What happens when the Sgt rolls home with a 3 foot high velvet Elvis he found along the side of the road.....well, it makes MaryDeluxe realize she married the right man! What happens when Sgt s...
Over the long Memorial Day weekend, Sgt and I found a great place to pick local strawberries...$1.89 lb! Cant beat that price and I love romping around on a farm pickin berries. It brings...
When I got home tonight, I decided to whip up a batch of dinner rolls for supper. I took the dough from the fridge, pushed the dough down, and let it sit for a bit. I then took out ...
As of late, I have been particularly engrossed in reading a book I picked out at the library called, "The Complete Tightwad Gazette", by Amy Dacyczyn. The book brings together thrifty ideas f...
I found an old metal toolbox a few months ago at an auction. Its been hanging out in my craft/studio room ever since waiting for a purpose in life again. It would be so easy to just put a...
Life has been crazy busy around here lately. Work, work, work, play, play, play, and work some more! Never a dull moment around here. May is my favorite month of the whole year and ...
The Blue Gardenia1953Starring.... Raymond Burr, Ann Sothern, Anne Baxter, and Richrd Conte Director: Fritz LangA telephone operator named Nora, gets caught up in the murder of a womanizing cad. ...
Why so many Amish? Did she attend some sort of Amish rally? Join a new cult? Nah, I went to visit my Mom for Mothers Day and on Mothers Day there is always a Make a Wish truck convoy that takes place...
Recently, Sgt and I where out exploring the back roads of Pa, (on a mission to score some bamboo plants that were listed for sale on craigslist) when we ran across a very cool little retro roadside b...
The air show is coming, the air show is coming, the air show is coming! Ive had the pleasure of attending this event a few times in the past and of course Im all about the outfits! Here was...
Here are a few more finds from that fabulous estate auction I went to the other weekend. As I stated in my previous post, this was a very neato estate with an over whelming amount of mid-centur...
Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Lao Tzu
I dont know about you, but Im a BIG fan of vintage afghans! You can find a vintage afghan in just about any thrift store out there, in all sorts of colors and designs, from all diff...
After having an absolutely amazing, sunny, warm Saturday, we are now experiencing a soggy chilly Sunday around these parts. Saturday we finally got around to tilling our garden and planting!&nb...
If you have been a DeluxeVille reader for a long time, you know about my love/obsession/lust/fixation for Heywood Wakefield furniture. Ive been collecting it piece by piece over the years when I see ...
Hello to all my new DeluxeVille readers!And they call it puppy love oh i guess theyll never know how a young heart really feels and why i love her so and they called it puppy love just because were i...
I ran across this recipe for homemade ritz style crackers a year ago and wont ever go back to store bought crackers! These are so easy to make and when ever I make them, they go fast. Today I threw t...
Cat LoveChicken Coop buildingHelping DaddyBarred Rock BabiesSeeds a growingOpen window cat perchBalancing actHappy Sunday!~MaryDeluxe
Just dropping in for a quick hello and to share a few pictures of the girls! They have reached what we refer to as "The Ugly Chicken" phase...when their feathers start coming in and changing ...
Its been awhile since Ive done a DIY project before and after so, I thought I would give a peak at what Im in the middle of right now.Heres a few before....It started out looking like this. This of c...
Let me explain something about myself before I begin this story....I like to plan out big decisions before I make them. Now, dont get me wrong here, I am spontaneous at times with certain decisions o...
Sgt and I headed out to auction this past Tuesday to check out their box lots. I love looking through box lots and have found some great things in cardboard boxes over the years. I found all this gre...
I had lunch today with SusieQT from "Practice in Time" blog. At lunch, I noticed she was wearing a delightful little charm bracelet with the cutest phone charms on it. The bracelet belonged t...
Homesteading is not a new concept. Living a simple, self reliant lifestyle has been going on since... well, forever. My favorite historical time period for a peek at this "self-sustaining lifesty...
A couple of weekends ago, Sgt and I stopped briefly at an auction we passed as we were on our way elsewhere. They had some WWII items that they were auctioning off. Sgt bought a set of WWII uniform p...
Like clockwork, every Saturday morning I go into town and visit the public library. The library I visit is housed in a very old county building and contains what I like to call that "quintessenti...
...for my jewelry box. It was a snowy/rainy day so not a lot of people showed up at the auction due to the weather. Only a handful of die hard auction junkies were there. I acquired more pieces then ...
I didnt have a subbing job today, so I spent the day planning a nice surprise Valentine dinner for Sgt. Dinner didnt turn out exactly as I planned it. I was hoping to have dinner done by the time Sgt...
"HeyWake and vintage linoleum"As many of you know, I am now living in an old house built in 1875. This little hunting lodge has been built onto and "updated" in various ways over the ...
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