Hi Girlies! Don't you just love this picture? Simply -------WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER FOR A GOOD OLD VISIT! I love you both and so wish we could all get together over a pot of tea.

Soon?

Love you,
Candygirl

Old things new and Seasonal Freedoms

Dearests,

I have enjoyed the company of my 2 besties SO VERY MUCH as of late. There is nothing like the laughter, love, and encouragement that kindred spirits give to one another.

Candygirl - You looked just fabulous today in your Purples and all! And Blondie we want to know what your new outfit looks like.

I think HATS are a fabulous idea... who gives a rats azz what others think?!I bought 2 fabulous Clouche Style last year. One is black and has a band I can attach flowers or pendants to. I am thinking about a bright red bunch of cherries, reminiscient of the 40's (spelling?)

My Darlings... read these words... and drink them in and ask yourselves... if we don't do it... who will?

We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems ...

My treasures... we are the music makers of our generation. Just accept it and find the appropriate hat :)

love love love
Gypsy

Hats

Good morning, Girlies!
I hope this finds you both enjoying maybe your second or third cup of our beverage of choice...lol...well, I won't say it's the only beverage of choice, just the morning one..lol.
I have just come inside from sitting on the front porch watching the sunrise while a cat wrapped itself over and over around my legs ( why on earth do cats do that? they just won't let you sit outside in peace...lol...but, it's really sweet the way "Puppy" ( yes, you guys remember Puppy don't ya? ) always does this...it's like he is so in love with you that he can't contain himself...he reminds me of a whirling dervish...LOL. When Ringo and I sit outside and he does this to him, he will pick him up and toss him many times and he just keeps coming back..He calls him a few names, of course..I always say, "Awww, he loves you!..He always says, " No, he's just marking his territory!"...LOL....I have to disagree...I think Puppy just loves him...simple as that.
It's like Puppy is saying " Nothing is going to stop me from loving you!
Nothing! You can throw me 50 feet away and I will just come back!"
And so, this morning I am drinking a toast to Puppy from my owl mug full of Folgers....may we always be as relentless with the showing of our love to others as Puppy.
Girls, I am so wanting a new hat for the winter...looking up beautiful outfits for Blondie made me want one...:) I wish that people were more accepting of hats here... What is wrong with people here? Hats were the foundation of a gentle southern lady's wardrobe in days gone by...I can't tell you how many of them I found in my attic when we moved in here..They were beautiful! The little pill box hats of the 50's and 60's like Jackie O wore...They were damaged beyond repair, but it was so neat to imagine what they looked like on the lady of the house complete with smart little sleeveless dress and gloves.. It's like, if you wear a hat here now, you better have a reason. ( Ex: Your wedding veil, sun hat at the beach, baseball cap at football games..that's about all that is accepted here )... A beautiful, vintage hat will get you looked at funny, like " She's got to not be from here, look at that funny hat!"....and a redneck camo hat will not get a second look. Why is that? I think I am going to buy me a fabulous hat and I am going to wear it and if I get looked at like I am the eccentric old bag lady that makes cupcakes, then so be it! Are you with me girls?
And.....I have decided today to go with a more dramatic ( as Gypsy called it last night lol ) eyeshadow color ...purple!!! I am so stuck in a rut with my makeup colors... And so, I will leave you both with wishes for a wonderful day and I am going to go now and apply my purple eyes and get ready for the day...lol.
So excited....today is Mermaid painting class! :) LOL I made mermaid cupcakes to take to everyone...LOL...I know, I will probably be looked at strangely...may as well wear a hat and do it up right, huh? LOL
Love you both dearly!
Candygirl.

Resolutions, Hat's & "Scents" of Self

Good Morning My Sunshines!

Although it's night here, I know your days are just beginning and I hope you both have spectacular ones! Since my days & nights are mixed up I'm on the same schedule with you. I'm just having my first coffee of the day, getting ready to head to work. I awoke with a new strange sense of resolve... I find my days running into each other and I've simply gotten into the routine of sliding along with them. I find myself not taking time to put on makeup, or dress up, I practically live in my flannel jammies, and it has to stop! I miss my old "Pink" self, the one who use to be audacious and energetic. I miss feeling like myself. So, today begins a new stage for me, I've ordered a big honkin bottle of my Tresor, I'm going shopping for a new outfit, and tomorrow begins my new exercise routine. Hell, I may even buy a new hat! I know how CC feels about my Tresor and I also took on board everything both of you said in this regard, but I feel as if the last 4 years have been all about making sacrifices and I think I've proven that I'm willing to do this on the more important issues, but when it comes down to a little thing like perfume that makes me feel confident and self assured, then that is where I draw my line in the sand! I need that confidence and that determination to go, and do, and feel good about myself! I want to have energy and I want to feel like going snorkeling with my husband, and on hikes. I want to feel like doing for other people, making meals and having friends over, helping out when somebody is sick, or going through a difficult time. In other words... I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired! I mean this in the most literal sense! I need a make-over from the inside out! So, Girls... I'm enlisting your help, send me your thoughts, your ideas, your words of wisdom, cause I'm listening!

Candygirl, I'm so sorry about Muffy, but there's a pup out there just for you and when the time is right, you won't hesitate! And I would so love to able to drop by your beautiful little shop and have coffee and help with the candy and cupcakes! Hopefully, some day really soon!

Gypsy... I know your mind must be in a million different directions right now, but it's good to know that you feel confident about your future with TC & the Miss Muffets! :-) Your time is getting really close now, when exactly do you leave???


I love you both dearly and I know that each of you are going through your own emotional ups & downs so, I truly appreciate your always being there for me. Talk to you soon!

