tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post8868425208023672213..comments2024-03-13T04:34:25.047-07:00Comments on Living Rich On The Cheap: GhouliesCheapchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-40702034753686265262020-10-28T12:33:34.165-07:002020-10-28T12:33:34.165-07:00So glad you got one of those trees - they are so p...So glad you got one of those trees - they are so pretty lit up in the darkCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-54486534183667832152020-10-26T18:57:00.004-07:002020-10-26T18:57:00.004-07:00Interesting, I have been checking this post to see...Interesting, I have been checking this post to see if you approved my comment but it won't shoe in Safari so I had to come back here to Chrome. Grr, I hate stuff like this.<br /><br />Hopefully tonight will be our last -5C and we should warm up a bit. Guess what? We got one of those tress today at Home Depot. I can hardly wait until Dec. 1st.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-42346942796658637922020-10-26T15:28:23.521-07:002020-10-26T15:28:23.521-07:00I can't believe how much snow and cold you got...I can't believe how much snow and cold you got. It got to minus 1 here yesterday - we are big wimps about it too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-30594197056932787342020-10-25T11:18:09.468-07:002020-10-25T11:18:09.468-07:00What a lovely upbeat and newsy post. Love love you...What a lovely upbeat and newsy post. Love love your attitude. Great idea to plan ahead for when you hopefully will be recovering from surgery.<br /><br />I wish I knew how to bid online or even where to start to find a site with neat things like you bid on. That is one of my favorite patterns of Mexican glassware. My daily wine glass is in that pattern, no matter that I clanged it and it has a small chip in the base. Last fall I saw that they still are selling items at Michaels Gallery in Mazatlan.<br /><br />In the next few weeks I will be opening 7 large bings of Christmas decorations that I have not seen in twenty years. That is going to be so much fun as I love Christmas as you do. I do now that I have lots and lots of strings of large outdoor vintage Christmas lights. Although as I type this a distant memory is telling me that I might have sold those at our huge garage sale in 2020 or maybe a year or two earlier. Dang, just found out that my computer is suddenly unable to do the number nine!!! Back to Christmas, I envy you being able to put lights on your tall cedar hedge. That was my plan for this winter along with the lovely tall 6' Alberta Spruce which I was also going to add decorations to as well. IN breaking news we have decided to use the money we have have used to go to Mexico this winter to remove and replace the hedge. It is very dry inside and sometime within the next 4 -5 years will have to be replaced. Dang,, my first Christmas in Canada in 20 years and I can't have my dream come true. There is reason for not delaying the project until the spring which I can't go into online.<br /><br />Good catch on the blowout catch, we pay about $40.00 for ours and they always come the Wednesday after Thanksgiving and have been since 2003.Hope the pizza and movie night turned out to be fun. <br /><br />So glad I set you up on Chrome so that I can reply to your blogs. We have -6C, going down to -10C this afternoon. It is beautiful but not ready to brave the cold for a walk.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-45899089221280941832020-10-22T14:18:09.760-07:002020-10-22T14:18:09.760-07:00The tong idea is good, it will be interesting to s...The tong idea is good, it will be interesting to see how many kids you get. Thank you so much my friend.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-51674515457079108252020-10-22T14:17:32.771-07:002020-10-22T14:17:32.771-07:00I am sure it will be fun for you to go all out wit...I am sure it will be fun for you to go all out with your decorations, many not seen for years this Christmas, you must take loads of pictures!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-46289612547028090732020-10-22T14:16:54.953-07:002020-10-22T14:16:54.953-07:00We've never given out full size chocolate bars...We've never given out full size chocolate bars, but those houses were always the most popular when I was a kid lolCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-16933040215244232732020-10-22T14:16:22.069-07:002020-10-22T14:16:22.069-07:00I am sure everyone has the same idea this year (ho...I am sure everyone has the same idea this year (hopefully) doing up Christmas. I am starting to decorate inside November 1, early, I know but won't put up the tree until we know about surgery. We did order some pretty awesome metal trees with lights for our back yard and they've already come in the mail, super easy to put up and down and all prelit. Can't wait to see those up.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-79268041373033929722020-10-22T14:14:54.684-07:002020-10-22T14:14:54.684-07:00I love Swedish decorations at Christmas although I...I love Swedish decorations at Christmas although I don't own any, they tend to go for more natural decorating materials, so pretty. Thank you my friend.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-58269061837535972192020-10-22T14:13:36.122-07:002020-10-22T14:13:36.122-07:00Perhaps a smaller Christmas this year, for all of ...Perhaps a smaller Christmas this year, for all of us is best. We are planning zoom meetings with the kids (3 time zones, takes planning) and a quiet Christmas with Mom who is in our Bubble and has the same/less exposure than even us. Thank goodness she doesn't live in a senior facility or it would be terrible and we would never see her. Fortunately she has her marbles and health and we are hoping to keep it that way.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-58297228336973376662020-10-21T12:49:10.379-07:002020-10-21T12:49:10.379-07:00That's quite the display! I've never been ...That's quite the display! I've never been one to decorate for Halloween, Christmas is more my thing so the thought of two trees sounds wonderful. <br /><br />I had about 40 kids last year, so I bought a box of 50 bags of chips, which I'll hand out with tongs so there is little contact. The cats don't like the doorbell either, though thankfully they don't bark. I watch out the window so I get to the door quickly!<br /><br />Thinking of you, and hoping for a surgery date in the near future. Take care!Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-19100716278657637282020-10-20T18:14:40.044-07:002020-10-20T18:14:40.044-07:00I bet that giant skeleton is something to see!!
