My Mom was a planner. She arrived in Schenectady NY as a new war bride after WWII. Looking around, she figured out if she was going to live nice she would have to get educated. She worked 3 jobs and enrolled in Western Reserve (now) University. With 2 years under her belt, she became a Read more about #208…Mom…Remembering the Good[…]
I am not normal. I do things differently then others. My New Year starts Tuesday after Labor Day. Listen, when you have 5 children, you live for that 1st day of school. Now I have grandchildren who have teenagers and I still celebrate New Year’s on Tuesday after Labor Day! FREEDOM! ! ! No one Read more about #207…A Jolly Holly Time…Run, Holly, RUN![…]
It is very simple to explain. It is ALL Shirley and Sue’s fault! What to do in July, when day after day is over 100 degrees heat index? All gardening has to be done betwixt 5:30 and 7:00 AM, followed by a shower. The Christmas music is playing, IT IS Christmas in July, people. There’s Read more about #203…That led to This…This to That…and Then…[…]
My best friend Marge Lavenburg, continually causes me problems. She has embedded in my mind…”simplify”. Her stinkin’ thinkin’ follows me around like a shadow. Knowing that garage sales start up in about 4 weeks has me shaking with the thrill of the hunt, but nervous that, that crazy woman is going to whisper “simplify…” and Read more about #195…Trending Now…Editing[…]
Oh good grief! Beware of the “hole in the wall” shop walking up Slanted Main St. in Branson Missouri. The Classy Flea has given me nightmares and wrecked my sleep. The place is insane! Every piece of wall and every floor has been artistically painted. How can I replicate that in my home and salvage Read more about #181…The Classy Flea & Me[…]
If you read my last blog about my painting of the month club, you see that I have a new entry from the one garage sale I went to yesterday, a treasure for $2! Hub sidekick did not smile or say a word. Little does he know I have a new vision! Ok, yes, I Read more about #180…$2 Color Infusion Staging for 2022[…]
Garage sales and antique malls. I confess, I am an addict and very passionate about my calling. This year I turned to art. Unfortunately there is limited wall space in my house, so I have had to recycle my paintings and pictures around the rooms. Then I found a tall metal easel for $10 at Read more about #179…Painting of the Month Club[…]
What is normal anymore? The world as I remember more then a year ago is gone. Broke. I never can get beyond broke. If something I treasure gets damaged, a crack..a stain……it’s in the trash and now a memory. Love and respect seems to be out the window. But rather then focusing on the negative Read more about #172…Returning to Normalcy?[…]
Another spring is here. The crocus is up and the daffodils and tulips and non-stop work for the next 6 months. That is why I love winter so much, though I never got my blizzard this year…..but I can do nothing but read IF I want, and piddle with my projects AS I want. But Read more about #171…Crocus, Spray Paint and Next Project[…]
Two months from start to finish. The magic word, as always, “HONEY!…what to you think of……..?” What I never thought would happen was that hub sidekick has been learning for the past 7 years all these decorating ideas FROM ME and now has his own itinerary! ! ! Most of the things in this open Read more about #134…Ladies & Gentlemen…Start Your Bids! Final Reveal.[…]
