Jubilee Parade

We don't have the traditional 4th of July parade, but our Jubilee Parade and street dance are held the following weekend.  The highlight of the parade is the Bluejacket Marching Band.

One of our neighbors surprised me when she said that watching our hometown band march in parades always made her cry.  She was younger than me, with children the same ages as our girls, and passed away a few years ago after a short battle with cancer.  Now, I can't help but think of her whenever I watch the band march by.

The flag girl costumes have certainly changed over the years.

Our Canadian friends from north of the border.  The bagpipes are MY favorite.

Our girls and their families spent the weekend with us to visit and enjoy the festivities.  Luckily the weather cleared up in time for the parade.  The guys, unfortunately, got rained on during their early morning round of golf.  I'm thinking this will be our annual summer weekend get-together and I'm pretty sure the kiddies will enjoy the parade more when they are a little older.  

 Finley was more interested in her sippy cup.

The sun was a little bright for Mack......

but his mommy didn't mind sharing.

My dream truck.  I can just see it parked in our driveway and I'd be haulin' junk in style!

Sunny Suzy

I've been on the lookout for a toy iron to go with the pint size ironing board that's been collecting dust in our basement for decades.  I finally found this adorable red model on our recent trip to Minneapolis.

Sunny Suzy toy iron.

As you can see, it's even got an electric cord and plug.  It's supposed to actually heat up, but I have a well founded phobia of plugging in junk with old wiring.  So, I'll just holler down the laundry chute instead.  "Bill, could you please plug in that little red iron next to my sewing machine?"     :@

Note:  I will use this as an educational tool for our grandchildren.  The lesson is that one irons clothing to remove wrinkles.  A clothes dryer is for drying clothes.

A flash card for Finley's new room in Green Acres.

Since it was my birthday weekend (belated) I treated myself to a few more presents.

This pair of old sconces will be used as bedside lighting in the guest bedroom we are currently renovating not making any progress whatsoever.  It is summer after all!  The sconces need to be rewired with cords so they can safely be plugged into a wall outlet.  The cords will be hidden inside cord conduit that is painted the wall color and mounted behind the headboard.

Pretty details, but I may end up painting them to tone down the color a bit.

I also picked up this mirror to be hung above the bed in one of the spare bedrooms.   It's quite long and heavy which is why I placed it on the floor to snap the photo.  

I love the colors and details, but it does have some damage on the bottom part of the frame.  I'll probably patch the damaged areas with Plaster of Paris and paint the repaired area with a mixture of paints to blend it with the original finish.  OR this might just be my first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint project!