Ready For Some 'Tea Time' And A Little Chat?!

 (Tea Time, Hand Stamped Teaspoon by MilkandHoneyLuxuries)

      Hello! :-) ... Yes, I know I just posted a blog late last night. But I've decided to go back to my usual daily posts....Stop shaking your head!! LOL...I have to admit that I miss the outlet of talking about my every move! ^_^ Okay, not really. I just love the creative mind-set that writing puts me in. I probably should re-read, and then re-write my book!...The book I wrote about my life over fifteen years ago!!...That would be the opportunity for me to get this 'writing bug 'out of my system, for sure! :-) ... I'll think on it! :-]

      In the meantime, I thought I'd share some conversation with you over a cup of tea! :-) Do you have your tea?!...or coffee?...or whatever?! ^_^ Well, here goes!...I'm getting so old!!! O_O Yeah, I know I've said that before. But this time...YIKES!...Hubby and I were talking over the weekend and something he said reminded me that I'm on the 'sunny side' of sixty!! O_O You know, sorta like being on the sunny side of a hill...The hill that I'm over, by a mile!!! LOL  

      The age, in itself, doesn't bother me...because I'm still 'ME' in my head...whatever age I am! ^_^ But it occured to me that I'm in the age range where doctors start asking you the 'old people' questions! And they want you to take the tests that 'old people' take! O_O The tests that tell them whether you're wearing out or not! LOL

      Well, I've got news for the doctors......Uhhhh....I 'AM' wearing out!! LOL I don't need a test to tell me that either!! ^_^ I have aches and pains that are stressing my aches and pains! And I have things leaking and popping, graying and wrinkling, drooping and making noises, and.....GETTING OLD!! :-)) 

      Time is not being kind to my poor body!...But the whole while my brain is doing great!! I'm getting wiser and calmer, less emotionally taxed, more thoughtful, and entirely more spiritually aware! :-] So, if I have to choose one...body or mind...I'm happy with the one I have. :-) ... "Go ahead time! Do you!! :-) And I'll do me!!"...

 (Black and Cream Marcasite and Swarovski Crystal Bracelet Watch by ginnysboutique)

       How's your tea?! :-) ... I won't keep you much longer. I promise! :-) I don't have that kind of time anyway!!...

 (Watch Pendant Necklace by sandrandan)

      I'm not gonna talk about my 'old lady' body anymore though! I'm gonna talk about how creative people on Etsy are!! :-] It's been such a pleasure for me to share their creations and craftiness! :-) It's made the time go by really fast while I was here talking my head off! ^_^

      Today I'm busy doing some creating myself!...more crochet lapel flowers and brooches, of course! :-) I'm also 'fooling around' with the wording in some of my wuglyees shop listings...to try to bring more traffic to the shop...It's been almost ZERO traffic lately...I saw that a lot of Etsians were complaining about it in the Etsy forums. So I know I'm not alone.

      I also hear that this is the time of year...from February to mid-April...when things slow waaaay down as far as people buying on Etsy. That maybe true. But it shouldn't stop people from 'looking', should it?!...It sure doesn't stop me from looking!! ^_^ 

 (Artist Palette Clock by RipdNTorn)

      That's how I found all of this 'time' today! ^_^ ... I just love clocks and watches!...just saying! :-)) ... Okay, back to your tea! :-) Sip up, and have a good rest of the day, Everybody!! We'll talk again soon I'm sure! ♥

(Tea Time, Hand Stamped Teaspoon by MilkandHoneyLuxuries)

      Time is always waiting right here, isn't it?! :-]

I Like To Talk

I like to talk;
I like to gab;
I like a girlfriend
free confab!

I like to chat;
I like to speak;
I find that words
are what I seek.

I like the chatter
of a crowd;
Not in a whisper,
but out loud.

But, please no talking
while you chew.
{Speaking does 
have manners too!}

I like the noise
that utterance does.
The constant
conversation buzz.

Maybe I need a
word-free diet;
No! I could not
withstand the quiet!

So, I will talk;
Oh yes! I'll dabble
in a constant
lingo babble.

And I'll talk,
and chew the fat,
while the time goes...
just like that!

Let's Not Be Grumpy Today......Okay?!

