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[…]
I cannot say enough about Jimmie Hatley and his company EXCEL CUSTOM COATINGS. We had such a terrible flood last summer. JUST remodeled our basement and it rained 10 inches. The drain in the other part of the basement was clogged and it filled up the whole downstairs with 3″ of water before we discovered Read more about #170…The Reveal. After the Flood[…]
Oh my goodness! It’s been a long hard winter. Hard to imagine 4 days ago it was -18 degrees with a wind chill of -35. And wrap all this up in a covid like spider web and it has been a time unprecedented ever in my lifetime. It’s gotten so that I love being home Read more about #169…Sometimes It’s Just Good to Clean/Purge House[…]
Not to be able to go to a dance at the Eagles is yet another long reaching hand of this covid. Twenty years of the same ole people at the same ole dance, my God do I miss them! ! ! But “same ole” is the magic. We have laughed together, we have cried together, Read more about #168…And We Danced…[…]
THE TREE IS STILL UP. It is January 12 and no thoughts of taking it down. Everything else is put away but the tree lingers. Makes for a lovely night light! Other projects are calling my name. The damaged basement is almost done. Now I’m painting some end tables and trying to find cushions for Read more about #167…Wife, Blogger, Gardener, Garage Saler, Stager…Commentator[…]
1st day in years I didn’t work all day. A rarity for me. OK I did work a little on Chuck’s family tree with compiling death certificates and finding wrong grave stones, but I sat and only taxed my mind, what is left of it. If you know my hub side kick, you’ll understand. I Read more about #166…Reading, Rriting, Repainting….The 3 “R’s”[…]
Antiquing is my reality check! Get me out of the house, mask in hand and let me dream! Imagination drives me, who knows where…..and almost puts Russ in tears. IMPORTANT FACTOID…I am reading “The Good Times” by Russell Baker and quote..”(Mr. (Randolph) Hearst always liked plenty of exclamation marks, dots and capital letters.)” Unquote. Methinks Read more about #165…Back to Sabbatical, in Therapy[…]
My new Granddog coming home to Florida from being rescued in North Carolina. I am already sooo in love with this 20 month old newfie….only because the owner became ill and went for a covid test…only because she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer instead, this puppykins is beginning a new life. Reflecting back to Read more about #164…A New Dog…ALL Things NEW[…]
Like Russ said yesterday, “we didn’t order up this pandemic. It’s not our fault.” Geez, how life has changed. I actually am at a loss of words. We now have had 3 deaths in our town in one day. For a small town as ours, that is a new thing. We were just talking last Read more about #163…A Dark Time…2020[…]
