These are the coolest beds ever. No, I do not have one, but I’d like to. However, I do not have an extra $15,000 at the moment. But, if I did, I would sure be tempted. I believe that I could find some better looking linens for them also.
Spending so much of this week trying to recover from the Crud…and last week trying to heal a sprained back, I have watched waaaaaaaay too much television. And, I tell you, friends, it is not a pretty picture. Just a few observations…
1. HGTV needs to make some new shows. Most of the ones playing now are on their 4th or 5th go around. If they can build that Dream Home, you’d think they could turn loose of some money to make some new shows.
2. One of the few new ones they have made is Decorating Cents…new host. Not good, not good at all. Big mistake!
3. Why would anyone want Billy Mays to to hawk their product? He has the most annoying voice ever. I wouldn’t buy anything he is selling, just because they should know better than to hire him.
4. A close second is Anthony Sullivan. Awwwww! My ears are hurting.
5. Just how many times a day can a commercial be run? I’m here to say…it’s way too many! I am so tired of Marie Osmond and Jill Barberee, and that other girl talking about NutriSystem and Jenny Craig. That other girl, yeah Valerie Bertinelli, has a friend with her now.
6. There is a new show on called Lie To Me, that is all about reading facial expressions. It is really pretty good.
7. Lost is back on again. This is one of the best shows on television. What makes it so good (besides the hunky men) is that you are sure you have it figured out…and something happens to show you that you haven’t got a clue. Excellent writers…excellent show!
8. It is a sad thing to me that out of all the 3 major networks, none of them have a news team that I have any trust in. I lost all confidence in them during the past election.
9. I really enjoy watching Mike Huckabee on Fox News. And, Shepherd Smith can really be a hoot. Nancy Grace needs to take a chill pill. I wonder if she ever relaxes. Bill O’Reilly can be very obnoxious.
10. Oh, and Proactiv…sick of hearing about it again and again and again and again…
11. Have you seen the new commercial playing now where women scream like banshees, and go tearing thru town chasing after a truck just to get at the 100 calorie Oreo Cakester? Stupid!
12. Does anyone really need one of those blankets with sleeves in it?
13. Stacy London of What Not To Wear…can be really overbearing and unkind at times. Clinton Kelley is usually much nicer. Stacy seems to not have much use for someone who is not as fashion savvy as she.
14. There is no way I believe that a fishing boat out on the high seas will have some frozen fish sticks from the ‘Gorton fisherman’ for dinner.
15. My favorite commercial of all time is the one where the mom opens the door and a snowman comes in and sits at the table. She serves him Campbell’s Soup and slowly the snow begins to melt. Lo and Behold…her son is under all the snow! Cute, cute commercial.
16. I have met some very irritating and obnoxious doctors through the years. However, Dr. House trumps them all. I do like to watch that show. I always try to catch that moment when the diagnosis becomes apparent to him. Brilliant! The show, not him…cause I know he’s not real, but the writers…brilliant!
17. Vern Yip seems like a really nice person. I like the carpenter, Ian, on Color Splash, also.
18. OK, that’s enough for now. I’m feeling a little sick of TV….you know…kinda like a cherry overload! Oh, and your pet is NOT free from tick, fleas and heartworms in the winter.
Here in my home town, there is a malady common to many. It can strike any time, and anyone. But, we’ve all had it, and though it may differ a little from person to person…it is known by one name to all…The Crud. You open your mouth to speak and someone says, “You got the crud?”
You cough, and sneeze, and someone else says,” Oh, no, you’ve got the crud?” Even, “Oh, you poor thing. Go home…you’ve got the crud.” We all know what it is. Oh, not the technical…the medical name. But, that matters not. We ALL know what the ‘Crud’ is.
First you feel just a minor problem with your throat. It could even pass unnoticed…but for the fact that it is a familiar feeling…you felt it many times before. Next comes an ever so slight problem with getting air through your nasal passages. And, you know, you feel it deep in your bones…the crud is on the way.
You will then start to feel that tightness in your chest as if there is something in there that shouldn’t be…and you’re right. Thus begins the coughing…very slight at first…mostly just a tickle. A mere annoyance. And, you know, you feel it deep in your chest…the crud is on the way.
Soon you experience a totally stopped up nose. Which causes the head atop your shoulders to begin to ache…and move on quickly to a hurt. And your poor nasal cavities do not know what to do. They are alternately flowing like a river and stopped up like a dam. Before you know it there is so much ‘yuck’ living in your sinuses, you wonder how it could grow so quickly. And, you wonder if there is room for any brain cells in there. You can blow and blow and blow until you are seeing stars and light headed…but, it keeps on coming. And, you know, you feel it all the way up your nose…the Crud is here!
Now the ‘yuck’ in your chest begins to break loose. Oh, misery! You have to cough…you must. It will not be quieted. However, if you are a woman ‘of a certain age’…you must beware! Unless you are very careful, you will wet your pants during the coughing spell. And, as far as walking and coughing…don’t even try it! You’ve been there. And, you know…as you’re changing clothes…the Crud has struck!
