Miscellania

New word:

Miscellania…Welcome to my world.  Full of miscellaneous items of interest and randomnous!

November…so much going on!  Birthdays, holidays…busy, busy, busy!

                               Happy Birthday!

                                         

We went to Rosie’s Cantina in Huntsville for Donna and Woody’s birthday dinner.  But first, we also went **SHOCKER!** to an antique shop!  We didn’t buy anything, but will be going back!

OMG!  Did you realize that Thanksgiving is next week?  I was thinking (gotta stop that!) I still had 2 weeks…but no! It’s next week.   I’ve got to get my act together!

BamaGirl will be home…!  She’s been working so hard and we haven’t seen her in a while.  Law school is hard!  And takes up all your time!  I think when she graduates, they should name a library for her…or at least put a name plaque on a chair for her!  Anyway…I’ve got lots of can berries (cranberries…story to come later…) ready for Thanksgiving dinner!  Hopefully Dain will be here, too!  He eats…EVERYTHING!  Which I love, ‘cause why else would I cook?  **Note to self:  Find out if Dain, roomies, or other people will be here.

Okay…here’s the story on Thanksgiving cranberries!  When BamaGirl was little (4 or 5 years old) she thought we were saying can-berries instead of cranberries…makes sense, right?  Cranberries…can-berries…berries in a can!  She did the same thing with clams.  She thought we were saying clowns!  Such a cutie!  She’d go into a restaurant and order fried clowns!   We thought it was hilarious, until she went on vacation with a friend and ordered fried clowns…!  Everyone was a little perplexed!  As I said…such a cutie!

                         BamaGirl and her first day to step on the campus of UA…

                                                    

November is also her birthday.  It’s also mine and David’s anniversary.  It’s also 4 weeks until Christmas and my birthday!  OH MY!  I’m late…I’m late!

Gotta go get my busy on!

Later,

Debbie

I’m Easy!

I’m easy to please and it only takes simple things to make me happy!

Donna and Wood (my sister and brother-in-law for those not in the know!) stopped by today and made me very happy!  I had mentioned that I really wanted something and they went out of their way to get it for me!  “Thanks y’all!)

                                                                COTTON!

                     

See?  I told you I was easy!  I love it! 

Later,

Debbie

Meet Annabelle

 

                                       

                                                                     Isn’t she sassy?

                                                       All decked out for Christmas!

She’s a big girl, too…as big as Chance:

                                           

                                              And he’s really not too happy about it!

Donna and I went to a Christmas open house (antiques!) in Hartselle today!  And to Old Time Pottery.  And to another antique store.  And to an estate sale.  Wheeeee!

Look…

                                             

This is what I bought at the estate sale!  It’s Pyrex…and called Homestead!  I was good!  It’s all I bought….at the estate sale! 

I’ve got to go spend a little time with Chance and David since I’ve been gone all day!  So…

Later,

Debbie

PS:  I know you’re all in shock because I’ve posted two days in a row, so…pick yourselves up off the floor and go on about your business…it probably won’t happen again for a while!  I love ya and mean it!…Debbie

Did ya miss me?

                                                

I took a unscheduled blogging break.  And I’m not the only one…I’ve noticed many bloggers are taking breaks due to time concerns, writer’s block, burn-out or whatever!  Mine was because of all of the above.  Sorry, but I just can’t seem to get back on schedule since David has retired.  So…I’m not going to apologize again and promise to do better, ‘cause it just ain’t gonna happen!  My blogging schedule is not the only thing suffering.  It’s everything!  Cleaning, laundry, cooking…quilting time, crafting…time with my friends!  Neither one of us is used to the other being around so much and we just don’t know how to handle it!  Have any of you had this problem after your husband retired?  How have you handled it?

Oh, well…on to other more interesting things…

My son got a new kitty.  He went outside and found it huddled under his car.  So sweet…both the kitty and my William!  BTW…kitty doesn’t have a name yet!

                                                     

I told you I had been doing some antique (junk) hunting with my sister…here’s a few of the things we’ve found:

                                                   

                                          A wicker rooster that sits on top of my pot rack!

                                                

                                                                             Pyrex!  Love it!

                                                          Donna found 2 of the cradles for me!

                                                           

The bear is not the antique…the chenille is.  I made the bear after Donna and I went to Birmingham to the Christmas Village craft show.  HUGE!  2 floors of the civic center…over 700 vendors…HUGE!  Anyway, one of the vendors had bears for sale made from chenille…much cuter than mine, and I really wanted one.  So, when Donna and I were on one of our junkin’ jaunts…(LOL!  I’m hilarious!  I crack myself up!)…I found a skirt set (?)…really!…made from chenille….my bear!

I hope you can see this picture.  I tried to take it several time, but it just isn’t turning out very good.

                                                

You will probably have to “click” on it.  I’ve been making roses from coffee filters.  They’re really pretty…you just can’t tell it from this picture!

And finally…

The rain left early today and then the colder weather rolled in…along with the fog…cool picture, huh?

                                                 

Later,

Debbie

My Life!

 

                                       

 

Later,

Debbie

Retirement Benefits

Retirement may not be all it’s cracked up to be, but the benefits are great…for me!

My sweet hubby lived through the kitchen remodel and then he made this:

                                      

Here it is full!

                                        

*Squeal!*  Don’t you just L.O.V.E. it?  I do!  It’s one of the best thing I’ve ever had!  A pot rack and a great place to hang “junk”!

I also have some pictures of the “stuff” from the  junking trips my sister and I have taken.

One of my scales:

                                            

A vintage step stool (my new cabinets are really high!):

                                                       

I’ve got some work to do on this…cleaning…a new seat cover!

And this little bear that is so ugly!  He’s made from an old quilt and was so sad-looking, I just couldn’t leave him:

                                              

And finally, this bird cage that I haven’t found a permanent place for:

                                               

Well…I’ve procrastinated enough…I’m working on a quilt and needed a break…so, back to the grindstone!  I’ll be back next week with more to “report” ‘cause Donna (sis), Woody (BIL), David (hubby) and I are going to Nashville to the flea market!  YAY…more junk!

Later,

Debbie

Fall-ing

David and I “took-off” this week-end and ended up in North Carolina!  We wanted to see the fall colors before all the leaves were gone.  So…we took a little trip to the Smokey Mountains. 

So gorgeous! 

                                        

We were lucky and found a suite at the Nantahala Village Lodge and Spa! 

Sooo nice!

Our room had a fireplace…a pool table upstairs…a hot tub and a fireplace on the deck!

                                           

                                           

                                           

                                                                Views from our deck!

The colors were at their peak on the Blue Ridge Parkway!

                                              

                                              

The one thing we didn’t do…that now we wish we had…was the Smokey Mountain Railroad trip.  We’re definitely going back!  And…I didn’t have time to do any shopping in Bryson City!  That’s what happens when you take off without knowing your destination!  But…that was the fun part!

Later,

Debbie