 (Swinger Girl Blue Moon Pendulum Wall Clock by ObjectIndustrialArt)

      Don't look for anything too deep from me today!...I'm having a terrible case of 'jet lag' after our quick trip to the home of 'Big Ben' yesterday. ^_^ ... Okay!...That's not the real reason the blog is late today...The real reason is that I gave myself permission to sleep in late!...So there!! LOL

      It stops me from being a 'Grumpy Gal'!...

 (Three Grumpy Owls Illustration Print (7" x 5") by majalin)

      No!...You don't want me to be a 'grumpy gal', do you?! ^_^ Then there would be no more snow photos, breakfast shots, crocheted flowers, or NUTTIN'!! LOL...Then there would also be no more of me talking my head off in written or poetic form! O_O ...Nah!...We can't have that!...for 'MY' sake!!!

      SO, in order for me to stay UN-grumpy, let's show off something pretty from Etsy...

 (Twist Pattern Sterling Silver Stacking Ring by 36ten)

      ...Lighten the mood around here...

(Swinger Girl Full Moon Pendulum Wall Clock by ObjectIndustrialArt)

      ...and wake up!!!!! ^_^

      I'll try to be more awake tomorrow, Y'all. :-)) Right now....I'm OUT!!!...But you all have a less than grumpy...non-grumpy to the hundredth power!...kind of day!! ^_^

Time Goes By So Fast!

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Before you eat your breakfast,
seems it's yesterday again!

You visit with some friends,
go to work and cut the lawn.
Then you look up from your book
and face another fleeting dawn!

You're planning what's for dinner,
jotting down the grocery list.
You wake up from a nap,
and now you're looking at a mist!

You're getting orders out,
fingers flying with your hook.
You lift your head to see
another day that light has took.

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Make the most out of it,
because it may not come again!

It's All About Time For Me Today!

(Old Records Recycled Wall Clock by RakuLabFly)

     I don't have time to do much talking today. I have 'company' coming! :-) But just because I don't have time doesn't mean I can't share a little bit of time with you! ^_^ Of course the time I'm talking about is not literal time, but wall clocks time!...

 

      These were some of the coolest clocks I've seen in a while! ^_^ ...
 

 (Blue Rapsody Old Record Recycled Wall Clock by RakuLabFly)

(The Hinge Old Record Recycled Wall Clock by RakuLabFly)

      Yep!...That's all the time I have! Ha! Ha!...Hopefully I'll have more time tomorrow. Not time clocks!...but literal time! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody!

Time Goes By So Fast!

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Before you eat your breakfast,
seems it's yesterday again!

You visit with some friends,
go to work and cut the lawn.
Then you look up from your book
and face another fleeting dawn!

You're planning what's for dinner,
jotting down the grocery list.
You wake up from a nap,
and now you're looking at a mist!

You're getting orders out,
fingers flying with your hook.
You lift your head to see
another day that light has took.

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Make the most out of it,
because it may not come again!

Hello!!

 (Painted Welcome Sign by SlippinSouthern)

      Greetings, Bloggers! ^_^ I'm so sorry I'm so late putting my post up today, but I woke up with a boiling stomach, pains everywhere because it's raining, and sales in my shop that had to be wrapped and shipped. And besides all of that, the nice lady that cleans for me came early, and her and I got to talking and laughing....And in between that, the phone has been ringing off the hook!!! ^_^ Hello!!

     My somach is still doing a slow growl every once in a while...NOT GOOD! LOL...but at least I have a few minutes now to sit here and say: "Hello!" :-) ..."How ya doing?!"..."Whatcha up to lately?!" ^_^

      What I'm 'up to' today is gonna be crocheting! :-) I'm sill trying to get into a timed routine for making my tiny lapel pins. At some point I wanna be able to just replace ones going out, and make a new design color here and there as I want to...Yeah, right! ^_^ We'll see how it turns out!

      I do love color though! Hello!! :-] That's probably why this pencil print caught my eye!...

 (Colored Pencils Photography Print by HeyHarriet)

        I think I have boutonnieres and lapel pins in my Wuglyees shop right now in every one of these colors! :-)) 

         But I love words...and naps too!...Hello! :-)) That's why my head is trying to nod while looking at this right now! ^_^ ...

 (Original Fresh Style Pillow Cover by Beccatexile)

     So cool!! :-)

     And speaking of cool...

(Wedding or Anniversary Cake Topper by yaelsplace)

      I love his cake topper!!! ^_^ My hubby is in the kitchen on his rainy gloomy day, making walnut banana bread. I wish I had this cake topper to put on top of it, with some cream cheese frosting, when he's done. YUM!

