Monday, March 4, 2013

Play...Time...

I played...'House'...today...
I bought this...Late 1800's ...Massive...Mirror Frame... about 12 years ago...
It had the scale...I was looking for...for the Big....Wall...in the House...
It's all of 6 feet tall...
The Mirror...is Long...Gone...
Before we hung it...John asked...why...I didn't have a Mirror...cut...for it...
I stood there...for a Moment... and said...
" Folks...spend an awful amount of time...looking...at themselves...
Thinking...about...how They...appear...
I think...This...Empty Frame...will always be a reminder...to me...
We need to be looking a little deeper...beyond...ourselves...now and then..."...
I think about that...every time...I look at this Old...Mirror...
Yes...it's Amazing...what one will see...when one isn't fighting...to see...past ones...self...
It truly...is....
 
Doesn't look like I did...much...
 
But...Enjoyed...a Little Sinatra...
and...this Evening...a Glass... of Wine...
Haven't done that...for a while...and...it feels...good...
I'm heading back...Down The Rabbit Hole...in the Morn...
Much to get done...
They say...Major Snow...is coming....
I haven't seen a bit...of it...
Seems...no one...wants it...
I don't mind... it will be one of the Last...I'm sure....
and...it always makes Everything....look...
So...Clean....
 The Earth...Sparkles....
Hope You had a Lovely...Day...
as well...
Barb C.


Sunday, March 3, 2013

You Make Me Smile Lyrics By Uncle Kracker


Life...is...Good... : )

Had...a Most...Fun Day...
Working Down...The Rabbit Hole....
Liz came out...we sorted...and cleaned...
{DEEP CLEANED...and ORGANIZED!!!}
Prepped...for the Big...Flip!
What a Frickin'...Mess!
I have so many...Cleaning Supplies...
Hooks...Screws...Paint... Paper.... Bags...
etc...etc...etc....
oh my....
Liz...made a Big...Mistake...
She took a Deep...Whiff...of a Bottle...that was supposed to have Dish Soap...in it...
ahhh... not....
{I filled the bottle with Ammonia... for the Greasy... things...I clean...}
OOOOOPS!!!!
She was standing next to me...when she did it...
{ as did Peg... a couple of years ago...: ) }
Before...I could say a word...it was...Too..Late!
Holy Smokes...
Liz...LOST IT!!!
as Did I...
As with Peg...I Nearly...Died...Laughing...at The Reaction!!!!
I Couldn't Breathe!!!!
I was Laughing...Sooooo Hard!
{It was like Crossing..a Certain River..in Kentucky....All Over...Again!!!}
and...like Peg...
Liz...was Hilarious... when she discovered...'Mouse...Houses...'
or...Shall I say...
'Mouse...Out Houses!!!'
Oh My...
Ya...Just...Never Know...what one...may...discover...
Down...The Rabbit Hole!!!
I guess....I'll never have a Prim...and Proper...Shop...
It's...Part...Barn...
and...
Part...
French... Boudoir...
oh my...
What a Mix!
{The Girls...know... I can't Kill...any of God's...Little Creatures...
 I Feed them...over the Winter...wind up...hand feeding them...by Spring...
when they move...Out...
must be the Quaker...in me...or...the Realization...Critters...Love...Unconditionally....
Unlike...Humans...}
I called Peg... to Share...'The Ammonia Experience'...She Roared...!
oh my...
oh...my...
: )
Those...Girls....Make Me Smile...
: )
That...my Friends...
is...
Priceless...
it...truly...
is...
Love...to ya...


My...Elizabeth...
I know...she is...All...Grown Up...
but...to me...
She'll...always be...
My...Little Girl...
{This....was taken on Christmas Morn..
a Lifetime...ago...
Liz...Loved this Old...Dolly...
and...thought...I had sold her...
But...I had held her back...with a Bunch...of Clothes...for her...
The Dolly...was so...forlorn...I told Liz...I knew a Lady...who could repair her face....
Liz said..." Oh...Mama...I Love..Her...Just...The Way She Is!!!"...
She...still does... she has her... to this day... : ) }
 
Liz...talking to Pegadoo... {oh my...I should Never...Allow This...They...Conspire!!!}
{Seriously...they were getting mighty Close...to calling me...a 'Hoarder!'...
Those...are Fightin' Words!!!}
The Funny...thing...is...
Without...trying...The Old...Hatter...Drops them...to Their...Knees...
God...Bless...'em... for...Staying...Close....
They...Truly...Endure... a Lot...
and...keep coming...back...
I...Truly....am..Blessed...
: )

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Alison Krauss - You're Just A Country Boy


I've...got Silver...in the Stars... Gold....in the Mornin'...Sun...

