tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73828923770411066942024-03-12T13:05:20.966-05:00By the Babbling BrookeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.comBlogger594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-12057261764491741802021-08-29T13:57:00.001-05:002021-08-29T13:57:26.683-05:00yolo . . .<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A while back I read a newsletter that mentioned YOLO - seems it's the new trend. I was curious what YOLO could be - haha, turns out it is an anachronism for You Only Live Once. This just so happens to be my fella's favourite expression. The YOLO trend pertains to all the shopping that folks are doing now that the pandemic is winding down (?) and shopping with the attitude that You Only Live Once. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This summer I frequently felt dumber and duller and I've heard others say the same thing. It's one thing to entertain oneself and another to keep the wheels turning with face to face socializing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Anyhoo, I've read lots of books, enjoyed the sunshine, did a bit of stitching and crocheting. It was such a HOT summer that we didn't spend a lot of time at the cabin (no AC) but enjoyed the covered patio and central air in our new place. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">All the Windows updates had slowed my laptop down to a snail's pace and after months of frustration I bought a Chromebook - what a good decision that was! I love the speed of it and actually have no complaints with it. Perhaps it was a YOLO purchase. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The sunflower sampler is a design by Pinker n Punkin . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3Vcw6EAyTeveVmu7708zJU9KNZr_Jtw6xWxebVqeqassshAIJb18_1h9F7R-IRQ8HSYq7g4-Ggvof4tsUYFLzBKabscCUCHKwFcLM32I8q3-QqhHGmxL3fBOClbAuo68Q5BUD1Zrx0SO/s1221/010+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1175" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3Vcw6EAyTeveVmu7708zJU9KNZr_Jtw6xWxebVqeqassshAIJb18_1h9F7R-IRQ8HSYq7g4-Ggvof4tsUYFLzBKabscCUCHKwFcLM32I8q3-QqhHGmxL3fBOClbAuo68Q5BUD1Zrx0SO/w385-h400/010+%25282%2529.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>some people feel the rain - others just get wet (<span style="font-size: x-small;">bob marley</span>)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>all our visitors bring happiness - some by coming, others by going</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the biggest difference between money and time - you always know how</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>much money you have, but never know how much time you have</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-26209093975273620782021-07-18T11:02:00.000-05:002021-07-18T11:03:13.384-05:00why . . . <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Have you ever asked yourself why didn't I think of that? I do it frequently. Recently Maya had a blog post about yarn holders - <a href="https://thelittletreasures.blogspot.com/2021/07/no-yarn-bowl-hack-one.html" target="_blank">see it for yourself</a> - and my reaction was why didn't I think of that. I will be the first to admit that I love the yarn bowls that are available but cannot justify the price. This is what I came up with - it worked like a charm - to work on my most recent project (thanks Maya) . . </span>. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv9RM_gfn8uklCukztHwC8mbtTkBnx8KvQPjj6ojtdOP9CsFnWDMKlyxjQIe4nXGpZGlsImC1HmuHiB40BGReQi2jZyS1k1NqqSjswhXGL79Jo9t_D7Bwztafb359S37tTGIAVt_ZbYnu/s1210/003+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1210" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv9RM_gfn8uklCukztHwC8mbtTkBnx8KvQPjj6ojtdOP9CsFnWDMKlyxjQIe4nXGpZGlsImC1HmuHiB40BGReQi2jZyS1k1NqqSjswhXGL79Jo9t_D7Bwztafb359S37tTGIAVt_ZbYnu/w400-h324/003+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>T<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">his summer has been a different one for me - it's extremely HOT and DRY, we haven't been spending a lot of time at the cabin and I'm not doing much handwork. However, I did try my hand at Wild Rose Syrup and Lemon Balm Mead - both are delicious . . .</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JXDFQLHkEn6qW45vTju0uoGRxuijvFGOGmdXai7RwCCQJgC0wJLnW-YzufNErWexyl1URc4nc6hPHzowsH76goo3alRqmlI-qp6StWsfpamI4zLwlSLq3yAjC5yQ4SU_1YoawlFVCuZe/s1675/004+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JXDFQLHkEn6qW45vTju0uoGRxuijvFGOGmdXai7RwCCQJgC0wJLnW-YzufNErWexyl1URc4nc6hPHzowsH76goo3alRqmlI-qp6StWsfpamI4zLwlSLq3yAjC5yQ4SU_1YoawlFVCuZe/w323-h400/004+%25282%2529.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ghOeMLbGyNUnJNZvcw1VuJbG0iT9i6owkjXfYJmgIZFhh_B9MvT0IJoEj1OcAP5lgMkfWydFurLOf3KhEDQSwZ4LZDdItvtH_KQaMyjtzLlrrMy4_hDJqQC_WjGkWipU3InWWJUxrrfS/s1172/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="991" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ghOeMLbGyNUnJNZvcw1VuJbG0iT9i6owkjXfYJmgIZFhh_B9MvT0IJoEj1OcAP5lgMkfWydFurLOf3KhEDQSwZ4LZDdItvtH_KQaMyjtzLlrrMy4_hDJqQC_WjGkWipU3InWWJUxrrfS/w339-h400/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="339" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Some quotes that I like . . . </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit,</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>i have no particular talent, I'm </i><i>just passionately curious (Einstein)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>everything is possible - even the impossible (Mary Poppins)</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-46061062135959708722021-07-04T08:51:00.002-05:002021-07-04T08:51:40.512-05:00Sunday morning . . . <p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sunday morning coming down - I like that song - it tells quite a story - I like to listen to Kris Kristofferson sing it. It's been hot here and early this morning we were chilling on the patio . . . <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjN2EK-UdCKJXUEFWjoDVHAZuy3rYtOc6Z4UZqY-MvNVYeOpRvOa474hyphenhyphenZ8bf1uJGaOUKwyTeygrov5dnpEJWZy_9SrvIDrfDrCtUUtEx8GnwipYVfS5PlyOw0OhLEmRu4nUFZGZCY5nqg/s1675/003+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1675" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjN2EK-UdCKJXUEFWjoDVHAZuy3rYtOc6Z4UZqY-MvNVYeOpRvOa474hyphenhyphenZ8bf1uJGaOUKwyTeygrov5dnpEJWZy_9SrvIDrfDrCtUUtEx8GnwipYVfS5PlyOw0OhLEmRu4nUFZGZCY5nqg/w400-h283/003+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The