Bazaar-o World

I finally made it to the annual Hutton House Bazaar, and I will definitely add this event to my must-go-to list every year! I made off with a giant bag of ceramics and jars of homemade jelly. I am plan on sticking to buying handmade this holiday. I did pretty good last year, but I am decidedly stepping it up a notch. Currently I am busy knitting mittens like no one's business, and I have the girls' Christmas lists already, and I have big plans!! Big plans, I say.

Have you ever seen such a pretty leaf? I picked it up downtown last week from a gingko tree - it was truly beauty amongst the dirty debris that litters the sidewalks.

Speaking of litter - like my new waste basket or my new umbrella stand? I think it's too pretty for garbage - it's probably better suited to the foyer filled with wintry accessories for now. It's making me smile right now.

And speaking of the holidays, I dug up this little doe for my mantle. The ladies at the antique store are treating me like a regular now. While there this weekend, one of them followed me and offered to empty my hands every half hour - I practically have my own hold shelf now. It's probably a good thing they're closing at year end because I am running out of space to store all these trinkets. Someone stop me. Please.

My goal this week is to make Potato Leek soup. I have potatoes, and I have leeks. Bon appetit! More importantly, I am crossing my fingers that my little family enjoys eating it. I have a feeling it's going to be a giant batch.

Night, night.

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