For Jenn, Zoey and Tootie
Mar11
Mar11
Just a little insomnia
It’s 2 am and I’m just about to try and get to bed. It’s the blasted daylight savings. I was also doing some awesome photo editing in Flickr of my Flower show photos. Now I don’t want to make a slide show of the originals on my computer.Here’s the link so you can see them on Flickr slideshow.
My flower show video is posted in the right bar there too. You’ll see Brian and Sean talking.
Nightie nite until later.
Update:
Sean just emailed this photo which he took with his little HP digital. I’m glad there is a photo of Bri and me. He only took about 12 photos (he was pushing his grandmom in the wheelchair) and I took over 100! There are over 80 in Flickr and I must have edited more than half. Their photo editing companion-Picnik is amazing!
We’re off to get Sean’s car-it passed inspection. His dad’s car, which is our newest car is getting run into the ground. I don’t understand Bri. He hasn’t had the oil changed in over 4K miles; the glove compartment broke, and there are lights on the dash that are out. He needs to take it to the dealership so they can order parts. My brother thought my 12 yr old van was in great shape. I hardly drive it though.
Mar9
Just a little tease
It’s been a long day. We didn’t get moving until 1 to get my mom and grab the 2:17 train to the city. I know, it’s a late start. Daylight savings messed with our sleep a bit. The flower show was on until 6 anyway. I think if the four of us go on a Sunday again, we should eat a big lunch and then go. We ate a big breakfast, grabbed a pretzel and nachos at the adjoining mall as a snack and then walked the walk, though mom was in a rented wheelchair. We always manage to miss something. I heard a woman say she loved the bayou with the steam. Well, we didn’t see that, yet Brian saw a photo of the exhibit on flickr. I shouldn’t complain as I took over 100 photos and did a video too! I haven’t uploaded or edited the video yet, but will tomorrow. However, here are some of my favorite people and some broad in beat up pink sneakers. : )
It was nice to have my guys along. Here’s the inside of the train on the 35 minute trip to the city. It takes us 45-55 minutes just to get to mom’s house first.
The guys took turns pushing mom around and helping her take photos. At the end, she ditched the wheelchair and walked around to see if she got to see everything!
Did I mention the theme was New Orleans?
I don’t wear sneaks a lot, but I had to today with all the walking we did. I know my ankle boots would look so much better, but it was comfort over looks here! I saw a young woman go in the show in about 3″ spike heels-she’s crazy! I am at least wearing my new glasses. This exhibit had lights pointing down (see the foot marks) so you could stand under the exhibit. Bri didn’t get he was suppose to take a shot of what was over my head along with me! But I am standing in the wrong direction too!
And for Zoey, our friendly blogger tablescaper:
This was a hot pink mylar like rug!
and this too:
Plastic or paper lights and tons of orchids. The other tablescape will be on my slideshow that I’ll put together later.
We went to Carrabbas Italian restaurant when we got back to mom’s area and enjoyed a nice dinner there. I guess I’m glad I went. I just love using that camera so much, but I like spending time with my family the best!
Mar8
Not quite the calm after the storm
Please notice the face of ‘God’ in the clouds. : )
This is what Brian captured around 3:30 this afternoon after several torrential downpours. Now the wind is fierce. So fierce it knocked out the power at church about 15 minutes into the service. Talk about eerie! It’s interesting listening to all the different singing voices when there is no musical accompaniment!
We ran down to the Five Guys burgers and noticed the temperature had dropped. Man, those are great burgers and fries! Mom called to say she lost power about the same time as the church did. Weird.
I am finishing up the zebras quilt square, well they are finished, but I have the grass and letters to do.
Here’s a few ATCs I made out of junk mail. It’s amazing how you can be inspired by what you are about to throw away!
American Express (passport background and world letters) and Macy’s (women’s face)
Mar8
Photo Hunt-Different
I so miss my flowers! I was out this past Monday raking around my little box hedges and irises as they looked so forlorn. So this photo hunt had me thinking about how I love different colors when it comes to choosing flowers for my various gardens. I really like a rainbow effect, but these green hued flowers are so unusual! They are easy to grow and not hard to find. The lime color zinnias are Envy and the greenish irises are Kiwi.
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If you like my floral photography, many are available on neat merchandise at Cafe Press and Image kind (links at the top on the right).
And… Sean arrived home safe and sound about 3 Friday afternoon. He looks good. He gave the security deposit for his studio apartment today before he left. When his dad got home, he gave his boy the biggest smile I’ve seen in ages. : )
Mar6
Running around again
My brother called and said that my 12 yr old Windstar needs some brake work and he found out where the squeak was coming from- if I remember-a belt and something was wrong with that. ; ) Let’s say getting this stuff and the inspection ‘ain’t cheap’, but I will have some peace of mind.