C...I bet that giant skeleton is something to see!!<br /><br />Christmas this year will be quiet here. I am not sure when my surgery will take place as there has been a fairly large uptick in Covid-19 cases here. Also the family member that is going to do the family Christmas get together is heading to Florida for a month... Not sure if I even want to be around someone who has been to a place that has that many virus cases even if they self quarantine.<br /><br />God bless. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-68960627456094323112020-10-20T13:35:47.293-07:002020-10-20T13:35:47.293-07:00We don't do a thing at Halloween as we are usu...We don't do a thing at Halloween as we are usually on the road heading south. But I do love Christmas. When we started RVing not being home for Christmas was the most difficult thing to accept. So being home for the first time in 20 years is going to be special. In our big house we had three real trees and each had its own theme. Looking forward to open up 7 bins of decorations that I have not seen for 20 years. So wonderful to have you writing again. Sending positive healing thoughts.<br /><br />FYI I am only able to use Chrome to reply to blogs and it is a really pain to have Safari running as well. When I have a moment I will have to call Google and sort it out.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-76512474142284565312020-10-20T11:08:58.270-07:002020-10-20T11:08:58.270-07:00My late sister and BIL built a new house in a new ...My late sister and BIL built a new house in a new subdivision in a small western town. My BIL was having a great time handing out candy bars (big ones) saying here take two or three. Over 700 trick and treaters later they were scouring the cupboards trying to find anything sweet to hand out. Lesson learned.<br />the next year there were still as many trick or treaters but the candy bars were miniatures.mom who has been therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292964450194838269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-75915899530892358592020-10-19T20:05:16.179-07:002020-10-19T20:05:16.179-07:00When I see a blazing light over the water in Decem...When I see a blazing light over the water in December I'll know it is your house! The more bling the better. You go girl!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-72875835605587467192020-10-19T14:23:04.404-07:002020-10-19T14:23:04.404-07:00I am so glad ton see you posting again because I h...I am so glad ton see you posting again because I have missed you being a part of my "blog family".<br />The halloween decor on the street is great. I still have none out but will put up something before the big day. <br />I am going all out for Christmas also. Son3 and DIL3 will be here this year and she has always been in Sweden for Christmas. I thought I might as well pull out all the stops.<br />Sending you every good and positive thought and wish!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-31265362614856351292020-10-19T13:24:30.215-07:002020-10-19T13:24:30.215-07:00Thank you my friend. We usually put up some ghoul...Thank you my friend. We usually put up some ghoulies outside but are skipping it this year, hopefully next year we can do it againCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-86922310999482037122020-10-19T13:18:45.538-07:002020-10-19T13:18:45.538-07:00Thank you for the link to Sheila's blog, she l...Thank you for the link to Sheila's blog, she lives about a 3 hour drive away here on Vancouver Island, funny how small the world really is, isn't it?Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-32721599101099893032020-10-19T11:06:18.836-07:002020-10-19T11:06:18.836-07:00I do love seeing your blog pop up in my side bar!
...I do love seeing your blog pop up in my side bar!<br />Do you read Sheila's blog (Ephemera)>? She's a near neighbour of yours and posted some wonderful photos of Hallowe'en displays in the neighbourhood at the weekend (https://sheilaephemera.blogspot.com/2020/10/leisurely-lunch-and-lets-go-for-walk.html)<br />It's amazing that people go to so much effort to decorate. I think you should have the Xmas lights up now and all the Xmas trees, they bring you so much joy and you totally deserve that! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-91970382107181442882020-10-19T07:42:26.062-07:002020-10-19T07:42:26.062-07:00Oh my I just love that supersized skeleton. I love...Oh my I just love that supersized skeleton. I love the way some people go the whole hog - and why not. Good to see you back posting again. Stay well and stay strong!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-88155998816817349782020-10-19T06:58:06.727-07:002020-10-19T06:58:06.727-07:00I do admit to turning some inside Christmas lights...I do admit to turning some inside Christmas lights on in our bedroom = that plus a lava lamp and candles. Light therapy now that the days are darker is a real thing.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-37085694021485000742020-10-19T06:56:36.963-07:002020-10-19T06:56:36.963-07:00Other years have been like that here...not sure wh...Other years have been like that here...not sure why it dropped off the last few years. It was fun though. Always one of hubby's favorite holidays. This year he will have to love Christmas (he usually does but it is normally my bit holiday)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-89132433430016377992020-10-19T06:55:42.573-07:002020-10-19T06:55:42.573-07:00We even bought extra which we never do (against my...We even bought extra which we never do (against my mantra but they are lights so reusable from year to year). Light is my therapy this year. If you can't do extravagant inside and outside you own home, where can you do it? Plus outside of medical expenses we are not spending hardly any money and not going to Alberta for Christmas like we normally do so bring it on!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-26726534257394052222020-10-19T06:53:50.318-07:002020-10-19T06:53:50.318-07:00I love the idea of delivering bags to his "ki...I love the idea of delivering bags to his "kids". There are only a couple of kids on our street and they actually belong to one of my chemo nurses so I might make up a basket for them and drop it on their porch....I don't want her to think I am staking her but we already know where she lives since her dog got out and hubby rescued it :) I never really got the toilet roll thing, just a bloody mess.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-26334545583712270052020-10-19T06:52:00.424-07:002020-10-19T06:52:00.424-07:00I got one of the same trolls on that post. Just f...I got one of the same trolls on that post. Just fyi someone they know how to take over a gmail link and pretend they are someone else like I have a gay blue state blog I read and they pretended to to be them and spew orange man ignorance and threats. Not sure how they pulled that one off but it was so obvious. I wish for 2021 peace and happiness and kindness if nothing else = enough of this garbage.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.com