Happy Valentine's Day!

These are the days...

Me, in front of a vintage motor lodge in New Oxford, PA. We spent a week here and I was able to enjoy movie after movie on TCM.  We took little day trips to neighboring towns that looked exactly like little Christmas villages and were decorated a full two weeks before Thanksgiving. My outfit matches the siding and my figure the scallops of the door. I noticed this before the photo was taken, so I felt a bit silly. Happy days.

More Valentines

Made some special ones for my Mother and Grandparents. The box has been filling up since the party. I don't want to stop. I don't know that I can stop. It's so addictive.

I've been in a daze

Not sure if my current state is a result of allergies,not enough sleep, too much exercise,not enough rest, maybe too much sugar (it is Girl Scout Cookie season ) but I'm real spacey.
Please pardon me if I have to ask you to repeat what you just said. Again, please. I keep forgetting things. I could take a nap anywhere, anytime. My email correspondence has slowed down significantly to the point that friends are writing me to ask where I am vacationing and when will I be back.

I'm sort of vacationing in that I'm generally out of it. This has been going on for about a week and a half. Today my throat is sore and I'm losing my voice. It must be allergies because it is rare that I actually get a serious upper respiratory illness. If it is allergies, I'm getting off easy. Everyone else has some nasty cold or bronchitis. It's a non-stop chorus of coughing, hacking and nose honking at my office these days.

What keeps me from just checking into Icksville has been making Valentines. A friend of mine held a Valentine making party last Sunday and we all got to share ideas, materials and supplies to make our own cards. It was cool trying out new paper cutters and playing with all sorts of textured paper. I had never been to one of these, it was fun. Last night I made more Valentines while watching the surf documentary, Bustin' Down the Door. Can't watch enough surf documentaries.

I recently received news that I will be getting a vintage, hand me down bike. Yay! It's a Swarthmore by Murray. A what? All I know is that it has gears and brakes and I want to trick it out. Nothing like a free bike to cheer a person up!

Making Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day

My dream job would be designing greeting cards but I would be happy to just design Valentines. In school we'd decorate those old one gallon milk boxes (remember those?) and then at 2pm someone's mom would walk in with cupcakes. Room mothers, that's what they were called. Then there was candy and the passing out of the Valentines. Everyone silly on sugar punch jumping around all excited. Construction paper hearts with paper doilies going home to Mommies. Everyone would read their crappy and kitchy Valentines. I liked themed ones. I swear I got a Happy Days {television show} Valentine once. I remember signing my name to 30 Valentines the night before with my Mom was such a chore. There were people I wanted to leave out but had to stick to class list. The teacher cards-the biggest ones. Valentines that were scratch and sniff were cool. I put a lipstick kiss on one anonymous Valentine in the 3rd grade. I had an extra.  It was a huge hit and created much excitement and got a lot of laughs. I kept my secret. No one ever found out who it was. I can't remember who I gave it too. Now I make a few cards every year for friends.