ps.

here are the bathing suits. i kept 2 bottoms (one black, one brown), and one top EACH to coordinate.

i kept the top two. i liked all of them, but could not justify the expense for someone who hides from the sun.

shopping with 75% off

umbrella by totes ... supposedly for mom, but i really like the yellow.

pointy flats from 'lucky brand' ... $18 on sale.

bronze flats by 9 west, $15 on sale.

semi-precious stone bracelet by fossil, 75% off retail.

totally costume, by monet ... 75% off

another bracelet by fossil, 75% off

necklace by fossil, 75% off.

so fake (necklace) , by givincy (sp?) ... 75% off.

butterfly 16" chain by fossil, and my current favorite, 75% off.

ps. did i mention i went to the store to return my excess of bathing suit tops?!

cinco de julio

what a fabulous holiday !!! i went to visit leanne & will, ... just a quick overnight trip. i always have such a good time when i visit them.

highlights: got to spend time with amazing old friends, ate spectacularly, got pecked by a rooster, knitted endlessly on my sock, brought home farm fresh eggs, tomatos, and plums, watched cable tv, slept like a rock, and got a bunny (as seen with food).


see the bunny ?!
dinner (before):


dinner (after):


old mamie loves her box:


and freida is stalking me (he's the one that pecked me)(ouch!)(drew blood):

going to the movies in comfort

i went to see a movie last night at the art museum, the 2nd film in the summer series. i took my old tyvek and a pillow to spread out on the grass. OMG, my ass was hurting so much!

so, what did i do today? i went to REI, and picked up this nifty chair, used a 15% off coupon (for signing up for their gear-mail), and paid for it with part of my dividend check. money well spent.

there's another movie tonight. i will be very comfortable.

ps. it's the REI Comfort LTG Chair.

the home edition

of course, i like the new stuff, but the time it takes to gather and possess, i'd rather be knitting!

i have been in search of some pretty sandals for the summer. i haven't been able to find any. and today, with coupons in hand, i went to the mall. in the mall, a giant idiot walked into me, and practically kicked off my toenail from my left foot.

OUCH! maybe that was the end of sandal shopping ?!

i came home with a very pretty pair of clogs instead ....




i don't get as much "home time" as i use to. and then, when i do have errands to run, i kinda resent them. such as shopping ....
before i got to the shoe section, i visited jewelry ....

and i got myself a new bug!


i love jewelry by FOSSIL.

where's my MR. BIG ?!

i AM carrie bradshaw, perhaps w/o all the shoes, or goofy outfits. but, i have no "occasions" that people will gather for, or i can register for.

remember, carrie bradshaw's "a woman's right to shoes" ?!

planting time :)

(top left to bottom right, clockwise) my topsy-turvy hanging tomato plant, chicken and hens, or hens and chicks, mystery plant, other tomato plant, and then the mini-peppers.

vacation

vacation doesn't always mean going somewhere far away or exotic. sometimes it means, "i'm not working today, but i'm still getting paid!"

that's the kind of vacation i had recently. but still, the vacation mentality is still there. i can do X because i'm on vacation !

so, what did i do on vacation?

i had my FIRST ever WHOPPER. yes. i'd never had a whopper before. and now i have. and now i never will ever again. it was nothing special. now, maybe, next time, i will have one of their thick burgers.


and, i went shopping (speed shopping) down at the "yellow stores" in gaffney, sc. my favorite store there is the eddie bauer outlet. LOVE IT.

i found this really great bag, which i immediately moved into.


it's kinda like a small messenger bag. i love bags i can swing across my chest so i can be hands-free. the bag was reduced 70% so i got it for $6. i also got a pair of "aubergine" corduroy jeans. they're very much out of season, but this weekend was "out of season" too. it was cold. i hadn't packed any proper pants for my visit, and $12 purple pants were the perfect solution.

and cookies. i like baking, but can't really eat an entire cake by myself, nor a batch of cookies, and the kids do like homemade cookies. this time, i enlisted one to help. and he was a fantastic helper.


lastly, mom and i always laugh about her mother's house, and all the "interesting" things in it. this is mom's view from the kitchen sink.


i had a great visit. slept like a babe, and accomplished next to nothing. all in all, a very good "vacation".

have you had your FREAK OUT today ?!

i did. i thought i put this around my neck today. i meant to. but, instead, i put an old necklace into a box, and then laid the new one on it in the suitcase too. neck bare. brain forgotten.


and then the freak out commences ... where is it?! did i drop it?! follows all foot steps within the last 200+ miles. no necklace. calls mom. freaked out. "MOM!~ I LOST MY NEW NECKLACE !!!".

and while talking to her, i retraced my "home miles" and found it, outside the box, inside the suitcase. necklace on neck right now.

pretty necklace i'm not worth of ... by fossil (love fossil !!!).

aaaa-chooooo !