Wednesday's Words of Wisdom....And a Riddle....

 

Ok, I just can't take myself seriously enough to keep up the wise words.

I like the idea of mixing it up a little more and think that just "Wednesday's

Words" might be a better title.  I won't feel so compelled to channel my

inner philosopher......instead I will continue to just "be me".

(I am poking fun at me here - sometimes I just get too

philosophical with my quotes....LOL)

 

So what's up?  Here's a riddle for you.....some of you may have seen

this before.  For the record most kindergartener's got it while most college

graduates did not...so riddle me this.....

 

What is greater than God?

The poor have it.

The rich want it.

If you eat it you will die.

 

I am sure most of you will get it but please leave me a comment to

tell me you got it or not.....and if you didn't - wanna know?

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Peggy

This Little Peggy Went to Market.....

 

The weather here on the Island has been stellar! Cool nights,  
warm days - it's perfection! In preparation for a market
 that The Painted Pear (yeah me!) is hosting along with
a local winery (yes we have vineyards on the Island

who knew?),  Mr. Biff and I have been going to several local

markets in search of vendors.  

We've met some AWESOME people in the process!

You know who you are!

 We've made our way around 4 local markets in the last week
or so - one right here in the city of Nanaimo, one just north of the
city in Lantzville and two south of us - in Cedar and Duncan.
I have some photos from those last two markets to share today.
 

 

This is the Cedar market - it's in a huge field - it's so "countrified" - it's a lovely

stroll around the field whilst being serenaded by the musician(s) du jour.

The photos below are of Duncan - this is a fairly small town but it sure knows

how to host a market. People come from all over Vancouver Island to attend

this Saturday market.

 Can you see the guy in the tye-dyed t-shirt in this photo below?

 Mr. Biff was “stalking” him trying to get a pic - his socks were

 tye-dyed to match  his t-shirt: stylin'!

Getting excited about the Vintage/Craft Fair - stay tuned for more information

coming up along with a great giveaway to celebrate the recycled/repurposed

vintage style we love so much!

Hugs & blessings to you my friends,

Peg

 

Photo Frustration

I am here but for some reason unable to post all the cool

photos I have to share.  I am working on the problem - in the

meantime if anyone knows of a solution - I am simply getting

an error message in the photo upload window saying "cannot

contact server".  I've tried everything and am wondering if it's

blogger, Picasso or my computer....

 

Peggy

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

When I type the blog post title I feel a little like a fraud.  Do you ever

have those feelings of being a pretender or an imposter - just waiting

for someone to figure out that you're not all that (and a bag of chips!)?

There's an actual phenomenon known as "imposter's syndrome"....it

basically means that someone is acting a certain part (like being a CEO and

waiting for someone to figure out you're just like the next guy).

As we get older we become (hopefullly) more comfortable in just being

who we are and caring a little less about what others are thinking about us.

For me it was one of the true blessings of getting older - becoming more

comfortable in my own skin!

Along those lines - here's a little quote for your mid-week wise words:

Let the world know you as you are, not

 as you think you should be, because

sooner or later, if you are posing,

you will forget the pose, and

then where are you? 

~Fanny Brice~

Blessings & Hugs all'round!

Peggy

A Little Yard Sale...

Well, Mr. Biff and I did the old yard sale thing last weekend and did ok so we

joined up with a friend from work and hauled our "stuff" over to her condo

complex to try again this Saturday.  We didn't really make any money - but

let me explain - there was a huge garage sale across the street that was huge

did I say it was huge already?  Anyway, we managed to drop a little cash there

and, of course, when there is more than just my "stuff" at a sale like the one

we set up at on Saturday - I can always manage to spend some money there

too....but hey - look what I got!!

$5 for all these little Fiskar Scrapbook scissors AND the stand?  Can you

believe it?

This quilt set was $10 - it will be perfect on my day bed!

Here's some shots of the venue - it was HOT out on the pavement!

And here's Mr. Biff's big score over at the huge garage sale going on

across the street.  It really was HUGE!

Hugs & blessings my friends for a lovely week.

Peg



Wednesday's Words of Wisdom (It's For the Birds!)

My new year's resolution (I know it's August) always contains this same line every year - that I will not judge others - it's SO much easier said than done - I am not even remotely mean-spirited and yet at times I find myself judging based on appearances or personalities......I am trying to be open and welcoming to diversity and see each person as a unique creation not as someone recently released from the cookie cutter! When people are are quick to judge others I often think it's like a kind of "deflection" away from self while others are so quick to harshly judge themselves.  I wrote a post last year about "smooshie vision" - it's still something I totally subscribe to and hope you will have a re-read and apply it to your creations! I found these quotes for you today and this oh so funny video as a great reminder of what happens when we judge or mock others...... If you haven't seen this little clip - please watch it and have a laugh..... http://youtu.be/MOiyD26cJ2A And here are Wednesday's Words......enjoy! "It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes" ~Sally Field~ "Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see.  Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere.  But if you can listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment and you can see forever" ~Nancy Lopez~
And oh, btw - I will have some thrifty/crafty posts coming up! I've been busy trying to organize a Vintage/Handmade Fair!

