Here's the bottle...like you care

I had to find a picture of this bottle. (Thanks eBay-er) I ordered myself some 'parfume'...which will no doubt stink...but I don't care. They actually still make this in a much flashier bottler with a much flashier price.

It was another beautiful day today. Slightly cooler. Another bonbon day.

I have been remembering lots of things lately from 'my early days'. All good stuff. I know I have mentioned 'my first real hard cover book' before. My cousin Jean gave it to me for Christmas when I was 7 and it was called 'Then Came November'. You could have handed me a gold bar and I would have tossed it aside just to have my very own book. Unfortunately, I don't have the original...long painful story... but I felt the need to have it again. Damn I love eBay! It was in perfect condition...and made me feel warm all over.  

Yep...some things just make you feel good. That book did, and this bottle will. Go figure. I also loved Katy Keene Comic books. She was a fashion diva. I think I'll see if they are on eBay. I had tons of them...along with Classic Comics. I wish I had all of those now!! And I collected the Betsy McCall paper dolls in the back of the McCall's magazine. I also had a Betsy McCall doll. I loved paper dolls, too.

I was looking for Christmas cards last night. The western themed Leanin' Tree cards are my favorites...but I am checking out some others.

I got the teddy bears out last night and thought I might sew a few bodies tonight, but now I can't find the thread!! I was sure I had put it in the same bag with the bears...but it wasn't there! Mystery!! Did you know that thread is expensive? Good thread, that is. Don't get me wrong, I only buy good thread...but the price has skyrocketed. So has embroidery thread. Yeah, I know...everything has gone up...but these have gone up since last year. Yes! I know everything has gone up since last year...never mind...I'm not going to win this argument. (But the price of thread really has gone up!!)

I'll knit again tonight. I am half done on a roll brim hat, and I wish I had used 2 strands of yarn. I think it would look better. I may unravel it and start over. I have been known to do such things. I don't like to sell anything that I wouldn't be proud wearing myself. It's a personal thing.

Oh yeah, I found a few cute patterns for crocheted flowers for the hats. Small enough for baby hats and easy to increase in size for adult sizes. There was also a butterfly but it wasn't all that cute. But I like the idea of a butterfly.

I suppose I should pick up the old knitting needles. And find something to watch on TV. See you later...

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