Good Morning!

Good morning! Look at what I woke up to this morning. Wasn't this a spectacular sunrise? The weather man is calling for rain today in my neck of the woods. You wouldn't know it looking at this sunrise.

What a great way to start off the day. Well also with a good hot cup of coffee makes the morning nice to. =)

Have a glorious day!

Love, Anne ♥

Flower Boxes

I do love outdoor flower boxes but look at these flower boxes. Hmm. Could a collection be starting? Well I don't know about that, but they do catch my eye when I'm out shopping. These are trinket boxes which the lids adorn these pretty ceramic flowers. I just love these pretty flower boxes. And don't these look like little cakes with the flowers on top? They look yummy enough to eat! Their not expensive either. So whenever I see one I just pick it up. Yeah, maybe this will become a collection. I just can't walk away from these pretty flower boxes. These flower boxes remind me of my sister. She had something like this when she was a young girl.

You can place them pretty much anywhere in your home. I've tucked mine away in my china cabinet here and there between my teacups.

So what do you think? Aren't they pretty?

Well I just wanted to do a little show and tell. I sure hope your skies are sunny and warm like it is in my neck of the woods today. I'm on my way out so that I can enjoy this beautiful weather. Ta-ta!

I'm signing off........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Just Adding To It

I found a couple of items to add to my new china cabinet...

But of course...another tea cup! =) Isn't the leaf inside the tea cup so different? Usually you see the flower. Yes this one is from England. I did some research on the Internet the other day on collecting tea cups. Remember in a few posts ago, I mentioned that I did not like collecting tea cups from Japan. That I preferred collecting tea cups from England because, to me they seem like the big tea drinkers.

Well. Apparently some Japan tea cups are highly collectible. Especially the ones that say "Occupied Japan." During the WWII, when America occupied Japan for a short time, Japan was not allowed to send anything out for trading unless everything was marked, "Occupied Japan." Well the Japanese did not like that. So they were still sending out stuff that just said, "Made in Japan." So there you have it. Apparently there isn't a lot of items that read, "Occupied Japan." So those items are highly collectible. When I went into my antique shop the other day, I didn't come across a tea cup, but I did see a knick knack with, "Occupied Japan." I didn't purchase it but knew that some collector out there was going to really like that piece. So be on the look out for "Occupied Japan."

On another note, I did come across a figurine that I just absolutely loved and that I just absolutely had to have...

Isn't she beautiful? Her name is Lady Caroline. It's "Master Porcelain" by Homco. She is about 9 inches tall. I looked her up on the Internet and she is highly sought after as well. Especially if she if set on a wooden base. Mine is not. It also has a little chip up top on a flower in her hair. But that's OK by me.

Well I hope you all are having a great week!

I'm signing off......from Peek-A-Boo Street!

My New China Cabinet

Good evening fellow bloggers. I have some great news. My dear husband bought me a china cabinet for mother's day. I was strolling through my antique shop (my second home), and I seen this china cabinet. The price was awesome and my ole hubby (lovely hubby) gave me the go-ahead! So here she sits in my living room for now.

Whatcha think? I reassured my husband that this one won't look as girly as my other china cabinet. It's started out with just some serving dishes I purchased through my thrifty shopping excursions. But I couldn't seem to help myself. I just had to put my new tea cups some where. =) Gee...what's the point of a new china cabinet if a girl can't put her tea cups in there? I'm surely not going to put tools it. In fact, my hubby said that he could use the bottom drawer for his remote controls. I assure you ladies, he will not be doing that. I told him that that was out of the question. He's just going to have to find some other place for his remote controls and they will not be going in my new china cabinet. Sorry honey. But I have to draw the line somewhere.

So come on. Here's a peek inside...

I seen this silver platter thrifty shopping. Isn't is beautiful? I know that I have to polish it up, but the sides look so ornate doesn't it? I kind of like it all tarnished. It gives it patina. That's the look I've been going for. If it looks like it came out of grandma's attic...then I ♥ it!! Cause all of this junk I have is getting passed down to my great grandchildren one day.

The beautiful candle sticks were a gift from my Mom & Dad, in-law. I believe it was a birthday gift, but dear me, I can't remember right now. But that's what I love about silver. Different pieces look like they could be a set. So of course, I have my eye on a tea set. I've seen a few.

Check out the Mother's Day card my sweet husband gave me...

This laminated Mother's Day greeting came from my youngest son who made it at school. I just laughed. It was so sweet. I got a lot of cards and flowers and gifts for Mother's Day but this was my favorite. I wanted to share it with you.

