Ken Update, and Vintage Finds around the house...

Found this old mannequin hand at a tiny little antique shop in Sharpsburg. Sweet to show off Alex's vintage rings at shows.
My office where I post from. Love my Mac!
Below, another great find with some little figurines walking out of the picture- or so I'd like to think:) This is a sweet oil painting by the yard sale owner's brother. What tremendous finds I found at that place! After her mother had passed her fantastic 1800's home sold so many wonderful treasures! The house was a cascade of unending stairs, rooms, baby grand pianos, etc. What a treat. That was about 8 years ago near where we used to live. The house sold for a very pretty penny.

I am not a 'barn' collector, but love the subtle hues in this oil painting.

Jeff, Ken's longtime,HS tennis team chum, accepting the Courage Award from the Mid-Atlantic Tennis and Education Foundation on Ken's behalf. At this event, local boy made good (on circuit w/the likes of Sampras,etc...), Paul Goldsten, (as well as 3 other individuals for their tennis contributions) was inducted into their Tennis Hall of Fame. Paul is such a lovely individual. Paul used to play at the club where hubby taught/was Dir. of Junior Tennis, and where Jeff still Directs the Tennis Dept..
Roses from Gammaflowers.com, at the tennis tournament for Ken. 5 days fresh from Ecuador! And The Succars, who own gammaflowers gifted us the same for our kitchen table. They are in the beautiful crystal vase given to Ken with the Courage Award.

...hahaha, and we have Paul Goldstein's box for the crystal vase. They mixed them up when we were leaving the Army Navy Country Club in Va. at the awards ceremony...which , by the way, was a very nice event. The mini crab cakes in the cocktail hour were devine, and the meal and everything else was so very nicely done.

Ken's Mom was able to come , too, which was very nice.
More about these events and Ken's life are at my other blog for him. Friends/family , just leave me a comment, email or call, if you have lost the link to his blog, as it is not connected here.

Thanx. xo Lydia

What's around my bathroom...and Ken update

My Dad's vintage Mennen(sp?) powder tin(tiny traveling size),vintage Scottie w/fun pen, old animal tin, metal Puss-n-Boots.
Some things around/in my bathroom....(click to enlarge, but please excuse any dust...hahaha)....enamel polka dot pitcher, vintage lustre ware creamer(hard to see),...

I love this mirror. It is wrapped in an embroidered , cushioned fabric, and I keep my pins in it. I just LOVE this!

Vintage , tiny metal bead, cats playing badminton game, old planter...
Vintage cowgirl chalkware, antique baby booties.....
Old Russian tin circus toy, my Dad's toy-his old hand carved lion(he also had other hand carved animals), our wedding picture...
Old hand made jointed squirrel, old Russian perfume containers...

A shelf above the toilet... better picture of old Russian perfume containers, vintage paper mache kitty head, sheet spray, and Scottie picture frame, which is still missing my & my sister's Halloween picture from trick-or-treating while little.
Planter- this vintage baby was sold at one of one last shows...out w/the old, in with the new...
Jackie Over(artist) cat, old abacus...old mint powder puff box...this set is on a shelf above my tub...Vintage chicks picture in cute little frame.

...the howling dog, seems to always land in our bathroom, no matter which house... hand painted folkart piece...

Ken needed to be hydrated again, and had to be removed from the low dosage blood thinner he was on,...things are getting better, and they are not putting him on all the meds. right away... good to see what causes a few things, by taking things slowly. He was petting the air. One of the meds. still causes some visions for him. He told me that he was petting his cats. Then he told me that he missed his cats.He was possessive using "my cats"....and the kitties miss him too.

Goodnite:)