Sunday...Morning...Coffee...
This...Old Spoon...is a Commemorative...for something....
It holds the dates..from 1901 to 1931...
I don't remember...where it came from.. but..it is what I pulled out...of the Spoon Jar...
this...Morn...
Just as I have all...mismatched Flatware... I also have mismatched...Everything else...
Like...this Old...Blue Willow...Cup...
I have...only...one...
It's a Big One... it's all Crazed....
One of my Very Favorites...
For my Coffee...Sippin'...Morning...Ritual..: )
It reminds me...of my Dear Friend...Eudora....
She collected..Old... Blue Willow...
Sure miss her...
I Truly...do...
 
Old....Silver...
There truly...is nothing like it....
I have collected it...for years...
It's...all we use....
Old...Silver Plate... Coin...and Sterling...
I love...digging through...piles of old silverware...when I'm out and about...
Hunting for...unusual..pieces...
not...necessarily...Sterling...or Coin...
some...of what I hold..most dear...is Silver Plate...
with...unusual shaped...handles...
Some...have Birds...some...Women... or...are Beautifully...Monogrammed...
They can usually be bought...very reasonably...
but...they feel...like a Million Bucks...in my hand...stirring...my Stout Coffee...every....morn...: )
The Coin...Silver... is soooo...Old....
Hand...Made....
from the Early...1800's....
It's so...finely...done....
It makes my mind...whirl.... thinking...about the Man...who created...it...
 Very....Precisely... done...
with...such...Primitive...tools...
Amazing....and...priced...so....Small...
20. to 50. per piece...
It's very close...to Sterling...melted down....it would be worth...a lot....
then...add in...the nearly 200 years... and...Craftsmanship...
oh my....
I spend more than that...filling...the Ford....with...Fuel...
I spent a little time...polishing some of it...tonight...
This is all...in my collection...
I'll be using...some it...at The Garden Party....
and...it should...Shine...for my Guests... : )
Hope...you all...had a Lovely...Day...
and...Enjoy...this Evening...
Filled...with Silver....in The Stars...
and...Relish...The Gold....
in The Mornin'...Sun....
Lord...we are all...so...Very...Rich...
Yes...we are...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
{....Love...
The Alison...Version...of the above song...
{an...Old Don Williams...tune....}
I feel...it...every time...it plays...down...the rabbit hole...
a...'soulful'... straight...to the Heart...
Song....
'Poetry'...
set...to Music...
and...so very...'Fittin'...}
 
 
These are mostly...Big...Coin Silver...Serving Spoons...
I Love...the Tarnish....but...when I serve with them...I give them...a little Shine....
Sooooo...Beautiful...and...if I used these...every day... like my tea spoons...they wouldn't tarnish...so much...
{it took me all...of three minutes...to polish...the group...}
These...Old Treasures...Love...to be Used....
I... Happily...Oblige...
Ready...to Serve!
I Love...finding...Unusual...Pieces....
During the Victorian Years...they made a Serving Piece...for Everything!
I have...several...'Tomato Servers'....
Love Them....
{one...is pictured...above..in the Sugar Urn....... it is Round...and Flat...: ) }
Love...these... The Center...Spoon...I just picked up.... it has...My Home Town...in the Bowl... Cedar Rapids... : )
These were made...around..1880...or...a little later...
I always...look...for unusual shapes...
 What...Sweeties!
These...can be purchased...for under 10.00...
out...and about...
Such...Beauty...for...so... very...little...
and...they will last...a Lifetime....
unlike...3 gallons...of gas...: )

Friday, March 1, 2013

Hoyt Axton - Boney Fingers (with lyrics)


Oh...my...

Oh...my...
I face booked...about Leather and Lace....
last night...
I had posted images...of The House...
It brought up the subject...
again...
about..me not letting Folks...come visit the House....
I gotta tell ya...
I Would..LOVE...to have folks...over...
but...for some reason...
My House is Never...Clean!
Now...I don't care...if my Truck..is Dirty...and..The Shop...can be a Wreck...
I can look...like a Sad...and Sorry... Goddess...
but...Nobody....sees my House....in a Mess...
{well...a few have...and...it About...Killed Me!!!!}
It deserves...Better...
Then...I got to thinking....
hmmmm....
{I have been doing a lot..of that...these last few weeks....months...years...
'Thinking'....}
Wonder...why...my House..is Never Clean....
So...I went back...and looked over the last...couple of years...
oh my...
and...the Above...song came to mind...
You...must..play it...
It's the Story...of My Life!
oh my...I find...I can do...a lot...of things...
{even Fry...Almost...Amazing...Fried...Chicken...from Scratch!!! {Like Mom!}
but..I can't...keep up with the House...
I spend...all of my time...keeping it heated...
and...the lights...on...
Maybe...things...will get...a little better...
someday...: )
and...I'll have a Clean...House...
for now...
It'll have to be...dirty...
but...warm..: )
{My Sweet Friend...Cindy said...Folks...want to visit me...not...the House...
Trust me...
They want...to See The House....
{I'm not...that interesting...}
I have been asked...many times...if it's ever been Photographed....Published...
It's...a Beautiful...House....
Very...unusual....
It...Truly Is...
It's...a Work...of Art....
Created...from...
Pure....
Sweat...and Blood...
I'd never embarrass The House...by letting her be seen...with her pants...down...: )
I simply...can not...
She'd...never...forgive me...: )
I Promised...a Party...THIS YEAR!!!
{I was going to do that...around Christmas...but...with Mom...being so sick...it never happened.... }
I owe...my Friends... a Party...
I'll make it happen...this...year....
Maybe...I'll Fry...Chicken...and Bake...a Pie...: )
 