So I will go home with mom and my brother lives around the corner and I’ll get my van and go to Trader Joe’s in my hometown. Sean will be home for a week tomorrow and my cupboards are bare! He’s so sick of pasta and wraps. Guess I’ll concentrate on stew and pot roast-the meat I have! He won’t be home for Easter or his cousin or dad’s birthday though. Guess we’ll have to get use to things like that. He is finally settled on a studio apartment, but just by himself. His old high school pal kept backing out of the deal! He may have to sublet the place for three months next summer or get stuck with the rent if he won’t be there.
I sent out ATCs to some pals and when they get them, I’ll show you some.
At least it’s a sunny day here. I’m ready for the spring.
Mar5
No flower show….
…yet.
Mom and I just weren’t up to trying to find a parking spot at the train station and fighting the crowds (bus day on Wed.). I had gotten down to her hometown at 10 to get my hair done at my sister-in-law’s house. I went over to mom’s house at 11:30 and she was still in her nightclothes. We are looking to go the last day-Sunday. That day there are more parking spaces! Maybe I can get Sean or Brian to go too. I don’t know how my mom is going to walk at least 1/2 mile from the train stop. We’ll see. She’s a bit slower this year but she will say she isn’t.
Mom came home with me in her car as my brother will inspect my van tomorrow. We stopped at Border’s Books and then I drove the rest of the way home. We did have a lovely lunch up the street from her house. It wasn’t a completely shot day. Border’s has a kit that I had to get- Reader’s Digest, The Antique Sampler set (how to design and cross stitch your own vintage samplers) by Alison Jenkins. I haven’t opened it, but it was only $5 ( has a price 0f $30 on it) and if it’s too amateurish, I can resell it.
Mar4
ATC gift
2-19-08; Vintage Gardening, originally uploaded by tootieu.From Tootie! Isn’t is sweet. : ) She’s get one or two back. : )
Mar4
The clean up begins
I was outside raking on Monday. It was close to 60 here and a bit breezy. My circular iris garden was all overgrown with field grass (you’ll see the pear tree in the background which won’t be looking that green this year). I am confessing to you all that I will mulch that garden this year! It would probably save me a ton of work. I have little box hedges around the perimeter of this garden and two or three of them are missing. I think Bri cut them down with the mower! So they will have to be replaced eventually. I also got out most of the old sunflower, zinnia and cosmos stalks next to the irises. I have a big blister from my raking- I should wear work gloves!
Made little turkey meatloaves and oven fried red potatoes-inspired by Everyday Food magazine. Yep, I was thinking about my post below and handled the turkey gingerly. : )
I’m on a roll with ATCs. I made 9 of them in the last few days. Making some gifts helps. Cutting up new books and having pretty papers is also a bonus I received a giftie ATC from Tootie over at <—-Honey Girl Studios (see above). Tootie has lots of her St Paddy’s and Easter art for sale right now.
I watched the show on the Royals last night. I have to say that I just adore William and Harry. They turned out so nice, their mom would be proud. And I watched them grow up as they are only a few years older than Sean.
Mar3
Weird stuff about me
<—Emily over at the Floss Box tagged me and I am sure I did this before. My normal may be your weird, so this wasn’t easy for me.
1. Not fond of handling raw meat and then cooking and eating it an hour or so later. Stews and spaghetti sauces that cook a while are much better for my palate. I’m fine in restaurants because I’m not cooking.
2. Books, books and more books-may not be weird, but when you have a bookcase or two in every room (almost), it’s time to slow down. And I don’t read a lot of them either, but I have to have them! (The old adage of maybe needing it one day)
3. Same with cross stitch charts. I only had a small box of them and then starting buying for eBay and my collection snowballed! I hope to have some local blogger friends here to go through a bunch, but when we can sit out in the yard.
4. My nighttime bed routine-must always wash my face. I also use zinc oxide on my face. I think I’m sensitive to the plastic nose piece on my glasses and the zinc seems to help. In the wintertime I use Vick’s Vapor rub too. That’s not all I do, but it’s not really interesting.
5. I do much better with cross stitching when I have a deadline. My latest piece, the zebras is driving me batty! I have to have it mailed by at least the 13th. I think I can swing that. I have half a zebra, the grass and some name stitching to do.
6. Not crazy about crowds of people. I guess a lot of people aren’t, but I don’t want them pushing into me or breathing on me. Didn’t I say I was going to the flower show this week? Yikes!
7.I tend to make piles of stuff around my house. I know this would drive my one blogger friend crazy! At least the stuff isn’t in a jumble across the floor. And along with trying to stay organized, I seem to have to dust all the time! I hate it.
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We are heading for 60 degrees today! I left the rake out (like my avatar above) to rake out my iris bed which looked bad last fall. I don’t like neglected gardens.
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