You're Not Gonna Believe This, But.......

        You're not gonna believe this, but I only ate two slices of this crispy bacon this morning...even though slices three and four were calling my name...insistently!! ^_^ 

     I shut up slices three and four by having a bit of scrambled egg...

    ...and some oatmeal with some fiber filling peaches and bananas! :-) 

    F.Y.I., that's how I shut up slices three and four of the crispy delicious bacon 'AND' the hunger monster I woke up with this morning!...He kept poking me until I sent these down the tummy channel. He hit that hunger monster in the eye!! LOL

      You're not gonna believe this, but I almost forgot to do my blog this morning! O_O ... Well, not really 'forgot'. It was more like time completely disappeared on me!...I woke up at 4:45 a.m. because I was exchanging information with a customer last night regarding a custom order of lapel pins...

           ...and I wanted to check to see what he wanted my next move to be. I got instructions from him that had me crocheting like a fool right away! ^_^ 

        Then there was an issue as to how much it would be for shipping, because he wants his order within 48 hours. He has a special event he's attending on Saturday. O_O ...In the interim, I was chatting with hubby and watching the email to find out which shipping method he wanted, and then....O_O...I realized what time it was!!! YIKES! The time totally got away from me!!

      Thankfully, I always have something to say....even if I'm saying it later than usual! ^_^

     You're not gonna believe this, but I didn't do my usual search on Etsy yesterday!...I know!...Shocking!! LOL...But there were a couple of items that I didn't share with you before, that I decided...NOW is the time! :-) ...

(Last Autumn Leaves Hand Painted Glass Vase by NevenaArtGlass)

 

(French Roast Rustic Vintage Romantic style Music Box by Grimme)

      And I know you're not gonna believe this, but that's it for today!! ^_^ I'm all talked out!!...No worries though, there's always tomorrow!...Have a good day, Everybody! One more day to Friday! YAY!!!

 I don't feel like talking

I know you won't believe this,
but I don't feel like a chat!
I don't wanna talk today.
That's just not where my head's at.

I'm not all giddy gabby.
I don't feel like spilling words.
I wanna sit and watch the weather,
or the clock, or maybe birds.

My non-communication
only happens now and then,
so enjoy the tempered silence
while I keep a quiet pen.

Tomorrow may be different.
I may talk your ears right off.
You may not get a word in edge-wise,
so today...go play some golf!

Sooooo...Is That What's Trending Right Now?!!

(Organic Market Tote Bag by SewnNatural)

       Clearly, looking at the header photo, you can see that I have a one track mind this morning! ^_^ It's breakfast-time here, and breakfast is 'always' trending for me at this time of the morning! :-) 

      What does 'trending' mean?!...and why am I talking about it?!...Well, 'trending' means "the general direction in which something tends to move, or to extend, incline, or veer in a specified direction."...And I'm talking about it because I saw something on Etsy that was in the list of the things they said were 'trending right now'! 

     This is what I saw...

(Handstamped Keychain Mother-In-Law Gift from Crazy4Handstamping)

    Of course it was just looking at the fact that it was words on something that caught my attention, but what the words actually say is pretty cool too!..."Thank you for raising the man of my dreams."...What a cool gift to give to a mother-in-law!! :-) By the way, you can have it say 'woman' of my dreams too if you want...just saying! :-)

      And then, finding one thing with words on it, I wondered if 'words on stuff' was what was 'trending right now'. So off I went to search for what was trending! :-) And these are a few of the things I found...

 (Best Friends Silver Infinity Ring from laonato)

       A ring with words on it (above). 

     And a scarf with Jane Austen's words on it! (below) :-) ...

(Pride and Prejudice Book Scarf from storiarts) 

       But I found that stuff with words on them wasn't all that was trending right now...Color is also trending! :-) YAY!!...

 (Rainbow Tie-Dye Hoodie from ItsCosmatic)

       Couldn't you see yourself out for a morning walk in this colorful hoodie?! ^_^ I could!....I can't!...But I could...if you know what I mean. LOL

     And what about these colorful wraps?!...

 (5 Bridesmaids Kimono Crossover Robe Spa Wraps from silkandmore)

     They're marketed for bridesmaids, but I could see a good girlfriend day gift here too! :-) ... Which reminds me, it's been a long time since I had a real girlfriends day!...Hmmmm...I need to get on that!

     Okay...so that's what's trending on Etsy right now! :-) ...What's trending in 'MY' Etsy shop is lapel pins and boutonnieres! :-) ...

     These are a couple of my new ones I have to list later today...

