tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71869291716725269842024-03-18T12:57:21.338-07:00 simply vintageous...by Suzan Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comBlogger1335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-21522454197723146632016-12-30T03:48:00.000-08:002016-12-30T03:48:14.496-08:00A FRIDAY CHAT ( about this & that ) Oh my gosh - oh my gosh - oh my gosh - how IS everybody?<br />
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Life is over the top crazy busy for me right now - we just welcomed another baby into the family -<br />
Wyatt Grayson Tomalty.........<br />
He's Evan's little brother and such a little beauty !<br />
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I was going to try to use him as an excuse for not blogging for the last 8 months ( can that really even be possible - 8 months ? )<br />
But he was just born last month..........so I don't think anyone will buy it, you?<br />
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The office got a makeover ...........so did the dining room ( well most of it ) and hopefully we're on to the downstairs bathroom soon.<br />
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I just realized that I never even told you all about our Paris trip - holy cow - I'm behind.<br />
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Anyway, I just wanted to slip in here and wish everyone the Happiest of New Years..........and leave you with a little ditty.<br />
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I haven't been overly diligent recording our conversations, and there's been some doozies that I've let slip away - but last night?<br />
THE. BEST. ONE. EVER.<br />
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John says - I feel like a Pea Knuckle<br />
Suzan says - Why? What did you do now?<br />
John says - Huh? I didn't do anything - just feel like one<br />
Suzan says - Well that's weird...........<br />
John says - Maybe we could have some for New Years Eve ?<br />
Suzan says - What?<br />
John says - Pea Knuckles<br />
Suzan says - I have no idea what you're talking about?<br />
Suzan says - Is that a British dessert or something?<br />
John says - WHAT......YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PEA KNUCKLE ???<br />
Suzan says - No - I really haven't ..........I thought you were calling yourself that !<br />
John says - I'm going to make you one ! You'll love it !<br />
John says - It's made with rum and coconut<br />
Suzan says - O.M.G. - are you talking about a Pina Colada?<br />
John says - Yah ! Pea knuckle lada, that's it !<br />
John says - Have you ever had one?<br />
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But I was on the floor at this point - crawling to the bathroom - so that I wouldn't pee my pants<br />
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BAM ! When I think our conversations are getting a little boring - he delivers.<br />
Every. Single. Time !<br />
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I promise to try to be a little better this year - keep you up to date on what John says at the very least because they are too priceless not to be recorded lol.<br />
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Love to you all - every single one of you<br />
Hugs<br />
Kisses too<br />
Me<br />
( now go make yourselves a Pea Knuckle )<br />
xoxo<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-60053860123207819082016-08-12T04:27:00.002-07:002016-08-12T04:27:57.674-07:00A FRIDAY CHAT ( about this & that ) Well, well, well, look who's back !<br />
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I thought I'd write up a post this morning to let you all know that I'm at the very least alive ;)<br />
Busy - frantically so - but alive !<br />
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Come in !<br />
Quickly !<br />
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There's a heatwave happening here..............and when you add the humidity ( Montreal is an island - like Manhattan ) HOLY COW! 100 degrees of dry heat is nothing like 100 degrees of humidity. <br />
There's warnings on the weather network daily - for the very young and very old to be extremely careful ( the rest of us can go to hell LOL )<br />
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So I had a dentist appointment yesterday.<br />
I had one tooth bonded and an old filling updated.<br />
On 2 different sides of my mouth - both uppers.<br />
Today I look like I had a lip job done.<br />
Jesus how he wept WHY DOES EVERYTHING turn into SOMETHING with me?<br />
Routine appointments. People walk in and walk out looking the exact same.<br />
I walk out with lips 3 times the size they were upon entering.<br />
But looking on the bright side of things - I can now remove lip enlargement off my list of things I'd like to do one day.<br />
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I haven't been writing down the things John says for quite awhile now ( well since I've been too lazy to blog )<br />
So I'm scrambling around here trying to remember a few of our conversations.........<br />
But this one is a doozy.<br />
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John says - I'm going to give blood next week<br />
Suzan says - Oh that's nice !<br />
John says - What the hell is nice about it?<br />
Suzan says - I think it's a wonderful thing to do John<br />
John says - You sound like you've got a screw loose, you know that?<br />
Suzan says - What IS the matter with you? I'm giving you a compliment. And I'm also proud of you!<br />
John says - Well I should have blood tests more often!<br />
Suzan says - Blood Tests? YOU SAID YOU WERE GIVING BLOOD !<br />
John says - I am !<br />
Suzan says - So why are you talking about blood tests for crying out loud?<br />
John says - LISTEN CAREFULLY - I HAVE BLOOD TESTS NEXT WEEK. <br />
Suzan says - Then you're not GIVING blood.............OMG......do you even know the difference?<br />
John says - I'M GIVING BLOOD TO THE DOCTOR AREN'T I ?<br />
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We had to get some shopping done yesterday for our trip next month ( Look out Paris here I come )<br />
We have an on-going discussion every time we get in the car.<br />
It's now part of our schtick.<br />
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I open the passenger window all the way down.<br />
John opens his half an inch.<br />
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Suzan says - It's beautiful out - why don't you open your window all the way?<br />
John says - LEAVE ME ALONE - YOU CAN OPEN YOURS ALL THE WAY !<br />
Suzan says - But I want a cross breeze !<br />
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I swear to you I believe this to be true.<br />
He's afraid that when the breeze blows his hair around that he'll lose some !<br />
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If he's alone in the car the windows are closed - no air on - just driving around the city on a beautiful day sealed in his little chamber nice and air tight like.<br />
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Suzan says - It's not normal !<br />
John says - YOU'RE NOT NORMAL !<br />
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Truth is neither of us are...........but he's a little less so than I don't you think?<br />
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We have an ongoing debate going on in Montreal that's very embarrassing to write about. Especially if you're an animal lover.<br />
They're trying to ban pit bulls here.<br />
For such an exciting forward thinking province we have such antiquated laws and now they want to add this to an already bizarre maze of them?<br />
We already have to deal with language laws that no other place in the western free world practices and now this?<br />
When will people use the common sense they were born with and realize it's not the dog it's the owners?<br />
To ban a whole breed of an animal?<br />
Not just English speaking ones either !<br />
It's sick.<br />
( for those of you south of our border - don't judge - you have one running for office )<br />
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So I got side tracked again - I mentioned I was out shopping yesterday - I didn't mention what I was shopping for exactly, did I ?<br />
SPANX.<br />
OMG - I spent time during a heat wave to try on sausage casing !<br />
I found one that made ( most of - there was still remnants ) my tummy much flatter.<br />
Only thing is it made my already flat ass completely disappear.<br />
Nothing's in proportion with me.<br />
NOTHING.<br />
In order to have a butt I have to gain enough weight that I actually look pregnant in the front.<br />
I've lost some weight so the last thing I need right now is an undergarment that removes my backside.<br />
I NEED AN ASS.<br />
( for those of you south of our border - don't judge - you have one running for office )<br />
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Most of you know that we're in the fabric business.<br />
Years ago - 10 or so - when we were doing business in Manhattan and we booked an appointment with a man who made ties and shirts.<br />
It was such a disagreeable meeting that we decided we'd rather not do business with that person's company at all.<br />
All of his merchandise was made outside of the U.S. and he wouldn't pay for quality.<br />
Sometimes you make decisions based on gut feelings.<br />
( for those of you south of the border - don't judge - he's now running for office. )<br />
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And those of you that support him - lighten up !<br />
Jokes people. They're only jokes.<br />
You know..........like he tells !<br />
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Often - when John and I are out - if one of us stops the other just continues walking - blissfully unaware.<br />
It's usually John.<br />
I turn around to point something out in a window and he's gone ( baby gone )<br />
So that trip to Paris?<br />
We've been invited to a fancy evening out.<br />
I bought sandals for it.<br />
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John says - What the hell is all that clunking and banging going on up there ?<br />
Suzan says - I'm just practicing walking around in my new sandals.<br />
John says - It sounds like an elephant stomping around up there<br />
Suzan says - Thanks John.<br />
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Here's the new sandals.<br />
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I have one month to RElearn how to walk in heels this high.<br />
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John says - They're as tall as the Eiffel Tower for God sakes !<br />
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I have a fear of tumbling down on the Champs Elysees and looking up frantically from the ground for John and............<br />
gone baby gone.<br />
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That's it for today folks -<br />
I have a huge transformation I'm working on - who knows - it may end up a post on it's own one day!<br />
Okay - okay - here's a sneak peak<br />
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You all have a wonderful weekend -<br />
I'm off to Quebec City for the weekend ............where the only remaining fortified city walls exist in North America ..........north of Mexico.<br />
For now anyway.<br />
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Don't just stand there - come in !!!<br />
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There's tea in the kitchen - and coffee - and water of course<br />
( tea and coffee and water - tea and coffee and water - tea and coffee and water )<br />
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I'm repeating it because because that's what I've started doing.<br />
When I need something like oh I don't know - lets say scissors<br />
By the time I walk into the kitchen to get them I've completely forgotten what I've gone into the kitchen for.<br />
I stand there wracking my brains for a bit - shrug and walk away and it's only when I've left the room that I remember I needed scissors.<br />
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So now I say it repeatedly.<br />
Scissors - scissors - scissors.<br />
Sometimes I'll say it repeatedly and then notice something else as I'm walking by and be totally thrown off - but usually it works.<br />
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So lets see<br />
Last week I left you off where my Mother used to cut our hair and someone mentioned that they used to get perms.<br />
And that reminded me of something dreadful.<br />
We were staying at my grandmothers one weekend and one of my grandmothers ( Nana Estelle - you can read about my 2 grandmothers <a href="http://suzyq-vintagous.blogspot.ca/2013/11/a-tale-of-two-grandmothers.html">HERE</a> ) decided to take me to the hairdressers to get me a perm.<br />
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Our Father ( who art in Heaven )<br />
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I was 5 years old when I walked in<br />
And I was 85 years old when I walked out.<br />
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I looked like a miniature little old lady.<br />
It was horrid.<br />
Very very short and very very tight little curls.<br />
Like Little Orphan Annie.<br />
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AND THEN SHE TOOK ME TO A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAHER<br />
( so there would be proof forever more )<br />
I tried to find the photo but on my way to look for it I noticed fluff on the floor and got the vacuum out instead )<br />
I'll try to find it though, I promise because I could never write in words anything as funny as that picture.<br />
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One last story about hair and then I'm done with that subject.<br />
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I'm a natural blonde ( or was a natural blonde I suppose ) but in my late teens I decided I wanted jet black hair.<br />
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A quick visit to the pharmacy took care of that and off I went on a night out on the town with a group of friends - my long flowing raven hair blowing in the wind.<br />
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I personally thought I looked very exotic...........Italian or Spanish - until someone pointed out that I still had blonde eyebrows.<br />
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I had never considered that.<br />
Which left me realizing you can take the blonde out of a dumb blonde but you can't take the ...............<br />
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Another memory hit me last weekend.<br />
I can remember the family ( and when I say family I mean extended as well ) all piling into 2 cars.<br />
Probably 20 of us - like a clown car.<br />
Back in the 60's we didn't wear seat belts - and I can vividly recall adults sitting on the actual seats and us kids piled down on the floor at their feet.<br />
OMG - how dangerous.<br />
OMG - how exciting !<br />
You could fit 3 - possibly 4 adults in the front ( one large seat - no " bucket seats " then )<br />
and 5 or 6 in the back - babies sat on laps with a hand draped across them - and then you stuffed kids into all the spare spaces<br />
