Last Tuesday Mom and I went shopping for bedroom curtains, and I found the cream lace I wanted at Bed Bath & Beyond. Gene put the doll display shelves up, and the curtains, and what a difference it makes. The bedroom is essentially finished, at least until we can afford to buy new furniture. The bathroom is also done except for a new faucet, but ( Read more... )

Started Spring Cleaning today, a week late because last Sunday I was helping my friend Lynn pack. The weather cooperated - a nice, warmish day so I could open the windows and turn off the heat. I even got an early start, because Gene and I went to bed about 11 last night (horrifically early for me) after a night out with dargie that involved eating Way ( Read more... )

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The Veteran
You scored 88%!

You've picked up the majority of the classic rock basics. You probably have a classic rock collection and can sing along with most of the songs on your local radio station. This is not the highest score, but it is arguably the best: that subtle combination of impressive knowledge and not being a ( Read more... )

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What are your top 6 favourite TV shows?

Current shows:
1. CSI (Vegas)
2. Lost
3. Invasion
4. Without a Trace
5. Bones
6. 24

1. Who is your favourite character from #2?

Loyalty to Dom makes me want to say Charlie, but honesty compels me to say it's a tie between Sayid and Sawyer.

2. Who is your least favourite character from #4? ( Read more... )

The Oscar movie meme. Bold the ones you've seen. I'm adding: Italicize the ones you want to see but haven't yet. And strike out the ones you have no interest in seeing.

2006 Crash (2005) Yes, my grapes are, how you say, sour. Tough.
2005: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
2004: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
2003: Chicago (2002 ( Read more... )

from dargie - The Museum, Libraries and Archives Council's Top 30 Books every adult should read before they die. Bold the ones you've read. Italicize the ones you'd like to read. Strike out the ones you don't plan to read, or started but couldn't finish.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Bible (I bet this surprises some of you!)
The Lord of the ( Read more... )

Gacked from dargie1. Elaborate on your default icon. -- It's Jack and Ennis, what more is there to say ( Read more... )

Better late than never...

The meme that doesn't presumeEvents ( Read more... )

Another one from dargie1} Last thing you burned while attempting to cook? -- I don't cook ( Read more... )

Found this over at dargie's place ( Read more... )