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Daughter got a call on Wednesday at 4:00 a.m. from our home town Police Force..... It seems the "Big Boss" called them after seeing women in his closet and a dead man hanging from his Ceiling Fan.... Only Problem.......He doesn't have any ceiling fans in his house... Daughter...... having to make the decision what to do with him.....since we were home in Georgia sound asleep....and unable to hear even a bomb go off... Had the police take him to the local hospital...... Now the BB is heading towards 90 in a few months.... He lives alone and still drives.... We have been trying to get him into an Assisted Living Home for the past three years... He refused to budge.... He refused to let anyone into the house.. We also tried to get him to give up his license....to no avail.... The sad part is we could not get anyone to assist us... His doctor told us years ago that he was a grown man and we couldn't tell him what to do.... So back to the ER this Wednesday he was checked ...

After Boo passed away in September we decided that it was time to purchase a New Sofa..... It had probably been 25 years and it was just time.... So while I was shopping one day in a large retail establishment.... That She advertises for.....? Oh and wait.....He advertisers for them also.....? Okay now where all on the same page.... Their biggest Cheerleader... So.....I wandered through their furniture department remembering that my pal Joyce had gotten her sofa here and her sofa was pretty nice.... I came across this on sale.... We live very casually....after all I have three stuffed animal heads on my Great Room Wall... So when I saw this corduroy sofa in navy blue it appealed to me... They had the sofa in two sizes.... But more importantly it was super comfortable....very bouncy.... So I dragged back the Boss while the sale was still on.... Ofcourse this particular store never has anything that Isn't on Sale..... And not only did we buy one but we bought two.... Sorta a ...

It's that time again.... When I have nothing to say and nothing to Blog about..... So..... I just post nonsense..... Like this..... Me....in a funny hat holding a Chimpanzee and a French mustard jar.... Out Thrifting with the local Blog gals.... Now if I have the nerve to post this picture of me looking like this.... Then surely you can keep reading.... Here are some pictures that have been sitting in my computer just waiting to Make and appearance..... The Family Cat.... "Miss Kitty" yes....just like on Gunsmoke. I can't stand it....she looks up at him like he's Tom Selleck... Yes....it really does snow at the beach.... And this is why she looks at him like he's Tom Selleck.... Only a Grandfather would brave 20 degree weather to take his granddaughter to the beach... It was freezing... And then she figures out a way to keep him from returning to Georgia..... Steal all his clothes!! A fabulous Thrift store in Pennsylvania... Outside of Philly 2nd. Ave. Thrif...

We had a few days of cold weather last week and that can only mean one thing.... Time to bake some bread..... Most of you know that my favorite bread of all time is Rosemary Lemon No knead.....recipe can be found here .... But not having prepped the dough the night before I needed something I could whip up fairly quick.... I happened to have some King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour left over from my Dog Biscuit Days.....so turning to a recipe on the back of the bag..... I took my chances and tried their version of No-Knead 100% Whole Wheat Bread.... and it didn't disappoint! With a rise time of only 90 minutes..... It was baked up in no time.... I was fascinated by some of the ingredients....I expected it to be sweet.... Having never made Whole Wheat bread before....I was surprised when it neither had a taste of the orange juice that went into it or the sweetness from the maple syrup.... How healthy this bread is I have no idea.... But it was tasty... a little more dense then I am normal...

I had the Pleasure recently of being invited to a True Southern Baby Shower.... My good friend "Dottie's"......of those mini aprons fame.....son and his wife were about to have their first child and there was going to be a party.... Being hosted by a family friend who just happened to live in one of our town's Big Old Colonial homes located off the Marietta Square... I was thrilled to be invited... I mean who doesn't love going to a Baby Shower! Wish I could have taken a photo of the outside of the house but I didn't want to seem Creepy..... But....When I walked in I felt like I was in Martha Stewart's Home... It was gorgeous.... So Colonial.....So very Southern.....I took a few shots while the guests were Arriving before anyone asked what I was doing... I loved all the bright colors used in all the rooms.... I wanted to photograph the kitchen with it's 1940's apple green walls and it's Black and White checker board floor.... But I got caught.....