Day 31...Kicking Back And Catching Up!

Ah, yes...

Sunday...

a day to kick back and catch up!

Since I have been Lurch's tour guide

for this last week,

I am SO BEHIND in my blogging!

So I am going to spend the next two days

with my rear in this recliner...

reading all the blogs of my old blogging buddies...

and getting acquainted with my new blogging buddies!

I can't wait to read about all of your...

wonderful junking finds...

gorgeous artistic creations...

new babies and grandbabies...

delicious recipes...

design challenges...

and humorous stories!

Can you say "Vegetate"?

That will be me!

Can't wait to catch up with you all!

Don't forget that

POP TEST

starts back up first thing

in the morning!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

If you want to register for my giveaway,

be sure and leave your comment on

this post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Day 30...The Gang Is All Here!

I love the women in this photo!

I can't decide if this photo represents...

1.) The 2009 Warrenton Blog Party

or

2.) The Pickled Hens of Ponte Vedra

If you haven't been following Lulu's hilarious

accounts of The Pickled Hens of Ponte Vedra,

you need to click HERE and HERE.

I can't wait for Part 3!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

If you want to register for my giveaway,

be sure and leave your comment on

this post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Day 29...Leading The Parade!

I'm leading the parade!

What parade?

The parade to celebrate

Lurch's Road to Recovery!

Well, actually, I would

be out front twirling...

yes, I was a twirler way back when...

yes, I was skinnier then...

but use your imagination!

We have good news...

we found TWO GREAT doctors!

They were both fabulously wonderful...

the best of the best...

now we just have to make a decision

about which one we want to do the surgery!

Hooray!

PLUS...

both doctors agreed to do Lurch's surgery

in the next two weeks!

No more waiting lists!

Double Hooray!

PLUS...

both doctors agreed that Lurch doesn't

have to have a bone fusion

which was a heavy duty procedure!

Hip Hip Hooray!

So...

maybe...

just maybe...

Lurch will be on the

road to recovery

in a few weeks!

With your prayers...

and a good doctor...

and a little surgery...

I might have my man back!

In fact,

he might be leading the parade

and twirling!

Yeah, I doubt it, too!

Thanks to all of you

wonderful friends

for your thoughts and prayers!

We will all celebrate together soon...

maybe you can all be in the parade!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

If you want to register for my giveaway,

be sure and leave your comment on

yesterday's post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Day 28...Texas Medical Center

Thought I would show you

where I am today.

I am Lurch's tour guide

at the Texas Medical Center

in downtown Houston.

Okay...

maybe the Texas Medical Center

doesn't have pigeons...

but here is what they do have...

"The Texas Medical Center started with a dream to create a medical center, where people from all walks of life could have access to the best health care anywhere - whether they were rich, poor, famous, alone, young, or old.

Sixty years since that dream originated, it has been realized many times over. The 47 institutions of the Texas Medical Center each exist to serve all of mankind. On any given day, one can find people from every social circumstance and many of the world's nations seeking treatment at the center's renowned institutions.

Many TMC institutions are working to make the Texas Medical Center quality of care convenient to even more people by placing clinics, offices, and other facilities in neighborhoods throughout Houston and the surrounding communities, and even in other parts of Texas and the world.

In the Texas Medical Center, there is something to meet everybody's needs. Two trauma facilities are located in the center, as are institutions specializing in every imaginable aspect of health care, including care for children, cancer patients, heart care, organ transplantation, terminal illness, mental health, and wellness and prevention.

All 47 of institutions of the Texas Medical Center are not-for-profit, and are dedicated to the highest standards of patient care, research, and education. These institutions include 13 renowned hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools, and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy, and virtually all health-related careers. It is where one of the first, and still the largest, air ambulance service was created; a very successful inter-institutional transplant program was developed; and more heart surgeries are performed than anywhere else in the world.

It's all here, in the Texas Medical Center -- and it's here for everyone." (from Texas Medical Center website)

Yep...

everything is bigger in Texas!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

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be sure and leave your comment on

yesterday's post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Hope we have some good news

to share tomorrow!

Day 27...Oops! I Forgot!

Oops! I forgot!

I am blonde...

I am stressed...

I am forgetful!

What happened to

POP TEST

and

NEVER-ENDING STORY?

I have an excuse...

For those of you who keep up

with our never ending road

of recovery for Lurch,

here is the latest news.

