Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rain. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Sunshine On a Rainy Day


Between The Rain Drops

Honestly, it's been raining so heavy it's more like 'in between the cats and dogs'. Some even got hail this moring. Some had to declare town emergency because of flash flooding. That's what happens when you get 5 inches of rain in an hour.  Not quite as bad here, but Gar will be working in his Grundens today. If I go out, I will don my wellies for sure.

Here's a better look.


What? My camera lens is in the way? Oh. Sorry.


No laundry going out on the line today. Luckily, tomorrow is supposed to lovely. Until then............some color, on an otherwise dreary day.

INSPIRED: design

Our kitchen was a bold, Mediterranean blue for 12 years. Our lounge is olive green, with pops of bold color.  Our bedroom is black rose, which is really a deep brown with hint of burgundy.  Now even though I've gone for neutrals in the redo of the old half of our house, as you can gather, we're not afraid of color. So, without further ado........here's some brightness for you to enjoy.

1. no source, found via pinterest, pinned by several people. (It really bugs me when you can't find a source, so if you just so happen to know, clue me in, OK?) 2. via allthingsthrifty.com  3. Drew Steinbrecher via apartment therapy 4. Monica via apartment therapy 5. Judith deGraf via design*sponge

A couple of pops from our own pad.  Our coffee table in the lounge is a bold red, scored the last one from West Elm, had to hunt it down to get it shipped from the store that had it. Please ignore the dust. This is what happens with glass topped tables (but better than scratching it all up).


Check out the little bar stool-come-end-table on the left in the picture above. It's in it's birthday suit.

Here's its twin all dressed up in a 'rainforest' green, serving as Gar's nightstand in the bedroom.



Both were scored free from neighbors after their moving sale. Gotta love that. And I gotta say, I love rainforest green.

Here's one last pop of color from our shop, Bates Mercantile Co.



I e-mailed the printable version of 'Boomerang' off to Zagreb, Croatia this morning. I just love having customers around the world. Really I do.

Sunset Meadows

We had a break in the dreariness at the end of the day yesterday, just in time for sunset. Perfect timing. It was pretty majestic.



By the way, Garrett just called. He was having his lunch under a piece of plywood. He didn't want to sit in the truck all wet. Well, his Grundens were wet, but he was dry.  He bought them in 1994 for $180 (he knows, he wrote in marker on the inside of the suit). Yes, that's a lot of money, but not when you consider how many rain suits he'd gone through prior. The Grundens are still kicking and in pretty good condition. So if you or someone you know works out in the rain, the Grundens are a worthwhile investment. I was not paid to say that. Wish I was, but I wasn't.

Hope there is more sun where you are today. Fingers are crossed that the forecasters are right about tomorrow.

Ciao for now.


Wednesday, September 7, 2011

It's Raining, It's Pouring

vintage Sky Blue Rain Coat with Cool Trim

Can't Complain About The Rain

We've been quite lucky this summer. The rain drops have been few and far between. This week though, lots of it. Probably can't hurt.

I'm embracing the wet weather today. Then again, I'm not working in it. 

Here's some wonderful rainy day finds from other etsy shops. They're sure to brighten  your day, even if it's not raining where you are:


Check it out......great vintage rain coat complete with hood to cover your noggin'. Look at the details on the arms and hem. Sensible, yet stylish.

vintage Sky Blue Rain Coat with Cool Trim
copyright cookiesandcream



Classic ducks in raincoat yellow. See, the sun is already shining.


V I N T A G E Rain duck boots US 7, UK 4.5, Europe 37.5, Australia 5.5
copyright AlicjaVintage



But what if you're going 'out' in the rain? You know, 'out' to dinner, or dancing, or a party. Pow!


Red in the Rain Vintage Trench Coat
copyright crazyhotclothes



Shouldn't your pooch be covered too? Just had to include this. It makes me laugh.


Big Dog Rain/Winter Jacket
copyright TyTzu


Hey! Who turned off the sun?

Standing in The Rain Decorative  Light Switch Plate Cover Made From Original Art Work Free Shipping with purchases of 40.00 and over
copyright idillard



If all else fails.  Me me me me me.............just warmin' up.


