Welcome to another Triple Post!

Welcome to 3 parties - a Porch Party - hosted by energetic Barb at Grits and Glamour, a Tablescape Thursday, hosted by creative Susan at Between Naps on the Porch , and a Cloche Party, hosted by enthusiastic Marty at A Stroll Thru Life. Be sure to stop by Barb's on Wednesday, Susan's on Thursday, and Marty's on Friday to see what wonderful ideas they have to share, as well as all the other participants.

Come sit on the back porch....it started as a deck, but was totally immersed in sun all afternoon, so hubby built a roof. You'll notice that there is a new, unpainted little gate to the porch area - it keeps dogs out and grandies in! I always surround the porch with hanging fern baskets.

See the black milk can on the left? (It is topped with another fern.) Hubby gave that to me one Christmas after our old milk can (that we had for 25 years!) was STOLEN off our front porch! He had someone find it for me in a flea market in Alabama and UPS it here! Was I surprised!

I showed these pots in a previous post and boy, how they've grown! Dragon wing begonias, million bells, creeping jenny and a vine (can't remember the name).

One of two window boxes that hang off the railing - petunias, snow-on-the-mountain, creeping jenny and ivy.Now, THIS is the best: a wading pool to help contain all the sand in the plastic container for the grandies. It was meant to be portable - gone from sight when they are not here, but you know how that goes! It's not pretty, but the sight of my grandies playing in it is a masterpiece to me.
Another fav - the SWING! We have to set a timer so that they get equal turns! Also 2 thrifty riding toys that have been used a gazillion times! My favorite porch is when they are all here playing all over the place with sand, bubbles, and squeals of delight!

And now for my table setting - just a setting for one - still on the porch. I'm using my S.Living plate, bowl and mug, along with a coffee set with different pieces found at various flea markets.

Whoa, this is a lot of pics for me! I am trying to be artistic with my photos : )

And now for the Cloche Party....disclaimer....Marty said that since I didn't have a cloche, I could use apothecary jars, so.....I began a button jar and had about 200 buttons only 1 inch tall. So, I went through my precious Grammy's sewing machine drawers and came up with "beaucoup" buttons, as well as lots of thread. My sweet Grammy was born in 1899 and died in 1986, and I had left these drawers untouched until today.

If I had a sewing room, I would have various jars filled with buttons, thread, snaps, rick rack, ribbon, etc. How colorful!

This little jar of sand dollars has been in the basement until today - now washed up and sporting sand dollars found during a particular trip to the beach when our grown kids were teenagers.

I love jars in the bathroom holding q-tips......
Bars of soap (from our favorite B&B) that we had used on various weekend trips and brought home (instead of them throwing them in the trash can). Let's recycle our own soap - how can soap be dirty?!

and still more q-tips in my favorite jar - love the lid.
My favorite over-all - jar with red apples and yellow lemons and a raffia bow!
Well, now....on Wednesday you can scoot on over to Barb's at Grits and Glamour, then Thursday stop and sit at a table at Susan's at Between Naps on the Porch, and on Friday go by Marty's at A Stroll Thru Life to the Cloche Party. Whew....I'm tired.....I think I need to go sit on the porch with a glass of sweet mint tea (oh, phooey, I'm on a diet....guess I'll have to have a glass of ice water....hmmmm maybe with a hint of lime.) Have a great week and weekend! Linda