Vintage Thingie Thursday

The temperatures here have really cooled off. We even had a dusting of snow on the mountains just above our city. Halloween will be here this Sunday and the houses on our streets are decorated to greet the little visitors. I have a vintage card to share with you and ...

Just think Bentley, in a few days there will be lots of kids visiting our cottage. I know how much you love to see all of your little friends!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

I love this time of the year when there is a chill in the air and it's the perfect time

for making soups and stews.

It's fun to serve family and friends homemade soup from a vintage

tureen.  There is nothing more comforting than coming home to the lovely 

aroma of soup simmering on the stove.

Tomorrow I will be sharing my recipe for beef and barley soup.  It's a 

hearty soup that you can easily make a meal from served with crusty bread

and a salad.  I will be sharing lots of my soup recipes with you.  If you are

a vegetarian or a vegan, I have recipes for you too.  

Until tomorrow let's party with ~

and

Bentley ~ should I arrange a play date for you and sweet Daisy?

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

I love this little vintage dollhouse sewing machine. The treadle moves, the drawers open and the needle moves up and down. It's a vintage mini treasure! I'm not sure, but I think it is bakelite. Whatever it is, I think it's a cutie. I'm on my way over to Suzanne's for her weekly Vintage Thingie party. Have a great Thursday!

Bentley, I have the day off. Let's have lots of fun together on this beautiful fall day!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Y'all come over for a field day at Ash Tree Cottage!

We are serving some hot spiced cider ...

And some wine and cheese.  Look at these cute vintage Halloween

party picks ~ so cute and festive too.

Don't you just love fall?

I am linking to these fun parties

Autumn Arrives

and

Vintage Thingie Thursday

and

Fall Open House Party

Bentley has been such a good boy and although he has been eyeing the 

cheese, he has not tried to snitch any. I think he deserves a piece of

cheese.  Don't you?

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Up until two days ago, the weather here was in the mid 80's to lower 90's.

Yesterday it started to cool off and now it's quite cool, dark and we are receiving

lots of rain.  

Sweater weather is here!

The leaves are starting to turn brilliant yellows, reds and

browns and will be piling up just as they did last year around

my Mom's vintage wrought iron bench circling her maple tree.

I want to just stay cozy in my cottage, make a cup of tea and knit a 

sweater.  Maybe one for Bentley.  It's also good blogging weather ~ so I am

linking up to ...

and

Bentley ~ you may not need to wear a sweater just yet, but how 

about your raincoat?

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

This is my vintage cranberry scoop. It is hanging in my kitchen underneath another vintage thingie. Bentley and I are very excited. We were given an award by Pets Direct in England. Thank you John for bestowing this award upon us. Bentley and I are very honored to accept your generosity. Please go visit Pets Direct and please don't forget to visit our lovely hostess, Suzanne, The Colorado Lady for another weekly Vintage Thingie Thursday.

Are you excited Bentley? Just think ~ an award from your homeland. If we could bypass the quarantine, Momma would book a trip for us to visit your homeland soon!! Wait a minute, you should start calling me Mum!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Recently I found the cutest vintage table runner with a crochet border. Love the bright colors and of course especially the reds.

Then there is this cute little strainer/lifter thingie. I think it's really a child's cooking utensil, but I just couldn't resist it and I know that I will use it too! So to show off my latest finds I am linking to Sue's It's A Very Cherry World for Rednesday and then over to Suzanne's Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday. Have a fun day!

Do you think that we could pick up some of these toys Bentley? I'll help you.

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

We have been having some very lovely weather here in Idaho. Our evenings are especially lovely. So tonight we are having a romantic dinner on the deck.

We are dining on vintage Limoges soup bowls and plates in the palest of pink patterns.

Enjoying some ice water and a bit of wine from vintage stemware.

Complimented by some lovely vintage silver flatware.

Thank you for visiting us. I am linking to:

Bentley ~ would you like to say anything? What about dinner? Don't worry Bentley, I have a lovely dinner for you too.

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

I have a little collection of vintage dolls. In the center is my Wendy Doll by Madame Alexander. Wendy is all ready for a vintage school day in her cute outfit.

Wendy is even wearing cute saddle shoes.

Then there is a very, very vintage Ginny doll. She is wearing a cute little red turtleneck with a red plaid skirt. She has her cute little Wire Hair Terrier pup with her too.

And finally a bit more current, yet still vintage Ginny, wearing an even more vintage Ginny dress. I am linking up with Suzanne the Colorado Lady for more Vintage Thingie Thursday fun.

Bentley, lets look through your toy basket. I know that you have inherited some vintage toys from Bitterman!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Here is my vintage Juice -O-Mat Juicer and a vintage orange juice decanter. Fun and kitschy!!

Good for you too. Great way to get your vitamin C each morning! Suzanne is still on vacation, but she still has the Vintage Thingie Thursday post up, so be sure to visit all of the other bloggers participating this week!

Bentley wants you all to know that he likes oranges and grapefruit too!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

We are eating lots of salads these days.  While I did not plant a veggie garden

this year, many of our friends did and they have been kind enough to

share some of their tasty harvest with us.

