Feeling Old... That's what she said

"That's what she said. "

Have you heard this going around? I was watching Big Brother when the show was still on for the season (it ended on Sept 15th - Hayden won - but I wanted Lane to win) and they were talking about "that's what she said." Apparently, it's some thing that one says after somebody says something, after somebody tells a story or whatever. But THEN, I googled it and it said that it is 'used to add naughty innuendo into a conversation.' (I won't go into THAT here, or give an example, please google it yourself!)Then I was looking online at Urban Outfitters (I love them, by the way) and they had something for sale with that phrase on it (see photo above). I said to myself, "How long is this around? What am I missing? When did I miss it? Where did this come from?" So I yelled into my 19 year old son in his room: "Did you ever hear about people saying "that's what she said?" And he yelled back: "Yeah, and I hate that, it's so annoying!" So, apparently 'the young people' know all about it. And that's when I feel OLD... I mean, I used to know about this stuff!! Man, I am SO glad that I watched the VMA's on MTV last Sunday, and also watched "World of Jenks." I have to try to keep up! It makes me feel less old and more "in the loop." (Which shows you how old I really am: who uses the phrase "in the loop" anymore??)

But I am STILL going to try to stay YOUNG!!!!!!

Well, please excuse me, I have to go lie down now and take a nap. First I have to take a pill for my arthritic knee...

Best,

Gloria

One More of my Favorite People!

Greetings - I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I have to expand on my post of yesterday... I forgot to include a most important person! Kim at My Domestic Bliss!

If not for Kim, I would never have discovered SITS! One day on her blog, she encouraged everyone to join SITS, and I am ashamed that I forgot to mention her in my post yesterday as one of my favorite people. Kim is the sweetest, kindest, friendliest, best-est thrifter, yard-sale-er, bargain hunter ever! Here is her picture -- isn't she cute?? :)


I am sure that many of you know Kim already, she's got lots of Followers, and rightly so! She is a top notch blogger and she has a handsome hubby and two beautiful girls and, a little one on the way! If you haven't been to her blog, head on over there. If you HAVE been on her blog, did you make sure to see her beautiful kitchen? If not, click here. She has the most gorgeous decorative hutch with lovely little items displayed; and she has other special little things all over her kitchen.

To end, thank you, Kimmy, for your friendship and kindness since I entered the blogging world!

Best, Gloria

What Blogging Means To Me

Hello and Happy Friday. Today is the last SITS challenge in their "Back to Blogging Event" and to participate in winning the gorgeous Electrolux Washer and Dryer. This giveaway is being generously sponsored for SITS by Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and Florida Builder Appliances. Check out their beautiful websites!

Our task today is to write about why we blog, what purpose has it served us, and in what way have we benefitted from sharing a piece of ourselves online in this way...

To start with, I somehow (and I have no idea HOW!) found a blog by someone named Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. Well, when I saw this southern lady's beautiful porch, I almost fainted because of how beautifully and serenely decorated she has made her porch. It is a screened-in porch and it is so lovely. I am sure that most of you are Followers of Susan's and I am not telling you anything new! If you have NOT visited her blog, you must do yourself a favor and do so. Susan was so nice and encouraged me to start my own blog and she became my first Follower! I will never forget her kindness.

So that is the simple reason of WHY I started a blog, to just try something new. And the purpose it has served me? Well, I was laid off from my job, as many in our economy were, and this has helped me to keep up my computer skills and keep current with things. So this all sounds pretty unemotional, right?

