me and my grandpa joe ways...

in the past week i have felt a little like

grandpa joe from charlie and the chocolate factory.

i say "a little" and not "a lot"

for if i said "a lot" then it would mean i had whiskers a lot like grandpa joe

and even if the truth were that i do have whiskers to rival grandpa joe's,

i wish to remain in denial...

so that being said and all cleared up,

i must tell you that just as grandpa joe got out of his bed,

albeit a little achy,

did a little dance in his nightie and whiskers.

i got out of my shed,

albeit a little achy,

did a little dance,

no longer in pj's and without whiskers.

on returning to the shed each day i felt most peachy indeed.

so today i give you,

a week in the life of 'me and my grandpa joe' ways...

1: i went on an art trip to the zoo with our #1 in the pouring rain,

i was surrounded by eighteen year olds, something wasn't quite right.

i am supposed to still be eighteen, how on earth did i get to forty one so quickly...

2: i went to the thrift store and an estate sale.

i found a few little finds worth finding

and a granny chic cabinet that could not be left behind.

i had no justification for my purchase other than she spoke to me,

pleaded with me,

telling me how she needed to live at mossy shed.

i do believe i saw a lone tear at one point,

who was i too let the old dear down...

i have since been busy with my glossy white paint,

a pot of glue

and some vintage wallpaper.

the estate sale made me ponder,

thinking of the person's life laid out before strangers.

3: i beavered a little with Miss Ethel,

short little bursts of sewing, taking things easy...

i beavered under the influence of my swedish clogs.

Miss Ethel understood

4: i, along with my man started the long overdue, re-do of our bedroom.

i have waited over 2 years to get started,

it would appear mossy shed has waited over 30 years for me to find her and get started.

i was not able to participate in my usual frenzy of painting due to my CCSI,

so instead i made myself most useful by pointing out areas my man had missed with the roller.

it is an on going project,

but having got rid of the 30 year old carpet,

the past few nights are the first i have slept soundly with my allergies since arriving at the shed...

5. i noted that spoonfulzine issue 2 is now out...

my copy is winging it's way to moi as i tippity type.

it does look most lovely indeed and i'm rather excited to see how my bit of blurb turned out

6. the lovely Victoria kindly mentioned my dottie angel retreat...

six places have been filled by six dearies.

i am indeed most excited by this bit of news.

still room for more dearies to join in

7. and perhaps the bestest of besty thing to have happened over the past week.

after many weeks of neglect,

me and Mr Hook did indeed find time to renew our love affair...

no need for dorothy or dr hook this time.

just me and my Mr Hook,

sweet and oh so perfectly perfect.

she notes for the first time in weeks, the sun has come out to play ~ Tif

and the winner is...

dearest readers, i must tell the truth,

and the truth that must be told is this...

i had doubts.

yes, Mr Doubting ways were mine

when i posted my granny chic giveaway.

i was quite convinced that most would not enter...

that indeed a request from moi for words of wisdom would not appeal.

but lordy, was i and Mr Doubter proved 'oh so wrong'.

over 400 times 'oh so wrong' infact.

i have spent many moments reading your quotes and philosophies.

many here upon my blog and many more in my inbox...

i have been uplifted and warmed by the words you choose to live by daily.

once again my eyes are opened up to the 'goodness' in others

and that is a lovely thing to see indeed.

how to pick a winner was tres worrisome to me.

my soul sister kindly offered me the solution to my conundrum

(can you tell that darren the dictionary has been over for tea)

who ever falls closes to the middle of the granny cushion

would be the worthy winner...

but then the rains came,

actually they came many days ago and have stayed to play.

this afternoon a small miracle appeared at mossy shed.

the clouds parted and for one small moment in time,

the rains stopped,

the sky went clear

and i rushed outside with my little cushion

whilst shouting up to our #3.

"now when i say go, go... not before and not after.

and just keep your fingers crossed the blogging giveaway gods are smiling on us"

no need for finger crossing however,

for one person did indeed find the center of the granny cushion

hurrah for Brierley Thorpe!

when Brierley appeared within my inbox i thought to myself

"Tif, there is a creative name if ever you saw one"

and it would appear i was not mistaken

for Brierley is

a playwright

a screenwriter

a face painter

and

a maker of lovely things

and now it would appear

Brierley is also a winner

here is what the lovely Brierley left as her quote

"each day i try to...

create something lovely

appreciate something lovely

and let my lovelies know i love them"

i thank you all so kindly for sharing your 'words of wisedom'

so we may go about our days

inspired by 'words full of goodness' that came this way over the past week

she will be back tomorrow with news of what she has been up to ~ Tif

a 'granny chic' giveaway...

oh, i do like a little giveaway

and even more so

a 'granny chic' giveaway

up for grabs is my crocheted granny cushion.

i made her at the beginning of the year.

my little heart swelled with pride upon her completion...

since then she has led a sheltered life,

never being allowed to shine in all her glory

for fear of two and four legged members of mossy shed

causing her a blemish or injury to her pretty ways

i'm thinking it is time she found a forever home,

one that will appreciate her crocheted 'granny chic' goodness.

if you think perhaps you are the granny chic loving home for her

then all you have to do is find your thinking cap and pop it on.

now of course, once again we all know thinking caps can go astray.

but do not fret,

nor run around your abode screaming like a mad one,

causing a fright for all that live with you.

take some deep breaths,

and stay calm,

for you have plenty of time to locate your little cap.

this little giveaway is staying open until

Sunday 30th May 10:00pm pacific time

that is nearly a whole week...

see, plenty of time indeed

once your thinking cap has been located

pop it upon your nut

and then ponder,

you may have to ponder a while

but ponder you must.

i'm thinking for some it may require several days of pondering,

therefore you may have go to work,

perhaps do the grocery shop with your thinking cap,

or even the soccer run...

i'm not sure for those that like to keep a little fit,

how yoga, or swimming fairs with a thinking cap.

i see no harm in removing it whilst you 'keep fit' and then popping it back quick haste afterwards.

being sure of course to keep it safely in the changing room locker whilst you 'keep fit'

for losing it so soon after finding it would surely be quite sad

so my dearest readers

all you have to think about is a philosophy or quote,

some words or a saying,

you like to live by...

if it is one that was written by another

(for there are many famous ones out there)

then that is perfectly okay with me

but please do put who the quote or philosophy belonged to originally.

perhaps it is nothing deep,

quite simply along the lines of

"i try to smile once a day at a passing stranger"

or

"i make sure i hug a tree everyday"

and that is perfectly perfect for me.

i have one that i shared a little while back,

it took a little thinking with the help of my cap,

but when it popped into my little brain

it felt quite right.

Tif's Philosophy

"if i go to sleep at night

knowing i have visited my imagination,

however fleeting it may have been,

then i know i have used my day wisely"

you can enter here in the comments

or email me

tif@dottieangel.com

do be sure to have an email or blog address

so i may easily contact you

and with that my dearest readers

i am taking a few days off

i shall be pottering with Miss Ethel,

going on a school trip with a bunch of eighteen year olds,

sending our #4 off on a two day school trip

and with a bit of luck,

some crocheting...

all the usual fun and gripping stuff that goes on around the shed.

i will be back on Wednesday 2nd June

with a worthy winner

granny chic giveaway is now CLOSED,

thank you kindly

she is wishing you a peachy week and plenty of thinking time with your caps ~ Tif

footynote: here's the original post where i linked to the pattern for the lovely crocheted granny circle squares. the wonderfully peachy Yvestown kindly shared her pattern :)