Due to a more extensive

spine surgery than expected,

we have stepped up our search

for the best doctor in Houston.

Tomorrow, Lurch has appointments

with two of the best in the Houston Medical Center.

Truth to be told,

I just didn't have time for

my usual games this week.

Next week, Pop Test and

Never-Ending Story will return...

same time...

same place...

same channel!

I will share news from Houston

tomorrow!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

If you want to register for my giveaway,

be sure and leave your comment on

yesterday's post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Day 26...Bending Over Backwards!

For the last 48 hours,

I feel like I have been

bending over backwards!

I have been trying to meet and greet

new blogging friends over at

ONE WORLD ONE HEART.

Plus keeping up with reading

the blogs I follow every day!

Whew!

I think I am looking

a little like this...

But it has been fun!

Meeting new people and reading

about new ideas is always fun!

Even if you didn't sign up to participate in

ONE WORLD ONE HEART,

you can still join in now...

meet new people...

and get hundreds of chances

to win prizes!

WOW!

Just click HERE!

If you are a new reader, welcome!

If you want to register for my giveaway,

be sure and leave your comment on

yesterday's post...

Day 25...The Magic Carpet Ride!

Okay, I think it is time

for me to unwind!

Day 25...Magic Carpet Ride!

"Well, you don't know what we can find,
Why don't you come with me little girl,
On a MAGIC CARPET RIDE!
You don't know what we can see,
Why don't you tell your dreams to me,
Fantasy will set you free!
Close your eyes now...
Look inside now...
Let the sound take you away."

-Steppenwolf, 1968

Are you ready for

A Magic Carpet Ride?

I dressed special

for the big event!

One World One Heart

starts today!

How do you get on

The Magic Carpet?

Just visit A Whimsical Bohemian!

Just click HERE or on the

One World One Heart

on my sidebar!

What is One World One Heart?

It is your chance to visit

bloggers from around the world!

Last year, there were 911 participants

from 28 countries!

This year, there is room on

The Magic Carpet

for everyone!

Of course, you know that

The Magic Carpet

might just land in your living room!

That's right!

When you visit

One World One Heart,

you will see a list of all

the bloggers who are participating...

and they are all giving away

wonderful prizes!

If you leave a comment on my post,

this is what you could win...

Your very own

PERSONALIZED Magic Carpet...

well, actually, I hope you take

it off of the floor and hang it on your wall!

No, your Magic Carpet won't look

just like the one pictured above,

because all my work is one of a kind!

It might look more like this...

it all depends on the photo you send me...

it will be original...

PERSONALIZED JUST FOR YOU!

And, guess what?

If you leave a comment AND

sign up to follow my blog,

I will put your name in the drawing twice!

The drawing and announcement

of the winner will

be on February 15th!

Deadline for leaving comments for

your own PERSONALIZED Magic Carpet

is midnight (CST), February 14th!

Be sure that your comments link

back to you or leave me your email address

in your comment so I can notify

you if you win!

I will ask the winner to email or mail

me the photo you want used on

your Magic Carpet Wall Hanging!

Your Magic Carpet will be adorned

with jewels and vintage items...

fit for a Queen...

or King!

You may even request a

specific quote to add to

your Magic Carpet.

Enough talk...

let's hop aboard!

"Well, you don't know what we can find,
Why don't you come with me little girl,
On a MAGIC CARPET RIDE!
You don't know what we can see,
Why don't you tell your dreams to me,
Fantasy will set you free!
Close your eyes now...
Look inside now...
Let the sound take you away."

Day 24...Puppy Love

And they called it

PUPPY LOVE...

Is this young man

happy or what?

You can be happy too...

join me tomorrow

for the first day of

One World One Heart!

Did I mention that there

is a giveaway involved?

Oh, yes...a prize!

See you tomorrow!

Day 23...Happy Hunting!

This is Saturday

which means that my

blogging buddies

are all out on the hunt!

You are hunting for...

the perfect junk...

that perfect antique...

the perfect camera shot...

the perfect day...

the perfect sale...

the perfect husband...

everybody is hunting for something today!

So I would like to wish you...

Happy Hunting...

and may you exceed your limit!

Now, I want to see what you got!

Day 22...Come On In, The Water Is Fine!

Plain Old Weird

That is my favorite category

in my vintage photo collection!