All My Love,

TOWFL

Coffee...4A.M. Wedding Reception Proposals and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Good morning, girlies!
Happy Friday! ( Well, probably Saturday where Blondie is...lol )
This morning, I have been up super early typing and emailing wedding reception proposals and drinking lots of coffee! A busy day ahead complete with a wedding and groom's cake, 200 chocolate dipped strawberries and some early morning muffins thrown in the mix! Ugh!!! I will be glad when today is over!
Tomorrow, after work, I am driving baby sister E around to look at houses and land in the area! She is considering buying some land and building between here and Stapleton...I so hope they do! I would love to have her close by!
Gypsy, I awoke to terrible news on my facebook wall....Muffy was adopted yesterday!!!! I am so happy for her, but sad for me....I guess visiting her with treats and trying to win her affection didn't warrant a call from them to let me know someone wanted her...I am so happy for the little ragamuffin, but thinking that maybe that particular one wasn't meant for me...who knows....maybe I will go visit Mason...:) Anyways, I will continue looking for the perfect little dog to "mother"....I think it is just what I need at this point in my life. I so enjoyed our discussion over coffee yesterday about old boyfriends, Gypsy...LOL...OMG, there are certainly those I do not care to remember and so I will lighten up just a little on MB and her scruffy choice of a man at the moment...lol. I love when you come by the shop for coffee and to sample the latest cupcake creation:) My only wish is that Blondie could be there too. How great would that be! Blondie, we have a spot waiting for you....Take your beautiful winding Fall road home soon!
I loved that picture! I hope you are doing well today and have located a supply of Pelligrino :)
Well my girlies, I need to go for now and go bake muffins and tackle this day!
I will see you here again soon.
Love and hugs to you both!
Candy girl

Melancholy Chocolate and the passages of years

Hunny Bunnies!

Now SEE! This is the way it is suppose to be!! All of us visiting and sharing our bits and pieces that comprise the whole of who we are.

I am ready for fall too! LOT of changes coming and although I am mostly thrilled, I find myself carrying a little melancholy in a gunny sack these past few days (kinda like Candygirl carrying her headache in a bottle)

Seeing 6 of the 7 sisters yesterday was so grand but at the same time to some (like my momma and yours CG) getting older and their health declining, having a hard time getting to their feet and all a little shaky just reminds me of the passage of time and while I am so grateful, it's still hard sometimes - so bittersweet- to think of time. It is certainly gaining momentum as we get older, isn't it?
This stuck in the middle time - between young and old - we all seem to find ourselves is strange isnt it? Is it just me or do things seem off kilter? Maybe it's just old Aunt Flo (the she bitch from hell)and nothing that peanut m&ms won't aright... but how dear these days... and how we all need to be together... I still feel like we will all be in the same town or close by at some point. We are a unique bunch of women who see the world a little differently than most. I am sure once I get settled with TK and the Ms Muffets life will take off like a rocket but for now... that winding Fall trail you posted Blondie seems like the perfect place for 3 kindreds to walk down memory lane together.

Much love,

Gyps

PS CG... take the dog :)

Laughter, Tears & The Road Home

My Precious Kindreds!

I'm sitting here with my cup of coffee, in most my prized "Alabama" mug, and reading your recent blogs. I keep see-sawing between laughter and tears! Oh how I miss my Girls! :*-) This is just what what I needed today, a little "Girl Time!"

Gypsy, I'm so happy that things are going good for you, TK & Kiddos! I know you're going to be so very happy together, there is no doubt in my mind! I can just see you tucked up in your Victorian house, drying wild flowers, making smores, doll clothes, giving makeup lessons, and sitting around a roaring fire with your Honey at night after the house is all quiet just soaking up the day together... Among other things ;-) And by the way, I miss those Goozlebugs too! :-) I so loved seeing you today, even if it was just for a few minutes, it made my day! And I must say, you look so good in love, it agrees with you! :-) I truly feel for you and Candygirl, trying to cope with letting go of your Babies! It does just happen so quickly, there's no time to prepare your mind, or your heart. I do know this for certain, no matter how old they are, they never stop needing their Mama's!

Candygirl, I enjoyed talking to you today too! It was wonderful to catch up for a few minutes, I've missed you so much! Hope things went well with your new client today! Thanks for your sweet words, they meant so very much! I think about that day when I brought AB home and it just blows my mind to see him all grown up, married, and possibly having children of his own! Nothing prepares you for that. I think all of us still trying to come to terms with this, I'm not really sure you ever do. You said it Candygirl, "that desire to Mother never goes away." And we all have it in spades! I know you worry about MB & the "bad boys," but she'll find her gumption! Most all Girls, who were brought up right, feel the need to give everybody a chance to prove themselves and you know how it is when you first start being interested in boys, look back at some of our choices :-/ Until then, you can always send "Guido" to "breaka his kneecaps!" ;-) As for your sweet "Muffy" I think you should get her, it's obvious you two belong together! Who could say no to a face like that???!!! :-) Loved the mermaid pic & can't wait to see your own mermaid creations! Hope you're having fun!

I've been thinking so much about home today, I guess seeing Katie's video and all of My Girls just solidifies how much I miss it! I miss being where "the seasons click!" Here in Oz they simply wain from one to the other, there's no defining mark and I guess that's a bit how my life feels here, no defining mark! My life with CC is wonderful, I love him and we enjoy our life together, but our bliss is being carried out on the wrong background! It will be 4 years next month, and I'm ready to get back onto the road home. We've been here long enough! It's hard because I know that regardless where we live one of us will always have to sacrifice. That's the price you pay sometimes to find happiness, but I don't regret it, I wouldn't trade him for anything!

It's about time for me to head to work. Send me a FB message and let me when is a good time to call you both. We can always have our "coffee, tea, or Michalob" via the phone!

I Love & Miss You So Very Much!

TOWFL