Now It's Your Turn

Now It's Your Turn I love finding wonderful things to bring warmth or interest to my home and to yours. Let's have fun!

I'm just a girl who can't say "no" to a great buy or a one-of-a-kind object.

Popped in late tonight to add some new items before I take off on a Texas adventure. Looking for some fun finds to brin...
09/08/2026

Popped in late tonight to add some new items before I take off on a Texas adventure. Looking for some fun finds to bring back for you!

There was a beautiful woman who attended the church I grew up in. She played the piano, sang beautifully, and carried he...
09/06/2026

There was a beautiful woman who attended the church I grew up in. She played the piano, sang beautifully, and carried herself like a beauty pageant queen. Her neck was long as a swan's and she always bedazzled herself with lots of fashion jewelry, especially long, dangling earrings that highlighted that lovely, long neck.
Yvonne was her name. Fitting.
All my memories of her include her smile. I never saw her ruffled or upset.
Yvonne left this earth a few years ago at the ripe age of 89. She lived a good life.
When she left, she left decades of costume and fashion jewelry behind.
I have ended up helping her daughter figure out what to do with it.
It's been a delight to sort through it and separate it by eras. A few pieces I think I can still remember her wearing, but it might be my imagination.
I am bringing the pieces to Sassafras so someone else will hopefully end up enjoying it and wearing it as beautifully as Yvonne.
I have researched hundreds of pieces and have made the prices affordable and fair.
The jewelry will not be in my booth, but Misty Morgan is setting up a display that will be ready soon.
There are a few pieces out at the counter right now with much more to come.
The nice thing about vintage jewelry is, even if it's not fancy-schmancy, it's such better quality than fashion jewelry is now.
If you like BOHO or quaint pieces, come check it out.
Yvonne would've loved that her memory lives on this way, among many others.

When you need to revamp your booth, but you're kinda old and tired, it's a wonderful gift to have a friend and neighbor ...
09/02/2026

When you need to revamp your booth, but you're kinda old and tired, it's a wonderful gift to have a friend and neighbor who specializes in that very thing. She's the revamper of all revampers. I love you Chana Kooistra.
With the help of my son, Jackson, this afternoon, the three of us added to, moved, removed. slashed some prices, and sold some stuff in the process. (Thanks Jake Gibbs, for stopping and shopping!)
Tonight I'm exhausted, but I love how it all turned out.
Stop in at Sassafras and give us a look, then go next door to the Pickin' Chicken for more goodies.

Come on in out of the heat; maybe looking at some Fallishy stuff will cool you down. ALTHOUGH, there's some pretty "hot"...
09/01/2026

Come on in out of the heat; maybe looking at some Fallishy stuff will cool you down. ALTHOUGH, there's some pretty "hot" stuff in Sassafras these days!

I know I just posted recently but this morning I brought some finds to Sassafras and wanted to give you a heads up!
08/29/2026

I know I just posted recently but this morning I brought some finds to Sassafras and wanted to give you a heads up!

I've been out of pocket for seven weeks. Thank you Misty Morgan and Chana Kooistra for wo-manning my booth while I was ...
08/26/2026

I've been out of pocket for seven weeks. Thank you Misty Morgan and Chana Kooistra for wo-manning my booth while I was gone.
I'm ready to make deals to make room. Many, many items have been marked down and I've brought in some brand new items with more coming almost daily.
I'm the first booth on the right as you come in the door of Sassafras! Check out all the other great booths and next door at the Pickin' Chicken!

It's been awhile since I've had a chance to update my booth. I haven't had hot water or a stove at my house for two wee...
06/19/2026

It's been awhile since I've had a chance to update my booth. I haven't had hot water or a stove at my house for two weeks and it's put a little cramp in my gettin-things-done style. But, here's hoping for hot water today! Thanks for taking time to browse through my booth online and in person at Sassafras!

Pillow Talk Alert!!!! Fun new pillows arrived in my booth this morning, (and two non-pillowy things)! Stop in Sassafras...
06/06/2026

Pillow Talk Alert!!!! Fun new pillows arrived in my booth this morning, (and two non-pillowy things)! Stop in Sassafras and check it out! First booth on the right! Be sure and visit the Pickin' Chicken next door too!

I finally got to spend a little time reimagining a few pieces of furniture. I found this wonderful, old high chair and ...
06/05/2026

I finally got to spend a little time reimagining a few pieces of furniture. I found this wonderful, old high chair and painted a little Schnauzer on the seat, (at least I think that's a Schnauzer).
To an old, brown chair, I painted a crane in flight among a Japanese cherry blossom tree.
I had so much fun creating these yesterday in the beautiful June sun. I hope you enjoy looking or even possibly have the perfect spot for one in your home.
Thanks for taking a peek.

Two years ago I went on a day trip with my husband to Durant, OK. He had some business there and said I could drop him ...
06/03/2026

Two years ago I went on a day trip with my husband to Durant, OK. He had some business there and said I could drop him off and go exploring for the day. I don't need a second invite to do that!
I investigated several downtown antique stores and flea markets, but the one that captivated me the most was run by an older couple (my age, I guess). The husband was surrounded by antique clocks in the back of the store and was working away on the restoration of one.
The walls in the whole store were lined with paintings. I appreciated them, but didn't feel an impulse to purchase one until I was on my way to the register.
My eyes landed on a really lovely, bright, floral oil painting that was obviously an original by a fairly talented amateur.
Sometimes when I'm shopping, my eyes play tricks on me and I don't see one of the digits on the price tag. I feel like a deflated Bozo the Clown punching bag when I get to the register and the proprietor points out the REAL price, sometimes even after the item has been rung up. It's so embarrassing to have to backpedal, but sometimes the pocketbook demands it. Poverty trumps pride, I reckon.
On this day, my eyes played that trick. When I discovered the actual price, I asked the clerk if there was a happier price possible. She said no.
But, she went on to explain that her 91-year-old mother had painted most of the pictures that lined the walls around us, including the painted bouquet I held in my hands.
She said that her mother was still alive and not only was she alive , but she was kicking and kicking quite vigorously. It was probably 98 degrees that day and she told me her mother was at the park with her friends having a picnic or some such thing. I can't exactly remember, but I do remember being amazed that she was participating in such an event in the middle of a sweltering, summer afternoon in Southeastern Oklahoma. I think my shirt was probaby soaked through just standing there in the store thinking about it.
The painter's daughter went on to tell me about her mother's stubborn love of life and how she pushes the boundaries of age every day.
I plopped down the extra digit in the price and carried my prize out the door. I have not been the same woman since that day.
The flowers that hang in my foyer are a daily reminder that I want to be the unstoppable, old lady who paints, and creates, and sings and loves and does all kinds of crazy shiitake until I can't.
That's the day that the old adage, "Just keep putting one foot in front of the other" became my fresh mantra.

So, there it is. The story I've been wanting to tell for awhile, and haven't. It took finding the old, daisy picture that I put in my booth today in the hopes that it might inspire someone else to keep dreaming and living and dancing one day and one step at a time.

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