Love is a Sausage

Yes, yes it is a sausage!!

Hiya Blogland!!! I hope everyone has been having a lovely weekend!!! It's SNOWING here again-LOL!!! I truly am OVER winter now.

Today I'll be sharing Valentine's cards featuring that oh-so-romantic symbols of everlasting love-the Sausage, the Hotdog and butcher's cleavers/meat. I'm not even going to try to fathom the card-artists mind process when designing these cards. Because my mind just doesn't go Valentines=Meat. So let's all enjoy a nice weiner and peruse these tokens of affection!!

Meat--the international symbol of LOVE

The words are pun-tastically awful!

A big knife and a dead chicken put me in the mood! The butcher is scary!

What is it with hotdogs for Valentine's Day?? My kisses are like hotdogs?? EEEEWWWW

MORE sausages of Love!

OOOOO--there's that big sex-ay knife again!!

Am I wrong to suspect that the hotdog in all these cards symbolizes something else???

Yup--nothing wink-wink about this....

Eating baby calves=eternal love.

That butcher is creepy--like he has human body parts hanging in his meat locker.

And yet another oh-so-innocent HOTDOG!!

Meat and and knives again.....

Love is a big plate of Sausages!!!!

Now that I've traumatized you-time for an outfit post!!! My big outing this week (was really housebound due to ice storm) was for the funeral of a dear friend yesterday. The car trip and sitting really did a number on the back even with happy pills. It was a terrible occasion to see many friends we hadn't seen in quite a time since we moved to Western Maryland. We've all decided to get together this summer.

Anyhow--my outfit consists of a thrifted SagHarbor sweater, thrifted glenplaid skirt and old boots. The necklace is DIY from the craft store. I admit there is nothing exciting going on here but it's not yoga pants and a fleece so I'm styling!!!

The skirt is going to go in the donate pile--it's a bit too big and spins around cockamamie when I wear it. i don't LOVE it so away it goes. I'm now thinking about SPRING and what I need.  I am going to need tops. Everything I had last year is WAY too big. Skirts I can take in (my summer skirts are all elastic waist maxi skirts) but the tops are just too big to alter. If I can only get out to the thrifts!!

 On the dollhouse front-it's been slow-going. I now need to shingle the roof. After that it's fill in holes, sanding and then it's time to paint. WHEW!!!! This takes a lot of time but it is fun!!

I've been nominated for a  "Shine On" award by the lovely Seeker at Searching the Inner Me. I'll be blogging about it later this week!! Along with some more Valentines!

I'm linking up with the fab Patti and the lovely ladies of Visible Monday and for Tres Chic Style Bits #14. Stop by and check out these lovely ladies! FAR better than the drivel at New York Fashion Week!!

TTFN
Tamera

8pm on a Saturday Night

My winter tree

Hiya Blogland!!! I survived the POLAR VORTEX OF DOOM!!!! I need to get a t-shirt now I guess!!! It got down to -4 degrees F here. not as bad as the poor folks in the Midwest but miserable enough.

Not that I was going anywhere out in it. I'm still housebound and such. Ugh. Anyway--I have found a benefit of being stuck indoors. I've discovered that MeTv channel is showing reruns of my absolute favorite TV show when I was a teen.

Every Saturday night in the early 70's I had a regular babysitting gig with the little boys next door.  The tv was tuned at 8pm to NBC for Emergency!('72-'79). Here's a little blurb about it:

The show focuses on paramedics John Gage and Roy DeSoto (played by Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe respectively) of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Squad 51 based out of Station 51 in Carson (Actually LACoFD Station 127), and Rampart General Hospital emergency room headed by chief staff physician/surgeon Dr. Kelly Brackett and Head Nurse Dixie McCall, worked with physician/surgeon Dr. Joe Early and young intern Dr. Mike Morton (played by Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup and Ron Pinkard) with whom the paramedics work to save lives. The Squad crew was stationed with LACoFD Engine Company 51 who often responded with them. The show, which portrayed dedicated civil servants who handled two or three varied and unrelated incidents during a typical shift, often showed real-life medical and firefighting procedures. It was also the first show to show paramedics who help rescue people injured or in peril.
Emergency! was created and produced by Jack Webb and Robert A. Cinader, both of whom were also responsible for the police dramas Adam-12 and Dragnet.
Emergency! was created and produced by Jack Webb and Robert A. Cinader, both of whom were also responsible for the police dramas Adam-12 and Dragnet.
 
While my  friends were all a-gaga over the likes of Donny Osmond or David Cassidy, my heart belonged to Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic John Gage.  Sigh.... who needed a dippy teenybopper singer when there was this:

And he's STILL mighty fine looking.

I actually have an outfit to share. Nothing exciting but I did have to get out of the yoga pants and fleece tops to go to the doctors this past week.

LandsEnd Knit pullover/thrifted, DIY thrifted stirrup jeans, guess boots/thrifted and scarf from Curtise.

The dogs have been enjoying all of the mommy lap-time. They will be very unhappy when I finally can go back to work.

Found this in my files. The BEST wedding cake EVER!!  Nothing says "love" like dead rodents!!

I've managed ( in the hour increments I can be up and about) to get the shell of the dollhouse done and primed. Next up is putting on the clapboards.

 

I'm linking up with all of the fab ladies over at Visible Monday this week. Even though I'm not as visible as I'd like--I am enjoying seeing everyone else!

Well--time to trundle off to the recliner!! Have a fantastic week everyone!!!