     Okay...I know my conversation is all over the place! But what do you want?...I'm working with a distracted mind...a distracted stomach...and a distracted crochet schedule!!...Just be thankful you didn't get me talking about the resigning pope...floating, non-powered cruise ships...the country singer Mindy McCready's death...Ocar Pistorius' murder conviction...watered down Budweiser beer...the New Zealand great white shark...snow hurricanes...etc...!...Hello!...We could've been here all day!!! ^_^ 

     Have a good day, Everybody!! :-) Goodbye!

Priorities

Big rocks of life, important things,
decisions in your prime,
require the best that you can give;
Deserve the choicest of your time.

We have to go to work;
and everyone needs time to play;
But without priorities
the speed of time will take your day.

And if you don't believe it,
try this trick, with rocks and sand;
Put rocks into a bucket.
Then fill the sand in, hand by hand.

Now, empty out your bucket,
and then fill it all back up.
But this time, put the sand in first,
the same sand, cup by cup.

The thing that you will find
is that you don't now have the room!
Putting rocks back in is now like
putting a baby back in the womb.

The rocks are goals, priorities,
the important things to you.
The sand can be most anything,
even recreation too.

Yes, Such is the challenge
when you're managing your time.
That's why Big Rocks come first!
They help prioritize the climb.

YIKES!!...Where Did The Time Go?!!

(Crocheted Stuffed Amigurumi Bear by crochAndi)

      You're probably not gonna believe this, with my yakkety talkative self, but I almost forgot that I hadn't done a blog post for today!!!! O_O I woke up at 5 a.m. and I've been going, going, going ever since!!

     I had some packages that had to be shipped, some updating and filing that had to be done...it's tax time! O_O...and some other stuff, which, as soon as I get this post up, I'll be going back to finish!

     Ans it's not like I didn't have things to talk about! I won a Giveaway the other day that I wanted to share with you...Me and hubby got into a conversation about 'specifics' that I wanted to talk about...and we've got some more 'interesting' weather on the way! Ugh!...Not to mention the things that have been in the news lately! WOW!

      Maybe I'll get around to talking to you about some of these things over the next few days, but for today I just want to share a few things I spotted on Etsy. One being the cute bear in the header photo! :-) He reminded me a little bit of my 'baby Wuglyee' bear. :-]

 (Wayfarer Purse by peskycatdesigns)

       I love this purse because....well, because I love interesting bags, I love the color, and I always love anything with a bird on it!! :-)

 Custom Natural & Vegan Soap Set by HerbivoreBotanicals)

     Now, the soaps caught my attention because of the different "flavors" or selections they come in!...peppermint, French white clay (which has tangerine), dead sea clay (which has lavender and lemon), and a whole lot of others! YUM! :-)

(Paris Post Card Embroidered Pillow by MooseLaguna)

      And I love this pillow because it reminds me of all of the things I love...flowers, pillows for napping, words, and 'virtual' dates!...hubby and I have strolled the streets of Paris on many a 'virtual' Friday date night, eating pastries and saying Ooo la la to each other!! ^_^

      Speaking of which....Ooo la la!! Look at the time!! O_O Gotta go, Y'all! Busy, Busy, today!...I'll catch up before the week is over though!...I...HOPE! :-] ... Have a good week, everybody!!...And that's my final word for today!! ;-)

Living Are The Words

All Poets through the ages,
from Poe to Maya Angelou,
have known the power of a word
and what the written word can do.

Words, alone, or in a sentence,
camouflaged or on their face,
are living breathing things,
occupying time and space.

Left within the mind
no one can hear them swear and curse.
When you release them by your speech,
their jab can go from bad to worse.

A complement is like the carving
of a golden apple's peel.
Falling gently on the hearer,
making shiny words a meal.

Cutting words are like a dagger
seeking out the mind and heart.
of the innocent and sure.
Pulling confidence apart.

Living breathing, in and out,
causing havoc every day.
You could be their vehicle.
So, be careful what you say.

Let good words inhabit spaces,
(which inevitably they do.)
And in receiving minds and hearts?
Let them flourish in there too!

It's That Time Again!...Treasury Time!

