Miss Flibbertigibbet

Changing oars in midstream is never a good idea...... At least if you are rowing in the Olympics.... You'll never get a medal that way..... The coxswain or "coxsun".... spends his or her time yelling at the rowers to keep them in time... like the drummer in all those REALLY bad Roman movies so popular  about 40 yrs ago..... My little brothers … [Read more...]

You know I collect things.......china...linens...old silver...old books...to name a few......But, there is one thing I have always wanted to find and never have.....vintage quilts.....I want a stack of them....like this... Oh I've seen them plenty......but they're not affordable Perhaps I love quilts so because at heart, I'm a seamstress. I love … [Read more...]

Some jobs can be done quickly......like loading the dishwasheror tossing in a load of laundry.....Other jobs require more time and attention......painting a room or some furniture...in my case...it's cleaning the garage......or maybe I should categorize it more as re-thinking the garageor re-doing the garage......Yes, I'm still working on … [Read more...]

I have changed my decorating style over the years as I'm sure all of us have. I have always loved color however.I remember as a young bride painting my kitchen cabinets yellow....or maybe I should say YELLOW because that's the kind of YELLOW it was......screaming meemie yellow....this was the 70's after all....my mother-in-law almost … [Read more...]

I have a friend who needs something that I have.In abundance.Hydrangeas that is......She commented on my hydrangea border And said hers hadn't done well at all.She said she was looking for somewhere to buy some so she could dry them.So, I'm sending her this... A box of hydrangeas.It's a first for me but she says it's just fine. I guess they'll … [Read more...]

I know it's hot everywhere!When it gets like this I really HATE cooking dinner. Of course I can grill but, for some odd reason  (maybe it's just me)  standing OUTSIDE in the yard  with the sun still BLAZING hot  over ACTUAL FIRE doesn't seem like a better idea.... call me crazy.... What I like are crock-pot meals......in fact....I love crock-pot … [Read more...]

Don't get your self in a dither... This is NOT a Cosmoesque list of ideas.... Speaking of Cosmo...WHAT is up with the cover titles!!  For goodness sake,  I've been distracting kids at the checkout counter for YEARS because of them... Back when MY kids were little they had racy titles that screamed...  "How to drive him wild in bed" I … [Read more...]

Summer can be an intense season. Intense activity.... Intense heat.... Intense color.... I always long for Spring, as we all do, when trees start budding and I can go to the garden shop and see row upon row of colorful flowers and plants... I work and work... only to watch the bunnies denude many of my purchases.....sigh.... But, as August … [Read more...]