Friday, June 5, 2009

Pink Saturday’s Gonna Be Red Hot

Today, while you’re enjoying the air conditioning,  I’ll be at Wimberley Trade Day in what is predicted to be 100 degree heat…Don’t worry, I’ll have a big Igloo of Iced Tea and Travis has a lovely location  for his booth (375) with both shade and an occasional  breeze.

One neighbor always has lots of pink…Wimberley april 09 010 

In May, she had this lovely lady. Can you guess, or did you already know, she’s a napkin holder…folded napkins are tucked into the slits making her skirt into a full bouffant. I couldn’t picture it, but almost bought it for the novelty…if she is still there today, she just might come home with me. Another tempting item was this little pink chest. 

Wimberley april 09 006

I was so engrossed with the items in the foreground that I didn’t even notice it until I was looking at the pictures later…do you ever do that?  Well, if it’s still there, that would be a sign…I know you do that! Everyone I know justifies purchases using that exact “logic”…If it’s there when I come back, it’s meant to be…if it’s gone, it becomes the “one that got away” and we start searching for one like it…whatever it was…it doesn’t  matter…it could have been a perfect shell in the natural history museum shop or a watercolor we really couldn’t afford, or a pair of bedroom slippers…once we’ve seen it and “lost” it, it becomes the most beautiful _____ whatever it was , you fill in the blank…

So I’m off to Wimberley while you enjoy Pink Saturday with Beverly as she begins moving into her second season.  If you’re in the neighborhood, drop by for an iced tea…we’re in Booth 375…I’ll be wearing PINK . LaVerne

6 comments:

♥Mimi♥ said...

Saturday mornings are mine. I spend them traveling the web, hopping from page to page visiting some of the most lovely blogs loaded with pink all thanks to Beverly and her great idea.

Thanks so much for sharing your pink this week and for making my morning just a little bit brighter. Wishing you a special weekend filled with fun and family.

Lori Lynn said...

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(¸.•´ (¸.•´♥ HAPPY PINK SATURDAY ♥

Claudia said...

Happy Pink Saturday and I hope your day is a great one!

Susie Jefferson said...

How interesting - until you told us, I hadn't guessed the china lady was a napkin holder. Will we see her with napkins (pink??) in another post? Happy Pink Saturday!

Mimi said...

Just read your note about my musings concerning GM. Thanks. I just felt the need to put out there that there was more to the bankruptcy than money and business.

Rue said...

Hi LaVerne :)

I know exactly what you mean... the find that got away... so awful when it happens, isn't it?

Cute things! I hope you find them there when you go back :)

rue



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