Making Tracks

Team Testosterone and I had a lovely date yesterday afternoon. My uncle is a member of a model railroad club and each year they have an op...

To A Good Home:

One (very) used bowling ball. Her name is Jan, she's a dark maroon swirl, and can barely score 100. Perfect for a beginning bowler or ...

Blogging 101

Oh No! I thought I had Blogger all figured out...to post my post automatically while I wiled away my time in the Land of Hogs & Corn. ...

Grateful (in a stream of consciousness 3 minutes kind of way)

new mercies every day--Thanks, God, for grace. 3 healthy kids--for their creativity, their energy, their affection and their sweetness. Mr. ...

Mishmash

I just read they're cancelling Pushing Daisies and I've decided to make it official: No new TV shows for this girl. At all. Ever...

One Word Challenge

Answering my prayers about what to post at the end of NaBloPoMo, Mommy Always Wins came through and tagged me for this One Word Challenge! ...

Weathered Wood

Here are some pictures of some items with that beautiful weathered-wood finish we're seeing so much of. Check out the chandelier & t...

Green Girl Does IKEA

We have the lovliest first snow--a couple inches topping everything like frosting. And alas, I've no viable AA batteries to make my cam...

To market, to market, to buy a fat hog.

Home again, home again jiggety jog. Team Testosterone survived our long drive and we're midway through a wonderful book on tape: The ...

Weekend Update

Doing NaBloPoMo makes me really appreciate those weekend bloggers-- Blackbird , Ree , and Kat at Seeking Sanity . It's good to try it ...

A Black & White Table Design for Fun

Here's a quick dining room design I did. I saw these gorgeous plates from House Beautiful's 101 plates & just had to do a room ...

Only in the movies

For most people, movies are sheer entertainment. For Green Girl? They offered inspiration. What would she do when she grew up? Where wou...

Flea Market Finds from Trip with Eddie Ross

As promised, here are the items I found at the Flea Market trip with Eddie Ross. Check out this amazing metal side table, how much fun is it...

In which Green Girl is vapid and frivolous

I'm all about the secret boyfriends--a passion I share with many bloggy friends (the likes of Mrs. G and Tootsie Farklepants ). I'...

New Hang-ups

Minor soreness after my vertebrae-jarring fall to the sidewalk Monday--thanks for your good wishes. I plan to spar tonight, so I must not b...

Oh the weather outside is frightful

But I confess, that dang paper fireplace was so delightful. Yesterday it snowed--snow globe snow, all fluffy and swirling--and the sun shone...

Flea Market Trip with Eddie Ross!

This weekend Dave & I went into New York City with Christian & went on a flea market tour with Eddie Ross!! Pictured counter-clockw...

In defense of plastic trees

I've figured out the "bargain" of fast food--I still feel pretty full 19 hours after my A&W binge! Incredible what a lit...

Black Cow Shakes & Bellyaches

The A&W experience was all I hoped for--crispy onion rings (that Team Testosterone ate half of), a divine cheeseburger and a Black Cow! ...

And speaking of giving...

It's official, the pressure got to be too much. Santa's helper just bit the bullet this morning and ordered a bo staff and new nunc...

Strange Gifts

I've never understood why my parents bought me a gorgeous leather baseball glove for my tenth birthday and never signed me up to play Li...

Guess who cleaned the upstairs bathroom today?

Dear Research & Development Team at Proctor & Gamble: You developed many useful household products over the years. I'm a HUGE f...

Green Girl demonstrates Grinch-like tendencies

This just in: Green Girl has epiphany about why her shoulders tense, her head aches, her gut clenches and her eyes glaze over when people s...

Guilty Pleasures

A lot of you share my fast food cravings! A&W really activates the 'ol taste buds from the sound of it. What else am I digging the...