Four Things Tag...

I was tagged by Melissa @ The Inspired Room to play this game...she called it Four Things I'd Rather Do Than Paint My Bathroom Cabinet. I would have to say that I also hate to paint. It makes such a drastic improvement (unless you're really a sloppy painter like me), and it's the most cost-effective way to make a change...especially if you use "Whoops!" paint from Lowes or Home Depot. I've been rather busy the past few days preparing for Thanksgiving guests...cleaning, rearranging, shopping for groceries, planning...the whole deal, so I'm calling my tag Four Things I'd Rather Be Doing Than Being in Extreme Planning Hysteria. Here goes, starting with the basic rules of the game...

Four Jobs I Have Had:

• Office Co-ordinator for a major commercial food equipment manufacturer


• Food & Beverage Manager for a hotel


• Clerk in an old-timey country store


• Library clerk and college student (current)
  

Four Places I Have Lived:

• Ohio
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• Pompano Beach, Florida
• Indiana
  
  Four Places I Have Been on Holiday:


• Montreal
• Virginia Beach
• Key West
• Phoenix

Four Favorite Foods:

• Breaded Tenderloin sandwiches from Gerst Haus
• Progresso Hearty Tomato Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
• "All American" pot roast, mashed potatoes & gravy
• Almost any Mexican food

And finally,

Four Places I'd Rather Be

• Sitting on the porch, (someplace spring-like or autumn-like) with a stack of magazines beside me, a pitcher of iced tea at hand, relaxing.


• Key West...in a beach bar with friends watching the sunset


• Italy...anywhere in Italy


• Home...there's no place like it!

I would like to tag:

Bristol from Cottage By the River

BJ from Sweet Nothings

Kathy from Shocking Pink Thread

Rosie's Whimsy

Time to "catch" the turkey...

Thank goodness I don't have to chase a turkey (and do unkind things to it...like chopping off his head!!). I just have to fight the usual supermarket crowd and pick out an anonymous looking frozen bird and let it thaw. After the thaw, my turkey will be spending a day soaking in cider brining spices from Williams-Sonoma. This stuff has a wonderful aroma...smells like Thanksgiving!!

Glitter Cottage

The glitter neighborhood has been started on the mantle, courtesy of a birthday gift from my friend Carol. Like all new developments, the landscaping and other amenities are not complete. This inspires me to start a little glitter construction very soon so the neighborhood can grow...I love this cottage!

Beautiful color, nice bouquet...good company

A good friend stopped by this afternoon with a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau...and a wonderful birthday gift. We discovered that there were no wine tastings in town this evening...not a lot of drinkable BN was delivered to the area. We enjoyed our bottle of wine and had a nice chat. It's good to catch up with friends.

Beaujolais Nouveau Day...

So...today's the day the Beaujolais Nouveau arrives. Will it be nasty, or just a kicked-up grape juice? According to Wine Weekly:

How is this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau?
Vignerons in Beaujolais report that the 2007 vintage will offer full ripe fruit and a round body and will be the best Nouveau in several years. Of course, wine producers will always promote a new wine positively, but I think we can trust that 2007 Nouveau will be fresh, ripe, and fruity. We’ll know for sure in just a few days.

A friend and I will be going out sampling this evening...should be fun!

Meandering...

Yesterday was kind of a low-key day...I met friends for lunch, went to work for a while--still counting the hours until my Wednesday through Sunday stretch of time off--and came home to a very quiet house. It was a nice, mellow day to celebrate my birthday. Now it's time to rev up and get ready for the Thanksgiving holiday only a week away. I think I finally have all of my Halloween items put away, but you never know...there could be something tucked away that I won't find until it's time to put out the Santas and snowmen!

I put my desktop computer away several months ago...I stopped using it when I got a laptop so I didn't see the need to have it take up space in the corner of the diningroom. Well...I decided I really needed to get the scanner out. I used to scan magazine articles and the like, and I do miss the functionality of that. It would also be nice to scan a really cute little ornament-studded Christmas tree I want to attempt to make...it's featured in Country Living Handmade Christmas. So cute and it would really look great on the mantle. I'm just having a little problem locating the cords/wires needed to connect it to my laptop. "Treasure Hunting"...here I come!

Rainy Tuesday

It's a rainy day here...wish we could have had some of this last summer. I'm on a countdown today until I have a big stretch of time off...originally I was going to go visit a friend who moved to the Chicago area recently. Due to a few weird circumstances, that isn't happening. The plan now is to do a little redecorating around the nest, make some of those glittery little houses and churches, and start quilting a long-put away quilt top. I'm looking forward to my parents coming here next week for a little stay. It's been a little over a year since they've been here, so there's lots to do in anticipation of the visit.

Veteran's Day

Image from Google images

Even though the actual Veteran's Day was yesterday, today is the "official holiday." No mail, no bank, and in many cases, no school. That means the library will be a hopping place today.

People who serve...they're a good thing.

One Holiday At a Time...

Image from Romantic Homes, December 2006

My heart and my head know that it's not time to start decorating for Christmas, but yesterday while I was out shopping what did I buy? Ornaments...pink, turquoise, and silver for a frou-frou glittery Christmas. I've pulled out my little bottlebrush trees...thinking they need a coat of glitter...

For the longest time (decades) I loved the Primitive look; now I find myself drawn to the light...glitzy, shiny things. It's a welcome change.

It's a day off!!

I have to work all weekend, so today's my day off. I'm going to work on a few ideas for holiday gifts, shop for groceries, and maybe go to a little fabric shop out in the country if today's one of their "open" days. I would like to find some Amy Butler fabric in anticipation of getting my patchwork book from Amazon. I already have Amy Butler In Stitches and there are a few cute, quick ideas for gifts in it.

My big project after work yesterday was programming my thermostat. When I walked into the house after work, it was 55 degrees. I always have the countdown 'til turning on the heat...as I get older, it gets earlier. I usually like to hold out until Thanksgiving (especially if I have company!!), but I had to do it yesterday...so sad...