Sunday, January 18, 2015

Guest post over at Design Dreams by Anne !

I completely forgot to do a post on this - but Anne has me featured today !!!

You can get all the way to Vancouver from Montreal simply by clicking HERE


Have a wonderful Sunday all!
Hugs
Me

Friday, January 16, 2015

A Friday chat ( about this & that )

We got a pony !
And a goat !
Well my daughter's Vet asked if we could keep them for a month or so - they're just babies and really just too cute for words.

John says - THEY'RE NOT STAYING IN THE HOUSE
Suzan says - They're just babies
John says - WHO'S GOING TO PICK UP THEIR #*&(@@#

Soooooo - I cleared out the mud room off the kitchen - filled it with hay and that's where they live.
It stinks in there but I'm so overcome with love I can't stand it

I make them their dinners which consists of this

Cheerios
Raisins
Carrots
Dog Biscuits
Broccoli
Rice

All mixed up in a giant bowl and served cold - they LOVE it !

Than my daughter told me I was over feeding them and they should only get half a cup at each feeding - and only 2 feedings a day -
" the Vet wants to stunt their growth - kind of the same concept as a bonsai tree "

WTH kind of vet is this exactly - I'm not doing it - I'm going to keep on feeding them what I feel animals of their size should eat.

I'm closer to the pony but try not to show it - I don't want the goat to end up with an inferiority complex after all.

When I'm not busy with them I've been taking down all the light fixtures in the house and converting them so that they hold candles instead of light bulbs.
John's furious - says we need electric light.

AND THEN I WOKE UP

John says - No one on this planet has dreams like you - they're completely abnormal
Suzan says - How do you know what people dream - is this something you ask them?
John says - I just know it - yours are...........well yours are insane
Suzan says - Well I have no control over them for crying out loud
Suzan says - Come to think of it you never share your dreams - what do you dream about ?
John says - I don't dream.................

Therein lays our problem I would think.
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I have a hard time using the word " ain't "
I feel like a rebel when I do - but it's always a conscious decision to say it - it doesn't come naturally to me at all - even if I think it's kind of cool..............
There was a time when people were scolded for saying it - " ain't isn't a word " or at least I was.
BUT - now it is a word - it's in the dictionary after all - and if I want to use it - ain't nobody going to tell me I can't ...................
Cuz I'm cool.
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We all know that China's taking over North America - that's no secret
We also know that both our governments have sold us out in order to allow that to happen...............

But sometimes we're just as stupid as our government..................

There was a town for sale in British Columbia - ( which is one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada ) 

A. TOWN. FOR SALE.
In a province where housing costs have gone ridiculously through the window - this entire TOWN was for sale for under 1 million.
You can't buy a shack for that price ( and I'm dead serious - take a look at this HERE )

photo - Johnlovelace.com

Did a Canadian step up to the plate and purchase it?
Did a GROUP of Canadians grab it as an incredible investment - with plans to fix it up and turn it into a tourist attraction?
Even you Americans didn't bother  ( we could have all chipped in and had a blog fest or something  )
Could you see all of us DIY'ers running all over the place - creating creating creating?


photo - Johnlovelace.com

Nah................too much work I guess.

Bradian, B.C. Ghost Town Sold To Chinese Investors


Why can't we see opportunities when they're staring us in the face?
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Here in Montreal we've been drowning in language laws for the last 40 years - French / English
You.  Must.  Parlez.  Francais.
Even if you're English -
All of our elections seem to revolve around this - 
I have news for everyone - 
In the not too distant future, the only 2nd language any of us will have to learn - will be Chinese.

我们很愚蠢


Translation:  

We're Stupid................
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The fireplace unit I'm working on has been the most challenging piece to date - I made some pretty dumb decisions which came back to bite me - BUT - I'm almost there - a little " tweaking " left to do with sand paper and I can call her done
I'm letting you guys see it first - before I actually write up a post - and try to get at least one decent photo -



Ok - gotta run - that Pony and Goat ain't gonna feed themselves.................

You all have a wonderful weekend !
Much love
( hugs too )
Me