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August 16, 2016 8:00 am

My Dad as a young man

My Dad as a young man

Happy Birthday Dad! Yesterday was my Dad’s birthday. He would be 113 years old. (Yes that’s right! He was in his mid-40s when I was born!) He died when I was young but I still remember him with his laughing eyes!

Griege? Really? I went looking for that elusive perfect beige color to paint a room. Beige is so 90s. Griege is the “in” color now. It’s a grayed beige that doesn’t have any red/orange undertones. Gray is not my favorite color for walls but I’ll look into this shade. Beige is a tricky color to pick. I painted my dining room walls with one that turned peachy in the afternoon sun! Maybe I’ll settle for a nice sage green or grayed blue. Two of my favorites.

Spits and spurts! That’s how I would describe my energy level this summer. Sometimes I need naps and other times you need to get out of my way because I’m on a whirlwind to get something done. Sure wish I could plan it better. Maybe bottle it and sell it. Or keep it on the shelf for when I need it.

Aw, sometimes nice stuff happens. Someone from my exercise gym gave me a Starbucks card with money on it. It was a gift but she doesn’t drink coffee or tea. She bought a pastry but Starbucks is not the “go to” for pastry so she gave the card to me. There’s enough there for a nice mocha latte. Made my day!

 

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Posted by Kate Crimmins

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38 Responses to “Odds and ends for August 2016”

  1. What a wonderful photo of your dad, Kate. Greige, huh? That’s a new one for me. And you made me laugh about your naps one day and bursts of energy the next. That’s what’s been happening to me during this first month of retirement. I’m all over the map! Not sure how I feel about that either, but apparently without a clock to punch my rhythms are a bit all over the place! 🙂

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    By Debra on August 22, 2016 at 1:00 am

    1. I’ve been retired 5 years and it didn’t get any better.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 22, 2016 at 7:43 am

  2. Paint and painting… no can do. Just give me beige walls.

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    By Under the Oaks on August 18, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    1. The color turned out perfect. It wasn’t griege but there were no nasty undertones. A nice neutral beigey color. You would love it.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 19, 2016 at 8:59 am

  3. I have a love/hate relationship with colors. If they would just look the way I want them to look everything would be fine.
    Kudos to that free Starbucks card! Those are the surprised I like the most.
    Happy Birthday Dad … handsome devil.
    ps. Susannah didn’t write today and the mother in me is worried…thoughts? lisamgeorge19@gmail.com

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    By Life With The Top Down on August 18, 2016 at 7:46 am

    1. Everything fine. You know I was picking you up for a road trip. Cagney & Lacy hit NYC.

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      By Life With The Top Down on August 18, 2016 at 8:55 am

      1. Yep and we’d get into all sorts of trouble especially with that Susannah girl!

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        By Kate Crimmins on August 18, 2016 at 8:59 am

  4. Enjoy that mocha latte!

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    By nrhatch on August 17, 2016 at 10:49 am

    1. Got one right now. I’m getting to the age where I prefer these to wine. Should I worry?

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 18, 2016 at 9:00 am

      1. Yes! 😀

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        By Under the Oaks on August 18, 2016 at 5:11 pm

  5. Free stuff is the best!

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    By autumnashbough on August 16, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    1. It is!

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:38 pm

  6. Funny, I just read about Griege somewhere and wondered what it was. I’m slow to trends… I was just starting to like gray and now they are changing things on me. Fortunately, I had resisted all urges to paint… 🙂

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    By Retirementallychallenged.com on August 16, 2016 at 5:19 pm

    1. I try to stay with neutrals that don’t come and go using pops of color on things that are easy to transition in or out. Just saw my neighbor’s new gray sofa and chairs and I loved it. It worked well with her creamy off-white walls. Much better than I would have thought.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:22 pm

  7. Laughing eyes can do so much. Nice legacy he gave you. He looks like a wonderful dad.
    Beige can become pinky much too quickly.
    This summer has jsut about done me in: rainy month, scorching baking month for July that stole all my energy, and now soggy soogy alternating with humidity and broiling. About to consider hibernating during summers

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    By philosophermouseofthehedge on August 16, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    1. I’ve done almost as much hibernating as I do in the winter. We have had sauna weather for several days with storms every afternoon. I feel like a drowning mouse. We did have 2 really nice days last week…sigh…too fast gone.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm

  8. Maybe taupe is the color you are looking for. It seems to be all the rage on HGTV, that and grey. I think I would like a greyed-green shade. I also like light gold as a cheerful color, but I’m afraid of becoming tired of it.

