Suzan says - I certainly didn't - I thought maybe you did !
John says - I don't have time for this nonsense - you said you were too busy last night to get those invoices done - instead you're decorating birdhouses
Suzan says - I DID NOT DECORATE THAT BIRDHOUSE
Suzan says - I just put it outside the front door last night and when I awoke it looked like that !
Suzan says - If I didn't do it - and you didn't do it - O.M.G. ! IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE !!!
John says - It's a miracle that you're not in the nuthouse..................
Suzan says - I've got to call the kids - they simply won't believe this !
When I came back the birds had added a little garland on the fence and put up a wreath -
John says - You still at that thing?
Suzan says - Listen - I'm going to tell you for the last time - it isn't me decorating it - it's GOTTA be the
birds !!!
John says - That's all going to blow off outside you know
Suzan says - That's not going outside - are you crazy?
Suzan says - They made it for me obviously
Suzan says - I can't wait to see what the squirrels come up with !
This takes the place of I WANNA live there Wednesday this week - it's a house after all :)
John says - It's overkill - there's too much on it
Suzan says - You're even complaining about how the birds decorate now?
Have a wonderful day one and all - I have some invoices to take care of............the birds aren't going to do it.
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John says - There has to be over 20 wreaths hanging up !
Suzan says - If it were up to you we'd have one on the door and that's it.
John says - Well I can tell they'd certainly not be hanging on chairs so that you can't sit on them !
I stapled it to the chair and then stapled some burlap over that -
John says - You've gone Christmas Wreath Bananas now.........
Suzan says - that's what people DO when they decorate for Christmas - I'm not " bananas "
Now most of you know by now that my brain works in such a way................
John has a banana every morning with his cereal.
Every. Single. Morning.
So.....................this is what's awaiting him this morning..............just because.
He makes it ridiculously easy...............
What was NOT ridiculously easy was trying to come up with a new blog page............what do you think?
Is it too stark?
My brain is sore from working on it - but any suggestions are more than welcome :)
Have a great one all !
Hugs,
me
UPDATE - John never mentioned the banana to me - I had to ask him what he thought of the " gift " I left out for him
John says - NO COMMENT - you'll have to look for blog fodder elsewhere
Oh no !!! Elsewhere? Please say it ain't so..................
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I bought the above wreath (12 of them actually ) at the dollar store !!!
3.00 each - they come in silver - gold - green or red.............because the front door is red I chose a gold to put on it - same style - with red bells - but I ended up putting it in the house because it didn't feel right............
All the red ones are in the process of being hung on outdoor windows.
I bought the bells separately - they were 1.50 each and fill it perfectly -
Hold on a sec.........I gotta figure out what they all cost..........
WOW ! 36.00 dollars for the wreaths themselves - TWELVE OF THEM !
( you know you need sleep when you have to use the calculator to figure that out - I don't know what's happening to me - brain freeze I suppose )
As you can see they're just tinsel - ( I've got a way to hang them securely so they don't blow all over the place ) but I like the bling and I really didn't want to spend 60.00 per wreath !
Thought I'd share with you in case YOU didn't want to spend 60.00 per wreath either :)
These could so easily be a DIY with a wreath form ( or hanger ) and tinsel !
Have a great one everybody!
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I used these " birdcage tea light holders " in the summer in our sitting area in the back yard.
John was putting the last of the outdoor things away yesterday - so I grabbed them before they were buried in the shed
and thought I would Christmasify them using left over bits and pieces of garland that has seen much better days.............in fact they were in a " trash " pile
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas................
I decided to decorate a little earlier this year and take advantage of the warmer weather...........usually I'm working out there when my fingers are so numb and cold they're threatening to fall off
John says - This is ridiculous Suzan - it's November - no one else on the street has their decorations up
Suzan says - I know - but I can't do it the cold anymore - unless maybe this year you think you could do it?
John says - Well.......I suppose it's not that early.
There's nothing like getting John to see my way of thinking like asking him to do something.
