Category: Wednesday Hodgepodge

I’m sitting here on my new love seat thinking how much I love it. Ten years with the old chair, and I’d gotten to that old man point, of being used to how my bottom fit in the sagging seat. Why bother getting anything new?

Of course there was the day that I sat down and a spring came up and well, we just don’t talk about it! I did flip the chair and managed to sort of put things together, but I was going to make the chair last! Sadly, this was not to be the case.

By New Years, the chair was even worse. Hubby decided that we should go out shopping for furniture. At first I knew exactly what I wanted, but I refused to pay that much for a new chair, when my old one was still just fine for the dackels and me.

Then I found the new one, with a great price and I quickly ordered it. It is actually a small love seat, which is larger than my chair with even more room for the dackels and me! Now during the six weeks that I waited, I kept telling myself that I didn’t really need the new love seat.

Then it arrived. The dackels circled the chair, not knowing if they liked it or not. I sat down and felt that my bottom felt great all over the love seat! Best of all…there are no springs coming up from beneath the seat!

I wonder why it is, that when we ourselves need new shoes or a new chair or a new mattress, we don’t see things as a priority?

Maybe it is just me. Maybe it comes from growing up with very little. I learned to make due with what I had.

Anyway, I’m so thankful to Hubby for helping me find this new seat. I really love it!

1. What is something you are loving right now?

Butternut squash, and my Kindle Fire. I know strange combination, but we have been eating a lot of butternut squash from my garden (still), and it is just the very best!

My Kindle Fire is wonderful, for reading, checking the weather and the internet when I am not home, but at a WiFi enabled area. Love it!!

2. Paris, Venice, New York, and Rome are considered four of the most romantic cities in the world. Which one would you most like to visit?

Probably Paris. Not simply for romance, but for their wonderful museums and food! Hubby has been to all the museums and we hope to go one day so I can visit them as well.

3. Are you a romantic?

Oh yeah, I really am. Which can drive Hubby insane, as he is not. But we have somehow worked it out, and are happy with the compromise.

4. What’s your favorite love story made for the Big Screen?

Oh goodness, I remember sobbing when I was a teenager and watched “Love Story”. But now, I love the movie “The Ghost & Mrs Muir”. Their love, that transcends time, is beautiful.

5. Everyone loves Pooh bear and friends…which character are you most like and why?

Tigger. Lovable and slightly goofy, with a big heart!

6. What’s the best chocolate something you’ve ever eaten?

Chocolate Peppermint Bark! I am addicted, so I do not eat it!

7. Share a favorite quote about love.

“It seems right now that all I’ve ever done in my life is making my way here to you.”-Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

8. Insert your own random thought here.

It’s the best thing in the world, when you are married to your best friend, your lover and even after 24 years, wouldn’t want to be anywhere else!

Ricky Skaggs and his band, Kentucky Thunder, really know how to put on a show. I’ve never been a big fan of country music, but bluegrass is different. It makes you want to get up and dance!

Ricky was an amazing host during the evening. A talented singer and songwriter, his performance is still flawless, after 50 years in the business.

In between sets, while he would tune his instruments (I think he played three different ones) he told wonderful stories of his boyhood, his youth and breaking into show-business.

His band members, all became well loved by the crowd. What a talented group they are. Especially Andy Leftwich, the fiddle player. I tried to find a cut on YouTube that showed his skill, but I couldn’t. Suffice to say, if these guys ever make a stop in your area, go see them! You will not be disappointed.

We also loved the tenor singer with Ricky named Paul Brewster. He sang Kentucky Waltz and I was touched by his perfect tenor voice!

Despite my fear of crowds, I found none of this was a problem. The venue was smaller than most, and very open.

Our seats were in the 6th row on the left in front. Great seats! I felt quite relaxed the entire time, giving me hope that I can get over my fear of concert halls!

I was wondering where to start on my de-cluttering. That, in itself, can be an overwhelming decision! I thought for a bit during breakfast and then decided to start in my bathroom. My bathroom vanity was stuffed with so many things that you would not believe it! I couldn’t find anything anymore. So, I got a trash can and started to clean. One thing after another.

Have you looked at medications like Tylenol or Aspirin lately to check their expiration dates? I did and was shocked to find things labeled 2002! Not good! Trash!

I found old tubes of antibiotic ointment that also needed to be tossed. Then I decided that there were many things that could be stored in my guest bathroom, like soaps, new  regular tooth brushes (I use an electric one), and shampoo.

I organized a drawer for my hair brushes and combs and clips. The other was for moisturizers and ointments.

I went through the medicine cabinet and I was shocked again at what was in there. I immediately started throwing out medications that had expired.

By the time I was done I had a full plastic bag of trash, and a basket of items for the guest bathroom. I think I will go into the kitchen  for an hour and see what I can get done.

Oh it feels so good to be freeing up space in my house!

Good Morning Everyone. Today we have an important task. We must decide whether or not this jacket is a good selection for the Dackel Princess, or should her daughter, Mandy get this gem.
I am leaving it up to you, so take a moment and vote and I will let you all know tomorrow what happens.

There is great excitement here at the Dackel Princess House. We are getting the upper part of our driveway redone. This is quite important as the record breaking winter and heavy rains this spring have left the road in bad shape. Deep ruts, and giant bumps made it extremely dicey for us or our neighbor (whom we share the driveway with) to go up or down. It happened before when Hubby was laid up and I tried to keep things going. Now we’ve hired a firm to come in and put new drainage in and then more dirt and gravel.

I went up to check on Hubby, Fritz and our other neighbor, Frank to make sure they are doing a good job supervising. So far it looks good.

Fritz is especially good at supervising!

After I checked on things, I came back down our driveway, the part that is paved and I noticed what a beautiful day it was, and how nice the house and the lake looked, so I snapped a quick picture.

It will take a few more days for them to finish the job, but then this should last for a few years. They will also resurface the tar and that will be done as well.

Meanwhile, I was busy with laundry, cooking and cleaning today. I got quite a bit done. Matina and James came down and we walked the dogs. Matina and I are talking about starting knitting projects together. I still hope to make the Harry Potter Scarf that I’ve had the yarn for, for a couple of years. Yes, the time may have come for me to start that!