Nichols and Stone Child's Rocker

 

This is the rocking chair my Grandmother gave me when I was a child. I loved sitting in it looking at books or watching Captain Kangaroo.  The chair stayed at my parents home until they retired to Ocean Pines,  when it made its way to my house.  When Holly came along the chair became her place to sit and read books and watch Sesame Street.  When she grew out of the chair it made its way to the attic.  I was excited to bring it back into the house for Dylan.  When he's here, he sits in it and looks at books and watches the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

 3 Generations of Little Rockers in this chair.

 

 

 We have had some conflict recently...Our little Riah also likes sitting in the chair and two little butts just will not fit into that seat at the same time. 

  

The chair was made by Nichols and Stone,
the oldest furniture-building company in the United States.

 Last weekend we drove by a little antique store on our way to get lunch.  I said to Lou, "We need to turn around.  I think I saw a child's rocking chair like the one my Grandmother gave me sitting in front of that little shop."   We went back and look what we found...
a chair for Riah. 

The owner of the shop thought the chair was from the 1960's and it is a bit more beat up than my chair but I'll clean it up and wax it and my darling granddaughter will have her own rocking chair to sit in when she comes to visit Mom Mom and Gramps.

Cutest Flower Girl and Ring Bearer Ever

On Saturday my adorable grandson and great niece were ring bearer and flower girl in the wedding of my beautiful niece Elizabeth and her new husband.  The wedding was lovely and we're all so happy for this wonderful couple.

 I wondered if Dylan would actually walk down the aisle as he is a bit shy at times but he and his cousin Cali marched down the aisle with big grins on their faces.
 

Cali just loved the dress and her glittery pink shoes. 

 

 Dylan looked so cute in his suit.

 The children had a great time...I think the only time they sat down was to eat.

 They danced every dance...

Dylan came home with Lou and I so his Mom and Dad could go to the "after party".

He was just plumb tuckered out after all that ring bearin' and dancin'.

Where did all the Springtime go???

Smile...It's a beautiful morning. Cold but beautiful. We had frost warnings in Maryland last night. Our frost date is May 10th. Here in Carney it went down to 39 degrees but in Western Maryland it was below freezing. I planted annuals in my pots last week and it appears that only the sweet potato vines were affected by the cold night. They are a little droopy but should perk up when the sun hits them. One bright side to this chilly weather is that the ground needs to warm to 64 degrees before the cicadas start crawling out of the ground. I'm off to the shop...Wishing you a wonderful day!

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May Day...

It is an absolutely beautiful morning here in Maryland on this first day of May. 
I put the coffee on and then took Lucy out for her morning stroll around the yard.
Just had to cut some lilacs to bring inside to enjoy. 

I'm hoping none of my neighbors saw me in my jammies
runnin' around gathering flowers this morning.

Just wondering...how many of you plan on dancing around the May Pole?
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

It's been 17 years already???

Coming Soon to your Neighborhood: The 17 year locusts or cicadas will be making their appearance here in MD. Heard on the news that there could be
one million cicadas per square miles. Creepy!

 

photo:MDHomeandGarden.com

We keep telling our grandson Dylan that they will be making their appearance soon and that they don't bite as he is terribly upset by bugs...when we were at the zoo several weeks ago he didn't like the gnats flying by.  The last time the locusts were here, I remember them being so thick that you couldn't walk across the yard without
crunching them and for 2 weeks you could hardly hear yourself think
as their singing was so loud.

I'm with Dylan.  I'm definitely not looking forward to their visit.

Time Flys...

I can't believe it's almost May.  We have lots going on all the time and the days are just flying by.  Lou and I have been developing a new product line for the website in between making signs and blocks for orders and getting them packaged and shipped .  We also have slowly been adding a line of Southern sayings to our sign list, many of which I have always called Elsie-isms.  I heard so many them from my Mom, who heard them from her mother Elsie.  While Maryland is not truly considered a southern state...my Mom Mom had sayings that are truly southern. I have been able to get some of the sayings put on signs, photograph them and actually get them up on the website.  But I have a list with many more that I will be adding over the next few weeks.

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We also were able to have our darlin' grandkids with us for a couple of days.  So much fun.  How many remember Art Linkletter's Kids Say the Darndest Things?  I was getting Dylan ready for bed...he was standing on the toilet seat lid so he could easily reach the sink while he was brushing his teeth.  That made him tall enough to look me in the eye.  He very seriously said, "Mom Mom, your face isn't old like Gramps." I said, "I love you Dylan."

Singing, "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

We've had some gorgeous days here in our neighborhood.  One day this week the temperature was 95 degrees.  Seems that winter may actually be over.  This morning is a bit chilly but sunny and blue skies.  The next couple of days are going to be beautiful.

We had the grandchildren on Thursday, took them to the playground and to visit my Mom.  For lunch we went to the nearby Chick-fil-A because they have broiled chicken nuggets that are not breaded and Dylan has a problem with gluten so these are good for him.  I was so very impressed with the folks who work there.  Very attentive and friendly...loved the placemats brought to our table for the kids that stick to the table as I am always concerned about germs.  It is interesting that most of the employees who were on the floor interacting with the patrons were older "retired" folks.   

We've been busy working on some new products and new signs. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in each day.  I'm heading up to the shop to package and ship some others but later I'm hoping Lou and I can get some mulch spread in the gardens and do some other things in the yard that need doin'.

Hope you all are having a beautiful day in your neighborhood!