My goodness, I have never seen such a perfect looking tart. That is beautiful and looks delicious.
Diana, you are so funny - that is hysterical and we are taking you very seriously. We will be sure to not cross your path as you indulge in those deserts. So who is eating those scrumptious looking deserts. Do Murray and Nicole have to constantly sample those calorie less deserts!
Sid and I were debating who should do some of the home projects that we so desperately need to do in our condo. It is very difficult to keep these old places (that of course are full of character) looking spiffy! Sid of course thinks we can do everything, and I think I should clean out savings and get it done. Well just kidding on that one, but my goodness it sure is tempting to have contractors do everything. Not to mention of course that if you get a really good professional person in - the work can look spectacular. I am not as confident in my own ability to install base boards, light fixtures, drywalling........ Sid has much enthusiasm about what the two of us can accomplish.
The problem of course is always time when you work as many hours as I do.;.//.uu
My sister and family will be moving to a new home soon. The house is not the mansion they live in now and will be much more manageable. In her current home she faces the same "old world charm" issues that we face here to put it nicely. My sister and I compare notes a lot about how energized we feel by the endless projects we should both be doing in the house. Being that the Parsons have the largest house in their current town of Merchantville, they have accumulated so much stuff. The mere thought of packing the contents of their house is enough to give you indigestion or insomnia.
My sister is all for getting a big dumpster and hauling half of their "valuables" away in the trash. George is a little more - well let's say conservative with getting rid of things. But Rossana and I did have the brilliant idea of having a yard sale to make money from all the junk we need to sell. I could not round up much junk - I think because I was really sick for two days before the yard sale and just did not have the energy to organize it all. My sister has no shortage of things to sell.
I have to admit that neither of us were very organized and so we did not put up signs or advertise the yard sale. Along with the complete lack of organization, we could not seem to get started until
Noon. So Nina happily put up the ONE sign announcing that there is a yard sale in front of the house. Passers by walked along the sidewalk and meagerly looked over but very FEW stopped to look. Is it us???
We diligently stood around for 4 hours, maybe 5. I think my sister managed to make $15.00. It was rather pathetic, but still lots of fun anyway. The most interesting item to be sold was a medicine cabinet that was really neat. It is made of metal and about six feet high. It is an old fashioned lock up cabinet where George's father (also a DOC.) used to lock up the medications. It is probably worth something nowadays. One woman came by and offered $25 for it but she could not carry it into her house. My sister and I enthusiastically offered George up to drive it over and unload the next day - when he was not working. Of course George thought this was a loosing deal and said that was ridiculous and we need to find another buyer for it.
Then a woman came by when we were wrapping it up for the day. She said she was an artist and had a floral arrangement business and she took a lot of interest in the cabinet. My sister was in the house and so I was the seller for the moment. I told her the cabinet is going for $50.00. Alex then inserted that "Daddy said it has to be sold for $75 or $100. The woman just smiled at him and was probably thinking "what do you know, you little brat." Then my sister comes walking out of the house and I start telling her as she walks toward us that this person is interested in buying and I told her I quoted $50. And my sister was so focused on getting rid of it and trying to be nice to the woman, I don't think she heard me and said, "oh we are selling this for $25." I looked kind of stupid or greedy, don't you think. And interestingly enough it seems that for the rest of the conversation, the woman was talking to my sister and pretty much ignored me. Hmmm do you think she maybe did not like me as much. So they worked out the details of when the buyer can pick this up etc...which would be two days away because she needed to get her in-laws' van.
The next morning George said with great puzzlement, "why are we selling the medicine cabinet, that is a really neat piece." He had first suggested that it be sold.
Well I think what we learned from this is that my sister and I probably should not be selling things - we were not very good at it. But it was really a lot of fun, laughing at ourselves as we stood outside on a beautiful Fall day. The kids enjoyed it too and they probably also learned that having a yard sale is .....well.....I don't know that I can even say what they learned.
Well I will keep you all posted on how we progress or more likely DON'T Progress on our home projects.
KC, I am impressed that you took in those dogs and as if you did not have your hands full before now there is no debating it. Enjoy them and what a great thing to do. I am sure you and Tom will love them like crazy as you try to bring the precious little being back to good health.
Love to you all and hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Sandra
boo hoo But of course I know she is very much appreciated by many. The customers floating around at the reception seem to love her my mother as they all enthusiastically approached her, "Ohhh Anna Maria......" I never heard her name spoken so much in my life. She was like a celebrity. We all need our moment of fame right? God knows she deserves it.