tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post8228579580620568604..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: A Scientific MindVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-4100308613054713082013-09-01T23:01:22.660-04:002013-09-01T23:01:22.660-04:00Your poor Fluffy cat!
My father smoked a pipe and...Your poor Fluffy cat!<br /><br />My father smoked a pipe and I remember very distinctly lighting one of the matches that was by his chair's ash tray when I was around four years old and alone in the living room. I almost dropped the match on the chair when it got hot but then remembered how my Dad would wave the match in the air to extinguish it after he lit his pipe, so I did the same and it went out. I felt like such a big girl at the time! I soon realized how lucky I was that I didn't burn myself and our house down!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-35397188940763009052013-08-30T15:44:23.948-04:002013-08-30T15:44:23.948-04:00Very funny.Very funny.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-22967836806998320822013-08-29T08:55:47.977-04:002013-08-29T08:55:47.977-04:00Oh my, I thought you were going to say you tossed ...Oh my, I thought you were going to say you tossed Fiore out the window. At least it happened as a child before you had come to your complete senses. Loved hearing about your childhood experiments. I do remember a time that I took the lampshade off my bedside lamp and hung a piece of clothing over the light-bulb because I liked the hue it cast in my room. I do not recommend that under any circumstances. Thankfully my older sister discovered the problem when she smelled the smoke. Disaster averted. ~ AbbyLittle Birdie Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673752124765885843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-52346067473140114902013-08-28T10:51:49.279-04:002013-08-28T10:51:49.279-04:00You know, your drug point makes a lot more sense t...You know, your drug point makes a lot more sense than bedbugs. Must be sure to tell my sister that one.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-29680651805850880022013-08-28T10:29:23.475-04:002013-08-28T10:29:23.475-04:00So sorry, Vee, I shouldn't have used the word ...So sorry, Vee, I shouldn't have used the word "smuggle", I just thought it sounded funnier, since obviously, what can the harm be in taking a mattress to Canada? (Unless of course, one is stashing contraband inside, I guess?) Anyway, I see by this morning's post you have more immediate concerns, what with your hair appointment and all. Wishing you hair-lucky vibes from Biddeford!<br />WendyBeeWendyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171619702536045694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-49606654437291483352013-08-28T07:18:37.882-04:002013-08-28T07:18:37.882-04:00Oh heavens! They didn't try to smuggle a queen...Oh heavens! They didn't try to smuggle a queen sized mattress in. It was fully visible. =D I don't know when the new rules about mattresses came into effect, but not so long ago, we were able to take mattresses to Canada. <br /><br />Fun to have a local visitor!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-8802340094540984862013-08-28T07:15:17.516-04:002013-08-28T07:15:17.516-04:00I was once put to bed for a nap in a newly wallpap...I was once put to bed for a nap in a newly wallpapered room. I wasted no time sleeping. =DVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-57850923501260266022013-08-28T06:43:24.504-04:002013-08-28T06:43:24.504-04:00Ah... now HERE'S a cat tale I can sink my pear...Ah... now HERE'S a cat tale I can sink my pearlies into. I was about to say that I DID have a scientific mind, but then I decided that the truth for me is that I just like to make a royal mess of things. My sister and I did try to find out if we could melt the snow in our front yard with milk bottles full of hot water. <br /><br />BTW, it doesn't work. All you get is about a square foot of slush which might leave a patch of dead grass in the spring and get you into trouble with a Duchess. <br /><br />(There. That's my story for the day.)<br /><br />(And I like the AAB... very much.)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-29248550689465412842013-08-27T23:38:48.239-04:002013-08-27T23:38:48.239-04:00Glad to hear Fluffy survived! I ate ant poison on...Glad to hear Fluffy survived! I ate ant poison once - asked mother why that "blue flour" sprinkled on the countertop tasted funny! Or the time "C"'s parents and mine went out for the evening leaving us in the care of a sitter - I talked "C" into putting an entire jar of her brother's red Butch hair wax on my waist length curly hair!Stickhorsecowgirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167094045033324094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25181940850576906952013-08-27T22:15:19.042-04:002013-08-27T22:15:19.042-04:00Like Donna's, my experiments were more in the ...Like Donna's, my experiments were more in the artistic realm. I was put to bed for a nap, but instead of sleeping, I removed the barrette from my hair and used the little metal clasp to draw on my pink bedroom wall. When Mom came to get me, I had etched about a hundred balloons on the wall over my bed! (I don't think she appreciated my artistry.)<br /><br /><i>Love</i> your stories! (And I am quite happy to know that Fluffy supported the hypothesis that "cats always land on their feet.")Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-72729148015482045022013-08-27T22:11:07.695-04:002013-08-27T22:11:07.695-04:00Omigosh! You've given me chuckle after chuckl...Omigosh! You've given me chuckle after chuckle. I came to visit your blog as I was following the TeaCup Exchange I stumbled upon over at The Enchanting Rose. Then I read/skimmed my way through several blog posts first with a sneaking suspicion that you were in New England, then I spyed the honey jar from Madison, and I got really excited. My stepfather is from Madison, and I have family in the Eustis (Stratton) and Rangeley. Then I got to your post about trying to smuggle a mattress to Canada (HaHa)! By now, I was dying to know if they were trying to cross at Coburn Gore, because my GGF used to be on Border Patrol there. Anywho, I always get such a thrill to read other Mainers' blogs, and I must say I feel like I already know, as I detect the merriment of Maine hu-mah in yaw staw-rees. I'll enjoy working my way back through your archives, as well as watching to see what happens in the next installment of "The Perils of Vee"!