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Showing posts with label Old Town Orange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Town Orange. Show all posts

Thursday, October 24, 2013

A Yellow House


I took a walk yesterday and snapped some photos of houses in our area to share with you. I love these 100 year old homes with charming porches, original windows, and tall old trees in their yards! This  one had a festive banner hanging above the front door.

 “October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” 
Rainbow Rowell, Attachments



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Sunday, September 1, 2013

More Powdered Sugar, Please!



Happy Pink Saturday! 


 
Recognize this pan? It is for making Ebleskiver.



   Æbleskiver  are traditional Danish pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere. Similar in texture to American pancakes crossed with a popover, æbleskiver are solid like a pancake but light and fluffy like a popover. 





 Getting to today's 'pink' I have a photo of the fresh, hot ebleskiver I shared today with Handyman.


We endured braved the heat and walked around the annual Old Towne Orange Street Fair today to sample some of the culinary delights. The cross-streets of Chapman Avenue and Glassell were cordoned off from vehicle traffic and more than a dozen ethnic food booths sold everything from bratwurst to fried rice.
 Our ebleskiver were served with raspberry jam and powdered sugar. As if that wasn't enough for his sweet tooth, Handyman also bought a root beer float.





 I drank water, but have to admit his drink looked inviting!
We looked at the vendor booths outside, then browsed in a few of the antique shops that line the streets.


I SPY A FEW PINK HATS :)

  From the crowded shops it was clear that others were taking advantage of a little A.C. like us!


The shops were chock full of furniture and dishes~


 There were old records, magazines and books~


 Signs, signs, everywhere a sign~



Another August gone, school has begun and it is now just a blink or two from the holidays. Can you believe it? Have a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend!




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Friday, March 1, 2013

On The Fence

Picket fences galore!


I walked around Old Towne Orange again, which is an entertaining way for me to get my daily 10,000 steps, and took more photos of the charming homes. I will save those for another post, but decided you might like to see the fences. Enjoy!





                                           






See the heart cut-outs?





Scrappers - do these hinges remind you of Tim Holtz? haha


Pointy pickets and swinging gate

I want to go inside!


iron fence

Copper-topped posts


Wishing you a sunny day :)


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Saturday, February 23, 2013

To Love Side By Side In~


Pink roses in a basket for Pink Saturday. I spotted this charming arrangement while walking around historic Old Town Orange, California. Many of the homes here are approaching, or are over, one hundred years old. They usually have unattached garages on the back of the property which is reached by a long, narrow driveway on one side of the house. I am enchanted by these homes!! My grandparents lived in a similar style house and I find them charming, romantic and welcoming. A sense of nostalgia always fills me when I walk past these well-used homes with their covered porches and wooden steps. It takes me right back  to being five years old and seeing the Helms Bakery truck coming up the street. Here are a few of the lovely homes I recently saw as I took a walk around the neighborhood~

stone bunnies waiting to welcome you


brick fireplace and black trim

patriotic colors

mint colored two-story

white picket fence
not unusual to see these signs in yards






black and yellow catch your eye?


can you imagine having tea and scones on the porch?

                       

potted Geraniums on the step


 I'm discontented with homes that are rented so I have invented my own.
Darling this place is a lover's oasis where life's weary chase is unknown.
Far from the cry of the city, where flowers pretty caress the streams,
Cozy to hide in, to love side-by-side in. Don't let it abide in my dreams.

Picture you upon my knee, just tea for two and two for tea,
Just me for you and you for me, alone!
Youmans and Caesar




 Which one is your favorite and why? Hope your Saturday is rosy!



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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Down Home


Today Mr. Handyman and I stopped at Zito's Pizza  for lunch before exploring another antique shop in Old Town Orange. See this post for the last shop we explored.


We shared a fresh spinach and black olive calzone. Luckily I remembered to take a photo before we gobbled it up - it was so delicious! There was fabulous marinara sauce for dipping, too.




Hand in hand we headed next to Peggy and Don Arbenz's Down Home American Country Antiques. 



                      Let's go inside!




Right off the bat you see this handsome canoe standing on end. A quick glance around and you notice that there are not as many knick-knacks as other antique stores; this shop stands apart by offering unique pieces and larger items. There is something for everyone. Any dolly would love this cute yellow house!


I was drawn to what I initially thought was a desk but, when I lifted the hinged lid, I was surprised to see a tin wash bowl fitted into a circular cut out. The piece was actually a vanity. It would look so charming in a bathroom or bedroom! I forgot to snap a photo.


   Tools and blankets, snow shoes and fishing rods -


     Cabinets, crockery, old boots and mirrors -



Oh, this was one of my favorite items! This coal scuttle was so wonderful. I loved the elegant twisted handle on the scoop and scuttle. If College Girl was through with school this would have gone home with us. I remembered our budget, admired the scuttle and kept walking.



I turned around and spied this scene - temptation all around! Love the old stove and Windsor chair.



There's more to see. What's next? Quilts and baskets



  Do you have a favorite antique 'weakness?'


     I love old furniture, quilts, toys and dishes -


I also like old teacups, typewriters, and hand stitched samplers. Doesn't this cup have sweet delicate colors?




It has a yellow rim and a pink handle. It would be perfect for sipping a cup of Upton's Keemun while reading a chapter or two on this lounge chair -


   The Red Work and braided rug are charming -




Shaker boxes, large jars and pottery make great storage containers -




I'd love a corner cupboard! A teacup collection would look wonderful inside. For that matter, so would dishes, books, old cameras, linens, or dolls.



Happy to have you along. Did you see something you liked? We also visited another store called Heavenly Hostess that I will share another time.




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