You know, the way you pack a suitcase when going on a trip - we would have been the socks so to speak.<br />
All the adults would be smoking and hacking up a lung so it was probably the safest place to be down there.<br />
Our destination would be the country side - where water was to be precise and as soon as we hit the country roads the kids would pile out and clamber up onto the roof of the cars.<br />
Trees and branches would be ducked under and we'd sit up there like Kings of the Road.<br />
Breathing the clean air.<br />
Yelling like Tarzan. Giggling until we nearly fell off.<br />
Upon reaching the beach area all the adults would tumble out - and coolers and folding chairs would be taken out of the trunks.<br />
We'd spend the entire day there.<br />
Koolaid and p & j sandwiches would flow. Or koolaid and chopped egg salad. Or koolaid and cheese slice sandwiches.<br />
With ripple chips.<br />
RIPPLE - not ruffle.<br />
It was ( and is ) one of my fondest childhood memories.<br />
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How we survived I have no idea - but survive we did.<br />
Actually we thrived.<br />
When I look at how careful we all are now I look back wistfully and think of those summer days.<br />
Dangerous ?<br />
Yeah - our childhoods were pretty dangerous looking back.....<br />
But crowded spaces make for close families.<br />
The state of the world today - in 2016 is a far more frightening thing to reflect on.<br />
So much division and fear that all I want to do is crawl into the back of a chevy - curl up on the floor at my grandmother's feet and stay there for an entire summer coming up only when the coast is clear and the scariest thing is a tree branch whacking me in the head.<br />
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BREXIT.............<br />
When you're raised in an era of tearing down walls - watching them being built back up is heartbreaking.<br />
Whether it's necessary or not is beside the question for now. Just the very act of it fills me with an emotion that I'm not quite sure how to articulate.<br />
But it's heavy.<br />
The feeling is heavy.<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful weekend everyone !<br />
Maybe I'll talk John into going to the country - and I'll sit on the roof as soon as the city roads are behind us !<br />
I need some <b><i>Old Fashioned</i></b> fun this weekend.<br />
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Good beautiful sunny hot Friday morning everyone !<br />
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This blogging thing has become so sporadic for me that I'm not sure anyone even reads it - I may just be blogging to myself ( much like I talk to myself in real life ) but these random thoughts keep pushing at my brain until I have no choice but to sit down and type them up.........it's the only way they leave !<br />
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I know that hair ( chin especially ) is an ongoing theme in my world ( and my blog ) but I've never mentioned the actual hair on my head.<br />
Which grows like weed.<br />
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I had it all chopped off last month and it's long again.<br />
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I think I'd have to have it cut - and I mean cut not trimmed - at least every three weeks.<br />
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Which reminds me.<br />
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My Mother used to cut our hair ( and trust me on this - she was no hairdresser ) until we were old enough to hold a small fist up to her nose and hiss " back off lady "<br />
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This usually occurred right before school photos were taken - so that in most of my photos I'm smiling with bangs that are cut on a complete angle.<br />
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One year she decided to cut my brothers hair the night before the first day of school.<br />
I watched on a stool in fascination knowing this was not going to end well.<br />
It didn't.<br />
He took one look in the mirror - shrieked and ran looking for something to hide it with.<br />
All he could find was a gray woolen winter cap - which he promptly put on and went to bed.<br />
That hat stayed on his head for weeks - he wore it to school everyday.<br />
Looking back I'm wondering why he just didn't put a baseball cap on - but maybe that wouldn't have hidden enough.<br />
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Something else my Mother did - always - was put too much water in our " tang "<br />
Trying to stretch out fake orange juice?<br />
I never knew the difference until one day at a friends house - when I took a sip of hers and realized that we were being ripped off.<br />
I remember asking her why it tasted so different than ours - it was delicious !<br />
" your Mom's putting too much water in hers " she wisely advised me<br />
" tell her and she'll stop "<br />
To which I promptly did.<br />
And to which my Mother reacted by telling me she certainly did NOT put too much water in our tang.<br />
Why the very idea<br />
And that if my friend jumped over a cliff would I follow suit.<br />
Why would I suggest such a thing.<br />
I mean she was REALLY offended by the mere suggestion !<br />
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But for some reason it DID stop tasting so watery shortly after.<br />
I wish I'd kept in touch with that friend.<br />
I could use someone with such wisdom in my life today !<br />
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Another thing we used to do back in the 60's ( and I'm quite certain no one does it today but who knows ) was to grab a hotdog from the package - cold - as a snack.<br />
When I told John about this he was absolutely horrified.<br />
I mean disgusted.<br />
John says - How did you all not end up in the hospital?<br />
Suzan says - Huh?<br />
John says - It's raw meat for God Sakes !<br />
Suzan says - It's a freaking cold cut rolled up in a tube !<br />
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BUT I had a friend who used to grab a chunk of raw minced meat and happily chomp on it.<br />
I could gag remembering that - but she loved it.<br />
( this was before anyone knew of steak tartare - which is just as disgusting to me )<br />
She would also munch on raw potatoes.<br />
She could have had a complete meal without ever turning the stove on.<br />
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AND SHE NEVER ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.<br />
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Where was salmonella in the 60's and 70's ?<br />
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I used to think Salmonella was caused by eating bad salmon.......true that<br />
You know - like Tuna-ella<br />
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I also had a cousin that would eat raw onions like apples.<br />
My aunt would peel it and he'd eat it while tears ran down his face.<br />
Why in God's name my aunt would do this I have no idea but I can tell you he never had a cold.<br />
Not once growing up.<br />
While we all coughed and blew our noses while munching on apples and bananas.<br />
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And now that I'm remembering food from my childhood - I never knew what a decent steak was until I got my first job and went out for dinner with a girlfriend.<br />
She wanted steak -<br />
I wasn't so big on the idea but decided to go along with her.<br />
THE STEAK CAME WITH A BONE ATTACHED TO IT !!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Steak in our house was always this big slab of very unappealing meat cut in half - fried until it was like a piece of liver on our plate.<br />
Served with mashed potatoes and cream corn.<br />
Or green beans ( string - with pimento - hated them )<br />
Vegetables ( unless they were roots like carrots etc always came from a tin )<br />
Anyway I never realized a steak could be so delicious !<br />
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I remember telling my mother about it - and telling her that the meat was supposed to be pink !<br />
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Pink? She was quite horrified !<br />
You'll get sick - You'll end up in the hospital !<br />
I never did.<br />
Nor have I ever told her that I quite prefer it red today.<br />
Except now I feel so guilty eating animal that I seldom do.<br />
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Lets see now - what other ways did my mother try to save money?<br />
Well there was one year when she felt she hadn't bought enough gifts for my youngest brother for Christmas.<br />
I could split a gut in half remembering this story - I really could.<br />
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First of all she always went nuts at Christmas - truly - she never had to add anything but this particular year she felt he needed something more.<br />
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Christmas eve came and a neighbor who had just lost his wife brought his son over for dinner ( being Catholic we always celebrated - ate - went to mass - opened gifts etc on Christmas Eve ) I was already an adult so I remember this as vividly as yesterday ...........my brother in the midst of tearing open presents screamed out -<br />
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" Hey - Santa Claus snuck in my room and took one of my old toys and gave it back to me "<br />
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O.M.G.<br />
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I looked over at my Mother who was shaking with suppressed laughter.<br />
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I told my brother that maybe it was the same toy and Santa hadn't known he had it -<br />
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No - he assured me - it had the same mark on it from when it fell off his dresser -<br />
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" that's why I don't play with it anymore "<br />
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" what a rip off " he grumbled<br />
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The spoiled brat always got to go to a barber though LOL<br />
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Anyway what horrified my Mother most was not that she had squashed my brother's admiration for the man in red but that the neighbor had witnessed the whole Santa fiasco <br />
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Neighbors were very important in our childhood.<br />
Well as much as neighbors were allowed to be.<br />
When things got too loud my Mother would run around closing all the windows.<br />
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Not because of any concern for <i><b>them</b></i>............but because it was none of their Damned Business what was going on in our house.<br />
Don't ask.<br />
It's an Irish thing............<br />
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When I moved into my first apartment I remember the couple next door in a blow out fight - holy cow - the things they were saying to each other was unbelievable.<br />
I heard every single word.<br />
With a glass at my ear on my bedroom wall -<br />
I'm hear to tell you that little trick works !<br />
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We used to go to a pool when I was a little girl - we'd swim in it for hours - jump in - holding our nose - little bathing caps on our head.<br />
Recently I was in my old neighborhood and passed it.<br />
The water doesn't pass my ankles.<br />
Why we held our noses I have no idea.<br />
And why we wore bathing caps when there was no way we could have gotten our hair wet in an inch of water is beyond me as well. We'd have had to press our little heads into the concrete to even dampen it.<br />
But those are such incredibly fond memories.<br />
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I meant to tell you the story about having our pool cleaned but now I've gone and talked too much once again - it'll have to wait for another Friday.<br />
John's off to the hairdresser ( he doesn't go to barbers )<br />
I offered to cut it...........you know to save some money - but he wasn't having any part of that<br />
Some things are sacred.<br />
As they should be.<br />
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You all have the most wonderful of weekends my friends -<br />
Love to you all<br />
Hugs too<br />
Me,<br />
XOXOXOXOXOXO<br />
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Good Morning All !<br />
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I've been working non stop the last month or so - on the house - the garden - furniture - but other than instagram I haven't been diligent with taking photos.<br />
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I did a beast of an armoire ( she's now a beauty ) that I should get around to posting and I've just finished a little chest.........maybe next week - for now I'm just going to sit around and chat with you and take a break !<br />
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Soooo..... you know my ongoing problem with chin hairs ?<br />
I've mentioned it in passing on a few posts.<br />
Well I was at the pharmacy a while back and found a mirror that magnifies by 15 percent !<br />
No more problems !<br />
I was actually excited to get home and get to work on those few stray hairs.<br />
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DON'T DO IT.<br />
JUST LISTEN TO ME AND DO NOT BUY ONE OF THOSE MIRRORS.<br />
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JESUS - MARY & JOSEPH !<br />
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I sat down on the couch - brought my knees up to my chest - placed the mirror on my knees and positioned my face - tweezers in hand.<br />
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And then I screamed.<br />
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Grizzly Adams was staring back at me.<br />
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John says - from the other side of the couch - What the hell's the matter now ?<br />
Suzan says - I'm like a gorilla - my entire face is covered in hair.<br />
John says - No it's not - don't be ridiculous<br />
John says - I'd like to be able to get through just one show.......just one of them without you interrupting with your foolishness - your face is not covered in hair.<br />
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But it is - and I had no idea.<br />
I've been blissfully living my life totally unaware of that fact - grumbling now and then about a hair or two that I missed when putting makeup on.<br />
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THE ENTIRE SURFACE IS COVERED IN HAIR !!!<br />
I plucked out two or three and gave up.<br />
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And now I'm wondering - if anyone has really great eyes - can they see that?<br />
Failing eye sight has it's advantages I must say.<br />
That's why you can only hang around with people your own age - a young whipper snapper would probably spot that flaw immediately.<br />
Dear God...........really just Dear God.<br />
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Suzan says - I look like Grizzly Adams<br />
