My Kind of stuff at Osmond Designs

Margaret's words of wisdom:

Journals are not necessarily written
to purposely entertain others (though often they do).
I love reading old journal entries from my ancestors.
The most mundane things can end up being
the most interesting . . .
They never knew one hundred years ago what I would chuckle over.
With that in mind, I guess this blog of mine may be interesting
in the year 2109.

I am fond of antiques, antique replicas, and/or all kinds of things 'old world'. My house is filled with antiques, and (unfortunately) things just old.

So this is the deal. Back in December I visited the Osmond Designs Christmas booth at the mall in Orem. I didn't know about Osmond Designs then, but I found out that they are actually a furniture store on State Street in old Lehi. Anyway, I had actually stopped at their Christmas booth to admire these beautiful nativity pieces. I was not in the market for them at the time, but I loved them soooo much. However they no longer had a complete set available, as they had already sold most of them. The nice lady said they had more at their store in Lehi, and wouldn't I come and visit? She even gave me a discount card.

Well, I never had the opportunity to stop by at Christmastime, but I had that store in the back of my mind as a place I wanted to check out - though I lost the discount card.

One Friday, very recently, I talked Jim into going into that store, and amazingly (knowing how he hates to shop with me) he made the sacrifice. Oh WOW! I loved the whole store. The store encompasses the entire antique building. It's my kind of place. Jim had to drag me out by my coat tail, and I was not willing.

To make a long story short, I had just purchased two lamps at Costco that day, and I had them in my car when we stopped at Osmond's. However, I was already suffering from buyers remorse (which is my ever way of being) and then . . . well, I ended up taking them back to Costco after my visit to Osmond Designs.

I bought a pair of these lamps instead . . .

No buyers remorse this time - Wow!
I loved them even more after I set them up.


I especially love the . . .

Beaded Tassels.


And notice how it matches . . .


My Antique clock! (and antique iron)


I think it also matches my antique . . .


Croquet Mallets in a painted old milk can.



I think it also matches this . . .

My antique (some parts are replica) PHONE.


and . . .

My Great Great grandmother's chair
(which was brought across the plains in a covered wagon (I think)

and . . . .

The antique pot shard picture, the antique train lantern, the blue bonnet painting etc. etc. etc.
(I have a lot more)




I think it may even match this antique . . .


The antique barometer and 100 year old photograph

(What did you think I meant?)



ha ha ha! Serves Jim right for dragging me out of that store!
xoxox

Savannah Smiles and other random things

This is the greatest little movie - very family friendly, and even the guys seem to like it. Or at least my guy liked it.

Besides which - I happen to be in it!

Can You Pick ME out? I'm selling Ice Cream to "Bootsy"

Filmed in 1982, Savannah Smiles was not available on DVD until recently, and I now have a copy (Thanks to Lane Ronnow for sending it to me). I watched it last night, and enjoyed it just as much as the first time I watched it.

Now, the thing about me being in it? Well, I worked about 12 hours that summer day back in 1982, and I felt like (at the time) I had made a nice big fat wage. I also felt like I also had a very nice "featured extra" part. However, when the movie came out, all that was left of me was a tiny snippet (I actually missed myself the first time I watched it - my own part -). No, this did not thrust me into stardom. If you watch closely you can hear me utter "Have a Nice day" to Bootsy.

When Jim and I watched it last night, I had to rewind it several times so he could see my very fine acting, and then we had to pause it . . . well . . . 'cause . . . well, he was obviously suffering from some age dementia or something cause he was not quick enough to notice me.

Oh Well, I had a good time playing that day, and I actually knew several of the actors in the movie. The part of the doctor, played in this movie by Oscar Rowland, was the same man who played Scrooge with me in the play "Christmas Carol" in 1980 or 1981 - I can't remember. Oh so long ago. I played the part of "Belle" back then in the Promised Valley Playhouse downtown in Salt Lake City (that wonderful old theater is gone now). It was a musical version, and I had some nice solos and a very fun cast to work with.

I Could Use Some Global Warming

A very snowy winter at my house.

Usually the deep snow passes me by because I live in the West Desert part of this 'Utah' County. Thus, we miss any of the lake effect that those Easterner Utah Countites usually get.
The weather man gave some explanations . . . I don't remember what they were.
Hmmmmm - I just don't see what all the fuss is about on this ol' Global Warming thing. Whose to say a slightly warmer temperature wouldn't be the better temperature?
Dang though! - so far, I don't see a whole bunch of it coming my way.


THE NEXT DAY

Ammon is Digging us out.
Notice the last vestige of a yellow wild flower.
Gosh those are hardy little flowers.
You can actually still tell it is a flower
on top of 4 feet of snow
in January!
Some people call them weeds
but I say, more power to them. I planted them!
Maybe it's part of the whole Global warming thing.


SIBLINGS

Becca went out to help Ammon shovel snow.
I think though, they mostly just ended up playing in it.
I stayed inside where it was warm - well, except
for the few minutes I left my warm place to take these photos.