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• 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 [...]

• ~Her Chair Was Just Right~

  Here is a little sitting area, at our home,  ”The Painted Nest”. We use it mostly as a place to put on and take off our shoes. The chair, a vintage flea market find for $2.00, was in bad shape visually, but quite sound, structurally. So, The Muse was quick to grab this treasure! Upon bringing it back to the studio…it was sanded down~stained~glazed~the cane insets, painted a crackle white~the velvet green was painted with a hand-mixed fabric dye~and lastly, [...]

• Way ~ Back ~ When ~ Wednesday

  I take you back… To memories sweet… Of things remembered… In your sleep. Bring them now… To share the light… To smile of things… Oh so bright. Cradled deep… In hearts and souls…. Listen now… For they be told… Remembered by… Both young and old. (2008 The Muse) Question this week for my readers is this: What episode of I LOVE LUCY was/is your favorite?

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• Way ~ Back ~ When ~ Wednesday

  I take you back…To memories sweet…Of things remembered…In your sleep. Bring them now…To share the light…To smile of things…Oh so bright. Cradled deep…In hearts and souls….Listen now…For they be told…Remembered by…Both young and old. (2008 The Muse) Question this week for my readers is this:“What was the color/style of your bedroom when you were a teenager?” Muse says: orange & blue color scheme, style…hand me down chic ! I recall at age 13, I had found 3 rolls of discount [...]

• ~A Wee Bit of Fabric~

  I am not really sure that you can put a specific design name to The Painted Nest. Our cottage doesn’t fall into one style category, for it reflects not only our farm life…but our outside interests. (click pics to enlarge~if you dare!) Items we have gathered on our travels here and abroad…fill our home…as well as wondrous treasures passed from generation to generation. And there are handmade treasures that tell secret stories. For years…our cottage was all white. Various shades of white…aged [...]

• ~Victorian Screen~

  Here is my Victorian privacy screen. I completed painting the panels and I think it is rather pretty.

• 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 [...]

• Merry Christmas Miss Boog

  In the basement dark and deep lurks a lioness who rarely sleeps. She stalks the forests of children’s trees which are gilded with ornaments in lieu of leaves. She nibbles and she gnaws and bats the tinsel with her paws. Quietly she listens as the lights glisten to hear the tunes play in the room. Her favorite lines are those that rhyme she meows them till dawn. Say a Merry Christmas to The Muse’s Miss Boog Padawan ! (please forgive [...]

• ~Little Miss Muffet~

  Here is the Muse’s tuffet. A flea market find bought for one solitary dollar. Now certainly you cannot imagine that a muse of any good reputation can let that piece of treasure remain in the cottage without adding layer upon layer… that’s right it is time to musefi~! Isn’t it just grand?

• Fill ~ It ~ Up ~ Friday

  GAME: Fill It Up Friday CREATOR: The Muse OBJECTIVE: Interactive Fun PLAYERS: Readers RULES: Answer the following question… Your bags have all been packed by a perfect stranger. And there is only one suitcase left empty. You cannot look into the other suitcases that are closed. You are told that your trip 1) Will be somewhere cold 2) Will have fancy dining 3) Will involve meeting a Movie Star 4) Will have a magazine photo shoot of you 5) Will [...]

• Traveling Back From The North Pole….

  The Muse is moving slow… As there is lots of snow… But on to Pink Saturday… She must go… Handmade tags… Adorn the swags and wreath… That are sporting vintage pink… The Muse makes tags… From papers afar… She was creative this year… And made a car… The Muse… Built a house… With windows, doors, snow… And even a mouse… Can you see the pink trees???… But what oh what …. Is pink”er” than me?… ………………… ………….. .. …… …… [...]

• ~It Is Official~

  After five years of dating, my youngest son has asked for the hand of his love! What a wonderful dinner party we had. As a celebration, he cooked for everyone (for those of you who know this Muse, he get’s that from his dad!) My son has a modest little house, that they will turn into a home…the dining room is bright and cheery, with a combination of retro and modern styles. Their differences play off one another…I can see [...]

• Wistful ~ Wednesday ~ Word ~ Game

  First word = 1 letterSecond word = 2 lettersThird word = 3 lettersAnd so on…Each reader shall leave a word which has one more letter than the reader before them. If a reader cannot think of a word with the correct amount of letters…then they may cry “Wistful Wednesday” and take the game back to one letter word.And thus the game continues.Will you cry “Wistful Wednesday”? (lol)WORD: “a” (The Muse is responding to all her readers and followers & loving [...]

• Think~A Thought ~ Thursday

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a word. (2) They must take that word and use it in a sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then they must GIVE another word, whose letter starts with the last letter of the previous word…. Shall we play? The word which I gift to thee is: Customary (so the very next reader, should use the word customary in a sentence…and then offer up a NEW word, [...]

• Blue Monday~2 & More

  Nestled in my parlor… I will bring the walls that surround me…DOWN, today. I will no longer be kept quiet… Meek enough to drown… TODAY. I will brin g the walls that encase me…DOWN, today. I will knock down the walls that keep me out…TODAY. I will no l onger listen… To words of doubt and naysayers… TODAY. I will knock down the walls that keep me out…TODAY. The Muse 2008

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

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