book I'm reading is 'Fatal Inheritance' by Rachel Rhys. It takes place in 1948 on the French Riviera - I'm really enjoying it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Some quotes I like . . . </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>those who fly solo have the strongest wings</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>if you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>this is a good day to have a good day</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-6513603652323098892021-06-22T06:23:00.002-05:002021-06-22T06:25:23.262-05:00road trip . . . <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> During the hot spell last week we took a wee road trip. We ended up in a village called Kelwood and what a treat it was. This community is so well cared for - everyone seems to take pride in their homes and yards. In the centre of town is a beautiful park! Many folks had huge gardens - I haven't seen gardens this big since I was a kid - just like then the gardens are totally weedless and picture perfect. There was one that was all garlic - I'm hoping some of the garlic will be at the farmers' market in the fall. There is a place there called the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/themtngeneral/">Kelwood Barn</a> that is a convenience store (Mountain General) and gas bar. At the back there is a restaurant (Farmer's Daughter) that is very inviting as is the outdoor patio. Unfortunately, in our neck of the woods we cannot dine in or on the patio yet. Since take out was available we chose a burger - oh my, these were huge and homemade - homemade buns and patties . . . they were absolutely delicious!!! We haven't bought a burger this good for many years and we were reminded that when we were younger this was what a restaurant burger tasted like. Needless to say we'll be visiting here again. The photos of the park do not do it justice. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkkKHJVZJDMOfxmlbM4MFO45ZKK-4ixnpOTCkld5iWY_7ywc-OhvjfcPvw4Ykc-VRBhJbZdkI4rraQkJ0H_WWWlhQIJ1Sts03NCCl1E8jED3rQaMigm0nrZfa3a_x4cQaN-yUhLibPsUU/s1723/005+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1723" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkkKHJVZJDMOfxmlbM4MFO45ZKK-4ixnpOTCkld5iWY_7ywc-OhvjfcPvw4Ykc-VRBhJbZdkI4rraQkJ0H_WWWlhQIJ1Sts03NCCl1E8jED3rQaMigm0nrZfa3a_x4cQaN-yUhLibPsUU/w400-h268/005+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegKrl7WsmUbbWCmyQQly1uTbhb3yiMXDpGhWsBpd6n559g3KubuQQ__4KX9y5-4NnBVhTfK_sCmiLz4sJzn0enEJe87RbU4m5I2B6QadxBR9nCXZHwNHCC703R1nrxcawMV42mwQd_rJj/s1661/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1661" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegKrl7WsmUbbWCmyQQly1uTbhb3yiMXDpGhWsBpd6n559g3KubuQQ__4KX9y5-4NnBVhTfK_sCmiLz4sJzn0enEJe87RbU4m5I2B6QadxBR9nCXZHwNHCC703R1nrxcawMV42mwQd_rJj/w400-h220/006+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRyljkGVNCyZqGTRQKgy9HMnkkWMpHALNjVZc8Hc9OCIuKkYfYDuSxuLJE1shEMcfA3jR4s9LUrn6kpA6ugVDVe8iMAJkWBSGeyeufqDo-bEppKcI-UqfEw-QhzzNWcyMx5NgbG1AV9QY/s1649/008+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1649" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRyljkGVNCyZqGTRQKgy9HMnkkWMpHALNjVZc8Hc9OCIuKkYfYDuSxuLJE1shEMcfA3jR4s9LUrn6kpA6ugVDVe8iMAJkWBSGeyeufqDo-bEppKcI-UqfEw-QhzzNWcyMx5NgbG1AV9QY/w400-h214/008+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These were taken at the <a href="http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/kelwoodcemetery.shtml">cemetery</a> which was well cared for - the storage shed is a unique design.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMKvmu3tWdqrV4SZ7M2CZwxeKgTh9RNKQqDakIUHdbBQV3ZypU4zwpKLk-Fq4R3YndC9SiA0f1J7rdJZYgU4wmmdiDaq7li750OED9rXcl5VJSdkCk36p7JjbKkVq4TCgj1imfgepN09H/s1449/012+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMKvmu3tWdqrV4SZ7M2CZwxeKgTh9RNKQqDakIUHdbBQV3ZypU4zwpKLk-Fq4R3YndC9SiA0f1J7rdJZYgU4wmmdiDaq7li750OED9rXcl5VJSdkCk36p7JjbKkVq4TCgj1imfgepN09H/w326-h400/012+%25282%2529.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVbjEXUJzRzzuTrNYmde0PNOKYtt-0_xVMgf9vdxKxsatCxkV4qzkrKr7IuY649LD2KOL79UykBwhOiIrWu4gwrc057AmYzQUgk7SD9o3wNobqjtcAQpM9qUhkB8G-cTNSE8GhJnQHgBD/s1354/013+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1354" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVbjEXUJzRzzuTrNYmde0PNOKYtt-0_xVMgf9vdxKxsatCxkV4qzkrKr7IuY649LD2KOL79UykBwhOiIrWu4gwrc057AmYzQUgk7SD9o3wNobqjtcAQpM9qUhkB8G-cTNSE8GhJnQHgBD/w400-h376/013+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">happiness is an inside job</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-23203363640580913352021-06-14T06:08:00.000-05:002021-06-14T06:08:17.491-05:00restart . . . <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> It makes me chuckle whenever I read "did you ever stop to think and didn't restart" - I suppose many of us have felt that way sometime or other. But it got me thinking about restarting our lives following this pandemic. Many of us have been in lockdown for a year and a half (and still are) and during that time haven't gotten together with family or friends. We've done other things to entertain ourselves which makes me wonder if it will not be easy to restart visits with family and friends when the time comes. After all friends and family have had to find other things to do as well - will we all be content doing those other things. I guess time will tell. And I wonder as well about handshakes and hugs - will it be easy to return to doing them . . . I hope so. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have learned that I can cope with the isolation quite well - mind you, it helps having access to the internet and telephone. Will I enjoy shopping again - I don't know - I've not shopped, other than for groceries, for so long I can't imagine doing it again other than for essentials. I've also learned that I can give myself a good haircut - who'd have thought? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">At the cabin the bees were busy and enjoying the chive flowers - there are two in this photo. