Hello?

I don't even feel I can call myself a blogger any more.

I am not looking for people to feel sorry for me just not trying to pretend I do this regularly anymore. 

I moved in October and I am settled.

This is a pic from Christmas.

I have loved decorating for all the Holidays.

Started with Halloween and have gone straight through!

I went with a Red and White theme

Thanksgiving here. But you get the theme idea.

Not as easy to see, but I have a USA/UK theme.

Stars and Stripes and Union Jack

Oliver is the bear here, he is originally from the UK. He is a sweet boy. 

This is the start of my kitchen. It is red and white all over.

As I unpacked it got more full. Loads of red in my kitchen stuff.

The bedroom got a work over too.

The Hoosier.

So glad it is back. My Jadite needs a home.

I decided I needed to be able to easily get to all my goodies.

My dishes are mostly in my pie safe and the bottom of the Hoosier.

This looks much better now. I was still sorting at this point.

 Finished Kitchen corner. I LOVE having a window.

 It looks out at a stairway, but I get light and it is the FIRST kitchen window I've ever had!

Good to check in. I hope some of you are still out there!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving!

Blessings to you and yours for a happy safe holiday!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy 4th of July

God Bless America and all our troops, Past and Present, that keep us FREE!

Have fun! Stay Safe!

Hugs, Lisa

Kathleen’s Apartment

I am reposting this as tribute to Miss Nora Ephron

Such great works, I am glad we will always have them

As you know, if you read this blog at all, I am currently again obsessed with

I now think this is the most perfect movie ever. I love from opening credits to closing credits!!

So when my new friend Janean @ Old Sweetwater Cottage did posts on homes from movies I had to do this one!

Look!!

All the way through!

And this!

Ooooohhh…

How comfy!!

(click on the pic to see all her books)

We end our tour with Kathleen in her Kitchen. LOVE the table!! The bins, the window!

Her home is super lovely! I hope to live here one day!

Thanks for going on the tour with me. And thanks to Kathleen for having us over!

Hugs, Lisa 

A funny thing happened on the way to the Dentist

 

Ok short version, went to get my mom’s car to go to the dentist, got there way too early, I confused the bus schedules and I saw this

Well the floor model anyway and the mirror wasn’t on it today.

I wanted a desk like this and didn’t remember the mirror went with it and thought that is the desk I want.

Tag $249

big frown here

I keep looking at it wistfully and then notice the big paper tag on top

Handy man sale

you fix it and take it for

$74.99

WHAT??!!

I can soo do $74.99!

I got keys and went to the dentist.

I was sad it will sell this weekend and I will loose out.

I tried to let it go.

Went to Tuesday Morning and found

Yes Pink Blue Willow dishes.

$4.99 for a three piece place setting.

YAY!!

The fruit/cereal bowls $4.99 set of 2!

YAY! YAY!

Went back to get mom for lunch and fell back in love with MY PERFECT desk.

Tuesday is payday.

Mom says “ask pop”

Pop said “ok” (well after a lot of grunting)

I will pay him back!

I’ll pay him big time he even brought it home for me!!

I have had a smile on my face since 12pm today and it will stay for awhile!!!

I am sitting at my new desk writing this post and I am oh a happy girl.

OH!

They let me use my mom’s discount

$56 for desk.

SCORE!!!

I am not bragging I just wanted to let you know what a great find I got today.

In other news, Cost Plus/World Market is now owned by Bed, Bath and Beyond.

I am hoping they keep the cool stuff and not go the outlet look of BB&B.

That would be sad. I am trying to talk mom into a job at Barnes & Noble. Yea, that’s the ticket.

hehehe

I now have the only piece of furniture I wanted for my new place so only a microwave and a coffee maker to go!

September will never get here!

Hugs, Lisa

Changes are coming

 

I am on the verge of another life change.

I will be getting this and all my goodies out of storage.

WOW!

I have a lot of stuff.

These goodies will find a home in my new home.

