Dab of This and That

Don't know about anyone else, but I have had enough Winter for the year. View while drinking Saturday morning coffee.

Frozen Pansy Popcicles - Anyone?

I guess I could have gotten out and taken better pictures, so you could see what it really looked like, but IT WAS TO COLD ! ! Actually, it looked worse later because everything was covered in ice. The trees were pretty, but it is so dangerous. I did not lose power, but some in the area were not as fortunate. What melts today will refreeze tonight as it will be in the teens. So much for the weather report! :-)
Don't know about you, but I can get a lot of mileage out of a rotisserie chicken.

Hope no one was expecting to see a home cooked chicken, straight out of the oven with a wonderful recipe to follow. :-D Not when they were $4.99, and someone else did the work!
When I did my "PreSnow" grocery shopping, I bought one and it has been the base for lunch and dinner for 3 meals now, so I will use the last of it today to make soup, or chicken and noodles, or how about a chicken casserole. Chicken salad sounds good, but I want hot food these days.
The pineapple is not hot, but it sure has been good. Buying fresh pineapple can be a gamble sometimes, but this one was so sweet - delicious.
Don't know what I thought I could accomplish with that little knife.

Much better -

Like the title said, just a Dab of This and That.
Now off to see what I can make out of the rest of the chicken. :-)
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, regardless of what the weather is like in your part of the world.
Glenda

Outdoor Wednesday

Time for Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/
Thanks Susan for hosting again this week. I am sharing a few more of the photos I took in October, 2008 of the beautiful horses.
Awakening

Purple Rein

Cavallo Forte

Healing Hearts

Hope you have enjoyed seeing more of these beautiful works of art. I think there are only 4 or 5 that I have not posted and will probably do those next week. Be sure and visit Susan to see what she and other participants have to share this week.
The mild temps were nice while they lasted. We are back to Winter temps and some of the "white stuff" predicted for late Thurs. night into Friday. Guess I need to make a trip to the grocery store tomorrow. :-)
Hope you are having a great week!
Glenda

Lets Go Shopping

I like to roam around stores that have things that are different - not just "stamped" out. Over a week ago, I went to a furniture store, that is not your average furniture store. If you are looking for something different, this would be a good place to start. Now let me say this - This place is packed to the rafters and when I stepped back to take a picture I was bumping into something else, so it was hard to photograph the whole item in one picture many times, with the camera I have. Lets take a walk.
Before we start, let me tell you that a lot of the furniture in this place is "large scale", and most was out of my price range, so did not buy anything.
Told you it was packed! :)


This bed was huge.

Need a sofa?

How about a chair. The plants in this picture are real.

View of the back.

Or this style.

Need a pillow or two?

Or are you in the market for a painted furniture?

Sorry for the blurry picture.

This clock was tall - sits on the floor.

I like this cabinet, but not the red.

This piece was very large, but could not get at the right angle to photograph the whole thing. It looked to be very heavy.

Need some dishes?

How about some faux fruit.

Hope you enjoyed the tour of the store. The place is large and lots to be seen, but I had to cut my trip short that day. I have some more pictures to share, but will save those for another post - they all have something in common. They had live cactus for sale and I was tempted to get one, but thought I better stick to the faux ones I have, since I can't kill those.
Have enjoyed milder temps. lately, but that is coming to an end - this next week we return to Winter. :(
Hope everyone has a great week.
Glenda
ETA; If you still want to do some more shopping, visit Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/01/shopping-at-flea.html, and she will take you on a shopping trip also.

Show and Tell Friday

 I am linking to "Show and Tell Friday" hosted by Cindy @ http://romantichome.blogspot.com/ Thanks Cindy for hosting again this week.

Had not planned a post for today, but since today has turned into a "hurry up and wait" type of day, thought I would share a storage or "hide my mess" solution. I nearly always have a stack of papers on the corner of my dining table, as I usually sit at the table to make out my famous "to do" lists, grocery list, pay bills, etc. That is the first thing a person sees when they come in the door - not very pretty. So went to Michaels for something not to long ago and they had these pretty book boxes on sale. Now I can keep all that paper "stuff" hidden in the box. No big deal - just looks a little neater. I already had a large wooden book box that I got at Bombay Co. years ago. Remember them? But it is on an antique desk, full of other things. A smaller one (not big enough), that I bought at The Iron Gate in Franklin. Love that store, but I could do some serious damage to my bank account in there. Any way, now I can just close the lid to hide the paper and/or just pick it up and move elsewhere when needed at meal time.



Be sure to visit Cindy to see what she and the other participants have to share this week.
Seeing the pineapple reminds me I need to cut that this weekend.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Glenda

Thrifty Thursday

It has been a while since I participated in "Thrifty Thursday" hosted by Leigh @ Tales of Bloggeritaville. http://lbratina.blogspot.com/ . Thanks Leigh for hosting this weekly event.
I made a trip to HL the first of last week looking for something in particular (which I did not get as did not have a 40% off coupon), but did check out the sale section. Only a few Christmas decorations were left and was 90% off. A lot of what was left was broken or kinda/sorta tacky looking, but I did get 2 boxes of ornaments and some clear red large bulbs. I don't have any strings of large bulbs - so why did I buy these you ask? I thought they would look good in an apothecary jar during the holidays. Actually I wished I had gotten some more, but they are probably gone by now.


