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Ha where has this Christmas tree dress been all my life? Maybe you could decorate the dress for other times of year like Easter and people's Birthdays.
My ideal Christmas tree would go up and down like a large umbrella, fully decorated.
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Hhhaaha Feline Umbrella Yes, pop it open completely dressed pull the string and the lights go on. Your a sewer.right? What my friend did b/c we were making this up as we went along. She made triangles and then reverse sewed the seams. Then added that pull tape in the center of each panel . The problem with the pull strings is over the years they have started to break. It's never been washed. It's put in the dryer for a short time when it comes down.Oddly it doesn't get dusty. I guess because of it's location and it's satin.
WE hung it off the fan in the center of the room to work on it. She told me later she was ready to kill me when I said the tape string stuff needed to go higher about 3 feet. We made a pocket at the top like you would for a curtain and slipped in a wooden ring that was used for needlepoint. The wooden ring b/c it is seriously heavy. The ring is strong enough to hold the weight.
I designed a ceiling holder. Never got around to getting it made. It's held up by a clear plastic hangar. Just a tad tacky. But you don't even notice the hangar unless I point it out.
To me it looks like a ballroom dress.
We kinda have this little ceremony removing it on Thanksgiving. One guy on a ladder and one on each side. I direct Hahaahaaha. Goes back on mid Jan.
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Sas - Love the pics! Is that a choker style neckline on your wedding dress?? Gorgeous! Also love the candlestick...pewter is near and dear to my heart. Do you have a idea of its age? You’ve got a great eye and it all looks lovely displayed. Not to mention that funky cool Xmas tree! No needles no decorating and looks great! Cool idea! Great prices...I never find ‘steal deals like that!
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Egads I developed a mantra over the years that works well for me 1. if something appeals to you, 2. price is right, 3.you have a use for it, and 4 you've never seen it before.
The little candle stick is intriguing. My instincts say it's very old. On the limb time. I think at least pre 1900. The sand casting is nice , but it isn't perfect. The finish work of rubbing out the small imperfections isn't perfect. A high quality piece wouldn't have these imperfections. It has touchmarks with no imprinted name. That should put it in a specific time. It would if it were silver. I did study pewter at one time, but have forgotten most of it. That was maybe 20 years ago. So this will be like starting all over. The chase. Hahaha
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Sas - ahhh the chase lol. What I love is holding an object like the candlestick and wondering who held it before me....maybe over 100 years ago, and all the folks in between. Who was the craftsman that picked it up for the first time...gives me the history willies..in a good way. Nice score girlfriend
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Egads, your description is exactly why I thrift. I feel like I'm rescuing things. Then learning the history is very fun. Then turning around and gifting it, is way fun too. When possible I let them pick their own piece(s). Then I watch their eyes.They bond.
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Sas - so true @ bonding! Ever visit a historic site and feel like you're part of the woodwork? The 'high water mark' in Gettysburg PA draws me and Boone Hall plantation in Charleston feels like home. Weird,seeing that I’m Canadian....or I’m just weird lol.
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Oh I get that feeling when I walk Williamsburg. It just draws me in, like I can envision it back in the day. Being an east coast gal, I found the landscape in Colorado and Wyoming overpowering when you think how long it took the mountains to get to the height they are and gorges/canyons to be cut. And knowing you are on a caldera in Yellowstone and the destruction that took place the last time it went off leaves me speechless. That trip had such a calming effect on me.
Junie and Shep think of the two of you often. Hope all is coming along for you.
Jaymeb, you asked about Patty. She was in the hospital but is now home. Hospice is managing her pain meds. Here is a link to her thread so you can check in on her. https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8/topics/834945?page=109#idx_3251
Been busy since family went back to Japan. Taking hubby to the doctors and tests and a couple of appointments for me thrown in there. Had to have our roof recoated and the bathroom skylight fixed as a pane of glass slipped out. Luckily, it didn't break. Painting the outside done, inside have a couple of rooms to do as I know the color I want. The rest will have to wait until I can make that decision since I will have to live with it for a while. Next project will be to get the rest of my photos in order so my kids won't go "who the heck are those people" when it comes to the past ancestors and work some more on family genealogy.