You may or may not have fever, you may or may not ache, but, for sure you are still coughing, and wiping, and holding your head. And, if you happen to be a teacher of young children, you may hear these prophetic words, “Mrs Owens, you sound like my Grandma…she’s dead!” And you know, deep in your heart…that children don’t lie. You sound terrible. Positive diagnosis…the CRUD.
And, because some idiots decided to make meth with the OTC drug that works best, you must go through an act of Congress, get fingerprinted, show your driver’s license, and offer up your firstborn, just to get the simple remedy to open up your nose. It is not quite as hard to get the cough meds…if you can just manage to decipher the bottles to decide which one you need.
And, you wait…and wait…and wait. And slowly, you begin to feel slightly normal again. And, before you know it…all is well. Life is good. The sun comes out, the clouds float by, the birds are singing. Breathe deeply. Enjoy it. And wait…cause ’round these parts…the Crud will surely come again. Bummer.
If you could only shop at one department store for the rest of your life…which one would you choose?
Zogby International, a marketing research and polling firm asked this question to 24,964 people, and this is the result:
Wal-Mart…..26%
Target……….22%
Macys……….9%
Costco………..8%
Sears, JCPenney, Kohl’s………..5% each
Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales…..2% each
Marshall’s…………1% ******************************************************************* Interesting, isn’t it? I would have to ask one question before I could answer their question. I would need to know if that is ONLY STORE I could shop at or just the only DEPARTMENT STORE I could shop at.
If it was the ONLY STORE I could shop at, my answer would be Target. Because they have a pharmacy and food and garden center. And, I have been really impressed with the selection and quality of their merchandise since they opened here.
But, if it was the only DEPARTMENT STORE, I am not really sure. Our town doesn’t really have much to offer as far as major department stores in other cities. We have a Belk, Dillards, Kohls, Sears, and JCP. I really enjoy shopping at Macy’s when I shop out of town, but I also have been pretty impressed with Kohl’s since they opened here recently.
Interesting survey, and it was taken over a 2 year time period. But, it would make me very sad to have to limit myself to one store from now on. What about you? What would you choose? And I’ll make it easier for you…I’m speaking ONLY of department stores…you can still go to any drug store or grocery store you want to. ***************************************************************************** (Information on poll from Wallet Pop)
A few weeks ago I got a lovely e-mail from a lady named Rachel. She was apologizing to me for using the name ‘Gatherings’ for her blog. Even though she didn’t intend to name it that…it’s just these darned computers that sometimes tend to go their own way instead of following our lead. She was baffled as to why she could not change the name to her intended name. And, I understand that so well. How many times have I asked this computer to please do the right thing…to please obey me…to just make sense of the craziness I typed in and read my mind and do what I want. I KNOW some of you have been down that same street.
Anyway, today, I went back to her blog and began reading her stories. Friends, you have to go there and read. BEWARE! You will stay a long time because her writing is so captivating. And, as I told her, when I asked her permission to send you there, I know these people she writes about…you probably know them too. If you have had any dealing with folk from the ‘country’… or if you grew up there or even visited there, you will relate to her well. This is a quote from one of her first posts:
“And that is where my voice is—the South, in the old days and old ways, with visits to older kinfolks, one with his own still, another who ran a gristmill and supplied several counties with meal and grits. Years of Church suppers and small town showers and gatherings and preacher poundings and weddings and funeral feasts and looking after the new mothers by supplying their families with three meals a day til they were “back on their feet” have sealed my voice into a time and place that is mostly memory, mostly centered around kitchen and table, and all about Family. I’m the Peas and Cornbread voice, mostly, upholding the plain and the simple, because that’s who I am and what I know.”
So, you will find Rachel’s blog here. The name of her blog is Lawn Tea. I will send you off with one piece of advice…start at the very beginning. I did yesterday, and I laughed, and remembered things so similar to her experiences. You will not want to miss any of her posts!
I am a Christian woman who has survived many years on the planet. God has blessed me with a wonderful family: husband, 3 sons, a dear DIL, and a precious grandson. I also have dear friends to keep me inspired. I am an artist of sorts and am finding my way through the great blessing of retirement. I recently retired after 20 years as a music teacher. Life is good!
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"All your sons will be taught by the Lord; and great will be their peace." Isaiah 54:13
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Hello, my name is Everly. I am a blogger living in New York. This is my blog, where I post about interior design and decoration. Never miss out on new stuff.
These are the coolest beds ever. No, I do not have one, but I’d like to. However, I do not have an extra $15,000 at the moment. But, if I did, I would sure be tempted. I believe that I could find some better looking linens for them also.
Hello, my name is Everly. I am a blogger living in New York. This is my blog, where I post about interior design and decoration. Never miss out on new stuff.
