First Word -

You told Daisy that you'd seen the joke on facebook with illustrations, but I didn't understand which bit was joking and which serious - or if it was all a joke?

Rustic, pine, herbs on ledges, and so on? Sounds like my kitchen when we first moved here - adored it, but with my grasshopper mind, I get bored of just about anything! It was rather nice though.

I moved on to a Victorian theme throughout the house - loads of brass, velvet and oak - even an aspidistra in a massive container! Again I became bored.

Latest incarnation was minimalist - well, my version of minimalist. What it boiled down to was the entire house decorated in pale creamy colour, and entirely carpeted in creamy beige, totally refitting the light fittings for modern chandeliers - and so on.

Hence the more modern kitchen. No, it'll never be as streamlined as the one I posted, but it's much sleeker than it used to be. Let's face it, easier for me to get round too - with my walking difficulties it needs to be obstacle free! But I still have fond memories of my 'country kitchen' - sooo gorgeous!

Oh, nooo's

I didn't even read the first bit, only the broom bit And, for sure, both sounded as if they were a joke, that be Daisy But, you got me going because of the Church thingy and money so I went off on a tantrum:) On my own oops

Note my new avatar?

My kitchens have changed throughout my life too, I remember lace?

Well I don't think in the kitchen persay ... But!

Our floors are white washed pine, cool. We want a timber bench top, not sure about the doors etc, probably just basic white, but maybe antique handles ... Given what I do for a living, I change my mind like the wind Oh and there has to be either a red slash back, or stainless steel not sure : ) Pots handing from the ceiling would be cool Kinda a bit country and a bit trendy .

Mmmm here is a few, not bad







I love the last one, but with our floors, timber bench tops, pots hanging

Bahahaha, the third one has Rawaii in it

Like them all really

RANTS

Don't we all! I am chief ranter when I get onto certain subjects (as you know, dear Foundy! ) - A2K is full of my 'oops' posts! Not to mention certain PMs

AVATAR

Hilarious! You AND tsarstepan - when I log on and see my profile, I think wow, there are new people on there - all change - must do mine sometime, only surprised that I've kept the white peacock for so long!

Kitchens - I still love the slightly more traditional style of kitchen no.1, not keen on 2, love no.3 - I guess it's my favourite - love the dogs on the floor - they MAKE any kitchen (even if they do get in the way)!

3 it is then Von

Ah, used this one along time ago but as a picture, hey Dutchy

WELL FOR YOU DUTCHY ! PFTTTTTTTTTTT

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Happy Halloween

Daisy, you for sure can use this one I reckon in a text

OMG

Give that woman a robe fast! Slices of pumpkin anybody - plenty to go round - and round - and round!!!

HILARIOUS.

Great pic. Lmao! I texted hubby the bare bottom dress one last night and people started texting it to me.
So, I texted it to a few others and they texted it to him.
Tonight, I'm gonna send out the utter lady and pumpkin butt... See how it goes. Lol.
... The broom part was a joke. I honestly do have a grandmother that lives in Brazil.
She's a nun.
And she does have seven children, although uncle Jim is adopted.
They were all with the same man. She's been a wild activist all her life.
She may be a nun but she can get going on rants too.

... You guys are making me jealous with these beautiful kitchens.
My kitchen is as country as country gets but, it's tiny. I hate it.
Must be skilled at balancing things and precariously perching items upon items. It looks great and cozy when it's clean but cooking takes all sorts of talent.
I should take a photo of my cast iron setup.
I love cooking in cast iron ... Mostly because it makes clean-up a breeze.

... Okay, should probably go for now.
Stay happy, funny and fun.
-S.S.

OMG VON?

Let us know how the utterly horrible woman and butt goes down, so to speak Daisy

Hey my kitchen is small too, you make do with what you make do with but on a good note would be cheap to renovate ; ) Love to see the pots.... PLEASE.

IMAGE.


 

I liked that. (;


I'll take pictures of my iron cookware today and post it later or tomorrow.
I've been wanting to photograph the whole set up. 


 

Dutchy said post a self photograph.


 

My favorite old car is a ModelA Ford.
They are amazing. Takes talent to drive one and great knowledge to keep one in the garage. The one in the pic is my friends car. 
Remember when I said I was digging in the garden and found an old lock box full of documents from 1920? I didn't mention it was found next to a buried Model A ... 

Here's my hubby when he was a kid. o.O'


 
He's still true to his nature today.

Von, this is for you.


 

I love that song. I can play part of it but it gets complicated. Can you read music?

Has anyone seen this yet?
It's and exercise to relax the left side of your brain.
When you look at the photo you see the man looking at you.
Stare at the picture and try to relax your gaze and you'll see his profile.


