Of Peonies and Old Lace

Lately we've been on a real economizing kick around here. For months, we've been trying to reduce or eliminate all unecessary expenses, and that means keeping little luxuries to an absolute minimum. I've rarely bought cut flowers, as that's an easy thing to cut from the budget. But this week these peonies appeared in the grocery store.... and I couldn't resist. Aren't they amazing? And the way they smell -- well, I wish you could be here to smell it.

So, the peonies already had me in a good mood, and then I found a treasure trove of old lace while out doing my rounds today. Wow! I don't know if you can tell by the mound of lace in my picture, but there's a lot of loveliness here. Lots of lace for crafts, and lots of lace for the etsy shop.

Happy Friday, everyone!