tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post5552508800358953110..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: The ugly thing I didn't buyTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-12366868262593660882012-01-12T05:27:30.079-08:002012-01-12T05:27:30.079-08:00Something like 14-16 years ago my grandfather took...Something like 14-16 years ago my grandfather took his daily walk (still does) and he found this bar sign in someones trashcan on the side of the road. He took the sign and cleaned it up. The sign became my uncles christmas present. My uncle LOVED it and still has it in his bar area today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-31983050780970103842012-01-11T17:06:16.126-08:002012-01-11T17:06:16.126-08:00Teri Anne, that lamp and the Elvis bust were made ...Teri Anne, that lamp and the Elvis bust were made for each other!<br /><br />Patty, LOL, that story cracked me up!<br /><br />Gene Pool Diva, how big is it? Er, that's not how I meant it.<br /><br />Malin, I looooove clothes shopping at thrift stores. I very rarely buy any clothing brand new.<br /><br />Michelle, want me to mail it to her so she has a pair?<br /><br />Linda G, you're just saying that because you want it for your next birthday.<br /><br />Christina, I want to see a picture of that!!<br /><br />Patrick, I see they've adjusted your meds again.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, guys!<br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-16113805572824935952012-01-11T16:49:34.066-08:002012-01-11T16:49:34.066-08:00Sometimes a lamp like that grows on you though. E...Sometimes a lamp like that grows on you though. Especially if it keeps following you around and saying nice things and buying you things and then one day the lamp isn't there and you think how much you missed having that ugly lamp around.<br /><br />Wait what are we talking about?Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-76613092998917929412012-01-11T09:34:54.821-08:002012-01-11T09:34:54.821-08:00Sometimes the trash just needs to get a coat of pa...Sometimes the trash just needs to get a coat of paint, or have it scraped off. I have pretty good examples of both:<br /><br />My mother once discovered a really beautiful, hand carved, hard wood table under 5 coats of hideous green paint. It had been standing in a barn serving as a work table for 20 plus years. Now it has pride of place in her foyer.<br /><br />I had an experience on the other side of the spectrum. <br /><br />I bought a wooden giraffe that looked like a blind carver’s first attempt at woodwork. I intended to paint it red with purple spots for maximum goofiness, but after the first coat of red I stopped. The giraffe had been transformed from goofy to pure evil by that one layer of paint. It is still one of my favourite things.Christina Aurethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717036758785519912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-51625083263572539042012-01-11T06:39:58.230-08:002012-01-11T06:39:58.230-08:00Stay strong, Tawna. Don't do it!Stay strong, Tawna. Don't do it!Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-73609677854965357122012-01-11T06:30:16.796-08:002012-01-11T06:30:16.796-08:00I'm pretty sure I saw that exact lamp in some ...I'm pretty sure I saw that exact lamp in some great-aunt's mahjong's partner's screened in balcony (the bugs, you know) in Del Boca Vista.Michelle Wolfsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-81262378728557869592012-01-11T06:02:17.759-08:002012-01-11T06:02:17.759-08:00I'm still amazed when my mom and I send each o...I'm still amazed when my mom and I send each other photos of various furniture we like. We have such different tastes I'm not sure we're even related.<br /><br />On that note, if you ever need a good laugh I can suggest walking through the clothes section at a second-hand shop with a good friend in tow. I once saw a pair of trance pants hung among the overalls as if they were supposed to be warm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869145555938203736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-4502110070988833262012-01-11T05:56:49.881-08:002012-01-11T05:56:49.881-08:00Hubby has a carved teak elephant head looming over...Hubby has a carved teak elephant head looming over the den. I'm so proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-89546088168669197502012-01-11T05:41:28.188-08:002012-01-11T05:41:28.188-08:00OMG, you reminded me of my favorite saying. One pe...OMG, you reminded me of my favorite saying. One person's Oooo is another person's Ewwwww. <br /><br />My dad and his second wife (who HATED me) were garage sale and antique fans. When my parents were still married, many arguments began with Dad's latest "ooo" which Mom thought was "Ewww."<br /><br />We were at my sister's house when Dad pulled out this hideous and huge vase. I was trying to be diplomatic without, you know, gagging, but I was also afraid he was going to give it to me and demand it be put in my living room. So I said, "It's nice but it's not my taste."<br /><br />Dad's wife snatched it out of my hands and snarled, "It doesn't need to be YOUR taste." <br /><br />Yeah, dodged a bullet there.Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-9736973167296936092012-01-11T04:44:06.727-08:002012-01-11T04:44:06.727-08:00When The Big Guy and I were engaged, I began to he...When The Big Guy and I were engaged, I began to hear rumours about an Elvis bust that was destined to show up as a wedding gift. Something of a tradition among his group of friends, which, I suppose, indicated acceptance.<br /><br />Can I just tell you how excited I was to get that thing? I had a place for it to live before it ever showed up. <br /><br />Sadly, Elvis was made of cheap plaster and didn't survive the move from Ohio to Georgia. So sad, and irreplaceable. Except the irreplaceable part. I'm pretty sure there are a couple more like that. <br /><br />But I'm thinking that lamp might have looked really good next to Elvis on the mantel.Teri Anne Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500524348027951939noreply@blogger.com