Not Wireless...

But at least I'm here :-)

No cable or internet for days on end really makes you feel like you're cut off from the outside world.  But somehow we all seemed to find plenty to do that didn't involve the 'net or the TV.

Our new home phone line was hooked up last Monday.  It's been years since we've had a land-line and we actually had to go out and buy a phone!  It was cheaper to do a "bundle" and have a landline, internet, and DirecTV than it was to pay for cable alone, and our new internet is also considerably cheaper than Mediacrime.

So what did I do with all my free time?

For starters, I put a chalkboard on my refrigerator and got a little carried away with a paint marker.  Take an old chalkboard that was sitting unloved in the laundry room, add some of Marie's copper acrylic paint and one of Jay's paint markers, and you end up with this:

I attached it to the freezer with four Command strips, and not, as Jay feared, with sheet metal screws.  The look on his face when I told him my plan was priceless!

I'll be back tomorrow night with a burlap pillow and a family treasure - a child-sized rocking chair that Frank's step-father gave me for the Princess.

I'm Baaack!

Sort of.

The internet is up and running, but unfortunately the wireless router isn't. There's always a catch, isn't there?

We were able to get the laptop online last night, but it has to hook up directly to the modem. Jay has a few ideas up his sleeve involving wires and splitters and who knows what, so keep your fingers crossed!

Wired or wireless, I hope to be back tonight with some posts.

:)

The Woe of Mediacom

We have decided to part ways with our current internet provider. Our internet has been on and off (mostly off) for several days and we've reached the conclusion that enough is enough. Especially considering the ridiculous amount of money the cable company wants to charge just for the privilege of using their system for internet only.

All being well, I hope to be back online towards the end of the week.

Technology...it's a beautiful thing.

When it works...

A Grand Day Out

Jay and I had a wonderful time in Douglas this weekend. We found three nice antique shops and bought a few inexpensive treasures (that I’ll share later in the week). Our biggest purchase was lunch!

Lakeland, Georgia – the mural city. The buildings in the center of town have murals depicting the early residents. Lakeland is about halfway between our house and Douglas.

Jay did most of the drawings on the plans for this church in Lakeland.

Welcome to south Georgia – home of the chicken house. Last summer, we visited one of my friends near Vidalia (home of the onion). Her family had two chicken houses about this size. Each one can house 5,000 chickens. I’ve never seen that many chickens in my life – it was amazing.

Downtown Douglas – two of the antique shops we visited were on this street, just a few doors down from each other.

A gargoyle on one of the downtown buildings.

An old cargo plane at the municipal airport.

I hope you’ll join me tomorrow for a Halloween Outdoor Wednesday!

Halloween Blog Party!

I'm joining the sweet Sharon at Fiberdoodles & Whimsy for her Halloween Blog Party. From now until Halloween, Sharon invites you to share your frightfully festive decor, recipes, and other Halloween goodies!

For today's post, I'll share a few of our indoor decorations.

I bought these decorated gourds back in the summer and couldn't wait to finally use them.

I arranged the red apple candles on a gold charger and added the beaded fruit. The mini witch gourds are tucked in between. The charger is sitting on a cake stand, and I wrapped some leaf garland around the bottom.

In the living room, I put out my "multi-season" blocks with the Halloween design and arranged a pumpkin and scarecrow around them.

And in the breakfast room, I've filled my black wooden bowl with miniature white and orange pumpkins:

Join me for a Halloween Outdoor Wednesday - I'll share Marie's recycled bicycle and my front door decorations.