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHuq2izvYrQUO09XY19NnqY7rV2AKFnAqxTcV0Ff1C2aIa1iOWRBhVdr3rA8sGjiPgSF_Otp3KoMhTUQpaPsySPf1K_tjmXH-B-ba7ucJ7IeQKe0ICK_Q4dQaJXV2CSFLNwSgE_y8rx7c/s2032/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2032" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHuq2izvYrQUO09XY19NnqY7rV2AKFnAqxTcV0Ff1C2aIa1iOWRBhVdr3rA8sGjiPgSF_Otp3KoMhTUQpaPsySPf1K_tjmXH-B-ba7ucJ7IeQKe0ICK_Q4dQaJXV2CSFLNwSgE_y8rx7c/w640-h426/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>if you can stay positive in a negative situation - </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you win </i></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-60743868400820087652021-05-28T19:32:00.001-05:002021-05-28T19:32:57.487-05:00rhubarb . . .<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDYwfPotluYw5CyiOuOM7aYkNfSH7xWEJafRfjzTyUrE2TViL2Dlo2n-L7mJXCLsYniP6N8tMon8k_lXQRXROB033NmCBnku2Qmso4cvScYY09mAG4gM3-QnVXCT82oXRYk4Aq8AXrNjQ/s1490/003+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1490" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDYwfPotluYw5CyiOuOM7aYkNfSH7xWEJafRfjzTyUrE2TViL2Dlo2n-L7mJXCLsYniP6N8tMon8k_lXQRXROB033NmCBnku2Qmso4cvScYY09mAG4gM3-QnVXCT82oXRYk4Aq8AXrNjQ/w400-h335/003+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I made some 'rhubarb vanilla bean jelly' and it is absolutely delicious!! Sadly, the vanilla seeds are not showing very well in this photo - if I had a third hand I would have held a jar up to the window for light so you could see the seeds. I used this <a href="https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/rhubarb-vanilla-bean-jelly-recipe/" target="_blank">recipe</a> and can tell you it is foolproof - ask me how I know. It would be so tasty on vanilla ice cream and is actually quite tasty on a spoon. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today we got our second jab for Covid. My arm is sore just like it was with the first jab - it's a small price to pay for the protection.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We've been watching 'Mare of Easttown' and it is fabulous!! Another one that I'm enjoying is 'Whitstable Pearl'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you learn a lot by being silent</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-84655119993140895292021-05-21T15:26:00.000-05:002021-05-21T15:26:02.960-05:00by the river . . . <p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Finally we were able to stay overnight at the cabin - we have been making day trips but it was wonderful to actually spend the night. The evenings and early mornings are the best time of the day there. One evening we watched an Osprey fishing. It was perched atop a neighbour's dead spruce tree and would suddenly make a dive and there'd be a big splash!! Once it stayed a long time in the water which had us concerned but all was well - perhaps it was enjoying it's catch. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There have been dozens of pelicans on the river - usually there are just a few. This year it is so dry that the river they usually inhabit is a mere trickle so I guess they migrated to our river. The river is low and the big rocks are showing - the pelicans seem to enjoy standing on them. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2woEmXNpGn2LT0wp7lfx_22Cq1yBJREALi4kBfbHEXSPBob75u1PxLOF2sKzInePoCbrkRDX3cN9QgmRMM6DfvRbrKqpUBu9sI3Tcf7buqeWcNyIvgE-41pKGG1BWvKKso4FYwYQipY0/s877/003+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="877" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2woEmXNpGn2LT0wp7lfx_22Cq1yBJREALi4kBfbHEXSPBob75u1PxLOF2sKzInePoCbrkRDX3cN9QgmRMM6DfvRbrKqpUBu9sI3Tcf7buqeWcNyIvgE-41pKGG1BWvKKso4FYwYQipY0/w400-h364/003+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Blue Heron is enjoying our shoreline again - it is so gorgeous although it sounds prehistoric when it 'speaks'. It is quite shy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTf6eRklOybUwSuWTb9w2Nt4CWPKUxeXD5jJDaycoDaThGBUDCI_T1QTL7rwGrmcStVzsp_8sFQw-6PvRJ8lyiWBrNpuALlReC1yoerYoqNXyG1CQkW0c-iyzpuvSbqdhvf7Wxe43HGLln/s1055/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTf6eRklOybUwSuWTb9w2Nt4CWPKUxeXD5jJDaycoDaThGBUDCI_T1QTL7rwGrmcStVzsp_8sFQw-6PvRJ8lyiWBrNpuALlReC1yoerYoqNXyG1CQkW0c-iyzpuvSbqdhvf7Wxe43HGLln/w320-h400/006+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The chipmunks are back - one has a long tail and the other a shortened tail. I'm sure there is an interesting story behind the shortened tail but they're not sharing it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq4UJs-qUM06gN1iVPWpq6iobM_eLewbSlJB9bBBi1KImx2Fo67L5XOmltI-zpboBUO8IAPDD_PpeHYvGWRiptPMUXHuWwRLg0B9430Zm3ZejbfVgvKrUTIHpZYPEIyUwbnbFrSVwNx_1/s1346/009+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1346" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguq4UJs-qUM06gN1iVPWpq6iobM_eLewbSlJB9bBBi1KImx2Fo67L5XOmltI-zpboBUO8IAPDD_PpeHYvGWRiptPMUXHuWwRLg0B9430Zm3ZejbfVgvKrUTIHpZYPEIyUwbnbFrSVwNx_1/w400-h293/009+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The birds haven't been as plentiful as usual but then there is nothing 'usual' about this year - seems like everything is screwed up. The Goldfinches, Evening Grosbeaks and Purple Finches have been around along with the less colourful birds. Blue Jay remembered to ask for peanuts, Crow knew to look for treats and a Baltimore Oriole visited - he is so beautiful! Hummingbirds, male and female, have returned and put on a wonderful show!