I went to a friend’s garage sale Friday and came home with several “treasures”! Hub side-kick immediately moved his “new” Christmas outdoor Santa Claus and another TALL plaque into his holiday warehouse. The thrill for him being 1st, there are some major repairs to be done, which he excels in…and 2nd, that when he “decors” Read more about #217…The Button Lady[…]
I was 20 years old when I attended my 1st funeral…grandfather in law, Joe Davault. People stood in line for 3 city blocks for the visitation. At 25, I buried my 3 month old son. At 32, I flew to LA to bury an uncle in law. I was 1 of 4 people at the Read more about #206..There IS Beauty in Ashes[…]
#1daughterconniesezthemagicwordsImissedmymamalet’sgoshopping! Having just returned from a road trip, it seemed the most logical thing for us to do. A few more days and I can paint some furniture in the garage, yes it has to be at least 50 degrees, so gathering ideas is good. Those decals fascinate me. I have to have visual ideas Read more about #191…-8 Degrees Outside, Rabbit Trailing[…]
Traveling 2 days to Florida was an eyeopener!. We are used to bringing our own bedroom and kitchen in our RV, but we opted to take our truck. Everything as we knew it, changed because of the covid. The struggle has been real. Poverty abounds. Businesses have shut down….food prices, I cannot say how devastating! Read more about #190…To be Best, be Better![…]
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[…]
Life is not perfect. Being a very detailed person, I work overtime trying to make everything just right, especially when “Company’s Coming!” Of late, I have experienced some cooking casualties…the sweet potatoes not quite baked long enough, the meat a bit OVER cooked. It seems I have to google often for oven temperatures and Read more about #155…Beware of Aisle Dancing[…]
The canvas IS who I am….my passion, talents….re-design…re-purpose. This treasure I found recently at Rusty Chandelier. I hung it in a neat space above a credenza, but the lighting wasn’t right and the more I looked at it, the more I thought it should go above the fireplace….but it would have been dwarfed by the Read more about #151…The “I Ain’t Got It Right” Dining Room YET![…]
Just when I wanted to announce that my sabbatical is on schedule…..that ALL the main floor is completely EVERYTHING IN IT’S PLACE, that the garage is done, even to the mopping of the floor….AND there is not ONE WEED in all my garden plots…2 Too in Pensacola has to tell me my signs are too Read more about #149… #2 Too Daughter Upset[…]
I played with calling this Pandemic a “NEW” normal as everyone is calling it, but that particular “new” in my life happened when I got divorced after 33 years. That gut wrenching trauma amidst waling and panic attacks flip flopped my life forever. It was my sentence, one broken and lonely night when I said Read more about #148…Again, a New Chapter[…]
Twenty five years old holding my 3rd child. Today, my grandchildren are holding their babies, though those great grandbabies will be approaching their pre-teen years within 3+ years. Wow! So much to do…but it is so funny, I find the older I get, the more I have to do. There doesn’t seem anyway to simplify Read more about #122…Where Have the Years Gone To?[…]