Singin' In The Rain Movie Poster
copyright funnyfaceart



You can always hope for a rainbow.

Here Comes The Sun - rainbow, dove and last drop of rain - Necklace -Aid for Japan-
copyright mixko


Almost forgot. Bates Mercantile Co. has one that fits into this category.
If there's no rainbow, you can hope it's only raining posies.




Havin' fun at CraftyScrappyHappy!

Jaime at CraftyScrappyHappy was nice enough to give me the floor for the day. I've posted this really easy chair makeover on Mercantile Muse before, but if you missed it, by all means check it out. Be sure to take a look around while you're there because Jaime is one serious project master. She's a peach of a gal too!  LOVE her projects and her blog.

More FREE Printables On The Way

Be on the lookout. I've been working on some more free printables for you all.  They're not quite done yet though, but they will be soon. They'll include more gift tags and a blog planner for those of you who are 'bloggin fools', among other things. You're so kind for hanging out at the Muse, that I think it's the least I can do.


Thanks again for being here, smack dab in the middle of the week. Hope it's great wherever you are. See you on the flip side.


Thursday, August 25, 2011

Celebration continues.......here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick chick


That's the chicken salad I made for my evening with the Bookclub/Champagne Ladies yesterday. We figured it was still Pearl's birthday week and Martha (really Carey) wasn't able to make the party because she was away, so let's celebrate again. Unfortunately, Soy Goddess (aka Kath) wasn't able to make it this time.......ah the hectic life of a restaurant owner.  But the show must go on.

It's was Martha's birthday too this week. Here's Pearl and Martha ready to 'blow out the proverbial candles'. Yes, they're citronella candles. Got a problem with that?



As usual, we enjoyed the evening immensely, but that's a given when we're together.

I'll state it right here. Although we started as a bookclub, we haven't read a damn book for 'bookclub' for years. Hence the second part of the club name now.  It really should be Good Food & Champagne Club.  All four of us are great cooks (please note, I do not say I'm 'great' at anything too often, but I can cook. Bake? ehhhh, sometimes. Cook? hell yes.).

Our menu consisted of:

goat cheese stuffed fresh figs wrapped in prosciutto
by Martha

take fig, cut in half, smear goat cheese on top, wrap with prosciutto
mmmmmm

cornbread and bacon stuffed baked garden tomatoes
by Pearl
Not that everything else wasn't yummy, these were the hit of the night.  I'll post recipe when I get it.

mediterranean summer chicken salad w/ greens and croissant
by Me
(aka Marge. It has nothing to do with my mother being Marge, though it's kind of weird to be called your Mom's name, but I'm used to it now. When we all first met, I reminded Pearl of an old friend Marge and the name has stuck. Yup. We've all got bookclub champagne ladies nicknames.)

I've done this chicken salad twice now in the last week and it's delicious.  And both times I took the easy way out..........rotisserie chicken (which is not in picture because there isn't any left after making the salad last night and I just took these pics today.)



Chop up breast and thigh meat from rotisserie chicken, no skin
Dice a 3/4 of medium cucumber
Dice half of a red onion
Chop handful of walnuts
Chop herbs (Whatever herbs you'd like, this time I used chive and lemon balm, which I am especially loving in chicken salad.)

In bowl, mix above ingredients with:

Hellman's mayonnaise
palm full of crumbled feta cheese
2 tbs of apple cider vinegar
couple of dashes of old bay seasoning

Chill and serve on bed of greens or a croissant, with some greens, and enjoy. Go ahead, try it.




The Roma's Are Ripe!

This makes me a happy girl.




Purty, ain't they?

This means it will soon be roma roasting time. Ah, filling the freezer with garden tomatoes to enjoy all winter. Did I just winter? Sorry.

I'll share that process when I get there, but right now, they're just ripening becuase we were late planting this year.

Wet Laundry

Skies looked threatening most of the day but it hadn't done anything. Nothing. Nada.

I knew, if I put a laundry out on the line, as soon as I did it would:




I was right. It's lashing out. So my laundry is now getting a second rinse cycle.



Enjoy the rest of Thursday in your corner of the world. Have I said thanks for being here? Thanks for being here.

Pam




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