Summer's ending!!

Summer is coming to an end - it seems that once Labour Day arrives, then the weather changes and yes, it has - today it was much cooler.  The kids are back to school and things are back to normal.  Normal is good.

Movies with Helena and Janis.  We haven't seen each other in a little while because of vacations, etc. so it was very nice catching up.

"Low level marijuana drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is robbed of his money and stash, some of which he owes to his supplier.  His boss, wealthy drug lord Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) forces David to smuggle marijuana from Mexico in order to clear his debt.  Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs is too suspicious, he hires a stripper named Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway teenage girl named Casey (Emma Roberts), and his virgin 18 year-old neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter) to pose as a bogus family called the "Millers".  Because of the extra load of the marijuana on the RV, one of the radiator hoses breaks while going up a steep incline.  A family they had encountered at the border called the Fitzgeralds, consisting of Don (Nick Offerman), Edie (Kathryn Hahn),  and Melissa (Molly Quinn), catch up to them and tow the Millers' RV to a repair shop.  On the trip to the shop, David learns that Don Fitzgerald is a DEA agent after finding his badge and gun in the glove compartment.

The next day, when the Millers head to the shop to pick up the RV, Chacon and his henchman One Eye (Matthew Willig) are waiting for them and prepare to execute the family. They immediately tell Chacon that they aren't a real family and that they didn't know they were stealing from him.  Rose is given a chance to prove that she is a stripper by dancing, and when she gets close, turns a steam vent onto Chacon.  The Millers then escape in the RV, with Kenny behind the wheel.  Due to Kenny's erratic driving, the RV veers off the highway and a tarantula, hiding in a bowl of fruit given to them when they picked up the marijuana, crawls up Kenny's leg and bites his testicle.  As Kenny has a severe allergic reaction to the sting, the Millers head to the hospital.  This further delays the delivery of the contraband, but David re-negotiates with Gurdlinger for a fee of $500,000.  When Kenny is finally released, David rushes him to the RV in a wheelchair and tips him over.  David inadvertently reveals how much he is getting paid, in comparison to how little he offered  to pay each of the others.  Casey, Rose, and Kenny are left in disgust by the revelation, and so David leaves them at the local carnival.

David regrets abandoning them and returns to the carnival, begging them on his knees to come back with him.  On their way back to the RV, One Eye discovers the and as he is about to shoot everyone, Don Fitzgerald comes out of the camper and subdues him.  Chacon then comes around the corner and is about to kill them all, but David hits Chacon and he drops his gun.  Rose picks it up and accidentally shoots Chacon in the shoulder and as he is recovering, Kenny punches Chacon and knocks him out.  Don arrests Chacon and One Eye and tells the Millers that he will arrest them too, but actually gives them the opportunity to leave.  David delivers the drugs to Gurdlinger who tells him he's late and that their deal is off.  DEA agents then crash into the room, arresting Gurdlinger.  The agent in charge is Don, who tells David that he will have to be  in the witness protection program until Gurdlinger's trial.  He then adds that anyone what was a witness to the crime will be in protection, and David smiles.  The Millers are then seen together in a beautiful home, with several marijuana plants growing in the garden."

Movie description courtesy of Wikipedia.

Not as much creativity going on since my last post, so I'll try and make it impressive with including everything, LOL

This is my latest artistic creation - it's about 16 x 22, a 3D plastic piece painted in turquoise and glued to a black background - it's really quite attractive.......

I changed this....

into this......

a nice rustic piece - would be great in the bathroom to hold all those shampoos.

I found a cute battered money box (piggy bank), I'm sure most of you have had one something like this in your home at one time - my kids had them in the shape of loons.  Well, this little darling was in need of some TLC so I gave it a coat of paint and made it look shabby.  I even dropped some out of circulation pennies in it......

I bought this on-line, from an auction site and gave it a facelift - looking good now......

I also bought three dining chairs from the on-line auction site and am going to be choosing materials and colours of paint very soon and I'll show them in a future post.

You can laugh if you like, but I'm quite comfortable in my quirkiness, so I'll tell you what I did on my way home from my Boutique yesterday... I dumpster dived, dove, whatever!!  I found wood poking out of a dumpster (on top of course) and as quick as that, I thought, hmmmm, I could probably make something out of that, so I dragged it home, assessed it, then dragged it back to my Boutique today and dis-assembled it and then brought the wood back home so I could ponder what to do with it.  I have an idea, but we'll see... and if I am successful, you will see it at a later date also.  Here is the original piece...

Well, that's it for now.  Here are a couple of photos of my little darlings whom I hope to see very soon....

That's it for now dear friends.  Hope to "talk" to you again soon.  Keep safe and well.... until next time....

Hugs, 

Summer is definitely here!!

Well, summer has definitely arrived and I'm already fed up with this hot, humid weather.  I guess I just cannot be pleased - complain when the winter lasts six months and then when the temperature is above 70 degrees.  Ah well, just have to put up with it I guess!!

I'm still busy with my Boutique and on my way there from my apartment just down the street are some pretty flowers planted alongside the road.....

Makes the walk enjoyable.

Talking about the Boutique, sad to say but things were not going too well.  There were three of us when it began and we seemed to be getting along fine but the old adage "Two's company, three's a crowd" came into play and it ended with me having no choice but to go out on my own, for my own peace of mind.  Quite a few people had warned me about three never working out, but as we seemed to get along so well I didn't pay much attention until I became the third wheel, LOL  I rented my own space just across the hall.  I'm loving this and am hoping that they will let me enjoy what I am doing.  I have a goodly amount of valued customers who love to come and visit me - they don't always make a purchase and that's okay.  It's not about money with me (although I don't say no to it, LOL).  No, it's having a hobby which fills my retirement days and satisfies my artistic side.  I'm always making something or other or re-doing an item.  Here are a few things that I have been working on.....

Just finished painting and re-upholstering these dining chairs.  I have done a few in the past but I am particularly proud of these two.

A couple more lighthouses.  Aren't they adorable?

A couple of plant holders, into which I put a couple of clay pots.  Quite cute.

And, I repainted an old highchair.  It wasn't selling in it's natural state so I asked some of my online friends what colour I should paint it and this was the colour which was mentioned the most.

Repainted an old mirror.

and that's about it.  From now on, things are going to be a lot better.  I'm certainly going to do my best to make it work.

Now that I have got all that out of the way, I saved the best for last.  I just returned a while ago from visiting my darling grandchildren and celebrated Rhys's 4th birthday.  It's amazing how quickly these kiddies are changing and growing up.  A few photos of the sweethearts to end this blog.

Oh, before I leave, just have to mention that I sold my crow table that I painted this past Saturday at the Boutique.  She said it was going to a loving home.

That's all for now folks.  Have a wonderful week.  Be kind to each other.

Hugs,