30 - is it just a number? & a Giveaway!

Ever have that embarrassing experience of having

to guess someones age?  You know they kind of

force you to take a stab.  I have a rule I follow and

for the most part, it works.....for me - everyone is

"35" - unless they obviously appear younger.  I think

I use 35 because I still feel about 35!  OK, it's been

quite a few years since I was 35 but.....

I believe that your age is just a testament to how

long you have been alive and not a measure,

necessarily, of your accomplishments or your worth.

You may be a rocket scientist who made some

startling discovery about the universe at 25 for

example or you may be an equally impressive

57 year old grandparent who successfully raised

3 children and is now enjoying their children's children.

You get my drift.....it's just a number people - YOU

give it value.....

Never-the-less I am excited about reaching 30

followers!!  Yeah Blog-Friends!!

I would like to giveaway this agate heart necklace

to share my "bloggy" love.....if you are a follower

or if you choose to become one just
 leave me a comment below as your entry.

I, or Mr. Biff, will put your name in a hat (really!)

and will award this beauty to one of you......

Giveaway closes Friday, September 30th at

midnight PST and is open internationally.

Thanks again for following me.....I LOVE reading

your blogs and following you too!

Linking to:

It's So Very Cheri

Um......Nah, I Got Nothin.....

Maybe it's the time of year....maybe it's the rain

but I am feeling dreadfully uninspired!

 

I just want to curl up somehwere cozy....

Marcie's got the right idea!

How about you?

Look What I Got....

Now is that bad grammar?  Look what I got? 
Look what I found?  Look what I've got? 

Symantics I say! I did get some cool new furniture

this last week.  Three pieces to be exact and here are

two (don't have a pic yet of the third). 

I call this one the "hutch of my dreams"....because it is

exactly what I have been looking for....something with

good enough bones to keep but not so good that it would

be a crime to paint.  This baby fits the bill and will look

fabulous in my dining room!  Can't you see
 her all white and distressed?

This picture is little because it came from the

Craigslist ad and I couldn't blow it up .  But what

is it you ask?  It's an old stereo cabinet with the

old stereo still in it!  Yeah!  Mr. Biff is an avid vinyl

collector so what better way to marry two hobbies?  We

will be painting this one as well as it is a little dinged here

and there.  The guts are all there - even a replacement

stylus for the turntable......I can hear Abba calling me....

"Take a chance on me, honey I'm still free"
(and it was! free that is!)

The last piece is a coffee table - it was also free as in

"found at the curb".  It's a little rough and needs some TLC.

No picture but I'll be sure and take a before - BEFORE

I start to paint.....

Hope you all had a great weekend,

p.s. I added two new buttons but they aren't working - one for email and

one to put my linky parties in.....stay tuned it's a work in progress!

It's a Question of Balance.....

Sometimes, I must admit, I do find it hard to keep

all of the balls in the air.  I might have mentioned

that I do have a full time job, in an often fast-

paced environment.  Occasionally this translates

to a very tired Peggy!

Image Source:  Google Images

This week has been one of those weeks where

I would rather read YOUR blog than write mine!

I did, however, acquire a couple of great pieces

of furniture that I will blog in more detail about

this weekend for surely I will feel renewed after

a good glass of wine nights sleep.

Hope you've all had a great week and thanks for

providing continued inspiration.  Y'all rock you know!

In the Navy & a Shooting Star......

The other morning I was up uber early

and standing in the driveway in the dark

waiting for Mr. Biff (I was driving him to

work).....I was looking up in wonder and awe

at the beautiful pre-dawn sky filled with stars

and right before my very eyes a brilliant

shooting star shot across the sky and exploded

in a burst....*sigh* we are so small compared

to the universe - what a beautiful sight!

I eluded in my last post to something fun I

was going to do today but the darn flu/cold

thing going around laid me low so I couldn't

go!  Mr. Biff is sick too....phooey.  So what

was I going to do you ask?

Believe it or not - go for a day long sail - including

doing military maneuvers aboard this:

The HMCS Regina - REALLY!

Last year - we were lucky enough to go on the

HMCS Calgary while they ran through some maneuvers

including:  bomb evasion (smoke bombs dropped

by the big Aurora aircraft);  a water rescue with frogmen

dropped into the water from a helicopter; and

full speed rapid stops - it was a blast!  I am

sorry that we did not get to go but still feel

lucky to have gone last year!  Here's a couple of

our photos from last year on the Calgary:

This is a member of the Calgary's "Boarding Team" - they

are the ones who board unregistered ships (often

with immigrants aboard) off the Coast.  This ship has

also been involved in active duty during the past year.

It was such a great day!

*Sniffle* *Sneeze*....maybe next year?

I Was Featured! and some more BLING....

Wow, as a newbie - it's very exciting to be

featured!  And I was at the Vintage Farmhouse

Creative Things Thursday.....thanks Nicki!

Nicki featured the table I made and wrote

about in this post.

Be sure to hop on over and link up to the party

going on now at The Vintage Farmhouse.

Speaking of all things creative (we were you know) I

love to make jewelry which I may have mentioned

(about a bazillion times!)  and I thought I would share

a few more of my creations today.  They are all

available to purchase - just email me if you see something

you like at peartreejewels@gmail.com - I can ship

anywhere in the world (average cost for air is about $7).

Have a great Thursday!  and hey, wait until you see where I

get to go tomorrow....I will post a little teaser tonight.

