Pro-cras-tin-a-tion

Sung to the tune of “Anticipation” by Carly Simon.  
“Procrastination.  Procrastination.
Is making me late.
Is keeping me waiting.”
Choices for today included:  washing walls in spare room in preparation for painting, installing new light fixture in hall, raking leaves, raking leaves, did I mention raking leaves, priming table to shabby chic it for the fleatique, gathering pinecones to dress a wreath destined [...]

Ta-da!!

There were times when it felt as if M. C. Escher and I would never reach the pinnacle of our relationship.  Perseverence however,  ultimately triumphed over discouragement. 
Just a few days over six months later, it is done!  Now, what to do next–take it apart and submit someone else to six months of frustration, or, glue it together, finding a [...]

The Mighty 198

1302 down (literally, by the way) 198 to go.
There is a side bet going with the contractor–which puzzle will be done first, the jigsaw puzzle or the bathroom puzzle?

Little Smiles

Search your memory banks to recall that Fleatiquing has become one of my hobby/pass times.  It has evolved into a fun and interesting “away time,” that has not only filled the booth (called Coco’s) with things for sale, but has also brought some decidedly quirky items into my personal collection.  Nothing to take to the Antiques Road Show, but, small keepsakes that [...]

Spring Beauties

Taking a bit of liberty with the language here, (what else is new?) there is a real flower known as a Spring Beauty.  To see a picture of a genuine Spring Beauty take a peek at http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/spring_beauty.htm
My spring beauties were the result of hard work and some luck,  but the result has been very enjoyable this  spring:
Sand Cherry Bush               
Cherokee [...]

Jigsaw Puzzle Update

Back story:  A quiet moment cleaning a closet over the weekend between Christmas and New Year’s sparked the idea to actually put together the 1500-piece puzzle that had sat there un-assembled for over 20-years.  Momentarily forgetting that the real world was only a week away, the puzzle was pulled from the closet.  The idea that it didn’t seem right to [...]

Jigsaw Puzzles

While sorting through the contents of the game closet, a 1500-piece jigsaw puzzle (that, by the way, had never been put together) lay on the shelf, looking pitiful and neglected.  Totally ignored for over 25-years, the quiet snowy day and unhurried atmosphere of the moment led me to make a decision that seemed right at the moment–put the [...]

Busy Times

As of this morning, life has kicked into high-octane gear.  Zero-to-supersonic in 60 seconds. 

My new “work-hobby”  is launching this weekend.  Having rented a booth at the local Fleatique, today marks the beginning of move-in and set-up.  Items that have been gathered are organized, but still need to have itemized identifying tags attached.
After the traditional [...]

Busy Day

Today was the perfect day to do a yard work blitz.  Man-of-my-dreams worked until 3:00 pm, then left for a weekend charity golf tournament.  That meant that my time was totally mine for the whole day.  Stopping to cook or even get presentable to go out for the evening was completely off the agenda.  With no one but myself to [...]

Solitaire

The last thing I do almost every time I turn off my computer for the day is to play at least one game of spider solitaire against the computer.  The statistics say I have played 489 games, winning 63% or 316 times.  Winning is actually the easy part.  My goal is to win with a better point score.  [...]