John says - Who the hell is that?<br />
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Jesus Mary and Joseph.<br />
Growing up in a large extended ( and boisterous ) Irish family - that expression was heard often.<br />
Usually shouted out.<br />
So it was JESUS - MARY AND JOSEPH ! this and JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH ! that.<br />
I never considered it blasphemy because our Priest would say it himself - with a thick brogue - as he sat at my Grandmother's kitchen table smoking cigarettes and having a glass of whisky.<br />
But this is the way I always think of it<br />
JESUS ! MARY ! ( and Joseph )<br />
Like Joseph is an after thought.<br />
I always picture Joseph kind of just walking 2 steps behind with his head bowed.<br />
Skulking around there somewhere in the background.<br />
Just a random thought I thought I'd throw in there.<br />
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Anyway one day in school ( elementary ) someone slammed the door and I jumped - yelling out<br />
Jesus Mary ( and Joseph ) !<br />
To which the " sister " - ( sister Mary something or other ) came swishing down to my desk with a ruler in her hand ( the nuns in our school used these as weapons - tools of the trade so to speak ) holding it up in the air in a threatening manner<br />
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- You will NOT use the Lord's name in vain in this classroom ( leaving a young impressionable mind to think it was ok to do so outside of the classroom )<br />
- But Father McKinty says it all the time - I replied<br />
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To which the ruler came smashing down on my desk so hard that it snapped in half -<br />
I don't know how much the Catholic School Board spent in rulers - but they were constantly being smashed in half by furious nuns.<br />
They had anger issues - I swear to you.<br />
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Later when I told the story to my Grandmother - she pff'ed it off - saying<br />
" What the hell does she know - she's not even Irish "<br />
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You can imagine the shock I felt upon learning that my Grandmother wasn't born in Ireland.<br />
Her Father was.<br />
Irish blood is the strongest blood on the planet.<br />
Don't believe me?<br />
Go to a St. Patrick's parade. It flows like guinness. I've seen Asians claim to be Irish in March.<br />
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The other night John looked at me funny.<br />
Suzan says - Why are you looking at me like that?<br />
John says - You have dark shadows under your eyes<br />
Suzan screama - AGGGHHHH - WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MENTION THAT ?<br />
John says - What ? You're tired that's all<br />
Suzan says - Now I''m going to go to bed thinking of Quentin and Barnabus<br />
John says - You're getting worse you know - with this constant jibberish<br />
Suzan says - The show ! Dark Shadows - don't you remember it ?<br />
John says - I think you make half this shit up<br />
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My brother and I would literally run home from school - gasping and out of breath to make sure we didn't miss one second of the terror this show created in our worlds.<br />
Between that and Batman and angry nuns swinging rulers around - we spent a couple of years like little jittery nervous wrecks.<br />
JESUS - MARY ( and Joseph ) !<br />
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Now I'm in a nostalgic frame of mind.<br />
So before I bore you to death with my ramblings of way back when I think it's time to sign off.<br />
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend my friends !<br />
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Hugs - and love<br />
Me<br />
Grizzly<br />
aka<br />
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I've been posting so seldom that I've forgotten how to get into the rhythm of the whole thing - and then yesterday - BAM - I had something to blog about.<br />
And warn you about.<br />
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But first I need to explain that I'm an IKEA expert - I really am.<br />
Bring me home cabinets - bookcases - and I'll have them assembled and loaded within an hour - it's true that - braggadocious as that may seem ( hey I like that word ! That's the first time I've ever used it in a sentence but I'm going to start using it once a day :)<br />
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Sooooo when I saw this from the above mentioned store I jumped on it.<br />
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It's a larger version of the bed netting that they sell and which I've assembled a few in my lifetime - piece of cake really..............<br />
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I thought it would make a great little area for the kids to have picnics - or babies to nap etc.....<br />
And that's where I went wrong.<br />
If I could just look at something in a store and think " Oh how pretty " and walk away but N.O.<br />
I always think " oh how pretty - I MUST have it "<br />
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I tried to set it up the night I brought it home but I was tired and so I left it for a week or so and then there was all the setting up in the backyard - cleaning - organizing - summer furniture to wash and install ..........finally I was ready.<br />
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10 minutes at most.........thread a few bars through the top and run outside and hang it up.<br />
The man in the illustration did it all by himself and I wanted to surprise John.<br />
B.U.T.<br />
That man in the illustration is a liar.<br />
I don't like to call people that ( well except when I do ) and I'm not accusing Ikea of lying - not at all<br />
but they should be more careful of their illustration people because this guy is just an out and out liar.<br />
Lying Illustration Man - to be referred to as LIM from here on in.<br />
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First of all unless he's 9 feet tall he's not holding it like that ( and he looks like he's on the short side in my humble opinion AND I don't like his haircut - he looks like a lego man )<br />
So I improvised and hung it up before starting<br />
( I bet some of you sewers could whip that up into a wedding dress quicker than I was able to put this freaking thing together )<br />
Even hanging up it would have trailed across the entire kitchen floor and yet the LIM simply dangled it from arm's length.<br />
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Anyway I got it up and proceeded to thread the bars across.................<br />
JESUS HOW HE WEPT - HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE - OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN<br />
I can't recall - seriously - I just can't recall when I've wanted to take an item I've bought and rip it into shreds - then stamp on it - spit on it - swear at it - throw it in the garbarge - and then open the lid and spit on it one last time.<br />
Which is what I should have done.<br />
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BUT that LIM was such a great con artist that he had me believing I could do this.<br />
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Do you see that smallest arrow in the inset photo?<br />
It shows the slit being in the middle of the hem - MIDDLE................<br />
I spent at least 20 minutes trying to find it before giving up and assuming it was faulty and they just hadn't made the openings.<br />
So I made them with a steak knife.<br />
Listen - it's all I had around me ( I was working in the kitchen ) it was that or plunge it into my heart in frustration.<br />
I then proceeded to push the bars through............5 minutes left until I'd have this pretty number set up under a tree in the garden !<br />
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But this proved to be more awkward than the LIM showed and at one point one of those bars came dangerously close to going through the kitchen hutch..........<br />
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And so I took it into the living room and hung it from the ceiling light and just to give you perspective we have tall ceilings and still it draped a couple of feet onto the floor ( remember the above arms in the photo? )<br />
Anyway I hung it from the ceiling and stood on the coffee table when I heard a loud crack.........<br />
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Oh no.........<br />
My coffee table ( trunk ) split ............#^$*!@&^%$<br />
John will kill me !<br />
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But I didn't have time to worry about that..............so I ran and got a ladder and set it up and once again proceeded to thread the bars through the carefully slashed openings I made with the steak knife.<br />
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Until I noticed they were hanging kind of limply.<br />
That's when I discovered that the bars had magically found the correct openings ( WHICH WERE NOT ON THE SIDE BUT UNDERNEATH - THAT LIM AGAIN ) and slid themselves through somehow - so half were in the slats and half were dangling on the OUTSIDE.<br />
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I started over...........using the correct slats and glanced over at the clock - I was now approaching an hour when the phone rang.<br />
It was John - asking if I needed something - A BREAK !<br />
I asked him to pick up bread ( because that would give me an extra 15 minutes - which was all I needed after all !<br />
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Those are not huge knitting needles - those are the last step in the process<br />
I rested them on a bar stool because they kept falling on the floor and then the fabric would come dangerously close to " unthreading " ( new word - feel free to use it if you find yourself in the same scenario ).<br />
Notice the angle?<br />
They have to be bent to attach each other and form a circle.............<br />
But the LIM is simply standing there very easily sliding them into each other and presto - done.<br />
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I couldn't do it.<br />
I simply couldn't do it.<br />
I put the ladder underneath the canopy and worked from the inside thinking that would help but ended up with the freaking thing all wrapped around me with me frantically trying to claw my way out of it..........screaming in frustration.<br />
And John walked through the door.<br />
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John says - WHAT IN GOD'S NAME?<br />
Suzan says - HELP ME !!!!!!!!<br />
Suzan says - I CAN'T STAND IT<br />
John says - WHAT THE HELL IS IT ?<br />
Suzan says - IT'S A CANOPY<br />
John says - IT'S A WHAT-WHAT???<br />
Suzan says - I'M HYPERVENTILATING - HELP ME OUT OF HERE<br />
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He got the fabric untangled and I stepped down from the ladder - grabbed the thing and threw it across the room.<br />
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John says - ONLY IN THIS HOUSE.........I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN IN THIS HOUSE !<br />
Suzan says - Do you think you can help me? I bought it for you !<br />
John says - I'm not going in that thing - are you nuts?<br />
John says - What'll happen when it's windy? It'll wrap itself around us like mummies for God's sake.<br />
John says - Don't you EVER think things through?<br />
John says - I'll help you later - I have emails to send.<br />
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But I couldn't wait.<br />
And I'm not sure exactly what happened - but the way it landed on the floor when I threw it across the room was the perfect position for me to connect the last pieces !<br />
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AND THE LIM NEVER ILLUSTRATED THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Then put the kettle on and called John to come downstairs.<br />
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John says - I'm sending emails - is it important?<br />
Suzan says - I'm making tea - we can have it outside<br />
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John came downstairs - took a look at it - and burst out laughing<br />
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John says - I'm not sitting in that thing I can tell you that<br />
John says - It looks like something out of Lawrence of Arabia<br />
John says - I'm not sitting in that thing<br />
Suzan says - You're repeating yourself again.<br />
John says - The birds are going to shit all over it you know.<br />
John says - First big wind and it'll be ripped to shreds<br />
John says - The squirrels will have holes in it by tonight<br />
Suzan says - Don't you have emails to send or something????<br />
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It's summertime and the livin' is easy<br />
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high<br />
One of these mornings I'm going to rise up singing ( I swear I am )<br />
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Just wait till you hear our pool story...........good grief.<br />
Have a wonderful day everyone - I'm going to sit in my tent and contemplate life.<br />
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Hugs to all of you -<br />
Love<br />
Me<br />
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Hi ! I've been waiting for you - come in !<br />
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Tea and Coffee are waiting for you in the kitchen - I'm sitting in the den this morning - it looks like rain so I'm contemplating getting dressed ........or not.<br />
I'm working on a beast of an armoire and prefer painting in my pjs so it may work out perfectly !<br />
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What's that ?<br />
Where's the milk for you tea or the cream for your coffee?<br />
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Well............there's a bit of each left in the fridge but I've been having a hard time lately.<br />
The bug has bitten me ..........not enough to kill me completely just enough to make me conscious of what I'm putting in my mouth and what the cost of that really is. ( not in dollars )<br />
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I want to go back to my childhood when I could just ram carcasses down my throat and say YUM and not have to think of anything other than that YUM..<br />
I still ram them down my throat just not as frequently............and I very seldom yell out YUM these days ( although admittedly I sometimes whisper it guiltily to myself )<br />
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Which brings me to the milk and cream.<br />
The thought struck my mind the other night that cows are the most docile animals out there.<br />
Is that why we started stealing their milk from them?<br />
What was wrong with drinking our Mother's milk? <br />
Who was the first person that got splatted with cow milk - smacked his lips and thought " Holy COW I'm onto something here - this is going to score huge points with the wife " ?<br />
I mean we couldn't be drinking Bears Milk because the first person that tried it would have been slam dunked into the forest and left there dying.<br />
Same thing for Wolves Milk.<br />