<br />WendyBee<br />WendyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171619702536045694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-49036232468582644272013-08-27T21:53:31.932-04:002013-08-27T21:53:31.932-04:00Well, I clued right in to the fact that you had a ...Well, I clued right in to the fact that you had a lavender bedroom as a girl and curtains with lilacs on. I'm envious, my room was lavender too but no curtains! We had the only story and a half on the street and with my bedroom upstairs, who could ever look in anyway?<br />I was more of a bug geek, fed the ants in the backyard sugar and honey to see where they'd take it. Yup, like Pam, I was kind of boring with my piano lessons and home Toni perms my mother insisted on giving me. Haha, I had the frizziest head you ever saw.<br />JudithJudith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-63498618369524551822013-08-27T21:44:21.037-04:002013-08-27T21:44:21.037-04:00yes I did pause there at the description of your b...yes I did pause there at the description of your bedroom, thinking of Jo March in her attic bedroom and my lilac bedroom when I was a teenager. It sounds like you had another great time with a fellow blogger!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-11531686849525574732013-08-27T20:45:20.405-04:002013-08-27T20:45:20.405-04:00Oh my. I'm sitting here reading your post, la...Oh my. I'm sitting here reading your post, laughing with tears in my eyes and wondering about your scientific mind to do these things in your childhood. You are such a great writer and I know you must have many more tales to tell. All in due time I guess. As for my scientific mind? I don't think I have/had one. I was a good little girl. :) I really can't remember doing anything similar to your experiments. What a boring child I must have been! Thanks for the laughs Vee. Hugs, PamPamela Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071092617682650349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-65792177447002136572013-08-27T20:40:12.234-04:002013-08-27T20:40:12.234-04:00What a cute post, Vee. You and my older brother w...What a cute post, Vee. You and my older brother would get along well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-20117048662503803512013-08-27T20:33:20.484-04:002013-08-27T20:33:20.484-04:00Too funny - such great stories Vee! Too funny - such great stories Vee! Rosellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615262714438296920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-24376075041797434502013-08-27T20:15:31.148-04:002013-08-27T20:15:31.148-04:00Nope. I don't have a scientific mind like you ...Nope. I don't have a scientific mind like you have. Your experiments were quite something. Love this post because it made me giggle. And I might not be scientific, but I do like humor. <br /><br />AAB is getting harder and harder.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-26429004126396562632013-08-27T17:59:29.629-04:002013-08-27T17:59:29.629-04:00No, not too scientific, I did once get into some p...No, not too scientific, I did once get into some paint cans and started painting an old storage room mint green, my father finished it for me, ;-) Love the AAB lol xoBarbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-27481600091870708502013-08-27T17:19:45.627-04:002013-08-27T17:19:45.627-04:00Oh those are great stories, Vee. Let's see if ...Oh those are great stories, Vee. Let's see if I can tell on someone else instead of me. My little brother was very sad to see the goldfish in plain old clear water so he added mouthwash to the water to make it blue. Belly up fish!! ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25379061448643651202013-08-27T17:17:50.947-04:002013-08-27T17:17:50.947-04:00LOL! You dropped that cat out of a second floor w...LOL! You dropped that cat out of a second floor window on purpose?! You obviously gave your mom gray hair prematurely! I don't recall doing any kind of scientific experiments. But I did have a fondness for my mom's vivid red lipstick, since they decided that I wasn't worth being the recipient of a 10 cent box of crayons. Oh, I drew the more gorgeous stick figure drawings with it on the front porch columns! Hahahaha, that spanking was worth every swat!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-91856369496637338992013-08-27T16:18:28.421-04:002013-08-27T16:18:28.421-04:00All the best with that! Our sweet sisters in the S...All the best with that! Our sweet sisters in the South have been pushing autumn for a month! =DVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25352792357160174382013-08-27T16:01:20.070-04:002013-08-27T16:01:20.070-04:00AAB, aah, now I understand. I'm thinking of a...AAB, aah, now I understand. I'm thinking of actually living by the calendar. Isn't that scandalous? -- esp. as a blogger, right? I hate to rush summer away too early! We give it it's full-due around here. *winkSally @DrinkingFromMySaucerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852430785247119538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-30369920094372790212013-08-27T15:47:34.746-04:002013-08-27T15:47:34.746-04:00LOL. Love the stories of your experiments. I gue...LOL. Love the stories of your experiments. I guess I don't have a scientific mind as I can't think of any experiments that I tried.Grandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-72388927490689022952013-08-27T15:46:31.002-04:002013-08-27T15:46:31.002-04:00LOL- Many years ago when I came home with a brand...LOL- Many years ago when I came home with a brand new baby MyHero had scrubbed the floor with Comet...thus ruining the finish and leaving a gritty residue that squeak/screet (made up word) when you walked on it. He topped that off by putting a red velvet dress in the washer with all the whites in the house and adding Clorox. That will teach me to have a fourth child! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-41425648341957311812013-08-27T14:33:47.009-04:002013-08-27T14:33:47.009-04:00I bet you kept your Momma on her toes! Are you go...I bet you kept your Momma on her toes! Are you going to experiment with Fiore and your bedroom window? Would you tell if you did? Loved your stories! Thanks for visiting my blog Vee! Have a delightful day!Lisa~A Cottage To Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292883666058375974noreply@blogger.com