January 2016 stuff

So, my favorite thrift store had a bag sale.

Anything you can get in a grocery bag, AND tie it,

was $2.  I got this skirt.  Stuffing it in the bag, got it all

wrinkled, so I ironed it.  I usually wash things before I wear them,

because of cooties, but thought this would be OK.

I looked at the tag, to find out how to wash it....

and this is what I found. I thought wow.  This coming

from a Lithuanian?  I assumed Lithuania was a horrible place to live,

but Google told me it's in the top 20 *best* places

to live in the world.

I'd replace the word happy,

with thankful.

 

 



 

January socks.  I hardly ever wear socks, but when I do,

they are going to be fun ones.  Our jungle like weather,

which we have for most months, doesn't call for

lots of sock wearing.  I don't know if I'm sad or glad.

It gets in the 50's and I think I'm froze solid.

 

 

January sky.  I'm always a little bummed just being able to see

ONLY

the sky that is right above me.  I know the sun comes up,

I know the sun goes down,

but I never see it do either.

Unless we're at the beach, or El Chico at a table by the window,

at supper time.

The sky above me, was beautiful today.

 



January avocado tree.  I listen to the Garden Show on Saturday mornings, with

Randy Lemmon....but still don't know for sure if I should let

this tree get taller than a water tower.  I do hope it puts out fruit

this year... and that a hurricane in September

doesn't blow it all off of the tree.

 



January ham.  I always buy a ham in January.

They are usually 99cents a pound.  That's a way better price

than the week before Christmas or Easter. We eat it in salads, make sandwiches,

fry it for breakfast, and use the ham-bone for beans. 

 



 

January house shoes.  These are going on three or four years. 

Of course, I got them for Christmas one year.

When I have these on, you KNOW it's cold.

 

January sheets.  They should be on the bed right now, instead of folded up.

I got these from Target years ago....for a very good price.....for cold nights.

For Target, and price I paid for them, they're pretty nice.

 



 

January books.  I like to look at house plans.  What I'd really like to do,

is see inside the houses, where they were built, and REAL pictures of families

building them, from a kit, off of a train.

 



 

January shoes.  Yes, my feet occasionally get cold.  I have these in the back

of my closet, waiting for the day that it's honestly chilly out.  And in.  I got the tennis shoes

at Penny's, they're the ones that gave me blisters on my heels that about put me on the moon.

The middle ones are from a thrift store....I looked up the brand....they are $100 + shoes.

I'll keep them.  Their bronze/copper color is a bit weird, but they're comfortable.

The ones on the right, are just plain old shoes from DSW.

 



 

January clothes.  I don't have very many *winter* clothes.  I mainly have

clothes to be worn in jungle weather.  If I ever moved north of Conroe,

I guess I'd have to do something about that.

 



 

January project.  I cleaned my sewing room.  Even dusted the top of the fabric shelves.

I know where my Velcro is, snaps, patterns, crochet hooks and beads. 

Something about beads....if I happen to break a beaded necklace, my first thought isn't

to make sure I put them exactly where they belong....they end up in an envelope, in a little box,

a baggie, but anywhere except the can they belong in. My first thought is

to FIND them on the floor.

Well, all my beads, as far as I know, are in the can.

 



 

January temperature.  Today was gray and chilly in the morning....

......then it got

so nice out, I almost trimmed the mulberry tree,

 then it got even more gray,

rained, thundered, rained....the wind blew....

.and now it's going to be dry for a few days.

To us down here where the bananas grow, 50 is cold.

 



January issues.  This is why I don't decorate.  I know the adrenaline that comes with a

holiday and all that decorating business would be bad news for me in January,

if I went overboard.  By overboard, I mean more than displaying the cards we get.....

If I want to see decorations, I can go to the mall....like....Dillard's.

 



 

January candles.  I have been lighting them all over this house.

I have a hang-up about burning candles....it's from the same gene

that makes one not want to use their best perfume....lest it gets used up.

Well.........why'd ya buy it?

Somebody nudged me.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

 



 

January purse.  Fossil.  With NO key.  Klarisa got this from e-bay, she didn't care for it,

but I loved it.  I gave her what she gave for it, and we're both happy. 

 

January snoopy-baby dogs. OK, maybe the little one without much fur,

would be expected to be cold, but the big one acts all froze up.

But let a cat crawl around on the back-yard fence, and the

big dog forgets just how cold it is outside.

Yes, Sheba has a collar.  I found it in a puddle of water

in the back yard.  Nice job Sheba.

 



January music.  We have a Spotify account.  This is why I agreed to it.

Buddy Davis.  This is mainly what I listen to. 

I also have some SOUSA ready to play come July. 

So, this is a little bit of my January.

What does January mean to you, where you live?