Dead plants and other fun

Hello Blogland!!! Everyone having a spectacular weekend?? It’s cold, grey and dreary here. As usual it seems. It was a bit of a boring weekend overall.

I spent part of the weekend replanting my pots and my veggie garden. The freak frost and freeze the beginning of the week really destroyed all of my hard work!! It will be so worth it this summer when I’m picking those juicy tomatoes and inundated with squash and cucumbers.

I stopped by a yard sale on the way to the garden center and picked up a couple of goodies. Pickings are slim if you’re not interested in toys or kiddies clothes.

Vintage tablecloth for $1- it’s in excellent condition

Pair of pillowcases for $1- these may become a blouse.

Vintage full sheet for $1 destined for a blouse or skirt

I brightened my pink hair a bit this weekend. I left it on for 3 hours so it’s a bit brighter. Got lot’s of compliments and comments!!!  When I’m asked why I say WHY NOT???

I pulled out one of go-to maxi skirts for church today. These are always a lifesaver.  I got the color scheme from the iridescent bracelet.

Skirt-JJill/Thrifted, Cardigan-Thrifted, Top-Retail, Purse-LizClaiborne/Thrifted

The baby peeking from the picture over my shoulder is our daughter Julie . It was taken the week after she arrived from South Korea (she’s 5 months old) Wow does time fly!!

I’m linking up with all of the stunning ladies strutting their stuff at Patti’s for Visible Monday. Stop on by to see REAL style on REAL women!!

Everyone have a great rest of the weekend. Keep MrBill and I in your thoughts. The Diva’s 11th birthday would’ve been this week. I’ll be sharing on Tuesday the tribute we made for her.

TTFN

Tamera

How to feel invisible…..

Hello Blogland!! I am glad today is my Friday because this week has sucked at work–the computer ate my design drawing just as I was finalizing it for review so I’ve had to semi-start over (I had a proposed sketch saved thankfully!!

I’m going to be spending some time in the gardens this weekend. Even though I covered my plants, the freak late season frost/freeze killed about 8 tomato plants, my basil, my eggplants and my squash. BUMMER!! I’ll be replanting them plus I need to get some scented geraniums to pot up  and pineapple sage.

If you garden and can get it I HIGHLY recommend Pineapple Sage–it’s an annual but makes a shrub!! The leaves are a lime green and smell FANTASTIC–They make a wonderful tea. It gets these dark red spikey flowers in September. I plant it among my perennials and shrubs every year.

I’m glad everyone enjoyed those hunky hairy 70′s dudes!!! Those were the days!! today I’m feeling a bit snarky so I’m sharing ads that just make me laugh!

1. Look- a condom hat!!
2. Cockroach racing???
3. Prune Party–diapers optional
4. I want this lamp!

1. Oh yeah!
2. The Skipper from Gilligan’s Island and orgies?? YUCK
3. Dude looks skeevy to me.
4. For your orgy with the Skipper. Double YUCK!

1. Is that a condom on his head??
2. Prune party-diapers optional
3. Creepy babies in a plastic bag is just wrong!
4. There’s a whole lot of projecting going on here!

1. I have no words for Butt Bullets
2. Somewhere this is someone’s Saturday night date!

1. I must find this movie to watch-it looks trashtastically awesome!!
2. I so need this cookbook for my collection!

I’m gonna print and frame this!

And now to the invisible portion of our program.  Yesterday’s outfit turned out to be a DUD DUD DUD!! I felt uncomfortable and blah all day. It worked in theory but the dress ( a gauzy fabric) stretched really weird on the top and the armholes were down at my waist by the end of the day. It’s in the donation bag now. Here’s the evidence:

Maxi-Thrifted, Cardigan-Retail,

Today’s outfit was inspired by the always awesomely cool Reva of  REVASRAGS2ROSES!!  I took one look at this outfit and knew I had to recreate it!!

The amazing Reva!!

I didn’t have a pink blazer but recently thrifted a bright pink cardigan. What do y’all think??  I got tons of compliments on it and felt funky, comfortable and just so dang COOL!! Thanks Reva for the inspiration! Since my shoes aren’t blingy like hers I pinned a vintage brooch on pants cuff.

Cardigan, Jeans, Top-Thrifted, Shoes & Hat-Retail

Hat-Retail, Bracelets & Earrings-Retail, Pendant-DIY, Pin-Vintage

I’ve  got a pile of stuff to prep for some refashioning. I like to seam rip whilst watching TV. So I’m off to watch the American Idol (GO CANDICE!!!) whilst I rip away!! Everyone have a great weekend and I’ll be back Sunday!

TTFN

Tamera

Yeah it’s a Koolaid stain….

Hello Blogland!!! how is everyone the start of this COLD (at least here in Western Maryland-we’ve had FROST) week??

The pink streak in my hair (soon to be a brighter more Krista/Desiree pink)certainly has evoked some odd responses. Other women seem to love it–even my daughter!! She’d have a pink streak if it didn’t involve having to bleach her hair and such!!

