Ohhhhhh, wait til’ you see what I’ve got….

I went to dinner tonight with Veronica and her daughter, Angie.  Angie makes jewelry and sells it.  Not boring, ordinary jewelry, but really unique one-of-a-kind jewelry using semi-precious stones.

We were talking a few weeks ago, and I told her that I would love scrungie jewelry for the M&M’s topknot.

She made turquoise daisies for them, not just one daisy, but a cluster of them that dangle on their little foreheads.  Wait til you see how adorable they look!

Pictures coming tomorrow…  talk about a daily dose of cuteness, just wait til’ you all see what she made!!!

Tomorrow, tomorrow, it’s only a day away…

Your daily dose of cuteness…

Well, if this isn’t the damndest thing you’ve ever seen. Gotta watch this one, ladies….

Thanks for sending me this, Jean...

Finally, a movie that looks like something we would enjoy….

Nights in Rodanthe, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane – Not opening until October 3rd, but the trailers looked great.

I’m picking up the book by Nicholas Sparks at the library tomorrow. 

If you want to see the trailer, CLICK HERE. And, a little trivia for you, I just read that the beach house where it was filmed two summers ago, is unusable now, due to soil erosion.  Hmmmmmm, wonder what took so long for it to get released.  I hope it’s as good as I think it’s going to be, and not a stinker!.  Here’s some info about the movie for you -

Who's in it? James Franco , Richard Gere , Viola Davis , Diane Lane

What's it about? In the romantic drama "Nights in Rodanthe," based on the Nicholas Sparks best-selling novel, Diane Lane stars as Adrienne Willis, a woman with her life in chaos, who retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink the conflicts surrounding her-a wayward husband who has asked to come home, and a teenaged daughter who resents her every decision. Almost as soon as Adrienne gets to Rodanthe, a major storm is forecast and Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) arrives. The only guest at the inn, Flanner is not on a weekend escape but rather is there to face his own crisis of conscience. Now, with the storm closing in, the two turn to each other for comfort and, in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

It’s hubby’s birthday…

Today’s the day, he’s counting down to retirement, just two more years to go…

Ry and Linds are here, meat loaf and all that goes with it is in the oven, a warm apple pie is sitting on the stove, it’s a late dinner for us tonight, but all is well in my world…

Summer’s bounty…

 

We visited Boyd Orchards in Versailles yesterday and they had just picked the first of their Early Golden Delicious apples. 

I wish you all could have been here to enjoy them with me this afternoon.  I cut thin slices of apples and ate them with a wedge of cheese on a bagel crisp. It was a wonderful snack this afternoon.It’s those simple things again, ladies…

 

 

They had a great assortment of fresh fruits and veggies.  I thought you would enjoy some of the pictures I took. There is nothing like local, home grown produce in the summertime..

 

 

Okay, I admit it, I really enjoy Martha’s blog….

Martha Stewart has a blog.  It’s homey, it’s personal, I think it’s really great!  She lost her much loved dog, PawPaw last month, and now she’s trying to choose a new pup.

If you want to see some cuties, check them out HERE…

Okay, go ahead, roll your eyes….

I know you are all TIRED of hearing about my dogs, TIRED of seeing pictures of my dogs, oh well, it’s not gonna change, you all know I’m obsessed.  Just smile, and ignore me….

I have to tell you all about Mollie’s name.  First of all, I want my dogs to have proper names.  We have our birth names, and many of us have nicknames, so dogs should have them, too.  You all know that Maggie Moo’s proper name is really Margaret MooLatte, but poor little Mollie had none, well until last weekend she didn’t.

When we brought Mollie home her name was Tok’n.  But I wanted to carry on with the M&M’s, Maggie and Munchie were so cute together, that when I brought this new fur kid home, I wanted a new generation of M&M’s.  So it was bye-bye Tok’n, hello Mollie.

