Friday, April 2, 2010

EASTER EGGS

My cute baby Joe!!!
Joe's Humpty Dumpty Broken Egg


Finished Eggs


Jennies' Favorite Egg




Easter egg coloring with my children Jennie & Joe. This is the messy production, but fun.
Jennie is hiding behind a tie-dyed paper towel.



Tuesday, March 30, 2010

VINTAGE HAIR NETS

I found this lot of vintage hair nets at an estate sale. All are still in the packages. Thought the graphics were kinda cool.

Friday, March 5, 2010

MODERN LIVING ROOM





Even though I have been in the antique business over 20 years, I wanted to show my modern living room. The last picture shows the work in progress. The finished pictures are before I added my art work and a few accessories. It's funny, but our house used to look like an antique store & one day I was just so sick of rearranging, dusting and never having the room look right. I couldn't believe my husband went along with the idea as he is a big time collector. After 20 years of living in the same house, I finally feel like this style fits this early 1970's home. I will later post some old photos of the past decor.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

CANDLE IN THE WIND


Today it is so windy.........I have decided that I hate the wind & am glad I do not live in the "Windy City" of Chicago.
Speaking of wind, reminded me of my all time favorite music artist Elton John (CANDLE IN THE WIND). In the early 70's I would play his albums over & over. I would crank the volume all the way up & sing my heart out. After all these years, I can still remember all the lyrics. Unfortunately, my children will not let me sing in the car & especially in front of their friends.
When the "GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD" album came out (it was a double album, long anticipated), I didn't realize what some of the songs were about. For example "All The Girls Love Alice", "Social Disease", "Sweet Painted Lady" etc..... I found my dad reading the words one day & he informed me that this was unacceptable garbage and proceeded to forbid me from listening. Believe me, I continued to play these records just on a lower volume. How could he think these beautiful songs were so bad? I was just a young girl who loved the harmony & music.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

COOL VINTAGE












Above are some really cute vintage clothing items that I own modeled by my beautiful daughter Jennie. I love vintage...........and she makes it so much fun.
Update on this past week: Worked out every day except Wednesday, as I felt like I had the flu.
Also, had another call to preview an estate sale this coming Monday. Hope it's a good one.




Monday, February 22, 2010

WEEK IN REVIEW

Diabetic Brownies
Kyle's 16Th Birthday

This has been a busy week. I have kept up with my daily workouts. I usually go with my brother Eric or my children to the YMCA. We do at least 30 to 60 minutes of cardio and then 20 minutes or more of the weight machines. I feel as though I am toning my muscles, but the weight loss is not happening. During the week, my doctors office called to have me do a blood work-up, EKG and urine. I hate getting an EKG, it is quite embarrassing. The next day I was called into the doctor's because my blood test showed that my thyroid and blood sugar were out of control. Basically, I was informed that my thyroid has quit working and it is causing my diabetes to not be regulated. Also, this is probably why I am constantly hot flashing. At first I was feeling really depressed, because they said I will have a tough time loosing weight and possibly gain weight. I have been battling these health issues for years. I am tired of feeling sick every day and the lack of energy. But I will not give up! The doctor has increased my diabetic medicine and has put me on the thyroid pill. I will be going back in 6 weeks after another blood workup, hopefully we will see improvement. A funny but pathetic story to add..................Chuck, my husband has lost 12 pounds by laying on the couch while I am doing all this working out. All he had to do was give up cream in his coffee!


The pictures at the top show diabetic brownies my daughter Jennie made for Valentine's Day. So sweet!

Also, we attended a birthday party for Kyle who turned 16. As a normal "new" driver, he ran into the garage door and busted the headlights. Luckily, nothing more serious.

Work: I previewed a possible estate sale in Rimrock, AZ. After visiting with the elderly lady, I have decided not to take this job. Negative factors include the distance, not enough quality furniture and she doesn't want me to have the sale in the house. This will not work for me. I may elaborate on this subject later.


Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MANICOTTA









For Valentine's Day I made homemade manicotti a recipe from my Italian mother-in-law. So trust me.....this is good! The pasta is made like a pancake in a frying pan. 3 eggs, 1 cup flour, 1 cup water. Use a drop of olive oil in the pan & ladle the mixture....it doesn't take long, flip once for a very short time. Amazing how it will be flexible like a boiled noodle. Make a stack of these. For the filling: 1 lb. ricotta, 1/2 cup grating cheese, fresh parsley, 1 egg. The fresh parsley is a must to give it the authentic taste. Roll the cheese mixture in the pasta, cover with your red sauce and top with grated cheese. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes. I only make this recipe about once a year as I make extra to give to loved ones and this will be a day long project. I always make homemade meatballs to go along with the manicotti. My family knows this means love. The title "MANICOTTA" I copied from her recipe.