tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post4212425898329206119..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Hometown Shopping AdventuresMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70585027879237904862021-06-04T21:21:22.348-04:002021-06-04T21:21:22.348-04:00This even turned into a pandemic influenced saga b...This even turned into a pandemic influenced saga because the fabric I picked out was on back order until September. But turned out good in the end...which I'll explain in my next blog post.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-7992025035736950402021-06-04T20:23:18.027-04:002021-06-04T20:23:18.027-04:00I'm glad your treating yourself to the custom-...I'm glad your treating yourself to the custom-made cushions. You deserve it!Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78531700537681067582021-05-30T20:34:36.895-04:002021-05-30T20:34:36.895-04:00So true. I don't spend money on clothing and s...So true. I don't spend money on clothing and shoes and fancy beauty products so it's all a matter of where our priorities are.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83577850969602721872021-05-30T20:31:33.475-04:002021-05-30T20:31:33.475-04:00Yes, and it's not like I haven't been maki...Yes, and it's not like I haven't been making money for along time selling off stuff. If I was spending money I didn't have that would be a different story.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3166292089867033192021-05-30T14:18:33.127-04:002021-05-30T14:18:33.127-04:00I'm happy to hear you found someone who can ma...I'm happy to hear you found someone who can make the cushions for you. Nothing like getting exactly what you want. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85818971253205678142021-05-30T14:16:20.406-04:002021-05-30T14:16:20.406-04:00If you can't spend your money on what you know...If you can't spend your money on what you know you'll love and appreciate, then what good is it? I'd say you made some wise choices.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77946412328192043112021-05-30T06:45:46.463-04:002021-05-30T06:45:46.463-04:00It is, isn't it. As we age we spend more and m...It is, isn't it. As we age we spend more and more time in our houses. I've always been a visual person.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68301879644680982212021-05-30T00:59:08.219-04:002021-05-30T00:59:08.219-04:00I think you made wise choices about the furniture....I think you made wise choices about the furniture. After all the work you've been doing it's important to love your new home. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25540035796879937342021-05-29T20:53:10.616-04:002021-05-29T20:53:10.616-04:00Oh, I love what you did to rearrange the purpose o...Oh, I love what you did to rearrange the purpose of your rooms. Makes sense. I've often thought I'd like to make the bedroom function two purposes. It's a lot of real estate for just sleeping.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-91661993147653384332021-05-29T20:27:22.789-04:002021-05-29T20:27:22.789-04:00Sounds like you are getting all the important thin...Sounds like you are getting all the important things just your way. And why not!?? You can even use rooms for different things, not a living room if you don't entertain! While married, we tried all four bedrooms until we chose the one that worked best for us (put exercise equipment in master suite and we slept in tiny guest room). We change the small dining room into an office and made The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36086339065104953792021-05-29T19:09:35.137-04:002021-05-29T19:09:35.137-04:00boy, isn't that the truth. Usually, I like it ...boy, isn't that the truth. Usually, I like it because I've never really enjoyed shopping in brick and mortar stories either.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15802636826739691842021-05-29T19:08:32.272-04:002021-05-29T19:08:32.272-04:00Downsizing IS painful, especially for widows I thi...Downsizing IS painful, especially for widows I think. I call it living your life in reverse because everything you pick up to consider downsizing brings up a memory. It's tough letting go but they you get to point where your vision takes over and it gets easier and fun.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49218680645821791752021-05-29T18:41:55.704-04:002021-05-29T18:41:55.704-04:00Hope you have a great Memorial Day, Jean!! Hope you have a great Memorial Day, Jean!! Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-62185852769825193082021-05-29T18:35:51.830-04:002021-05-29T18:35:51.830-04:00Shopping online can be stressful as it can be rela...Shopping online can be stressful as it can be relaxing Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20781285203564770382021-05-29T18:26:10.431-04:002021-05-29T18:26:10.431-04:00Wow. You are one smart cookie, trimming all the p...Wow. You are one smart cookie, trimming all the precious detritus down until you can expand with decorating the jewels you have kept. I have visited once in a while but haven't been able to bear all your posts about downsizing. I've been doing the same for 4 years for the sake of my age-in-place remodel and it's painful. It's like slow motion death! I'm so sentimental about GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45758921855654732162021-05-29T17:21:45.447-04:002021-05-29T17:21:45.447-04:00That really sounds nice to sell the family farm to...That really sounds nice to sell the family farm to family but still be able to visit and see the changes new blood will put into the place. My niece bought our family cottage and it's so nice to still see and enjoy it from time to time like this holiday weekend. I can hardly wait.