Beauty, House Style | Posted by Jannie on 16 April 2010 @ 12:58 AM
See that picture directly above these words? I took it, and the picture directly below these words this past late Tuesday afternoon.
Posed Kelly. Poor thing, camera always stuck in her face. Such is the life of a model.
Here she graces the shed attached to our garage addition — all built by my amazing Jim, of course. He even made the shutters with his own two hands. And a power saw, or something.
That circle-top window shines from our new living room here, in all its not-quite-yet-finished glory. Christmas tree in there this year!??
Oh, Peeps! I haven’t mentioned lately — but our front entry has progressed beautifully-much in the past couple of months!! Yes, indeed. I’m dying to show you the updates, but want the gorgeousness to be just a smidge further along first. Remember our TWO front doors? Well, there is now A WINDOW where the old door was!!! Seriously! So keep your dial tuned to the funsterment, okay?
Anyhoo, back to the roses and such… 5 years ago Kelly and I planted those and the other shrubs you see.
Was my first attempt at roses. I fully expected them to die of the dreaded black spot within the first year. But I got lucky!
Don’t even remember what kind of rosebush it is. The really good kind, I guess. Blooms 8 months of the year with zero maintenance.
Next, a photo I took this past Monday afternoon…
(Poor trellis. I should just take it down. All the vines I’ve ever planted for it have ended up deer-munched. Yet, I like the trellis. It looks so… hopeful!)
Notice more blooms in the Tuesday photos than the Monday?!
Aren’t flowers amazing!?!
Here’s a photo I took 5 years ago, when all was freshly new.
I’m the worst mom in the world for not getting a photo of Kelly beside the new plantings when she was three.
Oh well, I’m sure all moms miss a photo or two along the way, right? Anybody? 🙂
But… I think I redeemed myself a bit by snapping this of her and her pal Erika in November, 2008.
Have you ever planted anything that grew more wild, strong and beautiful than you had ever hoped??
Have deer ever munched your plants?
Have plants ever munched your deer? 🙂
xoxo
Friends, Song Stuff | Posted by Jannie on 14 April 2010 @ 3:31 PM
Firstly… (photo by me, last week.) Left to right are KitKat — almost 3 years old, Sweety — almost 5 years old, and Peach — almost 12.5 years old. We acquired these buddies when they were all 6 weeks old, respectively.
They certainly are friendly enough with each other, but all 3 lying together is a rare occasion!
Secondly…
Apologies for a 404 error here yesterday. I’d acidentally published a post, then had to snag it back. Some of you were so sweet to e-mail and let me know — thanks!! (Yes, I’ve actually checked and READ my e-mail lately!! Amazing, for me!)
Thirdly…
Do you people have any idea how much your loving support and friendship on this blog means to me??!!?? But how could you? I’m talking infinity, Babies!! Infinity for my love and appreciation for you all.
All about My Wednesday coming right up! But first a “werd” from my trusty “bloging manigir.”
thanks yoo, my jannie. and thanks yoo for kleering the 044 mistree up. yoo beet me to it.
You’re totally welcome, BB!
butt, my jannie!! yor big eye iz so smal today. wate! i wil get yor big one, becauze i lerned mor teknologees resintlee. here i goes…
Oh , cool!! THANKS, BB, you’re sweet.
glad to hellp, my jannie. now on wit the shows!
But first another new picture! Also from last week.
Kitty really asleep, The Child only pretending — probably at my direction, but I can’t remember back that far in life. The Child WILL remember, tho. She forgets very little.
They are both a couple of loves, that’s for sure, that child and that kitty.
Now…
REALLY back to our regularly-scheduled post…
Last year Thursday was my delectably selfishly fun “Takin’ Care Of The Jannie” day.
This year my long day is Wednesday, when Kelly stays for afterschool until 5:30, instead of the usual 3:00.
And what does Jannie do on her long day all to herself? Well…
“Fluffing up” pictures for blog posts.
Reading your blogs and /or smiling at each of you in my heart when I think about you — which is like — 20 times a day for each and every wonderful one of you!
Speaking of thinking — did you hear we have 60,000 separate thoughts a DAY!! Cool eh. I’m assuming that’s over a 24-hour period, ’cause the brain never stops.
that is so troo, my jannie! we dreems at nite. liek, last nite i was bak in kidnergartin wit my frends, drinking karrit koolade and twirling on the wirlygig in my yelow pants.
Sounds like fun, BB!!
But back to this extremely non-rambling blog post. 🙂
No! How ’bout another photo next!!
Hmn, which one?? How ’bout this one…
June, 2007 at our community pool. I found it yesterday while looking for a Kelly-Erika picture for the “Miracle Roses” post I’m conjuring up. Even tho Jim’s eyes are partially closed it’s such a sweet daddy-daughter moment.
So, what else does Jannie do on a fun long Wednesday at home?