Or Cheetah's milk.<br />
No - we went with even tempered.<br />
Sorry Betsy..............we're a selfish lot.<br />
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I've been counting calories and walking walking walking.<br />
The other day I left enough calories to include a soft cone ice cream ( my weakness )<br />
And I did research on the calorie intake from different ice cream sellers.<br />
The winner by far was Ikea - at 135 of them ( plus it's only a dollar so that appeals to John as well )<br />
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Suzan says - I feel like an ice cream<br />
John says - So lets go to DQ<br />
Suzan says - Well the ice cream from Ikea has the least calories and to be honest with you it's my favorite one<br />
John says - IKEA? ARE YOU NUTS ? THERE'S A DQ DOWN THE STREET!<br />
Suzan says - Too many calories !<br />
Suzan says - Plus it's only a dollar at Ikea......<br />
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So off we went........happily singing camp songs in the car ( not true that )<br />
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But you know how it is - those damn arrows on the floor dragged me through the store first.<br />
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John says - I KNEW IT ! YOU DIDN'T WANT ICE CREAM AT ALL !<br />
Suzan says - Shhhhhh - My God - why are you always yelling?<br />
John says - WE CAME FOR A BLOODY ICE CREAM !<br />
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We left with some art work - a lantern - candles - a bathroom mat................and an ice cream cone each.<br />
It was delicious.<br />
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Suzan says - Now wasn't that worth it. For a dollar each ?<br />
John says - Listen these 2 ice creams cost almost a 100.00 dollars.<br />
John says - We're going to the DQ next time.........<br />
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I picked up Ashley a lantern for her deck..............with some candles.<br />
John says - What are you getting that for - we have tons of lanterns?<br />
Suzan says - This one's for Ashley<br />
John says - Why - did she ask you to pick one up for her?<br />
Suzan says -No - Evan asked me to<br />
John says - You're so ridiculous...........<br />
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But I swear to you the last time I had him he said these three words very succinctly<br />
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MA.............LA................CA<br />
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Which means<br />
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MAma wants a LAntern with some CAndles.<br />
I speak Evan.<br />
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I never have cash on me.<br />
NEVER<br />
I use my debit card ( or far too often - my credit card shhh )<br />
So when I got to the cash to pay for the ice cream cones and discovered that I had enough change in my wallet I decided to pay with coins.<br />
That included a few pennies.<br />
I handed the girl my stash and she says<br />
" Oh we don't take pennies "<br />
WHAT THE HELL?<br />
My feathers got a little ruffled and I indignantly explained to her that pennies are M.O.N.E.Y. - when I felt a tap on my shoulder.<br />
A lady behind me explained that pennies were taken out of circulation in Canada.<br />
LAST YEAR.<br />
Jesus how he wept - I have to get in tune with the times.<br />
How embarrassing.<br />
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Anyway I'm putting this out here because maybe somewhere in the remote mountains of this country there's a hermit ( and a miser ) who's been saying his pennies for over 70 years and he's now worth a million dollars in them.<br />
He's worn the same coat for 50 of those years because he didn't want to squander those pennies away.<br />
He's been eating <strike>shit</strike> crap for 50 of those years too as he squirreled them away.<br />
AND NOW HE'S WORTH NOTHING !!!<br />
And he's probably a relative of mine with my luck.<br />
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A penny saved is a penny <strike>earned</strike> burned in Oh Canada it would seem.<br />
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John and I have arguments about lights.<br />
( when we're out of other things to argue about of course )<br />
I turn the outside lights on at night.<br />
ALL night.<br />
It's a deterrent right?<br />
John shuts them off - I turn them on - John shuts them off....this goes on all night and the one that stays up the latest wins ( me )<br />
The neighbors must think we're sending out signals to the enemy or something,<br />
John woke up yesterday and the first thing he did was run to the bedroom window and look down.<br />
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John booms - WELL I LOVE HOW THE LIGHT SHINES OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING FOR THE COURIERS TO FIND THEIR WAY TO OUR DOOR.<br />
Suzan says - Listen buddy did our house get broken into last night?<br />
John says - Don't be ridiculous.<br />
Suzan says - FINE ! I'll turn the lights out - but if we're robbed and in the process I'm raped and tortured and killed IT'LL BE ON YOUR BACK - YOU'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH <b><i>THAT</i></b> DECISION !<br />
And for the first time in ever I did NOT turn the light on.<br />
You can imagine my surprise when I looked out and saw it shining bright.<br />
A beacon of hope !<br />
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Ok guys I'm outta here.<br />
I have to pick up milk and cheese today.<br />
I feel guilty about it but I HAVE to.<br />
You understand............<br />
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Love to all of you -<br />
I think out of all my blogging I've missed our chats the most.<br />
Have a wonderful weekend<br />
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Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
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I just want to give a quick explanation on why I haven't published the comments from my last post.<br />
It was a Friday Chat ( about this & that ) and I went and mentioned the Donald ............<br />
Most comments were sort of on the line with the way I feel about him but there were a couple that spoke out in his defense and one who was quite upset at me for even posting my thoughts on the subject ( sorry about that - youknowwhoyouare ) and it is out of respect for those that have a different opinion of him that I chose to just close the comments on that particular subject.<br />
There - that's that and now on to something I've missed doing :)<br />
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Real Estate !<br />
Condo in Old Montreal to be precise<br />
725,000<br />
1635 sq feet<br />
Year built 1830<br />
2 beds - 1 bath<br />
Point2homes<br />
Realtor : <a href="http://www.point2homes.com/CA/Home-For-Sale/QC/Montreal/Vieux-Montreal/207-rue-de-la-Commune-O/21025754.html">BINDU PATEL</a> ( groupe elite Canada )<br />
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With a walking score of 98 you can't get much better............what a perfect retirement space this would be for me................<br />
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In fact I'm going to stroll around the neighborhood this weekend - it's as close to living there as I can get for now lol.<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday everyone,<br />
I'm off to walk 5 miles..........I'll tell you ( if I remember ) what happened yesterday while walking.<br />
Scary stuff !<br />
Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
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I thought I'd get back to blogging a week or so after the last post and though I tried I just couldn't do it. I had writers AND thinkers block I guess.<br />
But even through the sadness this old world just keeps on turning.<br />
A huge thanks to all of you that expressed concern - you are all just amazing - you really are.<br />
Soooo<br />
If anyone is still around - come in !<br />
I need to chat !<br />
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First in the news is WE'RE BOOKED FOR PARIS !!!<br />
It's a business/leisure trip - we leave on September 9 and return on the 18 ( I'm going to miss Evan's first birthday - what kind of Lolli and Pop are we ? )<br />
Although we used to go every year - I haven't been in 6 years now and so I'm ecstatic.<br />
Nothing like booking a trip to Paris to lift you out of the doldrums I tell ya !<br />
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AND because we're going to Paris - and because summer is right around the corner - I decided to start a strict diet. The method I chose is a simple calorie counting diet because I don't do well when I'm told I can never have certain foods again. ( it's sort of a free version of Weight Watchers I suppose )<br />
Anyway John has jumped on the bandwagon with me.<br />
Except he doesn't understand the concept.<br />
At. All.<br />
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John says - Why are you giving me more food than you take?<br />
John says - Are you trying to keep me big while you lost weight?<br />
Suzan says - You can't possibly survive on the calories I'm allotted<br />
John says - OF COURSE I CAN !<br />
Suzan says - John - listen to me - if you ate 1300 hundred calories a day - at your height and current weight you'd end up very sick<br />
John says - Of course - only you have the stamina to do it right?<br />
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WTH ???<br />
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Suzan says - It isn't a contest - you need x amount of calories and I need a different x amount of calories<br />
John says - It makes no sense at all.<br />
Suzan says - LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE - I'M TOO TIRED TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU<br />
John says - I find you're very irritable when you diet.............<br />
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You all know I'm not allowed at the grocery store, right?<br />
I know that sounds awful but I'm really not - I spend too much money ( he's right about that ) and so John does all the groceries with a very carefully written list ( of which he never reads properly anyway )<br />
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Suzan says - Can you check the calories on the bread - make sure it's 60 calories each slice.<br />
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He came home and I asked him if he found the bread...............<br />
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John says - very proudly - Yep ! 21 grams !<br />
Suzan says - what does that mean ?<br />
John says - well you asked for 60 calories - I found an even better number<br />
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HE'S DEAD SERIOUS..................DEAR LORD..............HE'S DEAD SERIOUS.<br />
The bread was 100 calories each<br />
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Suzan says - It says 100 calories<br />
John says - THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE PACK !<br />
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Whether he likes it or not I'm going to start doing groceries again.<br />
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I thought I saw a mouse the other night - in the den - and I naturally screamed.<br />
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John says - What the hell was that?<br />
Suzan says - There's a mouse in the den and I think it's dead<br />
John says - Was that you screaming?<br />
Suzan says - Yes ! Come get the freaking thing please !<br />
John says - That didn't sound like a scream<br />
Suzan says - CAN YOU COME GET THE MOUSE PLEASE !!!!<br />
John comes in the den - bends down - and throws it at me - which caused me to scream and run out of the room so fast I smashed my foot into the corner of the wall and think I have a fractured baby toe.<br />
AND I made him pick up the socks he had rolled in the shape of a dead mouse and put them in the hamper.<br />
John says - You sounded like a bloody walrus for God's sakes<br />
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As for my scream?<br />
I've never been able to do it............I don't have one of those blood curdling lady like screams.<br />
But I can assure you I in no way sound like a walrus.<br />
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And if I do I think it was pretty mean of him to let me know<br />
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Ive watched and counted every calorie that's gone in my mouth for a week - and so I made sure I had enough spare ones to allow for a soft ice cream cone ( my summer weakness ) I checked calories and found that Mcdonald's had the best choice for calories. Only 170 of them !<br />
John says - I feel like a blizzard from DQ<br />
Suzan says - Can we get the one from Mcdonald's ? Please? Next time we can go to DQ<br />
John says - Why? What's the difference ? They have soft ice cream at DQ<br />
Suzan says - Mcdonald's has the least calories<br />
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And off we went -<br />
John went in to get them and he was gone so long that I got out of the van worried that something had happened to him - only to see him appear out of nowhere - struggling with 2 very strange things in his hands<br />
Here's your lowest amount of calories. he said.<br />
The machine was broken - and we ended up with ice creams that were at the very least - 10 inches tall including the cone.<br />
John says - We should have went to DQ<br />
John says - Now you've ended up with a 1000 calories<br />
John says - You never listen to me<br />
John says - This is absolutely ludicrous<br />
Suzan says - nom nom nom nom - this is delicious. And I ate the entire thing.<br />
I find diets over rated anyway................<br />
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Trump.<br />
I can't.<br />
I just can't.<br />
I find him crass, obnoxious, ill informed, dangerous, racist, sexist, bullyish, boorish, ignorant, rude<br />
egotistical, narcissistic. vulgar, divisive. immature, mean spirited and hypocritical.<br />
( other than than I'm pretty neutral on the subject )<br />
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We've had our share of pretty shitty politics here in Montreal - so I've used some of those same words before - maybe not all together - but some of those combinations anyway.<br />
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The other night I was trying to push one of my ideas on John - and he told me I sounded like Trump.<br />
I instantly shut up.<br />
Those are very sobering words.<br />
Honestly?<br />
I'd rather he told me I sound like a walrus<br />
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The mosquitoes are out already - holy cow - I can't remember them ever being out this early before here.<br />
Suzan says - We have to empty all bodies of water.<br />
John says -<b> <i>What bodies in the water are you talking about exactly</i>?</b><br />
Suzan says - bodies OF water - good grief !<br />
John says - Where are you going ?<br />
Suzan says - I have to write this down<br />
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So we diligently emptied all containers and such while the swamp ( the pool ) sits there stagnant and a perfect place for 80 zillions mosquitos to have an orgy.<br />
