White Wednesday .... RELAX to the MAX!

Having a

HECTIC

WEEK ...

MONTH ...

YEAR ...

(all 20 days of it so far!)

*****

Just take a bit of

THIS

Pour

into this ...

After a good long

SOAK

slip into this ...



Nestle

into this ...



Prop up

against these ...

Peruse

this ...

and

this ...

Until you fall asleep

with a smile on your face!

Hugs and here's to finding that special soothing place in the midst of what we call "normal life".

SAMMY GIRL

note: pics from Country Living and Victoria Magazine (and Amazon.com)

Seen Around .... It Speaks to Me!

Sometimes a picture is worth

1,000 words.

Sometimes just one will do.

My word for this picture?

COMFY

What makes it say comfy to me?

painted wood floors

(harlequin pattern a plus!)

wide blinds with cream twill tape

binoculars in the window

chippy trunk/coffee table

(could be a packing crate)

wooden or paper mache' tray

creamy curtains

lacey pillows (LOTS!)

fresh tulips (far right)

roses and hyaciths

(smell-a-'puter anyone?)

white tin can vase

two non-matching (maybe funky?) end tables

MORE flowers on the left

big fat comforter

metal/iron twin bed or daybed

sweater-y or knit leggings

sheet or throw to snuggle in

little poppet fast asleep

KNOW WHAT I THINK?

This must be my beach house

we are tired from looking for shells

and poppa keeps watching for whales.

Now THAT's comfy!

Thanks, Debra

(Common Ground)

for sharing this pic

on White Wednesday!

Hugs and wishing you a comfy interlude today!

Sammy Girl

note: sometimes I see pictures or verses that blog friends have shared ... and I think about them all day long. Think I might start sharing some of those things that make me smile ... hope you don't mind!

White Wednesday - Game Plan for 2010

It's 2010.

Do you have a mascot for this

New Year?

If not,

how about something

wearing a

white coat?

Ooops ....

Not exactly what I meant.

(but Suri Cruise IS a cutie!)

A

POLAR BEAR

perhaps?

Cute and Loveable

Yep ...

I could go for that

kinda image.

But wait!

Endangered ...

Threatened Habitat ...

Not MY choice

of lifestyle

for 2010.

Although I must say

their sheer

AWESOMENESS

and

ATTITUDE

got them into the finals!

Instead I'm

thinkin'

2010

should be my year of the

white rabbit.

Hmmm ....

still got the

cute and loveable

vibe going ...

but I meant

THIS

I don't get it

Sammy Girl!!!

Well ...

The White Rabbit

gets the story started ...

He's always

just around the

corner ...

And you just

HAVE

to follow!

Sometimes things

may be confusing ...

but

WHAT AN ADVENTURE!

Here's to a year of

fun

excitement

new challenges

laughter

adventure

... looking incredible in a fur coat ...

(Library of Congress 1917)

and crazy tea parties, lol!

Let's get this party started!

Hugs and Happy 2010

Sammy Girl

note: If you are feeling like a polar bear ... threatened due to financial circumstances or an abusive situation ... TELL SOMEONE! Just like the organizations created to protect and preserve polar bears, there are people all around you who can help you and make a difference in your life. If you see someone who cannot speak up for themselves, please care enough to get involved. Thanks, and let's make this an awesome year for EVERYONE!

White Wednesday - Very Merry!

Do you like

GLITTER

and

SPARKLE?

How about

Vintage Angels?

or a

small

forest

of

white

trees?

(don't you

LOVE

the vintage

white tree

candle??)

Is your

Merry

Merry

Merry

Christmas

Chippy

white

French

pots?

I love it all!

Wishing you a

glittery, sparkley, chippy

(and angelic)

White Wednesday!

Visit

Kathleen

at Faded Charm

for more WW!

Hugs and have a VERY MERRY day!

SAMMY GIRL

note: sorry for some poor quality pictures ... that's what happens when I wait until the last minute! (and no photo editor until I get a new computer .... Santa ... you listening??)

White Wednesday - Vintage Images (WOW!)

DON'T DESPAIR

if

a cache of

vintage images

(seasonally appropriate

OF COURSE!!)

is what you desire!

Wonderful friends

in the

blogiverse

are willing to

lend a hand

with a tree

OR

snowball!

All of this

vintage

GOODNESS

is from

Shabby Chic Papir Skater

Norwegian for PAPER TREASURE!

Go HERE for a visit!

(and no drooling on

your keyboard!!)

Hugs and Happy White Wednesday!

SAMMY GIRL

Hope you are smiling - we learned some Norwegian AND added to your stash of images for crafting -- What a great day!!

White Wednesday -- Keeping SPIRITS White lol!

Ahhh!

the sweet fragrance of

paperwhites

for the holidays.

Time to get started!

Now you

need a drink!

Well,

not you, exactly ...

your paperwhites

need a drink!

REALLY!

Studies at Cornell University
show
that paperwhite bulbs
forced to bloom

and forced to drink alcohol

are shorter

and less floppy

with no loss of bloom size.

"When bulbs are planted in

early December,

they will flower in 4 to 6 weeks

with seldom a miss."