 
See his side view?


 


Dutchy, 

Vonny, 

Foundy, 

Sturgis, 

Everyone else, 

Take care y'all. Be productive today. But, don't forget to stop and smell the roses. And smile it's today.

PostScript. We're having a lunar eclipse and it's a new moon. Interesting energy in the air. Vonny, how did you fair that storm?


 

PostScriptScript, Utterly butt text was a hoot. Thanks for those. (;

P.s.s.s.
I'm supposed to ask you guys what you think of Owsley Stanley.
Hubby had me ask, says he's from Australia.
Owsley is a important person in my book. (;

Hiya Sunshine, lovely post and photographs once again. Your self portrait is tops with me, seems to represent yourself pretty well, not a woman to be pushed around. Will have to keep that in mind.

Never heard of Owsley Stanley, read his biography which states he was an American from Kentucky. Was well known in the 1960's in the San Francisco area for producing masses of LSD for the flower people. He was living in Queensland, Australia at the time of his death in 2011 from a car accident.

Why are the Oil Companies so powerful that they can do what they like to upset the ecology? Presently they are proposing to drill for oil in our pristine clear Great Australian Bight where the best seafood in the world comes from.

It is of grave concern for my son who is in the Tuna Business and his fellow fishermen. The Tuna migrate from Indonesia in the summer months around Australia to our east coast. The fear is that this migration pattern may be interfered with by the oil drillings deep in the waters of the Bight.

The whole fishing community is up in arms and have asked our Federal Government to intervene and stop the Oil Companies from going ahead. So far the requests have fallen on deaf ears as the Government is reluctant to act and upset the powerful Oil Companies. That's my vent for today!

All you guys have a great weekend.

Owsley Stanley - he was a very weird dude! Supplied LSD to the Grateful Dead, amongst others, and had some strange views on climate change. I'm trying to post an interview with him from 1990 - here goes ...

http://vimeo.com/21377590

MUSIC

Thanks for the sheet music - ouch, you should hear me play! Dreadful! I took piano lessons (forced to) for years as a child, and hated every moment of it! Nice piece of music though

Photo - you really are into guns, aren't you - I ought to pretend to be clever here, and say "Gosh, is that a AR 15 Colt LE 6940 you are holding?", but I know absolutely nothing about the subject -

Storm - it wasn't too bad, but I'm sad for all the trees that have been felled by the power of the wind. So sad. And so many wild creatures have lost their homes. Not an easy life for them, poor little creatures. Our own trees are safe, than heavens, would hate to see them go

that's an old double barrel side by side breach loader.

I have one a lot like it...

nice old A.

I lean toward mid thirties fords myself...

CARS

I know about as much about cars as I do guns - very little! But a very ancient gentleman, who used to live nearby, had a mid-30's Ford until just a couple of years ago. Wonderful old car - it had real personality - which is more than a lot of cars have nowadays. Something like this one -

Whoa! My head...

What a bunch of awesome photos... Mind you, I think we got home around midnight or something, from dinner up at 6.30am for diabetic dog, lucky for D, I never heard the alarm, he woke me at 6.45am and, and, helped me feed the munshkiiins -








Thanks for the witch, Ms Daisy, you can tell I am one, right here, in black and I made the lights flicker so hard, it distorted the picture




Purple rain, purple rain............Purple rain, purple rain... Now I will sing that all day... Love that song.



Dutchy, so the Tuna, is actually Thai/Australian? So I don't have to worry about spices anymore?



Look forward to the photo of the cookware and what an amazing selfie, love it, would look good on a postcard If you think an Aussie is going to discuss guns, uh uh, can't do it, I know nuthin... I guess you are all used to owning guns as a must huh, Rock..

I wonder how the car got buried? And, why is your husband smiling Sunshine, at the house burning down, did he start it?

Faceoff.. I saw both immediately

Cars do have personality don't they? I love Bay to Birdwood, Dutchy did you ever drive into the hills to watch that? Everyone brings out their prize possession and roads are monitored whilst the go for the drive from sea to hills... Some magnificent cars.

Need a second coffee today, not enough sleeppppp.......

Hey, Dutchy sent me an email, of cats, and what is here?

AMAZING

and awesome photograph, Foundy, where was it taken? I think it's my favourite of you, along with the fire-dance on the beach in Thailand!

Good Bonnie & Clyde type photo of you too, Sunshine - is it a recent one? Buried cars and old cars - sounds interesting!

Dutchy - hi, how's the physio going? I wait for progress reports anxiously - want to know how well you'll be walking by Christmas - not long now!

Sturgis, glitterbag, Bill, and Spades - hugs to all!