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Monday, April 18, 2016

Blimps, gumbo and peas



Ok...I love blimps. I was driving along the other day and bam...a blimp. Flying by our famous Madison landmark. 


Got to do the flowers for little Rachel's prom after party. She was always the little  one of the kids! 


Got to help Amy again this year at a conference at Beau Rivage.  


Great view. Amy gave me her gulf view. 


Never got to go out there! It rained all week and we were so busy. 


This was my view for most of the week. 


Here I am hunkered down behind the desk at a reception. 


Ok. And this was our reward lunch before heading home. 


My favorite thing on the coast. 


Mom and I stopped at Freshway today and guess what they had!!  Fresh English peas. Only available for a couple of weeks here in the warm south. So good. Totally different from canned or frozen. 










Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The ending

MmCleaning out is done. Items are priced. Peace is made with letting go of my Art Deco living room set. No one loved it but me. I really think that is a testament to my good taste, not the other way around. 


From the late 1920's to early 30's, Art Deco spanned the bridge from stuffy Victorian to the truly Modern period. 


My set sported a sofa, ladies chair and winged gentleman's chair. 


My goal was to find someone who loved it like I did. Thanks to Mary Grace and Ryan who hauled it to Sophie and Paul's house for Fondren Flea, a neighborhoodwide yard sale held on Zippety Doo Dah weekend. We started early. 


In true McNeil style , we all brought food. Doughnuts, pigs in blankets and sausage balls. We really should have talked. So we offered surplus doughnuts to customers. 


The sun rises on the offerings. A few things were snatched back. I kept getting sentimental. My mom's leather car coat???  Mostly though, we all let go. 


Sleepy cashiers. I told them to mind their chins. 


Ryan attracting customers in the chair. 


Near the end of the day a sweet young lady came by and fell I love with my furniture!!! She was a physical therapist who just moved to the area and was excited to buy it!! I'm so happy.               On another repurposing note. 


This furniture has moved from neighbor to neighbor. From Candy to Joyce to Candy to another neighbor. I'm sad to say this time waste management picked it up. Got Ed in the cleaning mode. 


Found two perfectly good Palm Pilots. Yikes.  What to do with those ??


Wow.   Look at the space. Candy and I participated in another spring ritual. 


Moore's nursery. 


It was gorgeous. Then met Anna for lunch at Local 463. 


Candy got the special Royal Red salad. 


Got my usual veggie plate. Toby got a fresh bag of food. 


He guards it until Ed puts it away.