Egads, I love your sense of humor. You are a natural!
Sas, glad you are thrifting again. It's been awhile hasn't it? You get such good finds.
Lover has been quiet. Is she ok?
David Baldacci's new book is calling so I'll say night, night ladies and good morning feline.
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Hi Kathy, not so much non thritfing as not finding something---rare-----I think I have found something with this candle holder that is rare. Spent hours today. The base goes back may be several hundred years. But the handled doesn't. A puzzle. I just love this little piece. Worked on it many hours. It has perfect hand balance for someone walking through the night. All five fingers are engaged. It's a holding of the handle. What's unique is that it supports the whole hand.. five fingers and hand
I looked at hundreds of candle thingy's today........ nothing supported this candle. I'm sure,,I have something very old.
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Mrs. Peacock in the Library with the Candlestick
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I’m so very sorry to read of Diane’s death. Never forgotten
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Amen.
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Got another blasted heat wave coming! Going to be 90 or worse right into the 4th. Yuck!!!!!!!!! Woke up to thunderstorms this morning which upset poor Jackson!
On a happier note, I only have two treatments left before I get a break
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Kath - Williamsburg is near and dear to my heart too! Glad I made you chuckle.
Sas - I hope you weren't planing on 'offing' someone with that candlestick holder!! I don't care what kind of grip it has....stay away from Ms. Peacock AND the library! We can't afford your bail! Btw..how did shopping and eating go today? Did you tow the line or am I gonna have to track down a holder of my own?
))))Mommy - yay to 2 treatments left! Send the heat up here...I'm damp and cold! Can't tell you how jealous I am of some temps I'm reading thru the threads!
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Egads, Know what you mean. Bring on the 70's F. It's summer, already. 62 here right now.
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Wrenn, 57 here, feeling like 53......I just looked up the temp in Fort Yukon...60!! How does that make sense on June 28th??? Arrrg....please Santa, I've been good, send summer, or at least some coal in the stocking. Could burn it to keep warm
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85 at 7:45 pm here in DC. I'll trade you! Humidity isn't too bad right now but that will come, ugh.
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Kathindc - What is the title of David Baldacci's newest book? I love his writing.
Ok, after waiting for 21 days to get the appt. for a PET scan, today I got up at 7:00 a.m. to get ready to take the train to the hospital in Portland (55 miles). I get to the hospital at 12:00 p.m. (2 hours early) and go to check in. The receptionist then asks have I fasted for at least 6 hours. I say NO, was I supposed to? No one from your hospital/dept. communicated this to me. Receptionist says, "sorry but we are going to have to cancel your appt." I'll just say I was/am seriously ticked off. Then after I left the Radiation Dept. my phone rings and they let me know that unless I have someone with me next time to watch Kirby in the lobby while I have my scan I can't bring him either. Again something else they failed to inform me of. I then spent the next 4 hours waiting for my friend to get off of work so I could ride home with her.
This whole fiasco has now caused me to have to cancel my appt. next Monday with my MO because there won't be any scan results, plus it will delay any treatment I will get by at least 2 - 3 weeks. In the mean time I sit and worry what my BC is doing in my body. I did stop by the Patient Relations Office, but doubt anything will come of it. Such a waste of time, money, etc. for nothing.
The PET scan is now rescheduled for July 10th.
Egads & Wren - It was 75 degrees here today and overcast with some sun today.
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And so the heat wave begins today! Made sure there is an ample supply of ice for the pets for today, so far. Going to keep 2 trays going at all times. As for me, I am not doing much, going to stay as cool as possible!