It's VERY exciting and kind of a once in a lifetime gig.

Thank you to all my people....

In the words of my favourite blogger

Priscilla (she makes me laugh!) - I'm versatile!

Rules for the Versatile Blogger:

1. Thank the person who gave it to you.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Nominate 15 blogs you have been enjoying recently.

Without further ado (don't you hate those Academy Awards

where they go on and on and on...)

 I would like to thank Priscilla at Thrifty Crafty Girl

 for giving me this award!  Please go look at her blog,

 it's not only awesome - it's brilliant,

funny and full of good stuff.

 I'd also like to thank Mr. Biff for sticking

 with me through this misadventure!

7 Things About Me

1. I've lived in pretty much every region

 of British Columbia (it's a BIG province)

and a couple of places in Ontario.

2. I've been in the workforce forever

- really forever!  35 years

 of course I was only 2 when I started working...

3. I have a tattoo - um, can you say

"mid-life crisis"?  It will be "cute"

again when I am 90-something I am sure!

4. I believe that ultimately only

 kindness matters (thank you for the song Jewel)

5. I am a survivor who believes that

life is a series of calculated risks.

6. I don't think a day should pass without

a little dancing and at least one good

belly laugh!

7. I live with my soulmate - it took us

about a bajillion years to find each other

 - but we did -

and I can't imagine how I ever lived without him!

Now, 15 of my favorite blogs to pass this on to :

 

Jenn at Clean and Scentsible

Kara at Hobbies of a Homemaker

Rebecca at You Are {Talking} Too Much

Kristi at Addicted 2 Decorating

Marni at Sassy Sites

Shelli at Alamode

Rose at Confessions of a Curbshopaholic

Julie & Sharon at Vintage Shabby Chicks

Sandy at Paint Me White

Donna at Funky Junk Interiors

Sarah at The Ugly Duckling House

Laura at Decor to Adore

Linda at White Weathered Hutch

Gina at Red No. 3

Kristin at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

I would definitely put Priscilla at Thrify Crafty Girl

in there again as well!

There are lots more great blogs on my regular

reading list that I am always anxious to read each

morning with my coffee.  I would like to thank each and

every one of them for all the inspiration and the

genuine sharing spirit of the blogging community!

In otherwords....thanks to all my blogging peeps!

Everything is Beachy!

So I am working away on the conversion of our

little rental house from warm reds and sage greens

to beachy blues, turqouises and soft greens.  I

am starting to enjoy the transition - there's nothing

like a change (I've heard it's as good as a rest!)

In keeping with the beachy theme I promised

in this post that I would show you the end

result of taking a little carving board and

turning it into a sign.

Now use your smooshie vision

(explained in this post) remember - it's

my first sign!

What do you think?  Would you be

able to find the beach?

BTW - please go and vote for my

ugly (altho beachy) lamp over at Better After.

It's the not so pretty fishy one!

Ciao Bellas, have an awesome week!

I'm in the running! Ugly Lamp Contest~

Holy stromboli, get excited! 

  Better After's Annual  

UGLY LAMP Contest

is officially underway! 

That's right - my "Rollie Pollie" Fish Lamp

is in the first round - please go vote...

IT IS UGLY and to help me pay for

the ugly sin of actually

buying this lamp (actually 

Mr. Biff did)

"I" could win a $75

gift certificate!

Do you remember the lamp

from this post?

Maybe then I could buy

flipper a new shade.....

or give him a coat of paint....

or feed him....he looks hungry!

And those eyes - they just won't

quit staring accusingly at Mr. Biff....

hahaha....

Do you think he's salvageable?

Check it out @

Better After

Whatcha waitin' for? Go Vote!

Island Girl....

Saturday was the perfect day for

a trip "up Island" to hang out with

family for a fabulous BBQ.

 

That's the Coastal Mountain Range on the mainland in

the background taken from the beach in Campbell River, BC

by Mr. Biff himself!

 

The weather was perfect and the

company (Mr. Biff) delightful for

the drive. A little Eagles, some Kansas

and even a little Rush thrown in. No

easy listening on this trip it was thumping

rock all the way Baby!

 

The "Inland" Island Highway going North above

and South below....that's some of the Gulf Islands

you can see from the highway.

 

I finished painting a chair today and as

we have established many times - I am

such a bad blogger I forgot to take the

before"picture - I will, however, post

the "after" tomorrow.

 

I am thinking about what to put on

this sign. What? It's a cutting board

you say? Not any more! I am going

to see how it can cut it as a sign

(oh, punny Peg, very punny!)

 

 

Check back tomorrow for my progress!

And in the meantime, God Bless!

It's been one week since I blogged at you....

Turned my head to the side and said "I'm lazy"

Five days since you laughed at me saying

"Get that together and come back and see me"

Ok, I'm shamelessly plagiarizing the lyrics of

the Barenaked Ladies "One Week" but it's because

when I started to type tonight - it's what was playing

in my head.....and it really has been one week since

I blogged at you! (And, I've taken great
liberties with the lyrics to make them fit! - my
apologies to the "Ladies"!)

It's been a LONG week.....first week back to work

after summer holidays - and while I love my job - it

is hard to shift from holiday mode to work mode in

just a few days.  By the end of the week I had reacquired

my business acumen!

I did do a little bit of crafty stuff this week and will

have pictures to prove it up on Sunday.  Tomorrow is

a family day - up Island.  Hope you all have a safe

and happy long weekend,