As much as I hate the fact that it's so close..................I can't keep pretending it's not happening - Fall will be here before I know it. ( Y.U.C.K. ) and I only say that because I really really dread the season after it.
I switched the dining area ( there won't be so many meals eaten out here in the near future sadly ) with the
seating area.................because although this looked nice on the deck - we can't actually sit on the furniture because leaves and twigs and branches and acorns keep landing on our heads whenever we try. This area is a little protected ( which is why the table goes here in the summer )
And though I still don't want Fall to arrive - I DO like how warm and cozy this area looks.
We sat out there last night - the first time we actually sat for a week !
And as it gets a little chillier at night - I'll bring out a throw for myself because I'm going to enjoy this for as long as it's physically possible................you may even catch me out there when snow starts falling lol.
It must be so incredible to live in a climate where you get to enjoy the outdoor's year round
I added as many candles as I could to give the illusion of warmth and I'm thinking of purchasing a
Chiminea so that we can actually HAVE warmth as well.................
I bought the outdoor carpet at Home Depot in June or July - for 39.00 and it just may come into the dining room for the winter months ( if we ever get the dining room finished of course )
These hold up remarkably well - the last one I had lasted 4 years - 2 of them where I kept it outside all winter long out of laziness )
AND it's reversible - with the other side having the pattern in the reverse colors
I never do much Fall decorating on the inside - perhaps a mantel or two..............some fall floral arrangements - a few throws here and there - but nothing more than that - so this is it folks - this is probably the only post you're going to see on Fall decor from this blog
That blank canvas on the back wall above the sofa ?
I have a plan for it - other than that I'm done !
I'll just sit here all cozy like - staring at the pool - and wishing summer lasted a month or two longer
And if you're still jumping in and out of yours...................
Have a heart - I really don't want to know ♥
Hoping you all have a wonderful summery weekend :)
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I know most of you think Paris is my favorite city in the world - and it is for a lot of reasons - but it's tied with Manhattan.
There's something about being in the city that never sleeps ( they sleep in Paris ) when you're a person that doesn't sleep that seems a perfect fit.
If I won the lottery - these vagabond shoes would head down the highway I'm sure.
And if I won a large enough lottery I'd want something like this beauty !!!
Manhattan, NY ( Park Avenue )
5,750,000
Built in 1926
2 bed, 2 bath,
Doorman
REALTOR - SUSANNE RHOW
Images - ZILLOW
There aren't that many photos but the ones there are?
Just spectacular !
Did you notice that the living room - dining room and master bedroom all had doors leading outside to a terrace?
THIS is why I would live in this apartment in a heartbeat
How gorgeous !
And since this fixer upper of ours reminds me a little of Green Acres - I'll leave you with this
Have a wonderful Wednesday one and all !
Much love,
Me ( in Hooterville )
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Before you wonder what I'm doing painting with everything else that's going on - let me explain that I started this piece on Thursday - before I got the call that Evan was preparing to make his way into the world :)
It was a piece that I had started LAST summer and never quite finished - it was tucked away in my storage room and dragged out again last week.
And so any moment that I wasn't at the hospital - I'd grab the brush and work a little more on it.
It's extremely therapeutic for me ( and we all know how much I desperately need therapy LOL )
I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint ™ - Antoinette and Pure White - with clear wax and a little distressing
I wanted it to look a little shabby and a little fairy tale ( ish )
Wouldn't it be so pretty in a young girl's bedroom?
Well better than it would have looked in it's original state anyway - it wasn't very " girly " at all
Ok - off to make some more dinners for the new Mommy !
There are other things in this world besides painting furniture after all - like staring at a newborn baby :)
Have a wonderful day everyone - it's supposed to be a beautiful week here in Montreal !
Much love,
Me
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You're well wishes moved me to tears - what an exhausting exhilarating over the top wonderful weekend it was.
You just KNOW there's a birth story coming up, right ?
But not today.
An emergency cesarian on Saturday morning - where the decision was made within minutes...........and Ashley was up and moving around Saturday evening by Sunday morning she was tidying the room - this morning she's ready to go - go - go ! And it's pretty certain she will in fact be going home today.
The nurses are calling her the Rock Star of the ward LOL
Today I'm making a big batch of beef stew because THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY HOME!
And a Shepherd's Pie
And a baked macaroni
And a home made soup
And an apple crisp
and - and - and
Because my rock star needs proper nutrition and I can't trust her to eat properly - don't you know?
Ashley says - I'm not a baby for goodness sake Mom - I know I have to eat properly
Mom says - Hmmmmm - well let's just say it's my job to make sure you do for now
Oh my gosh - he's here everybody -
And I have so much to talk about - I'm hoping by Friday's chat I have his Mommy's permission to do so !
