* Seems I've been going through a bit of a lull (again) when it comes to blogging, blog reading & commenting. :( I know from past experience that these periods come and go, and come and go again. It's just a little discouraging: I had my blogreader almost wrestled into submission couple of weeks ago -- under 100 posts (including the political blogs I read, which tend to rack up numerous posts during the day). And then I started sliding. Again. (Sigh.) I know many of you can relate...!
* After more than FIVE WEEKS, the hole in our entryway closet ceiling is fixed! (Well, almost -- the drywaller is coming back tomorrow to sand it down.) It may be a little while longer before I can move the contents back in, though -- the ceiling will need to be painted, and dh thinks we should take the opportunity to paint the entire closet. The question is -- what colour?? Here we go again...!
* My girlfriend & I thoroughly enjoyed our evening at Unique Lives with Linda Ronstadt last night, which I mentioned in a recent post. (Hence, the #MM post on a Tuesday. ;) ) While the topic was billed as "living with Parkinson's disease," it was actually a multimedia tour of her life and legendary career, featuring photos, sound & video clips as Linda told stories about her life, the people she met & sang with along the way and why she chose the various paths that she did. The presentation was based on her memoir, Simple Dreams, which I read and enjoyed a few years ago, and reviewed here, and was followed by a Q&A session. It was clear that she prefers not to dwell on the disease that robbed her of her singing voice, but she did answer a few questions about it. She leaned on the arm of her manager to enter & exit the stage, and her speaking voice was not especially strong, but she was funny (blunt at times -- particularly in her comments on American politics...!), and had some great stories to tell. All things considered, I thought she looked pretty good. She is 70 years old now (can you believe it??!!).
* Next week is spring break in Ontario... i.e., the malls, stores, restaurants & movie theatres will probably be overrun with mobs of frazzled parents & kids. :p Which means WE will probably be staying close to home...! ;)
You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here.
Yay! Congrats on the closet ceiling being fixed!! I'm sure it feels good to have that taken care of. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, if you're home, you can blog more... :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the hole finally being filled. I am with on the decision-front. We're doing a bathroom renovation, and I am incapable of sitting down and making decisions. Though nothing can happen until I do. I vote for plain white in the closet.
Haha!! Good point! :)
DeleteI can hardly conceive of Linda Ronstadt as 70. How cool that you got to see her!
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Hmmm, Lori, I have noticed that on some other Blogger blogs, but didn't realize it was happening on my own. I don't see it here myself, and not sure how to remedy it, but thanks for the heads up...!
DeleteLinda Ronstadt is 70?! Good grief.
ReplyDeleteCan't help on paint colours. Still trying to figure out what colour to paint the new window frames (put in some time ago!). Hopeless at making this type of decision.
Awesome news that hole is nearly fixed! Another vote for white. Closets usually do not have a lot of light, so white or pale neutral colors help to better see what is inside. However, if your home does not have white, I would suggest using the next lightest neutral, such as cream, pale grey or pale beige. You could match the trim if it is painted and not white.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestions. It's not badly lit for a closet, but I agree the colour needs to be light. Right now it's cheap builder's ivory/beige paint (on both walls and ceiling!), with white trim... the floor tiles are a dark charcoal grey/black, and the main living area the closet opens into (out of??) is a soft pale blue -- so I am thinking a soft pale grey on the closet walls. I want the ceiling white.
DeleteBefore reading everyone's color suggestion for the closet, I was going to suggest something more wild. I mean, it's a closet who sees the inside except you and maybe someone close enough to you that you'd allow them in your closet. It's kind of like having to dress professionally but wearing funky socks because no one will see them.... :)
ReplyDeleteWell, it IS the closet in the entryway, where we'd be hanging up guests' coats, etc., as opposed to our bedroom closet. ;) And we actually just painted it today before I read your comment, so, grey it is, lol. ;) Maybe if we ever paint the bedroom closet...??
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