Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

This is my 3rd week of posting "Wednesday's Words of Wisdom" and

I'll be honest - the words are seldom going to be mine but they will be

words that resonate with me and hopefully you too.

When things happen in your life or that of your friends - you naturally

seek to understand the reason.  Many of us take comfort in our faith and

are certain that there's a path or a plan for us.

I would wager that there's no one that has not heard and probably

shared with someone:  "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

 or "Adversity builds character".....I used to respond

to my Mom - "hey, I'm enough of a character - I don't need more!" 

 However those words hold truth.  I hope that you will

 add these lovely words to your collection to pull out and offer to

a friend or family member when times are tough:

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than

you believe, and stronger than you seem,

and smarter than you think.” 

Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh

Such simple words to impart Wednesday Wisdom!

Thrifty Finds and What About That Emily & Jef!

I will admit it - I am a hopeless romantic.  There, I said it.  I try each

season of the Bachelor or Bachelorette not to fall but each time I do! 

There's something about the show - frankly I find some things a little

wrong - however I am not judge and jury - simply a reluctant fan.

I had to watch the final episode!  Yeah, it's done - now my new mantra

will be "no more bachelor", "no more bachelor"..... check back with me

to see how I do...hahaha!

I did get a chance to drop by my favourite spot - Skip City as Mr. Biff

and I call it - it's our local recycling depot that also has a community shop.

I've noticed, of late, their prices are going up (like everything else) and

the thrill of finding something cool for next to nothing is waning.  Here's

what I got today:

 Sorry for the blurrrrrrrrrr....this little mirror will get a lovely

coat of white and be shabbied up.

 A cute little Ikea lamp - to paint and make pretty!

 Love these chunky shelf brackets - they are iron and already

shabbied up - I know just where I am going to use them!

And I love this little rustic tin - embossed with

"Heartful Garden"....love it!

I paid a total of $14 - I guess it's not bad but it's more than I thought it

would be (am I getting cheap?)

Hope you all had a great weekend and here's to romance!

Cheers to Emily & Jef!

YOU Are Welcome!

Marcie @ The Beach with the wind in her hair!

I am thrilled and humbled to welcome over 50 new followers

over the past week to my little blog!  I really hope you will enjoy

what I post - it is, and will, no doubt continue to be, a mixed bag

 of DIY, Decor and general ramblings!  I love to talk about

day-to-day stuff as well as my fabulous spouse aka Mr. Biff

and my lovely pooches Marcie and Bee. 

They do show up from time to time in photos (hee,hee).

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Trundle Beds and Mad Cows

Mr. Biff and I always have a good time - even when, believe it or not,

I am being a little crabby (menopause is not for wimps!)  Anyway, yesterday

we got this great little day bed with a trundle bed (bonus!) on Craigslist

for my craft room.  Mr. Biff was great - he helped the guy we

bought it from take it all apart and stuff it piece by piece into

our smallish truck.  It all fit with some finessing.

When we got it home last night we discovered we'd left behind the bolts and

the knobs for the top of the bed.  It wouldn't have been so bad if it hadn't been

20+ kilometres (about 10 miles) away! 

For whatever reason (do I really need

one other than being menopausal?) I was cranky tonight when Mr. Biff picked

me up from work.  We headed out to pick up the missing pieces.

We had planned on stopping for a quick dinner somewhere on the way home.

To reward Mr. Biff's fabulous tolerance of my less than stellar behaviour I caved

and we went to Rotten Ronnies McDonald's.  Here's how the drive thru

conversation went:

He:  What are you going to have?

Me:  Yuck, I don't know

He:  I'm having the Angus burger

Me:  I don't like anything here!  Just get me a big mac

- did you know it's been 30 years (seriously!)since I've eaten a big mac??

He:  well there's probably a reason for that

(we ordered and are now driving up to the pick up window)

He:  I always order an Angus burger - no risk of mad cow disease

Me:  What?  Mad cow disease?

He:  Yeah, I think you can get it from eating burgers ....

Me:  What?  Then more calmly:  I guess it doesn't matter

since I clearly am already infected.....

He:  laughing his head off

Me:  are you calling me a mad cow?

He:  I didn't say a word.......

Good thing we love each other!  Now tomorrow - I am going to put

the bed parts together and get started on my craft room (formerly guest

room makeover!)