Hey! Hey you! You, all looking blessed and highly favored over there! Calm it down. Calm it down. Seriously. I can’t handle all that bright light of grace your shining. Your abundance of the gratitude is overwhelming. It’s clear you really get the reason for the season. Happy Thanksgiving Eve from The Ramblings & one pissed … Continue reading »
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Dress Yo Nest, Sucka.
Years ago (yesterday) I was struck with this idea for a home decorating show. I would call it Dress Yo Nest, Sucka. I’d host the program in a wife beater tank, baggy pants to accentuate my puffy boxer shorts, several fake gold chains from the quarter toy machines outside the dollar store, a hanky twisted into threatening … Continue reading »
You’ve Got Mail… and Bear Issues.
“I am not overlooking any mail. I’m looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.” – Randy Newman I once camped beside the mailbox waiting for a small, bubble-wrapped baby panda to arrive. I’d paid my mother’s hard-earned cash to Adopt Wildlife, and I’d be there to greet my bear baby’s gaze the moment she plopped … Continue reading »
DIY Wedding: The “Who Needs Fingers?” Edition
Floor-to-ceiling ribbon wall installation Hand-dyed lace doilies to be used as table runners Vinyl records melted and morphed into decorative flower cones to dot the aisle Sanded and spray painted cowboy boots to act as twangy centerpiece vases Tea cups mounted to platters lacquered onto candlesticks to create shabby chic… shabby chic… shab- I don’t even … Continue reading »
Sara McLachlan Loves One-Eyed Cats & Other Reasons My Plans Went To Hell In A Ribbon Basket
Last week I reminded you of a devastating epidemic threatening to ruin the fabric of this great nation. Every day (since, say, last month) hundreds of yards of ribbon are locked in dark, lonely plastic bags. These poor, patterned orphans face inhumane living conditions until their tiny ribbon spirits break. They are inanimate objects, sure, … Continue reading »