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Special prayers go out to Alberta - where they are battling horrific fires.<br />
The world can be cruel.<br />
A couple of years back they were battling the worst flooding.<br />
My heart is with every last one of them.<br />
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Ok guys - I'm outta here - I have flowers to buy - a pool drainer to rent - and voice lessons on the agenda this weekend.<br />
Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's day - mother's of humans AND furbabies .<br />
Love you all<br />
More than you know<br />
Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-38183565545166690902016-04-12T01:10:00.001-07:002016-04-12T04:33:36.736-07:00I'M SORRY.....I really am.<br />
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I've struggled ( and very literally it's been a huge one ) with how to write up this post.<br />
Every night I walk into the office and sit at the computer but the words don't come.<br />
I end up sitting and staring out the window for far too long before giving up and leaving the room.<br />
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I published a post on March 18......a post I had already written up and so I simply had to hit publish or there wouldn't have been one on that day either because of something that happened on March 11.<br />
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<i><b>"A South Shore family is in mourning, trying desperately to understand how their daughter ended up driving the wrong way on Highway 30 East, near St. Constant last Friday morning, slamming head on into a pick up truck.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Angie Adelin was just 36 years old, a few weeks shy of her 37th birthday. She was on her way home to Chateauguay after working 18 hours straight.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Her mom, Joanne Breen, stresses her daughter didn't often work a triple shift and didn't need to, but was hoping to earn a few extra dollars for a family vacation and for her two young daughters, aged 9 and 13.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>She says police are investigating all avenues.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>"Maybe she was just tired, it was very dark, it's very, very dark on the 30 where she came from working." says Breen.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Breen says on top of the poor visibility, there is a lack of road signs in the area and hopes Transport Quebec will look into that. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>"It's a very bad turn, I almost did it myself one time, and there's no signs not to go in or out." she says.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The SQ says there were no skid marks or any sign of brake activity at the crash scene. Officers spent the last few days trying to reconstruct what happened. "</b></i><br />
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This accident made headlines. It was heartbreaking to hear about - a young woman in the prime of her life gone in such a senseless accident. It was all people spoke about for days and it's all I've been thinking about for the past month.</div>
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JoAnnie Breen...........a dear friend was the mother the article mentions. And Angie was her life.</div>
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The older you get the more funerals you attend. I have a funeral face by now. I can offer comfort without falling apart ( took many many years to be able to do that ) I can say words that comfort more often then not and I've learned to be strong even if that means falling apart in the car when I leave. But this one? </div>
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It threw every single one of us into an unrecognizable state. I've been crying for a month most days. It's left me feeling vulnerable and frightened and more angry than I should be.</div>
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And most of all it's left me without the power to write.</div>
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For now.</div>
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I know it'll come back..............be patient with me?</div>
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I miss you all - I just have to sort out the jumbled rambling mess that's in my brain.</div>
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<b>ANGIE ADELIN</b></div>
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<b>MARCH 16 - 1979</b></div>
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<b>MARCH 11 - 2016</b></div>
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<b>ROCK ON BEAUTIFUL GIRL</b><br />
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<b>GONE TOO SOON</b></div>
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Much love<br />
and again my apologies if I caused any of you concern<br />
Hugs,<br />
Really really tight ones.<br />
Me<br />
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C'mon in !<br />
The keurig's been moved to another spot in the kitchen - John doesn't like it - he hates change but....<br />
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Everything changes.<br />
E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.<br />
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When my kids were small I was told to let them cry - now I'm told it's not good to let babies cry.<br />
I bundled them up to take them out - overly so just in case - now I'm told it isn't good for babies to be too hot in a car.<br />
I started feeding my kids pablum quite young - now I'm told it's not necessary.<br />
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But then again I'm from an era where I learned to read from books that said:<br />
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SEE DICK JUMP UP AND DOWN<br />
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which meant something entirely different back in the day.<br />
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And speaking of SEE DICK JUMP UP AND DOWN...............(pun intended for obvious reasons) why is it that I can't seem to get mad at Don Draper on Mad Men ? I've had turns getting mad at practically everyone else on that show at some point or another.<br />
My daughters think he's disgusting ( he is I suppose but I can barely even acknowledge it )<br />
Am I that superficial?<br />
Is it because he's the most beautiful specimen of a man?<br />
I always feel sorry for him.............he's in bed with half of Manhattan and I feel sorry for him.<br />
One day I'm going to visit an analyst - which in turn will send the analyst to an analyst who will kindly explain that there's just no helping<i><b> some</b></i> patients.<br />
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I've come to the conclusion that retardation doesn't have to mean that a person is <i><b>totally</b></i> retarded.<br />
I know, I know, it's NOT politically correct to use the term - but I'm allowed to use it because I AM somewhat retarded.<br />
Technically Retarded.<br />
Truly I am.<br />
There's a mental block that I can't jump past.<br />
I'm still in utter shock that planes can stay up in the air - I act like I was born in the 1800's for crying out loud.<br />
AND I HAVE to imagine a plane just flies UP THERE IN THE SKY -<br />
when you show me pics of what it's actually doing my brain starts sizzling ( which is of course just flying up there in the sky )<br />
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But there's no safety net............not from crashing to the ground - but from being flung out into the universe.<br />
I can't grasp that it's out there in the atmosphere and that the only thing holding it back from floating for eternity is a little gravity - my brain shuts down completely at the thought.<br />
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I mean you're talking to someone who has a hard time with Facebook.<br />
I'm on instagram and I can't even use my phone to it's full capacity.<br />
I've been thinking of just signing all my posts <b>HASHTAG IDIOT ( of which it took me forever to even understand what hashtag actually means ) </b><br />
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Here's the thing about me:<br />
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I wasn't born with one of these in my mouth<br />
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#silverspoon<br />
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Nor was I born with one of these up my <strike>ass</strike> derriere ( well actually I wasn't born with much of a derriere period )<br />
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#horseshoeupmy<br />
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And I most certainly wasn't born with a technical gene - but that can be forgiven - God had no idea about social media when I entered the world <b>hashtag</b> <b>whatthehellissocialmedia</b><br />
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But I WAS born with a wicked imagination - which kind of makes up for the lack of the other 3.<br />
Well maybe not completely but you gotta take what you're born with.<br />
A wicked imagination makes you a dreamer.<br />
And that's a good thing.<br />
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Take it away Mr. Williams<br />
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See you later - my huckleberry friends<br />
Love you to bits even though we've never met<br />
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend<br />
Me<br />
<b>#idiot</b><br />
<b>#technoretard</b><br />
<b>#tooblondforwords</b><br />
<b>#somebodyhelpherforGodssakes</b><br />
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We had a mirror break last week - I think we break one every 7 years or so just to keep the bad luck coming really :)<br />
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It was a mirror that hung on the bathroom door and so I had John carefully remove the mirror itself out of the wood ( kind of ornate ) frame and painted it gold.<br />
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John says - What are you going to put in it?<br />
Suzan says - Nothing - I'm going to hang it up empty - along with a few others<br />
John says - Oh c'mon now - that's going to look ridiculous.<br />
Suzan says - No it won't - it's a <b style="font-style: italic;">look</b> - I've done it before on mantels<br />
John says - Well that's one thing - hanging it up is going to look ridiculous<br />
( he repeats himself - often )<br />
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I need more frames - small ones to fill out the empty spaces but it's a great start, right?<br />
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John says - This looks even more ridiculous than I thought it would<br />
Suzan says - Of course it does sweetheart<br />
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John says - WE'RE GOING TO KILL OURSELVES COMING DOWN THE BLOODY STAIRS !<br />
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Now he just may have a point there - these are the worst stairs in the history of house building I'm sure. They're narrow with a very dangerous turn at the halfway mark - I've been begging John to put up a banister for the 2 years since we bought this <strike>hellhole</strike> fixer upper.<br />
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Suzan says - I've asked you a hundred times to put a banister up !<br />
John says - Well I was going to do it this month<br />
Suzan says - Of course you were sweetheart<br />
John says - WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO - HOLD ON TO AN EMPTY FRAME ON OUR WAY DOWN ?<br />
John says - It's a nuthouse - a complete nut house<br />
Suzan says - PLEASE DON'T HOLD ON TO THE EMPTY FRAMES - YOU MIGHT BREAK ONE OF THEM !<br />
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I came across a before photo last week and almost died WAS I BRAVE OR WHAT? I mean really can you believe we bought this place ? <br />
I seriously think I had a temporary loss of sanity - it's the only way I can explain it -<br />
AND it's been 2 years and we're far from finished !<br />
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Have a wonderful day all.............<br />
Much love,<br />
Me<br />
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I showed a bowl of paper roses yesterday in my multi color Monday post and a couple of you asked how I made them.............so here's how you make a huge bowl of colorful paper roses for 1.00 !<br />
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We made these for Mother's day when I was a little girl and since my craft skill levels have never matured beyond 10 years old this is how I still make them :)<br />
It's so ridiculously easy that I'm embarrassed to show you how but here goes.<br />
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Supplies - Multi color pack of construction paper ( from the dollar store )<br />
Pencil ( or pen or chop stick )<br />
White glue<br />
Rerun episodes of Mad Men<br />
Red wine<br />
The wine is optional - Mad Men is not.<br />
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Draw out various sizes of circles on the construction paper ( I used saucers and glasses )<br />
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Cut each circle into spirals while staring at Don Draper - try not to cut your fingers<br />
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Sorry for the lousy pics but O.M.G. Peggy did something <b><i>really really</i></b> stupid so I'm lucky I remembered to take one at all !<br />
Anyway once the spiral is cut - you take the outer end piece and start rolling it on the pencil going towards the middle piece - as tight as you can until you reach the end<br />
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then you pull the pencil through it while holding the spiral intact - there will be a " tail " hanging at the end -<br />
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This is where the white glue is applied <br />
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before pressing the glued piece down you can allow the " rose " to open to the size you want it to be and voila<br />
OH NO - NOT AGAIN DON - stop it - just stop it !!!<br />
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I'm thinking this was a subliminal project actually - completely inspired by the fact that I'm binge watching Mad Men all over again on Netflix<br />
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And Paper Roses was ( I'm sure ) written for all the men on that show !<br />
( cuz like a big red rose that's made of paper - there isn't any sweetness in their hearts )<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-12339300007227405142016-03-14T05:28:00.001-07:002016-03-16T16:02:57.599-07:00MULTI COLOR MONDAY # 8<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">In a desperate effort to find color in a world ( my world ) that's filled to the brim with sensible neutrals - I'm dedicating one day a week to colorful vignettes that have caught my eye.</span><br />
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IT CAN'T COME QUICK ENOUGH ............BUT IN THE MEANTIME I MADE A BOWL OF PAPER FLOWERS FOR THE COFFEE TABLE :)<br />
