I AM ON MY WAY TO PILATES REFORMER………..and realize OLAF and I MATCH!

First things FIRST!I want to THANK A lot of YOU for leaving me a comment on YOUR AGE and the fact YOU enjoy reading my words and like my photos!Most blogger’s love to hear feedback on what has been put out there to share!MY INSTINCTS were SPOT on as I like to say……………as far as MY AGE GROUP VIEWERS!

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED MY AUDIENCE BUT EVEN MORE NOW!

Most of YOU get a KICK out of me and I KNOW THAT.I am not your NORMAL 63 year old.MInd you I never saw myself as DIFFERENT from the rest of YOU!But over the years I realize there is something OFF with me! I am DIFFERENT.Especially when I am told “THEY NEVER GOT YOU!”By someone who has known me for 40 years!

I DON’T THINK I EVER GOT MYSELF!I HAD A FEW INTERESTS AND DIDNOT ENJOY SCHOOL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE.I WAS DREAMING OF CASTLES AND COTTAGES AND FARM ANIMALS AT AN EARLY AGE.

I SO WANTED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BALLET DANCER BUT FAILED THOSE REQUIREMENTS…….

I REMEMBER MY FATHER TAKING ME TO CANADA TO TRY OUT FOR THE BALLET SCHOOL THERE.

I DIDNOT MAKE IT AND CAN REMEMBER BEING SO SCARED AT THE AUDITION.

HE THEN FOUND A BALLET TEACHER ON MARKET STREET in San Francisco WHO HAD A STUDIO AND SHE TOOK ME IN FOR PRIVATE BALLET LESSONS!

THAT DIDNOT CHANGE A THING!

In fact, I do BELIEVE I witness the teacher pulling my Father aside to tell him you are wasting your time and money!

THE HAIR WAS THICK AT 16!

I recently had glass replaced in a frame of myself as a FOUR YEAR OLD and the FRAMER found this photo behind the viewed photo!

I was in a modeling school on MAIDEN LANE in San Francisco at the time.

I recall the photographer asking me to un-button the top button of the blouse!

I was hesitant!

I HAD NO BOOBS!

A retainer did the trick for the gap in the teeth!

THE HAIR!

Let’s discuss THE HAIR!

I had it done on MAIDEN LANE in San Francisco at a place called YOSH.

VERY EXPENSIVE!

I HATED IT THEN as the bangs or FRINGE was even shorter!

Way above my eyebrows!

I DIDNOT DO BANGS FOR A VERY LONG TIME THERE AFTER!

I am sure YOU can UNDERSTAND WHY!

STAG HORN FERNS GROWN BY A DEAR FRIEND!

THIS IS THE ITALIAN with the second load!

An entire wall is being built to HOLD one of these BEAUTIES!

THEY WEIGH over ONE HUNDRED POUNDS EACH SAYS THE ITALIAN.

WE SCORED A FEW.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ONE!

THEY WILL NOT BE CHEAP just telling you up front.

I am helping a friend out and am not the one making the prices.A plant SPECIALIST is doing that.

NO dollars go into THE CONTESSA’s pockets………….to be clear.

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Here is my GUEST BATHROOM.

Which I am very fond of………

I painted the entire room with a SEA SPONGE.

The sink I paid $40.00 for and was offered $600.00!

I had to buy REPRODUCTION FAUCETS for it but I do like the effect!

As I went to use this room I chuckled as MY ITALIAN had left his cappuccino cup on HIS SHELF!

Which in it’s day was an old TRIVIT for an iron stove.

It is one of MY FAVORITE FINDS and I still can recall how much I paid for it!

$12.00.

My thought was for the soap in the shower, but THAT ITALIAN had other ideas!

He made it useful.

TWO WAYS………..PAPER and coffee cup holder!

It’s a bit of a challenge for me to change the paper so THATS HIS JOB!

This is THE SHOWER which never gets used as SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI resides there!

The small bench I found in ITALY in the early 1990’s………….

THE CROWN was made by THAT woman THE RIBBONED CROWN way back in THE DAY!

I do think she has retired from social media and CREATING!

THE BOOKS I COLLECT and prop up on VELVET foot stools; I had found in my days of HUNTING!

REMINDER………I had a STORE so MY JOB WAS TO SHOP!

I donot ENJOY shopping so much anymore………..

YOU KNOW WHY?

I either OWN it or I SOLD it or have SEEN it!

THERE IS NOT MUCH OUT THERE I HAVE NOT VIEWED……….

PIZZA BIANCA………MADE BY THE ITALIAN last weekend!

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

NO!

It is NOT GLUTEN FREE and of course I shouldn’t be eating SALT due to the HEART!

SO, I PASSED on this……………I did make his lunch on Monday and took a small BITE out of his sandwich!

Let’s just say I am doing QUALITY CONTROL on the TASTE LEVEL!

I call these LOVE BITES!

Which my latest News is my LEGS have started to SWELL!

DUE TO WATER RETENTION.

THIS IS A BIG RED FLAG ON CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

THEY TELL YOU UP FRONT TO WATCH FOR WEIGHT GAIN AND SWELLING OF THE LEGS AND ANKLES.

ANY ADVISE THERE IS APPRECIATED.

I find it HORRIFYING!

I found a LYMPHATIC Drainage Massage person.

Plus, I have had for years the compression stockings as I have my MOTHER’s VARICOSE VEINS.

Most of the WATER RETENTION IS IN MY THIGHS!

I am not ready for ALL OF THIS CHANGE!

JUST NOT READY……………

Let’s get to the fun stuff shall we?

This is how I entertain myself!

JUST CALL ME THE STACKER!

I HAVE USED THREE NECKLACES TO MAKE ONE!

IT ADDS A BIT OF GIRTH IN MY OPINION AND HELPS ME STAND UP STRAIGHT!

WHICH I NEED TO WORK ON!

THIS IS BEST TO DO ON A TURTLENECK AS THAT WORKS AS YOUR CANVAS.

GO TO IT LADIES and see what YOU CAN ACHIEVE!

ONE STAG HORN FERN HAS BEEN HUNG!

This plant is about 55 years old.

THE WEATHER HAS WARMED UP HERE AND WE ARE GETTING OUTSIDE TO SUN AND TAKE IN THE NEW GROWTH OF THE GARDEN!

STAY TUNED FOR OUR PRICELESS PHOTOS AND SHENANIGANS.

PS. OLAF HAS LOST WEIGHT!

HOW MUCH WE WILL NEVER KNOW BUT HE IS LOOKING SLIM!

AT LEAST I ACCOMPLISHED THAT IN FIVE MONTHS TIME!

NOT MUCH ELSE; but I have come to terms with myself.It’s okay not to want to clean out a drawer or do the laundry as long as I get MYSELF out of bed in the MORNINGS LIFE IS GOOD!

ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER IS KEY!

XXX