Today I’m seeking the morale boost that an online purchase provides.
Here ’tis:
architecturaldepot.com
‘Tis a roof finial, + I need a pair, actually . . .
. . . one for each end of our garden shed roof peak:
At about 7″ high, I’d say these finials will be perfect!
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Speaking of retail morale boosts,
Saturday morning I shopped our local French Country Market:
The Good Humor Man was there!
This adorable girl provided live sax music!
This cool, vintage camper was for sale!
I called G.O. + asked him to come down + have a look-see:
It was completely re-done + wonderful,
but I’d rather we re-did one ourselves.
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Speaking of G.O.,
I did purchase a huge, red O from this booth:
Hundt No More
Antiques & Collectibles
779.279.1109
Even though he nixed the idea**,
my plans were to include the O in my bridal shower gift
for his beautiful soon-to-be-daughter-in-law:
L, niece of G.O.
R, soon-to-be-DIL of G.O.
** He even said, “I’d have just gotten her a $50 gift certificate to Kohl’s!” . . .
. . . no offense, Kohl’s, but that’s just not how I roll,
gift-giving-wise.
Fingers crossed that ‘the kids’ dig their O (+ other stuff!)
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Back to the Market.
My other purchase:
Vintage initial pennants!
I am going to use them to make pillows,
similar to what I’ve done in the past
with a really swell vintage golf flag:
Sold it in my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/39139050
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Anyway, as much fun as I had at the French Country Market,
Saturday’s highlight took place here:
Wrigley Field’s iconic manual scoreboard
We took our grandlad to his first-ever Cubs-Cardinals game
at Chicago’s Wrigley Field!
Wrigley Field’s iconic marquee
And yes, the Cubs DID manage to win one.
(HA! I “keed”!)
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But check it out!
WE GOT ON NATIONAL TV!
He has a peanut shell on his finger.
Kids do that sort of thing.
Yes, we made our own signs,
+ yes, the national FOX TV broadcast showed us!
His “GO CUBS” was a huge hit! FUN!
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My sign is a shout-out to Tim McCarver,
the FOX MLB broadcaster who’s retiring after this season:
McCarver was the Cardinals’ star catcher in the sixties:
3 World Series: ’64, ’67 + ’68!
Feel free to comment if you noticed
what a good sport Grandma Kay is,
to promote or even tolerate my grandlad’s Cubs fandom! 😉
Who do you think bought him that shirt? 😉
Thank you!
REDBIRD 