A CHILD WITH A CHICKEN…………….PURE BLISS!

WE ALL MADE IT THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS!

HERE WE ARE IN JANUARY 2024.

I took a little break away from social media and found it to be refreshing!

YOU look at it through different eyes when you step away…………

It becomes a SECOND FAMILY of SORTS for many of us and we can share our JOYS and SORROWs and relate to others.It has been a GREAT SOURCE for me I have to say.The only negative I noticed is you do not show up in your followers feed as you aren’t posting as often, so the ALGORITHM may DROP YOU!

MY SON has built a small farm with flowers and animals………….

THIS HAS BEEN MY DREAM FOREVER!

I GUESS SOMETHING RUBBED OFF INTO HIS DNA!

BOTH MY SONS HAVE BARNS!

There is something about kids running around with animals that brings TONS of JOY to both the observer and the child.I think and this is MY OPINION; they turn out to be better people.MORE EMPATHY for humans and animals.A KINDER SOUL if you will.

I follow a few EPILEPSY instagram sites and discovered that dogs are trained to tell you BEFORE a seizure may occur!The dog tells you its coming by barking then positions himself on the floor to break your fall!AMAZING CREATURES and SO SMART!One woman who responded to my question says our breath changes odor before a seizure…………and the dogs pick up on that!

I have FOCAL SEIZURES so no falling as of yet!

MAMA GOAT is checking on those PRINGLES POTATO CHIPS!

SMART ENOUGH NOT TO GRAB THEM FROM LITTLE HANDS……..

The eyes on these goats are STUNNING!

NUMBER ONE SON with his daughter………….

THE FARMER and TABLE ARTISAN

THEODORE sitting upright checking on things!

ANOTHER GREAT PAIR OF EYES!

This chair I got at a THRIFT SHOP in LIVERMORE YEARS AGO!

I used it as my desk CHAIR in my SHOP.

Then I SOLD it to a SOUL SISTER who had the springs re-done.

The seat was questionable!

SHE SOLD IT BACK TO ME AFTER A TIME AS SHE MOVED AWAY.

TODAY the Upholstry is questionable, but I still love it!

I think I paid $40.00 maybe less for this chair and now I am thinking its time to dump it!

Will you help me decide in the comment section below this POST.

A YES or NO WILL DO!

Here I’m in my nightgown and robe and shoes that I use for slippers as well.

Scrubbing the floor as a LARGE BEAST HAD AN ACCIDENT!

I AM LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE MY MOTHER AS I AGE.

NO MAKE UP AS ITS EARLY MORNING.

YOU GET THE REAL CONTESSA TODAY!

YOU GET THE REAL CONTESSA EVERY POST BUT TODAY IS SKIN DEEP!

THIS LITTLE PIGGY GOT HER EYES AND EARS CLEANED BY ME!

SHE IS THE PERFECT SIZE AS WELL.

A BEAUTY HOLDING ANOTHER BEAUTY NAMED PRINCESS!

NO JUICE FOR YOU MAMA GOAT!

THREE BEAUTIES…………..

ANOTHER CAFTAN FROM THE CHATEAU BEL AGE IN San Diego MADE BY THE UP AND COMING DESIGNER JENNAFER GRACE.THIS WAS GIFTED TO ME AND I WAS ABLE TO WEAR IT OVER MY “OTHER ANIMAL PRINT” TO DINNER!

THE ITALIAN TURNED 64 ON THE SECOND OF JANUARY!

I FOUND MYSELF DOING THE MATH TO SEE HOW LONG WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT’S BEEN 40 YEARS!

WE MET AT AGE 24………….

64 MINUS 24 EQUALS = 40 RIGHT?

APRIL OF 1984 HE ARRIVED FROM ITALY IN OUR OFFICE WHICH WAS HIDDEN IN THE PRODUCE SECTION OF DOWNTOWN OAKLAND!

WE WORKED FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE GUCCI ACCESSORY COLLECTION.

WHICH SOLD TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT AND SPECIALITY SHOPS IN AMERICA AND CANADA.

A FUN LITTLE FACT; I WAS IN SALES AND HE WAS IN THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND I WAS ALWAYS SELLING STOCK HE DIDNOT HAVE!!

I DROVE HIM CRAZY!

AS I SHOULD HAVE HAD A LIST OF THE OUT OF STOCK ITEMS BUT I NEVER SEEMED TO GET THAT LIST!

THE CORE GROUP OF THAT COMPANY WAS ONE GIANT FAMILY!

THOSE WERE GOOD TIMES!

THE 1980’s were a VERY GOOD TIME TO BE YOUNG AND WORKING!

I lived in a STUDIO APARTMENT and created an ENTRY HALL I RECALL!

I WAS SO PROUD OF THAT!

THE RENT IN 1984 was $525.00 a month for a STUDIO……….I was close to the BAY so that was expensive at the time!How I remember these things is BEYOND ME!

THIS IS THE WAY I WISH I COULD TRAVEL………….

I HAD A HICCUP BY BEING IN THE WRONG TERMINAL AND AT THE WRONG GATE RECENTLY!

LET’S JUST SAY I MADE IT, BUT AM STILL RECUPERATING DAYS LATER…………..

LET ME SET THE STAGE FOR YOU……. YOUR CONTESSA ALMOST RUNNING WITH TWO PIECES OF LUGGAGE AND A PRINCESS SHOPPING BAG WITH HER HANDBAG STUFFED INSIDE AND A LITTLE PRINCESS IN PINK WHO ROSE TO THE OCCASION AND MADE THE BIG EFFORT CAREFREE!

OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME RECENTLY AT MY COUSIN’s HOUSE.

I COULD HAVE STAYED ON FOR A FEW WEEKS!

WE HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION ABOUT AGING AND THE ONE STORY HOUSE!IT REALLY IS IDEAL IN MANY WAYS.HE IS A COLLECTOR LIKE I AM SO MY ITALIAN WARNED HIM TO CHECK MY BAG BEFORE WE DEPARTED!

I WANTED TO TAKE THE GUESTHOUSES MATTRESS AND PILLOW!

I FOUND IT SO COMFORTABLE!

PLUS, A COUPLE LION STATUES ON PLINTHS BESIDE THE FIREPLACE!

THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO CARRY THEM!

WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT!

NOT LONG ENOUGH, BUT WE WILL BE BACK!

WE ALL NEED A GOOD BRUSH OUT ONCE IN AWHILE!

THIS GUY IS VERY DEMANDING AS WE HAVE OUR ROUTINE DOWN PAT!

NO WONDER I COLLECTED OLD FOOTSTOOLS!

THEY HAVE COME IN SUPER HANDY IN MY 60’S!

ONWARDS, WE GO AND WE ARE ALL SO VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER YEAR!

I ADORE YOU ALL AND WISH YOU HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ALWAYS!

YOUR CONTESSA

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TO COMMENT KEEP SCROLLING DOWNWARDS AND PLEASE WEIGH IN ON THAT RED CHAIR!

TODAY WE TAKE THE TREE DOWN!

NOT AN EASY TASK AND I AM ALWAYS SORRY TO SEE IT GO………………….

PLEASE SHARE ANY GOOD BLOGS YOU MAY FOLLOW FOR OTHERS TO ENJOY IN THE COMMENTS!

LETS SHARE MORE THIS YEAR!