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Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Last week ~here~ I talked about how my Mom and Nan had
so many great quotes and sayings.  I absolutely love provacative
quotes that challenge you to think or see things differently.

I want to share a quote (or two) each week and invite you
(nay, I beseech you .... weird -  I channeled Shakespeare there
for a moment!) to share you favourites in the comments.

Here's this week's words of wisdom in support of all
you bloggers who wonder should I blog or not:


"It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by.
How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the
moment? For the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood
is gone; life itself is gone. That is where the writer scores over
his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop."
  ~Vita Sackville-West

Monday, 16 July 2012

Christmas in July Giveaway - over $600!

I am thrilled to be one of the sponsors of
 a giveaway on Happy Hour Project's
Christmas in July.  Adrianne has set up an
amazing array of great giveaway
packages - you just have to go and see
them to believe them!

I would love for one of my followers to win something!

Click  ~HERE~  to go on over to enter.  Please tell
Adrianne that I sent you!

There are many, many sponsors!

Whatcha waitin' for?  Go!






Sunday, 15 July 2012

Working on a Sunday

Sometimes - even though I work Monday to Friday - there's
more work than I can get done in a regular week and so I go to
the office on a Sunday.  One of the things I love about doing that
is:  NO phone calls and NO interuptions!

I reckon (reckon? watching too many episodes of Duck Dynasty I reckon)
I can get more work done on a Sunday at the office than
I can in a couple of regular week days.....

The only downside - no Sunday in jammies hanging out with the
dogs - and getting house projects done. 

I think I might need a maid....

Hope you had a good weekend,

p.s. I think my dust bunnies killed the cleaning fairy!

Thursday, 12 July 2012

All About Chalkboards

I have a pin board on Pinterest dedicated to chalkboards - I love 'em!
You can check it out here.

I have followed the trend willingly and have a great little silver tray
chalkboard on my kitchen counter that I like to write inspirational messages
on for Mr. Biff (and me!)

Here's what I started with:

You have to carefully tape off the outer rim - it's a bit time-consuming
but worth it for the result:

Don't forget to "season" your chalkboard by rubbing chalk all over it!
Once you start making chalkboards I promise you - it will be hard (maybe
impossible!...hee,hee) to stop!

Here another one I've recently done:

This was a mirror that I got at a thrift store for $6 bucks.  It
was gold and it's HEAVY!  I spray painted chalkboard paint
right over the mirror....BUT....I've since learned - turn the mirror
around in the frame, paint the back of it with chalkboard paint
and when are bored with your chalkboard - turn the mirror
back around....easy, peasy-lemon squeezy!

I painted this one white originally - didn't like it so added gray,
didn't like it so dry brushed it again with white and for now,
I think I like it ok!


It offers a great place to write up my menu or offer welcome
or thanks in our dining room.


I've done about a half a dozen more - I will share them
in the coming weeks!