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Junie - That utterly sucks!! Bad enough you’re wading thru the slings and arrows of stress, you didn’t need this added to it! Glad you advocated with patients relations...keep calling, squeeky wheel and all. Crossing my fingers they move this along faster. Try for a calm and peaceful weekend...rest up, you must be exhausted!! Big huggers!
Feline - love the pic! Still not warm here but soon changing, woot
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Junie, the newest book is The Fallen. It’s the latest in the Amos Decker series. I’m with you, love his writing. In November, he has a new series starting. The title for that one is The Road to Mercy. i miss the Camel Club series. Once I start one of his books, I find it hard to put down. That is absolutely inexcusable what radiology did to you. I’m fuming for you. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. How is Kirby doing
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So far it hasn't gotten unbearably hot yet to the point where I need the a.c. but by this afternoon it will be on!
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Kathindc - I was so sad when "The Camel Club" series ended. I also really liked the ones with Will Robie. I have not read but one of the Amos Decker books yet. I'll keep a look out for his new series in November. Our local library will have them.
Kirby is doing great. He'll be 2 already in October. Hard to believe.
Egads - I did ask to be put on their cancellation list, but with the commute from here, etc. it would be difficult to pull off on short notice. The local hospital has a PET scanner, but their radiologists are useless and I refuse to go there. The hospital in Portland is a teaching hospital and has all of the hi-tech machines that smaller communities can't afford. Plus, their radiologists seem much more on top of things and more detailed when diagnosing.
Ok, I am off to get ready to go volunteer today. Have a good day to all and hopfully no one melts away.
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I keep promising Sas I will post and by the time I’m caught up I’m too tired. Just got off the phone - we just start telling life stories and we both have a lot of them!
Jay, no worries about invading my privacy. This group can probably tell you I’m more likely to over share than under share. Ask anything. I’m an open book.
But it would probably take a whole page to update y’all on what’s been going on in my life. Ok, let’s start with a picture. You know I love my new house. I just wanted a peaceful place to die. And I have it. Here is what I wake up to in the morning. It’s my sanctuary. An inner sanctum.
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And here’s what Olivia is up to lately:
I promise, I will post again soon! But right now it’s bedtime. Nini Owlettes.
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Your room looks very peaceful. I love Olivia.
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Nothing like an asthma attack in the middle of the night to wake you up! I’m HOT so I turned on my fan. I know better than to sleep with it on but it felt so good. And voila, asthma attack at 2:09 am. Now I’m on an inhaler high, full on case of the shakes (at least that it what it feels like. I’m not actually shaking)
I love the inner sanctum Mags. It looks very comfy! How do cats balance on things like that. My Merlin does the same thing.
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Who was complaining about the heat? Hah!
DD2 had swim competition this past and previous weekend. It was wicked hot! 106 F on Saturday
Feel bad for those who have to make a living outdoors. JNC, DD is doing ok. Echocardiogram was normal and the Holter monitor picked up two increased heart rate. One was when she was working out and the other while she was coaching the kids. Not significant I guess. Still no answer as to why she had the event that scared the living day lights out of her mom.
Kath, I was just taking a break
Life can be exhausting with all the worries. I wasn't feeling myself. No energy. Dizziness. Pin and needles in my muscles and bones. Sinus pain. Just yucky feeling all around. Doc thought I had Mononucleosis. Blood test showed no active Mono, just past exposure. Feeling almost myself now. How is DH? How are you? Mine is upset at me at the moment. He is sleeping in the guest room. Oh well. Mags!! Lol at Olivia.
Ms. Sas, love the wedding dress. Classic.
Egads, I fell off the wagon in Las Vagas
Just like Eeyore, I can't do without rice or noodles. I am cutting back on them by half though. Hard to change culture. I did try the breakfast muffin recipe. Delicious. Even better the next day. Wait...you are eating crickets now? Now that is primitive. A true cav woman. Queenie, no jury duty for me either.
Junie, I feel for you.
Shep, wake up!!
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