Yardsale Finds & More Garden Pictures

I finally made it to some yardsales this weekend and here are a few of my finds. I love these cross-stitched pictures. I got each one for a buck. They will go perfect in my "log cabin" bedroom.

I couldn't pass up the little birdhouse thingy. I had my husband take the handle off of it and then I put it in the living room to hold the TV remotes and such. I grabbed the old milk bottle  to place some pretty posies in and that little pink thing is a letter opener advertisement for Fuller Brushes.
I also got a lot of books for the kids. One of the schools that our county has shut down was having a sale and I ended up with 2 large boxes of books for $2.00.
 Another thing was some kind of yard toy for the kids. I don't remember the name on the box but it reminds me of a tether ball. It's a long pole that you stick in the ground and it has a cord attatched with a tennis ball at the end. It comes with 2 paddles and you hit it round and round the pole. The kids as well as us adults are having fun playing it. Not bad for a $2.00 bargain. I'll have to snap a picture later of the kids playing it.

I've been watching the garden grow over the weekend...literally.
Yesterday morning we noticed an ear of corn growing on one of the stalks. By last night I recounted and found 4 more. Silly I know, but I get so excited when I see the garden expanding. Before I know it I will probably be up to my ears in corn and tomatoes.

  The peppers are starting to grow and I can't wait to make salsa and hot mustard.

I picked four zucchini last night and there are plenty more where they came from.

This morning I got up early (to beat the heat) and made a Zucchini Apple Cake. If it turns out good then I'll have to share the recipe. That's about it for my weekend. Swimming, shopping, yard sales, gardening and cooking out with the family to celerate Father's Day. Hope your weekend was just as pleasant.