And, if you are unfortunate enough to know me personally, you know how I AGONIZE over names.  I drove you all crazy with a badzillion different dog names before settling on one.  Actually, it was Hooterville that named Mollie, because she liked the idea of saying “Good Gollie Miss Mollie.”  So Mollie it was, Maggie & Mollie, my new M”&M’s.  Then on to the middle name, since I had Maggie Moo, I named Mollie, Mollie Mae, but I didn’t really like that, so I decided to change that to Mollie Mo, naming her after my favorite online scrapbook person, MoJackson.  So she became Mollie Mo, but she didn’t have a “proper” name yet.

Last weekend, I was telling Lindsay that I really liked the way Mollie Maybelline sounded, and faster than a New Yawk minute, Dilly spat out the perfect name for her….  It’s funny, it’s quirky, it’s cute, are you ready for this………………

Drum roll please……………….

INTRODUCING………   MISS MOLASSES MAYBELLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect, huh?  Yeah, it’s Mollie for short, but you have to admit, Molasses Maybellline is a Heavensville original….

And now for the REAL original, here ya go,ladies….. CHUCK BERRY!!!!!!!

Warning: This silly little song may get stuck in your head all day…

Coming home from Lexington, of course I caved and put them both on my lap… I’m such a sucker…

Okay, I’ll see how this works…

If you’re around my age, you know the symptoms, tired, no energy, just pooped most of the time to put it mildly.

I had a great time at Ryan and Lindsays, but I was just exhausted!  I was talking to Ryan about being so fatigued, and he suggested that I take a Super B vitamin Complex.  He said Vitamin B12 would help increase my red blood cells, and give me more energy.  He also said the Super B-Complex was similar to the B12 shots physicians sometimes give.  Well, that’s all it took for me, I hotfooted it right down to CVS last night, picked up their store brand, buy one get one free this week – 300 caplets for $14.99 – and I’m going to give it a whirl.  I was researching it a bit online this morning, and another study said that older women benefit from a daily dose of Biotin.  SURPRISE, this has Biotin, also folic acid.  Has to be a good thing, has to, right????  We’ll see, but right now I could take a nap and it’s only 11am.

Lots to see in Versailles…

This old abandoned distillery was awesome.  We drove the countryside this morning, I got lots of great pictures, just too tired to post them.  We’re back in Heavensville tonight, I’m off to a bubble bath and bed… Tomorrow, ladies, tomorrow…

From the cow pasture....

It's 59 degrees this morning, blue skies, no humidity, it's just a perfect morning in the country! We're visiting Ryan and Lindsay in Versailles, and I'm writing from the back deck. I have a mug of Sumatra coffee, the M&M's are sitting by my side, both well on their way to recovery, and I'm just..... basking...

It's idyllic, I can hear the cows mooing in the distance, the neighbor's fat tabby cat is stetched out, sunning itself in the back yard, birds are singing, the crow is cawing, As Time Goes By is playing softly from somewhere in the house... Ahhhh, it's just perfect, girlfriends.

Flashback to childhood, staying overnight with Aunt Idalene in the country. Up at dawn, a dash to the outhouse, then off to the barn to watch them milk the cows, slop the pigs, for real they did slop those pigs with leftover milk and food they didn't eat, then on to the chicken house to gather eggs.... Breakfast was usually fried pork shoulder and country cured ham, freshly gathered eggs, cow's milk, fresh out of the separator, homemade jam, and baking powder buttermilk biscuits. Some of you are probably thinking, a separator??? A separator is an electric machine that you put the cow's milk in and it spins the milk and separates the cream from the milk. Fresh cow's milk is really foamy, and the taste.... It's GODAWFUL, ladies. HORRID. OMG, I detest fresh cow's milk, you would, too, I imagine. It tastes nothing like a carton of milk from the grocery store, it has a really strong, raw taste before it's pasturized. Fresh churned butter, however, is amazing...

The difference between then and now, that was work, HARD WORK, this is just FUN!!! Works for me...

We'll be on our way back to Heavensville soon, but this was a great little getaway. Hands down best morning of the summer for me, well except for that early Starbuck's run to downtown Franklin in John's convertible, that was pretty great, too...

I'll be in touch...

Your daily dose of cuteness…

Mamma Mia…

It was girl’s night out yesterday, Janet, Aggie and I went to see Mamma Mia, and then to dinner. 