When I started collecting vintage photos,

I found that I had an eye for the

strange, out of the ordinary shot.

I love photos which scream for

a caption to be added!

For example...

When I first spotted this photo,

the first caption that came to mind was

"WHO PEED IN THE WATER?"

I love plain old weird vintage photos!

This photo and caption is available

on Moonlight Hollow Cards...

coming soon to a blog near you!

Day 21...I'll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours!

I love this little sassy miss!

I love that look on her face...

that wild hair...

that hand on her hip...

that attitude!

I think she is saying...

"I dare you"...

"Want to make something of it?"...

"Let me show you who is boss!"...

"I'll show you mine...

if you show my yours!"

Which brings me to ask you this:

You want to see a sneak preview

of what I've been working on?

My studio...

my work space...

my creative area...

my big messy room!

I'll post more photos

when the project is complete...

along with some history of the

items I have used in this area.

Want to see what is in the bird cage?

Head over to my other blog,

The Renaissance Chick!

Now...

YOU SHOW ME YOURS!

Day 20...Wacky Wednesday, The Never-Ending Story

It is Wednesday...
and I am feeling Wacky...

and have a cool vintage photo...

so...

Let's write the...
Never-Ending Story!

Directions/Instructions/How-To:

1. I will post a picture and then begin a story
with 3 to 6 sentences...

2. Then I will stop in MID-SENTENCE...

3. The next person picks up (in MID-SENTENCE)

where the last comment left off and will then

add 3 to 6 sentences to continue the story...

4. And then she/he/it will stop in MID-SENTENCE

5. Don't end the story...

it is a never-ending story!

6. You may post as many comments as you want

to continue the story!

Let's Write!

They were a match made in heaven. They were the perfect couple. They shared the same interests and had the same hobbies. They did everything together. Some people called them Heckle and Jeckle, some people called them The Bobsey Twins and some people called them...

Day 19...Dog Tired!

I am dog tired!

Know what I mean?

I have been working

on creating my studio.

I needed an area that was just mine...

okay, okay, Lurch can use it too.

I was tired of my artistic projects

messing up the dining room...

which in turn messed up the family room...

and the foyer...

well, you get the idea!

I am almost finished!

I am going to share photos with you

later in the week!

In the meantime,

this is what I look like...

dog tired!

Yep, you can tell this beautiful

pooch had a dog's life...

eating, playing, pooping, napping!

It can wear a fellow out!

Day 18...POP TEST!

Long weekend?

Just because you have

a three day weekend,

you thought you wouldn't

have a pop test?

WRONG!

Get ready...

get set...

POP TEST!

Directions: Multiple choice answers...
you are responsible for answer D.

A. Rodney enjoying a cigarette after sex.

B. Rodney never believed his mother when she told him that cigarettes would stunt his growth.

C. Rodney had to show his ID until he was 42.

D.

Day 17...Let's Go To A Party!

You ready to go

to a party?

I am!

Where are we headed?

To Tristan's, of course!

He is having a BIG celebration...

his 300th follower...

200th post...

40,000th hit!

Did I mention that he is

giving away gifts?

For sure!

Art supplies!

That makes me smile!

So I will meet you at Tristan's

Enchanted Revelry!

Yes, he will let you

bring your dog!

I am sure Tristan won't mind

that I used the button from his

last give away!

Day 16...I Salute You!

To all of you bloggers

who faithfully post

every day of the year...

I SALUTE YOU!

Let's just say that I

haven't found my stride yet.

Some days I post at 6 am...

other days at 6 pm.

I am just elated that I haven't

missed a day yet...

and it's only Day 16!

So I salute you!

Now get a

stiff upper chin...

and hang in there with me...

PLEASE!

What Day Is This? Oh! Day 15!

You all know I am blonde...

and ditzy...

and forgetful!

How did I get confused

on the day count?

I thought...

that explains it...

I thought!

That won't happen again!

The girl in this vintage photo

is obviously not blonde...

There is so much to look at

in this photo...

the hand tinting...

the umbrella...

the dog...

the fence...

the gate...

the wooden house...

the mimosa tree...

the stockings wrinkled at the knees!

My stockings are not wrinkled at the knees...

because I don't wear stockings.

However, my mind may be wrinkled

in a place or two!

For those of you keeping up with

our journey,

Lurch and I are meeting with

his spine surgeon today.

We will let a smile be our umbrella!