What I love right now.........

................these finds at the Gibson Mill Depot in the lovely town of Concord, NC.  Strolling main street we found the lunchtime sandwiches at Ellie's Cafe delicious, and the historic Victorian style homes beautiful.

I wasn't kidding when I mentioned bringing home a rusty old horseshoe.  I thought I could use it in the gazebo.  When sitting there with a stack of favorite magazines I sometimes need a paper weight when breezes blow through... this will do the job well!  Right now the gazebo, like the entire area, is smothered in pollen, blowing about in choking clouds.  Unable to sit out there, I pray for some rain to settle the dust so I can enjoy my little spot of garden heaven.

French blue or gray............you know I can't resist when I find something already painted these simple French country colors. They're a pair and I've split them up, this one in the corner of the dining room, the other in the bedroom. Pretty, tall iron tables, I really love their beautiful finish.

Vanessa, with her young and creative eye, always spies things I love............she knew I was looking for more linen feedsacks and found two with pale blue stripes for me.  These are domestic, not as rustic and textured as old European ones, they will however be fine for pillow covers, perhaps for the gazebo chairs....and were a good price.

Last but not least, the addiction to china never subsides so had to have this very pretty plate to use for serving cake perhaps. There were actually three and I'm kicking myself for not buying them all! Already delicately crazed, I really love the deep scalloped edge and the wildflowers remind me of an English country meadow. The pattern is however named "Washington", made by Booths, a very old British pottery.  

I'll be sharing more from the Gibson Mill Depot.  I loved hearing from the vendors who left comments on my previous post.  Hope to get back down there with a bus load of treasure hunting 'junk gypsies' when I get back from Africa ~ and perhaps meet up with the Charlotte area bloggers, now that would be fun.