Every cloud has a silver lining.
:: On Saturday I watched my oldest niece play Sally in a school production of Your a Good Man, Charlie Brown. I’m a huge fan of The Peanuts Gang, and my niece has a voice like a freight train. She brings the house down. Technically last week, but I’m playing catch up.
:: Sunday was a day of luxury. We didn’t do a thing, and the day off from activities was fabulous. I could have used a better book, but that’s okay.
:: If Monday’s group of Catholic moms clucking like hens over school politics and administration is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
:: The William Morris Society contacted me Tuesday. You could have knocked me over with a feather, and for a second my hackles went up. Did I ever mention the University professor from Great Britain who lives and breathes William Morris? He is enraged and insulted by The William Morris Project, which I understand to some degree.� He used to shoot caustic barbs at me on Twitter every time I mentioned The Socialist Who Shall Not Be Named until one day I told him, roughly, Pound sand, ol’ chap and then followed it up with a Good day, sir! The William Morris Society was far more complementary. You can read what they said about us here. I love the quote from an 1880 Birmingham lecture.
:: Wednesday may have circled the drain for a while there, but the pictures of me the night I got engaged and later on my honeymoon were pretty great. Let’s talk about the hat, shall we? I thought I looked pretty slick. I was going for Annie Hall, but I ended up channeling Mayim Bailik. “Whoah!”
:: Thursday found me in the laundry room laughing at a “yup” on my washing machine.
:: For the last few Fridays we have made homemade pizza and topped it with kale salad. Sounds gross, but we like it. I’m looking forward to pizza night.
:: Saturday is all ours and Sunday is church. I just realized this is a holiday weekend! Perfect time to do yard work and make plans for an epic garage sale.
Have a happy weekend!
That’s so awesome about the William Morris Society and what they wrote about you! That narrow-minded, pretentious, pompous prof can stuff it. :) And well done for telling him so!
And kale pizza sounds delicious.
Hah! Thanks, Jade. :)
I saw some of those tweets. That dude was a professor? Tsk. Dummkopf ! What a nice post from the William Morris Society though.
We have a holiday weekend too, which I am sooo looking forward to. Hope yours is great!
Yes, he was a professor! If he kept it up I was going to contact his department chair. So lame. Have a great weekend!
What a great post from The William Morris Society. Who cares if it’s a simplification of his ideas & ideals? It is making my home a more lovely place – one week at a time! Oh, and hooray for the end of the school year. This is our first weekend in months where we don’t have something to rush off to.
I can see why it would be offensive to someone who devoted their career to the man and his ideals, but it’s not like I had an annoying jingle or acted like this was all the man was about. In fact, I think I’ve been pretty clear that I’m basing my actions off a QUOTE, not a man.
I’m tickled by The William Morris Society! First, who knew? And second, so glad they approve! (Pah! to the professor.) Their post was complimentary and I’m happy to participate in the “tidying up of our culture of excess, one drawer at a time.” Love that.
Yes, I liked that, too. I should probably do a better post on what the project is about for newcomers. And, yes, it’s not all about decluttering, but a lot of us have to get rid of the excess before we can even begin tackling the bigger issues of consumption and excess. I include myself in that group.
You are so very fancy pants! What a fantastic mention/ blog post from The William Morris Society. Not that I have my space in the perfect order that I desire, but I wish that your project and Mr. Morris’ quote would spread like wildfire through our society.
Awww, thanks, Jennifer! :)
I’m totally fancy pants. I have the mom jeans to prove it.
Lovely post from The William Morris Society. I’ve found the greatest intellectuals tend to be a bit more forgiving; in that, they tend to nurture knowledge and truth in those they come in contact.
Love that your honeymoon pic was taken under the sign of a bookshop. Speaking of which, hope you found a good book for the long weekend–may it be a good one all around!
I found three books! One of which I have to read for our book club chat. The pictures are on facebook. :)
Wow – what a nice write-up about the WMP!! You should be proud, Jules! However, I have to admit that the story of the angry professor that you mentioned above had me laughing out loud. :-)
Enjoy your week-end! Sounds like it will be filled with the same projects that we have planned: yard work and cleaning out for the epic garage sale that’s happening next Saturday. Eek!!