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How do you do?<br />
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I do fine thank you very much !<br />
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Where did that expression come from? I remember when people said it all the time - today if someone asked me " How do you do ? " I'd look at them baffled and reply " How do I do <i><b>what</b></i>? "<br />
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Still... my youth was such a polite era to grow up in. ( even if it was on the cusp of flying out the window )<br />
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We got Netflix last week.<br />
And so I've been binge watching Mad Men ( although I've seen every show already ) and even with all it's misogyny it still makes me nostalgic for those days.<br />
I know the 60's were terrible years for many but they were my " little girl " years and so I was pretty innocent about the ugliness.<br />
From my vantage height of around 4 feet at the time things looked pretty glamorous. <br />
I spent the 60's in bliss if the truth be known..............or maybe as we get older we " blissify " our youths ?<br />
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I miss this girl..........<br />
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Does anyone else remember Rabbit Rabbit ?<br />
It brought luck if it was the first thing you said on the 1st of the month and I learned it from Trixie ! Did it for years and years.<br />
( who am I kidding - nothing feels quite right if I don't do it......still to this day )<br />
I did it on Tuesday actually so don't be too surprised if I win the lottery or something !<br />
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I also miss Nancy<br />
Terribly.<br />
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Many many nights were spent in terror reading those books with a flashlight under the blanket.<br />
But I had no idea that THIS existed<br />
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Oh my gosh - did anyone else ever see this game or own it?<br />
That would have been on a few Christmas lists back in the day I'll tell ya ! I was so freaking concerned with ' DON'T SPILL THE BEANS ' and ' KERPLUNK ' and ' CLUE ' that I never realized this game even existed.<br />
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</span> <span style="color: #000066;">From the <a href="http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/thesleuthshop.html">NANCY DREW SLEUTH</a> SITE</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #000066;">The game boards ranged from blue to red for the 1957 version, blue for the 1959 US version and red, green, and black for the 1959 Canadian version. On the back of the board was a sticker that featured the art on the box lid. If you find an old ratty game missing some of its parts, consider framing the game board to hang with your collection.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000066;">Locations on the game board were from the mystery stories:<br />
<i>The Haunted Bridge, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall, The Mystery of the Tolling Bell, The Secret of Red Gate Farm, The Mystery of the Hollow Oak, The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion, The Sign of the Twisted Candles, </i>and <i>The Secret in the Old Attic. </i>Also featured on the board is the Drew Home and Moon Lake, the lake Nancy visited in <i>The Secret of the Old Clock. </i>The "bad" place to end up on the board is the Spider Web, perhaps inspired by <i>Old Attic. </i>One thing not in the books that is on the board and seems somewhat odd is that at the Haunted Bridge location, there is a witch holding a broom--obviously not from this book!<br />
There were action oriented spaces on the game boards which allowed players to place markers on spaces, go to Moon Lake Bridge, remove an opponent's marker, remove your own markers, and go to the Spider Web.</span></h4>
Oh I'd give anything to find one of these !!!<br />
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I miss Gilligan and Batman<br />
The girls from Petticoat Junction<br />
Jeannie<br />
Samantha and Endora and even Mrs. Kravitz<br />
All of the Munsters ( but mostly Herman )<br />
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I cut my teeth on The Edge of Night - The Secret Storm and of course Another World ( which I watched well into the late 70's - remember Steve and Rachel ? )<br />
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And reruns of I Love Lucy and the Honeymooners were on every day.<br />
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Then the 70's came around and t.v. was even better !<br />
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When you're from my era and you try to watch t.v. in <b><i>this</i></b> era you're doomed - really you're just flat out doomed.<br />
I was raised at a time when T.V. was it's finest ( in my humble opinion ) and have lived to see it slide down every decade until we are now what I believe to be the worst.<br />
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It's SCHITT - all of it<br />
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And speaking of SCHITT - there's a show out right now that has me peeing my pants<br />
it's absolutely HYSTERICAL.<br />
Well the peeing my pants thing? That has a lot to do with menopause I'm sure - but still.............<br />
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It's a Canadian show starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Levy">EUGENE LEVY</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_O%27Hara">CATHERINE O'HARA</a> and it's called<br />
SCHITT'S CREEK<br />
Now first of all you have to know that for me to recommend a t.v. show it really has to be a great one.<br />
I'm so critical of t.v. of it all.<br />
Secondly it's a very rare thing for me to recommend a Canadian show - we're a great Country - filled with great people and crap t.v. Sorry fellow Canadians ( we also apologize for everything ) it's just the way it is.<br />
But Schitt's Creek?<br />
It's pure comedic brilliance.<br />
I'm hoping you can watch it from the link <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/schittscreek/episodes/">HERE</a> - but if you can't - google it to find out how.<br />
I know it's on netflix but maybe that's only Canada - anyway move here if you have to - it's worth it !<br />
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You'll thank me .................but it's not necessary.<br />
That's what friends are for.<br />
In a world of horrific t.v. it's a friend's duty to let another friend know when they discover a good show :)<br />
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Have a wonderful weekend everyone<br />
Much love,<br />
Me<br />
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Good morning everyone !<br />
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We're back in Montreal this week - my last neighborhood :)<br />
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A STEAL !<br />
For the neighborhood - the proximity to downtown - the size<br />
A STEAL !<br />
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1.145.000<br />
12 rooms<br />
5 bedrooms<br />
4 baths<br />
Year built 1921<br />
REALTOR - <a href="http://briandutch.com/">BRIAN DUTCH</a><br />
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Loving the leaded glass !<br />
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And this entry way? With a fireplace ! What a gorgeous " welcome "<br />
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Oh my gosh - that built in !!!<br />
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Basement/playroom/t.v. room<br />
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Another office ( for John because I need that other one upstairs ) the best kind of dreams are the ones that almost feel real, right?<br />
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Areas that wouldn't normally be considered as storage quickly have hooks screwed into them ( and in some cases simply screws )<br />
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magnet bars hold things other than knives ( well there's also the fact that I'm terrified a killer will break into my home and quickly find them hanging there and then use them to kill me - but that's a story for my therapist and not you guys )<br />
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Curtain rods are used for things other than curtains<br />
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Door jambs become become a place to hang an apron or two<br />
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and doors are no longer meant as just a means to come in and out<br />
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even window knobs become a place to hang a basket<br />
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so it was just a hop - skip and a jump away from a hutch being repurposed into a pantry..........<br />
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Tucked into an alcove just before you step into the kitchen..........<br />
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We're empty nesters ( I HATE that phrase - absolutely hate it ) and we eat mostly fresh but still we needed somewhere to keep tins and cereals and such.<br />
And our small kitchen doesn't have a pantry<br />
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Or rather it <i><b>DIDN'T</b></i> have one................now it does :)<br />
The bottom section is where I'm keeping all of my baking supplies - it's just perfect for a house with a tiny kitchen.<br />
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No wait !<br />
I take that back !<br />
It's not perfect - perfect would be having a pantry no matter how small your kitchen is - but it's <b><i>perfectly</i></b> fine ..............<br />
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Have a wonderful day everyone !<br />
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What do you think?<br />
PINK - TURQUOISE - YELLOW - ORANGE - GREEN AND RED?<br />
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He'll kill me -<br />
He absolutely will...................why do I always seems to have a death wish?<br />
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Have a wonderful colorful kind of day -<br />
We're supposed to have a warm week so I'm hoping the view from my window is a last hurrah -<br />
AND I'm praying for you all that your outside does NOT look like this<br />
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Yes - it's snowing - do you understand why I'm a little obsessed with color right now???<br />
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Dear God - how depressing................and almost impossible to believe that this is on its way<br />
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Come in - come in !<br />
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I want a new kettle.<br />
This one in particular<br />
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Which I first saw over at <a href="http://butterflyandbungalow.blogspot.ca/">BUTTERFLY & BUNGALOW</a> -<br />
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EXCEPT I LIVE IN CANADA - WHERE OUR DOLLAR NOT ONLY LOOKS LIKE MONOPOLY MONEY - IT ACTUALLY HAS THE SAME VALUE ( almost )<br />
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So while Americans can get to own this beauty for 129.95 with FREE SHIPPING ( still a lot of money for a kettle but worth the splurge ! ) we have to pay 199.99 PLUS SHIPPING.<br />
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I can't do it.<br />
I just can't.<br />
Every time I turned it on I'd want to vomit thinking how ripped off we are.<br />
TRUE NORTH STRONG AND FREE ?<br />
Oh Canada - we're the true north and ridiculously priced.<br />
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So I'm afraid I'll be boiling the water for your tea in my plain old kettle ( not that there's anything wrong with a plain old kettle )<br />
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Which reminds me of other electronics.<br />
In the last 6 months we've purchased :<br />
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A Pentax camera <br />
A Bose sound system<br />
A Tablet<br />
A Laptop<br />
A Desktop<br />
A 49" T.V.<br />
A new cell phone ( we won't even discuss what the phone is worth k? It's S.I.C.K.)<br />
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Anyway.............we could have installed a new bathroom for what we spent on all that <strike>crap</strike> necessary stuff. <br />
I'm not joking - we really could have.<br />
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I'll just wait till a find a decent kettle for a little under a thousand bucks -<br />
And then I'll buy it.<br />
I seem to be most comfortable with that figure.<br />
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Now can someone explain to me why most of these devices are called " smart " something or others?<br />
Because they make me feel extremely stupid.<br />
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I'm going to tell you the most embarrassing thing now..............<br />
That new phone I got?<br />
Well I didn't even realize that phones had advanced enough so that you don't have to actually text - you can just speak your text into the mike on the phone.<br />
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I FELT LIKE SUCH A GENIUS WHEN I FIGURED IT OUT !<br />
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The next time my daughter came over<br />
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Mom says - You're NOT going to believe this but I can just speak into my phone instead of actually texting AND I figured it out on my own - I'm like a genius<br />
Daughter says - I almost can't bear to tell you this Einstein but phones have been like that for a long time now.<br />
Daughter says - you have to keep up with the - OW - what the hell was that for? ( rubbing her head )<br />
Mom says - SORRY BUT YOU DESERVED THAT - COULDN'T YOU JUST LET ME LIVE WITH THE ILLUSION ???<br />
Daughter says - I don't know how you manage not understanding any of the devices you have !<br />
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How do I do manage ?<br />
On a wing and a prayer ......that's how.<br />
That's how I blog and that's how I live actually ..............it's worked till now.<br />
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Cripes !<br />
or Crikey !<br />
Have we made life complicated or what?<br />
We used to buy a t.v. and plug it in and voila - you had moving pictures !<br />
You could play with the antenna and pick up a couple of extra stations if you were really lucky or get cable and have a total of 5 or 6 stations !<br />
You didn't even have to buy a phone - you just rented it from BELL !<br />
Camera's?<br />
Snap - bring to pharmacy - have them develop it and WOW - your captured moments !<br />
I can't remember ever - not once - worrying that the shadows were too long or the colors too bright.<br />
You ?<br />
We were so much happier with so little weren't we?<br />
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We were really late on the bandwagon with high definition also.<br />
As in we never had it until last week - when our Plasma died and we moved into the new era.<br />
