Creative friends and French finds...........

I love spending time with creative friends.................and Penny of 

The Comforts of Home is one of the best. 

Above are some of the beautiful pieces she has painted using Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint. They are for sale in her booth at Needful Things Antiques Mall in Hendersonville, NC.

You can also see some of her signature mosaic pieces on the chest....the birdhouse is magnificent.

Now this French settee, recently restored - like in stripped naked - and graciously re-painted and upholstered in linen, is Penny's fait accompli............it is perfect and would be coming home with me if only I had space to place it in the cottage. Whereas............that lovely nesting set of tables will not only find a spot to nestle comfortably at home, I'm even able to get them in the car to take them back to Raleigh!

Another treasure I decided needed to come home with me was this unique lazy Susan for my farm table. Penny refinished it and added the writing - I'll find plenty of use for this piece and it will go perfectly with my French dough bowl.

We'll be heading home later today, but first I need to get to bed for a few hours sleep.......then later I'll have time to tell you more about meeting for lunch with this Penny, the other Penny, and a certain 'Blondie'

 whom many of you know!

Friendship flowers.................

I was out in the early morning sun and cool air before leaving town for Asheville yesterday. Clad in pajamas again, slippers on my feet, with scissors in hand, I cut a bouquet of hydrangeas to take to dear friend Penny who blogs here at The Comforts of Home. Penny sold her beautiful house recently and is renting another home in the North Carolina mountains for a year.........so, until she builds a new home with a flower garden, I thought she might enjoy some blooms from my garden.

I tucked them into a vase of water, propped 

securely in a wine box, and they 

traveled well during the 4-1/2 hour ride westward.

I met up with Penny at her booth at the antiques mall 'Needful Things' in Hendersonville. When I get home I'll show you the lovely purchases I made there....while DH was reading the newspaper, and perhaps taking a little nap among the antiques, after the long drive!

Heading to the mountains..........

My favorite Asheville antiques mall- ScreenDoor

Image from my previous visit

I'm leaving on a road trip with DH for a few days. 
We'll be enjoying Springtime and mountain gazing in 
North Carolina's stunning western 
Blue Ridge Mountains.

 Image via Wikipedia

While there I'll be meeting three wonderful blog friends.........we'll be 
lunching, chatting, and treasure hunting around 
Asheville's great shops.
I'll tell you all about it when I get back!