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38128397895471719322021-05-29T16:37:48.401-04:002021-05-29T16:37:48.401-04:00I misspoke. We're still moving, but we're ...I misspoke. We're still moving, but we're fixing up our second home (a little brick ranch style on one level), and selling our main home (our farm) to family. We'd actually thought about living in the little brick house while building a new retirement home near there. The pandemic changed that, though. We have no desire to spend what it would take to build a new home during these Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12609832351917547252021-05-29T14:29:56.579-04:002021-05-29T14:29:56.579-04:00Thanks for the feedback. I got a sample of it in t...Thanks for the feedback. I got a sample of it in the mail and it sure looks like it would hold up well. I had a small chair recovered about 15 years ago and now it's so sun-faded that it looks 100 years old. So I knew I had to pay more attention, this time, to the quality and not just the color.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43838333569459923052021-05-29T13:11:49.672-04:002021-05-29T13:11:49.672-04:00I was happyhappy when I saw your mention of Sunbre...I was happyhappy when I saw your mention of Sunbrella. That's one fine fabric, and it works up well even for things a little more complicated than cushions. I have a woman here I recommend when people need new boat cushions, and she does excellent work. As a matter of fact, I had her make a Sunbrella slipcover for my mom's favorite chair years ago. I have the chair now, and the fabric shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-57893645507372104952021-05-29T12:28:21.279-04:002021-05-29T12:28:21.279-04:00Major life decisions like where to retire and live...Major life decisions like where to retire and live are so hard, made harder by the pandemic. I'm glad you're happy with your idea to stay put. Make sure you put in some aging in place features while you're remodeling...a few wide doorways to key rooms, eliminate steps for at least one outside door, bathroom with grab bars and a high toilet. When you need that stuff you may not have Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1603504172891056292021-05-29T12:23:02.112-04:002021-05-29T12:23:02.112-04:00I'm hoping I'll be able to see the print o...I'm hoping I'll be able to see the print on my computer screen and devices better. Most of the fonts are so lacking in contrast to the background that I really strain to read. And white on black backgrounds drive me crazy if the font sizes isn't jacked way up.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20207730673216341492021-05-29T12:21:14.360-04:002021-05-29T12:21:14.360-04:00Navy must have been a 'thing' back when we...Navy must have been a 'thing' back when we were shopping. LOL<br /><br />Linda made quick work out of it when it would have taken a a good long time for the learning curve to do it myself, although I think I could have after ringing my hands and stewing about it for a week of so.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-75597042504757309252021-05-29T12:06:13.456-04:002021-05-29T12:06:13.456-04:00It's wonderful that you have your grandfather&...It's wonderful that you have your grandfather's settee. Of all the things I've sold/given away in the past, I truly regret getting rid of a wicker settee (similar to yours) and two old rattan chairs (in mint condition). You were wise to hold onto yours! Besides, I've been looking at furniture for our new place, and it's very hard to find decent quality. I've actually Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50390238311796071652021-05-29T11:52:24.281-04:002021-05-29T11:52:24.281-04:00I was going to suggest custom cushions but glad yo...I was going to suggest custom cushions but glad you found them yourself. The price would chase me off but glad you are OK with it.<br />Everyone I know who has had the cataract surgery has been amazed. They didn't realize how much their vision had slipped. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20924290577617266152021-05-29T11:17:20.824-04:002021-05-29T11:17:20.824-04:00I don't know why I didn't think of custom ...I don't know why I didn't think of custom cushions before. My mom and dad used to get them made for their motor home.<br /><br />I've seen art created by artists before and after cataract surgery and it depressed me for starting to paint again and I'm sure a lot of the older women who put make up on that looks like clown make-up have cataracts influencing their heavy handedness. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com