But now, for sharing how blogging has benefitted me... Well, I never thought that I would meet such nice people. Specifically, I have met four people who I can honestly now consider friends. I would like to introduce them and, again, I am sure that some of you might know them! The first is my dear Sheila, Mrs. Magpie. Her blog The Quintessential Magpie, is just the best! She is very whimsical and loving and special. She has been a great friend and mentor. My second friend that I must mention is my cohort in laughter and that is Anne of Calamity Anne. She has the best sense of humor and her posts are the funniest! You must check her out. She has sat through many of my long-winded emails, with my telling her stories of this and that. My other colleague in humor is Jan at BobbiepinsBoardwalks. She also, like Anne, has the best sense of humor and it is reflected in her posts. I met Jan through Anne! And last, but certainly not least, is Gloria at Happy to Be. What a lovely lady! She is very warm and wonderful and always signs her emails to me: "the other Gloria" So cute!! :)

So having been able to meet these great women online is just the best surprise and blessing that has come out of blogging for me. I thank them for drawing me into their worlds, and I am very grateful for all of their friendships!

Have a great weekend,

(photo courtesy of google search)

Day 2 - For Thelma and Louise

Greetings - this is Day 2 of the SITS Back to Blogging Event! I am completing the required task for my entry to win Thelma and Louise, the beautiful Electrolux turquoise washer and dryer, being given away by the SITS girls (The Secret is in the Sauce) and their sponsors for this event: Standards of Excellence, Westar Kitchen and Bath, and last, but not least, Florida Builder Appliances.

Our task today is to re-upload a post that you wish more people had paid attention to.

Well, since I just did it on Saturday, September 11th, and it is close by below, I will not repeat it all, but would ask you to either click HERE to go directly to the post (and here to read the 9/11 post with photos), or just scroll down a day and you will view it. The reason that I wish more people had paid attention specifically the the "addendum" I had posted, is that my friend's husband, Vinny, was quite affected by 9/11, since he was a NYC fireman on the scene. He shared with me that he wished that he could have done more for everyone there. I remember telling him that he was a true hero, because HE was there on the scene that day, while all of the rest of us were at home, helplessly watching this unfold on TV. So if I can get one more person to hear Vinny's story via this "Day 2 SITS task," then that would be wonderful!

Thank you for joining me today.
Best regards,
Gloria

I'm Making Room for Thelma and Louise

I was very excited to discover that the SITS girls (The Secret is in the Sauce) are doing a Give-Away for a beautiful Electrolux Washer and Dryer -- named Thelma and Louise! Listen, if I could be the winner, I will call them whatever they tell me to call them! :)

Three more sites to visit for beautiful online appliances and decorative plumbing stores are Standards of Excellence and Westar Kitchen and Bath and Florida Builder Appliances.

The showrooms/photos that they show will practically make you faint with coveting some of their items!

Here's what Thelma and Louise look like, by the way:

So please log onto SITS to check out their Give-Away and entry rules if you'd like a chance to win. And now, I must "re-post" my very first post -- one of the rules of the giveaway. PLEASE SEE IT DIRECTLY BELOW!!! Yes, I really DO want Thelma and Louise to park it right here at my house!

Regards,

Gloria

Important Addendum to my earlier post of Sept. 11...

At this moment, I am watching the History Channel and re-living the horror of September 11.

And I am ashamed that I neglected to think of sharing this on today's post:
One of my best friends (from high school), Kathy -- her husband, Vinny, was a NYC firefighter at the time of 9/11 -- and I remember, afterwards, Vinny telling me that he was AT THE SCENE of 9/11, when the buildings FELL... He said that he and his fellow firefighters arrived (from another NYC borough) just as the BLAST OF DEBRIS AND BLINDING SMOKE came upon everyone from the fallen tower, and he said that as the civilians were RUNNING from the scene, it was their JOB that he and his fellow firefighters were running TOWARDS the Towers. He shared with me his grief and "GUILT" that he couldn't save his comrades, who were already in the Tower(s) nor save the WTC employees/workers; all who had been trapped and couldn't get out, and soon to be known as "fallen..."

After watching the tapes tonight, right NOW, on the History Channel, I regret NOT making this the major part of my blog earlier today... To have known someone who was THERE with his NY Fire Department -- even though there was NOTHING that he, or his fellow fireman could do -- I am honored to have heard his first-hand experiences to me all those years ago...

