RidinginCarsWithItalians.Blogspot.com

And "B" is for book signing..... I woke up this morning at 8:00 in anticipation of attending a book signing for author Sue Grafton.... It was 30 odd degrees outside and sleeting when I went to walk the Boo Dog... So I came inside and got right back into bed..... The book signing was to be at noon at Sam's Club in the next town over so I had some time to spare.... At 10:30 I left for Alpharetta and when I arrived at Sam's after getting a one day pass To enter the joint I found myself 2nd. in line..... I have been reading and collecting all of Sue's books for years now.... For those of you that don't know who she is....she writes mystery books about a character named Kinsey Millhone...who is a private investigator... and Sue is working her way through the alphabet.....She is up to "U" is for Undertow.... I brought with me a bag of books that I needed signed since Sue hasn't been to Atlanta is about 5 years.....I also brought with me that mug she ...

Today I met up with fellow bloggers Flour Power Joyce and Santamaker Rose to have a fun filled day at Atlanta's Atlantic Station..... Billed as having a Christmas Market to rival the holiday markets in New York's Union Square and the markets of Europe.... It was my Big Idea to venture down to the part of town that you really don't want to venture down to.... Rose took this picture minutes before Joyce announced that there are weekly shootings in the area.... The tree was pretty.... Who ever billed this as being as great as the Markets in Europe should be hung. There were maybe 8 stalls......maybe. Apparently on the weekends the place is hopping ........today not so much.. The poor man selling these little dolls for $6. was sitting freezing with no signs of a sale in site... And he had hundreds of this little thingies... Who was it that said how great this market is? Maybe it was this women..... Atlanta's Mayor.. Soon to be out of office.... Geesh....I wonder why? Here s...

Miss B is anxiously awaiting the curtain to go up on her new 2010 Calendar... She has leaked that this year is the best yet and although she's not talking.... she did mention something about it being about art.... So stop back right after Christmas.... Because that's when Grandma gets it as a gift... and see what "Little Miss Photogenic" has been up to this past year. if you missed the past two years here are links to the 2008 and 2009 versions.... That's our girl!! http://rue-mouffetard.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-love-i-love-i-love-my-calendar-girl.html http://rue-mouffetard.blogspot.com/2009/01/sophies-2009-calendar-and-new-year-give.html

FROM OUR TABLE............ TO YOURS.............

This is the question Daughter asked the Boss last week when he called her All excited that he won in a sports auction Melky Cabrera'a signed ball and "Real Live Worn During Spring Training" Yankees Jersey.... Complete with certificates of authenticity!! I'm sure poor daughter thought he totally lost his mind as she wondered why in the world would I want a Yankees jersey... and better yet who in the hell is Melky Cabrera? This was to be a Christmas present and the Boss was having a hard time getting the auction folks to give him shipping information.... So to back up a bit.... If you all have been following this blog for any length of time you know my past history with sports figures namely the infamous Mickey Mantle encounter and let's not forget Ted Williams..... So while watching the World's Series this year I kept asking the husband every time someone came up to bat... "But where is Melky Cabrera?" I must have asked this question 100 times over ...

My blogging friend Alice from www.simplydecorated.blogspot.com got me hooked on white kitchens......Alice loves white kitchens and very often posts pictures of her favorites......She works at a cooking store out in Northern California and well......she is just "Hooked on Kitchens"......but Alice hasn't posted since the first of September.....I miss her and I'm hoping all is well with her and her family... She was always showing off great kitchen finds from both the Internet and from her shop... So Alice if your still out there....I hope you come back to blogging soon....and this post's for you!! This kitchen reminds me of daughters...... very simple....very clean lines and who doesn't love white subway tile! But I'm a lover of red....I've been trying to convince daughter to add a little punch of color into her new kitchen..... A simple deconstructed swag adds such a statement to this window..... See the loaf of bread on the left.....here's a li...

Saturday was not a good day in this household.......I discovered late Friday night that Boo's mouth was still infected after his tooth extraction so first thing Saturday he was back at the vet... On the ride home in the back of the Bug.....well I won't go into gory details but when I got home the back seat of the car had to come out and luckily the weather has been in the 70's so I was able to put down the top and air out the car.... With that said......Sunday I was in need of a "Mental Health Day"...... and nothing says "Make My day" like shopping.... After I made sure the Boss was well fed and content on the couch with many football games to watch I was on the highway down past Atlanta Airport to Scott's Antique Market..... A huge indoor and now outdoor market that is held one weekend out of the month it has gotten alot better in the past few years.....We always used to go to the Lakewood Fairgrounds which was a true flea market....good prices and ...