Yes, why are these pictures in the same sentence? What sense do they make together? This has become the clutter of my mind. This is 2020. I am fast approaching the 1st year anniversary of my sabbatical, a plot to get my life in order and all loose ends tied. A two year plan designated Read more about #161…Gathering Thoughts[…]
Got ‘er done! We started with brick wallboard down in our basement….looked on Pinterest for color combinations using light brown furniture and decided the latest color is grey. But oh so many shades of grey, not to mention endless possibilities with browns. Out came the magazines and I started matching the browns, greens, tans….the carpet, Read more about #125…Drop Kick a New Color Palette (1)[…]
All my life I’ve had certain difficulties I’ve lived with because that’s just the way I am. Transposing numbers for one…you see 31, I see 13…But as I’ve grown older, there have been patterns that I’ve never been able to overcome, one of the toughest being in High School English class. The worst test was Read more about #100…Living with aixelsyD[…]
The beauty of a marriage later in life is that you know what you DON’T WANT! So one day Russ shows me a sale ad about wedding rings and asks me if I want to go shopping with him. He swears that this was his marriage proposal and I KNOW he never asked me Read more about #70…Negotiating the “Shopping” Proposition….[…]
All was going well. I had just spray painted all those metal patio accessories last Monday, when Russ invited the whole Bible Study group to come to our house for a cookout. I don’t think he noticed that everything from the inside of our camper was all over the house waiting to be repacked Read more about #69…Chaos in the Cactus of my Mind, Part 3….Rethinking all that Work![…]
Let the work begin….So I have been collecting THINGS at garage sales and antique malls all summer long as the patio waited to be built. Not only for that but also THINGS for my flower plots! Yesterday was a day made in heaven! Sunny and 71 degrees for October 22 was such a gift. Read more about #68…Chaos in the Cactus of my Mind, Part 2….Painting the Desert[…]
Yup, here we go again. Amazing how the picture of this homemade beer-can Saguaro cactus has been the driving force of my new vision. It’s the series, The HUNT, The Treasures, the $1 Silly, all over again. The guest bedroom started with the $1 Silly mirror with the blue and orange colors….the whole room Read more about #64…Chaos in the Cactus of my Mind, Part 1….Thinking About It…[…]
Took a walk down memory lane at #chandler’s #merchantsquare. Not often we walk out of a place with $$ still intact. To say the least, they were pricey. But, my goodness did they have treasures! ! ! “If I were a rich man” (Fiddler on the Roof) we could have backed up a huge truck Read more about #24…Buzzing #bob’sbigboy #drivein ! ! ![…]
