Gone With the Wind and More

A few weeks ago the Life Enrichment Director at Independence Village [Senior Living] in Plymouth, MI called about doing a Gone With the Wind presentation at a tea party on September 28th.  I agreed since The Whitney's Autumn & Apples tea will be over by then.

I did a Gone With the Wind presentation in 2013 and 2015, and toured the Gone With the Wind museum in Marietta, GA in 2018, but I haven't given the book or movie much thought since.  So in between working on the Autumn & Apples tea favors for work, I've been trying to get my thoughts in order for the presentation.

I ordered a piece of fabric from the movie's 70th Anniversary [2009] from Etsy, to make a table covering for my display table.  I'll sew it to some brown fabric since there wasn't enough material for the project.  

I also ordered some books from E-bay, Barnes & Noble and Amazon - The Complete Gone With the Wind Trivia Book, The Filming of Gone With the Wind and The Pictorial History of Gone With the Wind [still waiting on that one to arrive].  

I want to engage the residents, so I'm going to have a fun, easy quiz with a prize.  I ordered two adult coloring books to give along with some colored pencils.  Coloring is supposed to be very therapeutic and relaxing, right?

My hubby had surgery last Thursday, so I took along some magazines I already had and read them from cover to cover while I waited.  It was a very long day with some minor complications, so I was glad to have something to occupy my time.

I got a Hawthorne replica of Tara from E-bay, and have a figurine of Scarlett that I bought at an estate sale along with some commemorative plates, plus four 8 x 10 photos from E-bay, so I think I'm set with visuals.

I never thought I had enough Gone With the Wind memorabilia to fill a tote, but between my newest acquisitions plus items I previously had, I can easily fill a tote now.  I had forgotten what I had until I did a search on my blog to jog my memory.  It resulted in spending most of this afternoon locating everything.  It'll definitely be a time saver to have everything organized and together in one place.

Moving on...  The jewelry company that made the tea-themed ring that I blogged about previously, posted a sterling silver teacup pendant today on Facebook. It's much more reasonable than the ring [originally $59 on sale for $24], so I'm thinking about ordering it as a trial run.  I wouldn't be heart-broken if I lost $24, and if it arrives safely and the quality is as nice as the pictures, I might be brave enough to order the ring.  Their website says they have a 30-day return policy if you're not satisfied.  Will keep you posted.

Saturday [Aug. 28th] was our sweet daughter's 54th Birthday.  I saw her briefly at the hospital but didn't get to celebrate with her.  We were going to do that tomorrow over dinner, but with some unresolved issues from my hubby's surgery it's been postponed until Thursday.  I'm glad she got to celebrate with her husband, daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters.

Today was back-to-school for our three youngest grands and Samantha sent pictures.  Times sure do change.  When I was in school jeans full of holes were a sign of poverty, or they were worn out and ready for the rag bag.  Kids avoided wearing them because they didn't want to be embarrassed.  Today, they're a fashion statement and cost big bucks at retail stores!  Go figure!

Ellie off to school on her bike which is only a couple of blocks away.

Landon got his morning workout carrying two backpacks - one for school and the other for football after school.

Granddaughter Brooke posted Facebook pictures of her apartment at Olivet Nazarene University.  Not sure when her first day of school is as she begins her second year.

My prayers are with all the grands as they return to school.  I hope they have a great year and all shine for Jesus!