Travel Roombox in a Suitcase cont'd......

in the corner: a cosy chair. A dog close by on the carpet. By the looks of the magazines left behind, it seems to have just been vacated. Take a look at the reading material.....hmmm: a brochure on Mexico & one about Canadian rail travel laying on the carpet; vacation real estate, car rentals and maps on the chair.
The poster on the wall behind the chair is an inspirational one; so common in N. America. It reads Destiny: its the choices you make, not the chances you take, that determine your destiny.


P.S.: as you know this roombox will be for my daughter-in-law. They do have a dachshund named Jake in real life and the picture in the Destiny poster is of The Arches at Los Cabos Baja Mexico, where the 4 of us spent our vacation in Feb.

Travel Roombox in a Suitcase cont'd......

.....the shovel still wet with melting snow, boots hastily removed & tossed aside.

I am up to 50 followers..... 50.... WOW!

Travel Roombox in a Suitcase cont......

Look out the window....
It's twilight. A fierce snow storm is raging. Can you hear how the wind howls? The car is nearly buried in the snow. Soon the roads will be impassible.

Ontario has had about 4 dry days in the last 60 days.

A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the long line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates into Heaven. Others though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile.

After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him. So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing. "Excuse me, Mr. Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead of flinging them into the Fires of Hell with the others?"

"Ah, those," Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Ontario.................. They're still too wet to burn."

Surprises by Post

Ever notice how time flies when you're having fun? I've just taken two of my grandkids home after having them with me for the past 2 weeks. It seems like only yesterday that they arrived!
I will truly miss them. I just feel bad because the weather has been so rainy while they were here...but it didn't stop them from swimming in the lake & having to be forced out when their lips & fingernails turned blue. I didn't even mind too terribly when all the cookies that we baked seemed to melt into thin air...right before and after meals.
There's been a remarkable change in my 16 year old grandson Chris since I last saw him at Easter. He seems so much more mature & is showing quite the sense of humor. As for Jade, I see a lot of my characteristics in her....for better or worse! LOL. She is nine going on 12.
The house seems much too quiet and I miss them already. So when several packages arrived for me in the mail, it did much to cheer me up.

From the the dollshouse forum that I belong to I received a tiny bear and an award:


From my friend, Chelle in England: isn't that just the cutest packing case.... and English jam tarts & tea. What could be better!

From Dana of MsatMiniDoll a master tutorial CD containing Vol I & II & the full wigging tutorial. Now all I need are the character dolls that I ordered.

From Julia Cissell's Etsy store entitled godsflyingflowers, a 1:12 sized monarch butterfly. It's so incredibly tiny .....and made of clay!

Two candelabras from eBay. Can't you just see white dripping candles with skull bases in them....for Halloween.:

And last but not least, some books that I won from Cate & David of Solet Luna. Thank you Cate. They're darling! I will now be able to translate any Runes I come across: Thank you so much, everyone. What a great pick me up!!

Travel Roombox in a Suitcase

Just a few photos to whet your appetite....