I'm pulling out a vintage salad cookbook, a vintage salad bowl and a 

sweet vintage salad dressing carafe for some retro tossing.

I love the radishes on this bowl and the rippled glass on the carafe.

Just add some vintage salad forks and we are ready to dive into a

big healthy salad ~ yum!

I am joining ~

and

Bentley had lot's of fun visiting with the refrigerator delivery men yesterday.

But I don't think he understood why they could not stay and play with

him all day.

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Those old school lunch boxes sure were cute!! It's my first week of school item for Vintage Thingie Thursday. I hope that Suzanne is having a fun and relaxing break!

Hey Bentley ... let's go shopping for some more vintage thingies today!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo,

After an exciting morning of chicken removal from the front porch (see prior post), I am ready for a relaxing evening on the deck. A refreshing drink served from a vintage tray. I know ... it says Oregon and we live in Idaho, but I have not found an Idaho tray yet.

Help yourself to guacamole and chips and some crackers with chive and bacon spread.

We are grilling up some chicken to serve with corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes and sugar snap peas on these cute vintage picnic dishes. Hey ... where's the flatware??

Isn't this a cute vintage butter dish that looks like an ear of corn? I found this set at a garage sale. It came with little corn salt and pepper shakers and little husks to serve the corn.

While I go inside to get some flatware, please stop by to visit The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingie Thursday. Suzanne is on a bit of a vacation, but her VTT post is up. I am also linking up with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for her Tablescape Thursday.

A chicken update ... Thelma has been safely returned home after a delightful afternoon of free ranging in our yard. Bentley, however, is on patrol making sure that no more chickens hop the fence into HIS yard this evening! There he goes now, checking the fence line!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

School is starting next Monday in our area.

Wow ~ hard to believe isn't it?  So here is a little tablescape

to get everyone in the school days mood.

I am fondly remembering back to those happy school days

when I wanted to be teacher's pet.

Joining ~

and

Bentley loves the kids in our neighborhood and will be out

at the front gate saying hi to them as they walk past our cottage

on their way to Longfellow Elementary.

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

I seem to be on a kitchen kick this week. So .... here are a few of my favorite vintage mixing bowls. I love this soft yellow one with the blue stripe. I purchased it from a wonderful antiques dealer in New Hampshire just shortly after David and I were married.

This iron stone mixing bowl belonged to my great grandmother. It shows lots of wear, but that makes me love it all the more!! Isn't that a great vintage wicker covered jug? A friend of mine gave it to me. Thank you Kathy!!

Did you see these beautiful free range eggs? They are from my neighbor's chickens. Thank you Amy!! Oh how I long to live on a farm!! While I am searching for acreage, please go visit Suzanne for Vintage Thingie Thursday affectionally known as VTT.

How would you like it if we got our own chickens? Don't worry Bentley, they will sleep in the chicken coop at night.

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

It's Thursdsay ~ time for another Vintage Thingie! Here is my vintage clothespin apron. It's great to wear when I am out back hanging laundry on the line. It has one large pocket all the way across the apron so that I can stash lots of clothespins inside. And ...

It's cute too, which goes a long way with me! I laundered some of my vintage linens today. Here they are hanging outside in the hot late afternoon Idaho sun. At 2700 feet elevation, the sun is really intense. These linens will be completely dry in less than 1 hour!! I better not spend too much time out here.

Stop by and visit Suzanne, The Colorado Lady, for Vintage Thingie Thursday. I hope the weather is a bit cooler where she lives. It's supposed to be 102 here tomorrow!

No walkies tomorrow Bentley. We will be taking it easy in the shade!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

This is one of my favorite vintage bags. I don't know too much about this style except that the fabric is bark cloth. This bag just evokes thoughts of a more gentle and peaceful time.

The bark cloth has such a great cottage look and I love the wicker handle that widens and wraps around the sides and bottom of the bag.

Now I'm putting on the kettle for another cup of tea and I am off to visit Suzanne for Vintage Thingie Thursday. Can't wait to see what everyone has to share this week!!

Come sit in my lap Bentley. I'll show you pics of Suzanne's puppies!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Hi girls! How about coming over to play some bridge this afternoon. The coffee is ready. Make yourself comfortable at my old card table. I just love this vintage card table cover, don't you?

Do you take cream and sugar or just black?

If you need a refresher course, don't worry. I have my Mom's old contract bridge books for reference.

Here are some vintage playing cards. Can't you just hear Lucy say, "Caroline when are you going to get some new cards?? We've been playing with these same dirty old cards for ages!!" Lucy said something like that to Caroline Appleby when Ethel, Ricky and Fred bet her $50.00 that she couldn't tell the truth for 24 hours!

Okay, take off your gloves girls and lets play cards!

It's been a while since I have played. Hand me those contract bridge books will you please?? While I am refreshing my memory ... have some more coffee and go visit Suzanne for Vintage Thingie Thursday and Susan's 100th posting of Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.

Don't peek at the other players cards Bentley, it is not fair!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo