Sunday, November 28, 2010

It's Getting To Be That Time Of Year Again........

You first saw her in 2008 as "Miss June"
The youngest and shortest Ivy League Graduate.....
In 2009 she Wowed you in the
Remake of
"Breakfast at Tiffany's"

And let's not Forget last year.....
when she re-created Salma Hayek as Artist
Frida Kallo.....
She's back with her 2010 Sophie Calendar.......
What will she be up to this year....
The Calendar will make it's internet debut right here.....
After January 1st......
** because grandma gets this as her annual Christmas gift......
for anyone new to my blog who hasn't seen the past three years you can see them here....

Become a Fan
so someday you can say....."I knew Miss "B" When".........

Monday, November 22, 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Me and the Boss wish you all a Very Happy
Thanksgiving!!

Monday, November 15, 2010

THIS AND THAT.......and you will not believe the other.

It's another installment of......
This....That.....and more nonsense then you should all be subject to....
It's when I don't have much too say so I just come up with stuff that I have hanging
around my computer....
So without further hesitation......here is what I have been up to...apple picking in Jersey......
Best picture saved for last....
we got to meet
Miss Catherine Zeta Jones in person.....
someone asked if she was named for the actress....
Do you think?


But I think she is much cuter and Hey....she can be taught to sing and dance.


I went to the Visiting Nurses Association of Somerset County's
Rummage Sale....
somewhere over near Peapack-Gladstone N.J.
Jersey has the best names for their towns....

it poured the day before and the place was nothing but mud...
but the bargains.....Well...there is no sale better on the eastern seaboard....

A Spring and Fall yearly event......if you live in Jersey and you have never been....
You are missing out on the best crap sale ever....
last year I found 2 Majolica asparagus plates circa early 1900's for 50 cents each...
later found on e-Bay for $165.00......Each.


birthday dinner with the peeps.....
We only all look so large because of bulky coats....
Sure.


I agree.....60 Sucks.....
But look no gray hair!!!
Sure.


found the best church thrift store on the East Coast.....
in Sandwich Mass....
Crazy Nice Stuff for great prices...



went to the annual
ChowderFest on Long Beach Island....
That also would be in the Motherland...
not as good as the Martha's Vineyard Chowder....
but pretty good for Jersey.

ofcourse it seems every time we go to the island it rains....
And here is proof that Yes....we really do drive in a V.W. Bug all 1,000 miles...

There is always the drive by to the house we stayed at every summer
when I was a child....
I named my Esty Shop after Charlotte Kirk.....the family friend and
Homeowner....
Back in Georgia.....and that can only mean one thing....
Shopping at the WalMart...
I ran in to get the Boss Coke Zero and wandering around I saw these
great embroidered throw pillows....
How cute are they....
That's right....$13.00.

I also never knew that they sell NordicWare....
lot's marked down to $15.00

Okay so I admit I had to stop to feel the fabric on this
Danskin.......daughter hold your ears.....jogging suit.
Now I know what your thinking....you don't really buy clothes at the WalMart....
Well yes I do....Do you know they now sell a collection by Norma Kamali...
Anyway, this set was a total of $21.00
Perfect for long Holiday road trips...
And you ladies all remember Danskin from our youth....It was very popular back then and the quality is still very nice...
And now for some pretty things....
How many of you know Rose from The SantaMaker's Journey.....
she now sells her Santas at Scott's Antique Market
every month here in Atlanta...
I had never seen them in person and they are fabulous....

I stood in awe at these beautiful creations....
This one is for University of Georgia Bulldog fans...
do you see the tiny bulldog in his pouch...

Rose creates everything from the painted face to the clothing....
I was surprised to see how large they were in person...

How wonderful would this look at a beach house....see all the seashells on his robe...
Rose's imagination for what goes onto the Santa's amazes me...
I have been shopping with her in the past and she is always on the lookout for
accessories for her Santa's.....
If you would like to contact Rose to have your own custom Santa made
you can e-mail her at
or visit her blog at
More then just another Christmas decoration....
You would be buying a future family heirloom....

Flea Market finds!!
That one vase in the back has to weigh ten pounds....and if anyone knows anything
about the basket with the clear glass handle please let me know.
And then this is what Big Old 1760 Fireplaces come in handy for....

what the well dressed witch wears....
Stella McCartney for children.

Off she goes.........



Best Pizza in Atlanta...
Fellini's on Howell Mill Road.
but you have to ask them to make extra thin crust....

If it's thanksgiving time it must be time for Jello to release it's best
flavor of pudding ever.....
Cuisine Kathleen if you need any let me know.....I can mail some to Kathy's Cottage
in Michigan...
Have I mentioned how fabulous this is mixed with whipped cream as a
Cream Puff filling....Oh it's soooooooooo good.
and now for what you have all been waiting for.....
The You Won't Believe this.....
Notice the frayed appearance of the Boss' eyebrows...
And also notice that there is no hair between his eyes...
Maybe not odd for the normal guy but he's Italian..
There is Always hair where it shouldn't be....
Another shot and notice the red forehead.....
That's right....
It got very cold here in Georgia last week so I turned on the heat.....
It was not getting warmer in the house so I asked the Boss to go downstairs to see if the pilot light had gone out on the furnace....
So I was up in the kitchen when I heard the smoke alarm go off.... Being brain dead on most good days I didn't think a thing about it......UNTIL.....it wasn't stopping....
So I went down to see what was up....to find the Boss sitting infront of the furnace
with one of those fire starter things in his hand and a dazed look on his face...
It seems he lit the pilot light and hit the furnace button......Check.....pilot light then went back out....He
picked up fire starter thing to relight.....and basically it went....
BOOM....
actually he later said that is went SWOOSH....as flames shot out the front and hit him right in the face....hitting his brows...his hair and luckily Not his eyes because he had on glasses...
I told him how lucky he was that his shirt didn't catch fire but I did question
Why he had no pants on.....
**See older posts on that phenom
He didn't even realize until a day later that his hand also got hit by the flames...
But now he tells me that next time he will be fully prepared when the
Pilot Light goes out.....
"Need a Light?"

