Craft Fairs

This time of the year around here craft fairs pop up everywhere. This morning I went to a good one. We wandered around  a few hours–saw a lot of cute stuff, and some crappy stuff.  I didn’t buy anything (because I didnn’t want to but stuff that I’d have to dust) but I brought home some business cards and I’m looking  up several vendors online and will probably place a few Christmas orders.

After the fair Iwent to the grocery store and then came home, cleaned the house and took a little nappy poo. Nice Saturday. Now I’m bored.  I’m going to play TextTwist. See ya.

November Garden

Calendula, nigella seed heads, comubine, creeping phlox

butterfly bush, coneflowers

Fairy rose with the rosehips

shrub rose

sedum, liatris, conflowers, yellow twig dogwood

Judge not lest . . well, you know.

BP, being a fan of both Top Chef and The Next Iron Chef, has begun to critique my cooking.

When he likes something, it’s “Chef Emma, you have survived to cook another day.”

When he doesn’t like something, it’s “Chef Emma, pack your knives and go.”

He thinks he’s being cute. I don’t.  He did however like the pork tenderloin and couscous I made tonight. I’m thrilled at his approval.

—O—O—

Me to lil Goblins: GO TO SPIDEY’S HOUSE!

It’s 7:00 pm and trick or treating is half over. We just got home from dinner and I am not putting on my porch light.  I have no treats so what would I give them?  Red pepper flakes and sourdough bread? 

On the way I told BP, “I’ll give each lil goblin a rake and say, ‘take as many leaves as you’d like!.”

No Evil Oil

I’m back.  The meeting was boring but it was nice to see everyone.

This morning in the hotel when I was getting dressed I turned on the television and surfed around trying to find the Today Show. I found NO EVIL OIL instead:

God laid it on Dannys heart to create an special blend of blood Red anointing oil, made with biblical ingredients of old. Some have asked, “Why would Danny invest thousands doing this?” Folks, hopefully by now you have the understanding that we want to see you and your loved ones abundantly blessed in every area of life! In fact, this was the Lords desire and commission – go into all the world and preach the good news! Jesus wants no one has to perish, the poor fed, the sick healed, devils cast out – you name it, He wants you every bit whole! This should be the desire of every Christian – it’s definitely ours!!

http://www.pastordannydavis.com/resources.html   You can get some free!  It’s been prayed over for 17 days!!!

dry as dust

Nothing much to report. It’s rainy and generally yucky outside.

Sunday we turn our clocks back. Don’t forget.

Tomorrow I’m leaving for a 2 day conference. Happy, happy, joy, joy.  It’ll be boring. How do I know this?  Well, for one, I’m a presenter and my topic is dry as dust.  At the beginning maybe I’ll show everyone that witch’s tit cartoon Spidey posted–maybe that will “perk up” everyone.

I’ve got so much to do this weekend, it aint even funny. Maybe I’ll take off part of next week.

Adios muchachos y muchachas.

No shoes, just plants

Instead of cleaning the house I went to Menard’s to buy a few pavers. I saw cedar planting barrels on sale for six bucks each and bought three of them for next spring. I loaded up 15 pavers and the barrels and I checked out in the lawn & gardening area which was very cold and deserted except for me and the checkout girl.

Me:  Who did you tick off to get this outside duty today!?

CO Girl:  Can you believe it, I actually volunteered. I didn’t think it would be this cold.

As she was ringing up the stuff I commented.

Me: I actually came here to see if you’d marked down the shrubs anymore than the 75% off.  I know that’s a great deal, but I thought at some point you’d be giving the stuff away.

CO Girl: Well, really we are. Earlier my boss gave away seven bushes at two bucks each.  It’s not advertised but if you want some I have a special code I can ring them in at.

Me: Seriously?  I don’t have anyplace to put them, and my husband will roll his eyes, but 2 bucks each?? I’ll fnd a home for them. Let me go to my car and load this stuff up and I’ll be back.

So I went back and got two bridalwreath spireas that bloom white in the spring-early summer. Now where to put them…. 

(some women collect shoes, I collect plants)

what kind of shopper are you?

My older sister told me that last weekend Sister #4 came to visit and shop because she needed a pair of black shoes. Sounds easy enough.  I learned a long time ago NEVER to go shopping with Sister #4 because it takes forever for her to decide whether or not to buy something.

Anyway, my sister  (Sister #2) said that they went to scores of shoe stores and #4 couldn’t decide. They started shopping at 11am and by FIVE O’CLOCK…..no shoes had been purchased!!  She finally got angry and said JUST PICK A PAIR AND BUY THEM!!  Seems that #4 couldn’t fathom spending over $100 for black shoes, even though higher quality shoes would have lasted years and years.

Even if #4 goes shopping for a white t-shirt it will take hours “Should I get it?”  “Do I need it?”  “What if it goes on sale next month?”  SHEESH.

I don’t get a thrill out of shopping and I go only when I need something and will buy it.

What kind of shopper are you? Does it take you forever?  Do you go to fifty million stores in a day?  If so, count me out of your buying trip …… . .. park me at a B&N and I’ll get a coffee and cupcake and look through their magazines.  Come get me when you’re finished.

Mammal

I do not Facebook. I do not Twitter. I do not Second Life. I do not Farmsville.

I do not Halo 1, 2 or 3. I do not Wii.  I do not Rockstar. I do not play any videos games.

Hell, I barely use a cell phone. I rarely text, and when I do I use full sentences and punctuation.

 

The other day my sister said she stopped buying the “trashy magazines”—US, People and the like because she didn’t know any of the “stars.”  I told her if you don’t know them they’re probably in The Hills, Gossip Girl, an E! reality show, the new 90210 or something on the CW. I don’t think her life is any less full because she doesn’t know who Stephanie Pratt or Leighton Meister are.  (who??)

 

On last night’s SNL, Seth Myers said that the new season of Celebrity Apprentice will include Sharon Osborne, comic Sinbad and disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich. He said we’ve come to the age where “celebrity” now means “mammal.”

Oh Bob :(

Bob Dylan has released a Christmas album. I’ve heard bits and pieces of it and it is awful. The world doesn’t need the same old Christmas songs rehashed and rehashed. It’s pointless. It’s tired. It’s uninspired.

Bob, what possessed you? Did you lose a bet? Why did you think it would be a good idea?

You’re a brilliant man, but are you up to the Z in Alzheimers?

I still love you, Man.