Plant now in time for

CHRISTMAS

or

NEW YEARS!!

CHEERS!

Hugs and have a wonderful White Wednesday.

SAMMY GIRL

For more White Wednesday posts, visit Kathleen at Faded Charm here (or click on the icon on the right)

Cornell link here

Instructions on how to force paperwhites here

व्हिते वेद्नेस्दय

व्हिते वेद्नेस्दय!!
Welcome to White Wednesday!!
As a famous actor, racecar driver and

salad dressing empresario

once said …

“What we have here is a failure to communicate।”

My standard computer is

fried and the back-up

(once abandoned for talking Russian)

is now only talking to you in Hindi।

सी! थिस इस वहत आईटी दोएस!

I am only able to “talk” to you

by typing in publisher and

copying and pasting to the post।

Way too much work,

but I wanted to have a post to say “hi”

and share some neat stuff।

Alas, the pictures are on the fried computer!

I know many of you have been there and can commiserate।

Guess what I’m wanting to get for an early Christmas present!

Enjoy the images

(print ones are from my collection …

photos were on my नो हिन्दी स्पेअकिंग machine

for couple of years from who knows where … mine??)

Hugs and may all your “failures to communicate” have an element of fun!
Sammy Girl :)
Note: if you read Hindi … let me know if the translation is as funny as Google translate!

फ्रॉम एंड ओल्ड वेद्डिंग सरेमोनी book

केर्तिफ़िकते१८९९

ग्लामौरोउस

हैप्पी व्हिते वेद्नेस्दय!

सम्म्य्गिर्ल

White Wednesday - Dying for the Holidays ... mini tutorial

Dying for the holidays

and a White Christmas?

Come on, Sammy Girl!

Christmas is coming ...

Oh, wait .....

Dying ... as in dye-ing??

Well

Sorta!

More like "un-dying" ...

All right, all right ...

it's bleaching!

I just can't think of any 

catchy puns

to go with bleaching

so we are "un-dying"

green sisal trees

Old hat for some -

maybe something new for you!

Here's a veritable forest

I bought for under $1!

First step

pour water and bleach into a

non-reactive container.

That means

NOT METAL!

glass or plastic okay

(Mine is a plastic garbage can.)

Toss the green gems

into their beauty spa!

Do not include any plastic trees!

Stir to ensure

complete coverage.

Use a non-metallic spoon --

This spoon was my gramma's ...

thought it would add the right

holiday mojo!

Stir occasionally to check progress.

The bath will turn 

GREEN.

When you think they are ready,

take trees out to check color.

The large tree is splotchy ... needs more soaking!

(note: the Dept 56 trees were tough cookies ..

they have white plastic bases.

The cheapies with wood bases were 

fast and easy - hussies!)

When color is what you want

rinse to remove bleach.

I sprinkle on baking soda

before rinsing

to neutralize the bleach.

After the beauty spa?

Why a nice visit

by the fire!

Hugs and Happy White Wednesday!

SAMMY GIRL

Notes: 

green looking tree on the far left is Dept 56 and not quite as green in person 

dark green tree near middle is "control tree" with original color

first photo of white goodness is from Holiday Treasures sale Molly Mo's and Vintage Trifles, taken by Joy (Auntie Joy) - visit her blog here.

White Wednesday Woes

Woe is ME!

Sammy Girl

- usually all smiles -

is

SAD!

Maybe it's because of the

computer malfunction

which caused

White Wednesday

to become

White Thursday, lol!

Nope!

It's that I am out of town.

(this is State of Washington Capitol, not DC!)

That's not the sad part

as almost every town has

I will, however,

miss sales that

friends are having

back at home.

Stopped by

Tarte Barn

before I left.

Oo la la!

Cindy, Donna and Diana, Karen

and others ...

it's gonna be a yummy place

full of "white" magic.

If it's possible to miss something

EVEN MORE ....

I AM!

I am gnashing teeth over

Holiday Treasures

early buying Friday

with Diane (Molly Mo)

and Martha (Vintage Trifles)

and "elf" Patty

Yes, they have awesome things!

(and shout out to Diane for holding a special thing for me!!)

And yes, they are

wonderful people with

a fabulous sale ....

The Kicker?

Diane's property is just

a hop

away from my mom's place.

Together with my sister

we like to make it

a fun outing for three.

Laughing, shopping,

great nibbles

(and did I mention maybe some bubbly?)

Boo Hoo

Guess I'd better get out and do some

"rebound shopping".

The things a gal's gotta do!

Hugs and here's to fabulous fun times with family and friends for you on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and EVERY DAY!!

SAMMY GIRL :)

notes:

Don't fee TOO sorry for me, as Mr. Sammy Girl and I will have some excursions and we will be in Seattle Friday night and get to see the Pink Princess (who will run her first 1/2 marathon after Thanksgiving!!)

For more White Wednesday (even a day late!) click on the icon to the right.

Holiday Treasures Info Here:

Molly Mo's

Vintage Trifles

Tarte Barn Sale Info Here

Queen of Tarte

Annie, Fannie & Abigail

enjoy the holiday sales in your town!