I hit a local antique store today and to my surprise and joy, I found a large–well over a foot tall–Roseville Peony vase. The vase was damaged, with a rather large crack and a several smaller dings, but it was also being sold for eighteen dollars! I snapped it up. I seldom have much money […]
My husband and I are just too busy. We seem to be rushing all the time–it’s gotten so that we actually feel guilty about spending an evening just vegging out and maybe watching some TV. So this morning I suggested we start getting up a few minutes earlier each day, then right before we leave […]
I don’t keep a lot of terribly valuable dolls in my home, since I tend to enjoy them for awhile and then my greed gets the best of me and I end up sending them back out into the world. For this reason I have never insured my personal collection separately, relying instead on […]
We’re heading to Edwardsville today, taking my mom and step-dad out to dinner for her birthday. We plan to hit the Borders bookstore and the pet store and maybe a few other places while we’re at it. I’d love to check out some antique shops, but their energy seldom holds out that long. I’m still […]
I have a lot of antiques, so I occasionally wonder how many seconds it would take a burglar to break into our home. Having six dogs, who all fancy themselves most excellent watch dogs reassures me somewhat. But I also know our doors all have old hardware and our windows are brittle, so our […]
I’ve been trying to get ready all morning. I’m still really tired and dizzy and I’m coughing up unspeakable things. I’m starting to entertain worries of pneumonia. Yesterday I woke up with a cold in my right eye, which really bugs me, like I didn’t feel crummy enough already. The husband is talking about looking […]
I’m going to have to bite the bullet soon and buy a car. We have two cars we’re paying on for the kids, plus our van, which is paid for, but then you have insurance…I get a little queasy thinking about more insurance and another monthly payment. It hasn’t been a problem since I’ve been […]
I wimped out and decided not to take a class this semester. I’m just beat lately. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, I used to work full-time, manage three kids and a household, take three classes a semester and keep up with the dolls on top of all that. But the past couple of […]
My office was freezing this morning so I finished painting a doll’s body on the kitchen table. This turned out to be a very bad idea. I have great lighting in my workroom, not so great in the kitchen. So while I was much warmer, I now have a dolly with a two-toned face, which […]
Got a backache tonight and I’m beat. I think I slept on my body wrong last night and then today I took Weenie dog around to all the residents and I think I must have been holding her in awkward positions all day because my mid-back region is on fire. Waaa!!! I am having […]