TTFN
Tamera

It's getting like The Shining here.....

Hello Blogland!! Greetings from freezing and icy Western Maryland!!!! All of that lovely sub-zero crap in the middle of the country is heading our way this week.

I'm still stuck at home and I am s l o w l y losing my mind. I'm about ready to go all Jack Nicholson here from boredom.

I've been spending time pinning all sorts of random stuff on Pinterest. Some of this stuff NEEDS to be shared!!

Spring 2014 Fashion Trend-just pull your pants up over your boobs for a strapless onesie look.

How awesome is THIS??

I can add nothing to this.....

Magenta satin thong??

You know 60 year old hairy fat guys will be the only ones wearing this on the beach.

This must've been one AWESOME party!!

I had hoped to go to church today and be out amongst the human race again. Unfortunately we are having an ice storm so that nixed that.  This is what I would've worn(everything is thrifted):

DressBarn grey tweed cardigan

DressBarn charcoal trousers

August Silk tweed knit sweater

Lifestyles loafers

Sheila asked if cataloging my wardrobe helped with getting rid of stuff. I can say it definitely helped get rid of a few things that were duplicates like one of the two grey ponte pencil skirts I acquired.  The biggest benefit I've found is that I can open a category folder and see everything side by side. I can see what styles I seem to gravitate to and what just sticks out like a sore thumb.  Plus I can make up future outfits kind of like my own personal Polyvore.  Now on to cataloging my bling!!

On the dollhouse front it's all in pieces again after the dry fit being sanded. I changed a couple of window placements so I need to get the new holes cut out. I hope to get the shell glued together this week if I can have an hour or two without pain.

Well I'm reaching my limits of sitting in the chair. Everyone have a fabulous beginning of the week.

TTFN
Tamera

Being bored and OCD.....

Happy New Year Blogland!!!

It's the start of another year!! I don't make any resolutions or such stuff for New Year's because, truth be told, I just forget about them by February anyway.

Lauren and I stayed home for NYE. My back issues (UGH) just didn't allow any partying or such. I went to the doctor's yesterday and I'm STILL going to be off work until at least January 16th. This is so frustrating for me. The muscles are all in a knot about the size of a tennis ball and pressing on the sciatic nerve.  I can't get comfortable or relief for more than an hour or two at a time. We are just waiting for authorization for physical therapy. The holidays have slowed the process down. 

I get periods where the only way I can be a tad more comfortable is to stand. I've been taking advantage of just "standing around" to photograph my wardrobe to catalog it. Yes, I need a life-LOLOL. I've gotten all my clothing, shoes and scarves done. Next up is jewelry. 

Whilst I was photographing I cam upon some thrifted items I haven't worn or shared. I thought I share them in this post as my fashion choices are limited since I'm stuck at home.

DressBarn unworn charcoal pleated skirt-$3

Jones New York unworn  black suiting box pleated hem skirt-$4

Lane Bryant salt&pepper tweed  pleated hem skirt-tags said $59.99--I paid $3

August silk knit cobalt marbled sweater-$3

August silk knit plum marbledsweater-$3

Evan Picone color-blocked sweater-$3

Now I just need to be able to wear them SOMEWHERE-lolol. In dollhouse news- the pictures I posted on Sunday were examples of what it will look like. I am NO WHERE near that. I did a dry(no glue) assembly to get an idea of how it goes together. Now I have to sand like crazy all the parts.

The dollhouse trial assembly.

I've decided to paint the exterior pink with charcoal shutters and roof and white trim. I grew up in a pink circa 1961 rancher on Dogwood Drive. I've decided to call the house Dogwood Cottage.

My dear friend Andrea is coming over tomorrow to undecorate the Christmas trees for me. Lauren has been bringing up the storage bins since Saturday so I can fill them as I am able. Being OCD and having everything organized by room has made it reasonably easy to undecorate the hoard.  There is a method to my madness at times.

I'm linking up with Anne for Spygirl's 52 Pick-me-up: Closet Orphans. I guess the newly thrifted stuff I haven't been able to wear would count!!!!!

I'm off for some meds and a nap. I hope to get around to everyone's blogs and comment later today!!

TTFN

Tamera

Photoshop Fashion

Tamera rocks suede and fringe and big hair.

Hiya Blogland!!! It's the last Sunday of 2013!! I hope everyone has had a fabulous holiday season full of joy and happiness.

In dollhouse news I've labeled and punched  all the parts out. Next up is sanding. I'm planning on painting the exterior pale pink with slate grey shutters and pale grey roof shingles. Here's what the house will look like finished:

Finished Exteriors

Unfinished Exterior

Unfinished Interior

Since I'm not going anywhere these days and no one wants to see the latest reiteration of my fleece and jogging pants I decided to ply my minimal Photoshop skills and make my own cut and paste fashion show. I can do this with ease in real life with scissors and paste but my computer skillz in this area are pitiful. Something to work on in the new year!!

Rocking the midi and boots.

Hot pants and fake fur. I need those purple shoes!!

Gorgeous maxi's-I feel like Curtise!!

I would totally wear this today. Very 30's looking!!

These styles would look great today!!

Love this gingham maxi!!

I wore an outfit just like this in the 70's.

 I'm going to be linking up with all of the glorious ladies at Cruising Patti's last Visible Monday of 2013!!

Everyone a a fantastic end of the year and I'll be back in 2014!!

TTFN
Tamera