Archives: January2009

• ~Pink Saturday~

  HAPPY PINK SATURDAY Hosted by Ms Beverly of How Sweet the Sound Before I travel back home ******************** ******************************* ************************************* I am riding this! (no fear~baby…no fear~wooo hooo)

• Fanciful Follies Friday ~ What If Machine

  YOU …. YES, YOU !!!! Have been captured… Don’t be alarmed… Stay Calm. For these robots mean you no harm… They exude kindness, chivalry and charm. They simply need a test subject, you see… Someone to travel in their “WHAT IF MACHINE”. They offer you a questionnaire… These highly evolved, and mannerly robots… Quirky mechanisms that care… And the first inquiry is: “What if you could live ONE day, in ANY career… What career would that be & why?” Consider [...]

• Think ~ A ~Thought ~ Thursday

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a set of words. (2) The first blog reader must take those words and use them to make a coherent sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then, the next reader, must use the SAME words (originally given, by The Muse) and make ANOTHER sentence. ******************************* It will look something like this: Muse gives the words: cat, mouse and dog 1st reader: The cat chased the mouse while [...]

• Rhyme Time Monday ~ Why, Oh Why

  GAME: Rhyme Time CREATOR: The MuseOBJECTIVE: Interactive FunPLAYERS: Readers RULES: The Muse begins the prose…the readers then add to the comment section (one, two, three or four lines) which “add” to the poem. Each reader should use the previous writer’s comments, to build upon the Rhyme. The Muse or readers may add to the piece at any time. EXAMPLE:Muse writes “The sky is true blue.”Reader 1 writes “Is it true or just the hue?”Reader 2 writes “I can see it, [...]

• Blue Monday ~ Metamorphosis Monday

  “Almost” METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY After a long (very long process)… Seeing seasons come… And seasons go… The board members are AT LAST, this Monday, voting on my architectural designs. Here are my final ideas, presented as sketches… (pen/ink and colored pencil). Which do you prefer? As this metamorphosis continues… I will keep you updated *( Metamorphosis Monday Posts) Hosted by Susan ************************************** BLUE MONDAY Hosted by Smiling Sally The Maiden Knew Haze filled skies… Lifted up from the gloom… And the [...]

• Traveling in Search of Pink

  I am terribly late…(soooo sorry). But I’m traveling! Why? Well, I am in a desperate search… for that color which brings to joy to oh so many…. P~I~N~K For Pink Saturday~Hosted by Ms Beverly (see the sidebar or click the above link to have more fun) No luck yet…. So, I have resorted to my own display of pinkiness Lest, I miss the game day entirely… Ah, the things I do for you! LOL LOL LOL LOL

• Fanciful Follies Friday ~ Feather My Nest

  FEATHER MY NEST The keys have been given to you… Yes, it is your dream home! (be it cottage, castle or condo) Today…you must chose only ONE thing you can bring into your home…. AND it cannot be anything that someone else has already stated…. AND the item cannot start with the same letter as the one above you. Example: Bed (sleep number) Books (prose) (shame shame..LOL) Example: Bed Pots Books Pillow (easy enough!) Shall we furnish our blogland home [...]

• My Someone Loves Me

  Remember These? (from a trash to treasure event?) I made such a “to do” … the price and the pattern. I created a treasure and blogged about them. It must have really made an impact on my number one fan… For today he brings me this! ??????? What could it be ???????? Only one way to find out…. OH MY…!!!! Oh, isn’t it lovely? !!! I simply adore my number one fan! To the best husband a Muse could ever [...]

• Think ~ A ~Thought ~ Thursday “CELEBRITY”

  In Honor Of Tammy, Owner WHITE IRIS DESIGNS’ Who States She Has A “Celebrity Order”!!! WE SHALL PLAY CELEBRITY Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a CELEBRITY’s Name & A Word of Play (2) The first blog reader must take that Celebrity Name & The Word of Play and use it in an appropriate sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then, they must GIVE another Celebrity Name and a New Word of Play [...]

• WordlessWednesday~Outdoor Wednesday Topic Winter

  Wordless-Wednesday Hosted by Dixie and Outdoor Wednesday Hosted by Susan Topic WINTER

• Muse Game ~This and That ~Tuesdays

  Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play:(1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence.(2) They must take that sentence and change only one word.(3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence.(4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word.(5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies that you are allowed the [...]

• Tuesdays Share The Joy Posts

  Tablescape Tuesday hosted by Susan By now, most of you know that the design team here loves white china! It can be used in all types and styles of spaces…from formal to casual…from modern to victorian and everything in between. Even if a style request is not what you would do for yourself, there are always lessons to learn and challenges to win! And so, we offer yet, another example The modern touch begins when the square plates are used [...]

• Rhyme Time ~ Mews and Meows

  RHYME TIME GAME: Rhyme Time CREATOR: The Muse OBJECTIVE: Interactive Fun PLAYERS: Readers RULES: The Muse begins the prose…the readers then add to the comment section (one, two, three or four lines) which “add” to the poem. Each reader must use the previous writer’s comments.The Muse or readers may add to the piece at any time. EXAMPLE: Muse writes “The sky is true blue.” Reader 1 writes “Is it true or just the hue?” Reader 2 writes “I can see [...]

• Brave Bird ~ Blue Monday ~ Image

  BRAVE BIRD Hear my faint and tender pleas… Gently carried upon the breeze… I grow cold and the world grows dark… I can find no sparrows, finches or larks… The trees give me no shelter, no haven to rest… I search endless hours to find a warm nest… The first to arrive, I am brave, yes I know… But this little robin, doesn’t like the snow! (another work from the young Muse, age 12) Seen here 2009 Submitted as participation [...]

• Metamorphosis Monday ~ Image

  The Challenge: The Kitchen! A startling story…(yes, just like the cover says!) O ur kitchen was sooooo bad… (ok, that is your key to ask”HOW BAD WAS IT MUSE?” ) LOL well, it was sooooo bad… That this sign was posted as you walked through the door! Yes, yes,…don’t let the kitty cuteness fool you… We are talking major mayhem of the highest degree! So much so, that scenes like this were not uncommon! (oh no … wait that’s me [...]

• Ode To The Chamber A Salute to King Louis XIV

  ODE TO THE CHAMBER Come hither my king and rest… Let your dire contemplations… Fall upon this, your beloved’s sturdy chest… Linger here amidst the chamber… Of which we embrace our love… Talk to me sonnets and call me turtledove. I shall list all your raptures… For you are my Louis, The Great… Whose winsome smile makes all worthwhile… And thus, I justly bless my fate…. Here now within the castle’s gate… It has grown cold and dark, and oh [...]

• Fanciful Follies Friday ~ Rub A Dub Dub

  RUB A DUB DUB 3 BLOGS IN A TUB Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader one sentence which includes using 3 names of blogs (I read). (2) The next reader must make another sentence, which utilizes 3 names of blogs they read Objective: To continue the fanciful folly story while lifting up and promoting other blogs in blogland. Shall we play? The story begins, as I gift thee this sentence: “white iris designs” bought “a [...]