AND THERE WAS FEASTING, AND IT WAS GOOD.
The Official 2012 Spinster Sisters Thanksgiving Extravaganza has come to a close and not a moment too soon. As I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror this morning I made a mental note that went...
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SO MUCH FOR BEING ORGANIZED....
Here's how the day was supposed to go:Arise promptly at 7 for a pre-dawn power walk around the block, followed by an invigorating shower and post-shower application of proper hairstyle and makeup.Dress...
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I KNOW IT'S FUTZINGDAY, BUT I WAS FEELING A LITTLE LONELY
So there I was, minding my own business in a dead sleep at 3am when nature called. This is not unusual for me, especially when you consider that I drink gallons and gallons of fluid all day and don't...
View ArticleJUST DON'T CALL IT A C-R-A-T-E.
I've received a few comments and emails about the large wired box-like structure behind the couch. Yes, it is indeed what you think it is, but around these here parts we refer to it as Stewey's...
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IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE SHOPPING. (AND THOSE DARN GREEK COOKIES TOO)
As was expected, I overdid it this weekend with the whole "Let's get this house tarted up for Christmas" idea. It started innocently enough on Friday night when Aunt Chrissy and I did our weekly...
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PUMPKINS(!) AND SOME VIEWER MAIL
The stroke of midnight found me in the Happy Chair hooting like a blow fish over the fact that I finished stitching the pumpkins on my Harvest Moon House project. Why in the world did it take me three...
View ArticleWITH ALL DUE APOLOGIES TO THE NICE PEOPLE AT GE CAPITAL BANK
Somewhere in the Midwestern Unites States, a telephone rings.SPINSTER: Hello?GE CAPITAL BANK: Is this Stanley Wapshot?SPINSTER; No, I'm sorry. There's nobody here by that name. As I've explained to...
View ArticlePEOPLE BEHAVING BADLY
I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience, but I've had to adjust the way comments are posted to this here blog. As you might have noticed, I've been hacked and have been getting some rather unseemly...
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MRS. WAPSHOT TAKES A HOLIDAY
Seeing how this is a Monday and all, I awoke at the crack of 10am with plans of laundering and cleaning and tweaking and putzing and futzing until the day was done and the house was back in its proper...
View ArticleI'M NOT AN INTELLECTUAL, I JUST PLAY ONE ON TEE VEE
I've been utilizing our local libraries a lot lately, so my reading life has started to swing back into its pre-stitching groove. Today my plan is to dive face first into Salman Rushdie's "Joseph...
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THE GREAT TONIC WATER INTOXICATION OF 2012
Howdy ho, friends and neighbors. Before I tell you about my latest exploits, I'd like to thank you for your comments on my last post. I appreciate each and every one of them, and thank you for your...
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Wishing you love and peace and joy and happiness.Merry Christmas, dear friends.Coni(and Stewey too!)
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SHE'S SO/SUCH A DOPE
My mom can't come to the blog right now. She's at the Barnes and Nobles looking for books that will tell her how to be "street". She's doing this because I caught her perched in her Happy Chair this...
View ArticleCALLING ALL CARS
Hey, kids. Aunt Chrissy and I are going to be in the Cleveland area next month, and we're wondering if there are any needlework shops near The Cleveland Clinic? I hate to impose on all of our fellow...
View ArticleHAPPY NEW YEAR!
Can you believe we're moments away from ushering in a new and exciting year? From our home to yours, and on behalf of Aunt Chrissy, the Baby Bosco, and The Artist Formerly Known As Stewey, I'd like to...
View ArticleTHE SAD STATE OF THE SPINSTER STITCHY UNION
So I decided that it was time to grab the proverbial bull by the proverbial horns and take a look at my stitching. Or should I say lack thereof?I only had 18 finishes last year, and the worst part of...
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D IS FOR... DETERMINED
My mom can't come to the blog right now. She's on some crazypants organizational kick, so moments ago I watched her head out the door armed with a list of errands to run and a stack of library books....
View ArticleWELL THAT WAS BRUTAL
Oey. The one game that I decide to play nice and cheer cheer for old Notre Dame and we get our heineys handed to us on a crimson platter. Man. Broo-tal.I'm afraid that I don't have any stitching to...
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G'NIGHT, CLEVELAND! WE LOVE YOU!
We managed to return home safely, so now the recovery begins.Most people that go on a medical trip use the word "recovery" to refer to the time it will take to get their personal selves back into the...
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