On Being A Lucky Duck

I am a Lucky Duck.
I hope that I am also a grateful Duck, and remember to focus on the good all around me.

I've got both my daughters here for this beautiful holiday weekend,
and Annie repeated her decorating feat of last year --
she tarted up That Old House in patriotic bling:

Memorial Day 2009:

How lucky is that? Two years in a row with crazy Dollar Tree decor!

But that's not all.

On Saturday, Annie and I were supposed to go to the mill ends store for some fabric, but by the time we got there it was closed. Luckily, there's a big Goodwill Store nearby. We swam on over.

We got some really neat stuff, including this reproduction silverplated fan vase by Godinger:

I haven't polished it up yet.

I really like the piercings along the top border:

I think it cost $2. There's one on eBay right now for $25.

Lucky, lucky . . . but luckier still -- another item we found at Goodwill for $7.
It is worth about forty times that amount.
I'll blog about it tomorrow, once I am over the shock.

Also tomorrow, something from the estate sale we went to on Sunday.
More lucky-duckness.

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At That Old House we are lucky that this year, the deer are staying away from our old roses, behind the house. So for this Memorial Day, we've got many shades of red a-bloom; that is lucky indeed!

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Ready for another Lucky-Duck-Tale?
I am a Winner!
Nancy's Daily Dish sponsored a Giveaway for a $30 Gift Certificate to
Weaves Beads, which does some really lovely beaded serving pieces; you can click
on the highlighted words to visit Nancy's lovely blog, or visit the Etsy shop of Weaves Beads.
Thank you, Nancy! I am looking forward to "spending" my gift certificate.

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And, finally . . .

This Memorial Day, I am conscious of how lucky I am to live in these United States.
I owe that to the dedication and sacrifice of other Americans, who gave their time,
their youth, sometimes their lives, so that I could be as lucky as I am.
It is that individual.
They served, so I did not have to.

To my Dad, Howard's Dad, my brothers, to our friends in the military,
and to the thousands of people who served and are serving still . . .

Thank You just doesn't seem a big enough phrase, but it's all I've got.

I'm showing off our cottage at Cielo's House in the Roses
Show Off Your Cottage Monday.

At Southern Hospitality, it's Today's Thrifty Treasures; thanks Rhoda!

And Mary of Little Red House, whose Red House has been hopping with kids home, too,
has gorgeous spring flowers in her beautiful collage for Mosaic Monday.

Have a happy and safe holiday. . . . quack quack! -- Cass