A Shout Out Again to my Pennsylvania Friends!!!

Today the Pennsylvania House Education Committee had a hearing on The Safe at School Diabetes Bill (House Bill # 1113). This is much more progress then the bill had last year! The hearing will be broadcast on PCN tomorrow 4-30 at 3:50pm.

At this point we really need to contact the members of the Education Committee and ask for their support. As a mother of a Type 1 diabetic child, I can't begin to tell you how important this bill is. So please, write a letter, send an email, or call these Representatives.

Thanks!
Holly

Tea Time!

I've been adding a lot of new goodies to The Pink Rose Cottage including this beautiful teapot and matching pitcher.
Please stop by and see what's new!

A little funny for your Thursday!

This information is for Catholics only.

The less they know about our rituals and code words, the better off they are.

> AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.

> BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.

> CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to
lip-sync.

> HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

> HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than
that of the congregation's range.

> RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.

> INCENSE: Holy Smoke!

> JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges
with good basketball teams.

> JONAH: The original 'Jaws' story.

> JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.

> KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize
besides gyros and baklava. (for you non-Catholics it means Lord have mercy)

> MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.

> MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered
by an HMO. (The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always
been rough.)

> PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.

> PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting
of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.

> RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by
parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.

> RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually
know when to sit, kneel, and stand.

> TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David
Letterman.

> USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating
capacity of a pew.

Dedicated to fellow Catholic and blogger friend, Kathleen!

Friday Flea Market time again!

Welcome to another Friday Flea Market at The Pink Rose Cottage! This week I’ve added a few little extras that will make your home cottage cozy!

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Don’t forget to visit all the wonderful sellers at Friday Flea Market

I'm going back to my roots....

No! Not my hair! That would never happen! LOL! But I am going back to what started it all for me with online selling – Ebay! So I listed a few items this week and hope to continue to list a bit every week. Here’s a little sample. This sweet vintage beehive pincushion with millinery bumblebees. So cute! Please take a peek at the*cozy*cottage.

Happy Easter!!

Hope everyone has a blessed Easter!

I have my table set early and thought I’d share it with you. It’s one of my favorite vintage tablecloths. I have it in five colorways: pink, blue, yellow, chartreuse, and beige.



The dishes were a “have to have” find this summer at a garage sale. Now, I’ll admit I have as much of a problem with dishes and I do tablecloths. But my excuse is I need the different dishes to go with my tablecloths! Oh such a vicious cycle! LOL! Most of my dishes are just different colors of Fiestaware. So when I turned these pretty violet dishes over and saw they were Homer Laughlin, I figured it was fate and that sealed the deal! LOL!



This morning I picked up these cute cupcakes for the kids. Just way too adorable!



And on another note, I want to say THANK YOU to Michelle from Rose Petals and Blooms for my sweet “Rosie Fussie Tussie!” I won her from Make Mine Pink Shop Hop recently. I had to show you how wonderfully she is packaged with a big satin bow and a beautiful note. Once the Easter decorations are put away Rosie will have her own special place! Thank you Michelle!

Friday Flea Market

Wow, how the week flew by! It’s Friday Flea Market time again at The Pink Rose Cottage! This week I’ve added some cozy cottage linens, including this darling vintage Wilendur Verbena table topper.


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Don’t forget to visit all the wonderful sellers at Friday Flea Market

Thank you Melissa from Piney Rose!

My prize arrived today. It was beautifully wrapped in the sweetest pink rose tissue paper. I felt like it was my birthday!! I love my pink rose trinket tray. I will treasure it! Thank you Melissa!

And Melissa is having a blog give-away. It’s another wonderful prize. Check it out at Pink Peony Blog and be sure to visit her store at Piney Rose

Melissa, hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow!

Friday Flea Market

It's time for another fabulous Friday Flea Market! Please stop by The Pink Rose Cottage and see what's new! I just added these sweet vintage egg vases. Perfect for Easter!



Don’t forget to visit all the wonderful sellers at Friday Flea Market

White Linens

There is nothing like crisp white linens on a breezing spring morning! Add to them a little whitework embroidery and hand crocheted trim lace, and oh la la! So very romantic cottage!!!

Here are a few beauties I just added to The Pink Rose Cottage. Now just waiting for that gentle spring breeze!

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