Jeannie Marie & Company

I have been really enjoying my new local thrift shops.  This week's treasure hunt yielded these gems.  A Fossil bag that looks unused but probably is. I'm not familiar with them and didn't notice until I peeked inside that it was special. I caved and spend $10.00.  Digging a little further I found this gem for $6.99 It probably is a knock off, but it says it was made here :-)   Seventy five cents for this sweet little Cloisonne' Teapot.  It is only 3 inches tall but it is a working pot, someone used it for spices.  It's quite heavy for it's size. The lid is separate and you can pour through the spout. I love the teacups and checkerboard trim. A stunning embroidered pillow that caught my eye.  I didn't know where I was going to use it, but had to have it.  When I tossed it on the bed, I saw it matched the embroidered flowers.  A couple of felted gift bags for a quarter!  I love the bucket, which I actually picked up on another ...

I should have been packing but I got a call and an invitation to go Fossil Hunting! My friend, the Mad Scientist, remembered to bring bandanas this time!  Earlier in the week we could not see for the flood of sweat dripping in our eyes.  It did look as if we had been in a terrible accident and bandaged up...but who cared.  They worked!  The smaller colored ones were for mopping the sweat on the face and neck...at least that is what they were for.  I put mine on my head since I forgot my hat.  You'll notice at the end there is not a picture of me with a green cloth on my head.  That was deliberate.  We were not allowed to climb the hill.  So we were careful and did not climb the hill....very high.  We were excited to find fossils in almost every stone we picked up.  This place was a treasure trove.  Oops!  Are we too high up the hill? I don't know if there were any fossils in these stones, but the formation suggests an a...