When everyone else is out there battling the fierce winds and biting cold and blizzards - I'll just tsk tsk and open a switch ! ( although those weather forecasts seems to be starting later and later in the year - last year in December - Montreal looked like Texas ) but if it happens ............................I'm ready !
And the decor is crying out for a light dusting of snow all over them
I bought that plant at Home Depot............2 of them actually so that Christmas tree on the right side will be moved - it doesn't look " right " and I'll put the second plant in it's place.
I may even stick battery operated tea lights in the cages ( the ones with a remote )
Did I mention I'm in flip flops?
Ok - excuse me but I have windows - a lot of them - to hang wreaths on !
And then in December I can sing.............
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the decor is so delightful
And because I did it long ago..............
Let it snow
Let it snow
Let it snow.
Have a wonderful day everyone
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Me
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I've got the fire on..............the kettle's almost boiled - help yourself
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that creep who had raised the price of a pill from 13.50 to 750.00 dollars overnight
and this week I found this song on you tube
I giggled my head off - I just adore Willie ( and Merle too really ) take a listen - it's too cute !
What is the origin of " mooning " someone?
It's a disgusting thing - really really disgusting.
Upon doing a little research I discovered it's been around since the medieval ages !
Isn't that something?
It's the poor man's version of walking around Stone Henge !
Anyway...............while I was researching " mooning " ( dear God please let my browser history be cleared on the day I die - I have horrible nightmares of my children seeing all of this on my search engine ) there was an ad for Zulily with a top that I just fell in love with ...........so I clicked on the ad and it did NOT lead me to the top at all - I went through every single piece of clothing for women on their site and that particular top was nowhere to be seen.
False advertising?
I was so mad that had a Zulily rep been standing right in front of me I would have mooned them !
Instead I mooned John.
While he was watching Hockey
John says - What the hell are you doing?
Suzan says - I'm so frustrated I just HAD to moon someone..................
John says - If people knew what you did
Suzan says - Do you think I'm the only one who has ever done this ? It's been around since the medieval ages !!!
John says - I WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE'VE SOMEWHAT EVOLVED SINCE THEN
John says - Can you get your A$$ out of the way please? I'm trying to watch hockey.
The Montreal Canadiens lost their game - John crawled into bed quite depressed - but not before he mooned the t.v.
And of course that will bring us to song number 2 for this post - apparently mooning was a pastime Old Napoli too !
Now I know this is completely irrational but I want to shoot my t.v. whenever it comes on.
I H.A.T.E. it - it almost puts me in a rage.
I have a game I play with myself - as soon as it comes on - I time myself to see if I can change the channel before he opens his mouth.
The game is called " cookie jam "
My game is called " cookie wham bam get outta here Sam "
And rage is contagious - John now hates it as much as I do.
Last night we both reached for the clicker at the same time - and the converter fell from our hands - leaving enough time for the cookie to start talking.....................
Ruined the rest of my night.
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I've started decorating for Christmas...................slow motion type of decorating but decorating none the less.
I bought 4 wreaths for the front windows
Today John was going out and I asked if he could pick up 4 more.
John says - You're kidding me
Suzan says - No - I want to put them on the side windows too
John says - WE DON'T NEED A WREATH ON EVERY WINDOW FOR GOD'S SAKES
Suzan says - Just one side - so when we pull up we see them before we turn the corner
John says - You have to start sleeping at night - really - the ideas you come up just keep getting more and more ridiculous.
Suzan says - Some people even hang them on upstairs windows !
He picked up 4 more wreaths...................
But now I've decided I need yet another 4.
John says - Can you PLEASE blog someone and ask them if 12 wreaths outside is normal?
Suzan says - You don't BLOG people - it's not a verb for crying out loud.
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I have a dilemma.
I wear eyeliner on the top of my eyelids.
Have been wearing it for 40 years.
BUT it's hard to apply when you're starting to resemble a Shar Pei dog.
Trying to manipulate the folds is very difficult - especially when you're as blind as a bat.
Suzan says - I need a face lift next year.
John says - Don't be ridiculous - you look fine
How's that for making you feel like a beauty queen?