My hat is off to Vinny and his fellow firefighters in his Company (I'm sorry--sadly, I don't remember his company's number). And I know that all of our respect is for Vinny and ALL of the FDNY men and women who were there that day -- those who survived, those who sadly did NOT -- and I am also sure everyone reading this feels the same way today, as we did years ago, still feeling sincere gratitude.

We thank you, Vinny, and your fellow NYC firefighters. And I also thank anyone who is reading this and sharing this with me.

Gloria

9/11 Anniversary --- Remembering the Twin Towers

This post is dedicated today in memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Being a born and bred Brooklyn, New Yorker, this broke my heart. I was already living in Connecticut in 2001, but it was as if I were right there when it happened. It was horrific. I remember being in work when I heard a co-worker say in the hallway that a plane flew into the World Trade Center. I didn't believe her and went on with my work. Then all hell broke loose. It was true. We all gathered in a conference room to watch what was happening on TV as it unfolded. What a terrible day... My heart goes out to all of the families of the people who died that day who worked in the buildings, and to the firefighters and other workers who gave their lives that day. The History Channel is having memorial shows this weekend so, if you are interested, please remember to watch.

I was NOT going to include pictures such as the ones below -- it breaks my heart to see them. But they must go with this memoriam. It is the tragic reality, after all...

The picture of the three NYC Fireman, raising the flag, seen around the world:

NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the scene that day:

The sad cleanup of the fallen Twin Towers begins:

President George Bush and NYC Firefighter Bob Beckwith:

And now, I would like to leave you with some beautiful and memorable pictures of the World Trade Center...

Top of 1 World Trade Center, October 2000:

Lobby picture inside one of the towers:

Beautiful shot with the Statue of Liberty:

Please let's all remember the people who were lost on 9/11 and pray for their families...

Thank you for sharing this memorial post with me.

Best regards,

Gloria

Note: thanks go to the internet/google search for the photos.

My "Polls"

Hi there! Those of you who look at this blog might have seen on my right side-bar that I have started "Polls" -- my first was asking if you all were looking forward to the Fall, or if you will miss the Summer. For the few who took the poll, most answered that they were looking forward to Fall and the cool weather; I think one wanted to keep the Summer/hot weather. (Merri??) This week's poll was COLOR PREFERENCES. I received six votes, but 8 opinions (due to the fact that one may choose multiple answers). The stats were: 50% (3 people) liked PASTEL colors; 33% (2 people) liked BRIGHT colors; 33% (2 people) liked DARK, and 16% (1 person) preferred WHITE/BEIGE (my blog-friend Merri again?? LOL!).

So I just wanted to say thanks for voting in the poll. I find it so interesting to know what others like out there!! I will be putting up another one for this week -- I have to decide exacting what I want to ask. :)

P.S. EVEN IF YOU DON'T LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE PARTICIPATE WITH YOUR VOTE IN THE POLL!!!!

Thanks, all.

Best,

Gloria

My Flower Girl Tassel

Greetings! I wanted to show you the BEAUTIFUL tassel that I purchased recently from Angela at The Tassel House on Etsy. Here are some pictures. As you can see, it is an adorable little flower girl. The colors are gorgeous and I love it so much! She is residing in my kitchen as we speak. If you'd like to see all of the other tassels available from The Tassel House, just click HERE to enjoy all of Angela's creations!


More photos:


Take care, have a good rest of the long weekend and,
Happy Labor Day!

Hooray! I am getting new dishes!

All of you lovely people, please go and visit Bill at Affordable Accoutrements. I am going to be his heir! (I think) He's serious! (I think) Bill has such beautiful tablescapes, and I am always complimenting him, plus bugging him to adopt me so that I can get all his stuff! So he may do it (I think) because he even mentioned me on his blog. I'd better make some place in my house for my new stuff!

Again, click here to go visit Bill and pick out your own stuff. He's very generous. (And handsome too!)

Best,
Gloria