I was 16 and this was a publicity photo for the production of “Grease”. This was such a fun night in the parking lot of the Olmos Pharmacy with the local car club. Yes, I played the obnoxious cheerleader Patty Simcox!  No surprise there!

Many of you know that I have another blog flipbyphipps.com where I talk about and show the pieces of furniture that I flip and sell at a flea market or to friends.  It’s a hobby I started last summer to have some sort of creative outlet, but it grew and I knew I needed to start selling all those cute little pieces of unloved furniture that I was picking up.  I don’t pretend to be highly skilled, a carpenter or furniture repair expert. If minor repairs are needed I can often do that, but mostly I just refinish and paint them so that they can have…