" DON'T BE RIDICULOUS .............YOU LOOK FINE "
Suzan says - I don't want to look fine - I want to look great
John says - So you look great...............do you think we can continue this after my movie's over?
Now you have to understand that John feels that's a compliment.
If I mentioned next week that he never compliments me - he'd say " I told you last week you look great "
Suzan says - I'm starting to look like a Shar Pei dog
John says- Maybe that's the next dog we should get?
Suzan says - God - you're so insulting
John says - I didn't say you looked like a Shar Pei - YOU did
I'm getting a facelift..................
Mark my words.
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We had quite the dividing issue here in Canada recently -
Over Muslims right to wear a burqua while being sworn in as Canadians.
They won.
The world is changing - even our corner of it.
In Massachusetts a woman recently fought for the right to wear a colander on her head for her driver's licence pic.
She won.
I'm not into " burquas " I do - however - love a pretty colander.
But you wouldn't catch me dead wearing such a boring one.
I had a yellow one and added a little bling to it - I chose a smallish one so that it would be more like a
" cloche " hat - you know - sort of like the type Jackie O would wear if she were a Pastafarian.
It shall be forever known as my Easter Colander.................
Isn't it divine?
I excitedly put it on and promptly went to sit beside John while he was watching his hockey game.
John jumps back - WHAT THE HELL?
Suzan says - What?
John says - You outcrazy yourself constantly - you must stay up all night thinking of these whacko things
Suzan says - crushed - I thought you'd like it !
Suzan says - I'm joining the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
John says - HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE THINGS UP ???
Suzan says - I didn't ! It's a real religion !
Suzan says - You have to stay on top of the news John - these are important issues and you sound like an ignoramus when you don't know anything about current things !!!
I think I'll pick up a pink one too - I could probably wear this to a Royal wedding - wouldn't it make an adorable fascinator?
I have to agree with Willie.................
It's all going to pot ♪♪ Whether we like it or not ♪ The best I can tell - the world's going to hell ♪♪♫♪ and we're sure going to miss it a lot ♪ ♪
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Much love
Hugs - always hugs
Me
P.S.
John says - Please tell you did NOT put that picture on the blog
Suzan says - Yes I did, why?
John says - It's got to be the strain of losing Soda - really - that's the only way I can explain it.
John says - I'm going to start a " Go Fund Me " account for - you need help.........badly
Hey - looks I've gone from a furniture makeover blog to a food one - look out Rachel Ray LMHO !!!
Truth is I haven't had much time lately to work on furniture - but I DO happen to have to cook - often.
This used to be something one of my Grandmothers made ( Estelle - not Helen ! You can get to know them HERE )
Another quick recipe ( notice most of my recipes are quick? ) and a great way to used left over potatoes.
What you need :
1 tin of salmon ( red sockeye ) I have no idea why I pulled out 2 tins in the pic - it only takes one !
bread crumbs
1 cup and a half of mashed potatoes
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup flour
1/2 small onion ( or shallots or green onion which I normally use but was out of )
pepper
Clean the salmon - removing all bones and combine in a bowl with the mashed potatoes
add your flour
and pepper
Add beaten egg and mix all together thoroughly ( I've been known to add a few chilli flakes in as well )
and form patties - placing them on a wax paper lined baking sheet
and then bread them - I find it easiest to sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top ( since these are quite soft )
and then carefully flip them with a spatula to do the other side.
Here's the thickness of each patty
and then fry them in either a little crisco - or for really decadent ones - a little butter
a few minutes on each side and serve them - with anything other than potatoes lol
Suzan says - OMG - aren't they great?
John says - They're ok
Suzan says - really? I love them !
John says - I think a tin of salmon is meant to be put in sandwiches...............
I think it's time he learns to cook...............don't you?
Please don't take his word for it - they really are delicious ( if you like salmon - that's really really important - you have to like salmon lol )
Have a wonderful day everyone -
I'm going to be spending mine with baby blue !