(Faceted Wall Clock by RawDezign)

      In case you were wondering...No! My fingers didn't fall off from crocheting yesterday! ^_^ In fact, I'm kinda in a groove with it!...Some would argue that I'd 'better' be in a groove with it...or else stop trying to sell boutonnieres! LOL

     The only bad thing about being in the boutonniere making business is that when your girlfriend calls you long distance to see if you can make her two blankets...like the one you made her as a gift for her wedding 13 years ago...you have to say: "Uhhhhh... :-( ...I'm sorry, but I don't have time to stop and make a blanket...or two...right now. Maybe when things slow down in the shop, but not right now...Sorry. :-(" ... She's gonna call me in a couple of months to see if things have slowed down then. She needs another blanket for herself, and one for her brother, who I think she said was retiring.

      Hubby said: "Maybe I can make the blanket for her...in a little while...when I get more practice...and speed." ... :-) ...That's what I said...NOTHING!...I just smiled...*Looking left and right*.....Shhhhh! YOU!....Blog reader!....Shhhhh!...*whispering in your ear*...Even though he is doing great on his scarf, I didn't wanna tell him that my girlfriend didn't wanna wait until the cows came home...^_^ ...or until 2085, when he would be better and faster at crocheting, in order to get her blanket!! Ha! Ha!...Okay....you can back away from the monitor now!!...Back it up!!! LOL

      Okay, moving on! :-) ... I'm having breakfast and typing as we speak...conserving time! :-) I've got a lot of crocheting to do today! Thankfully, I did all of my studying for our weekly  meeting yesterday. Today, after breakfast, and after I finish this blog post, I'll be able to focus all of my attention on boutonniere making, boutonniere photographing, and boutonniere listing in my Wuglyees shop! :-) 

     Before I take off though I wanna show you the pretty Etsy treasury that housed that pretty clock in my header photo!!...The treasury is entitled black rose...

     And yes...Galina did include one of my items in her treasury!...and it was a boutonniere too! :-) ...

 (Men's Tiny Basic Black Crochet Boutonniere from Wuglyees)

      And a couple of my favorite items from this treasury are...

 (IPad Laptop Desk Tray by EJbutik)

 

(Poncho with Felted Pattern by bluetwinkie1)

      Pretty, right?!...And if this was the only treasury I had to share it would be great!...but it's not! ^_^ 

        I also wanna share this new treasury by Mary, entitled "Crushed"...

        She included my gray, black and yellow headband...

 

 (Wuglyees)

       ...and these cute items too!...

 (The Argoflex Seventy-Five Messenger Bag by BucktoothedBunny)

 (Fence Bokeh Love 8x10 Fine Art print by Lori411)

     Okay, People!...Treasury time is over! :-) Now it's get-your-'oughta-be-crocheting-already'-fingers-back-to-work time!! LOL...After a little Thursday poem of course! ^_^ ... Yes, I know it's not Thursday. But everything else in the poem is true for us right now, except that it's Tuesday, not Thursday...so I'm sharing it anyway!! LOL...Have a good day, Everybody!!

 Thankful Thursday

The week is almost over.
That's one thing I'm thankful for.
Let me think about it,
'cuz there must be plenty more.

I'm thankful on this thursday,
that I have nowhere to go,
'cuz my husband will be home
and we're expecting loads of snow!

I'm thankful that there's tennis,
every morning around 3.
Australia's time is different
and sleep's always aluding me.

I'm thankful for new projects,
custom orders yet to do.
And thankful I crochet,
and knit and write a little too.

I'm thankful on this Thursday
to appreciate my gift;
And appreciate other people's,
and receive a little lift!

Yes, I'm thankful on this Thursday.
Also thankful, let me say,
that's this poem is not endless,
'cuz I'm thankful every day!

'Owl' Find An Owl Anywhere...And For Anything!

(Needle Felted Owl Family of Three by scratchcraft)

      Yep! More owls!....and cute owls too! And I wasn't even looking for owls yesterday! They just kept popping up! ^_^ Okay...so I guess owls 'are' really a 'thing' now! LOL I guess when you can sleep in a tree all by yourself...in the dark...and rotate your neck almost 270 degrees in either direction...it makes you kinda popular! ^_^

      Speaking of popular!...my Wuglyees shop is doing soooo well right now! It's kinda awesome....and makes my fingers kinda busy...all the time! ^_^ I guess I'm gonna have to face the fact that I'm now getting what I wanted way back when I was 'grumping and moaning' about nobody paying attention to my poor little flower 'babies'! :-]

