06Jun
Posted by Miz Woody
I simply love looking at interior design sites and magazines. To be strictly honest, it goes much deeper than that: I’m actually addicted…badly addicted. But enough about me.
I recently came across a site by the same name as a “family magazine.” There was a nice little design article about children’s rooms and bookcases. It showed four or five different kid’s rooms and the featured furniture. The lovely photos were paired with the usual sprightly comments about the accessories shown and where you could buy them. So far, so good, right?
Is it just me, or does $4,000 seem a tad high for a chair in a child’s room? Perhaps I’m too fussy, because it did look stunning next to the mid-century-look bookcase (a mere $560.) Still, I have to wonder about the bone china lamp.
Not $4,000
It kind of makes you wonder: what kind of families is this family magazine trying to reach? Tori Spelling was on the cover. Maybe that should have been a clue. I don’t know.
Do rich kids not have pillow fights or turn cartwheels in their rooms? Or, is a broken designer lamp (a) disposable and (b) something the maid cleans up?
Perhaps my favorite you-gotta-be-kidding item was a $2,000 Tulu rug. Turns out a Tulu is a natural fiber shag carpet made in India by native tribal people (whom, I’m betting aren’t getting any $2K a pop for them.)
These you can wash!
I once had a remnant of 70’s shag carpet in my kids’ room. I can tell you from experience that when your toddler and four year old both start spewing flu-related fluids, your shag carpet will definitely be a disposable item. Surely, even Tori Spelling would think twice before putting a $2,000 version in a child’s room. Don’t you think?
Or, maybe it’s just me.
© Marilyn Woodard 2009
07Apr
Posted by Miz Woody
The United States faces a shortage of doctors in rural areas. FOCA is about to Make it worse. This legislation threatens pro-Life doctors with jail if they refuse to perform an abortion.
Below is a copy of my letter to my senators and congressman concerning the Freedom of Choice Act.
Feel free to share it with your own representatives in congress and to pass it along to your friends.
Dear Senator,
Please vote against the so-called Freedom of Choice Act.
This act is blatantly anti-Life, anti-freedom, and inhumane.
I understand it contains a provision to deny parents the right to know that their child will have, or has had, an abortion. Aside from any personal convictions about the sanctity of life, this provision assumes that the state – NOT a parent – has primary responsibility for the care of minor children.
Further, I understand that it denies doctors the right to refuse to perform abortions. Since when does the Constitution of the United States allow the government to deny human beings the freedom to follow their own conscience?
If you plan to vote for this, you need to publicly explain why you think the above abrogations of God-given rights are good for the people of Indiana.
Denying God-given rights is the business of fascists, not the Congress of the United States.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Woodard
Barack Obama Promises to Sign FOCA
31Jan
Posted by Miz Woody
The Freedom of Choice Act is not about freedom.
It takes away your right to know that your minor daughter has chosen to get an abortion. How can you be free to parent your daughter if the federal government takes away your right to know?
President Obama has sworn to sign this bill as soon as it gets to his desk.
This is about:
- your freedom
- your family
- your rights
- your child’s health
- life and death
Do as you see fit.
http://www.fightfoca.com
16Dec
Posted by Miz Woody
Money is tight this year. Much more so than many of you have ever experienced. Are you freaked out?
I’m betting that, if you are freaked, or even just a little stressed, it’s because you are worried about what you are going to give. You probably haven’t given much thought to what you will or will not get.
If I’m wrong, and you are worried that you won’t get the latest wii-phone (do they have that , yet?) or X-Box…you’re probably here by mistake. But read on, anyway. It will probably work your grey cells in a new way – might even improve your e-game scores.
I just read a post on twitter.com (that’s a “tweet” for those in the know) by a lovely woman whose twitter handle is “Reflective”.
She said the best Christmas present she ever received was a homemade doll.
photo courtesy of teresia at Flickr.com
Her mother made it for her one year when money was really tight.
She still has the doll, lo, these many decades later – and she is still comforted by the love that went into making that doll.
So, for those of you who are concerned about what you can give when your purse is empty – and even more for those who can buy all they want – ponder this a moment:
What can you give that will leave a legacy of love that will last as long as the recipient’s memory?
When it’s all said and done, the memories are what matter.
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
15Dec
Posted by Miz Woody
Shabby Victorian Christmas by Miz Woody
Two weeks before Christmas and my tree is not up. This is actually pretty traditional at our house. Part of the reason is that the kids are too busy with school to notice Christmas is approaching. Part of the reason is I’ve been sick and can’t muster up the energy to decorate.
Fortunately for my creative side, virtual decorating takes very little energy. Hence, I was able to fantasize a whole new Christmas decor and share it with you, my gentle readers.
