Blogmas???

VLOGMAS

Blogmas???

 Is that a thing? Like VLOGMAS? But blogs? Hmmmm… 

IMA DAY LATE THEN!!! lol

Anyway…

Scenes of Christmas past…

I was thinking of sorting through some decorations yesterday to start the festive month off… BUT

We had quite the storm the night before…

Lil concrete bunny 

Heavy but tossed to the ground!

I had to put the wreath the right way around… 

Where’s the pic of the wrong way tho…? 

Maybe the wind blew it down the other end of the blog…?

Flipped pot.

Tossed pot.

Had to move the bike

The bike that no one wants

Who has a twin 

Living in our cellar…

Oh the carnage!

Nature placed.

Holy Hell!

How much of this can I take!

Here it is!

You know what they say about 

A wreath facing the wrong way…

Log holder cover

Gone walkies.

Another pot done.

Two new leaning trees 

For me to chop on!

Do you see 

Twig trellis and arborvitae 

Reaching for each other 

In their moments of distress!

Don’t blow that ikea lantern!

It’s been in the family since 2016!

The lounge chair had it coming.

Always lazing about.

Spiffed.

Right as rain…

Maybe this lil one needs accompaniment?

Across the street there were several leaner trees 

All caught up in the trees next to them…

See!

The men with the biggest chainsaws came out in service!

To cut the smallest of trees, that could have killed somebody 

As they drove down the street.

Luckily no one was hurt…

And the crew that had just come through the week before to preemptively trim the dead standing just feet from these

Murder weapons…

 I guess maybe they weren’t wearing their glasses that day.

Right.

Lol

Funny but not.

Sorry 

But 

Not.

Oh well.

That’s all fodder for the whatever right…???

Let’s end on a Xmas note. 

Omg, Charli Girl from 2014!!!

No grey in her muzzle…

Ack! So cute.

Kk, so I’m rushing off to get some Christmas in our decor.

Deck the halls and presents for pretty girls, etc…

May your fire burn bright my friends!

x~J

Ps~ VLOGMAS has begun on my channel d’Youtube.

Monday Mind Mush!

I’ve done some chores 

The sun is finally 

Poking out from its 

Pillowy cloud blanket…

And

I was really excited about how much 

I had gotten done

Last week…

Having pulled everything out of the guest room closet~ 

Getting the coats that I wasn’t excited to wear anymore~ out

Bagged, and off to the clothing recycling bins, newly installed 

Across from our post office… the area has been bustling

With excitement since the beginning of the new  

Library construction. This fervor, adding to the three other 

Landmarks that made up our rural hilltowns center.

Post office 

Church

Town hall

There is the current library which is quite small as well…

And it may not be recognized as a library if one drove by without knowing…

Anyway 

I did get this far

Yay!!!

Very happy to have cleared some clutter and 

Opened up this space…

This was the first configuration 

It basically had the bed

And the aisle around it…

And being so close to the door…

Eh… 

 

Anyway anyway 

I have been very aware of the color coming in…

I will try my hardest to document this…

Really really aware that the level of lists and activities 

Needing doing before snow comes is daunting 

I may not be able to stop to pause

But!

I can take a pic

And savor it for later…

I think I may sort out some poems for posting soon…

They keep poking their heads in, like… hello…? 

Is it our turn yet…?

You can see how this juggling has made my mind mushy…

A bit… 

So hungry…

Hmmmm… it’s time for lunch here, soooo…

x~J

October Eve!

The Queen of Samhain 

From the story that my cat told me

Soon to be transcribed…

Wish this was all that was on my plate…

 It’s Friday 

And I’m exhausted 

The epic 3 room shift

Is getting dramatically closer 

To being completely done ✔️ 

Bins full of things 

Stuff

Derelict items

Projects 

Half finished 

And some never started 

I thought painting the walls was the toughest part 

The editing down

Of the furniture 

Has been 

Astoundingly puzzling 

Worth it…

That credenza fits so much better 

In the front room 

The curtain wall is still being tweaked in my studio 

The tension rods are brilliant!

Honestly the best I’ve ever worked with!

You can bump them

And they have wiggle room at the ends…

That way they aren’t busting your finishes-

Floor or ceiling 

And keeping everything upright 

Nice and steady.

And nicer to have a barrier of sorts 

Instead of looking down the staircase 

And the echoes of every last sound 

Traveling up 

And down…

And when everything is settled 

I can get back to the kitchen stuff

Maybe it’ll be settled by the new year?

I’m not holding my breath 

At this point I know the distractions are just 

Aching to interrupt…

The lists…

I’m sick of them.

Must get done

Or I’m just going to start chucking stuff

Or runaway lol 

Would like to just be thinking about 

October 

I have a goal

To take some foliage pics in our garden 

Today!

