Sunday, June 14, 2009

Today's Thrifty Treasure

Hope everyone had a great weekend. We had a heavy dose of bad weather in this area, late Friday afternoon. Lots of damage from straight line winds - trees and power lines down, and thousands still without power today. My daughter was without power for about 24 hours and very fortunate she did not have damage, as a tornado touched down, causing a lot of damage, close to where she lives. One touched down about 12 miles South and another about the same distance North of me. The good thing, there were no deaths or serious injuries. I was fortunate with no damage, just had to pick up lots of small limbs. Another line of storms came thru this morning, but fortunately not severe.

Ok - Time for "Today's Thrifty Treasure" hosted by Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality http://southernhospitality-rhoda.blogspot.com/ . I have posted a couple of times in the past about some real treasures I found when a neighbor moved and this is another one of them - This little girl sitting on a bench statue. I took this photo in April, before all the heavy, constant rains took such a tow on my flowers. Free is good!!!

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If you have not already, go over to see what Thrifty Treasures Rhoda and all the other participants have to share this week.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Glenda
ETA: Thanks for your suggestions on how to remove the stain on my tub. Now I just need to get busy and do something about trying to get it off. :-)

26 comments:

Joan@anythinggoeshere said...

So cute! Sounds like you did very well when your neighbor moved. Happy Thrifty Monday.

ellen b said...

Oh yes free is real good. Hope your weather improves soon :0)

Laura said...

Enjoyed coming by- I hope you had a wonderful weekend-

Laura

marmielu said...

Hi, Glenda! Thanks for visiting me and leaving a comment. I'm so glad no one was hurt in those storms. This has been a time for weather in our area, too.
Your garden statue looks sweet nestled among those beautiful flowers.
Mary Lou

The Tattered Cottage said...

Glenda,
Free is my favorite!! I'm looking for some garden statuary for my yard, no luck so far, but I'm inspired by your adorable little girl statue :)
Toni

★Carol★ said...

Your free statue looks like a million bucks sitting amongst all your pretty flowers!

rosanna said...

Hopefully bad weather will cease and you'll have a proper summer. The little statue is very sweet and your flowers were just so pretty. have a nice day

Barb said...

Hi Glenda, what a beautiful picture!!!

Glad you are okay. We are having some bad storms also....but they have moved quickly...thank the Lord.

Barb

Domestic Designer said...

Love your statue! I am glad that the storms didn't do any major damage at your home. I am also glad that your daughter avoided the tornado.

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

Hi, Glenda, you're right, free is BEST!! Love the little girl. I had one almost just like her that got smashed by a tree last year. I had her for a few years, so I got my money's worth.

Jadehollow said...

She looks precious looking over your garden!

sara@augustfields said...

awww...that is such a sweet garden statue...and free? that's great! :)

Mary said...

I'm glad to hear you were not hit with major damage...the weather is crazy this year.
LOve your garden girl!

Cass @ That Old House said...

What a lovely little statue -- and free is my favorite price!

But tornadoes? Holy smokes!!! Run for the root cellar along with Auntie Em.

No, seriously -- tornadoes scare the bejeebers out of me. Yikes.
I'll take a good ol' predictable hurricane anyday.
Cass

Victoria Lynn said...

Glenda,
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments. Thank the Lord y'all are safe. That's one thing I'm having trouble getting used to here in the South...the tornadoes and the lightning/thunder! We sure didn't have anything like that back in Seattle. I love the pictures of your garden and your header photo...so beautiful! Have a wonderful week.
Hugs,
Victoria Lynn

Cindy said...

Nice blog and nice finds! I was in Seattle last week and grew up in Portland, OR. We've had storms and tornados in Denver area,lately too. Definately different than Pacific NW!

Unknown said...

Hi Glenda, that little girl is so adorable! She looks darling amongst the flowers and plants.
Free is Fabulous!

Glad to hear no one was seriously injured during the storms.

Have a lovely week,

Tina

Beca said...

Free is good! Your little statue is adorable. She looks so pretty among your flowers.

Floss said...

Wow - what a dramatic time you've had with the weather! I'm so glad that no one has been hurt or worse. Well done on another amazingly thrifty find!

grannyann said...

That is a darling statue. She looks great sitting in your garden.

Kathryn @ Bonafide Southern said...

Cute little statue! I hate that the weather has been so rough. It hasn't been tornadic here in Alabama, just a lot of rain. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Unknown said...

What a sweet freebie!

The Pleasures of Homemaking said...

Free is great and she's so cute! I know my HL has Christmas stuff out already - how crazy is that?! I wonder if anyone is buying it?

Manuela

Unknown said...

when you have a few minutes, stop by my blog and pick up your "Daydreamer Award"... an award created by me...for bloggers like you!

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh Glenda... that little statue is so cute tucked into the geraniums! I really love garden art. Especially when its tucked in somewhere and your eye just kind of lands on it peacefully! Just like in your photo...Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
~Really Rainey~

Nancy Rosalina said...

Hi Glenda, I agree...free is best! I love the picture! Hope you have a great day. Nancy