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Friday, March 5, 2021

Green With Envy


 Hello, dear friends.  Today, I casually mentioned to the Mister that I was going to title today's post "Shades of Green."  Usually, when I mention something about my blog to him, he politely nods and starts his own conversation totally off-topic, almost always about cars or watches, his two favorite subjects.  


But today was different.  Instead of his polite nod, he suggested Green with Envy.  I told him that was a fabulous idea, and it is so great that he took an interest in my blog.  He politely nodded and then proceeded to recite the benefits of owning a Porsche Carrera. 


Speaking of being green with envy, we did not get our dream house.  The lucky seller received numerous offers, and ours was not the chosen one. 



I spent Thursday licking my wounds while getting my roots done.  We attempted to lift our spirits with a fabulous lunch at Capital Grille, which is an old favorite of ours.


Driving home, we received a text from our incredibly patient, fearless agent, Deborah Deviney.  She told us that she called around and found a house going up for sale that was one street away from the one that we bid on.  She stopped over to check it out.  At that moment, the photographer was there, and the stagers were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.   The house agent told Deborah that the seller was planning on putting it on the market over the weekend.   


Deborah told us that it was owned by a gentleman who had another home, and he spent very little time there.  She said that the house had all the bells and whistles and looked like it was brand new.

Were we interested in seeing it?



We couldn't hop in the car fast enough.  

As we took our first steps into the bright Mediterranean house, the Mister and I looked at each other and tried not to act too excited. 


This is it.


So, Deborah presented our offer last night.  

It was accepted, and we close the first week of April. 

I love happy endings.  



   


BH&G

Here are some beautiful photos of rooms of green in honor of one of my favorite holidays, St. Paddy's Day.






Edith Anne Duncan

Edith Anne Duncan


Do you follow Edith Anne Duncan?
She's one of my favorite designers.
As far as I'm concerned, she is the Queen of Green.
You can follow her here.


Flower Magazine



Maine House Interiors


Kathryn Greeley Designs

Pinterest



Apartment Therapy


how to decorate


Domaine Home



Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest



Architectural Digest


Architectural Digest




Architectural Digest

Mary Douglas Drysdale

desde my ventanna






































I have two of these lamps.



















Amazon

For those of you, like me, whose scale breaks easily from being thrown across the room.


Until next time...




Today, our special guest is Rosellen and her darling trio.


Watchdogs!!!
Jack and JoJo white labs brother and sister watching over their dog bone while Bonzie, the Miniature Italian Greyhound, is keeping watch outside. 


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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Prime Time

 


Hello, dear friends.  Happy Texas Independence Day!  I tried to convince the Mister that it's a gift-giving holiday, but to my dismay, he didn't believe me.  
  
Rumor has it that it is officially Spring in eighteen days.  If I am wrong, please don't correct me - let me live in my little dream world.

All is well around here.  The Mister and I fell head-over-heels in love with a house yesterday.  We made an offer, so we are keeping our fingers crossed.  Unfortunately, the owners have received a few offers, so we shall see if we sweetened the deal enough to win the prize.

By the way, it has every feature that I have wanted in a house.
The Mister, not so much, but he still loves it.

Today, I am joining other bloggers over at Tanya's The Other Side of the Road for the Prime Purchases link-up.  I love this link-up because it's fun to see what other people are buying on Amazon.  Our credit card bill was a wee bit heftier this month due to that pesky little pipe burst. 



My Orders





I just ordered this because a correspondent on The Today Show talked about how much she loves this cream.  I haven't received it yet - but I'll keep you posted.

 


This is my old stand-by, so I ordered this one too as my back-up. 





The last apartment had a stackable washer/dryer.  Our new pad has a side-by-side, so I ordered this, and it works out well.
 








Unfortunately, Chili's bed took a deep dive in the flood.
Luckily, she wasn't on it.





I read about this little doohickey on another blog, and it works wonders. 










Reorder.
At my tender age, I need all the help I can get.








You know that you are getting old when you order one of these!
I use them for all my vitamins.



Don't tell Dr. Rick.
He will make me throw it out.




Chili needs a little somethin' to help her daily Prozac go down.








Two weeks after I have my hair colored, the roots begin to show.






My ice roller is in storage, so I bought another one.
This not only helps with facial puffiness but also works wonders on my sinus headaches.





During that nightmare of a winter storm we had, the grocery shelves were bare.  
Even the Cremora!!





Every time we get home from being out in public, we pop a couple of these.  Not sure they do any good, but they sure taste good!!
 













One of the many things that I appreciate about Texas is that they still use plastic bags.
Don't judge me.






These drawer organizers are the best!







The Mister's bathmats were destroyed by the flood.
My mats washed like a charm.
So I ordered the Mister a couple in manly grey.
He should have listened to me in the first place!





We love our little tray tables.
Unfortunately, the cushions were ruined, so we had to order replacements.






Note to self:  Uggs do not do well in a foot of water.










We're on our second box of these.

I'm happy to report that the mornings are getting warmer, so I ordered a couple of these for my walks.






I am reading this little suspenseful page-turner.




And listening to this thriller which is spine-tingling.




The Mister's Orders




The most unglamorous part of apartment life is carrying grocery bags through the huge garage to the apartment.




The Mister loves this thing.















Another gadget gained in the Mister's arsenal.













He's been on an Animal Crackers kick.






After the flood, he invested in one of these.



My mouse took a dive too.
Lucky for me, I had my computer with me.






The Mister also invested in a couple of these fold-up lanterns.




Until next time...




Let me introduce you to Nancy, who hails from one of my favorite cities, Chicago, Illinois, and her little darling, Vinnie.









Meet Vinnie, a pampered (spoiled) 3-year-old French Bulldog. He requires a minimum of 18 hours of sleep daily and then is forced to consume massive calories in his brief waking hours to maintain his enviable figure! Vinnie suffers from an identity crisis and has absolutely no idea he is a dog!

Thank you, Nancy.
Vinnie predicted no more winter, right?




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