       This is my slow period, so they're not moving as quickly out of the shop right now. But I'm still crocheting because...hopefully...things will be picking up soon, when the warm Spring sunshine comes, and tax season is over! LOL People will want to 'look' good, even though they won't have any money left!! ^_^

     Okay...my one track mind has gone back to what's trending in my house...BREAKFAST!! LOL...

(Vintage Handmade Letters EAT Sign from ShopHomegrown)

      Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

Fishing-Life

This world is like a pond in which
you can't help but get wet.
We are like the fish snatched up
into the fisher's net.

The pond-it represents all of
our jobs and bills and debt,
that we swim in every day,
chasing the bait that's hard to get.

The world throws out a line
that we follow to the top;
Then we're pulled away from safety,
and on land we flip and flop.

Even if we get away,
we're now wounded, dry and tired,
`cause we've jumped out of the frying pan,
and now we're in the fire!

It's Time For Double Take Tuesday...And Apparenly For Irritaion!

(8 Inch Square Wall Clock with Vintage Lace and Dots by AbeloClocks)

      When I saw this clock in my friend's "Cool And Minty" treasury...which you can see HERE if you like...I did a double take! I don't think I've ever seen a clock so pretty...so lacy...and so square! :-) 

       I've been doing 'double takes' over a few things lately...I've also been irritated by a couple of things! I'll tell you about them In a minute. ^_^ First though, let me show you the things that made me do a double take yesterday!...

(Crocheted Rose Chintz Victorian TEASET DOILY by RoseFleursCrochet)

      Now, I have made doilies. I think I've even made teacups and saucers...although my memory of 'when' I did that is not so clear. But I've never made anything as involved and pretty as this!!...

     All I can say is WOW!!!...In the Etsy shop description, Gina says that it's made out of 100% Egyptian cotton crochet thread. That it includes a tea pot, a lid, and 12 cups and saucers...with the teacups starched so that they hold their shape. That the teapot will have a lavender sachet tucked inside for fragrance. That there are 95 individually crocheted roses. And that the whole thing is MADE TO ORDER...in a week or so!!...WOW!

       In the above photo it's shown in antique white, with dark and medium violet, and with sage green leaves on the teapot's largest rose. But you can choose the color combinations you want! :-) ...WOW! Talk about 'double take'!!

(Handmade Fabric and Leather Shoulder Bag by Bizmo)

      If you scrolled by the above bag, like I originally did,...look again!...It's not just a brown bag. There's a little doggie on this upholstered art piece!! :-) Soooo cute!!

(Sparkly Purple Lacy Shawl by DEMET)

      And this lacy crochet flower shawl made me do a double take because.....because.....because it's a lacy crochet flower shawl! :-) Nothing else is needed to make me look at crochet flowers again!...Well, the purple helped too! ^_^ I am kind of a sucker for color!

     Case in point, my latest 'colorful' lapel pins...

    ...and my attraction to backyard sunsets!...

     This is a photo of the sunset in the backyard night before last. When I looked out the window it looked like there was a forest fire or something!...until I did a double take and realized it was just a beautiful sunset! :-)

     Too bad sunsets aren't warm enough to melt piles and piles of snow! LOL Although we're due to get some rain later today, so maybe that will wash some of it away! :-]

     Now...to the couple of irritaions! Grrrrr!...One is my dry skin lately!...Why, all of a sudden, does it feel like my face has been put in one of those vacuum seal bags and had all of the air sucked right out of it?!!! O_O I wake up in the morning with dry skin to beat all known dry skin!!

     The sad part is that moisture and lotions and creams only take care of the problem for a short time, and then....the hose of vacuum dryness gets put right back in he figurative face bag!! LOL...UGH! Sooooo irritating for someone known for having nice skin....Yeah....ME!....Old leather face over here!! LOL

      The other irritation is my computer keyboard. My "T" is sticking!!! UGH!...About 2 weeks ago it was the "N"! What's up with this?! Am I gonna have to pound every one of my keys to a pulp in order for them to behave themselves?! O_O ... By the way, this post has taken forever!!! Just look up at how many "T" words are in this post!!!! Grrrrr!...The good thing is that the "N" no longer sicks....Grrrr! I mean sticks! So eventually the "T" is not gonna stick either...or else!!!....No! I don't know what the 'or else' is right now. But I'll think of somehing....Grrrr!...I mean something!!! LOL

    Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

Ease, By Rhyme

To ease my mind,
I jot down a rhyme.

When forced to think,
my brain cells link.

With emotions on paper,
anxieties taper.

With the flow of my pen,
I'm  at peace again.

And to jot down this rhyme,
brought ease to my mind.