There's things I've learned.................
You guys are also my rock stars - I felt like I had a cheerleading section rooting for us and it was the most amazing feeling in the world. I'm going to try my best to reply to each email - but if life happens please know how much you mean to me.
It's been such a whirlwind of emotions - exhaustion - and an unscheduled C-Section - but he's here !
Say hello to all your Aunties, Evan!
He's 7.12 ounces - and was born this morning September 12 at 8.30 a.m.
I have more to write about this little Angel - a lot more - but I need to sleep.
As much as I don't want to - I really really need to sleep.
And then I need to get back to the hospital.
From the bottom of my heart - thanks so much for your well wishes.
Good mornin' - Good mornin'
It's great to stay up late !
I missed you last week ! Grab a coffee - you know where it is ....................
When I was 11 years old my Mother took me to my first concert.
I had a mad crush ( when I think of it - it was an extremely weird crush for an 11 year old to have ) on
Glen Campbell...............
I adored him and still listen to his early music on a regular basis.
Such are the dreams of the everyday housewife
By the time I get to Phoenix
Gentle on my mind
Wichita Lineman
Galveston
Hey little one
Try a little kindness
and of course - Where's the playground Susie ( which I pretended he was singing to me personally )
We share a birthday - Glen and I.- which at 11 years old was kind of magical.
By the mid 70's - in my early teens - I had moved on musically ( Disco Queen ) and he had moved on to a drug and alcohol dependency.
Eventually I was cured of disco - and he was cured of drugs and alcohol.
Did anyone else watch the special on his battle with Alzheimer's?
Absolutely broke my heart in half.
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We went to a lot of " country & western " concerts in the late 60's - early 70's.............the last one being
Tammy Wynette and George Jones because I became far more interested in seeing Bob Dylan ( the Hurricane tour ) Rod Stewart - The Beach Boys - Sonny and Cher - BTO - Queen ( the famous Queen Rock Montreal - ( HERE - I watched it a bit to see if I could spot me in the audience LOL ) and countless others.
Those were the days when you could earn 10.00 a night for babysitting - and spend it on a concert -
I can't imagine a young person earning 150 dollars a night babysitting in order to buy a ticket for a concert today. Just pitiful. The state of affairs today is truly pitiful.
For some reason I feel like I may be repeating this next story but hear goes anyway.
During one of Rod Stewart's concerts he was smoking on stage and as part of the act he threw his cigarette on the floor - extinguished it with the toe of his shoe - and kicked it off stage - where I promptly caught it.
I carried Rod Stewart's cigarette butt in my wallet - in a baggy - for at least 5 years.
He smoked Gitanes in case any of you were wondering.
I would have bought the " program " had I earned more babysitting - sometimes you have to take what you can get.
I also had Ron Wood's guitar pick and someone or other's drum sticks.
Should have saved them all - I could have made a killing on Ebay...............that butt would have been priceless in today's market LOL
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The Montreal Forum was an intricate part of Montrealers lives.
It's where the Shriner's Circus came every year.
It's where all the concerts were held.
And it was where the Montreal Canadiens played hockey. 22 Stanley Cup championships were won at that old building.
When a newer - larger building was erected it seemed that prices shot through the roof.
We went to them all - it was part of our " right of passage "
Today it's a damned privilege.
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Why is damn a bad word?
Don't get it at all.
In England Bloody is a bad word - I get that even less
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Politically Correct.
Last week's post on I WANNA live there Wednesday - reminded me of gypsies with all of the color in every room...................which made me check to see if gypsy was PC -
It's not.
Someone suggests you use " colorfully clothed person of travel " LMHO - but Romany ( or Rom or Roma ) are the accepted terms today.
Which made me wonder if there were more slurs for white people than I realized.
Here's some slurs for your reading pleasure.
CAUCAZOID
CAULKIE
CAVEMAN
CHEESEHEAD
BETTY CROCKER
BIG NOSE ( USED BY ASIANS BECAUSE OUR NOSES ARE GENERALLY BIGGER )
BIRD TURD ( BECAUSE BIRD TURD IS WHITE )
CRISCO
There's hundred's of them - who knew? I actually kind of like CAUCAZOID to be honest with you.
Next time I have to fill out my race on some form or another - that's what I'm going to write !
I may even write a rap song using it !
Ok - picture me hopping around on a stage - ( with my jeans down to my knees ) my hands pointing downwards and I'm kind of angry
Here we go - ( I'm singing it to politicians - none in particular - all in general )
YO - I HATE POLITICS
THEY GIVE ME HEMORRHOIDS
SO DON'T MESS WITH ME
CUZ I'M A CAUCAZOID
What do you think?
Patent it?
And nobody better ever call me a cheese head or bird turd.................them's fighting words.
