Friday, January 29, 2016

A FRIDAY CHAT ( about this & that )

Good morning !!!

So................desperate times call for desperate measures

John says - I'm going to pick up my meds - do you need anything?
Suzan says - Oh yeah !  Can you pick me up a tube of Preparation H please !
John says - Why - you have hemorrhoids ?
Suzan says - Don't be so vulgar - of course I don't have hemorrhoids
Suzan says - I'm going to use them on my wrinkles
John says - DON'T BE SO GOD DAMNED RIDICULOUS !
Suzan says - I read that they help with wrinkles !
John says - I'm not picking any of that up for you -

And he didn't.  But I'm going to get some and give it a whirl - I'll let you know how it works.
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We went to see a movie this week.
On a week day.
In the middle of the day.  I've never done that before !
I can remember when " afternoon delight " meant something else entirely but hey - I'll take a great movie
( any day of the week - how's that for a pun )
We went to see Brooklyn and I just loved it.
A movie about an Irish girl ( my roots ) who moves to New York ( I love N.Y ) and mostly filmed in Montreal ( my home town )
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JOWL
Isn't that an ugly word?
Actually it's a combination of 2 words
JAW and SCOWL - because it's what the lower part of your face does at a certain age.
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I used to be Sassy - really - if I had to describe my character it would have been Sassy -
Now?
I'm just gassy.
Since the new year in fact - and it's bad.
Bad enough to keep me out of yoga because God Forbid I bend over and the whole room empties out.
IF THIS IS A SIGN OF AGE - DEAR GOD - I JUST CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE.
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John says - I'm afraid to ask but why is there a bottle of Olive Oil in the bathroom?
Suzan says - For my feet
John says - You're putting olive oil on your feet?
Suzan says - I'm going to try it - I heard it works..................

Later that night I came into the room - walking kind of funny - and making crinkling noises

John says - What the hell are you doing now?
Suzan says - My feet are soaking in olive oil - you have to wrap them in plastic bags and then put socks on over them
John says - WELL DON'T GET IN THE BLOODY BED THEN - ARE YOU NUTS?
Suzan says - I've tied the plastic bags around my ankles and I have socks on to hold them in place !

It worked - holy cow - it worked - my feet are soft !
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Putting plastic bags on my feet wasn't so alien to me actually.
When I was little my Grandmother used to make us put plastic bread bags on our feet before we put our boots on to go outside to play.
It must have been some left over measure from the depression era - to keep our feet dry?  I'm not even sure to be honest with you but it drove my Mother insane.
You know - looking back - in the 60's - we wore boots like these - you wore your shoes ( patent leather mary janes )  and slipped your foot into them ( I remember them with fur on the top part for some reason )
How did they ever keep our feet warm?  Especially winters in Montreal !
We were bundled up to within an inch of our lives - seriously - just the slits of our eyes showing - and then those thing on our feet - the one part of our body that actually walked IN the snow?

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And I just remembered that our leggings had stirrups on the bottom of them which were placed under our shoes to keep them from falling off when we removed the boots !
Ice skating was just as bad !
I can still remember the pain of frozen feet when it was time to take them off

Memories ...............may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember.................we simply choose to forget LOL 
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Maybe that's why I'm able to slip my bare feet into my fleece lined boots today .
It horrifies John that I can do so - but hey - my feet came through the school of hard knocks LOL !
Fleece lined AND socks?
Too much - way too much !

Have a wonderful weekend everyone - they're calling for a mild one here
Mild enough to wear rubber boots ( and bread bags )
Hugs,
Me



Thursday, January 28, 2016

BABY SHOWER GIFTS !

Good morning everyone !

Last week I showed you the Diaper Cake my daughter and I made for her Sister - in - law's baby shower -
This week we made some cupcakes to go with it :)


You can used diapers by folding them in half length wise and wrapping in a coil


or baby wash cloths


folding them


and rolling them


add a cherry to the center ( pom poms from the dollar store are perfect ) attached with a tooth pick


and place into a cup cake holder


and voila - a baby shower gift that can fit any budget - a dozen wash cloth cupcakes could be made for well under 20 dollars for those on a fixed income..............or as a compliment to other gifts


To see the tutorial for the diaper cake we made you can click HERE


I've been very busy in the kitchen as you can see - time to have a cup of tea and a real muffin now!