Okay, where do I start.  First of all I’ve always been a Meryl Streep fan.  Several of my friends are turned off of her now because of her political beliefs, but I don’t know enough about that to even comment..  I just think she’s a huge talent, and whether you liked this movie or you didn’t, the woman did a pretty darned good job at singing and dancing, considering that’s not her forte,

She’s my age, and I would KILL to look half as good as she does.  If she’s had work done, its been subtle, her aging process seems pretty much on target for somebody in her late 50’s.  And while she isn’t athletic looking at all, she’s toned and fit, and limber.  She had a great bod for an old gal, I thought.  She probably had in hair extensions, but it looked wonderful, but then I love that bohemian look anyway, so maybe I’m prejudiced.  She looked exactly like I would love to look at this age, and dressed exactly like I would like to also. *huge sigh*

There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground with this movie, you either love it or hate it.  Nisha and Mandi saw it, loved it, Lindsay and Jessica saw it, Linds called me just howling with laughter because she thought it was so bad.

Okay, so it wasn’t so great, in fact it was pretty cheesy.  These women are old now, but so what.  It was entertaining, the tunes brought back good memories, the scenery was fantastic, the ocean the loveliest shade of turquoise, ever.  It was an escape, a 90 minute vacation.  I liked it.  I really did…

And I know, I’m shallow, I go to the movies to see the clothes, the hair, the scenery, not the story line.  It had a lot of what I like, the men, however, not so much.  Pierce Brosnan was not good, he couldn’t sing, the other two male leads, B-O-R-I-N-G.  I’m coming to the conclusion that old women are much more fun than old men.

Favorite scene:  Her daughter, dressed adorably, I might add, in her wedding dress, with fleurs in her hair, riding a donkey up the mountainside to a chapel on a candle lit trail. 

They nailed that scene perfectly…

Another blast from the past...

The year was 1965, I was fifteen years old, and I thought Sally Fields was so cool. I loved her hair and wanted mine to look exactly like hers, especially her bangs. I remember drooling over her clothes, too... Oh, this brings back memories for me, I bet it will for you, too…

And here's the original Gidget, Sandra Dee. The quality of this clip isn't the greatest, but oh, Sandra Dee was stunning. She was so fresh faced, so sweet and innocent... Not like today, when actresses look like little hookers by the time they are fifteen...

And then in 1969, Karen Valentine did a Gidget remake. She just didn't have it like the other two, in my opinion, but if you are on a totally Gidget trip down memory lane by now, you might enjoy giving this a watch, also...

My little bedheads….

This picture proves that we aren’t the only ones that look rough in the morning….  My usually cute little fur kid are looking like they had a hard night… Check out the tongues, for some reason, both of them usually have them lolling out of their mouths….

And this was my day….

My favorite scrapbook doodad designer, Mo Jackson, released a new set of elements this week, so I bought them, played with them, and made a new index page for munchiebusiness.com, I wanted it to look really vintage, like a late summer card.

It didn't look quite right, so I sent the work in progress to to my buddy V, and she helped me fine tune it, and guess what, I like it, I really like it… Click on it and it will enlarge or you can visit all of my pages by going to munchiebusiness.com and clicking on all the vintage vertical tabs on the right….
~ jan

Lots of cuddling going on here…

Lil’ Cheddar Meat Loaves

Okay, ladies, Judy sent me this recipe today, she says they are amazing, and since I adore meat loaves of any kind, as does Ryan, and Nisha, and I’m sure a whole lot more of you, this is a must try.

I posted the recipe on Jan Can Cook – you can access it by clicking HERE…

Enjoy ~ jan

We’re back…

Mags was such a trooper, there were a lot of stitches to pull out of that little tummy… But she handled it like a champ.

Today was Mollie’s surgery, also and we picked her up and brought her home. She’s groggy and whimpering, but as long as I have my hand on her she’s quiet. Guess what I’ll be doing all evening??? You got it, sitting in a chair, reading, with her bed in my lap....

Ahhhh, Yorkie love…