Today in red.neckville...

I found myself at some sales and a few thrift stores this past week-end even though I was supposed to be in solitary confinement within the girl cave - sssshhhhhhh.  At one of them I stumbled upon this!  Literally... stumbled.  It's fairly..... uhmmm.... large.  Yep -

It's the biggest ladle I've ever seen.  Okay - OKAY!  I know... it's probably not REALLY a ladle... it's probably something exotic like an

or a

But - in MY quirky world I'm thinkin' it's just one heck of a "louche". Yep - a ladle - because I said so. hahahaha

What in the world do you do with a ladle this size you ask? Why - you whip up a big ol' pot of Roadkill Stew (recycling at it's finest)! Don't have the recipe on hand?

Here you go. You can thank me later. *snicker*

4lb. road kill
(preferably 2 to 3 days old. Should marinate in road oil and other highway grease at least 1 day.)
1lb. whole garlic cloves
3 c. Jalapeno peppers with seeds
1 bucket of green onions
1 gal. of cheap wine
5 c. toadstools
3 tbsp. cumin
3 c. wild weeds
Any deserving vegetables you can think of.
Throw it all in a pot and just let it.... simmer for awhile or somethin'.
recipe courtesy of cooks.com

BUT! Since I'm not a cook...
I think this will be an interesting fun conversation piece! Just think of the possibilities...
soap holder in the bathroom
easel for... something
hang a kid from it (it's cast iron and almost 3' tall).
I know! Style some purse photos with it! Yeeeee HAW! If that ain't red.neck...
I'm thinking - paint it cherry red! Eye popping turquoise? OR! Duct tape silver! What color do you think?

Comin' to you LIVE from a simmerin' single-wide... hee-hee
;-) robelyn

I've come untied...

Happy March!!! Can you believe it's here already?!!?  I have been so Tied Up getting ready for my upcoming shows that I am not really sure where February went!!!  I could have been out in my laboratory the whole month... sew possible. I still haven't found the fabric I'm lookin' for - I KNOW I have it in there somewhere! In the meantime - I did get busy with the box of ties!!!  I had to... I'm sick of tripping over it.  Ha!  I think I'm going to tie up a professional organizer until he/she tells me how to remedy my messy sewing room situation!!!

I could give the organizational guru a gift... all tied up!  Cute, right?  Have you ever been getting a gift ready and you can't find the PERFECT ribbon?  Look no further than the tie rack!

 And... the gift could be a tie scarf!  Statement necklaces and skinny scarves are in style this spring...

why not combine the two trends by blingin' up a tie, wrapping it once and throwing it on with a tank top and spring skirt?  I love burnin' the flowers... heehee (I'm not sure where the silver chain came from... it was on there and I left it.  LOL)

Or... tie up loose ends while carrying around a CUTE handbag!  (This is what happens when you piece together some ties, some suede and a crazy lookin' corduroy jacket!!!)

Sew, in celebration of the new month I tied up some loose ends and buttoned up the month of February!!!  I'm not the only one that is excited about March... you need to go attend the celebration over at Common Ground!  Debra has a FULL month lined up and she is in full celebrating mode!!! I guess she can't come help me organize my mess... are you up for the job?  I'm accepting applications.

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee
;-)  robelyn

I'm all tied up.

In a box of ties! I have a blast with ties! I know, I'm weird like that. BUT! In my defense - they make GREAT and FUN stuff!!! I found my big box of ties last night while digging around the laboratory for some fabric I just KNOW I have..... somewhere.... still haven't found it. Sew today I've been looking for some inspiration!!! If you don't have to wear 'em - here are some fun things to make with 'em!!!

Skirts and Dresses (I would wear this... if you go to her store and it's sold...)

Throw Pillows

Bracelets (uh huh - is this not tooooooooooo cool?)

A Pennant Banner (yep Jill, this is for you...)

Did ya'll know that Jill is having a FIELD day making the cutest ever banners?  AND - if I recall correctly - the girl has an INSANE pile of the coolest lookin' ties - go look! I'll wait...

Are you back yet? Okay - I also found...

A clutch!

No worries if you have to actually WEAR a tie...

I can whip you up one in a Jiffy!!!

Ah... the ideas are just bouncin' around in my brain... I need to tie them down!!!  What do YOU do with ties?  Wear 'em or make somethin' out of 'em?

Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee

;-) robelyn

If...

I had this kitchen...

I would make this:

Pink Lemonade Pound Cake
CDKitchen
Serves/Makes: 12 | Difficulty Level: 3 | Ready In: 1-2 hrs

Ingredients:
1 package (18.25 ounce size) lemon cake mix
1 package (3 ounce size) instant lemon pudding mix
4 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
4 drops pink or red food color, optional
***Glaze***
1 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup white sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour one 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.