It’s funny now, but at the time I really wanted to wring his crumpet. ;)
I can’t wait until the garage sale is a thing of the past!
That sounds like a pretty happy week! I remember you mentioning yesterday that you were planning a week of WM projects sometime soon and that got me thinking. What better way to kick off my summer than to cram a bunch of projects into the first week. I think that’s what I’ll do!
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Yes, it was the other day and my goal is to find Nicholas’s missing pictures.
Really appreciate the link to the William Morris society. Got me thinking about the projects we’ve been doing. I’ve been focusing more on the beauty and less on the getting rid of useless. I’ve got a closet I’ve been avoiding for months–but it drives me crazy every time I need something from it. Maybe that will be my project for the coming week…like having a chance to think a little deeper. Thanks! And have a great weekend!
Thanks, Rita. I did great getting rid of the useless in October. Lately, not so much. I’ve been focused on the pretty. Gotta work on that!
How exciting about the WM society and what gives on the snooty British professor dissing on your WM project? We are in the process of putting our house on the market and I’m chanting the WM quote repeatedly as I box up stuff for donation & storage. Your project has been an immense help!!!
Thanks, Shannon. :)
First, I think that professor needs to get a life! Clearly does not have enough to do – maybe he should go clean out a closet or something. And what a nice post by the WM Society – as someone above said, who knew? I want to read more about them when I have time. Your week sounds just right – full (but not too full) of the things that make up our lives. Have a great weekend!
Hah! Yeah, he needs to declutter his personality. :) Have a great weekend, Susan!
Have you tried root veggies on your pizza – delicious – I saute some onions then saute some chopped up beets, carrots and parsnips – sauce, cheese and the veggies spread on top – soooo yummy – people are always surprised by that one!
That sounds AMAZING. I’m trying that.
I love these happy happy posts, they make me happy :)
:D
I love that there are WM devotees who must have google alerts set up for his name! So funny.
And, oh, how they must cringe when they land on my blog! Hah!!
That’s really cool, the write-up by the WM Society. Personally, I would’ve been terrified to click over and see what they’d said, so…whew! Glad it was good. As for the cranky prof…I do *kinda* see where he’s getting all pissy (not that I’ve seen any of his tweets), if only because ‘0l Billy Morris WAS a very talented, prolific artist & designer, and that part of his story does get a little swept under our collective rugs. But it’s hardly enough to get one’s stuffed shirt all in a wad, no? ;-)
Have a great, long weekend. Hope the sun comes out!
My mom is a professor, so I took it in stride until he started getting snippy. I actually completely understand where he is coming from. I explained to him (the first time he got snippy) that I was aware that there was more to William Morris than just a quote. The second time…I lost my patience. ;) The name of the project is the name of the project. It’s too late to change it now!
You know how IT people tend to be socially awkward and have weird hobbies? And school lunchladies have meaty arms? Well, professors are also genetically programmed for their careers. They are perenially plagued by personalities showcasing adjectives beginning with P. Pompous and pretentious spring instantly to mind…
(My BFF and her boyfriend are professors. Love them. Hate rubbing suede-patched elbows with their colleagues!)
P.S. WM’s reference to Jules and “her followers”? Hilarious! Makes us sound like a cult. Bring on the Kool-Aid! In lovely Depression glass appertif snifters :)
OH I KNOW. If you know me at all, you know the expression of horror that crossed my face when I saw “her followers.” Gah. I was embarrassed (and nervous) reading the whole thing.
My mom is a professor. I know about which you speak, my friend.
Oh, I’m so glad you didn’t take that the wrong way! I was going to try to delete this post until I saw that you had commented on it. I didn’t mean to sound so rude and judgey :(
Nah, get outta here! :) I know exactly what you mean. I thought the same thing when I read that. NO worries. You didn’t sound rude or judgey to me.
This really belongs on yesterday’s post – I just repinned a link about organizing pics on the computer, organizing prints having photobooks printed, etc. Might be helpful.
OMG – just like the emails I send where I forget to attach the documents! Here’s a link:
http://pinterest.com/pin/106397609917058244/
Haha!