Bye, Bye, Weekend...Another Colorful Monday Is Upon Us!

 (Red Butterfly Soft Handmade Journal by ArtStitch)

      Hello Monday!..I would say: 'Nice to see you!', but...uhhhh...I don't think it is!...nice to see you, I mean! Ugh!...It was nice to see the weekend!! The weekend brought us a visitor who gave us wonderful encouragement, and it sent us a friend who made us beans and rice and delicious ham! YUM!

        The weekend gave us all kinds of nap and crochet time, and saw the finishing of my husband's crocheted scarf...finally! :-) He needs some help putting fringes on it...Photos coming later this week! :-)

     The weekend also brought some good ideas...like this beautiful journal to put poetry in!...

     I haven't been writing as much poetry since my boutonniere business took off, but over the weekend I had a little bit of a breather, and I thought about writing a fresh new poem! :-) ...No, I didn't actually write one!...but I 'thought about' it! LOL...I write in spurts of energy when I'm inspired. And lately crocheting, and color, is inspiring me more than poetry. But I have poetry on my brain now, so who knows what will happen...Stay tuned! :-]

     Speaking of color though, let me show you a colorful pair of earrings that wowed me this weekend!...
 

(Rainbow Dangly Earrings by LittlePeachFuzz)

     They're so pretty, aren't they?!...If I could crochet some like this I would be all over it!!!...But my colorful crocheting is of these little lapel 'babies'...

     There were some others too, but I already listed some of them...that was something else the weekend gave me time to do!...I have a few that I have to photograph and list. Maybe I'll get to it later today. GREEN is among them! I finally found some green thread that I liked at the store over the weekend!!...I love Mr. Weekend!...Well, this past Mr. Weekend! ^_^ It was sunny. We didn't get any more snow!!! :-) And my favorite woodpecker made our feeder his home! :-) 

         Okay Monday!...the challenge is on for you to now outshine Mr. Weekend in your own colorful way! :-] I know you can do it! You have to! You have to set an example for the other four weekdays that follow right behind you!! :-)

      Blog readers, while Monday does it's thing....do YOUR thing! Have a happy Monday!! Monday may need some help knowing how to do it! LOL

Monday, Monday, Monday

Here comes another Monday!
Your frantic work week has begun!
Say goodbye to 'Take It Easy',
and all those things you haven't done.

Four more week days are ahead,
seeming like they'll never end.
But just think, before you know it,
"weekend" will be round again.

Lift your attention, all you mothers;
Week day workers, "Out The Door!"
Time to file, and diaper babies,
walk and scrape things off the floor.

Here comes another Monday!
Whether you want it to, or not!
Say goodbye to 'Take It Easy'.
You've got things to do...a lot!

Monday, Monday, Monday!
Why do you have to come so fast?!
And you stay so long! Why can't
the weekend 'Take It Easy' last?

I'm Sorry I Don't Have Pancakes For 'YOU', But.....

 (Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies from whimsyandspice)

       I need to apologize right now to those of you on diets, or who haven't had your breakfast, lunch, or dinner yet! Because this post is not gonna be diet-friendly...or hunger-friendly! :-) Of course my Sunday post never 'is'! Usually it's loaded with pancake photos anyway!

       Ahhhhh! There's a reason for some of you to feel better about what you're about to see! Because at least I'm not making you stare at golden brown pancakes, dripping in maple syrup, and topped with bananas, strawberries, walnuts, or whipped cream! ^_^ It's only this!...

 (Deluxe Whimsy and Spice Cookie Gift Box - cookies, marshmallows, brownies, biscotti)

        .....honey lavender, brown sugar gingerspice or chocolate orange cardamom cookies... some chocolate marshmallows...a few espresso dulce de leche brownies...some chili or cinnamon chocolate malt biscotti...and just a smidge of seasonal cookies...currently being hazelnut whisky sandwich cookies!!...See! Don't you feel better now?! LOL

      

          *hanging my head*....I'm sorry...sorta kinda.

       What can I say! O_O I woke up knowing it was 'Pancake Sunday', and before my hubby could head off to the kitchen, I saw the cookies from this shop, whimsyandspice, while I was searching for something else on Etsy!...*drooling*... My hubby headed to the kitchen QUICKLY...before I got tempted to put him in a car pointed toward Brooklyn New York...where the owner of this shop lives...or before I started twitching my "Add To Cart" finger!! LOL...

