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TUESDAY.... (if you haven't already)

Happy Halloween!

Sick Day

I've been a little under the weather today.

(Perhaps I should have gotten that flu shot when I was at the Health Fair last week.)

The upside of feeling down is that

you get to lie on the couch

all day,

and have someone wait on you.

(guilt free)

Um, excuse me, yoo hoo,

my tea cup seems to be empty...

and I'm terribly thirsty.

Must be the fever.

Thank you ever so much...

You also get to spend hours on your laptop

discovering all kinds of cool new ways

to spend all the money

you don't have

on that house that

you're going to build

someday.

Check out these fabulous wall flats from Inhabitliving.com.

I could go for a wall like this in a big way.

Or how about some stretched art like this?

Lamp Love!

I need to curl up in this bed.

Hello out there?

I'm ready to be tucked in!

Thank you.

Oh, and can you fluff my pillow too?

It's fun to be high maintenance once in awhile.

In My Previous Life....

I was a Raelette. It was my dream job. (literally in my dreams)

It was great working with Ray Charles but I especially liked the dresses we wore.

One day I realized though that I just needed to Hit The Road. (jack)

**warning; don't try to enlarge the video or it will transport you to youtube

(I'm the one in the lovely satin dress.)

I left the Raelettes when Aretha approached me with an offer I couldn't refuse.

I mean really, who could refuse the Queen of Soul? Besides, I needed to do a little more than just snapping my fingers. I needed to move. I was the choreographer too. Ms. Franklin demanded the utmost Respect.

(I'm the one with my hands on my hips.)

My best job by far though was working with the Queen of Rock and Roll.

It was a tough task keeping up with Tina. She demanded that we be Simply the Best.

It was difficult keeping weight on my body with all that dancing. I had to eat night and day, day and night...eat, eat, eat. Oh how I hated that!

( I'm the one in pink.)

Yep, singing and dancing. That's what I did. It was dreamy...

really, really dreamy.

What was your dreamiest job?

A Warm Welcome Into Our New Hood...

Today was the first burn day of the season.

We thought this might be a way to make friends with the new neighbors.

First we smoke them out...

(warning; Don't click on the pictures to enlarge them or

James will quit singing and it ruins the whole effect.)

Then we'll show them our new septic system.

Brand new. Never been used.

I think they'll be impressed.

Don't you?

I love the shade of green we chose for the cover.

It blends well with the landscape.

Then we'd brag a little about our water meter.

We went with the industrial look .

We think it looks edgy.

What do you think?

We've only had a couple rains but things are really greening up.

Waiting for the neighbors to gather 'round.

Hello neighbors!

Come on out..

we know you're in there!

Alright, never mind with the smoke signals.

Fire that baby up!

Son2 waiting to meet some playmates.

That doesn't sound quite right.

Okay...who's watching the fire?

Um...guys...the windows on the Aloha are melting.

Nobody came out to play...and we are very happy about that.

This was a test.

When we try to burn brush over at our senior house,

the neighbors dial 911 before a match ever hits the brush.

They sit on their porch and watch us.

Phone in hand , waiting for one wrong move.

I love our new neighborhood.

We didn't meet any neighbors today,

but we got to know them.

There were no calls to the fire dept.

No calls to environmental health.

They are the kind of neighbors we were hoping for.

One Tiny Step Forward

We have a nightly ritual.

Sometimes it inolves dinner,

sometimes a glass of wine,

but always includes discussion...

on how to turn this...

into this.

We've met with several contractors,

and architects...

They didn't quite get the MCM thing....until today!

Today we found someone who understands us,

and what we want.

And he didn't laugh when we told him what our budget is.

He even knows who Alvar Aalto is.

That's one tiny step forward.

A Walk in the Hood

Our morning walk ...

Hello handsome Rambler, what do you say?

I'd love to see our little Scamp hook up

with this hunky tow package...

Wouldn't they look good together?

They could ScRamble across the country and back.

This lovely is currently for rent.

I hope someone moves in and treats her right.

Mid Century aMazing...

These two beckon to us every morning to come and sit a spell.

Tempting, aren't they?

My son and I met the man who lives behind these gates.

He was kind enough to give us a tour of

his garden and garden room.

His home was built in 1929 and is absolutely fabulous.

He didn't want me to take pictures so you'll just have to trust me.

I love the way the trees grow above this house.

I think this is a little beach house

that got lost in the mountains.

It's very charming.

The collection of wall art changes frequently.

I love the red concrete.

Another lovely cottage.

The yard is always so tidy.

This house has a beautiful little water feature.

It cools us off during our hot summer walks.

Our 80 something year old neighbor a few doors

down has lived here since 1956.

That's her caddy in the carport.

She filled us in on 50+ years of neighborhood

gossip the first day we met.

When our dogs escape, she corrals them into her yard.

Then she marches down to our house and marches

my husband back to her house to collect the mutts.

She then bends his ear for an hour or so.

He doesn't mind.

There is some owl love going on in this house.

Our neighbor, the dog corraler,

has quite the green thumb.

Don't you think?

This beautiful spanish hacienda was built a few years ago.

The original home was built in the early 1900's I believe.

I'm not sure if they tore the original home down or built around it.

The garage is the original.

I was fortunate enough to see the house before it's makeover.

I was sad to see it go.

And finally, the ivy house.

This is the coolest place.

I'm not sure what it's doing to the siding,

but it sure looks great.