Opening Night!!

Whew!!

Opening night was last night and I think it was a success!!

Oh sure, there were a few rough spots backstage, but in our defense we don't get much practice before the show goes up!!  Fortunately the actors carry the show so well that the minor things that happen don't seem to be remembered.  (thank goodness!!)

If you live in the southern California area I highly recommend our production of "The Hobbit"!!

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Hey Stranger!!

Two months??

I'm noticing a pattern throughout our rehearsals and plays.

As the work for the sets ramps up, I don't blog as much.

Evidenced by the fact that I haven't written in Two. Whole. Months!

Our current production, The Hobbit, opens on the 31st, but we move the set in on the 29th.

Or the 26th...that holiday is messing us up a little! :)

The throne is stained and awaiting it's upholstery.

We built two tables and they are stained and ready for their spot light!

I've got two prisons to paint stones on.....

Oh, and a raft to camouflage a bit.

And five benches to repaint.

Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on who you speak to me or Ed) all these pieces are here at my house so I can just get to work on them.

Which will happen.

Soon!

It has to!! 

I'll be back and share a few photos, too!!

Until then.....

Recent Treasures!

If you are like me you like to see what people find at thrift stores and garage sales.
If you aren't like me, then you'll probably glaze over about now! :)

I find thrifting so exciting!!
To me it feels like I'm on a treasure hunt and finding even one thing that I just have to have is thrilling!!

I used to be rather.....indiscriminate, let's just say.
It was like I had to bring something home...no matter what!
But then, we moved.
I saw the reality of that shopping mentality!
Gah.....

SO!
These days I'm rrrreeaaaalllllyyyy picky!!
Finding something that I really like at a price that I'll pay lends to the suspense every time!!
(I'd like to call it discerning, but I think cheap fits better!!)

My dear husband likes this New Me much better!!
I do, too, to tell the truth!
It makes the days that I find good things so sweet!!

Without further ado allow me to share my recent treasures!!



Even the chair!!
But the chair isn't recent...a $3 swap meet find that was a wreck!
My Dad and I did recently put it back together.

But the rest is from the past week!

I think the tea towels are my favorite!
I especially like the one on the bottom right.
Those three there are embroidered and are very pretty!!
But the one on the right is exceptionally nice!

Oh, and there's a butter dish missing because it's already being used!
I really needed one and it was .25!!
That's my kind of shopping!! :)

I expect the next month or so to be slow now!!
I'm never this lucky!!

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What have you found lately?
I'd love to see!!

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Enjoy the rest of the week!

Cute Bunny and Weird Egg Update!

I know and I totally apologize!!

It was mean of me to make you wait so long to find out what was in the tiny egg!!

In all candor, the tiny egg kind of freaked me out.

So, with that and the fact that nobody else seemed interested in it I had to get my nerve up.

And I did!!!

And it wasn't even bad at all!!!

It was just a teeny, tiny egg!!

I neglected to put something in for reference, but the leaf/rectangles are 7/8"...I just measured! 

We haven't seen another one so I guess it was just an off day.

When you realize chickens do every day what we do once a month, you feel for the girls!

What?  Was that TMI?  

Moving on!!

Yesterday was a rainy day here in southern California.  

And windy.

And cold!

But thinking that it was going to last a few days we let the bunnies out for exercise before it got too wet.

Well, we have one bunny, Ferb, who is quite quick and we didn't catch him in time.

So, he got to play in the rain!!

As a bonus he was treated to some grapevines that Ed trimmed!

Apparently rain doesn't deter a bunny from a good snack!!

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Have a lovely day!!!

In the Nursery!

As I've said before I'm no farmer.

But my husband, he kinda is.

For the last 3 or 4 years anyway!

And boy has he learned a lot!

Gardening is a lot of work and there's so much to know!

But he's realized you can't cram it all into one season, and every year he learns something new that he incorporates into the next year.

This year he's trying to start his own seedlings...I think that's what it's called!

Usually we go to a nursery and pick out packs of already started things.

So, he started out small and started cilantro and lettuce in our kitchen.

That went well as you can see!!

So, with his trusty helper (Adam!) they got busy!

I'm calling it our Nursery!!

I hope to be able to show some sprouted seeds soon!!

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Make your day beautiful!!

PicMonkey Is Here!!!

I'll make this brief because I know you will want to go and play!!!

PicMonkey.com is LIVE!!!!

It's Picnik all over again!!!

But FREE!!!!!!!!

K, gotta go play more!!!

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Have fun!!! 

Mason Jar Sewing Kit from Mom 4 Real!!

I'm going to be honest and admit that I didn't get the whole linky party thing when I first started reading crafting blogs.

First off the word "linky"....what is that?  Was it a real thing or cute-ifying the word link?

I didn't know, felt silly asking so I just averted my eyes to the mention of them lol!!

And I just went on avoiding them for quite a while until.....until the truth was revealed and I Got It!!!

Yea, dork here!! LOL!!!

Obviously I've learned not only what they are but how FANTASTIC they are!!

And not only do I find neat-o projects I find neat-o bloggers!

The point of my embarrassing revelation is.....

Look What I Made!!!

Jessica at...

...shared her creation at a linky party and it was perfect timing!!

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Isn't this adorable and fantastic??  It's not only cute it's functional....I love it!!

The timing couldn't have been better.....last weekend my husband needed to sew a button on...now he could find a needle and thread but didn't know where or if we had buttons!!  I was out of the house that day and wasn't around to help him....poor guy!!

I told him later I have buttons but admitted that they were definitely not handy!!

So this was in the back of my mind as I was checking out a party (which one I do not remember!! ack!!)...and saw Jessica's fabulous project!!

I knew right then that I HAD to make one!!

I had all the supplies which was lovely and so I got to work and made this.....

I love the pink but an not a fan of that blue and I'm just fussy enough to want to make this cuter!! lol!!!

So, I will be changing out the scissors and seam ripper at some point!! :)

The pink object inside is a little strip of felt with some needles and safety pins that I pinned on it and rolled it up.  And the white lid right behind is.....buttons!!!  I went through what we have and found an assortment of sizes and colors that I think will make my guy happy!!  Then I filled it with thread in colors I think are most useful to us.

Don't you want one now, too?  Wouldn't this be a great Christmas present?  

If you make one let me know!

This has made me think this week about the internet and blogging and how we can live thousands of miles from someone but it's like we are neighbors sharing our tips over the back fence!! 

Oooohhhhh!!  So Mayberry!!!

Have a beautiful day!!

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