Calling All Van Isle Bloggers

I am arranging a "vintage/handmade" fair in mid to late September for 2 days

Saturday and Sunday on Vancouver Island (Nanaimo) - dates TBA.

It will be co-hosted by me (The Painted Pear) and Millstone

Winery - a lovely cottage winery.

If you are a blogger who has items to sell and are on Vancouver Island

I would really like to hear from you!  Space is available (cheap!) and

there should be a good turnout - we will be advertising the heck out of

it.....there will be wine tasting and a BBQ hosted by the winery along

with some background music provided by a local musician.

If you are interested (and feel free to

forward to other local bloggers)

 please email me at:

peartreejewels@gmail.com

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

This is quite possibly my favourite quote ever.  I thought, when I decided to

write Wednesday's Words of Wisdom I would try not to get to "deep" but

once in a while life deals you something and you find yourself falling back

on old habits and dredging up old hurts.  The truth may set you free but

forgiveness really is divine.  Forgiveness can be difficult but I know, first hand,

it can also be the most kind thing you do not just for others but for yourself.

Image from The Graphics Fairy

"Forgiveness is the scent that the violet

sheds on the heel that crushed it"

~Mark Twain~

Wishing you love, blessings & forgiveness!

Peggy



Quick Update - Owl Be Back....

Sometimes I can't help myself with the silly blog titles.....bear with me!  I was

puttering around painting things today and thought I might as well give these little

owls a makeover - I just bought them and showed them to you here.

Here's the BEFORE:

Here's the AFTER:

I love it when I can get something done quickly!

My kitchen has red as a highlight colour - remember I am renting at the present

time so I have to do my decor according to what's already there.  I've learned

from several years of renting that it's best to just use things "as is" in terms of

wall colours (unless it's a small room or you are planning on staying for a while!)

I have some other cute owls that I've found here and there - I will have to get

their little pictures taken!

Have a great week,

Peggy

Weekend Finds!

Here in Canada we are still enjoying our weekend - today is a

civic holiday (BC Day!).  Mr. Biff and I are enjoying being a bit

lazy this weekend.  We did get out to some garage sales and

here's a little bit of what we found:

These cute little owl salt & pepper - I may paint these I think.

(25 cents)

More scrabble tiles and a couple of vintage folding rulers.

(50 cents for all three!)

Love, love, love this little jug - it's a pale green - hard to tell in

the photo but it's really beautiful!

($4)

Another little piece of Majolica style pottery to add to my collection!

I love this stuff!

($1)

And a metal holder - the woman I purchased (for 50 cents) from

said it was to hold glasses but I think I am going to shabby it up

and put some jars in it.....

And, God Bless the Queen.....another piece of royal

memorabilia for Mr. Biff!

($3)

And last, but not least.....some funky old knobs....

($2)

Not bad for a total of $11.25!

Another warm day here on our little Island paradise!  Hope

you have a great week!

Peggy

Go Jump in the Lake!

No, really, I mean it - it's so stinking hot here for our little

part of the world - who would have thought!  So today,

Mr. Biff and I did just that - we went and jumped in the lake!

We've lived in our little town for 3 years now and had not

yet found what I would consider to be a nice swimming spot.

Now there are many who would argue that the ocean is RIGHT

THERE (about 5 minutes to a nice beach on the sea) but alas

they probably don't know (or don't care) that I am freshwater

water baby!  I don't mind to dunk toes in the sea but

I don't fancy swimming in it.

Anyway, long story short (pun intended) we went to Long

Lake today - really close to our house and lo and behold we

discovered it's a really nice sandy clean, clear freshwater

swimming spot!  Yeah!  Right in our neighbourhood!

Check out those beautiful homes on the hill......what a

lovely view they must have!

My Island friends are laughing I am sure because most of

us drive by this lake weekly if not daily.  It's just one of those

things that's right under your nose.....

Anyway, too hot?  Go jump in the lake!

Peggy

Spam-a-lot and a Sneak Peek!

So I don't really mean "this" type of spam - I want to talk to you about

SPAM as in email/blogger comment spam.  It seems lately that I've

been getting an undue amount - never less than 20 or so comments

per day and sometimes over 100!  Am I doing something wrong?  The

comments don't get published - they do go into my unpublished spam

file so it doesn't really hurt anything - it's just annoying! 

Any tips or tricks would be appreciated....

And here's just a sneak peek of one of the several projects I have

planned for this long weekend (it's a civic holiday on Monday in Canada).

Off to garage sales in the morning!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Ok, I am not all that deep, nor am I all that clever.  I have not

come up with many brilliant words of wisdom but I have been

wise enough to borrow them where appropriate!  I hope

when you are reading these Wednesday posts you know

that I am just having fun passing on some interesting,

thought-provoking or just plain silly quotes and not

fancying myself to be a sage or anything...I've just never

been able to stop myself from using colloquialisms

(and yes, I had to look up how to spell that!)

There's one phrase I use all the time at work and recently I

have heard others in my office use it......I love it when that

happens.......

So what is the word(s) to the wise?  Simple:

"Don't borrow trouble."

(usually followed by this under my breath:  it will always

find you soon enough on it's own....)

And then there's always this one...

"When you are in deep trouble,

say nothing, and try to

 look like you know what you're doing."

Have a happy week!

Peggy