Early Work Mercantile

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~ Website Update ! ~

Glory Be!! I finally got around to adding a few new goodes to my website...Let's see, it's been on my "to do" list for at least 6 months!! ... I'm so happy to have a few different items on there now...Please go take a look if you get a chance...and let me know if you see anything you like!!

Take Care,

Tina

~ Great!! ~

Okay, I told myself that I wouldn't do this anymore because being a part time movie critic is not exciting to all people...I try to keep my posts fresh and talking about a movie can be stale sometimes...Especially my movie reviews , because I am literally the last one to see them...I tend to write about movies that have been around for years and everybody else has went to the theater to see!! I'm not exactly a movie theater person, I prefer my robe and my couch over rubbing elbows with strangers... Anyhow, HBO was free this weekend for us DirectTV people and I got to catch a few movies that I had really wanted to see at one point in time... I also watched and liked "Red Riding Hood" too but I'll save that for another "review"!! ...The movie that I am writing about is still stuck in my head and I just have to say something about it... It's a wonderful romantic comedy with no foul language or racy scenes...It's intellectual and wholesome and the actors are great!! "Leap Year" is more attune with the old black and white Cary Grant movies that I could spend all day watching...That's probably why I really, really want to see it again!!

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Here's a quick summary...A professional "city girl" wants to marry her longtime workaholic boyfriend but he doesn't propose marriage as she romantically wishes...He has a trip scheduled for Ireland and her father has always told her that an old Irish belief is that on leap year day a woman in Ireland can propose to her man...So she decides to travel alone to Ireland to find him and propose. Once she gets on the plane, the whole thing falls apart and she ends up in the wrong place and in an old pub where she meets a very laid back Irishman that helps her find her boyfriend...There's more but it would take me two hours to run through...that's roughly the running time !! Plus you wouldn't want to see it if I spilled the beans!!

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I just had to mention this movie...I can't seem to get it out of my head...still!!

Take Care,

Tina

~ My Little Peep ~

Throughout everyday life, it's always good to know that there is someone there beside you cheering you on...I'm so lucky to have my little cheerleader with me everyday. She is always near me and greets me every morning when I open my bedroom door...I always look forward to hearing the pitter patter of little feet running down the hallway and purrs and meows to start my day. She is also on my lap every night making it hard to finish projects...so I changed my routine... Everyone who has a little furry friend knows the value of life that they bring...Their hearts are big and pure and all we have to do is show up to win their affection... Hug your little sweetie today because they would hug you everyday if they could...

Take Care,

Tina

~ Homebody ~

Just here at home with lots of ideas and little time left before the February show...busy, busy busy!! I'll have a few pics soon of the goodes that will be going with me to Virginia... Home is nice.

Take Care,

Tina

~ Clever ~

Isn't this the sweetest and cleverest pic ever??!! ... It just proves when you find yourself in situations like this...just sit still and be quiet! LOL

Take Care,

Tina

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~ Pick, Cut, and Dry ~

I had a great "down time" during Christmas and began recharging the old battery... Sometimes it's very hard to get motivated and moving again while recharging but I finally decided last week that if I applied myself and started immediately... I could make the "Winter in the Valley" show in February... So I committed to it and have kicked everything into high gear now... I think at times I have slipped into auto-pilot these last few days...cutting and sewing in my sleep! As always, I keep adding new ideas on my list, making things more complicated ...I just hope it all comes together and gets finished on time! Today we had a nice sunny and warm day so the drying rack was pulled out and loaded down... now it's onto the next step!!

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My color palette again this year is going to be shades of brown and blue...I have fallen in love with this color combination and can't seem to pull myself away from it...If I ever find the time, I want to make a brown and blue quilt...or two. Right now, I just keep collecting more and more shades of brown and blue for colonial and early doll dresses...a wonderful job!!

Take Care,

Tina

~ Winter Mantel ~

For me, this time of the year always moves at a snails pace...It is a transition period when everything looks dull and bland but you begin to hear the little birds chirping outside... I hear little wrens in the woods and the blue jay family has returned to eat up my cat food on the deck...

or, I should say, "yard kitty's" food...the sweet outside cat that came with our house... We have adopted her into our family and love her dearly...I worry about her constantly, but that's another blog...soon!

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The mantel is still decked out for winter and I finally have the picture that I have been waiting patiently to purchase for years...It is now my winter mantel decoration and fills in for Mr. Washington who usually holds that very spot.

Take Care,

Tina

~ Wisdom ~

Thank you Miss Piggy!

~ An Early New Year ~

I just want to take a few minutes to wish you all a Happy New Year and to thank you for the cheer that you bring to my life everyday...I have a computer routine that I follow faithfully and seeing your comments on my postings warms my heart... I also want to thank you for visiting my blog during my "dry spells" when the words just won't flow... I hate to admit it but there have been plenty of them this last year!!

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Please don't forget to check out all of our new "olde goodes" listed on Early Work Mercantile...Browsing through old fashioned wares is a wonderful way to start your new year off on the right foot!

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I'm looking forward to a wonderful traditional supper later...Lots of cabbage, blackeye peas and cornbread for luck and prosperity in the new year ahead... Wishing you The Best Year Ever full of happiness and good fortune!

Take Care,

Tina