Yes....I can make..a Mean...Dutch Apple Pie...
Yes... I Love...Big....Cupboards...and...can Load them...too...
{I had a Guy...at Duwa's... last Auction...say to me...before...I picked up...some heavy things...to load...
"You really shouldn't buy things...you can't load...yourself"....
As I hefted...the heavy...pieces...and threw them..in the Ford.......I said... to him...
"Never...Do....: ) "
I Love...'Littles'...too...and...spend...a lot...of time...gathering...them... 
I wish...I could spend more time...giving the House...what it deserves....
Yes...I can...
Unconditional...Love...keeps me...going....and...fills the House...with Hair...
I wouldn't..change...a thing...: )
I had...to post these images...of Peg...they were taken, two years ago...
It's the Perfect...Picture...of 'Show Time!'... : )
You work your fingers...to the Bone...
Then...it takes...every ounce of strength....you have...to lift...that Margarita...Glass...{because...the Aleve..ain't cuttin' it...} Your Body...hurts....so Much..you want to cry...but...all you can do...is Laugh....
This year...my feet..hurt so bad...at Nashville...they woke me up...at 4 in the morn...
Yep....We're Livin' The Dream!
all...for Bony...Fingers.... : )
and...keeping the House...warm....
No Time...to Clean...but The Furnace...is Singing!
I remember...Exactly...what she said...at this point....
because...I have said it...a Thousand...Times....: )
Always...always...on my mind....
Loading...and Loading...and Loading....always...Loading...
I wear...the Fanciest...Clothing....and...like... everything...and everyone...in my life...I wear them...out...I don't mean to...but...I do...{I was wearing a second pair...of gloves...under the these...oh my...and...I poked a hole..in the spare...
oh...dear....}
uh...huh....: )
ahhh... Bony Fingers...and...Gnarly Head.......: )
Keep Climbing.... I Hate...being..on the Ground....
more...Loading...: )
Ahhh...yeah....
Big...Stuff.... yeah....
Why...do I strap things...on the back??? ask Peg...she knows...
No Room....elsewhere...{N O N E }
Big...Food....
uh...yeah.... Thank God...for Wire...: ) and...Dad...for showing me how...to use it...
And....Friends...

I'd hate...to actually...see...what's spinning around..behind these eyes....
I think...it might...scare me...to death....
I'm sure...I'm thinkin'...
maybe...things...will get a little better.... in the Mornin'....
Can't...walk away from these...Old Friends...
Get a little Money...gotta run and spend 'er.....
If...I could see...what is behind my eyes...it would probably...look a lot...like my Little Purse....
Repairs...Repaints...Cleaning...after...I get it...Home....
Whatever...it takes...
Thinking...Processing...Hoping....Praying....
not...cleaning....
Bony Fingers...
Feelin' a Little...Older... : )
My...Wardrobe....
I LIVE....for my Bubble Baths.... {this one...was a Bit...Chilly...
but then...Nothing...is too...Extreme...for The Hatter...: ) }
Me...I prefer...a Hot...Hot...Hot....Two Hour...Over the Top...with Bubbles...
Bath...
Yes...I...Do...: )
These Moments...are Mine...I could...be cleaning house...I guess... but...No Way...
They are Way...too Dear....Few...and Far....Between....
Yes...I can Fry...Chicken.... not as good as Mom's... but...I can...fry...Chicken...
Just...can't keep the House...clean...
Seems...when I have a day..off..when I should be cleaning...
I find the recliner...remote....Sponge Bob...and Peanut...M&M's....
La...la..la..la...la...la...la...
: )
 
As I look back...it's not...the Work...that wears me out....
it's like the song says...
Work your fingers to the bone...what a ya get....
Bony Fingers....
Bony...Fingers...
and...a Dirty...House...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
{I'm kind of different...about...'things'...I remember...I wouldn't let a Prominent....Magazine...Photographer...take images of our booth...many years ago...
at Heart of Country....because...it wasn't..'Done'...
She was not...happy...with me...: (
What can I say...
I didn't...want...those images out there....
The Booth...The House... is like... a Painting....
I don't want a half...done...piece...out there....
I want...the Finished...Piece... to be seen...
to...Shine...
What can I say...
I'm...weird....}
{after...re reading this...I have to add...
"La...la...la...la...la...la...la...la...la..La..LAAAAA!!!"}
: )
P.S.
I just got out...of a Two Hour Bubble Bath...: )
after writing about it...I thought....'Why Not!'....
La...la...la...la...la....LA..LAAAAAA!
: )