November 2, 2007
Fickle Food
Y’all know I have a major problem with stuff. I work hard at getting rid of stuff, then I find more stuff and I don’t seem to get ahead at all. If it weren’t for that little problem I think I could be very good friends with Jo over at Fickle Food. See, the problem with Jo is that she keeps showing me good stuff, stuff I want, maybe stuff you want, too. She seems to be especially good at finding pretty stuff and I like pretty. In just the last few days she’s tempted me with a really neat wine bottle candleabra, the prettiest, girly-girl dishes and an old-fashioned Victorian vanity set. Nice shopping ideas for stuff to buy for gifts, but I’m tempted to buy them for me and that would be disasterous since I just don’t have any room for more stuff. I know stuff shouldn’t have anything to do with deciding who is and who isn’t my friend, but I don’t know how else to draw the line, so I guess I can’t be friends with Jo.
Jo is a doll-doctor and an amazingly crafty teddy bear maker. She just gave away a beautiful mohair teddy bear, lovingly made and distressed to look like an antique (an bearing my family name!) If I weren’t allergic to mohair and didn’t have too much stuff I’d sure have liked to have that bear. If she keeps showing things that nice she’ll get me sooner or later and it will be all her fault that I have more stuff.
There are reasons why Jo and I could be good friends. We share a number of interests in commom (besides our love of pretty things, I mean.) Jo lives in a lovely old Victorian home that she and her hubby have been remodeling forever. I live in an ugly tract house that I’ve been remodeling forever. We both like that kind of stuff. We both like haunted houses and ghost tours. She’s funny and quirky, too. I think we could have a lot of fun hanging out together if she would just quit blogging about all the great stuff I want and don’t need.
Maybe you should befriend her in my stead. Fickle Food is a lovely blog full of great product reviews, crafty ideas and family anecdotes. It’s a nice place to visit and a good resource for shopping ideas, especially since Christmas is fast approaching. It’s well organized and easy to navigate, with posts neatly categorized so you can find just what you’re looking for. I’ll admit I can’t seem to stay away from the place. Maybe you’ll have the same problem and we could get together and form a support group for Fickle Food addicts. We could hang out together and go on ghost tours do other fun things. We can’t bring Jo though. She’s too persuasive - if you’re addicted to stuff, that is.
Photo credit: Shamelessly stolen from Fickle Food.
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November 2nd, 2007 at 3:11 am, jo Says:
Oh my goodness! I am totally and completely overwhelmed! Thank you so much for the kind words and the great review!! JOJO
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:31 am, jo Says:
Oooh! I just keep having to come back and read that over and over, I’d best be careful or I’ll be getting a big head!
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:58 am, skeet Says:
Giggle! Stop it Jo! You’re trying to make me your friend, aren’t you? Ha! It won’t work! You’re evil and I won’t give in. Nope, not gonna do it!
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:03 pm, Apostol Apostolopoulos Says:
You, my lady…crack my ass up. Thank you for stopping by, and OH I totally love STUFF too. Especially weird as garden ornaments and things that make people go “what is it?”
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:52 pm, Ann Says:
Happy to find your blog. I too love stuff. I’m hoping to get a certain purple and gold clad gnome for Christmas. I think I’ve dropped enough hints. (”I neeedsss thisssss!”)
But I have to say that my dh is worse. He has a room to himself in which to keep all of his geek gear. I’m still trying to figure out how he managed to get a room to himself….
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:19 pm, jo Says:
Miss Skeeterbess, I was wondering how I go about adding you as a friend to NaBloPoMo? And Yessss…it’s all part of my evil plan to be your bud…
But seriously, I have no friends. I pull up my NaBloPoMo page and it’s all like, “hey loser-girl, you have no friends! It’s like being back in Jr High, only without the zits…
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:42 pm, Ann Says:
“It’s like being back in Jr High, only without the zits…”
LOL!
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:54 pm, skeet Says:
Aloha Apostol lady and mahalo for dropping my my humble abode. Yeah, stuff is my nemesis. Weird stuff is even better than just plain stuff - more provocative, more enticing. I have a lot of “whatsis?” type stuff that other people don’t understand. Despite today’s posting and this reply, though, there are other interests in my life … and my blog. Feel free to prowl around. If you see any stuff you like, take it. I have too much.
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:00 pm, skeet Says:
My son would kill me if I gave him a purple and gold gnome for Christmas, Ann. I’ve never seen his place in California. Does he have the 6-foot LSU flag on display? The posters and jerseys? I should ask. Maybe a purple and gold gnome would look pretty good with all that as a backdrop …
And all men should have a room of their own. So their boy dirt doesn’t contaminate our good girly stuff. It’s good to keep your stuff segregated - it breeds, you know.
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:06 pm, skeet Says:
Aw, Jo! Just because I can’t be your friend doesn’t mean you should be all alone. We gotta get you hooked up with the popular crowd. I tried to find you over there. Couldn’t find Jeauxdoll among the members or Fickle Food on the blogroll. Tell me where to look, hmmmm? And we’ll get you some zit cream before I introduce you around, k? :d
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:52 am, Ann Says:
“And all men should have a room of their own. So their boy dirt doesn’t contaminate our good girly stuff. It’s good to keep your stuff segregated - it breeds, you know.”
I had no idea! Thanks for the heads-up!
Oh, and all Tiger fans need an LSU gnome. Not sure where that’s written, but I’m sure it’s a rule somewhere.