The girls are coming too ;)

This fall, if all works out, we will be in our own little spot with our own little kitchen.

I cannot wait.

Stay tuned. I am excited to decorate and celebrate the holidays in my new little spot.

Hugs, Lisa

Dotty Swap

I am very late posting my wonderful swap loot!

And I forgot to take pics of what I sent , gosh I am not doing well ;)

I was lucky enough to to have Sarah Thompson of  Sing and don't be Silent as my partner.

She did a very good job!!

How cute!! And she drew dots all over the box!

Cupcake papers! AND pink, she must be my best friend ;)

Look at the pillows, a heart one and a square one! Dots and puppies how perfect!

Paper with dots!!! Big smile!!

How pretty the paper and the ribbons!

But look at this!!

P E R F E C T!!

I am so lucky to have had such a great partner!

I sent her a deck of cards, cupcake papers, tape and made her a book mark. We are both readers too ;)

Hope you guys are enjoying what is left of your weekend and enjoy your week!

Hugs, Lisa

Candy

Love it !

No matter what form!

I got these for Christmas.

If you haven't visited Everyday is a Holiday you really should.

Jenny and Aaron are amazing!

I am addicted to these

As I do love Hello Kitty we go back to the '70's, yea I know but we are old friends ;)

BUT the flavors in this pink and red collection are all just wonderful! TJ Maxx has them at a great price!

Stationary!

I  L O V E paper!

These were in the clearance at TJ Maxx. 

We got a new one close to my house, I am in trouble ;)

Ok these are a different fix, but still candy to me!!

Hope you are having a great week!

Hugs, Lisa

How do you edit?

This little cutie I made today on befunky!

I never used picnik but there is a sadness in blogland and beyond that it will be gone as of April.

I have used photoscape for years. A blog friend recommended it to me a few years ago and I really like it. I actually don't use half of what it does and was excited this week to lighten up a dark picture and it was just great. 

I am not a techie, but I do learn with easy instructions and things I feel are pretty logical. I like photoscape and will still use it. 

I do like befunky it was fun to use all the effects and there is an app for my iPhone so posting on blogger there will be better. 

These are two FREE photo editing that are easy. Above is my first attempt with befunky and it was less than 5 minutes. And I tried lots of effects I didn't like. I found croping easier on the phone app than the computer one but it was fine.

Photoscape is the one I use to add words to a photo. Good fonts and easy to do. Look for photoscape on cnet.com. This a a great tech site. I go there for reviews of any electronic and for free software downloads. The downloads are virus and ad free. Very safe. They are a great resource!

So goodbye picnik and I hope you all find something that works for you!

Hugs, Lisa

I am a bag lady

This is my latest group.

I have a true weakness for bags.

ALWAYS have.

As a child I get anything, even a brown grocery bag, pack all my "stuff" and go!

My mom hated lugging my stuff around so like a good mom made me carry it if I had to take it.

My aunts, non of which were moms yet, thought it was awful and bailed me out when they could ;)

No wonder I learned to be such a good aunt!

I got this lot at TJ Maxx last Saturday.

I went to see if they had a purse. I love Lily Bloom, a line of bags made from recycled soda bottles, and TJ Maxx usually has them and cheap!!!

I found the one on the right, and then the one on the left and thought the style was so great I had to have both!

Just so cute! And happy! They really hold up and I love them!

The pockets aren't really as great as I thought but it is still a great bag!

They always have the best shopping bags!

They are huge and so useful and $.99!!! This one is so cool!

CUTE!! Reminds me of Vera Bradley! I usually cannot get out of the store with out one of these!!

I did say I have a problem ;)

This one was in the home section

 YAY!! Pink cupcakes!! It is a really nice oil cloth and a great size with a zipper top!

It was pricey $1.99, but CUTE! I had it before I got the other two.

Really I have a problem. 

We will not go into the ones in my closet and the huge holder in storage that was in my car.

I am a fashionable bag lady and very happy about it.

Hope you enjoyed my silly bags.

