Boxes and Balls

I read someplace..who knows where anymore..that men’s minds were like boxes.  They stay inside their boxes and finish up everything in the box before moving on to the next box. Women’s minds are like balls of wire..one thought runs into another and another and another..you get the picture.

I now understand that I have to program the box that Far Guy is in.  If I want to do multiple things in town I say “I am going to town and I am going  to the post office, the dime store and the grocery store and I might even stop at the antique shop or for a cherry coke downtown. If you want to go along you are welcome to come.”  As long as he puts my complicated wire in his box..we get along just fine.  The same thing goes for making a list.  We make a list of things we need in town..his items are all neatly written down in the proper box..some of mine are there but some are still in my mind dangling on one of those wires.  Sometimes on the way to town I add my things to his list.

I hear many women say that their husbands won’t stop to let them take photographs.  Well then drive yourself and stop where you want. OR as you are leaving you could say “If I see something I want to photograph I would like to stop.”  He will say “Yes” and put it in his box…easy peasy.

On the other hand, if men have only one thing on their mind… or in their box..you should not go along to town with them with all your complicated wires.  Sometimes men should be left alone to conquer what is in their box.  If they only need one thing to finish up a project and they are bouncing off of the four walls in their box because they want to get to the next box..then you should roll up your wire and not get involved.

Blogger now has a very complicated word verification system.  I do not use the word verification.  Blogger has a decent spam catcher and very few spam comments get through.  If you use word verification  on your blog you may be getting less comments from now on.  It is a very frustrating system..the words are all wavy and have crazy numbers..often times it takes two or three tries to get it right…it is in my opinion a waste of time.  If you are afraid of spam then enable comment approval.  I have comment approval enabled on posts over three days old. To change your settings go to your Dashboard then Settings then Comments:)

Quilt Squares

Well the past 15 days of lollygagging sure did go by fast.  I made another list of things to do before March 1st.  It is a long list..I hope I have not defeated myself before I begin.

The quilt square for “Cousins” is coming along.  Jen grabbed it over the weekend and stitched away on the bird.

I reminded myself that Nancy at Wyoming Breezes makes Quilts of Valor..and I said I would try to send her a couple of quilt squares.  I will get into my stash and see what kinds of red, white and blue fabrics I have to work with and then wash them up…and then figure out a simple pattern that I can do.  I have some old quilt patterns someplace.  Perhaps there are more of you that want to join in! If so pop over to Nancy’s and get the details.
That will be enough sewing for this non sewing person for the winter. I can sew..but it is not one of my talents and I do not enjoy it like some people do.  If someone said “Take the whole day off to sew.”  I would be bored and most likely get so sleepy I would need an extended nap. 

That is what happens with the Cross Stitching..I stitch and I get sleepy. So progress is slow..I still have a few more days.  Tuesday noon is the deadline..I am not sure what happens if you are late with your square..but I would just as soon get it out of my hair and crossed off my list:)

Wistful Wednesday: Birthday!

Yes-sir-ee someone is getting older today.  Someone who missed being a valentine gift by only a few hours.

Someone who is older than me..someone who might be old enough to get a Social Security check sometime soon.

Someone with beautiful eyes and eyelashes that all the girls envy.  Someone with a wonderful smile.  Someone who was cuter than a bugs ear in his bow tie and suspender pants back in 1952.  Look at that hair..so blond without even a hint of the curls to come..or the baldness either.

Someone who said last night “how did we get so old..so fast?”:)

Understanding Love: she said he said

The kind where she says “I have very painful stye in my eye and I will surely die.”  He said “You will live, I will run to town and get some “stuff” for your eye.” And she lived to SEE another day. ( Last Sunday) She had the tombstone all pictured in her minds eye..one big eyeball..and it would say “She died, from a stye, in her eye.”

The kind where when she broke her ankle so seriously the Doctors didn’t know if they could save her leg..as they wheeled her away for a final stab at a surgery that might work..she said “Goodbye, I am going to die now..have a good life.”  He said “I am going to go get a haircut and I will see you later.” And he did. ( 1980) The Doctors were all idiots and said she would only walk ten years ..fifteen years tops..what do they know anyway..but she still has the crutches in the closet..just in case.

The kind where she said “Just drop me off at the Funeral Home, roll me out on their driveway and then it won’t be so far for them to pick me up when I succumb to the flu.”  He said tomorrow will be a better day..and it was. ( 2008)

I think she is a little bit drama and he hardly ever takes her seriously.  Yet they have been an almost perfect match for the better part of 44 years.

1968

He just said “I hope you didn’t buy me a card, I was going to buy you one but I decided to buy Vitamins instead.”  She said “I didn’t buy you a Valentines Card either..I will kiss you instead.”  He said “Sounds good to me.” :)

Historical Fake

During the winter, I have the opportunity to research a few things that the Historical Museum has on display.   I was fooled recently.  It is a good fake but a fake non the less.

One of the Board Members wrote a grant for the framing of some old photographs and an old document.  I took the items into a local business to have them done up proper.

They were a sight. Some wanted to roll up and had to be weighed down..they needed frames and hangers. The document was covered by a sheet of glass that was broken and was taped together…someone was going to cut their fingers..possibly me. 

I invited the Board members to see the finished project before I took them back over to the Museum.

Ready for the fake?

This is it.  The Vicksburg Daily Citizen dated July 4 1863.  I always found the document which was the Wallpaper Edition very interesting. They used wallpaper because newsprint was in short supply.  I did not see an evidence of wallpaper..I was curious.

I found out that reprints were made to commemorate the death of General Grant in 1885 and by the G.A.R.  in 1920.  I cannot say for certain which time our “fake” is from. It is most certainly a fake, the original newspaper has a list of many distinctive characteristics that help to differentiate it from its many reprints.

I felt badly for a little while after my discovery.  I felt badly that I had it reframed and wasted 60 dollars. Then I thought..how many school children would have access to an original?   Even as a “fake” it highlights the last days of the siege of Vicksburg. 

General Grant has “caught the rabbit” and dined in Vicksburg.  He gained control of the Mississippi River and it was held for the Union throughout the rest of the Civil War. On a side note Vicksburg Mississippi did not celebrate the 4th of July until eighty years later, the siege and surrender must have really bothered them.

I am working on a living history presentation that will be held on the Courthouse lawn next July..I have found some Civil War re-enactors that will be joining us for a Civil War Sunday.  It will require lots of work and organization..I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it will be a success:)