Melissa D. Tereck, papier-mache extraordinaire

"Treasure Island"

back on the road again today..but this time some biz...and mostly fun...I went to Danville to the most wonderful shop.."Garden Seed"...I don't even want to count how many years I've know Robyn and she has been kind enough to carry my art in her shop for all those years!

I love this shop..it's always amazing...sometimes I feel like Alice taking a trip through a wonderful looking glass...to find on the other side a dream scape of pink girly treasures..

 
at the front door a wonderful old harp basket  to keep this cute little bunny company.... 
step inside and you will find a beautiful array of soft pillows to dream on.....

 
here's a little sneak peek down an aisle at some of the treasures to be found in every place you look....

 
and while you are gazing around at everything don't forget to look up at some of the most beautiful and unusual chandeliers to found anywhere!...

"Garden Seed" is not the largest shop in the world..but Robyn uses every square inch to it's best ability to create what could easily be called a true island of treasures in Danville CA...if you are in the area look for "Garden Seed" at 352 Hartz Ave.....it's more of the stuff of dreams!....

a story about a "Scraggly Lilac" and someone to love it!....

a long long time ago....,orso it seems, when we bought this house there wasn't a tree in the yard..not one!..the people who had the house before us wanted better reception for their big screen TV....now we all know what I think of most TV so I won't go there....anyway being us we set about planting trees...lots of trees! and all sorts of flowers too...and my dear Momz has always loved Lilacs...so our first Spring here we bought Lilacs...Momz has hers...I bought mine...and my funny flower loving Dad bought this sad looking left over woebegone looking thing!...I planted them all...and thinking that Dadz would never grow I put it in the backyard....well Momz and mine did fine for a few years...but Dadz..well...it grew and grew and grew....so here for Dadz I post  a couple of photos of that poor
scraggly plant all these years gone...and by the way Momz and my Lilacs..what remains of them is scraggly with no flowers...I think there's a moral  in there someplace.....

 

 
I did read about a family that made a point of giving each new family member as they got their own home part of a Lilac that had been planted by their great great great grandfather when he first built a his home..I have to say I thought that was something wonderful to do...so now my brother and his wife have a part of this amazing tree for their home too...it seemed the right thing to do!...I should add that the Lilac is now about 10feet tall..and still growing!....

as to these tulips well I'm adding them because they always want to grow in the lawn...so it gives me a reason not to mow that area til after they bloom...

 
they do add a touch of color in all the green....so this post is for Dadz and his "Scraggly Lilac"....God Bless!....

 

the "Point" being....

well I was very lucky in being asked by friend Mary Salaber to join her for a sunny Sunday's selling at "The Alameda Antiques Flea Market"..being not too much of a fool I said a quick yes!....well wouldn't you?...so up bright and early Sunday morning....takes a while to set up, but when it's done Mary's space always looks wonderful...some may remember the days when Mary had her shop "Glorie"...alas it is no more, but if you are wise you can see her every month baring rain at  the "Point"...I like to think of it as "Glorie" on the road...it was a perfect day and people came in droves to find just the right Spring decor for their home...as for me..well I had a BLAST!!.....so for those who couldn't be I give these few photos of the day....

 
 
 
now for those feeling a bit left out..and maybe kicking themselves for not getting up and out for such a beautiful day at the "Point"....I'll just say this...Next month!..Sunday May 1st....be there!..it's wonderful Bay Area resource.....