Thought I’d just take the time to
mention the people I know and love and will be recurring characters (and I do mean characters) in the future
blogs….
Nancy, my best friend of 60 years.
We grew up together and have known each other since 3rd
grade. She claims that I’m several years
older than she is. We live about 2 miles from each other and see
each other every day. We live in
Titusville, Florida, a small town a short distance from Cocoa Beach (home of I
Dream of Jeannie).
Laurie, my niece, who lives in the Big Apple. She has put up with her delusional Aunt for
almost 49 years. When I think of her (which is often) she’s still 29 in my mind.
Cathy, another best friend, who Nancy and I also went to school with
(since the 3rd grade). She’s
also several years older than Nancy. So
I guess Cathy and I were left back several times in kindergarten. She lives in Long Island, New York.
Shawna, Chris, Taylor, Nicole and Samantha, Nancy’s son, daughter in
law, and grandchildren. Also my
family. Nan’s granddaughters are 17, 10
and 8.
Pete and Angela, Nancy’s brother and sister in law, they live in
Deltona Florida. I also consider them
family. Age not required. We go there to visit and stay at Angela’s
deceased Mother’s home (around the corner) often.
Margaret #1, my friend of 40 years-plus- who lives in Wichita, Kansas.
We shared many an apartment together in New York City. Actually they were Margaret’s apartments, she
just put up with me for months at a time and still does –put up with me that is,
only now it’s by e-mail...
Margaret #2, Angela’s deceased Mother.
Her house is around the corner from Pete and Angela and Nan and I stay
there when we come to visit.
Liz, Laurie’s significant other. Another family member and my computer
guru. I need all the help I can get,
computer-wise.
Kristen: Pete and Angela’s
oldest daughter, who also helps me
allllllll the time with my computer problems (of which there are usually
many).
Katie and Glen, Pete and Angela’s younger daughter who will soon be married to Glen Flores. (November 12th).
You will read about these people over and over, and except for the
Margaret’s who you will only be able to differentiate between-- by the content of the sentence, this should make
everyone else’s position in my life easy to remember.
I’m sure by now, you’re glad I don’t have any more family or friends to write about!
Now, let’s actually get to the BLOG!
Blog #2 --WHATEVER WORKS ...this time about Normandie and the Fetish!
I wanted to write
something about Fetishes. In particular
PAPER fetishes--my paper fetish, but,
Nancy (who I’ve mentioned, always knows
best) said I should talk about something that even beats my Paper Fetish. Doesn’t beat it by much, but it’s definitely
#1 and that’s POCKETBOOKS. I LOVE POCKETBOOKS,
bags, purses,, POCKETBOOKS!! Not all
pocketbooks, but most (I usually don’t discriminate). . I carry a lot of
“stuff” so I kinda prefer big pocketbooks
although I might add, I am also
particularly partial to evening bags. I’ve been on seven cruises in the last five
years and have seven evening bags, one for each cruise. Black sequin, black satin, red sequin (I like
sequins), blue leather, beige silk with a large silk flower on the front, black
and red silk with an oriental pattern and a plain brown silk (how that got in
the group, I just don’t know.) They were
all $12, my absolute limit for a cruise purchase.
Back to big bags, OH,
wait a minute, did I mention those carry
bags from Publix, or Winn Dixie? You
know the type, the ones that save the planet because you don’t use plastic or save
a tree because you don’t use paper. Well,
for a buck, I can’t pass one of them up either.
My limit is $1. So far I’m saving
the earth (and/or trees) with Publix, Winn Dixie, Aldi, Michaels Arts and Crafts, Joann’s Crafts and
my HMO, Wellcare. I’m also fighting breast cancer. For a total
of about 20 bags.
Big bags, I have a $5
limit. Sounds impossible right? WRONG!!
Anything’s possible when you set your mind to it. Came across BealIs
having a tremendous after Christmas sale last year. Almost everything was 90% off and to boot, it
was Tuesday. Need I say –Senior Day,
take an additional 15% off. The 90% was
to be taken off the already reduced price.
Well, I went berserk. I found six
bags I couldn’t possibly live without.
With the original markdown, then the 90% and the additional 15% each
pocketbook came to $4.80.Got that $4.80!!!
I’m not into “Names” or “Designer Originals” (obviously) so that makes things a little easier for me
when I’m making my choices. The bags
were Caribbean Joe’s, which were originally priced about $50. With all the markdowns and the discounts and adding the sales tax the total I paid as I said was:--
$4.80. Beat that with a stick!!
Let us not forget to
mention some of our All Time Favorites:
THRIFT SHOPS. We don’t go to them
often, but when we do ------ We were in
one a few months ago that’s just a short distance from Nan’s condo. The owner was having a BLOW-OUT SALE, POCKETBOOKS
$.25, that’s right $.25. I was
like a pig in sh….. Came out with eight bags that I just
absolutely had to have – no tax added – for $2.
She didn’t have a Senior Day, but I guess you can’t have everything.
Goodwill, one of my particular favorites. Very often they have their regular $5.99 or
less bags on sale for a buck that’s right a BUCK! . That coupled with my Senior
Discount, 10%, well, DO THE MATH!!
Last month, while
browsing at Marshalls,I found a white leather pocketbook that CALLED to
me. After all the mark downs it was $10,
well over my limit, so I passed it by.
Needless to say, after walking out of the store and getting into my car,
that bag let out one last yell and I
just had to go back and buy it. The Senior Discount 15% did help.
I own at least 40
bags, at least one bag in every color you can think of and do I use all of these bags regularly? You bet your life I do! I change my bag and earrings (that’s another
story, for another time. I have about
100 pair of earrings that I made) every day.
At some point in the
future you’ll probably hear about my second favorite Fetish, my love of
PAPER!! Not newsprint, or magazines, or
pamphlets or such, but writing paper, stationary, bound journals, note paper, composition books,
spiral notebooks and pads , pads glued
together at the top, to mention only a
few. As I said, that’s for another
time. Bet you just can’t wait!
I might add that I’m
only pocketbook and earring FASHIONISTA.
This Fashionista only owns four
pair of shoes all four are wedge, flip flop types (you know the kind
that has a little piece of leather that goes thru your toes) Two pairs-- white, two pairs-- black. The white ones have rhinestones
on the straps that hold them on to your feet, and the black ones have black
stones. They go everywhere and with
everything as far as I’m concerned. I
don’t think anyone looks at my shoes anyway and even if they do – WHO REALLY
CARES!! Not me!!… Besides they were two
bucks a piece. Can’t beat that with the same stick you used earlier.
My Fashionista style
has to suit me and nobody else.
WHATEVER WORKS! Normandie
