Friday View.

A little under the weather on Friday

but after taking some time to rest, I

ended up having a great day. This was

my view that morning. Cozy and warm.

~ Chy

Friday Favorites.

My sweet corner in our walk in closet.

Favorite things from family and friends.

I love reading "The English Home" and

the U.K. edition of "Country Living."

My current favorite snack is tart green

apples and sweet caramel dipping sauce.

The sun at the end of the day streaming

through the living room windows. This

does remind me that we need to get on

to the task of ordering an area rug for here.

Hope your Friday is amazing!

~ Chy

Friday Night.

A busy week. A crazy day. The end of the week. The end of a day. And yet, here we are, very late on a Friday night, working together, with light jazz music in the background, a scented candle burning on the dining room table (our shared desk for the night), writing a few online grants and securing a few potential sponsors for our Summer Festival. Yup, this is how we roll!! Wish us luck on our brand new project ....

~ Chy

Five on Friday.

1. Both our employers are closed over the holidays, so we have extra days off, a solid 2 weeks. We both have still not taken all our 2018 holidays as well but we're saving those for a trip we hope to take sometime in the New Year. For now, these gifted days are a bonus for both of us as a time of year where we're getting a bit tired and looking forward to our little break. No grand plans, just yet.

2. Windstorm advisory in effect. So happy we're home and safe and have no schedule for now. Quiet night at home.

3. My favorite tv show, outside of "Coronation Street", has quickly become "Escape to the Country". Sweet little cottages.

4. Despite the snow swirling around us, I'm starting to dream about our veggie patch and our flower gardens for the Spring.

5. Going through lots of medical tests right now from my annual check up. No concerns but it's a lot of appointments.

Until next Friday .... do you have Five Things to share?

~ Chy

Final Frugal Finds.

My last two Frugal Friday finds .... dirt and clothes. We've been thinking about buying dirt to fill up our raised garden boxes. To get it delivered is handy but then the dirt would be sitting out in the rain. So we then decided to buy bags of it. Yesterday, I was given a $10 coupon to use online if I was to purchase $50. I searched for dirt and found an amazing sale. Bags that were originally $5 were on sale for $2.50 each. And with my coupon, the price came down to $2.14. In the end, I spent $75 which ended up being a total of 35 bags, at 28 litres each for a grand total of 980 litres. This should fill up our garden boxes very nicely. Can't wait to get our garden finished up.

Our last deal of the day .... clothes. We love a particular store and recently bought a $10 store card that gives us an additional 10% off all orders online and in the store all the time, even during sales. We've had some amazing deals and today was the best. A one day sale, with an additional 40% of sale items, plus 15% off that total (up from the original 10% due to Canada's 150th birthday tomorrow), and to make it even sweeter, free shipping. So we chose over $1,140 worth of clothing but paid just $182. Isn't that the most amazing deal!! Time to purge our closet and donate the items we haven't been wearing all year so there is room for our new finds. 

That's the end of the Frugal Friday Finds for this week. Hope you had a good week too!

Frugal Friday #8.

The best frugal find of the week was this

vintage end table. I was at the Antique

Mall tidying up our little booth and kept

walking past a pile of items at the front.

I finally stopped and asked the staff if

someone had bought the items and they

told me that they were just being dropped

off by on the vendors for their booth.

The owner than showed up and the next

thing I know, I'm loading up this beautiful

piece into my car. And we had just the

perfect spot for it. Love the drawers, the

handles, the curves, the hand painted 

flowers, the colors and the legs. The fit

was just right for this challenging spot. I

am so happy I stopped to ask the owner.

Frugal Friday #7.

 I love tiny books. Maybe being a dollhouse

miniaturist has inspired me to always watch

for "little" items. So much fun to search for

tiny items to fill our dollhouse or our home.

An author I love is Becky Kelly. Her art work

and her words always make me so happy.

Frugal Friday #6.

Another .50 cent acquisition .... a nice sized

doily. This may go in the booth or it may stay

here at home. I love the delicate pattern and

the color too. It will be a bit hard to part with.

Frugal Friday #5.

This Angel I picked up, also for .50 cents,

for our garden or the deck. It's actually a

candle holder with the shining light coming

through the back. I may try it tomorrow.

Frugal Friday #4.

And the 4th lucky find, this colorful basket for my

Art Studio. I'm not sure what will go inside just yet.

Frugal Friday #3.

Frugal Friday find #3 .... for a tidy sum

of just .50 cents, this small garden book

was perfect for a weekend read. And

planning for our own small gardens.

Frugal Friday #2.

My second find .... an Ikea metal plate

with little hearts engraved along the edge.

Frugal Friday #1.

If charity shop treasure hunting is part

of the plan for the week, I often choose

Fridays as sales seem to best on that day.

Today was a good one with 50% off.

Here's the 1st item I chose. A sweet

little "friends" photo frame. It was

just $5 but at 50% off, I paid $2.50.

I love the Angel and the bunny.

Are you a frugal shopper?

Do you like searching for treasures?

Five Things Friday.

                                                                               

Carla at Half Dozen Daily posted her "Five Things Friday" so I thought I'd join in. Here's mine:

1. I had to do 8 Tax Returns this year. The deadline is Monday. All were filed in the last month and everyone except my mom is receiving or has received a tax refund. Looking forward to ours, which will go towards our landscaping this year. Big project and this will really help.

2. No dinner thawing or plans. Will see what surprise my dh brings home! Hope it's something scrumptious.

3. Laundry is almost done. The house is in order, bathrooms scrubbed, floors swept, carpets vacuumed, dusting done, recycling out and bills paid. My list is done.

4. A dear new friend has asked me out to a movie next week. I can't wait! We're going to see the new Sally Field flick. Can't remember the name but it looks funny.

5. Chalk painted a few projects this week. Second coats to go on this weekend. Quite enjoying this new skill I'm developing. Will have more projects to share in time.

That's my "Five Things Friday." 

Feel free to join in!