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YIBxAh5pU2eJC5HXS3cGuhL8Q_ppK5nQs1Nr7MDmA4EPE8I6z1LN_G7laooaUISq7bP-SLMJ8nUjAZFaaqzvFqlK3VYGQo1s_z6v2mDzhILOvWpVZPmZUg3VMgmyPkKaP0YwWCVJI3xk/s1214/008+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1214" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YIBxAh5pU2eJC5HXS3cGuhL8Q_ppK5nQs1Nr7MDmA4EPE8I6z1LN_G7laooaUISq7bP-SLMJ8nUjAZFaaqzvFqlK3VYGQo1s_z6v2mDzhILOvWpVZPmZUg3VMgmyPkKaP0YwWCVJI3xk/w400-h335/008+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbK97CU6t0pzVZrgV1e8Dz4g1KLoHgpQrwa230xxtunKBlItXEcQhuPhY0HZ7_QFXUOh4s-4Ab_j3Y0buNGUZlfokC4A25SkcI6EqLLfCcgkMDzssyvT3EyCXNRydW1C8igh6Inc118k_/s484/004+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="484" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbK97CU6t0pzVZrgV1e8Dz4g1KLoHgpQrwa230xxtunKBlItXEcQhuPhY0HZ7_QFXUOh4s-4Ab_j3Y0buNGUZlfokC4A25SkcI6EqLLfCcgkMDzssyvT3EyCXNRydW1C8igh6Inc118k_/w400-h350/004+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Although I've been absent from posting I have been reading blog posts. I have not done much needlework but have read a lot of books. In April we decided to move (again). We were not enjoying the current place and my fella was especially unhappy there - with good reason. So, we moved back to a small community that we lived in a few years ago whilst we waited for the condo to be completed - it was apartment style with an outside door to the patio and an inside door to the central hall that led to the shared garage, etc. Our new place is also a condo but each is like a separate house so we have our own garage, our own front and back doors that open to the outdoors. It's nice for my fella to have his own garage so he can putter about if he wishes. We also have a covered patio which is a treat. This one has a very nice layout that is comfortable and a superb kitchen. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is our first long weekend of the summer. It is quite cool and wet. I daresay no one is complaining about the rain although warmer temps. would be nice. It is <b>extremely</b> dry in our province with several forest/bush/grass fires burning. The rain is a blessing. We talked to one lady this morning who was ecstatic about the rain - they raise cattle and were still feeding them but with this rain they'd be able to release them to the pasture to feed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This Buddha quote made me stop and think and I'm still thinking about it. . .</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>what you think, you become</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>what you feel, you attract</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>what you imagine, you create.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-25883699302389417102021-03-26T14:43:00.000-05:002021-03-26T14:43:19.501-05:00bunnies . . . <p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I made these bunnies to give to our immediate neighbours. A lot of folks are struggling with all the restrictions. In February I crocheted some wee flowers to leave each neighbour followed by hearts for Valentine's Day and four leaf clovers in March - the bunnies are for Easter. These minis don't take long to make and I understand that it's been a nice surprise to find one - I leave them on the purse shelves anonymously. ^^</span> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If such a small thing can bring pleasure to someone's otherwise mundane day I consider it 'mission accomplished'! </span></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWPoXtWmekhjerI6DjbchLas_pRJKbL7KHCqlVFgewrjezAyX288BCtfQDaCbOtUr92HPml1rOdaU8y3VOGHzJ6YNFJVyRym1FbtS8HZ06h7ubDbKZW5y44SPZ6UUk4W4iQWuwAIgs_L5/s1354/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWPoXtWmekhjerI6DjbchLas_pRJKbL7KHCqlVFgewrjezAyX288BCtfQDaCbOtUr92HPml1rOdaU8y3VOGHzJ6YNFJVyRym1FbtS8HZ06h7ubDbKZW5y44SPZ6UUk4W4iQWuwAIgs_L5/w557-h640/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="557" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These tags are a x-stitch design from <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> . I stitched them on some scrap pieces of aida and finished them as tags. The tags are kraft stock but photographed pinkish and the background is the same green as above - some things defy a logical explanation. I took the photo on a Monday - I've always liked Mondays - this particular one was a day that went from bad to worse - and most of it was out of my control. ^^ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AQLjpDyMF7yIfKQyVQFY4UBLBoz1Mrby5YixJwsPFElAEcJJ_6y5uYSR5Dh-kYYqpfmu2ALcx2iNTsxjCsSMHv3v7O7xnEAR7FZ2c3itTmCQjCH6p446V2txi6-SqOkG5M9yBXZ51jYD/s1354/002+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AQLjpDyMF7yIfKQyVQFY4UBLBoz1Mrby5YixJwsPFElAEcJJ_6y5uYSR5Dh-kYYqpfmu2ALcx2iNTsxjCsSMHv3v7O7xnEAR7FZ2c3itTmCQjCH6p446V2txi6-SqOkG5M9yBXZ51jYD/w638-h640/002+%25283%2529.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>go the extra mile - it's never crowded</i></div><br /> <p></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-26887873077865524732021-03-15T13:47:00.001-05:002021-03-15T13:47:47.598-05:00March . . . <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">May the </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">lilt of Irish laughter </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">lighten every load,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May the mist of Irish magic shorten every road,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And may all your friends remember all the favours you are owed!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1Xwx-3kG86zkzJhcybH10eV9rh7FQkN5Kk4R_1PF0Fn_0HZAfoi5UdhbV4cxX1Cc_H9MJxwB6DNbQSOk_px19q_UNqrtvxch6ra9275-a22noKNlApdrlRHJw4UZf83pVWBHMaK83q0N/s1795/005+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1074" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1Xwx-3kG86zkzJhcybH10eV9rh7FQkN5Kk4R_1PF0Fn_0HZAfoi5UdhbV4cxX1Cc_H9MJxwB6DNbQSOk_px19q_UNqrtvxch6ra9275-a22noKNlApdrlRHJw4UZf83pVWBHMaK83q0N/w382-h640/005+%25282%2529.JPG" width="382" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lucie Heaton fairy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">'Tis the Ides of March, soon to be St. Patrick's Day, followed by the Spring Equinox - dare I mention DST . . . March is a busy month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><i>follow your dreams - they know the way</i></span></div><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-56320189589528767962021-03-01T13:27:00.000-06:002021-03-01T13:27:11.126-06:00welcome . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Can you believe it's March already?! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This winter went by very quickly and I don't mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmiX3oGBp6D_m0KqMGD7mFHSxpE3vkamAo7zvj5-Y_ZEcMqx5vZtGARk8rUNxV6iPZsmXaT-9rlb75VOchDWdSBFzG-6iG-FAUDAgy8FqsZh0qvUnLvthIZ5YPPozj1y0eRFg37uMGeA7/s1401/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1003" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmiX3oGBp6D_m0KqMGD7mFHSxpE3vkamAo7zvj5-Y_ZEcMqx5vZtGARk8rUNxV6iPZsmXaT-9rlb75VOchDWdSBFzG-6iG-FAUDAgy8FqsZh0qvUnLvthIZ5YPPozj1y0eRFg37uMGeA7/w286-h400/006+%25282%2529.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> A freebie from Plum Street Samplers. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the slower we go </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">the more we see</i></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-76901596446447934962021-02-22T14:11:00.000-06:002021-02-22T14:11:07.870-06:00<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">These are the pouches I made - assorted sizes - useful for all sorts of items. The black one shows the lining - lousy photo, I know - I'm not going to sweat the small stuff. ^^</span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV661sdrIjylRh9yay9L-8iID5jHGohj-g0jf2UwX_kbEpDTLQsySJ_D-r6wxmrGMnhU9r6aOiyGR2G2NvkBYMjqztDTCeyNapjbErx2PZxFjr-zr_Rn_BfF8zaYsbayOdU4nX-HnAeUPY/s2032/002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2032" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV661sdrIjylRh9yay9L-8iID5jHGohj-g0jf2UwX_kbEpDTLQsySJ_D-r6wxmrGMnhU9r6aOiyGR2G2NvkBYMjqztDTCeyNapjbErx2PZxFjr-zr_Rn_BfF8zaYsbayOdU4nX-HnAeUPY/w640-h426/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today I used up some fabric by covering my small ironing board - I rather like how colourful it is. The wee tray is one that has been waiting to be assembled for months - today was the day!! The centre portion is embroidered.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44XxDCXfABnZyR1oWGnR8hiLCQz8wPvy7zXA0CJB-FXnJyyMHAKzxk9KCm7JjF0m1Ry_GmE4hHpdIt5io1_kvm_tLpaHRfr-B_tKIzxp7-nkqogZESdwRSE9EmLqiz8w89u4lT-67pk-0/s1970/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1970" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44XxDCXfABnZyR1oWGnR8hiLCQz8wPvy7zXA0CJB-FXnJyyMHAKzxk9KCm7JjF0m1Ry_GmE4hHpdIt5io1_kvm_tLpaHRfr-B_tKIzxp7-nkqogZESdwRSE9EmLqiz8w89u4lT-67pk-0/w640-h253/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our temperature reached +7C (45F) today - wow!! And that was with a mostly cloudy sky. Snow has disappeared and there is lots of bare grass. We had morning coffee break outdoors on the patio and sat out again after lunch - delicious!! Hmm, wonder if it will get even warmer before the day is over. ^^</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">On the weekend I watched the movie "To Olivia" and this quote stuck in my mind . . . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I can't unthink what I think</i></span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-31236205349540151892021-02-15T06:10:00.001-06:002021-02-15T06:10:24.805-06:00heart month . . . <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Valentine's Day has come and gone but it's still heart month. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uHdqTkm4qrDShebpsL01OmVxFM6qc-kF370QNN1UY2Yw5Hd1IidqVTbDZkPFddm8xVe9yre1fXd3OuC2KAfYuc0XS7gIoATlQFpzvJecPnIxKMox4TtzLIadKtefZ_yOGtQGEm8sAJL3/s1703/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="1240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uHdqTkm4qrDShebpsL01OmVxFM6qc-kF370QNN1UY2Yw5Hd1IidqVTbDZkPFddm8xVe9yre1fXd3OuC2KAfYuc0XS7gIoATlQFpzvJecPnIxKMox4TtzLIadKtefZ_yOGtQGEm8sAJL3/w291-h400/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I've been working on my fabric <strike>horde</strike> stash. I sorted, pressed, cut and even made a few things. The pressing and cutting was back-breaking at times - I quickly learned to pace myself. One of the most interesting items I made was a tote bag that is reversible and sewed up rather quickly - I found the design <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM_aLB69eoA" target="_blank">here</a>. I've also made several pouches in a variety of sizes - they come in handy to store all sorts of things from ear pods to patterns. Some pillowcases were created along with a <a href="https://hellosewing.com/diy-reusable-swiffer-duster-cloths/" target="_blank">swiffer</a> duster refill that was quick and easy. I'd received a free swiffer duster and really like it for getting into the little knicks and crannies but the refills are very expensive so I was pleased to be able to make one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The good news is that the COLD weather has departed - woohoo!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>your happiness always begins with you</i></span></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-50615139379424657672021-02-08T13:40:00.000-06:002021-02-08T13:40:33.982-06:00a confession . . .<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1m-lzOIDzZw68MstW-Pz5lKFLqlbGWSeR3VNYMlCyeXCzkSp9yz44JEQBUrG0ytihZLcvOiQsup6ipyA-O4DDOZZCPkVcn46XMj9vu8HTc2TlYqUWX8rJOnXGBLh6_UFqQ96mp-DZWBpD/s2017/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2017" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1m-lzOIDzZw68MstW-Pz5lKFLqlbGWSeR3VNYMlCyeXCzkSp9yz44JEQBUrG0ytihZLcvOiQsup6ipyA-O4DDOZZCPkVcn46XMj9vu8HTc2TlYqUWX8rJOnXGBLh6_UFqQ96mp-DZWBpD/w400-h244/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Last month I did <u>not</u> finish a book that I'd started. It turned out to be a collection of short stories - the first was quite good but the next couple were off the wall, so to speak, and I didn't waste any more time on it. I started this one and what a fabulous read it was! There is a sequel to it that I'm hoping to come across. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_8etYN2bQDbRb0V0PrZWGIPUXXySuye5FdAQ_I0UISnjvemFU76XcmRPLQ9T-vuis0shKWpyNve2IrpLQ68-YVdgR9jPC3N3ntPx8QlaHbfg7wSeYdmsaVAeml411aorKC61TttJBDNg/s1190/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_8etYN2bQDbRb0V0PrZWGIPUXXySuye5FdAQ_I0UISnjvemFU76XcmRPLQ9T-vuis0shKWpyNve2IrpLQ68-YVdgR9jPC3N3ntPx8QlaHbfg7wSeYdmsaVAeml411aorKC61TttJBDNg/w400-h400/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Once again I'm working on downsizing the pantry and freezer - I started this a year ago and then the grocery shelves emptied for several weeks because of the pandemic panic buying - I quit using up everything since I couldn't replace anything when needed. It's nice to walk into the pantry now and see empty space and to have space in the freezer again. ^^</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It's bitterly COLD just now but the sun is shining for which we're grateful. You don't want to know what the windchill value is - really, you don't - it makes us appreciate being retired and able to stay home. Perhaps this Arctic Vortex is payback for the mild winter we've had so far. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnuJ1mrmUOfu6FAhSzGZNr12CzSXGbNHxieiLCJsxfhS2gdQhYlHNYI5BBf7FUZq_d1Alli0I6ab2nwWVV6D5DOkuxgGf8p4DYtzhD7Ls-AL1M8fEXSMBj-UznlnCxA-Y_xiM3NfroNz4/s1480/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1480" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnuJ1mrmUOfu6FAhSzGZNr12CzSXGbNHxieiLCJsxfhS2gdQhYlHNYI5BBf7FUZq_d1Alli0I6ab2nwWVV6D5DOkuxgGf8p4DYtzhD7Ls-AL1M8fEXSMBj-UznlnCxA-Y_xiM3NfroNz4/w400-h339/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">an idea from homeroad.net</div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br />happiness is not a destination - </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>it's the journey</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-44568561667734774852021-02-02T06:58:00.000-06:002021-02-02T06:58:17.827-06:00dolce far niente . . .<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I've finally experienced 'dolce far niente' - the sweetness of doing nothing - I quite enjoyed it - I recommend it. I'm not a workaholic but I try to keep busy and keep up with whatever needs doing so 'dolce far niente' is a new experience for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnrP7-8QYzDT5o_XHbxObkRvsd12s4tpNdaiMCtclOVymxGh1URx7VmbVKd5fGnKEZOiEF-sWK7yMQHjX2M6rlpnS8tGx1Vpe3ArsILiXgaOT3aBRrREJjd8hupLKkr-IcxjNOJHsrdqf/s1436/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1128" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnrP7-8QYzDT5o_XHbxObkRvsd12s4tpNdaiMCtclOVymxGh1URx7VmbVKd5fGnKEZOiEF-sWK7yMQHjX2M6rlpnS8tGx1Vpe3ArsILiXgaOT3aBRrREJjd8hupLKkr-IcxjNOJHsrdqf/w314-h400/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>shoot for the moon</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>and even if you miss</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you'll land among the stars</i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-62467892235807901952021-01-25T09:37:00.000-06:002021-01-25T09:37:45.012-06:00Alba gu broth . . .<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ogDuo0czY2dMcYFYuhoAjECakNcAFu5acVjHhItFhrsSCljDH4qb0ddz0gsnmIU8bU0D8DyyFMfSZVjVfPhICxaVC7Y6MdxnDeuypgfJaRO1zKrIEelSP-NEctSaLYoW47fMrNLv25Mw/s1421/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1421" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ogDuo0czY2dMcYFYuhoAjECakNcAFu5acVjHhItFhrsSCljDH4qb0ddz0gsnmIU8bU0D8DyyFMfSZVjVfPhICxaVC7Y6MdxnDeuypgfJaRO1zKrIEelSP-NEctSaLYoW47fMrNLv25Mw/w400-h329/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This month is flying by - actually the last 11 months have flown by.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This may be the first Elizabeth Lowell book that I've read - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">it won't be the last - it was an excellent read!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The snowflakes are 5 minute snowflakes from <a href="https://www.crochetforyoublog.com/2017/12/5-minute-crochet-snowflake/">here</a> - they really</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">do work up that quickly!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Today is Robbie Burns day . . . Alba gu broth - Scotland forever!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>we rise by lifting others</i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-19112077184707864652021-01-19T06:00:00.001-06:002021-01-19T06:00:04.193-06:00keep on . . .<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxQiXW-QX2wIoCOGRfh3FBXqIU4u_cKPKAJVmdNqlAS1_Zb7_1wKxKIOQNE82H8QRKxWBYMaz2-DhIz3XWPohFQk9Qzolq1NzyKM0ttBMpQb00b_wkoF54q6_EVOqBy_yamEQuVrECwlb/s1219/003+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxQiXW-QX2wIoCOGRfh3FBXqIU4u_cKPKAJVmdNqlAS1_Zb7_1wKxKIOQNE82H8QRKxWBYMaz2-DhIz3XWPohFQk9Qzolq1NzyKM0ttBMpQb00b_wkoF54q6_EVOqBy_yamEQuVrECwlb/s320/003+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Stitching is my go-to for relaxing and something I enjoy as well.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is part of a design by Sue Hillis.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I completed my third book of 2021 - '<i>First Light</i>' by Bill Rancic. The ending was not what I was expecting - silly me. I finished this book only because I had started it and I try to discipline myself to finish what I start. ^^</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>every morning is a fresh start - </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>wake up with a thankful heart</i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-17612189701889435412021-01-12T18:03:00.000-06:002021-01-12T18:03:39.815-06:00oh hoot . . .<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLrt9afvVFESZRcFlnYGwBI29yHmiVzrl_ZvNLpCLPsrhmiMm1RByirxXpvFO1XBvRNaoio7tkp7HvPdfITZrNB_s0n-ZxsCGon39eqOt69ymYAuxupIlfaU_WKvWbSq-CdY3TzRyu4B2/s1438/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLrt9afvVFESZRcFlnYGwBI29yHmiVzrl_ZvNLpCLPsrhmiMm1RByirxXpvFO1XBvRNaoio7tkp7HvPdfITZrNB_s0n-ZxsCGon39eqOt69ymYAuxupIlfaU_WKvWbSq-CdY3TzRyu4B2/s320/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These cute little owls were something I worked on over the holidays. They are a pattern from <a href="https://annemarieshaakblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/crochet-owls.html" target="_blank">Annemarie</a>. I made the beaks with 3 lazy daisy stitches, added squiggly eyes just because I have lots, made them in different sizes and used neutral shades of yarn. They make me smile. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior84dXlGJKjs3bbSqo3VEzovn4Dt4FcQAwxEaDGs6YKz54BTEGhDhFbXw5ZIU0d5KaFS_LBPL2CRAonOZ-VXmValgrNqzUuwDMupmjRn_2Qln2K36qogb0ty6xXr1l5sUGbx7QdKiTSvK/s1935/003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior84dXlGJKjs3bbSqo3VEzovn4Dt4FcQAwxEaDGs6YKz54BTEGhDhFbXw5ZIU0d5KaFS_LBPL2CRAonOZ-VXmValgrNqzUuwDMupmjRn_2Qln2K36qogb0ty6xXr1l5sUGbx7QdKiTSvK/s320/003.