Because it’s starting!

And in just a few weeks it’ll be gone…

In the mode of don’t stop to think about it!

Just keep going…

Writing and painting season is coming!

Must keep going!

More pics to come!

See you soon!

x~J

Accessories To The Obsession: Shopping in my own closet

So I headed over to The Oracle

Aka Pinterest 

See

Now I can have this inspirational look

Of an old money eccentric 

Living their Dark Academia best life

Right?

And go falconing too?

Falconery? Falconing? 

Regardless!

Sign me up!

Love this look

I have a dupe for this scarf! 

Checking all boxes here…

As I shop in my own closet…

And attic!

Just add a horse?

Have horse will travel?

Maximum horse please!

Don’t mind me.

I nearly fell while carrying two armloads of stuff 

From upstairs to down…

And as I made it 

Just into the kitchen…

Both pets swarmed me!

At the best of times 

It’s hard to avoid stepping on them

As they are constantly 

Under foot.

Long story longer…

I pulled almost every muscle on my right side

Trying to not commit me 

And all I was carrying 

To the floor 

In a hideous and regrettable crash.

My endorphins have tapped out 

And

Now I’m left with the terrible feelings 

Of dull ache

And the notion 

Of never having slept a night

In my life…

Lolz!

No one died, 

So I am forever grateful 

To my reflexes.

But!

I am loopy

Goofy

Sleepy

And 

Sarcastic 

Yay!

Let’s just keep rolling as they say.

Yes

Love every thing about this!

I am looking forward to 

Digging out the cold weather jackets!

I had one like that 

A while ago…

Plaid

Tweed

I want them allllll! 

Just got my one sweater

That looks like this

All washed and ready for the wearing!

And this 

Yes

Yes

Yes

All of it!

Yes!

Oh! Yep!

Those English Country House

Entryways

Got to have the pupper.

Ready to go!

Walkies!

No kidding,

I just typed that…

And the dog looked up…

She’s deaf… and so now she’s telepathic?

Anyway 

A kilt chair!

Amazing.

This has a bit of the old boho flair to it.

Like it! 

Super cozy!

Here’s one of the things I found while 

Shopping in my own closet…

The case 

From my old pair of glasses 

That I no longer have.

Fits my fave readers tho…

And it all looks 

Well…

Perfect 

For what seems to be sparking joy for me…

For the moment.

At least I’m using what I already have!

Mmmmm Burberry…

Oh! Remember the perfume? 

Brit… and there was another…?

Was it called “sheer”…?

I don’t know…

So many sweaters!

Scarves 

Boots

Hats

Gloves…

And I lucked out the other day with a coupon

Plus discount code…

Hopefully items will be here by the end of the week…

I will be going thru the rest of my whole clothes closet…

And picking out the bits I want for the season…

And packing away the rest.

That way I can 

Shop from my storage again…

And again…

And concentrate on the items 

That I’m excited about.

And finish up some writing bits!

And painting!

Instead of decluttering 

And washing masses 

Of laundry…

Clothes get musty

If you leave them in bins for a bit… 

Like maybe 5… 6 years…

Wow…

I’m excited to welcome back some of these sweaters!

Nothing like a good sweater! 

Happy Autumn Everyone!

Let the Dark Academia Season Commence! 

x~J

New Obsessions: Manor Core & Autumn Moods

 Manor Core...?

Is this the grown up/ old money eccentric version of Cottage Core that I've been waiting for...?

We Shall See...

I always had the want for a very tidy mud room/entryway...

but these lil cluttery bits of goodness just charmed me 

in the oddest of ways.

The boots all in a line...

The baskets and barn jackets galore...

and the pupps in wait of a good walk...

like the first pic... 

c'mon, lets go!!!

But before you enter... here's the facade...

I think its time we upgrade...

I think we could give this a try....

This was my digital mocking of the situation...

I always thought that black houses were neat, but for some reason

it was as though something said that I wasn't worthy...

that is for what I know as fact...

one hundred percent 

a lie

I CAN HAVE A BLACK HOUSE...

remember that time I painted the shed black...

its still a ramshackle shed...

but it sure looks fancy now...

Paint It Black

But back to Manor Core...

These layery bedding and heavy drapes scapes 

are just hitting in the excitement zone...

must start implementing these elements now!

Already started with the dark and moody in the front room...

I took my pail of paint by Behr in the color Ancestry Violet

and added in a bit of black to dusky it up...

Looks more like the shade Gothic Amethyst now... 

I'll take it.

Master Kit is totally approving of it in his lil chair...

Just waiting for us to settle in with our snacks,

so he can tell us a story...

Don't worry I wrote it all down so that I can retell it to you all...

soon...

x~J