Final Price -

I also bought a couple of things at Cracker Barrel for 70% off, but have not yet taken photos - I need to get busy.
Be sure and visit Leigh to see what "thrifty buys" she and the other participants have to share with us this week.
We are having temps in the 50's - low 60's this week (with rain), but back to Winter starting Monday.
A few days before Christmas, I found it necessary to activate "comment moderation". Then due to a differnt type of issue, I feel I should not accept comments from "Anonymous" readers at this time. To the legitimate readers that have commented as "anonymous" - I apologize. While skipping (skipping my foot! I don't even walk very well these days) thru "blogland" these days, it appears I am not the only one having to deal with some unwelcome visitors.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
Glenda
ETA:Maybe I need to explain - I don't have a problem with constructive criticism. What I do have a problem with is, those out there leaving comments with "Links" to another site trying to use my blog site for advertising purposes, for sites that I consider "undesirable" and/or "unsafe" websites, and some other issues I don't care for.

Met. Monday

Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend, and in many parts of the country enjoyed some milder temps. Here it is time for Metamorphosis Monday hosted by Susan @ http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/.
I don't have much of a contribution this week, but will share a "little" change I made. When I put up the Christmas decor, I put away the ornament that I had sitting on the moss in the bathroom, and left a bare spot that needed some attention. When out doing a little "thrifty" shopping last week, I found some faux birds for 80 cts. each, so bought a few since Spring will eventually return (2 mos. YAY!!! ). :-) And if you have visited my blog much, you know I love to often decorate with birdcages, faux birds, and birds' nests. So - used a nest and eggs I already had, perched a bird on the edge of the nest, and got a quick look of Spring. Not a big change, but every little bits helps.


I do have some much bigger projects that need to be done that would better qualify for a Met. Monday project when I ever get them done - Someday.
Be sure and visit Susan to see what she and the other participants have to share with us this week.
Have a great week!
Glenda

Outdoor Wednesday

I have not participated in Outdoor Wednesday in a while, so thought I would join in this week. "Outdoor Wednesday" is hosted by Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer. http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/
Thanks Susan for hosting this fun weekly event.
Everything is brown and dreary looking around here and also to cold to get out and take pictures. So, thought I would share some more of the beautiful horses I photographed October, 2008.
The Gift Horse

Champ

True Blue

Bloomer

The other side of bloomer.

Liberty Horse

Hope you enjoyed seeing more of these beautiful works of art.
Be sure and visit Susan to see what she and the other participants have to share this week.

We are having a heat wave! :-)
Hope you are having a great week.
Glenda

Show and Tell

We got snow last night, but not as much as they thought we might get (thank goodness). Just a heavy dusting from what I can tell . I am not going outside to check - to cold, and the temps are dropping. The real problem will be when the wet streets freeze tonight.

Thought I would join Cindy @ My Romantic Home for "Show and Tell Friday" http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Thanks Cindy for hosting this weekly event. I have an unintended collection of cherubs around my home, so thought I would share them with you. As you can tell, I took these pictures last Summer.

Then inside. I found this one in a Christmas/decor. shop years ago. He is actually a tree ornament, but sits on this basket year round. Don't know that he would work well as a tree ornament as is pretty heavy.

And of course the little ones that play around the soap dish.


Be sure and visit Cindy to see what she and the other participants have to share this week.
Hope you are having a great week and staying warm.
Glenda

Dab of This and That

OK - I surrender - I have had enough Winter! I am ready for 75 - 80* temps and sunshine. Going to Florida is not the answer, as it is cold down there also. Not as bad as here, but still cold. I can't blame my lack of tolerance for this kind of weather on "age", because I have never been able to tolerate cold weather very well. Oh By the way! That pumpkin is still sitting out there as I type. I should have painted it white and put glitter on it for Christmas. :-) I have a feeling when the temps go up a little next week, it will turn to mush!
VENT: I have issues with birds that eat red berries then sit in the trees that the limbs are over my courtyard and socialize/party for a period of time ! ! :(
SHOPPING NEWS: I have not gone to any of the "after the holiday sales", for a couple of reasons. However, I was in Cracker Barrel a couple of days ago and just thought I would let you know that their Christmas items are 70% off. I did get a couple of things that can be used year round, but have not taken pics. of yet.
TO COLD TO CARE: Thought I had all my Christmas decor put up, then sat down at the laptop to see what everyone has been up to - looked up and saw the wreaths still hanging on the gate. They will just have to stay there - It is to cold to go out, take them down and shake them out (Lots of little, strange things like to get in them while outside).
JUST TRUST ME ON THIS ONE: I always check pockets before doing the laundry. What happened - I have no clue!!! Check "extremely" well for kleenex! They have a tendency to hide in the far corners of a pocket, then spread "their cheer" when you do laundry.
Hope everyone is having a great week - despite the cold!
Glenda