( we truly thought we were ahead of the times when we bought the plasma 14 years ago )<br />
So my take on THAT is -<br />
I'M NOT SURE I LIKE IT !<br />
I have a brain that registers every single detail - no matter how tiny - and oh my God - I don't know how appealing it is to see a close up of someones zits - or scars ( do you know how many actors and actresses have scars on their chinny chin chins ? )<br />
I EVEN NOTICED THAT ONE ACTRESS HAD A HAIR GROWING ON HERS........<br />
Which depressed the hell out of me - because if their makeup artists can't see them to remove them then there's really no hope for me and my chin hair saga.<br />
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Suzan says - OMG - is that a pimple on his face?<br />
John says - Shhh - I'm trying to hear what they're saying<br />
Suzan says - OMG - look at the scar on her forehead !<br />
John says - Shhh - I can't hear what they're saying<br />
Suzan says - UGGGHHH - couldn't the makeup team have covered that zit - it looks like it's going to pop !<br />
John says - CUT IT OUT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !<br />
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But I couldn't help it - I was fascinated ( in a morbid way ) by all the flaws.<br />
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I also notice bloopers.<br />
e.g. - we were watching an old episode of Mad Men and Sterling Cooper was drinking a White Russian ( YUCK ) he took a few sips and it went down accordingly and the next ( supposedly seamless ) frame the glass was full again.<br />
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Suzan screams - <b>DID YOU SEE THAT ?</b><br />
John says - what ?<br />
Suzan says - <b>A BLOOPER !!! HIS GLASS WAS EMPTYING OUT AND IN THE NEXT SHOT IT WAS FULL AGAIN.</b><br />
John says - Who cares? What are you - the T.V. investigation squad?<br />
Suzan says - <b>IT'S A MISTAKE - IT MESSES UP THE WHOLE SCENE FOR ME !</b><br />
John says - You really need to talk to someone.................<br />
John says - And why the hell are you screaming ?<br />
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Between bloopers and H.D. it's going to be very difficult for me to concentrate on a show.<br />
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It's March !<br />
Hurray !<br />
Here's what the forecast was for the first day<br />
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Blizzard Warning<br />
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Issued at 10:34 Tuesday 01 March 2016<br />
Summary<br />
Blizzard conditions with gusty winds and visibility frequently near zero in snow and blowing snow are expected or occurring. An intense low pressure system developing over the Central United States will graze Southern Quebec Wednesday and continue toward the Gaspe Peninsula. It will leave significant amounts of snow of these areas. The combination of strong northeasterly winds and cold temperatures with snow quickly accumulating will give blizzard conditions tonight. There may be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. Consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve. Blizzard warnings are issued when widespread reduced visibilities of 400 metres or less are expected for at least 4 hours. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to tempsviolent.quebec@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #met<br />
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Aren't you glad you live wherever you do?<br />
And if you live in the southern States or Australia or Greece - or anywhere where you're officially wearing flip flops ..............just keep quiet about it, ok ?<br />
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By the way - all that hype resulted in less then half an inch of snow so even the weather network are dummies - HAH !<br />
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My girlfriend's Mom used to sing this when we were kids - with the way I am with technology it should be my anthem really.<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful weekend<br />
Spring is right around the corner - but then again that all depends on what corner of the world you live in :)<br />
Kisses & Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
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This recipe is for one THOSE days...........some left over veggies - a few eggs - a little cheese and a ready made pie crust if you're lazy ( I am ) or a beautiful home made one if you're able to do that ( I'm not ) and you have the most delicious meal :)<br />
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3 eggs if you're using a store bought crust ( you'll see why later ) if you're making your own crust<br />
you'll use 4 eggs<br />
1 cup of broccoli<br />
1 cup of cauliflower<br />
1 onion<br />
1 cups of milk ( I use heavy cream but you can use either or even half and half it )<br />
1 cup of mozerella or swiss shredded cheese<br />
Parmesean cheese<br />
Tablespoon of hot chili flakes ( I put that <b><strike>$^@^%</strike></b> on everything LOL )<br />
Garlic - one clove<br />
Tablespoon of fine herbs<br />
Pinch of salt pepper an chives<br />
Tablespoon of butter<br />
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A lot of recipes for quiche call for boiling the veggies for a little before starting -<br />
I don't do that<br />
After chopping everything up small<br />
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I saute the onion in a frying pan using the tablespoon of butter for 5 minutes or so and then add my vegetables<br />
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Cooking for 2 or 3 minutes at the most................the quiche is going to go in the oven and cook for quite a while so the veggies don't need more time than that !<br />
Next I start on the egg mixture - adding my cream ( or milk or both )<br />
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place your veggies in the pie shell<br />
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Add your cheeses on top of the mixure<br />
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Now the next step is <b><i>very very</i></b> important - especially if you have a blog AND you've just joined instagram because as you know you must get pics of each step of the process - so while holding your phone in one hand and pouring the egg mixture over the veggies and cheese be sure to pay attention and grab a shot of the eggs running over the side of the pie tin and down the table and butcher block.<br />
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John says - What the HELL is going on here - get off the damn stool with your camera for God Sakes<br />
Suzan says - I was sharing my quiche recipe - I didn't do this on purpose<br />
John says - GET OFF THE STOOL BEFORE YOU KILL YOURSELF !<br />
John says - ARE YOU TAKING A PICTURE OF THAT MESS?<br />
John says - WHAT KIND OF BLOGGING ARE YOU DOING?<br />
John says - I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE READS YOU<br />
Suzan says - It was all going too perfect - I just knew something was going to happen<br />
Suzan says - Get out of the kitchen please - I think you jinxed me<br />
John roars - So..........what are we having for supper? Hotdogs ?<br />
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But we had QUICHE SUZANNE<br />
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And it was delicious - even if my photos are crappy ( forgive me - the momentum was lost in the mayhem )<br />
You just gotta trust me sometimes.............so after pouring the egg mixture over the veggies - you place it in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes - until sharp knife inserted comes out clean<br />
( DO NOT USE SHARP KNIFE ON BETTER HALF AS THEY STAND THERE LAUGHING )<br />
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Hey if you're looking for perfection you go to Giada's site<br />
but this was delicious none the less.<br />
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Have a wonderful day everyone !<br />
Make a quiche or something :)<br />
Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
( you know - the not Giada person )<br />
It just occurred to me - just this exact moment actually - that my life is a constant series of moments coming to screeching halts..................<br />
Have to work on that.<br />
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I REALLY do want to live there part of the year.<br />
In a perfect world I'd live there for 3 months -3 months in Manhattan - 3 months in my beloved Montreal - and then smack in the middle of winter - I'd spend 3 months somewhere HOT.<br />
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Anyway this week it's about Paris apartments of which I completely see myself in any one of them.<br />
There's not a lot of photo's per listing but what there is..........oh gosh it's pure eye candy !<br />
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PARIS 8EME ( Arrondissement = District )<br />
680,000 euros<br />
Realtor - <a href="http://www.residences-immobilier.com/en/75/annonce-vente-appartement-paris-8eme-873517.html">JOHN TAYLOR PARIS</a><br />
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Site reads<br />
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In a prestigious period building located in the Golden Triangle, rue Chambiges, one-bedroom apartment of 45m² (35,5m² Carrez law) on the 6th floor. The apartment has been recently renovated with the finest materials and the most modern facilities. It comprises: Entrance Living room Open kitchen </div>
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There's nothing quite so beautiful architecturally as Paris roof lines - the hotel we used to stay at looked out at the most glorious roof lines - I used to sit at the window for far too long gazing out at them.<br />
You'd never see an apartment being advertised in North America with pics of that LOL !<br />
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You can tell by the windows and sloped ceilings that this apartment is on the top floor - tucked under dormers and eaves<br />
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Pieds a terre at it's finest !<br />
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This next one ?<br />
Good grief - I almost had to take a valium just to look at it - it's that spectacular !<br />
( I'm probably dating myself here - I don't know what people take today - but when I was little all the Mothers were on valium LMHO )<br />
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PARIS 7EME<br />
2,730,000 EUROS<br />
5 rooms<br />
Realtor - <a href="http://sevres%20babylone%20in%20the%20heart%20of%20s%C3%A8vres%20babylone%20with%20a%20beautiful%20view%20overlooking%20the%20square%20bousicault%2C%20le%20bon%20march%C3%A9%20and%20le%20lutetia%20hotel.%20a%20192%20sqm%20%282066.%207%20square%20feet%29%20south%20and%20west%20facing%20apartment%20in%20a%20beautiful%201903%20building%2C%20it%20comprises%20an%20entrance%20hall%20leading%20to%20the%20corner%20living%20room%2C%20dining%20room%20and%20separate%20kitchen.%20three%20bedrooms%20with%20three%20shower%20rooms%20/%20bathrooms%20and%20separate%20toilet.%20A%207%20sqm%20(75.%203%20square%20feet)%20service%20room%20completes%20this%20property.%20Some%20decoration%20work%20needed%20in%20this%20apartment%20bathed%20in%20sunshine%20and%20with%20a%20good%20layout.%20.">AGENCES VARENNE</a><br />
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Site reads<br />
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<span style="font-family: , "arial"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px; white-space: pre-line;">SEVRES BABYLONE In the heart of Sèvres Babylone with a beautiful view overlooking the Square Bousicault, Le Bon Marché and Le Lutetia hotel. A 192 sqm (2066. 7 square feet) south and west facing apartment in a beautiful 1903 building, it comprises an entrance hall leading to the corner living room, dining room and separate kitchen. Three bedrooms with three shower rooms / bathrooms and separate toilet. A 7 sqm (75. 3 square feet) service room completes this property. Some decoration work needed in this apartment bathed in sunshine and with a good layout. .</span><br />
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</span> Can you see the view from that window - holy vache ! ( vache is french for cow - I'm trying to be worldly here )<br />
It's almost too much to take in don't you think?<br />
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Why there would EVER be carpet over these floors I have no idea - but that window in my bedroom<br />
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This next one is in the 14 EME<br />
1,730,000 Euros<br />
It reads 3 rooms ( avec une Terasse ! )<br />
Realtor - <a href="http://www.residences-immobilier.com/en/75/annonce-vente-appartement-paris-14eme-968324.html">TERRASSES ET JARDINS</a><br />
It's not a typical Paris apartment in the sense that we North Americans think of them - but the outdoor space is absolutely priceless !<br />
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OH. MY. GOSH.<br />
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All this and heaven too!<br />
The dinner parties with twinkling lights and good wine - baguette and aged cheese - while looking over the streets of Paris ?<br />
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And then there's the one that my friend Patty sent me ( Thanks Patty ) which started me looking in Paris ( yet again ) this week !<br />
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PARIS 6 EME<br />
( St. Germain-des-Pres ) one of my favorite districts !<br />
Pied a Terre<br />
3 rooms<br />
18th century building<br />
Realtor - <a href="http://abkasha.com/luxury-paris-apartments-for-sale/Grands-Augustins--Paris6">A & B REAL ESTATE</a><br />
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This company also does design and have a wonderful site <a href="http://abkasha.com/#about">HERE</a><br />
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I spy magnificent beams overhead !<br />
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Lets see where those stairs lead !<br />
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Can you imagine?<br />
I mean really - can you just close your eyes and imagine this as your view every day ?<br />
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Think I'll go back to bed and dream a little today<br />
You all have a wonderful one<br />
Hugs,<br />
Me<br />
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I thought I'd show you the small gallery wall I made a few weeks ago.</div>
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This house does not have any ONE large wall - there's either windows or doors or bookshelves ( or other such furniture ) or fireplaces............and I wanted a gallery wall so......</div>
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I created a mini one.</div>
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And really? It all started because I didn't want to pack away that deer's head - Rudolph ( and open it up next Christmas to an antler broken from its head ). You can see why I named him Rudolph <a href="http://suzyq-vintagous.blogspot.ca/2015/12/its-rudolph-element-of-fun.html">HERE</a></div>
