Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I WANNA live there Wednesday # 83

How the other other other other other half live...........................

All images sourced from The Huffington Post

26 million dollar home for sell here in Quebec - ( Magog to be precise )

It began as a camp for the First Nations in the region. The town was founded in 1776, when Loyalists immigrated from nearby Vermont. They called it The Outlet, referring to the flow of water emptying into the Magog River from the lake.[citation needed] The city was named after Lake Memphremagog, on which the city is situated.[citation needed]
It was formally named Magog in 1855.
In 2002 the City of Magog was merged with the Township of Magog and the Village of Omerville as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec.
Memphremagog is an Abenaki (first nations tribe) meaning "lake of low water" or "lake between two mountains"  ( Wikipedia ) 
























As for the rest of us lowly serfs?
Well, we can eat cake I suppose
Have a great Wednesday everyone

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Marie Antoinette at your service......................

John was going out - so I asked him to pick me up 2 tins of ASCP -

Pure White - and Antoinette

The phone rings

John says - Ok - so you want ONE PURE WHITE - and ONE MARIE ANTOINETTE?
Suzan says - Drop the Marie - just Antoinette please
John says - Well if it's called Antoinette - it must be named after Marie Antoinette
Suzan says - NO - it's just called Antoinette
Johns says - Whatever, it's the same thing
Suzan says - No - it's not - not at all - If someone's named Billy or Joe - it's not the same thing as Billy-Joe
Suzan says - If someone's name Mary or Anne it's not the same thing as Mary-Anne
Suzan says - If someone's named
John interrupts - OK - OK - I'll pick up the damn Antoinette -
John says - But I think Annie named it after Marie Antoinette -
John says - Why don't you send her a twit and ask her?
Suzan says - Send her a TWIT?  Is that short for Twitter?  Or did you mean Tweet?
John says - Yeah - don't play dumb - you know exactly what a TWIT is

Actually I do..........................

twit1
twit/
noun
informal
  1. a silly or foolish person.


Anyway - this headboard now has a name - 
Marie Antoinette at your service :)
Perfect for a young girls room,  ( should girls have an apostrophe?  Who cares? )




This particular piece is soooo busy with all of the detail that in the end I decided to leave it " clean " and monotone - believe it or not I outlined every single detail in white first - decided I didn't like it - it really made it look far too cluttered - so I covered it all up

Here's the before



It hasn't been waxed yet so it will be darker when it's finished  ( should will be in bold print AND italics?  Who cares? )

Ok let's see now

This set is half finished
The dresser in the guest room is half finished
The armoire in the guest room is half finished
The floor in the guest room is half finished
The outdoor dining niche is half finished
The mini outdoor kitchen is half finished

Put them all together and what do you have?

A TWIT - who doesn't know whether she's coming or going

Should I dark wax or leave it clean?

Have a wonderful day everyone
Much love,

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