last weekend rebekah came to help me clean and to pick up a used car my car
man, ron, got for her.
i did not help reb, i just watched her. such energy and stamina! i was very envious of that energy! she is also one excellent cleaning woman! she went way beyond the list i made for her. she read it and started to laugh because i had written "shake rugs good". she asked, "how else would i shake them"?
ron found her a 2002 saturn, 4 door. i got the loan for her and she will make the payments. was so happy i could help her out. the van she had was a piece of shit!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
hello, one and all! (i think 3 people are reading this. WOW!)
my little tree, 30" tall with 200 little white LED lites, is on - also the colored string on my banister. christmas decos have been placed here and there around the apartment, some in every room, even the bathroom.
the decorating is coming to an end. my dear rick, who has helped we turn my ugly duckling into a swan, comes tomorrow to hang up the last of the pictures and small mirrors. mirrors are 3"x3" and frames are 4"x4", a wonderful IKEA find. had 6 watercolors (from the Massachusetts area where susi lives) matted and framed. rick will place those here and there. oh, by the way, there is a small wall to the left and right of the window seat. that is where the mirrors will go. there are are 7 of them, 4 will go on one end and 3 on the other. some are framed in black and the others in a deep red.
i HOPE, HOPE, that fran and i can get together the very 1st of january and take pics and she will show me how to put them on this blog. everyone of you, go outside, face toward sylvania and chant,
"pictures, pictures" and that will help it happen.
i wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! ciao!
my little tree, 30" tall with 200 little white LED lites, is on - also the colored string on my banister. christmas decos have been placed here and there around the apartment, some in every room, even the bathroom.
the decorating is coming to an end. my dear rick, who has helped we turn my ugly duckling into a swan, comes tomorrow to hang up the last of the pictures and small mirrors. mirrors are 3"x3" and frames are 4"x4", a wonderful IKEA find. had 6 watercolors (from the Massachusetts area where susi lives) matted and framed. rick will place those here and there. oh, by the way, there is a small wall to the left and right of the window seat. that is where the mirrors will go. there are are 7 of them, 4 will go on one end and 3 on the other. some are framed in black and the others in a deep red.
i HOPE, HOPE, that fran and i can get together the very 1st of january and take pics and she will show me how to put them on this blog. everyone of you, go outside, face toward sylvania and chant,
"pictures, pictures" and that will help it happen.
i wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! ciao!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
a gathering at the new digs
bill was here to help me buy rugs and to hang pictures. we found the rugs at lowe's. two are
5'x8' and two are 2'x4' . they fit perfectly. pattern is the same in all four.
not all the pictures have been hung - only put up joan's florida house pics. i bought 6 lovely watercolors in massachusetts - country scenes of actual places around susi's home. i am having them matted and framed. when they are ready, bill will hang them and the rest of joan's houses.
i hosted a 50's dinner party on thursday night. fran and robin, my apartment friends, came to
enjoy a swiss steak meal with bill and me.
bill put a string of 200 tiny, white LED bulbs on my little christmas tree. the tree is only 30" high!
then the four of us hung tiny green and red balls on the tree and placed an origami
swan on the top. she is lovely!
5'x8' and two are 2'x4' . they fit perfectly. pattern is the same in all four.
not all the pictures have been hung - only put up joan's florida house pics. i bought 6 lovely watercolors in massachusetts - country scenes of actual places around susi's home. i am having them matted and framed. when they are ready, bill will hang them and the rest of joan's houses.
i hosted a 50's dinner party on thursday night. fran and robin, my apartment friends, came to
enjoy a swiss steak meal with bill and me.
bill put a string of 200 tiny, white LED bulbs on my little christmas tree. the tree is only 30" high!
then the four of us hung tiny green and red balls on the tree and placed an origami
swan on the top. she is lovely!
Monday, December 5, 2011
The Ark's Progress
I have ordered the wood. I had to check my bible to see what kind of wood is the best for a large boat that may float on the top of the water for 2-3 days. I checked with Carter Lumber for cypress wood. They have it and wanted to know how much I needed. When I told Sam, the man who answered the phone, I was building an ark, he hung up on me! That's not very nice!
Today I baked 30 chicken breasts for my TOPS Christmas potluck to be held tonight. The apartment smells yummy. I was afraid I wouldn't have a pan big enough, but my roaster held them all. Heavy to lift, though.
We are getting rain again. We had a few sunny days, one day a dusting of snow but
the rain has returned. To keep myself cheerful during the gloomy days, I light the lamps in the living-room. There are seven in all. When they are all turned on the room becomes bright and cheery!
Today I baked 30 chicken breasts for my TOPS Christmas potluck to be held tonight. The apartment smells yummy. I was afraid I wouldn't have a pan big enough, but my roaster held them all. Heavy to lift, though.
We are getting rain again. We had a few sunny days, one day a dusting of snow but
the rain has returned. To keep myself cheerful during the gloomy days, I light the lamps in the living-room. There are seven in all. When they are all turned on the room becomes bright and cheery!
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