Tables, Blueness, and Blogging New-ness

On Saturday morning, a clear and glorious day, Howard and I took off
for treacherous Westchester County in New York State, where you run
terrible risks of being beaned by a golf ball, or seeing
people walking around in public with their shirt collars popped. 
 
We were well fortified, with Dunkin Donuts coffee
and Merlin the GPS on my lap.

Doesn't he look nice against my new denim skirt?
Merlin prefers to be cradled in lambswool, but he is a GPS and doesn't get to choose my wardrobe.

 As I said, it was a beautiful day; even Route 287 looked good.
Howard sang "Blue skies, smiling at me, nothing but blue skies, do I see . . . . " 
But I made him stop, as my ears were bleeding.

We were heading to pick up two of these:

(See that stain on the sunroom rug?  One of our guest doggies this summer got an upset tummy and even
professional cleaners couldn't remove the three stains she left . . . so new flooring coming soon! Thank you, doggy!)

I got these tables on eBay, a great buy, and I am going to include them in the ever-growing collection known as:

Little Tables Cass Has To Actually Paint, One Of These Days.
 

They've got some pretty details -- scallops and dots -- and nice reeded legs.

 They are mahogany, but I'm thinking an aged creamy white or soft aged gray would look good on them.

The finish is damaged, but sanding, primer and paint cover a multitude of sins.

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One of the tables I showed you from Craigslist came home with us on Saturday as well.

This seller had two tables for sale, but the other one was more common, and smaller, and

slightly rickety, so I didn't think it was worth the $20 he was asking.

But this one? It was the most popular in the which-Craigsligt-table-to-choose post from week before last. 

 

It's a sweetheart.   Check out the details:

Yeah, it is standing in front of the old credenza we turned into a television stand.  Ignore the credenza, please.

I am just running out of places to put all the
Little Tables Cass Has To Actually Paint, One Of These Days.

It is already stripped and sanded, which is going to save me a lot of time.

It's nice to buy things from a professional refinisher!

I showed you a French-style armchair with orange velvet upholstery in Friday's post. . .  for 35 dollars.
Well, someone beat me to it and snatched it up Saturday morning.  With great bargains on great things on Craigslist . . . she who hesitates loses out

Which made me slightly blue . . . not really, but I'm trying to introduce blue into the post other than the blue sky over Route 287.  I have dipped into the vault, and fished out a collage of some of my blue china:

Is there any devoted dish fan whose heart doesn't beat faster at the sight of blue and white?

Last night we went to Howard's sister's for dinner; she has some gorgeous blue and white dishes, including both newer Spode and very old inherited blue and white.  The food was excellent, the conversation fun, and I sat there thinking, "Gee, would Phyllis notice if I just slipped this dinner plate into my big handbag?"

I didn't try it; too much sauce still on the plate.

Next time I'll see if the dog will lick it clean for me.

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And finally, I want to welcome a new blogger to our midst.

Her name is Lydia, she describes herself as a "garage sale addict,"

and says that the day she stumbled onto That Old House blog, she realized she was not alone!

So Lydia now has taken the plunge.

I'm the first Follower of Saturday Morning Treasures;

I hope some of you mosey over for a visit and to see her silver thrifty finds.

Remember what it's like to begin?

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Linking, linking, linking . . . to . . .

Mary at Little Red House for her Mosaic Monday

Stumbling on her blog two years ago inspired me to try.

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality blog and Today's Thrifty Treasures.

Her post today is exhausting even to read, but such fun.

Smiling Sally and her Blue Monday gathering.

She's got a cute and snappy song & video about a, well, a blue guy!

And that's it for today!
I hope the sun stays out, and the rain stays 'way far away.  -- Cass