treasure hunting...

A Treasure Hunt

The men in our house enjoy hunting and some of the girls like it too.

I have gone along on occasion and enjoyed the weather and scenery of the country...

The hunt that I really love though doesn't involve nature, mud, and  trucks. 

I enjoy a different type of hunting.

I call it treasure hunting.

Phrasing it this way helps my husband understand the concept a little better.

I say "You hunt.  I hunt."

Ingredients for my hunting trips involve:

~ a little time

~ a bit of energy

~ a cup of coffee to go

~ and just a few dollars

~ and a 'date' with one or two of our children

(or solitude if no one is interested)

There is usually no list.

No agenda.

No expectations.

Just a little adventure.

Over the years most of our furniture has at one time sat in a junk store.

I love the idea of buying something for a little

then painting it to look the way you want it to.

I have a friend, Melanie, who introduced my to SHABBY CHIC about 14 years ago.

She said '"Look at this!  You are already decorating like this!"

I was instantly hooked.

And  I still am a fan of Rachel Ashwell's style

and she's a lovely woman, too. 

I had the opportunity to visit her store in Santa Monica years ago...

I took in every detail.  My husband was a very patient 'non~hunter'...

As I write I am thinking about all of the different treasures

that I have found over the years...

That would be a fun one to write about.

This pretty print of

MY BLUE BIRD

was hidden under an etched out old mirror

in a  little bent frame.

$1.99.

I stepped out of the store with my little treasure

and went straight for the trash can

to rid myself of the mirror and frame.

What I found underneath was this pretty and very, very old print

of MY  BLUE BIRD 

by Zula Kenyon. 

What a pretty painting of a cute little girl 

enjoying nature.

Now that's my type of hunting.