace, a vintage hankie, a jar of red and white buttons, and lots of special papers for crafting had my name written all over it!

Oh, and how can I forget the tin of  Dove chocolate!!

Chris was a wonderful blogpal to swap with!!

Thank you again Chris for everything!!

chris

Spoolie Swap!

I participated in the Valentine Spoolie Swap hosted by Sue, who blogs at It's A Very Cherry World.......and guess who my partner was???

If you guessed the hostess, Sue, you were right!

So nicely wrapped, and a vintage Hallmark paper coaster too!!  I do love the vintage paper coasters!

I just love this Spoolie!! How did Sue know that I am the queen?? Has she been talking to my family???

Love the vintage trim, and the glittered heart! So cute!! 

I continue to be amazed at the talented ladies in blogland!

Sue also included in the package a Valentine Tea Towel, a soap with a wonderful flower embellishment on the top and a shadow box!

Isn't this the best?  

Love the details around the window!

Sue, thank you for being such a great swap partner, you took good care of me with all your special touches!

This is a picture of the Spoolie I sent Sue.  I included a few other Valentine treats for Sue, but as often happens with me, I forgot to take pictures!

Things are getting back to normal here at the Xavier Ct. House.....my daughter and granddaughter flew back to Arizona yesterday. Today is the day for putting Miss M's toys away, and getting the bedding and towels washed.

Happy day off!!

chris

A Valentine From An Imaginary Friend!

A couple of weeks ago, my imaginary friend, Tammy, sent me a Valentine!

But.....

I did not get it until Monday night......Tammy sent an email asking if I'd gotten it....she couldn't remember if she'd mailed it. You know how it is...we all have so much going on!  When I saw her email I knew what had happened....the neighbors around the block have the same house number as we do and sometimes our mail gets delivered to there. I went over and guess what????  They had my Valentine!  They apologized for not bringing it over sooner but they'd been on vacation for almost a month!

Wouldn't that be nice!

Tammy and I were partners in a Christmas swap a couple of years ago and have kept in touch.  Every once in awhile a package shows up in my mailbox......or an unexpected email is delivered to my inbox.

"Hey imaginary friend", what's new?  Just checking in...

What a sweetie!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, blog pals are the best!!

I'm behind I sharing my valentine swaps, I will try and get a post up tomorrow and one Sunday..

My oldest daughter and my grand Miss Margaret have been here for a week....I've been enjoying my time with my girls from Arizona! Between going to the park everyday and the library for toddler story time and crafts, there hasn't been much time for blogging!

Happy Valentine's Day!

chris

No Tea Party!

Our Valentine Tea that was scheduled for this past Saturday had to be cancelled!

Our hostess and her family came down with the stomach flu......so no Valentine Tea.

We missed seeing each other, but no one wants to get sick and no one who is sick wants to host a tea party!

I spent my time Saturday, putting a few Valentine's out.

I did a few smaller vignettes...In the past I would decorate my sideboard, but one of our girls gave us her flat panel TV, (who could say no to a gift like that), but it did not fit in our entertainment center and I ended up using my sideboard for the TV.

I may still switch things around but I did not want to buy something for the flat panel just to buy....one, I didn't really want to spend the money. and two, I couldn't find something that I just loved!

Valentine's from previous swaps! 

Love unpacking the Valentine box!  So much fun to look at such wonderful creations!

A favorite Valentine of mine.....one my Dad gave to my Mom!

I've seen some wonderful Valentine displays on other blogs! 

I decide to go with simple displays this year, just don't have quite the energy to get to put out too much. Work is very busy, and it feels like I just got Christmas put away!

Are you doing much Valentine decorating this year?

chris