I hope all you Mom's out there had a wonderful mother's day.
I'm signing off.......from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Purple and Pink

I stopped by my favorite antique shop the other day. I haven't browsed through there in awhile since I've been more into thrifty shopping. My eye (once again) pulled me to the color combination of this particular tea cup. As you can see, it has little purple and pink flowers. So pretty and feminine. And of course darling.....it's from ENGLAND! I added a string of pearls to decorate it up. I got the pearls also from the antique shop. You know you can never clean pearls with water. So to polish these old beauties up, I rubbed a little olive oil in the palms of my hands and then just rubbed the pearls lightly to bring back the luster on the pearls. And it made the pearls look brand new. Isn't this cup just so pretty and dainty?


I cannot sit and chat with you,
the way I'd like to do.
So brew yourself a cup of tea,
I'll think of you, you think of me.

Source unknown

Now where can I put my new tea cup? Oh I see a spot right there......(to be continued......)
I'm signing off.........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

My Peeper Girl ♥

I'm sure you've seen pictures of my Mini Schnauzer, Peeper a few times before. I took this picture the other day. She sits on top of the couch so that she can see out of the window. She also lays down on top of the couch like a little kitty cat. But she really lays up there because she thinks Little Birdy, Mr. Squirrel or for heavens sakes, our mail lady are going to pull a fast one over her! As you can see in the photo, she keeps one arm rested on the window sill. We have to keep the couch close enough to the wall so she doesn't fall through. This is definitely her favorite spot in the house when she's not on guard. She's so silly. But I love my Peeper. I thought I'd dedicate a whole post to my Peeper girl! She's such a good pooch. A great family dog and we all just love her so much. ♥

Peeper and I are signing off..........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

P.S. Does this look like a dog who is pining over the loss of Peekaboo?

Happy Mother's Day ♥

To all of my reader's who are Mama's...Happy Mother's Day! ♥

I'm In Love

I'm in love! In love with this tea cup I found thrifty shopping. Oh my gosh. When I layed my eyes on this beauty, I just snatched this tea cup up and knew that it had to come home with me! Ahh. The color combination is what caught my eye. And then when I turned it over and seen that it was from England, I was even more in love. You know how much I just love tea cups that come from England. I don't know. When I turn over a tea cup and it says Japan, it puts me off. I don't like the cup as much. I don't know what it is. I guess because I think of England at the big tea drinkers but I could be wrong. That's just my opinion I guess.

Wait till you feast your eyes on this. So what do you think? Isn't she a beauty?

Yep. She's from England!

I did notice when I came home that there was a chip in the front of the cup. I kind of was upset with it but I'm OK with it now. If I would have bought this brand new, I would have probably chipped it anyway. So who cares if someone had the privilege of chipping it first. I don't care. It's mine and I love it!! So there. Chip and all! I just had to share with you my new tea cup, seeing how I just posted about my china cabinet in my last post. I can see a spot already where I like to set this England beauty!

I'm signing off...........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

China Cabinet Update

I bought this antique china cabinet last spring. I remember how excited I was when we brought it home. As I was polishing it up, I could imagine it housing some old woman's special belongings that she treasured. What kind of china did she display? Maybe the china was a wedding gift. What did she keep in the drawer? Maybe there were some embroidered hand-me-down linens from her mother. I just loved conjuring up some romantic life this woman had. Who was she? What was she like? Was she happy? Whoever she was, I now possess this beauty, which I will cherish for probably my life time.

I had so much fun filling this china cabinet. Moving things around so that they display just perfectly. And as I see it, there is still plenty room to add more things to it.

But I just wanted to share with you how it has evolved over the year.

Here. Let me open the doors for a better look inside...

I just purchased this cake stand. Never had one and always wanted one. See the girl figurine setting on top? Got her for four bucks at a garage sale...

My two favorite tea cups...

Yep. This is an Annalee stuffed grannie mouse with a shawl. To cute. Had to get it. It cost five dollars...

Yes that is a regal Royal Albert tea cup sitting there in all it's splendor. Okay. Maybe that one is my favorite. To the right of the photo is a candy dish I purchased. It has a gold tone handle. It looks like something Grandma gave you. So pretty.

And this is my two tier plate that I just love. I was so happy when this and my cake stand fit into my china cabinet for display. I wouldn't want to have such pretty dishes hidden in some top cupboard...

Oh...Maybe this one is my favorite. Well it's special to me none the less. My mom-in-law (and Dad=) ) got this for me for by birthday a couple of years ago. It's very special to me. I will cherish it forever. It's a matching tea cup with a tea pot. Just love it. See the silver platter in the background?...

See. So the ole china cabinet has some things in it. But it's still got a lot of room for more pretty things. You just got to tuck it in here and there.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my china cabinet.

I'm signing off.........from Peek-A-Boo Street!