butter country

Tomorrow we're headed to St. Jacob's for the day.

We need to spend a some time away from trips to Home Depot and / or planning/fretting about all of the things we need to do/get for the house.

I'm kind of hoping that we'll find some yard sales or garage sales along the way and I might be able to find some bibs and bobs for the house (it's still all about the house even when we don't mean it to be!)

I'm looking for something like:

(which, believe it or not, once looked like this!)

thank you, Jillian Harris! (don't ask how I found these photos -it's too embarassing...

I do love Jillian Harris, though. Ali is no Jillian!)

Honestly, seeing that ugly desk transformed into white cutenes totally inspired me. It doesn't need to be antique or from a high end shop - it can be ugly 80's furniture!

I was also so thrilled with our other yard sale find that I'm keen to see what else we can find!

Have a good weekend!

Farm Yard

On the weekend we made a couple of great discoveries.

The first was found on the way to the second.

Being a new homeowner who has spent all of her disposable income at Home Depot over the last month,

I'm relying on yard sales to help me find those little things that will help fill out (not fill up!) our house with little details that are interesting and inexpensive.

The first thing we found was a yard sale.

My fella spotted this little baby:

It's a gorgeous old enamel pot/pan.

The woman who sold it to me said that her mother brought it from Italy when she came to Canada and she used it to make her noodles.

The best part?

yes that's right.

It was a dollar.

I think it will be perfect to use for bbq's to hold ice and drinks- you can set it on the ground and let people help themselves. (we're having a bbq next week so I have to think of these things.)

I mainly love that it has a story behind it. A history.

The other great discovery was the Weston Farmers Market.

If any of you live in Toronto (especially in the west end) this market is amazing.

Great selection - produce, vegetables, even a guy selling old typewriters - and the best part is that because it's in Weston Village, you feel like you're in a small town.

It's held at the Go Train station parking lot. We got there around 9:30 so it was pretty busy but there was still lots of everything left. It opens at 7 so get there early to avoid the crowds.

http://www.greenlivingonline.com/guide/weston-farmers-market 

We bought strawberries, asparagus, nectarines, and new potatoes. Divine.

Here's what I made with the strawberries-

yum.

It was a good weekend.