Updates

I am delighted to see that my blog is still here. I thought my URL had run out but I am so happy to see it hasn’t. I’ve made some changes to the categories and deleted some stuff and added a new article about kitchen sponges and how dirty they are. Hope you enjoy it. …

Granny Circle?

So I am trying to re-teach myself to crochet.  When I was a kid I learned how to do it either from my mother or my grandmother.  I do remember doing the crochet up at my grandmothers cabin upstate New York.  I used to carry around a little basket of yarn with my hooks and …

Collecting Grandma

I recently inherited my grandmothers silverware. She has nearly a full set of WM Rogers and Son’s  Silverware called Victorian Rose and a bunch of loose pieces of  a couple of different patterns which were really tarnished . I remember helping her polish the silverware periodically in her home. It was one of my favorite …

Citrine

  Citrine is a transparent, yellow variety of Quartz, ranging in color from pale to golden yellow, honey or almost brown, and may contain rainbow or sparkle inclusions. The name comes from the French word citron, meaning lemon. It was used as a gem in Greece as far back as 300 B.C., and because of …

A very Brief History of Jet Stone.

Many of the recent Chloe and Isabel collections and capsules contain Jet. I never knew what this was and assumed they shortened “Jet Black” to simply “jet”. Upon further research, I discovered that jet is an actual minor gemstone. Jet is a precursor to coal but is not considered a true mineral but rather a …

Love letter to David Morrissey

Friday March 21, 2014 today is… The first day of Mega Con. I am excited to meet Dave Morrissey today. I brought my governor action figure to be autographed. Dave looked gorgeous today. He wore his famous glasses today as well as a white grey and black checkered shirt. I paid my money and walked …

Scentsy Party

I am having an online Scentsy Party!   I’m doing this to help my sister-in-law out so please check out my Scentsy Online party and order now.    Scentsy makes a great Christmas gift.  Fill your home and the homes with others with seasonal scents that are just divine.   My Party