Male response–Lauren liked it (he was SCARED when I announced I was doing it). My male co-workers (who I think I baffle anyway) are a bit perplexed. One ACTUALLY asked me if I had accidentally spilt Koolaid  ON MY HEAD and it stained my hair. AND  he was SERIOUS!!! LOLOLOLOLOL

Today I want to share some vintage 70′s ads featuring some sexalicious MEN in all of their hairy glory!! Feast your eyes on these studs!!!

Boom-chicka-wow-wow!!!!

And last but not least:

Our VIX is a doll!!! I swear add a bindi, and some dangly earrings and it’s her spitting image!

I came home Friday to a fabulous package from Clare of MissSimmondsSays!!! I shed some bittersweet tears over the fabulous pin she made of the Diva. I was truly touched and thrilled with everything!!

Cute home-made dress. This will be getting a bit of refashioning for the boobage.

gorgeous scarf in my colors and an assortment of ephemera (Clare and I share a love of it)

Groovy card!!!

Adorable MrBill pin and Diva brooch made by Clare. I will treasure these!

I forgot to take a picture of yesterday’s outfit. Trust me you didn’t miss anything. I was bored with it myself!! Today’s outfit was simple and chosen to be WARM. It was 28 degrees this morning!! And it will be 85 degrees tomorrow. CRAZY!!!

Everything but the shoes is thrifted!!!

Tonite is the season finale of NCIS so I’m off to spend time with my TV Boyfriend!!! Everyone have a wonderful weekend and I’ll be back Thursday.

TTFN

Tamera

Your mama don’t dance……

Not this mama!!  Hello Blogland and Happy Mother’s Day to all who are mom’s, whether human-kids or fur-kids!!

Our darling daughter and the grand-puppy came up Friday nite to spend the weekend while her hubby is away in Georgia at school. MrBill was VERY excited to see Noelle!! He just LOVES her!!

Julie and Noelle

Whilst I was waiting for her to arrive I pulled out this:

Party-Time Pinkl!!!

And here’s the results. I left it on for an hour (said on bottle 10-20 minutes) as my hair is natural grey as opposed to bleached out hair.  Grey tends to be a bit resistant to dyes. I like the light pink result. The next time I’m going to leave it on longer for a darker pink. My daughter LOVED it and I got loads of compliments as the Mother-Daughter Breakfast!

Here are some Noelle pictures. I couldn’t get any of her and MrBill together as she is QUITE energetic. Bill loves her but she wore him OUT!!! They just left and he is SOUND asleep! It did show us that when we adopt another dog we need to get one a bit older and calmer! He’s just too old to handle it! I made the zebra dress for her.

Friday was a casual quiet day at work. I got the glittery tshirt at Walmart for $7 and gathered the sides up myself to give it shape.

Purse & Shoes-Thrifted,
Capris-Thrifted, Top-Walmart

We had a load of fun at the Mother-Daughter Breakfast. They had a fashion show (pictures later this week) that was so much fun. Several of us “menopausal supermodels” have been recruited to work the runway next year!

Skirt-Thrifted, Top-DIY/Thrifted Fabric, Bracelets-Vintage, Sandals-Retail

I told Julie she had to have her picture taken for the blog, too!!

After the breakfast we got pedicures together and then I took her to the local consignment shop. Julie made out like a bandit. She has to dress conservatively for her job like Lynne of Good Will Hunting.

Julie made out like a bandit!!! she spent all of $27 for the following: (Sorry my pix don’t do them justice!)

Ann Taylor skirt-$4

The Limited sheath dress- $8

Calvin Klein sheath dress-$14

Although it seemed odd to buy two black sheath dresses, the Calvin Klein has pleats across the bodice and is a bit dressier. Both can be worn with cardigans or jackets. She plans on wearing the Calvin Klein at their first anniversary dinner later this month.

Here’s what we wore to church and out to dinner today. I got a REAL DEAL on the maxi dress. I had a $10 off coupon for Kohl’s. I found the dress on the clearance rack marked down from $68 to $16.99 as-is. It had some deodorant streaks on it. I figured it was mine for $6.99 plus the coupon. when I got to the register they gave me a scratch-off that added an extra 30% off. I got the dress for under $5 with tax!! SCORE!!!!

Cardigan-Thrifted, Dress-Retail, Necklace & Bracelet-DIY

Noelle butt photo-bomb!!

Well I’m off to say good-bye to Julie and Noelle. I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend and I’ll be chatting with you more on Tuesday. I’m linking up with all the fantastic ladies at Visible Monday!!

TTFN

Tamera

And the verdict is……

PINK!!!  PINK!!!  PINK!!!

Hello Blogland!!! Seems like the consensus on the hair streak is PINK!!!  so pink it shall be this time!! Next time maybe I’ll go for turquoise or lime green!!!  The stuff I’m getting washes out in about 6 weeks so I can be a rainbow all summer!!

I have outfits to share in this post. I’ve been having a craptastic Fibromyalgia Flare the last couple of days and have been hanging out with MrBill and my tablet in the recliner. I’m starting to feel a bit better today.

I wanted to share some Groovy Sixties and Seventies era Mother’s Day Cards with everyone!

