Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Crown Jewels

Some more smoke and mirrors for you ........................
When I was staging my Mother's house for sell - I went over budget - and was left with no choice but to accessorize here and there with items I found at the dollar store - some of which I decided I wanted to keep.

This was one of them


It's hanging high enough on the wall that you can't tell it's made of plastic ( hopefully not anyway )
And I placed it inside a simple white frame box.

John says - why are you dragging a dining room chair around?
Suzan says - I have to take a picture of my " bust "
John says - Pardon me?
Suzan says - I have to take a picture of my " bust "
John says - Oh God - please don't tell me you're posting about your breast reduction
Suzan says - WHY WOULD I NEED A DINING ROOM CHAIR TO TAKE A PICTURE
OF MY OWN BUST??????????????????
Suzan says - Sometime you act like a big " boob "
Suzan says - Sometimes you make no sense at all
Suzan says - Sometimes you drive me nuts, absolutely
John says - HAH - that's rich my dear - that's rich
John says - Why don't you turn that thing around and show everyone what happened when you dropped it?

and this is where I plan to hide my crown jewels ( when I acquire them that is )


Now looking at it I think it's a brilliant idea really - I should go stock up on them - drop them all on the floor
and sell them as the perfect hiding spaces for jewellery!

Suzan says - Can I have your TAG watches John for a couple of minutes?
John says - WHY?
Suzan says - I just want to put them in the back of this " bust " so I have a photo to show something valuable hiding in it.
John says - NO you cannot put my TAG watches in the back of a dollar store broken ornament.
John says - END of discussion period.......................

What do you think?  Good idea?  Am I on to something?
Much better than your typical " book " safe, I would say

From Michael's if anyone is interested - pretty isn't it?
My crown jewels would never fit inside that puny thing anyway
My crown jewels are life sized so I'd need something like this to accommodate them


 they'd have waterfront property at least!

Y'all have yourselves a wonderful first weekend of the year now, y'hear?
( I really hate posting photos of my kids - just because of all the creepy sites out there )
( probably for the same reasons I was terrified to let them out of my sight for 20 years )
( I was the most overbearing - stifling - neurotic - mother on the planet - and THAT's the truth )
( have to work on these issues I have )

P.S.
John says - well now that you've told everyone where you plan to hide things I would never consider
putting my watches in that head anyway - what's the point?

So if any of you were even considering hopping on a plane to Montreal - to break into our home - and go straight to the shattered head in hopes of finding John's watches - really - you'd just be wasting your time.
Except for Caroline from Piorra Maison - she's been here already - have you checked to make sure your
watches are still there John ?

Cost for this project?  $1.00
My crown jewels?  Priceless



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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

I WANNA live there # 21

I live in a pretty incredible area - It's an historical neighbourhood loaded with tons and tons and tons of charm - and 20th century architecture, just steps away from the city center, it's also a pretty expensive neighbourhood ( in which I live in servants quarters basically compared to what I'm surrounded by ) 
Because there's days I don't have furniture makeovers to show you - I've chosen Wednesdays to showcase and feature one home that's for sale around here.................( or apartment - or duplex - or teepee )
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It's January - and I'm ( already ) ready for the snow to leave - I wish I was a skier so that I could enjoy this a little more - since it's right here at home



Mont Tremblant, Quebec
Instead I'll sit at my computer and dream a little - think I'll do a little sub series of vacation homes this month!

Link to this charmer can be found here
Hyannis Port, Massachussetts
( you can hang out with the Kennedy's if you're ever bored )

$1,995,000 


5 br  /  2 full baths , 2 partial baths

It makes me want to do a happy dance
It makes me want to move

                                                     IT MAKES ME WANT TO SHOUT

 KICK MY HEELS UP AND SHOUT


 THROW MY HANDS UP AND SHOUT!


THROW MY HEAD BACK AND SHOUT

COME ON NOW, SHOUT!!!!

HEY HEY HEY HEY
DON'T FORGET TO SAY YOU WILL

DON'T FORGET TO SAY YOU WILL


I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I SAID I WANT YOU TO KNOW ( RIGHT NOW )

YOU'VE BEEN GOOD TO ME BABY
BETTER THAN I'VE BEEN TO MYSELF
AND IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME

I DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE
YOU KNOW YOU MAKE ME WANNA ( live there Wednesday )  SHOUT
KICK MY HEELS UP AND SHOUT

THOW MY HANDS UP AND SHOUT

OR COVER MY FACE WITH MY HANDS AND WEEP BECAUSE I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO LIVE THERE!
SHOUT -
a little bit softer now
shout
a little bit softer now
shout
a little bit softer now
shout
a little bit softer now
HEY HEY HEY - 
SHOUT!!!!
HAVE A GOOD ONE EVERYONE!
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
( feel free to get up from the computer and dance )
( you'll have this song in your head all day )
( you're welcome )
When I buy this place - I'm going to have a blog conference there - down by the ocean........................
and this will be our theme song - all of us screaming on the beach - until the Kennedy's ask us to PLEASE keep the noise down..................

P.S. ( walls can be painted folks - that's the easiest job there is )
P.S.S ( I love the orange walls in the bedroom )


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