I am still sick :(  I hope to get my Valentine up on Saturday and post it on Sunday!

Have a great Friday!!

Hugs, Lisa

ps pupylov was recovered and works just fine now. I will be posting here from now on though, I just needed the change!

Book or Nook?

I started with the Nook Color and passed it to my sister when I decided I HAD to have the Nook Tablet.

I like reading from the eReader, and I like the extra little things it does. A few games and such. I have an iPhone and a laptop so this was a better choice than me trying to afford an iPad.

BUT

I have books

Loads of books

WAY too may books

I have a bag full I need to take to the resale shop and after reading I decide if I want to keep them or not.

I will add here I really don't reread books.

I just cannot stay with it when I know what will happen.

But I have to keep some of them. Just have to.

I know at some point our society will give up paper books. I'm sure it will be for a good reason, to save the few trees left.

But I think I will just have both. It is nice to have this to carry around for when I have to wait, To drag back and forth to work.

I can leave the books at home and they will be happy here!

Now if I HAVE to carry this thing around it needs a good cover, right?

I found this one on Etsy right before Christmas.

The Thimbleberry Patch is a very cute little shop with loads of fun handmade things.

She makes them when you order and they can fit any size eReader you have.

Look at the detail

All the pockets! It is very well padded also. She is super quick too! I had mine to me in a week!

I really love the fabric. Also they are $20. If you have a reader and have priced these, you cannot get one this great for anywhere near this price!

She has these two I am really interested in 

They are just fun! I think I need some fun and new in my life so I keep visiting Etsy!

Hope you all have a great day. I am going back to sleep as I stayed home from work to hopefully get this head cold under control before the busy end of the week!

Hugs, Lisa

Beauty and the Beast

Hi I had a busy weekend and then a really bad sinus headache yesterday. So I did not do the blogging I wanted to. :(
I took my 3 yr old niece Serenity to see Beauty and the Beast 3D.
It was her first movie in the theater and she has seen it and loves the music so I thought we were safe.
The glasses were not a big hit and she was fine to watch without them. She is flexible. That was nice. Only one visit to the bathroom. And the popcorn, I went all out it was her first movie, was a big hit! I did buy candy at Target shhh... Don't tell on me ;)
We had tons of fun and all in all it was great.
The 3D was ok. The people moved a little blurry but one part in the woods the trees really looked like they were over you. If you HATE 3D don't go. If you like it or don't mind go.
It is Beauty and the Beast and best enjoyed at the theater. Finding Nemo is the next to be 3D!
Hope you had a great weekend and I will see you more later in the week!
Hugs, Lisa

Did you Smile today?

I did :)

I was on my way home from Barnes & Noble (just had to throw that in) and when I got on the bus I greeted the bus driver with a Hi.

I stand in the isle and hear a huge HI! with a really big smile!!!

This boy, well he seemed a young teen, but he has Downs Syndrome and they look so young to me. My first thought is how happy they always are. How great is that. My mother always said she wanted a Downs baby and I can see it. 

My next thought was how would you feel being told that news. Shocked, sure. Sad, some. But how HAPPY they are! How can you say they have it hard? Was it socially unacceptable for him to yell Hi. 

No not really. 

I am not saying this would be a life of fun and games. But if you have children that have gone through teen and young adulthood, well was that EASY? I know my mom's kids were not EASY.

I can still get that super immediate smile on my face when I think of that HI! and well it is just great.

If we all smiled and said a BIG HI! more often what a great place the world would be.

I love riding the bus :)

Hugs, Lisa

  

Welcome 2012 and the Changes you Bring!

I am starting a new blog in hopes this will help all my friends comment and read without being asked for a password!!

pupylov was STOLEN from me :(

sigh….

I am excited to roll out

pupylov memories

I am excited for a new year and excited to make

CHANGES!!

I hope you can all look at and see my images without logging into some crazy crap.

Thank you for sticking with me!

Hugs, Lisa

Sophie will go to sleep now ;)