My Propensity for all Things Carny

April 23, 2013

Maybe it’s because only 563 electrolysis appointments separate me from headlining the Bearded Lady sideshow, I don’t know, but there is something inexplicable that draws me to artifacts of carnival life. Certainly it’s the color, the fantasy, the retro kitsch.  My kids weren’t the only ones crushing on this number wheel that we spotted at [...]

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Weekend Reading (I Was Optimistic)

April 22, 2013

I didn’t lift a one from my weekend reading stack, even with good intentions. But I did take in some tulips.  Just a few. I refereed some rough-n-tumble boys. I breathed it in and whispered thank you. I contemplated a brother swap for the mischievous little one.  He’d fit right in. I made a note-to-self: [...]

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Guess-A-Blogger

April 15, 2013

A tough gang of colorful-bag-toting chicas took to the streets of Asheville this last weekend…can you Guess-A-Blogger? 1.  This is a trick question.  She’s not a blogger…but this sweet tall brunette may be my long-lost sister. 2.  She gives a mean make-up tutorial. 3.  She’s a magician who turns spoons into flowers! 4. She doesn’t [...]

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MyColor Paint Party

April 9, 2013

I love a reason to set a table for fake guests.  The kids came home for lunch after tennis with their daddy, and I said, “Don’t touch anything–this isn’t for you!” as their hopes for a festive lunch deflated.  We ate lunch outside on paper plates. My fake dinner party is for a MyColor Paint [...]

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I’m a Sucker for Floral Fabric

April 8, 2013

It must be the fact that I grew up in Laura Ashley 80s that I have a thing for floral fabrics.  Do you remember Gunne Sax dresses?  Or Leslie Lucks dresses?  We weren’t rich enough for Leslie Lucks.  What about those floral jumpers with the big Peter-Pan collars–were those hot where you grew up?  Thank [...]

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Room Service 2013 | Art Inspiration

April 1, 2013

Sniff-sniff.  Smell that?  That is change is in the air (and not last night’s unsettled beans).  Like, big changes.  (I’m not pregnant, if you’re wondering.)  Like, lose sleep, run-frantic-from-morn-to-night crazy.  I don’t know how many times I’ve started crying with acquaintances when I discuss said changes…uh, awkward.  I have so many pots on the stove [...]

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Room Service 2013 | The Before

March 23, 2013

The spring Room Service project officially has begun!  The designers all met recently to choose our rooms–back at the United Methodist Children’s Home (UMCH) in Decatur, Georgia.  Lori May, Rhoda Vickers, and I  are teaming up again; and we chose a room in the girls’ cottage.  Two cottages will receive transformations this time around, one [...]

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