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To the Anonymous Blogger that left the "Not So Kind Comment" on my blog after I went to see Ragtime in NYC over the holidays..... You might want to see what I've been up to these days.... If you thought what I did in NY was bad wait until you hear about the day I had today.... Flour Power Joyce.....My partner in crime....suggested we go to lunch at the Culinary School at the Art Institute of Atlanta.... Calling for backup in the form of the SantaMaker Rose....just incase we needed to be baled out of jail.... We arranged to meet at noon.... I got there first.......which is a first for me.....and while waiting for the ladies to arrive I found my way up to the 5th floor and wandered the hallways taking pictures There were alot of these glass showcases with all sorts of awards inside..... Some beautiful cakes on display.... Lots of classrooms.... And a cute little cafeteria where the future chefs were taking their afternoon break.... I decided to find my way into the restaura...

My blogging friend Cheri from "Chez Cheri" always tells me I need to have a feature called.... "It can only happen to Sue"..... Last night was one of those moments so in the interest of menopausal women everywhere.... This one is for you.... Every night before bed......and about a dozen times a day..... I have to get the Boo Dog a big bowl of water and ofcourse it has to have ice in it.... Even when he goes to the kennel I have to instruct the Ropers that Boo won't drink water unless it has ice in it.... Sure...like the Ropers are going to give the dog ice water.... So around 1:00a.m. I staggered into the kitchen... the Boss was already asleep and like a little ritual I washed his bowl.....ran the cold water and preceded over to the Ice Maker.... Bowl under the spout I pressed......out came a flurry of ice cubes... And a few of these.... Like little broken fingers.....Out came 3 pieces of a Hebrew National Wiener.... Through the ice maker!! Then came 2 more piec...

It's Tablescape Thursday Hosted by Susan at http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ And to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Spring!! And my new TJMaxx dish purchase.... I bring you.......... STRAWBERRIES!! With a little Milk Glass thrown in..... A big Cabbage Tureen.... Some inexpensive (Very Cheap) Flowers! And everybody's favorite Glasses from The Dollar Tree.... I love love love the stems on these glasses.... The only problem I can see is how delicate they are.... I hate to handle them and I know one of these Days.... I am going to break one.... Just another good excuse to go buy more.... The huge bouquet of flowers were bought days after Valentine's Day for only $2.00 Publix had tons of them and nobody was even paying attention to the price.... I bought two big bunches and as of today they are still thriving.... Place mats....reversible.... TJMaxx and More.... $9.99 My collection of 1950's Fenton Milk Glass always comes in handy when setting a cheerful happ...

I'm back with more rooms to drool over and more of my comments on decorating from the backseat..... This time I have dug up some pretty spectacular Living Rooms Some are pure luxury like the one above.... In subdued colors and dressed up furniture..... And others like the room below.... Whimsical and carefree... I love any kind of wall unit that can house "stuff" This is my idea of special.... It just spells.....Cozy... perfect colors and I love any room that has a quilt in it.... I use quilts all over my house as draperies.....and shower curtains.... hanging over railings and folded up in baskets... Did you know that a twin size quilt or a twin size anything is the perfect size to make a shower curtain....No hemming needed....Just grommets on top and Your good to go.... Now I love blue but this is a bit overkill..... But again I like the quilt over the back of the sofa... And those great yellow painted chairs in the foreground.... Very Beachy!! A little touch of red wo...