Thinks about housework – but usually only in passing.
Oh, speaking of — guess what!? I did ALL my dishes on Sunday!! Yes, even the big salad bowl and the salmon pan with all that baked on skin!!
On Wednesdays I also do a little dreaming.
Some dancing.
Take the dogs for a stroll (but after sunscreen, to protect my fairness! I’m so vain — I probably think this post is about me.) 🙂
Work on new songs, with my 3 furry helpers cheering me on. Today I had a great session on “Meet Me On The Moon Tonight.” I think!
I take a bath.
I wash my hair or not, depending on what my major life plans are.
Today I paid the water and electric bills!!
And had fun creating packages for two Loving Internet Peeps. Mailing those tomorrow. With EXTRA love and hand-written notes!! Oh — actually I’ve THREE to mail tomorrow!
So… that’s about it for me so far today.
Wait — one last pic, which I have no clue yet what it will be.
And what are YOU doing today??
Ahhh, THIS picture, yes!! Remember all my give-aways a few weeks back?? These were the final parcels I mailed out last week. Took this pic in my minivan outside the P.O.
Oh, and wasn’t it cool I had the Marilyn Monroe stamps in my collection for Poet Toni Cross who won the Marilyn notecards!?!
I WILL be having more give-aways. Still have some poetry books left. And tons other lovingly-used Happy Life Stuff.
Anybody have any cool ideas for give-away contests? Please feel free to shoot any ideas my way!!
Thanks.
xoxoxo
Beauty, House Style | Posted by Jannie on 9 April 2010 @ 1:36 PM
A recent Before and After of our kitchen bulletin board, beginning with The After….
and exposing The Before…
OMG, that’s hideous!! Quick — put The After back!!!
Ahhh, thanks, Universe.
See? I took y’alls advice to whip up a collage of some of Kelly’s art!
Uh-oh, I’m writing y’all again, y’all. 🙂
Anyway….
Just a 5-minute collage job on my part. I’ll probably re-do it with less pieces, so it can breathe better. Yep, I’ll get right on that. Today! (Or in 5 years.) 🙂
Wait!! I’ll be brave and confess The Whole Sordid Before, with 3 years of life overflowing since I pinned the first picture, calendar, memo, medal — or whatever it was I first pinned there during some now-forgotten organizational tizzy.
Okay — you know what’s coming again next,right??! THE AFTER!! QUICK!!!!!
Ahhhhhh.
It was time, People. It was time.
Kinda like how I’m getting really really close to slopping that Kilz over her old bedroom wallpaper.
You know how I try not to leap into these major life decisions! 😉
And… a closer-up of Kelly’s newest piece. Some fancy foil work she brought home last week from school. Her own design, as are all these.
Pretty fun, huh??
And how’s YOUR bulletin board?? 🙂
(Hey, why the hell heck did that last smiley face go awry?!?)
With Love, From Jannie the Funstress
xoxoxo
Beauty, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 7 April 2010 @ 10:49 PM
Sail a poem
and a child
out to sea.
Launch them
with lifeboats
of laughter.
Free them
with anchors
of compassion
and cravings
for goodness
in all things.
Fill their sails with hugs.
Marvel in their
masts, catching
the sun, just so.
Surrender to the violins
of their creaking decks
and snapping rigging,
as the horizon grows
and the wind
is skipping rope
in your salty hair.
Away, always away.
Sail a poem
and a child
out to sea.
Sail them
well and
true.
Let them dip
and dive on the
farthest swells,
to sail home
smiling and safe,
with armfulls of
bluebonnets
and heartfulls of
adventures to tell.
I wrote that poem in honor of Jingle’s THIRTEENTH Thursday Poetry Rally!!!
Lately I have been gifted with the following poetry awards from Jingle and Shakira… Thanks, Ladies!
And I would like to pass the awards on to the list of THIRTEEN random awesome poets below, who can choose either or both awards. Some of these multi-talented bloggers also publish other creative fare — so get all their goodness at their one-stop shopping locales!
The following recipients may fling these awards with joy to the moon, or wherever!
1. Joaquin
2. Joy Leftow
3. Paige
4. Talon
5. Snaggletooth
6. Davina
7. Ana Goncalves
8. Glenn
9. Fireblossom
10. Sara Healy
11. Mama Zen
12. Thomma Lyn
13. Mad Cat Lady
I look forward to meeting more poets and reading great poems over this weekend!! And maybe even to linking up new poets in future posts, if I do the Thursday Poetry Rally again. Thank you.
About the three bluebonnet photos above… I got lucky with the iPhone again. Actually, just point your iPhone at something nice, make sure strong light is coming over your shoulder onto the subject, stay as still as possible — and you’re pretty much there with the photo. Oh – be sure to tap the little button too! 🙂
Kelly dyed those eggs all by herself!
Your Ever-Loving Jannie
xoxo
