What is a monkeybox?

When I was a little girl, we had a pet monkey named Amanda. My Dad worked in the produce business, so each night he brought home that days culls in a big box - spotty cucumbers, pithy apples, limp celery, moldy oranges and the like. We called it a monkeybox. It was really just trash, but my Mom would take each piece of fruit and trim it, pare it and cut it up to make a beautiful fruit platter for Amanda. Even though it was deemed trash by one, it still had life left in it and was good for the purpose we needed it. That's how I live my life - thrifting, yard saling, looking for another's trash to be my treasure.

Monday, August 15, 2011

They Say it's My Birthday


I was sort of cute when I was two.

Four wasn't a bad year either.
*That's Grape Juice in my Goblet.*

We won't discuss this year's "number".  But, I think it's going to be an okay year.

*I may have figured out my fear of creepy clowns - TWO cakes covered in clown heads.  Ahhhhhhhhh!
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15 comments:

  1. Michele12:17 PM

    Happy birthday to my fellow August 15 birthday girl! Have a great day.

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  2. a.M.12:27 PM

    Happy Birthday!! It's my M-I-L's big day too. I better call her!

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  3. Shannon2:58 PM

    Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great one!

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  4. Rose H (UK)3:44 PM

    Happy, happy birthday! Hope you have a really enjoyable day :o)

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  5. ★Carol★3:49 PM

    Happy Birthday Shara!!! I hope you have a great day, and a cake with no clowns on it!

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  6. Vintage Whimsy4:13 PM

    Happy Birthday, Shara. I hope you're having an amazing day!!

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  7. Bargain Hunting Treasure Seeker5:05 PM

    Happy Birthday!!!! Hope you are having a great-relaxing day!!

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  8. svelteSTUFF7:06 PM

    Bring on that B-I-G Glass, and fill it up with something more potent than grape 'juice'!!!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY You SILLY GIRL!

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  9. acorn hollow7:32 PM

    happy birthday!
    Cathy

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  10. Linda @ A La Carte7:38 PM

    Happy Happy Birthday!!! Hope your day was wonderful. Oh I don't like clowns either!
    hugs,
    Linda

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  11. Vonlipi8:21 PM

    Happy B-day! Don't forgot to dance with the knight in the yard! lol

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  12. annabel5210:38 PM

    Happy Birthday, not much left of it but I know you made it a wonderful day,now that you have recovered from the BIG sale. And birthdays are just numbers...

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  13. misselaineous5:23 AM

    Happy Birthday Shara...have an awesome day...no clowns...no cake wreaks? :o} *e*

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  14. misselaineous5:25 AM

    whoops...me again...just realized that was yesterdays post re: your birthday...soooo...hope you HAD a good day...and Happy Birthday late! *e*

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  15. EM7:11 AM

    Catching up as always. happy belated!

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