You really didn't think I was going to leave you with that image.....
This one is alot nicer....
I am in love with those curls...
Have a great week......Sally I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope my silliness didn't give you all a headache....

Thursday, November 11, 2010

MARTHA'S VINEYARD........Revisited.

You aren't about to read a re-cap of our trip to MV this past summer...
No .......we actually went back to the scene of the crime or shall I say
The Scene of the Ticks.... This time it was just us four guys.....The Boss...the Daughter....Miss B and Me...
SIL had to stay home and hold down the fort....
actually he had to work...
Not getting off to a great start.....see the ferry boat sorta listing port to starboard...
it was a bumpy.......water splashing up onto the deck ride over to the Island...
Daughter turned green about 3 minutes after the boat left the dock...

She soon recovered when she saw the beautiful accommodations that the
Winnetu Resort provided for us after the "said tick incident" from our last stay....
And let me fairly add that we did stay in a private home in May that the Winnetu represents.
The hotel was Tick Free!

We stayed in a beautiful 2 bedroom suite with a kitchenette on the 3rd. floor.....
And this was our view.....
Pretty Nice Yes??
That blue in the background is indeed the Atlantic......
After getting settled and unpacked we set out for Edgartown for dinner on the Pier....
After eating we walked out to find these men on the dock.....


Being Nosey.......we went over to see what they were doing.....
Well, it seems it was a "Fishing Derby"......
Daughter was highly impressed with Mom when I said....
"Oh sure...a fishing derby".....like I actually had any idea what a fishing derby was....
I haven't a clue....
Sure enough these are fish......

Before heading back to the hotel we made the short ride over to
Oak Bluffs to the best donut shop short of Krispy Kreme...
"Back Door Donuts"....
where some genius figured they were inside all night baking for the morning anyway...
They might as well open up the backdoor and sell donuts...
Opening up at 9:00p.m. I believe they keep the door open until 1:00a.m.


Okay...so my pictures are a bit out of order.....
This was taken right before we left the hotel....

As was this....

The next morning......

A tiny little place to eat called Among the Flowers.......

But with big flavors......
Miss B loves their waffles and their sandwiches are delicious....

we did Lot's of shopping....Every shop had 50% off sales....
we went crazy.....
The best part of the trip was getting some alone time with "B"
We walked to the beach where she serenaded me with
Three Blind Mice.....at full volume

We discovered large patches of Bittersweet.....Grandma was very happy.....
The guys weren't so thrilled when they realized I had picked some and insisted I carry it all the way back to Atlanta....
Hey, Bittersweet sells at a premium down here......if you can even find it.

we saw our favorite deep sea diver......He was in the same spot this summer....
Have no idea what they are doing....
But a huge generator truck was involved.




I taught Miss B the art of taking one's own picture....
Yikes......Closeups are not my friend!!!

We made seahorses in the sand.....


Acted silly with a statue....

And she made her grandmother smile.....

The following day while running back into town for lunch I spied this along
the side of the road....
Thank Goodness there is no Chick-fil-A on the island or these birds would be history

The weather was beautiful so we spent some time out by the
Edgartown Lighthouse....
That yellow dot would be the Boss.....
Hey...... he looks thin from far away!

That would be Chappaquiddick Island just beyond that boat.....where you see
those cute little beach tents....
I never knew that it is just a hop skip and a jump across the water from the island....

spending some quality time with "the grandpa" before leaving for home....

The day was beautiful for a Ferry ride.....
Daughter was happy....

And Calm Seas can only mean one thing to Italians......
We eat!!
the Boss wasn't on the Ferry 2 minutes when he was down at the snack bar
buying Chowder....
I cringed at the thought that he bought chowder on a Ferry boat....
But come on...it's New England....and it was fabulous....

Before we even took off I spotted this Seagull propped high above the boat....Like he was the
Captain....

He then took off as we left the dock......


And followed the Ferry almost the entire way back to Woods Hole....

The one thing I didn't see on the island or on the ferry was my
Blog Friend Joan from Jersey....
Joan has two wonderful blogs.
All about Martha's Vineyard
And
Her beautiful photography.....
If you have never visited Joan you should stop by.....her photographs are
Candy to the Eye....
Well it seems
Joan was also on Martha's the same time we were there and neither one of us
knew the other would be there...How fun would that have been for two bloggers to cross paths on vacation....
Maybe next time Joan!

Back on dry land and ready for our drive back to Jersey......we spotted this
well.......Skiff.
We are not water people....so I was not offended when the Boss made the comment
"That is the closest you will ever get to me taking you on a cruise"......
Okay By Me.