skeleton in the closet . . .

It's 10 days before Christmas and I am posting pictures skeletons . . .  some people think that seems a little strange, but people who know me understand.  That is why when my friend found this skull when going through some old stuff that belonged to her father-in-law - she thought of me.  I was curious about the name and number. It turns out that these skulls were souvenirs at Disneyland for years.  RANDOTTI

I have been sort of lazy with my posts . . . simply putting my Facebook posts here.  I need to do something about that . . . 

Let's see . . . what can I do to get inspired?

November 2nd . . . Collected

I am a collector of many things . . . most of which I don't need.  When I was younger I collected specific things . . . Raggedy Ann & Andy stuff, bears, I think I went through a unicorn phase.  :)  I don't really collect anything like that now, but I seem to have become the keeper of many things. 

 I like so many things and also have a lot of hobbies . . . so I have collected so much "junk" . . . as my youngest son likes to call it, but as they say. . . One man's junk is another man's treasure.

I tend to surround myself with items I like and find beauty in . . . it helps to make my house a home . . . that is important to me. 



Cup of the Day

My family tells me I am OCD - which may be true. One of the things that makes them say this about me (and there is more than one thing) - is that I have a thing about matching. Each day my coffee cup somehow has to coordinate with the outfit that I am wearing that day. (It honestly bothers me if it doesn't.) Richard and the boys think this is weird of course - although Richard does go along with it - by picking out a cup for me on days I am running late. (He would probably deny that.) So this is the cup of the day.
We took Sadie out for a ride.

She obviously was enjoying the day. You have to love those ears!

"Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful."
~ Annette Funicello

October Mugs.

Halloween is probably my favorite holiday and I have a thing for coffee mugs - so I have collected quite a few mugs to use this time of year. When I say I have a thing for coffee mugs - I mean that I pick a mug to use each day that goes with what I am wearing. (yes - OCD I know - it does bother me if my mug looks bad with what I am wearing). I figure if I am going to use something everyday - then I should have fun with it. The people at work think this is a little weird - but then we all have our own little quirks.
"Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with." ~ Drew Sirtors

Polka Dots

I love buying coffee cups - and I love polka dots - so I could not walk past this one at Starbucks yesterday. My personality being what it is - the coffee cup makes a difference. If you are going to drink anything - be it coffee, soda, or a glass of wine - it may as well be in a great cup or glass. So this is my newest coffee cup. I will enjoy every cup of coffee I drink out of it. The aroma, the taste, and cup - all make for a great cup of coffee.
"No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Little Black Bags

I love small black bags. My collection is small - but growing. The one in the middle here is one I found a few weeks ago in an antique store. The clasp is a round cluster of rhinestones. They have always caught my eye for some reason - for as long as I can remember. I often wonder when I find one that I like - what the history is behind it - who it may have belonged to. I think that is one of the main reasons that I like antiques or anything for that matter that belonged to someone else before me. There is a history to them - and although I do not know what what that history is - it is connected to those items. Something about a bag that I like may have been the same thing that caught the eye of another woman years before me who picked it up, turned it over in her hands, deciding whether or not she was going to purchase it. A small - but a connection to the past.
"The past is not a package one can lay away." ~ Emily Dickinson