Moss Cottage had just been gussied up when a cute friend knocked on my front door. I was all prepared to pick her up and spin her around but, she was NOT empty handed. A giant box of overflowing wallpaper was in her arms.
There were several more back and forth trips from her car to my house. Magazines, fabric, mountains of paper...more paper. It looked like she had stopped first at a really cool flea market, packed up her car, and drove straight here.
Cool old iron candalabra and lanterns and other things I know not what they are for. The lantern will come in handy when I go out on neighborhood crime-solving jaunts at midnight. I think I will secure it to a staff with a heavy rope or chain. Or maybe I'll dangle it from my pergola!
That sounds safer.
I just went on a cleaning slash decluttering spree. So really, you could say I needed everything I got. Although I did make up a box of paper goods for my sister. Because that's just how I roll.
2 new outdoor pillows! Seriously I needed 2 new outdoor pillows.
We had a 6 hour non-stop gab fest. If you put your ear to the window it would've sounded like Alvin & The Chipmunks talking. Speeded up yackity yackity yaks.
What an AWESOME friend you have!!!
Jealous of all the wallpaper and magazines....LOL!
ENJOY!!!
Posted by: Dale Anne Potter | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 04:24 PM
You hit the jackpot!! That is one incredible friend you have there.
Posted by: Janet | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 04:41 PM
Can you clone your friend?
Posted by: Michele Unger | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 04:59 PM
This friend has nailed your 'wants' pretty close to the mark. Oh those great gab-fests. I miss them.
Posted by: Maureen | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 06:10 PM
Does your awesome friend need another friend ?? Lol...you are one lucky gal ! And I LOVE the white storage unit in the first picture ... please tell me where you got it !
Posted by: Donna | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 06:57 PM
Simply put...I absolutely love where your arrows point!
Posted by: PJ | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 07:00 PM
I just had the same kind of dinner with some friends, sans paper and loot. Isn't it grand that we can all have time to right the world??
Posted by: Elizabeth | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 07:30 PM
As my oldest DD would say you 'SCORED' Big time and spending 6 hours with a wonderful friend had to have been the best part of the day, as Morgan Freeman would say that's 'priceless'. You are going to have a blast going though it all. I am thinking that you are going to be filling up that new 'smash' journal of yours at lightening speed!!!!!
Posted by: Susie LaFond | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 08:48 PM
I want a cute friend like that!
Posted by: Caatje | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 12:03 AM
whoa...looking at your new stash makes me start talking to myself...and I sound like Alvin ....I wish I had a friend like that...may I borrow your friend...............love the kitty kat yoga posture below too. I hope he got a chunk of chicken as appreciation............
Posted by: Cynthia Schelzig | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 02:07 AM
OOH, how cool! Love it all, every single thing. Esp. partial to those rusty metal thingies on the patio though!
Posted by: barbara | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 05:39 AM
¡Qué suerte!
Posted by: kristi | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 06:55 AM
totally overwhelmed with 'treasure' envy!!!!!!
missy from the bayou
Posted by: missy | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 07:25 AM
I stripped off the wallpaper in my bathroom and saved a few pieces to use in collages. Without your inspiration I wouldn't have thought of it. It's like now I've got wallpaper-awareness. Thanks.
Posted by: Shar Ulm | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 07:42 AM
You are one lucky woman.
Posted by: Laurie J.M. | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 09:11 AM
awesome cool! you have a really great friend. loving the box of wallpapers. can't wait to see what you do with them.
Posted by: candice mclean | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 04:32 PM
Hi Mary Ann,
WOW!! Christmas in July!!! I love all the beautiful loot!!
I want to tell you that I just finished the VERY FIRST stitching part of a journal!! YaaaY me!! :-) I know that I must be the very slowest in the class ... but I'm still happy!!
It is kind of a "smash" journal, but I used the side stitching on the spine that you taught us in the ROD class.
Now ... I have a question ... where is it that you said we could buy more patience?? Was it ebay or etsy?!? hahahaha!! -
I kept hearing your voice in my head saying, now just go slow, take your time!! :-)
THANK YOU, Miss Moss ... you are the awesomEST teacher!!!
Posted by: CC | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 05:38 PM
Sounds like you de stashed just in time to re stash! Often the way of it. Don't you just revel in this kind of serendipity? A 6 hour gab fest sounds like a little bit of heaven. Donna
Posted by: donna, doni, lady d | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 06:17 PM
Wow, what a great friend. The wallpaper is really great and all the magazines. Nice that you made up a box for your sister. My sis and I are the same way, we always share. It's so much fun.
Hugs, Jackie
Posted by: Jackie Nobles | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 07:57 PM
Oh yes, I concur with Jackie. It's nice as pie that you are making up a box for me. In exchange I am going to take you for a very very special treat when you come to visit.
Posted by: Carol | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 08:11 PM
Friends are the flowers of our souls, just when we wilt, they bloom.
Posted by: violet cadburry | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 08:11 PM
i bet i can guess who your friend is, are her initials PG?? lol that painting on the wall gave it away for me!! smile. lucky girls.
Posted by: Francesca Di Leo | Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 07:54 AM
COVET that white cabinet!! Can you share where you got it?
Love the generosity of friends , especially when they come bearing gifts of Wallpaper (be still my heart) AND magazines!
And Love the light shining through those curtains AND rusty stuff And....
love, love, LOVE that chair. It looks like it would be good for at least 6 hours.
Glad that you had Fun.
Peace,
sass
Posted by: Shirl | Friday, July 29, 2011 at 03:10 AM
shirl - its from the home decorators site online:
http://www.homedecorators.com/newThumbPage.php?classification=18&typeDefId=12431
martha stewart craft space collection. its on sale right now. best investment i ever made! when you follow that link youll see it on the very first page up top!
Posted by: Mary Ann Moss | Friday, July 29, 2011 at 08:38 AM