Combine the cake mix, lemon pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup lemon concentrate and the milk. Mix until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake at 350F for 50 minutes to 1 hour. If your oven runs hot be sure to adjust accordingly!

Remove from oven and prick cake all over with a fork. Immediately pour lemonade glaze over top of cake.

Let cake stand in pan until almost cool.

LEMONADE GLAZE: Combine the thawed frozen lemonade and the white sugar. Mix thoroughly and pour over still warm cake.

But everyone is safe and the local FD won't be called - I'm not cooking. The fire damage would TOTALLY ruin the stainless steel finish and mess with the overall gorgeousness of the kitchen - then where would I be?

So... who's baking? Directions to your dining table please.
Comin' to you LIVE from a fire-free single-wide...heehee
;-) robelyn

hay!

Yep - you read that right! It snowed in Central Texas... and I got to play in it!!! Whooooo Hooooo!!! AND! Since all ya'll people were so kind to share your pictures with me (and make me wish I was leavin' my boot prints in your snow) I'll share MINE with YOU! heehee

This is one of my fav.o.rite neighbors... she was grocery shoppin'.

It seems that she didn't like people watchin' her shopping exhibition so...

I went to dog-watchin' instead!  This is just two of the monsters that eat too much.  The blond one - he just wants hugs, kisses and cuddles.  The black one?  He's a baby - he just wants to play and play and play.  The third one... he's ornery (and my favorite!), but smart.  Therefore, he's in the barn under a few blankets in his dog house that sits inside of the barn - totally protected from the elements (and crazy girls with cameras).  LOL

This is as far as the fattest cat in the whole world got.  He put his left foot out... then I didn't know he could move his blubbery self back inside that fast. He was later spotted holed up on my bed under 2 blankets and a pillow.

And...

Since the schools let out early and businesses closed early (yeah - I bailed at lunch time!!!) I pretended I was on a mini-staycation and got bizzzzzzy in the laboratory!  I made some purses, made some MORE purses and finalized a new pattern!  Meet "Merry Poppin' "!

She's big (12.5" x 17") - she's feisty - and she can hold some junk - just pop it in and go!!! And she likes to play in the snow.  HA!

I made some snow angels - I left my footprints - I had some fun!  AND!  I can throw a mean snowball... heehee  I'll show you next time it snows in Waco... could be next week, could be next year... could be 20 years from now!  The weather in Texas is as crazy as your favorite red.neck...

Happy Wednesday!!!
Comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide...hee-hee
;-)  robelyn

Lace 'em up!

Shoes.  Shoes!  I have mad-shoe disease!  I can't get enough of them!  The number of shoes in my closet FAR exceeds the number of clothing items (on the floor of my closet).  So sad...

My pay-the-bills job requires the occasional slippin' off of the peep-toes and slippin' on the tennis shoes.  But - alas - no need to sacrifice the "girly" stuff when that happens, right?  And it only happens every so often.  I have been spotted working in a cherry picker (a number of times) sportin' my ruffly skirt and to-die-for stiletto's while arguing with a 20 foot sign (it always wins)... I have been spotted tip toeing across the top of very large trucks in my strappy sandals with sparkles. I have even been spotted under the hood of a car in the most incredible pair of black patent leather heels with ruffles that went great with my pencil skirt and ruffled 40's silk blouse! I'm a great source of entertainment for the surrounding community. And - you can blame it on "the mama".  I'm fairly certain that while she was learnin' me how to fix a car she had just dressed me up in a ruffly pink dress with happy daisies on it. Shoes to match.

I do my part to put the "Chic" in "red.neck".  *snicker*

Any way - I got the cutest pair of tennis shoes the other day... but they just weren't girly enough!  So - what's a girl to do but dig around in her trim drawer!  Well, one of them any way. And start playin'!

Grab some bling...

and your needle and thread...

work your magic...

and Voila!  You're all laced up and ready to go!  See?  You don't have to sacrifice the ruffles and lace when you slide on your tennis shoes!  I even have a pair of tennis shoes that CAME with lace on 'em!  Oh... that could be why I own them...
huh.

Sew - go forth and bling out your shoes!!! Add some ribbons!  Add some lace!  Don't you have a pair that are needing some fun?  I know I have more... and I bet "the mama" has some... and the neighbors... and the other neighbors...

Comin' to you LIVE from a SNOWY single-wide... whoo hoo!!!
;-) robelyn