Where DOES the time go?
A successful Home Show in November will be followed by one more before Christmas. December 1, 2012, 3-7:00 p.m. at my home. I've left my house set up for business (much easier than tearing it down and resetting the whole damn thing - lol). Saturday, Dec. 1st or by appointment, please call and arrange a time to come and shop!

Vaca Successful!
Vaca Successful! It was a FABulous week on Topsail Island, North Carolina! Pix to follow!

Five days to Vaca Countdown!

Five days to Vaca Countdown!
Yep...the countdown begins....five (5) days until I am ON the beach. Ass in the sand and toes in the Atlantic Ocean......more than that if the tide comes in too quickly! This vacation feels like ithas been a long time coming as I have had one Hell of a year....can't hardly wait.......

Vaca is coming!

Vaca is coming!
Just 16 days until we start our 12 hour drive to Topsail Beach, Notrth Carolina and I am ALREADY on the beach! One week of doing nothing ..... or anything.... that we want. I plan to take jewelry making supplies and wool. My inner Muse has been crying to come out so I plan to indulge her.....or not. It MIGHT remained untouched....we'll see.

A heartbreaking anniversary

A heartbreaking anniversary
OK...in just a few days it will be the one year anniversary of my sweetie, Ed's, passing...I don't know how I'm going to get thru this and I admit I've been obsessing about it (which, of course, does NOT help). So today I have decided to go with the AA mantra..."Let Go and Let God". It's all I've got...pray for me....please.

Summer in Cleveland

Summer in Cleveland
Summer has arrived in Cleveland with a vengeance! 94 degrees yesterday for Memorial Day made the streets shimmer with heat and the backyard pool a welcome respite. We ALL had to keep dunking to try to keep from overheating all afternoon....even the dogs. Mackie played all day with his buddies: Brock, Lily, Lola, Darla Mae, Cafe and Zeus.....he was glad to get home to his quiet house, tho.......

Where has the Spring gone?

Where has the Spring gone? Wow! Is it May 10th already? I have completely forgotten about my blog (well...not entirely but have neglected it just the same). I bought a bike (no...NOT a Harley...what IS it with you guys? That's what everybody asks me....do I LOOK like a biker-chick?). A nice new, comfy but sweet Jamis and have been racking up some miles. I reFUSE to gain back the weight that I have lost thru whatever reason....grief, stress, worry....whatever....it is not coming back! (Just sayin'). So...here I am....I need to pay more attention to you guys and less on my own pathetic life....more to come.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Busy, Busy, Busy!
Just trying to keep up with the day-to-day plus the new full-time job...poor Mackie and Louie are lonely, Mom isn't home as much as they would like......poor guys!

Key West Redux

Key West Redux
OK...finally some pix from my trip down to Key West earlier this year.............

Lots of weird decor around the bars and restaurants....or should I call it "eclectic"?

Then there are the boats...........

Vaca..........revisited

Vaca..........revisited..............
Just got back from a short vaca at Key West........more to follow............please check back!

More snow?

More snow? I know...I said it all day to all the annoying customers at work....."whaddaya mean...more snow? This is Cleveland in January!"....well.....it is MY blog and I'm gonna say it again....MORE SNOW?
OK....boring.....I will be back with something more interesting....I hope.......

Snow's Meltin'!

Snow's Meltin'! And  that's a GOOD thing as my pal Martha would say. Now we're slogging thru puddles and slush...HIGHLY preferable to a foot of snow. Even Mackie is ready for a little break in the temperature...I think his feet were hurting from the ice....poor baby!

Winter in Cleveland..AKA Snow in the 'Hood

Winter in Cleveland........AKA Snow in the 'Hood..............Yep.....more snow in the 'hood. My neighborhood looks MUCH cleaner and brighter covered in a blanket of white.....I WILL grant you that, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Letting my 75 pound dog drag me thru 6 inches of snow and ice that conveniently hide the 100 year old broken sandstone sidewalks is doing a number on my back, I can tell YOU!

New Years Eve Plus 2

OK.....January 2nd, 2012............movin' on and movin' up....sorta. Quitting the Kroft's Emporium and striking out on my own....possibly in a more artistic direction....how about a Cleveland-based online Arts/Crafts Village....hmmmmm? Sounds interesting? Well....it DOES to me!