Have a wonderful day everyone !!!
Hugs
Me


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BABY SHOWER GIFTS !

Good morning everyone !

Last week I showed you the Diaper Cake my daughter and I made for her Sister - in - law's baby shower -
This week we made some cupcakes to go with it :)


You can used diapers by folding them in half length wise and wrapping in a coil


or baby wash cloths


folding them


and rolling them


add a cherry to the center ( pom poms from the dollar store are perfect ) attached with a tooth pick


and place into a cup cake holder


and voila - a baby shower gift that can fit any budget - a dozen wash cloth cupcakes could be made for well under 20 dollars for those on a fixed income..............or as a compliment to other gifts


To see the tutorial for the diaper cake we made you can click HERE


I've been very busy in the kitchen as you can see - time to have a cup of tea and a real muffin now!


Have a wonderful day everyone !!!
Hugs
Me


LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?
JOIN ME AT THE FOLLOWING FABULOUS PARTIES !

THE CHARM OF HOME                                          THE SHABBY ART BOUTIQUE
FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE                             A GLIMPSE INSIDE
MY TURN FOR US                                                   MY ROMANTIC HOME
THE PIN JUNKIE                                                      GIGGLES GALORE
ONE MORE TIME EVENTS                                     REDHEAD CAN DECORATE
BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH                         MY UNCOMMON SLICE OF SUBURBIA
AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY                                   KATHE WITH AN E
FLUSTER BUSTER                                                    LEHMAN LANE
LAMBERTS LATELY                                                I GOTTA CREATE     
A STROLL THRU LIFE                                             TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

I WANNA live there Wednesday # 147

Good morning everyone !

I can't stay away from Manhattan for too long and it would appear to have been quite a few months since I last showcased one of these beauties - so here goes !

122 E 95th St
5 beds - 6 baths
4160 feet
Built in 1899
8,750,000
Realtor  ZILLOW - SERENA BOARDMAN



















A Roof Top Terrace !


Now I know Manhattan is not for everyone - it's crowded and noisy and suffocating in the summers - you're extremely lucky if you have any outdoor space with your property at all -  but it's for me - I'd pack up and move there tomorrow.
If I could just win 8,750.000

We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through the zoo
It's very fancy on old Delancey street you know?
The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro....................

Take it away Miss Ella !!!



Have a wonderful " hump " day everyone !
I'm off to buy a lottery ticket
Hugs
Me


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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

THE CREATIVE MUSTER LINKY PARTY !

Hi Everyone - I've been playing with the idea of starting a linky party - so when I was offered to co-host the CREATIVE MUSTER party this week I jumped right in - thanks SO much ladies - it's an honor !!!


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Hanging Heart Art !


 I don't decorate for Valentine's day ( or Easter for that matter ) but I do love a pretty heart so when I came across this at the dollar store


I grabbed it knowing I could change it up a little ( the bright red is a little garish for me - not that there's anything wrong with garish ) with my favorite paint - ASCP - Paris Grey !


I had some wire and pearl garland that fit it perfectly around the edges


I placed it on a twig heart I had to make it a little more substantial and voila - for 3.00 I have a
valentine's HEART decoration for the front door


You never know - I may just end up with an Easter egg or two on my front door next month :)
Blogging does that to you.

Have a wonderful day everyone - and please - if you can - come back tonight?
I'm co-hosting the Fluster Buster Linky Party and would love to have you link up !!!

From my heart.....................to yours


Hugs
Me,


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THE ESSENCE OF HOME                                    LAMBERT'S LATELY
I GOTTA CREATE                                                 THE CHARM OF HOME
THE SHABBY ART BOUTIQUE                           FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE
A GLIMPSE INSIDE                                              MY TURN FOR US
THE PIN JUNKIE                                                   MY ROMANTIC HOME
GIGGLES GALORE                                                ONE MORE TIME EVENTS
REDHEAD CAN DECORATE                                BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH
MY UNCOMMON SLICE OF SUBURBIA           STONE GABLE
KATHE WITH AN E                                               AN EXTRAORDINARY DAY