if you've been wondering..if you've visited and saw I've not been 'round...
My little computer has had a virus or two...
soo.. hopefully things will get back to normal soon...
soooo..just to share a little something for your home..
Seda France candles....I just got my hands on one of these awesome candles... My frangrance is Icelandic Poppy..scrumptious!
Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week?... Where has the time gone?lol...
Ciao Bellas!!
Mamma's got a new toy..'bout time! Geez.. phone dead..camera...dead.. Now at least I'm almost back to normal!lol! These pics where taken with the 'berry'.. not my Cannon..but hey at least I can share a little more!
Anyone got one of these? I couldn't resist..and we actually got a good deal.
Gosh, if it was only PINK!!... This baby has soo many bells and whistles..I'll be texting and blogging.. and surfing in style.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
yes, that's right..I'm baAaack..I'm sooo happy! Just got my Mother's day present..Wahoo...
a super fast wireless card..now..I can surf at lightning speed! yippeee!!!
..gone are the chains..I know folks have thought some things..but really..I haven't visited because I just couldn't... not that I'm being a snob..I would literally sit for hours just trying to visit and well..waiting and waiting for a single page to load..that's just no good..my family was suffering..so I gave up... But, Thank the Lord..things have worked out... for now... I don't have to be silent anymore!
I'm FREEE!!!
its' soo liberating!! So... I'm back..I'm free to come and annoy all you fab folks!{ Thank you soo much to those who have visited faithfully during this silent time..} I'm sure your gonna be like 'oh my goodness.. would you just shush!!'lol!
Oh gosh..I've got lots to share.. let's see..marvelous charms.. we've ripped up the floor in the kitchen to reveal amazing 109+ year old hard wood floors.. base ball.. and a birthday is coming up!
Ciao Bellas! I've missed you...
Ever hear of Antique Spider?
I just found this site yesterday after reading my paper..Antique Trader paper..
I haven't had a chance to really investigate it..but it looks promising... Just thought I'd share real quick..since my internet connection still is having 'hiccups'... don't know if I can get on the net..visit..or how long..
Ciao Bellas!
A little lemony goodness for the kitchen this Sunday afternoon...
Just a quick note.. my internet connection isn't the best right now..so if I haven't visited in a while..that's why.. Really, even though we live in the 'sticks'... doesn't mean we should have to deal with dial up..uggh..lol...That's my mission this week! Find something faster..
Sooo..what did you do this Sunday?..
XO
Ever hear of CSPIA HR 4040?..Didn't either till my friends from Women take Wing...
"If you manufacture, wholesale, retail, sell or buy products, either new or used, for use by children you will be impacted by The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CSPIA), the first stage of which will go into effect Feb. 10. The law, aimed at keeping lead containing merchandise away from children, mandates that all products sold for those age 12 and younger -- including but not limited to clothing, toys, books, sporting equipment, bikes, etc. -- be tested for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable. Those that haven't been tested will be considered hazardous, regardless of whether they actually contain lead.
Makers of children's goods cannot rely on materials known to be safe, even if the manufacturer of materials and supplies has already tested and certified them as being lead free. Instead they must put a sample from each lot of goods (each model, each size, each color....) through testing after complete assembly, and the testing must be applied to each component. Testing is costly and for each component could cost upwards of $100.00. For items comprised of many components the tab for testing could easily reach into the thousands of dollars.
This law will certainly affect large manufacturers, but small businesses and micro businesses less able to absorb the costs of testing, will be even harder hit. Many small producers who have prided themselves on providing safe products for children fear for their business survival and in many cases their very livelihood.
In recent weeks protests have begun to mount, alarms have been raised at hundreds of blogs, forums and within business groups, including ours, Women Take Wing! We urge you to educate yourself about the CSPIA, and hope you will join us in a call to our elected officials to repeal or at the least reform this poorly written and broad reaching piece of legislation.
To date, few major media sources have picked up this story. One of the best was written by Walter Olson and published on January 16 by Forbes.com
. Please write and/or email your local television stations asking for them to give airtime to this issue. Email your congressperson and submit your comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission which is charged with enforcing the CSPIA. Take the time to sign one of the many online petitions. Together we can make a difference."-Women Take Wing.....Please visit their blog and let them now what you think! Please let your congressperson now!! Women take Wing
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...My two cents...This is so unfair and not thought out very well as far as I'm concerned! It to me seems like they are throwing out the baby with the bath water... who is there to stick up for us? No one I'm afraid..not now. Not anymore...
..... Muwah haha... allow me to introduce myself... I am Jack the studio cat..I have high jacked this blog... My Mistress is away with the rest of the family.. I heard they were going to 'test drive' some cars..silliness I'm sure...
There are wonderful creations waiting completion on Mistresses' table... decorations in boxes on the floor waiting unpacking....Mistress really must return and put things in order.. My nap has soo been interrupted!
..Really.. where is all the glitter? .. why isn't paper flying everywhere?.. I know Mistress will be back soon..
Okay...I done! {well, not really..} I am really getting tired of nothing cooperating! I've been trying to change my banner..ya know.. spruce the 'ole blog up a bit for Autumn..and I guess I'm stuck with the Summer Bella! AKKKK! And then this funky post editor shows up..I finally got back to an editor I know what's going on in..
Anyway.. If you can see this pic..and copy it okay..let me know! Please..take it and use it in something wonderful.. I can't seem to get anything to work right..
Uggh..
Okay.. is it just me, or is anyone else having an issue with Flickr? I actually have been having problems for the past 5 days! I posted my mosaic on my old dinosaur...
It went from the flickr pages that we all know and love to this generic layout! I did email the 'crew'..I hope someone gets back to me... before this all happened I just upgraded my account to pro..and BAAAM! Someone isn't cooperating!LOL..
I hope everyone is okay through these hurricane storms! NoT FuN! I remember having to evacuate when our family lived in Savannah..
I hope someone can help!
XO
