My California Trip Part One

Once again I missed the boat and didn't participate in the Show and Tell Sunday. Yesterday was suppose to be Vintage Bling. I got home last night from my trip and was just too tired. Had to work this morning and now I'm finally doing a post. Maybe I'll show off my bling another time.

My trip to California was just wonderful. I took a ton of pictures, worthy of at least two posts. On Friday, my dad and I headed over to the La Maison Rustique Barn Sale in Temecula. It was a beautiful sunny day which I really needed as it has been so soggy up here in the great Pacific NW.

It was great to see these gals again. From the left, Sherry, Joy, Linda, Tracy. The sale itself was awesome. So many wonderful treasures. As I said, I took lots of pictures so here are just a few of the many things for sale.

As I was looking around I met this sweet little gal and I asked her if she was working there or just shopping. She said that she had some things for sale. I asked her if she had a blog. She said no, but she had a website. I asked her what it was and when she said "Christie Repasy," I couldn't believe it. I have admired her paintings for years and would give anything to be able to paint roses like she does. She was very sweet and down to earth and said she "has a thing for roses too." I pretty much knew that. So Christie, if you are reading this, it was a real pleasure meeting you. Thanks so much for chatting with me.

Here is a picture of Christie's sister-in-law Rita with Sherry. Rita makes the prettiest pillows out of fabulous fabrics.

I bought more than I thought I would at the barn sale. I thought I would just get one of Sherry's t-shirts, but I ended up getting one of her lovely necklaces too. After the barn sale, my dad and I went to a couple of my favorite shops in Temecula and found a few little things. While at "Serendipity" I ran into a fellow blogger, Debbie. Turns out we have both visited each others blogs before. What fun!

So, here's a few pictures of what I bought on Friday.

I love this t-shirt I got from Sherry. She has a few other styles as well and I think you can buy them on her blog too.

My favorite purchase of the whole weekend was this cabinet. Did I ever mention that I have a thing for cute little cabinets? I do and I absolutely love this one. I seriously have a lot of cute cabinets, maybe I will just sell one to make room for this cutie. Love the aqua paint and knobs. Not sure yet where I will put it, but I'm sure I will find a place for it somewhere.

On Saturday my Dad and I played tennis (he murdered me), had a delicious breakfast at my favorite restaurant in Temecula, the Swing Inn and went to see the new movie, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Seriously funny, but if you are at all bothered by full frontal male nudity, you might want to skip it.

Well, this post is getting extremely long. I want to share with you my day at the Long Beach Flea Market so I will do that on my next post. Lots more pictures of some great vintage eye candy. Au revoir!