One room….. kitchenbedroomlivingroomdiningroomofficeourpresidentgotacquitted! Happy days! Finally the basement is done! The curtains set the stage, the 2 matching rugs incorporate the charcoal black of the hobbit table set, the mint green of the frig…the browns of the furniture and the splotch of orange, the accent splash! ! ! Diane H gave me the yellow folding Read more about #131…Bedroom…Reveal #2[…]
It finally happened. I packed up and shut down my booth at Rusty Chandelier…….my home away from home. Six years of having multiple booths both at Rusty and Jesse James Antique Malls. A great time in my life, somewhere to go, something to do. But a part of my plan to move into my September Read more about #101…Shut ‘er Down[…]
The kids all know when coming to visit Mom, PS……bring your work clothes. It has taken Russ eight years to put things together on what is going on and now he is turning on us. #2daughter2Too and I come home from long morning of shopping only to discover that Pops has removed an outside door Read more about #98…Almost on Sabbatical…Making it Work![…]
Never trust a mature woman who spends her free time riding a carousel! Combine this Silver Lips #3 daughter-in-lawlessness Melinda, with #1 daughter Connie who shops till she drops….. me, and I got troubles! I’m going to be cooking around the clock to keep my marriage intact after these women get done with me. I Read more about #94…#1daughter PLUS #3daughterinlawlessness Equals Mother’s Day Troubles……..[…]
I am not without my problems. YELLOW is my downfall, I must have all things yellow! Stand in place…total meltdown…My pitter patter races, I have to have it. Period. It all started in my 20’s when we bought, at such a cheap bargain price, THE most beautiful in the world, hot yellow classic Ford convertible. Read more about #92…All Things YELLOW![…]
I have to live to be 135 to get all my projects done! How did I ever get anything done when I worked, I who never worked full time, rather ALWAYS overtime! It had to be my tremendous youthful energy…Now, remove the “youth” out of the statement and add “push” to do more and more. Read more about #85…Irresponsible On Purpose, On Paper[…]
A new phase of my life, the computer screen goes to sleep while I’m gathering my thoughts. Ah……the slowdown of, ok, you name it. This is not necessarily a bad thing. So I have these beautiful blue cowboy boots made of stiff, tough bull hide that were claustrophobic to me but I thought I Read more about #74…Cowboy Boots are the NEW High Heels. A Geriatric, Excuse Me, RARE find………[…]
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[…]