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    By Sheila Moss on August 16, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    1. Currently looking at a color called Brazilian Nut. Sounds like it should be dark, right? It’s not. It’s not even a mid-tone.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:07 pm

  9. I am waiting for that energy that comes in spits and spurts. I am depleted from traveling for two weeks (or maybe being away from the cats that long). Maybe somebody will give me a Starbucks gift card or something equivalent to perk me up! I can always hope.

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    By Luanne on August 16, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    1. I hope so too. A good deed goes a long way to perk people up!

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:08 pm

      1. Yes it does!

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        By Luanne on August 16, 2016 at 7:18 pm

  10. This summer has sucked all the energy out of me, so I relate to the heat—AND THE NAPS!

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    By In My Cluttered Attic on August 16, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    1. Naps! So good! Even better when followed by pizza and a beer and no direct cooking.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 5:09 pm

  11. Oh, and happy birthday to your dad!

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    By Elyse on August 16, 2016 at 1:32 pm

  12. Oh painting. The color never, ever, ever, not a chance in hell will it look l ike you expect. It is the worst thing about painting! Especially greens! I love sage green — especially a little bit lighter than the green in your border here. But it never looks like what I expect. Sigh.

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    By Elyse on August 16, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    1. Never ever is right! Beige and tan are my downfall. I can pick other colors but that those.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 2:42 pm

  13. Happy birthday to your dad..:)
    Funny how temperamental colors can be. Makes it difficult for the rest of us. I’ve seen the color you’re describing. It’s nice and cooling but there are so many shades of it. I think they do that just to mess with our minds. I’ve been trying to pick a family room color for months. We get frustrated and stop then revisit. It’s a never ending cycle.

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    By George on August 16, 2016 at 10:48 am

    1. It is. I have several beige blouses and no two are the same color.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 11:26 am

  14. I recommend Dunn Edwards Almond Latte. That is the beige color we painted our living and dining room in 2011. I still love the color. It is not too yellow or pink or grey. But it has enough color to, well, be a color. It looks nice with our “Swiss Coffee” color shutters.

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    By Woman in the Middle on August 16, 2016 at 10:21 am

    1. I never heard of Dunn Edwards. Who sells it?

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 11:27 am

      1. They don’t sell it in the east. The color we are looking at is very similar. It’s that pinky undertone that I worry about popping out.

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        By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 11:31 am

  15. I have felt the same way about energy levels this summer. The heat and humidity sucks my energy levels dry!

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    By Joyful2bee on August 16, 2016 at 9:58 am

    1. and I’ll drink to that! (with an umbrella in my drink of course!)

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 11:27 am

  16. Gosh, I remember your birthday post for your father from last year…time sure flies! Good luck with your painting project.

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    By Jill Weatherholt on August 16, 2016 at 8:45 am

    1. Thanks! I was going to repost one of the birthday tributes from the past but as I looked at the comments and “likes” most of my readers have seen them all. However, as I read them I got all weepy and the song my Dad sang to me has been in my head since the weekend. We never forget the ones we love.

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 9:03 am

      1. ❤

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        By Jill Weatherholt on August 16, 2016 at 10:02 am

  17. Your pop was a handsome man my friend. And hey, we love it when people pay it forward. What an awesome highlight of your day. XOXO – Bacon

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    By Piglove on August 16, 2016 at 8:40 am

    1. Yes we do my Bacon buddy!

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      By Kate Crimmins on August 16, 2016 at 9:01 am

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