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Don't blame us - this was way before the politically correct movement came into play - or common courtesy and respect for that matter.
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We had a fly problem last week.
I killed 7 of them in one night.............in a panic I ran to the computer to see what the cause could be.
( I don't leave any food out - ever - because I'm terrified of mice - this house was infested before we moved in - so I keep everything - and I mean everything - in glass containers )
WELL...................apparently if you have a dead mouse in the walls - you'll start seeing flies.
Holy Mary Mother of Jesus how she wept ....................
A mouse corpse.................with everything else we've had to deal with in the last year and a half with this house.
Or it could be that the city - in it's infinite wisdom - decided that garbage only had to be picked up every OTHER week.
And we had an unbelievable heat wave here....................
Hail Mary full of grace
Please banish the flies from my place
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Here's a vivid memory I have of summers as a kid.
Hot humid days - the curtains in my Grandmother's kitchen hanging very still - laundry on the line - a fan blowing the heat around - the screen door banging shut every 10 minutes - home made popsicles where the flavor disappeared after licking it a few times -
AND A LONG SPIRAL CONTRAPTION HANGING FROM THE CEILING COVERED IN FLIES.
Does anyone else remember them?
They were the most revolting - disgusting things - sticky paper - and they were the color of nicotine ( but that might have been because everybody smoked - not sure about that ) and they hung in the kitchen where you cooked and ate !
My mother just kept a fly swatter handy -
I wonder where flies have gone?
You don't see them in houses like you used to ( well unless you have dead corpses in the walls )
Shoo fly - don't bother me
I belong to somebody
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Every morning when I step into the garden I have to have a broom in my hand to swipe all the cobwebs.
EVERY SINGLE MORNING.
And I've noticed - I suppose after a summer of feasting ( although that's not something I've ever noticed before ) the spiders are massive !
Is this normal?
They've gone from cute little Charlotte's web type of spiders to tarantula's.
The other morning as I was sweeping them all away - one came running up the broom handle -
I had to murder it.
I. HAD. TO.
I smashed that broom down on the ground at least 20 times - screaming while I did it.
John came out -
John says- What the hell is going on out here?
Suzan says - There was a tarantula on the end of the broom - and it came running at me
John says - Spiders don't run
Suzan says - Of course they do
John says - They crawl
Suzan says - Well this one was crawling to win a marathon - it was a life threatening situation
Suzan says - It was survival of the fittest
Suzan says- I think it smelled a fly on me
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I mentioned one of my " friends " from Bloglandia to John
John says - Friends?
John says - They're not your friends
John says - It's just words on your blog - for all they know you could be the Dalai Lama from Tibet
WTH???
I can assure you I'm not a Dalai Lama from Tibet ( not that there's anything wrong with being a Dalai Lama from Tibet )
This is NOT me
Hope you have the most wonderful of weekends
For all you Fall lovers - it's not far off !
For all you Fall haters ( like me ) I hope it's still like summer wherever you are !
It's 3.22 as I type this - and the phone just rang - we both panicked like you can't believe ( it woke John up)
AND IT WAS A WRONG NUMBER !!!!!!!!!
Still no Evan.......................
A little late today because I had to take photos and the ground was very wet - and I had this fear of slipping with it and ruining the whole thing in one fell swoop ( it isn't waxed yet )
Instead I completely lost the bottoms of my yoga pants - they simply slipped off my body as I was walking and I left them in a pile on the grass until I was finished !
This piece was a pain in the butt to be honest with you - your hand has to be very steady to get around those curves with different colors - so there may have been a few bad words muttered while doing this.
I also originally painted the inserts grey - and the trim white - but it didn't work at all - so I started over until it looked right and if it doesn't look right now it's just too bad because I've run out of bad words completely.
( how's that for a sentence and a half? )
I stenciled that little design on there - and that oval shape?
John says - I hope you don't use that to serve our suppers anymore !
Suzan says - Why not ? I'll clean it !
John says - IT'S PAINT ! PLEASE STOP USING OUR DISHES FOR PAINTING !
Paint Schmaint...........................I needed an oval shape.
It's a queen sized headboard ( often the only ones I can find with this shape are double sized ones for some reason )
And again..................it was done to tie in with previous pieces I've done in the last week
Here's what it looked like when I spied it on Craigs list
A little paint - a stencil - a serving tray - some dry brushing - a few curse words - and you'd never know it was the same piece !
And now it works perfectly with this ( makeover HERE )
Well first I have to find another pair of pants to slip into
AND I should clarify - I had a short nightgown on so I was completely covered - they're like silky yoga pants and they sort of just slunk off me.
You know- the way a snake sheds his skin LOL
Have a wonderful day everybody !
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Me
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