Vintage Coconut

Monday, May 21, 2012

Happy Birthday Mr. Coconut!

Here is the Mr. and I after his Birthday dinner.

Mr. Coconut loves Japanese stuff. So I wore a Japanese fan shirt to celebrate his Birthday.

Mr. Coco ordered Ribs! The restaurant we went to has a free Birthday meal.

(Can't complain about that.)

I ordered the calamari dinner!

I told Mr. to stop at the park so we cold take some pics. Thankfully he was in a picture mood and was happy to pose and dance with me.

Mr. Coco wanted to go to the Ramen shop for his Bday but it was closed due to being a stat holiday here in Canada. The Holiday is (Victoria Day) "

Quick Facts

Victoria Day is celebrated in honor of the birthdays of both Queen Victoria and the current monarch of Canada.

Happy Birthday to you Loo! I love you very much badly.

Your the best husband I could ever have. How many men would be able to put up with so much garage saling and thrifting? *hhehe*

Now your older than me... but only for 4 months so you better enjoy it.

Have I ever mentioned I love Hello Kitty? Well I do and this seemed like a perfect excuse to dance with her.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Do you have some time?

To look at my garage sale finds of the week?

This is my favorite find. A 1950s alarm clock

("It still ticks when you wind it up and had a rather "ALARMING" ring.) I will admit I spent a little more on this item than usual.

The clock cost me $10.

Real shell compact / trinket box 0.25 cents.

( I looked them up on Etsy and the cheapest was $8 most expensive $24)

Glass table lighter $2 (I have a weakness for these, this one is my third)

"Uh-oh they say once you have three you have a collection"

Pink flower bangle 0.50 cents

Mouse pad & coasters $1 (I have not bought a new mouse pad in I don't know how long. My past three have all been purchased brand new from yard sales for super cheap!

White fat lava triangle vase 0.75 cents

Plastic buck figurine 0.25 cents (He is going to drive my cute plastic doe's nuts!)

These Lavender trellis's are so cute! I just finished planting my flowers this week but didn't purchase much vines because I didn't want them crawling all over randomly. Looks like I will have to go get some now as my trellis's are lonely.

$2 for both

Vintage blue suitcase in great condition

(The inside)

Horseshoes $1 (I have been wanting to find some horseshoes since the beginning of last year garage sale season. FINALLY my patience paid off. And even though the Mr. and I had a LONG day.. we played a game this evening. He won the score was 15 - 11.)

The Mr. bought these 6 books the dates are two 1952, 1953, two 1954s & a 1958

They are in such good condition I imagine they sat stored in a box for most of their lifetime.

$4 for all six

Do I ever NOT buy toys??

NOOOOOOO!

All pieces accounted for price sticker $40 we paid $5

*Says a little prayer that the future children REALLY like Mr. Potato head*

Spud Buds! Look at the corn *hahah* "I actually got embarrassed at the sale I was at when I seen this. Because the seller was sitting where I could not see her, so I thought they were just inside the house....

I spotted the Spud buds and was like " OMG THERE IS A CORN AND A CARROT... look (To the Mr.) They are Mr. Potato's friends...." I then heard a giggle and finally noticed the seller in her chair laughing at my excitement. So I said "As you can tell I love toys!" And she said "That's okay so do I"

I then said "I don't even have kids yet... when I do I will probably be fighting with them over toys" She also confessed she didn't have kids either... "WOOHOO I am not so strange.." Okay maybe I am!

We stopped at a thrift shop after garage saling. I spotted Hamtaro ... I could NOT leave him behind. Not with those eyes!

Japanese cartoons have the cutest characters.

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

Linking up to: herlibraryadventures Flea Market finds.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Celebrating being a Honorary Canadian Mexicana!

Dora from VPJLM fulfilled my wishes on being a Honorary Mexican! I was so happy when I woke up and seen her blog post "Right Here" That I phoned Mr. Coconut at work on his lunch break and told him the news. I then told him we had to celebrate, he didn't put up much of a fight... and told me he would take me to the Mexican restaurant I have been badgering him about non stop for the past while. *woohoo*

Here I am sitting at the table, I like the cute little "window" behind me.

They also had like 4 sombreros there... I was so jealous!

Our waitress brought us out free tortilla chips and salsa *mmmm* (There was more.. but we were half way through munching them when I remembered to take a pic.) *lol*

I ordered what they call the Taco Loco!! It was SOOO good. The half with the cheese on top had ground beef under it. The other side had bean on it. Once I was ready to eat I mixed it all together added my favorite thing (SALSA) and ate till I could eat no longer. "I was not able to finish it... it was quite big."

Mr. ordered beef nachos. He is sort of picky with sauces and wanted to eat something he KNEW he would like.

He also ordered a beef enchilada with a bean sauce.

They had Spanish music playing and the inside was decorated real cute, bright & fun.

I was tempted to tell them of my Honorary citizenship... but I worried they might kick my a$$!! *LOL*

I also received a gift from the one and ONLY Nelly . And look what treasures she sent to me from Australia to Canada!!

A Lobster mitt, A wooden lobster a Australia t shirt & a exquisite sugar bowl. Now the Sugar bowl did have a partner. It came with a little jug for cream. But SADLY it arrived in lots of pieces. I was sad at first... but like I told Nelly. It will give me something to search for. I will Scour (E-bay) (Etsy) & (Thrift stores) until I find it's mate.

Look how gorgeous the design is! I didn't have a slightest clue this set even existed. I love it.

Thank you very much Nelly for the gifts.

I love them lots!

You know just what will put a smile on my face!

*High Five*

This picture is for Clare Here is my old plastic Scottie dog. He seems to be in "puppy love" with yours. *hehehe*

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Celebrating my garage sale finds

Finally after weeks of wanting a Sombrero I found one I didn't deem to pricey.

Two weeks ago I saw one at a yard sale priced for $10 (It was brown) the week after I came across a black one for $15 *eeep* too high for my yard sale funds! (I only bring $25 dollars to spend each week) This past Sat I went to a yard sale where a man had not one but two Mexican Sombreros for $5 each. *woohoo* I bought the green, now I wish I had bought the red too. It was a bit dusty from storage soooo... I vacuumed it. How many people vacuum sombreros on a Saturday afternoon? *smile*

I picked up the maracas a couple sales later for $0.50 cents from a friendly old couple who had a black and white shih tzu doggie.

If your wondering about my purchases I will be happy to explain I like Mexican stuff. I love the food (*mmm*), I like the clothing and Mexican decor. I even like Mexican people like Dora fromVintage Passiones Just like Mine. Maybe she can make me a Honorary Mexican!