The only thing I like better than a snappy alliterative title is a bargain. From left to right we have brown, pink, and black. The brown is barely worn and part wool and incredibly soft. I love the little button detail that runs around the inside of the neckline, probably originally meant to attach a fancy collar. Maybe a furry one? It's also shaped like me, meaning it allows me to be curvy, and fits like a dream. The pink cable tank is 100% cotton and will layer beautifully with a jacket for upcoming chilly fall days. The black 3/4 sleeve Laura Ashley number was a steal at six bucks! I didn't even have to try it on because I have a burgundy one just like it in my closet already! Note the original tags! If I remember correctly, the original price was around $44, the markdown price is $32.99. And don't worry your pretty little head none, I bought the burgundy version retail. But off a yellow tag clearance rack. For maybe seven or eight bucks. The only thing I will enjoy more than feeling smug over these great bargains is wearing them. 
As far as glassware is concerned, I'm a sucker for amber and cobalt blue. I don't collect for value, which is a good thing, because I have absolutely no knowledge of artglass value. I collect for that purest of reasons. Love. These two pieces spoke to me so I had to bring them home. The amber hobnail vase was in the window and I claimed it when I was barely through the door. It's a little over 4.5 inches tall, and has found a home on the little bookcase in my bedroom.
The cobalt bottle caught my eye because of its interesting form. I think it was some type of product packaging due to the smooth area suitable for a label on two of the sides. Old? Maybe. Also could be fresh off the shelf at Hobby Lobby.
I especially liked the bottle's asymmetry. I believe that's an isosceles triangle forming the base. From the Greek isoskeles, meaning with equal sides. And that concludes the artsy glass geometry lesson for today.
Sure, bad girl shoes are everywhere. But at Kohl's? Yes, indeedy! Thank you Vera Wang, for your fashion influence. More shoes that cannot realistically be worn for any length of time or distance.
Note the cute zipper detail!
And what possessed me to purchase these completely impractical shoes? There is just something that feels so incredibly sexy once you have them strapped on! Oh, then there was the price tag. Some girls may have paid the original $75 for them. But since we're talking Kohl's here, it's more likely they were in the 40% off price range. I paid $14.99. Which was great fun.
I don't think we have officially frosted over here quite yet. My thermometer read 38 degrees on the chilliest morning last week, there was frost on the rooftops in the neighborhood. The dahlia in front of the garden shed is still very happy. I may even experiment with bringing in the geraniums and see if they will successfully winter over inside. I might as well put those south facing windows to good use! Any little bit of green in the dead of winter is a welcome sight.
Oh joy! The very first incoming call on my new phone was the garage that whisked away the Forester yesterday. And it wasn't good news. Over three hundred bucks just to tow it to people who can fix it! Something that went well today was getting some of those perennials moved. All that pretty, feathery yarrow from what has become a thicket composed of fifty percent plants I wanted there and about 150% weeds is now in a new spot. And the thriving lavender has been sectioned into three parts and spread out to fill its space without spilling out onto the lawn. Now all that remains is clearing another area of the thicket in order to expand the lilac hedge. Cooking is much easier than yard work so I made an omelet for dinner. Slaving away in the yard can take years to yield a noticeable result. Slaving away for twenty minutes in the kitchen produces something yummy for immediate consumption. Whoever said instant gratification is a bad thing doesn't cook. Or maybe just doesn't cook very well.
Kind of difficult to sell a vehicle when the darn thing won't start. So long, Forester, hope it's not too expensive to fix you. And then, if it's not asking too much, that we find a new owner for you who has just the right balance in their checking account.
Here in the midwest, there is a social phenomenon known as the potluck supper. They take place in varied settings, church basements, park picnic shelters, the neighbor's garage. There is never a menu but sometimes there is a theme, and everyone brings something to share. You will feast on a variety of tasty foods because whatever people contribute, you can be sure it's a personal specialty that the cook has received multiple compliments over. Some specialize in desserts or salads, others are known for their fried chicken or macaroni and cheese.
Whatever you might happen to bring, you always want to make it easy for the hostess to make sure you get your brownie pan or casserole dish back at the end of the meal. This is the reason many containers have a faded strip of masking tape on the bottom with the name of the owner written on it. Tupperware may have the name written directly on it with magic marker. I have seen lids marked as well. This ensures that the anal retentive cook will get their lid for their bowl rather than an identical one from someone else's kitchen. This casserole dish is special, and I need to send it to my sister Pam. It already has her name on it.
Astonishing. Blue. Childlike. Delightful. Euphonic. Fabulous. Goofy. Hilarious. Indescribable. Jubilant. Keen. Loud. Messy. Novel. Ostentatious. Pandemoniac. Quixotic. Rambunctious. Salient. Theatrical. Unifying. Volatile. Weird. eXotic. Yeah! Zealous.
Don't throw this stuff in the garbage! Recycle your electronics! All that plastic, steel, and heavy and precious metal can be extracted and reused!
Computer components, CRT's, rechargeable batteries, cables, cell phones, and more can be recycled. Our landfill charges $40 per ton but I think this is a very reasonable cost for keeping these items out of the landfill. Make less garbage!
This is more that ten years worth of leftovers from electronic experimentation! Michael got it out of the basement and into the garage. Now that it's out of the garage, that space can be used for parking cars this winter. Which could happen any day now.