      It's the nicest experience to be sought after...in a very creatively good way. :-) But I also have to make sure that I make time for the 'more important things' of my life...like my spirituality, and my husband! Neither one of which are made out of yarn!...And my husband is definitely not a flower! LOL

(Rare Italian Metal Owl Ice Bucket by GallivantingGirls)

      And I 'don't' want my husband to start getting more like an owl either!...alone...in the dark....and with his head rotating 270 degrees every time I say something!! LOL So I'm in the process of trying to set a reasonable schedule for everything....and everyone...in my new busy-ER life. :-)

 (Great Horned Owl in Flight Necklace by HandyMaiden)

      Unfortunately that also means that some things have to be cut out...or cut down on...like time! *Boooo...Hissssss!* ^_^ I don't have as much time to play Scrabble, watch old movies, or read all of your blog posts like I used to. :-( ... I still do all of these things, but just not with the regularity or fervor that I had time to do them with before!

      So please forgive me if I don't comment like I did before. That doesn't mean that I'm not reading them necessarily. It just means that I'm now getting my giggle...my serious thought...or a good idea...'on the fly', instead of sitting there in ponder mode!...like an owl in a tree! :-] ...

(Owl Watercolor Art Print by ucuspucus)

     Look at that!...the owls came in handy with me having to talk about this subject too! ^_^ ... There won't be any owls here tomorrow...Not on purpose anyway! ^_^ Tomorrow is my 1,000th blog post!...Prepare for talking...and not about owls...even as cute as they are!!! LOL...Have a good day, Everyone!

 Time Goes By So Fast!

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Before you eat your breakfast,
seems it's yesterday again!

You visit with some friends,
go to work and cut the lawn.
Then you look up from your book
and face another fleeting dawn!

You're planning what's for dinner,
jotting down the grocery list.
You wake up from a nap,
and now you're looking at a mist!

You're getting orders out,
fingers flying with your hook.
You lift your head to see
another day that light has took.
 
Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Make the most out of it,
cause it may not come again!

As 'Scarce As Hen's Teeth'!!

(Felt Hen And Chicks Silhouette Pillow by viAnneli)

        What is it with me and birds?...especially chickens?! O_O ... Let me see...My book of poems is themed around them...

 (Baby Bird's Words-20 Poems of Life by Wuglyees)

       ...My description for the book talks all about how I remember chickens behaving in the yard when I was a little girl!

     ...I'm bird-watching all of the time in my backyard now!...And a lot of my expressions are about how they fly, or how scarce their teeth are! ^_^ ...And every time I see something on Etsy with a bird or chicken theme to it....I'm in!!...What is that about?! LOL

    Anyway!...Today the thing I'm talking about...chicken-wise, or rather, hen-wise, is 'time'!...

      Time is as scarce as hen's teeth in my house these days! O_O And in case you didn't know it, hen don't have teeth! LOL...Just like I don't seem to have any time!...I've been on a kind of schedule....kinda! I have studying, blogging, eating, and sleeping...i.e. napping! ^_^ ...down to a science! LOL

     But lately, with friends of mine seriously ill, and my shop selling regularly, time seems to just be flying the coop!!...

     I look down and see all the things I have to do written on paper, and then I look up and....there's no time to do any of it, it seems!!...And yet, my creative brain is always working!...

     These are some of the things it's been working on lately!...
 

      I've been really fighting with myself over the button...or no button...thing lately....Do YOU have a preference?!...Most of these are already in the Wuglyees shop. The others will be soon...if I can find the time to list them!! (Just click on the photos if you're interested in them.)

    Hmmmmm...I'm feeling kinda 'peckish'! (hungry) ^_^ I'm off to get some breakfast, ship a package, do some crocheting, etc.....*sigh*....where will I find the time for my nap?! O_O ...I'm sure I'll figure it out! ^_^ ...Have a good day, everybody!! Make the most of it. Times flies by so fast...like the wind...or like a bird!! :-]

Time Goes By So Fast!

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Before you eat your breakfast,
seems it's yesterday again!

You visit with some friends,
go to work and cut the lawn.
Then you look up from your book
and face another fleeting dawn!

You're planning what's for dinner,
jotting down the grocery list.
You wake up from a nap,
and now you're looking at a mist!

Time goes by so fast!
It seems to fly just like the wind.
Make the most out of it,
cause it may not come again!