June is bursting out all over!

June is hands-down my all time favorite month!  June is a  re-birth of all things beautiful in this world.  Witness the first thing I laid eyes on yesterday morning.  A mother white-tail deer and her two newly born fawns were prancing across my front yard.  I took this picture through my window as to not scare them off.

And the hydrangea ivy is bursting out all over!  I love it when it starts to bloom and very soon it will be filled to the brim with these pretty and delicate white flowers.

Our apple trees promise to produce a bumper crop this year!!  Come August, I may be tearing my hair out trying to find places for all the apples and if nothing else, the deer will have very full bellies!

My perennials are starting to look mighty fine. 

I love my painted daisies!  They are a sure sign of June around here.

I have potted many flowers and I still am adding more....I just seem to not be able to stop myself!  LOL!

 My babies breath is looking quite lovely, another sure sign of June!

Another sure sign of June around here is when school let's out!

Yesterday, was hubbies first official day of summer vacation.

He just finished his 30th year of teaching and will probably teach several more.

But I have to say with all that's been going on in our state, this has been the most stressful of years.

Now finally we will have a few hours to spend together without the stress of this year's happenings.

And yesterday, to celebrate we took little Addison and went to a free zoo in a little town about an hour away from us.

And Addison was as wide eyed and excited as could be!  It is so much fun to see the world through her eyes.  Being a Grandparent is one of life's great joys!

She visited with some piggy's and other various barnyard animals.

 Got up close and personal with a bear!  Oh was she amazed!

And the pure joy of childhood!  A baby swing and Grandparents who love to push her!

Total Joy!

And total fun for a sweet little 8 month old baby girl!

And a Grandpa who enjoys her and plays with her as much as her Grandma does!

Oh yes, the joys of June!

Babies, baby deer, flowering trees and good weather!

Thanks for coming by my friends!  And what is your favorite month if you don't mind me asking?

Cindy

My Mom's Metlox Poppytrail on a Sizzling Day!

Hi All!

All week I have been trying to get a post together and it just hasn't been working for me!

We've had record breaking heat with a high of 100 degrees yesterday, in the 90's today and only a high of 69 tomorrow!

That's Wisconsin for you!

When I talked to my son yesterday who lives in Phoenix we were hotter than they were.

The table I'm sharing today is near and dear to my heart.  These dishes belong to my Mom.

They are Metlox Poppytrail in Blue.

My Mom purchased them when I was a little girl.  And the neat part is that she bought them with green stamps!  Does anyone else remember their Mom's using green stamps?  My Mother would save and save and then we would make a trip to the Green Stamp Store.  I would always go with her and I remember being as excited as she was to see what her stamps would purchase. 

I remember very clearly the day she bought these!  I think I was 9 or 10 years old and my Mom was able to buy a complete set.  Sadly, over the years some chipped and some broke so she is down to 5 dinner plates, two cups, and various smaller plates etc. 

Here are the cups....I just love the shape of them.

So I have decided to start searching for pieces and help her get her collection back up to par!

The place-mats were purchased at Wal-Mart last summer on clearance for .50 a piece!

I bought them to use on our picnic table but thought they might work well today.

I just purchased the creamer and sugar bowl on E-Bay.  I haven't told my Mom yet but I think she will be pleased!  The creamer and sugar bowl were $11.00 plus $5.00 in shipping.  Not bad, prices seem to vary a lot so I will be spending a bit of time searching I do believe.

I think these are actually little dessert plates.

The dinner plates!  What I love is the Americana look to them.  And since they were actually made in America, even more Americana!  A little history about Metlox.  They were a California company that produced china from the 1930's to about the early 1970's.  There are so many neat patterns, a lot of them have a raised pattern and they are really quite lovely.  Just type Metlox into the E-
Bay search engine and you will be surprised at the variety of patterns.

The napkin rings are also my Mom's!

And in keeping with the blue theme!  Little Addison just turned 8 months!  She is crawling up a storm and generally into most everything!

She is so much fun and she cuts into my blogging time but I love babysitting for her and wouldn't have it any other way!

So what's up in your neck of the woods?

Cindy

I am joining Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.