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and then you can see my other very famous Rudolph artwork <a href="http://suzyq-vintagous.blogspot.ca/2012/10/are-you-artist.html">HERE</a></div>
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Okay let's get back to my mini gallery wall ( do you see how easily I forget what I'm doing and move on? I could be talking about sleds next and fat men with white beards and red suits and completely forget what the post is about - trust me - it wouldn't be hard to do ! )</div>
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I found the LOVE sign at a shop here in Canada - on sale for 19.99 ( that's like a quarter for you Americans ) called Stokes ( any Canadians reading today? ) and I bought it because apparently it's all you need - I have my doubts about that but I'm willing to try it out</div>
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Ugggh..... you see?<br />
It wasn't all I needed.<br />
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I needed a couple of other items - so for " fillers " I used 2 small frames I had - </div>
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After removing the backs I dry brushed the first one - and nailed a little bling I had bought ages ago at Michael's for my pumpkins one year :)</div>
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and Love ..............although it's NOT all you need.<br />
you need a deer head too apparently :)<br />
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Insert idle chit chat here..................yaddy yadda yaddadadadadadada ! yadda da da da ?<br />
YADDY YADDA YAYAYA DADADA MOMMA MIA !!!!<br />
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Now on to the real stuff<br />
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I came across a blog last week where it said the author was a Lifestyle Expert.<br />
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How is that even possible?<br />
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How can someone be an expert on a lifestyle for anyone's life other than their own ( and even then I can't seem to get my own right let alone others )<br />
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I'm always suspicious of any blog that proclaims itself to be " expert " in anything. At. All.<br />
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What a presumptuous description !<br />
Can people actually buy into that crap?<br />
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You really do get wiser as you get older ( trust me - I'm an expert on<b><i> that</i></b> )<br />
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I have a few addictions I've never discussed here.<br />
One of them is fries,<br />
I know they're bad.<br />
I know they'll probably shorten my life span.<br />
BUT. I. CAN'T. GIVE. THEM.UP.<br />
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to<br />
make<br />
matters<br />
worse<br />
they<br />
have<br />
to<br />
be<br />
deep<br />
fried.<br />
Don't suggest that I bake them in the oven - because they taste like cardboard that way.<br />
I don't eat them nightly - or weekly - but I can't go a month without whipping up a batch.<br />
( and now I'm being completely dishonest because it's more like twice a month )<br />
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I go on these healthy eating binges - and then - WHAM BAM THANK YOU SAM - I'll have a fry with that salad !<br />
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They say you are what you eat - how gross that I'm a greasy slippery french fry.<br />
But to be honest with you being a carrot stick isn't that appealing either, is it?<br />
Anyway that's the only addiction I'm willing to talk about this week.<br />
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There's another one that rhymes with BROCOLATE - but I'm not ready to talk about that one just yet.<br />
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The thought crossed my mind last week that if Marco Rubio is the next President of the U.S. then the entire continent of North America will be ruled by 2 44 yr olds - ( Justin Trudeau - our Prime Minister is 44 years old as well ) what are the chances of that happening again? Here or anywhere else on the planet for that matter? These are fascinating facts people and please remember where you read it first.<br />
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I was clearing out some pictures and I came across this one of Soda ( and fell apart for a little bit ) look at her tiny paw prints in the snow.......sniff<br />
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And the next day I was cleaning out some drawers in the front porch and came across that very same jacket ( and fell apart for a little bit )<br />
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Now what do you suppose that means exactly?<br />
She hated the cold as she got older ( so do I )<br />
She jumped around in it as a young pup ( so did I ) but really hated it over the last few winters.<br />
I think she's telling me to let go.........that she's nice and warm where she is now<br />
And if that's not the most pitiful feeble attempt at comforting myself I don't know what is.<br />
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Ok - lighten up for crying out loud ..........<br />
CRIKEY !<br />
I wish I lived in a reality where I could say CRIKEY and not sound like a complete jerk !<br />
I always thought it was just Australians that said it - but I've heard it said on Downton Abby now as well.<br />
I tried it on John a couple of times this week.<br />
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Suzan says - CRIKEY ! CAN YOU FIX THE WIRE ON THE VACUUM BEFORE I KILL MYSELF PLEASE?<br />
John says - The what-what?<br />
Suzan says - Oh CRIKEY - I think you're going deaf<br />
John laughs out loud<br />
Suzan says - What's so CRIKING FUNNY?<br />
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Just because I have twins - and this fascinated me<br />
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I bought a glue gun.<br />
A long long time ago ( when the earth was green and there were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen )<br />
And I have no idea where I've put it.<br />
So...............I've emptied every drawer on the premises and still can't find it.<br />
The good thing is that everything is pretty organized right now.<br />
The bad thing is I need to buy another glue gun.<br />
The good thing is they sell them at the dollar store now.<br />
The bad thing is that once I buy it I'll find the other one nestled somewhere<br />
The good thing is that then I'll have two of them<br />
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That's it -<br />
You can only milk so much out about a glue gun on a blog post<br />
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I'm pretty sure I've told you this before - but I have a certain " condition " in that when someone talks about a condition they have e.g. a cold - strep throat - a root canal - a bad cut from a knife - tendonitis - a bad knee - etc<br />
I mysteriously end up with it<br />
All of it.<br />
I'm not joking about that either.<br />
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So...........last week when my girlfriend called me up to tell me she had hemorrhoids so severe that the Doctor claimed he'd never seen anything like it - I went into complete panic mode.<br />
Of course I feel bad for her - terrible in fact - but she knows what happens - WHY WOULD SHE TELL ME SUCH A THING???????<br />
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Suzan says - You know I'm feeling a little nervous<br />
Girlfriend laughs - I know - I was very hesitant about telling you<br />
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By the way - I'm in the process of having a root canal - a totally unexpected one - 2 weeks after this particular girlfriend mentioned hers to me.<br />
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I keep calling and texting her to remind her that she has to have this " thing " taken care of .<br />
She seems touched by my concern - so we'll just leave it at that..............for now.<br />
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That root canal?<br />
One of my daughters is a Dental Asst.<br />
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Mom says - I'm falling apart - literally I'm falling apart.<br />
Lindsay says - Ok Mom - enough with the dramatics - you need a root canal<br />
Mom says - My teeth are going to start crumbling in my head now ...........<br />
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Lindsay's been laughing about it since I said it - she keeps picturing my mouth turning to dust and when I open it to speak just dried dust tumbles out.<br />
SICK.<br />
She has one hell of a SICK take on things.<br />
These are serious issues.<br />
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So.........I babysat Evan last night<br />
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Who was a perfect little monster almost the whole time - he cried and screamed his little heart out.<br />
I tried to feed him but he cried so much he started choking on his bottle<br />
I laid him on his tummy - he howled - I tried to rub his little tummy he kicked and screamed louder<br />
I bounced him on my hip walking all over the house and singing to him the entire time - he just bawled.<br />
I brought him upstairs to my bed and rocked him till he fell asleep and then I sat there beside him a virtual prisoner.<br />
There was no way I'd move an inch........no how.<br />
Until I needed to blow my nose and went into a complete panic.<br />
I ended up opening a drawer as quietly as I could and blowing my nose in a pair of socks.<br />
DON'T JUDGE !!!!!!!!<br />
That's how much I love him ( well that's my story and I'm sticking to it )<br />
I can tell you I've never done <i><b>THAT</b></i> before so it must be love, right?<br />
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His parents came to the door and I wearily came downstairs only to have him start bouncing in my arms with the biggest smiles and giggles you can imagine.<br />
I may love him but he loves THEM !<br />
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Ok - I'm off here - I have tons to do this weekend and I need to get some writing time in -<br />
hope you all have a wonderful one and that Spring is inching it's way toward your part of the world.<br />
Hugs<br />
I'd blow you a kiss but I'm nervous of dust flying out of my mouth.<br />
Me<br />
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There's a little humor involved in this week's pick - I don't know how many of you have heard of Cape Breton Island but apparently there's been a surge in real estate inquiries - from American citizens who are nervous of the election outcome.</div>
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Cape Breton Island is a magnificent part of the Maritimes here in Canada and part of the Province of Nova Scotia ( off the Atlantic ocean ) with strong Celtic roots. So.......after hearing about this "surge " I decided to check out the real estate situation and I just may move there myself !</div>
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I'll show you a little of the island itself first and then show you what you can get </div>
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<a href="http://www.capebreton.com/">CAPE BRETON . COM</a></td></tr>
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Ok - ready ?</div>
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I'm going to show you 3 homes - different price ranges !</div>
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Here's the first one - please remember this is just to show you what's available - not a commentary on the way the homes are decorated - we all have different tastes with decor !</div>
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390,000 CDN - 283,842 U.S. dollars</div>
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I'm in shock - seriously in shock over what you get for your money with this one in terms of outdoor space</div>
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Waterfront Farm </div>
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3 beds</div>
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2 baths</div>
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2400 sq. feet</div>
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Set on 6 acres</div>
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Renovated top to bottom over the last 7 years.</div>
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Realtor - <a href="https://www.tradewindsrealty.com/listing.php?id=7846">LYNN ZAVITZ</a></div>
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Take a look at this ! Can you believe it?</div>
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158,000 Cdn - 114,992 U.S.</div>
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Small Farm with 12 cleared acres</div>
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4 beds</div>
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1 bath - 1 half bath</div>
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1959 sq, ft</div>
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Pond on property</div>
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Mature hardwood trees including fruit trees</div>
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3 stall barn ( including large hay storage ) </div>
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Several out buildings.</div>
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Realtor <a href="https://www.tradewindsrealty.com/listing.php?id=9496">ALICIA COOPER</a> ( not Alice Cooper - Alicia ) </div>
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This is being sold privately I believe - and the photos are kind of terrible but.................</div>
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Waterfront Property</div>
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67,000 CDN - 48,500 U.S. ( Under 50,000 !!!!!!!!!!!! ) </div>
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4 beds - 1 bath ( for that price you can add a second bath before you complain lol ! ) </div>
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Wood Stove</div>
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It needs work but it has some redeeming features to be sure !</div>
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Found <a href="http://www.kijiji.ca/v-house-for-sale/cape-breton/waterfront-house-in-isaacs-harbour/1140627233">HERE</a></div>
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Cottage rental - 181.00 U.S. a night</div>
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Sleeps 3</div>
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This is so you Americans feel at home ! ( Ugghhh - I have to tell you I find eagles terrifying to look at ! )</div>
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This was a pretty exhausting post - I need a vacation now !</div>
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I know where I'd stay now anyway :)</div>
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Here's another link if you'd like some more information on this beautiful place <a href="http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/regions/cape-breton">NOVA SCOTIA</a></div>
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