Doesn’t this look like our groovetastic Vix???? 

I love the bright cheerful colors on these cards!

We have a busy weekend planned. Hopefully if the weather holds and I’m able- I’ll get the veggie garden done. Our daughter and the grandpuppy Noelle are coming up to spend the weekend and we have a busy Mom & Daughter day planned for Saturday. Gonna take her thrifting!!! MrBill is excited to hang out with Noelle. He can’t wait to introduce her to cow poo!!!

Everyone have an awesome weekend and I’ll be back around on Sunday with loads of pix and a pink streak in my hair!!

TTFN

Tamera

About those cucumbers…LOL

Hello Blogland!!! Everyone having a fabulous week so far??? Totally random question-daughter is coming up to visit  (with our grand-doggie Noelle while her hubby is away in school) and I’m thinking of taking the “plunge” and doing the colored streak in the front of my hair. Should I go Krista-Pink or maybe turquoise???

Cute MrBill chillin’ on his poochie pad!!! He is starting to exhibit a bit more personality now.

I discovered after posting Sunday that somehow a whole paragraph about cucumbers got deleted. So if you were wondering what on earth Zen and cucumbers had to do with anything in the post……..

On Sundays after church we stop by the grocery store and I pick up the fresh produce for the coming week. I’ve found that we are more likely to actually EAT it as opposed to watching it become penicillin if I spend a bit of time prepping everything.  I mellow out on Sunday afternoons by playing some tunes on Pandora and chopping up veggies and such. I’ll chop, peel,  wash, spin-dry, and bag up lettuce, kale for smoothies, carrot, cukes and whatever fruit we’ve brought. I often will make up a pot of brown rice or other grains in the ricecooker (LOVE) at the same time. I’ll also haul out the food processor to chop and slice onions and such for later in the week. It saves time getting dinner together!! I’ll also pack up in individual containers my work  breakfasts and lunches for the week. It’s all rather soothing and Zen and does make life easier in the mornings not having to deal with all this crap!!

Now that y’all know my anal-retentive food-prep tendencies….. On to some more FUN stuff!! This week there will no taxidermied rodents to ogle but instead let’s explore Vintage mother’s Day Cards!! I’ll be starting off with sharing cards from the 30′s through the 40′s era. I always love the sweet images from this era and the pastel watercolor effect the artists used.

I’ve been somewhat ache-y from gardening this weekend so yesterday I pulled out an easy maxi outfit to wear!

Dress-Retail, Sweater-Thrifted, Necklace-the fabulous Vix!!

Today I started out in a thrifted patchwork maxi skirt I’ve worn before. I managed to trip over myself and RIP the skirt badly. I’m not sure I can fix it–it was rather delicate (chiffon) and it tore through the patches. So this was my planned outfit for Wednesday:

Cardigan-Thrifted, Top-Thrifted, Skirt-Gift

It’s turned into a rainy, dreary day today. We need the rain but ugh, 50 degree rain is just bone chilling miserable!! No gardening for a few days.

Of course I have to leave you with a bit of weird!

What they thought MJ would like in 2000 (circa 1985) and what he really looked like in 2000!!!

Tonite is my date night with my TV Boyfriend Mark Harmon. I’m off to finish up dinner and get ready for some MrBill and Mommy lap time! Have a great evening and I’ll be back on Thursday!!

TTFN

Tamera

The Zen of peeling cucumbers….

Hello Blogland!!  Hasn’t it been such a glorious weekend?????  The weather has been nearly perfect here in Western Maryland!!

Friday nite a bunch of us gals from church got together at Longhorn Steakhouse for a much-needed Girls Night Out!!! I brought tiara’s because of course tiara’s were appropriate for a steakhouse!! Sorry for the lack of pictures but we were too busy laughing and eating.

Joyce and Andrea rocking their tiara’s!!

I was dressed so I couldn’t be missed!! I picked the dress up at Burlington Coat Factory recently. It had sashes that tied behind the back. One sash was completely ripped out of the seam, leaving the seam open. I asked the manager if he would discount it. He gave me 75% off of $19.99 so it came to a bit over $5!!! I removed the other sash and sewed the seams up. The purple jacket is LaneBryant and was thrifted for $3. The purse is also thrifted. Took the photo out in my yard looking towards the neighbor’s house.

Here’s a picture of Daddy and MrBill snoozing and snoring at 7am Saturday morning!

Saturday we went to the nursery to pick up our plants and seeds. I spent the rest of the day planting out the pots in red geraniums and purple alyssum. The pots will look fabulous in a couple of weeks!!

Front walk with new purple coneflowers and blue salvia

Front porch pots. I made the red planter from an old chair.

Planter boxes and old chair with pot

Front porch seating area

MrBill worked really hard!!!

I finally got the tribal dress altered and wore it today for church.

Dress-Walmart, Cardigan-LauraAshley/Thrifted, Sandals-Retail

I’m off to visit with relatives in from Ohio!! Everyone have a wonderful evening and I’ll be back around Tuesday!! I’m linking up with all the fantastic ladies at Visible Monday!!

TTFN

Tamera