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This is my second read of this year. In 2020 I read a lot of books but didn't keep track of them. This year looks like it could be another reading marathon so I'm going to keep track of the books here so that I have a record to look back on. I hadn't read this author for many years - when I spotted it in our building library I decided to give it a whirl - I was not disappointed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>without rain nothing grows -</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>learn to embrace the storms in your life</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-61785085379238341112021-01-07T13:29:00.000-06:002021-01-07T13:29:05.077-06:00off and running ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIhKShMUQBPyoB0ju5BqFoPnkC1ZWBLJzVI-OX1P3_6Y4OH_fX5cSGcFMI0VQO3-p2XYyNpbSRoXPaUFkZ7uns7rahJcC9PRJIu2JwUt-LsGIpVbJfYU-DR-nQ_6Djw5QBTr33qjXPfkw/s1537/007+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1152" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIhKShMUQBPyoB0ju5BqFoPnkC1ZWBLJzVI-OX1P3_6Y4OH_fX5cSGcFMI0VQO3-p2XYyNpbSRoXPaUFkZ7uns7rahJcC9PRJIu2JwUt-LsGIpVbJfYU-DR-nQ_6Djw5QBTr33qjXPfkw/w320-h335/007+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I guess I'm off and running having started and finished my first book of 2021 - it was a good read.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>look around . . .</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>all that clutter used to be money</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-92035473390891149942020-12-23T05:00:00.001-06:002020-12-23T05:00:06.575-06:00wishing you ....<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Wishing you</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">a season of gladness,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">a season of cheer,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">and to top it all off -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">a wonderful year!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMygZq0bgJsu1MDVsURNFE4cLVuoissG99CIK8wl5klIGgBh7GE-6rfXOlyyZZsDa9H3RRnUqT7XcRadORdnhu2DOjNweTyv8X8-wRNfZ5cb99RjHd2v77qW5B0bWYvNvZoFhygZ2bvPwg/s1562/001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1562" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMygZq0bgJsu1MDVsURNFE4cLVuoissG99CIK8wl5klIGgBh7GE-6rfXOlyyZZsDa9H3RRnUqT7XcRadORdnhu2DOjNweTyv8X8-wRNfZ5cb99RjHd2v77qW5B0bWYvNvZoFhygZ2bvPwg/w640-h410/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>what if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store;</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>what if, perhaps, it means a little bit more</i></span></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-72101425351692490982020-12-21T02:00:00.000-06:002020-12-21T02:00:00.785-06:00merry solstice ...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYV3EHsae7kHLwHjNfoVaXmGdzK8Txmj1nygGr7LrINntCXHzt3qwcOPkWwgLhEtYu_E9U9gIUCRR0gjW5S98xMhcnyP1fKmwAz-Uc4VSbV059WOAyprAvOY3pRH6W1BMq8GFHPi9TJZg/s1153/035+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYV3EHsae7kHLwHjNfoVaXmGdzK8Txmj1nygGr7LrINntCXHzt3qwcOPkWwgLhEtYu_E9U9gIUCRR0gjW5S98xMhcnyP1fKmwAz-Uc4VSbV059WOAyprAvOY3pRH6W1BMq8GFHPi9TJZg/w422-h640/035+%25282%2529.JPG" width="422" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Design by the Primitive Hare</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>from out of darkness and cold,</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the light and hope return</i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-9888763455149101692020-11-29T07:02:00.000-06:002020-11-29T07:02:36.060-06:00tree farm ....<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Looks like I've got a wee tree farm - pattern from Annemarie's Haakblog - I used a 3.5 mm hook with #3 yarn - the pattern is easy....</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHobBGx2w2CzQ-QJEFw10wQPUE5CcpiDLX7fIyW5GihCEh_DbiRYyIa4oZX_RY3UV5xgO1iON6unXTI0uh6wwDpkw3_PhunxJT5gFtA3_BBOyWtirncLUt6f4giSXsE9AGOKiJoEaCAkr/s1507/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1507" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHobBGx2w2CzQ-QJEFw10wQPUE5CcpiDLX7fIyW5GihCEh_DbiRYyIa4oZX_RY3UV5xgO1iON6unXTI0uh6wwDpkw3_PhunxJT5gFtA3_BBOyWtirncLUt6f4giSXsE9AGOKiJoEaCAkr/w400-h316/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Made these package tie-ons from the same pattern - used #4 yarn and made them one layer with no stuffing - sounds a bit like a recipe, lol. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dnnIBBuov56UoUV2MacxpZKE81y09mGH3DvaSpkgsmxeMCd6rnUuXIcuWoemDQJYuGkcHLn5lg8xICkmRs8DIsdq15tXpd5I-3hK_i7MLesmjZHxH_HwZcPNvFTnWwKlD2kte9X8VVsv/s1210/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1210" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dnnIBBuov56UoUV2MacxpZKE81y09mGH3DvaSpkgsmxeMCd6rnUuXIcuWoemDQJYuGkcHLn5lg8xICkmRs8DIsdq15tXpd5I-3hK_i7MLesmjZHxH_HwZcPNvFTnWwKlD2kte9X8VVsv/w400-h368/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Kola - she belongs to our 93 yo neighbour, J. J brings Kola to visit us regularly - Kola knows where we keep the doggie treats and isn't shy about asking for one or two or ..... J is as sharp as a tack, totally independent - does her own shopping, cleaning, cooking, gardening, still drives, etc. We consider ourselves blessed to have her for a friend - she tells the most interesting and entertaining stories - recently she told us about Christmas when she was a kid. One of her stories was about how she sang loudly and knew all the words for the songs for the Christmas concert but couldn't hold a tune to save her life - how we three laughed - she went on to tell us that the teacher invited her to stand at the front and lead the choir but to mouth the words only</span>. </span> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWs6L_RfM2DW80CpPCULwqkFNck_lxNvmZaenGfK8bTay3-evDSVRCuabc-E4GkLV011mVMitaLzkbT5bt6EhP3IEENAiELNyFZDnRi9IMzejL-QOGzynOf_EiRvW0XC2gIzJ2q72fNhx/s1750/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1343" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWs6L_RfM2DW80CpPCULwqkFNck_lxNvmZaenGfK8bTay3-evDSVRCuabc-E4GkLV011mVMitaLzkbT5bt6EhP3IEENAiELNyFZDnRi9IMzejL-QOGzynOf_EiRvW0XC2gIzJ2q72fNhx/w308-h400/006+%25282%2529.