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I can't sew ( shamefully I'm the daughter of a seamstress )
But I CAN tie pieces of cloth together and create something out of fabric :)
I wanted to make a wreath for Evan's room and had no idea where to start - until I saw John destroying fabric swatches from our business
( we represent fabric lines from Europe and so we always have swatches )
Suzan screams - OMG - are you throwing those out?
John says - Yeah - why?
John says - They're little bits of fabric - you can't do anything with them
Suzan says - as I'm scrambling around emptying the trash bin - SHAME ON YOU ! These don't belong in the landfill !
John says - Are you going to go through the garbage every time I throw something out?
Suzan says - Well I'm certainly going to start inspecting it before it goes to the curb !
They're very small pieces so I cut each one into 3 strips
and tied them together
so each strip ended up having 4 " tails " which worked great for fullness !
I used embroidery hoops 2 sizes - small and medium - because I had a few on hand from a project long long ago and tied each strip on them
At one point my fingers started hurting a little
John says - You're going to ruin your hands permanently if you keep up with these " projects "
Suzan says - I want my hands to be completely used up when they bury me -
John says - You're the most morbid person I know
Ahhh.............but I can make a rag wreath.
Aren't all the little bits of cloth just perfect together?
They're my " wreaths of many colors "
I made them while watching t.v. in bed - repeats of Downton Abbey to be precise - the next morning John woke up with lint and threads all over his boxers - I burst out laughing
Suzan says - You look like a human lint brush
Suzan says - Wait I want to get a picture
But he threatened to break my fingers...............you know - the ones he was so concerned about the day before?
Suzan says - Wreaths are very expensive to buy - think of the money I saved !
John stops ...........
John says - Really? Why don't you make a ton of them and sell them?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. My fingers John - think of my poor fingers
John says - Well YOU said you wanted to use them up.
Suzan says - You're what the Chinese would call a Capitalist Pig
John snorts - China's full of capitalist pigs - probably more than here
Have a wonderful day everyone
I'm off to google why a communist country is filled with capitalist pigs.
And then I may just make a few wreaths to sell !
( maybe I could sell them in China ? )
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Good morning everyone.............. It was a rough weekend - actually it was a rough week but the weekend hit us particularly hard. It's the " firsts " that kill you - The first morning without her - the first time not having to walk her - feed her - cuddle her - kiss her and if that doesn't do you in - well remembering the " lasts " most certainly does. I tried to pack up her things ( and she had a lot of things ) but there are so many items you don't think of - you know - like dragging myself into the shower and seeing her shampoo sitting on the ledge - it's hard to wash your hair while choking - or pulling out something from the pantry and seeing a jar of her favorite cookies. For a small dog she filled up this house and her absence from it makes it seem cold and lonely. Somewhere in the midst of this and completely unknown to me - I reached the 2 million mark in " hits " and though I'm not so much in the mood for celebrating - I really do want to celebrate Soda and show my appreciation in some small way to all of you. Your comments and love touched John and I deeply - I read him every single one of them. While surfing the net for anything and everything dog related this weekend ( I was obsessed in my grief I tell you - you have no idea ) I came across this amazing site called I HEART DOGS - it's a California based company - and every product you buy goes toward feeding shelter dogs. When I came across this necklace and saw the paw print in the key I knew I had to have one
I bought 2 of them - one for me and one for one of you - as a give away - so Soda's love helps feed 20 shelter dogs - and because she herself was a rescue angel I can't think of a more fitting way to honor her.............and to say a heartfelt thanks to all of you. Just a small token of our gratitude - a paws for the cause so to speak. You all left so many comments on my last post that I feel a little guilty telling you that you have to leave one again................but you absolutely HAVE to this time so that you have a chance to win ! Whether it's in memory of a beloved pet or a current one - whether it be a cat or a dog ( sorry gecko and snake lovers ) or to give to someone as a gift if you'd like the chance to win just drop me a line.
Delivery can take up to 4 weeks but I'm sure it'll arrive sooner than that - I'll draw the winner's name the day I receive them.
Much love - more than you can imagine - to all of you
Thank you for being a friend