 (Chocolate Espresso Brownie with Dulce de Leche)

      My "Add To Cart" finger hasn't twitched for much of anything for a long time, except for crochet shop supplies! And hubby wants to keep it that way!! ^_^ But looking at these goodies, you can see why my finger is a bit 'twitchy'...can't you?! :-)

      To this Etsy shop's credit, I've never seen a shop with the volume of sales it has and still have a 100% feedback rating...meaning EVERY SALE WAS POSITIVE!!...and there were over 9,000 of them!!!! Usually there are a few people who didn't like the shipping speed, the taste of something wasn't what they expected, the packaging left something broken, the amount of product they got wasn't enough, or something!!

        But none of that appears to be true with this shop!..."Where are the car keys, honey?!!" LOL

 

 (The Brooklyn Market Cookie, with cherries, chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, cocoa nibs)

      If I could drive myself...which I can't because of my health...Or if I could talk my hubby into driving there...which I can't because he's sick of snow, bad drivers, and traffic...I'd be heading to Brooklyn New York right now as we speak!...with a rolled up pancake in my left hand, and banging on the dashboard to some music from the radio with my right!!...♫ She's got a ticket to ri-i-ide!...but she don't care! ♫ :-)

(S'mores Kit with homemade marshmallows and graham crackers)

      Oh Well...I can dream! ^_^ ... And I can wait! Pancakes on a plate, and me banging on the side of my plate to some music, is a Sunday morning reality around here! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody!

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are for quiet,
and for music in your ears.
Not for fretting over business,
or for struggle, or for tears.

Sunday mornings are for worship,
or for time to just relax.
Not for schedules that need keeping,
or for dealing with the 'Quacks'!

Sunday mornings are for slowness,
sipping on a cup of 'Joe';
Getting ready for the new week,
when you have to 'Go! Go! Go!'

Greetings!...From Saturday...And From Snow!

(Refined Owl Hand Cut Paper Card by TheImpliedLine)

      As you can see, I found another owl! :-) And it's a really pretty one too, isn't it?!...It's the kind of owl that could keep on giving, because you could write someone a nice letter and send it to them, and they could read it over and over...owl-style! :-)

     I have a few cards like that. Ones that I read over and over again I mean. They don't have owls on them though. :-) Some do have birds! That's because my friends and family know I'm kind of a bird and flower lover...Well, they know I have a 'few' loves! But birds and flowers are definitely close to the top of the list! LOL

     Speaking of birds...all of my backyard birdies have flown the coop for the morning. I should've known something was up when I didn't hear their usual ruckus in the tree early this morning! But I didn't think about it that much until I opened the window and saw this!...

    Yep!...It snowed again last night...In fact, it's gonna snow off and on for a while this morning too...
 

    The good thing is that it's only suppose to be, at the most, a couple of inches...And it's suppose to be warming up a little later. So, this little bit of snow will probably disappear by the end of the day!...Hopefully!
 

  

    I guess I better keep my hats in my Wuglyees Etsy shop for at least a little while longer! :-) ... Not only because of the weather...but also because of the potential for my hats to end up in treasuries!!...like this one!...

 (Treasury curated by Sandra Kiselenko)

       It's was a nice surprise to wake up to...having my hat be in Sandra's treasury! :-) ...

      

 (Crochet Gray Flower Hat by Wuglyees)

     It was nice to see something 'gray' look kinda 'good'!...Not like the 'not so good-looking' gray skies around here lately! ^_^ ... A good-looking gray hat...among good-looking gray hats (see below) and other things in this lovely treasury too!...

 (Lucas Baby Boy Hat by pink2blue)

 (Woman's Grey Corduroy Slippers by Molipop)

      Okay!...Greetings to all of you Saturday 'venture-outerers'! ^_^ Enjoy the snow!...But if you can't enjoy it, Happy Saturday anyway!...whatever you end up doing! :-) I have a plan this morning for some things to do. I hope my mind and fingers let me bring them to fruition! :-) If not, I'm gonna be happy just sitting quiet!...Sometimes noise is over-rated! LOL

Sitting Quiet

I love just sitting quiet,
letting silence be my friend.
I'm not afraid to be alone,
and hear my breathing out and in.

With no T.V. on, or music,
just some thinking done, with me,
In a world where quiet reading
is now called "activity".

There's no reason to be scared,
or to need all kinds of noise,
to create some kind of chaos,
or to look for games and toys;

Just a quiet low lit room,
where I ponder my life course,
where I think of plans ahead,
but no thoughts I have to force.

Just me, still, and sitting quiet.
Nothing altering my mood.
No smoke wafting at my sinus,
no one mad or being rude.

Can you turn off all the gadgets?
Can you hear your own self sigh?
If you cannot take the quiet,
You should stop and wonder why!