In no particular order, and only partly because you've been neglected (mostly because I don't feel like working right now) here are some views of our goings-on...
Clutter/knickknacks are carefully controlled chez nous. Of course you can guess why. Here's an example of a sanctioned trinket-safe spot...
Another sanctioned refuge of wacky little things that would rather not become cat toys is the whatnot that Dean made me years ago. Installing it is a little labor intensive so it's usually the last thing to go up anytime I move, and the one big box of crazy little mementos that normally live on it is always the last thing to be unpacked. Still, I don't normally take 1.5 years to get it all accomplished! But this time I did. So my bedroom finally has that last big chunk of Susan/home/me-ness in it now and the last box of stuff from the move was finally dug into. I think it turned out better than ever before...
And speaking of old favorite things, my poor old Clarks Maryjanes that I got the first fall back in Aub*rn (2002), have finally worn beyond repair. They look pretty good still from a distance... (Sam's feet look quite fun next to them as well)...
But closeup (excuse the blur) you can see an example of why they are now retired. The shoe guy in Anderson has fixed them twice but there is nothing to stitch or glue to anymore but what they come loose each time now. So sad... Still I can't bear to put them in the thrift store bag - I've put them in and taken them out twice now... Also there's the issue of their not really being wearable now so who could even use them? But I'm even more loathe just to toss them, so they keep being shuttled from spot to spot in the house for now...
Curry anyone? This was Sunday night, instead of grading and getting ready for the week. :) Turned out quite yummy!
And a couple of gangas on a weekend when I was down to just barely enough money to last til payday. Score!
I had just been lamenting the fact that two more old long-sleeved t-shirts had become too worn to be used for anything but bed... Stopped in to Rite-Aid Friday night before meeting the other FR girls for a glass of wine at Blue Heron and they had these cotton Hanes long-sleeved tees for $4/each! You can see the funness here at least tho the color is off and I didn't notice til now: the lefthand one is actually aqua, the right hand one is dusky blue, not purple at all. The middle one is true to actual color.
And the mini-antiquing I did Saturday... against my better judgment, but controlled myself admirably. Three bee-yew-tee-full linen hankies and an orange refrigerator dish in perfect condition (the un-chipped ones are quite the endangered species nowadays, especially if you need it to be affordable of course).
I also took phone pics of two furniture pieces I'm thinking about for my New Year's antique. Being good and only buying big stuff 2x a year, and still "big stuff" for me is nowhere near what it might be for those with larger homes or pocketbooks... anyway I'll have to link those for you later and you can help me ponder. I will wait a few paychecks at least to see what happens; let providence help the decision... One is a smallish buffet, oak, the other is a maple dresser that I would still use as a buffet... leaning towards the former. On verra...