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>if a family has an old person in it, it possesses a jewel</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-45460482826349294372020-11-23T12:51:00.000-06:002020-11-23T12:51:21.722-06:00Christmas is out ...<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I put Christmas out on the weekend - I know, I know, it's early but this is a crazy year! The décor, the lights, etc. brightened up our home and lifted our spirits. Our only outings since we closed the cabin are for groceries so it's been rather dull around here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">These are a few of the ornaments on the tree - the birds are designed by Downeast Thunder Farm and the stockings are by Michelle Palmer...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4TWIYzGGv3NtS5Cawzh6qofO_MpVXpMFBD9yBqjqCTYPuNluHcXt7yDRN5YFBMivS0Rog8kPPpH9MkMkpCkSR71CoA6M1ydzOEDfo6J73ZMxJRX1uYCUnxSdsni12bdBvuGd6AbcoXq3/s2032/002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2032" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4TWIYzGGv3NtS5Cawzh6qofO_MpVXpMFBD9yBqjqCTYPuNluHcXt7yDRN5YFBMivS0Rog8kPPpH9MkMkpCkSR71CoA6M1ydzOEDfo6J73ZMxJRX1uYCUnxSdsni12bdBvuGd6AbcoXq3/w640-h368/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>always remember </span><span>that your present situation</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>is not your final destination - </span><span>the best is yet to come</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-21597522795659998242020-11-07T10:09:00.000-06:002020-11-07T10:09:34.266-06:00still here ...<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">I've been doing more of what makes me happy which is why I've been absent - I've been enjoying it - here's a sample of what I've been up to. I turned a couple of favourite quilt blocks into cushion covers ...</span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbVFoqVtdgR-GpWUSoWCj7zVZmgwbirjfx0cVlaCuVwBSHSsu4hFYnijGKvMVdj0tPduPUrp8JDF7mn2Iuys8_2Hs_vNB3sJvm4SJbzauk_cwTIc4dNmv2JgRWrE8tDP0-VIsRQ1MWLA7/s1046/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbVFoqVtdgR-GpWUSoWCj7zVZmgwbirjfx0cVlaCuVwBSHSsu4hFYnijGKvMVdj0tPduPUrp8JDF7mn2Iuys8_2Hs_vNB3sJvm4SJbzauk_cwTIc4dNmv2JgRWrE8tDP0-VIsRQ1MWLA7/s320/006+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbuuW74pkwzX6nFwasVdXJ2Sv-VNe_rL3rC-tPqqWu7qPZDVt7FxCAXZ7dwg_ljwau-fV4IRBTC5VZ1aKHb1yllG9_glyyYbXiYg0f1z_KCjPJfXf3eZiVNN35b_itCWn8dRxBskaGQUl/s1367/008+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbuuW74pkwzX6nFwasVdXJ2Sv-VNe_rL3rC-tPqqWu7qPZDVt7FxCAXZ7dwg_ljwau-fV4IRBTC5VZ1aKHb1yllG9_glyyYbXiYg0f1z_KCjPJfXf3eZiVNN35b_itCWn8dRxBskaGQUl/s320/008+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Another one into a table mat ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjvfriQhJf5CrOLK_BJx5MOahbnX8esru73DnjGsmgwrzkr3l_yxMVWgM6aB25_spu8NS4eYRfZm41suH7midIz1Abv7CQmT-5ZpOi_YCyoAxdqGXFoQB1v5Vh0dPlS9Cj0XsZyXIP1YY/s1154/007+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjvfriQhJf5CrOLK_BJx5MOahbnX8esru73DnjGsmgwrzkr3l_yxMVWgM6aB25_spu8NS4eYRfZm41suH7midIz1Abv7CQmT-5ZpOi_YCyoAxdqGXFoQB1v5Vh0dPlS9Cj0XsZyXIP1YY/s320/007+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I finished some cross stitch into tags - this is one of them ...</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmH_K5RTQUAscCADRBipD077KnBPeTgu49ld6GVXmWM_upHW-ggJtsCxHj1Jyw3t4izctOMWXcYIsAeyBKMYf78yagqEC_MHNIjZ6amFN_xmxZRnzdK8IXevSq_uOJIwDZQC6RkffmJz2/s1301/004+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1301" data-original-width="1074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmH_K5RTQUAscCADRBipD077KnBPeTgu49ld6GVXmWM_upHW-ggJtsCxHj1Jyw3t4izctOMWXcYIsAeyBKMYf78yagqEC_MHNIjZ6amFN_xmxZRnzdK8IXevSq_uOJIwDZQC6RkffmJz2/s320/004+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I love these robins - I think this is a Lesley Teare design. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This one is a Lesley Teare design ....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XV6bQAZde-ft18i4h-ATDWgx-a92gQKNrwhD49yrSJT2xtaDDInJl90StRU8kMJZZ9n7BGc4NPEW-IVUXRh_l_pp1vZM6D5eE2bup-bY9F36mualG2hK03ljg8nzJmVRWcZrtuk7X-xN/s1491/001+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1177" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XV6bQAZde-ft18i4h-ATDWgx-a92gQKNrwhD49yrSJT2xtaDDInJl90StRU8kMJZZ9n7BGc4NPEW-IVUXRh_l_pp1vZM6D5eE2bup-bY9F36mualG2hK03ljg8nzJmVRWcZrtuk7X-xN/s320/001+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There is a bit of a Christmas theme here - I love everything about Christmas - it brings me pleasure and tranquility. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">h</span>appiness is not the absence of problems -</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>it's the ability to deal with them</i></span></p></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-41263642954127137232020-10-08T09:48:00.000-05:002020-10-08T09:48:41.207-05:00keeping busy ...<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Life is rather quiet for us just now. We mask up to go for groceries and that's it for excitement now that we've closed the cabin for the season. I'm enjoying being at home and 'doing more of what makes me happy'. ^^ Here is some show and tell:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVwPnntilXIEltvwbPR_bth0tUv-b1-9v6SHENGLGg0t7B2l0RlVCfqpHAD18eG_ExgPIS7NOt7HeaYD8WQjxc-sJD_vXEBMsylDFoIpKrSyrfFmZw_DOCxLa-V_I-fIMxBoTKp7V5J0B/s1171/002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVwPnntilXIEltvwbPR_bth0tUv-b1-9v6SHENGLGg0t7B2l0RlVCfqpHAD18eG_ExgPIS7NOt7HeaYD8WQjxc-sJD_vXEBMsylDFoIpKrSyrfFmZw_DOCxLa-V_I-fIMxBoTKp7V5J0B/s320/002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This card is a design by Rhona Norrie - I love her mice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">and especially these two. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78K3YsAXJMLXDJn_RpdRMTlEbdQCjm0Bf7a_IQICWz9f70nqnv9lQ_pFz06XDv_1diaP8aNwoKYJCI-Nx7vLIbqoBh6X__vC2ydRJaFLof77gAlBecklabeS3L0mD3rcYdYryuU-0rYoT/s1697/004+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78K3YsAXJMLXDJn_RpdRMTlEbdQCjm0Bf7a_IQICWz9f70nqnv9lQ_pFz06XDv_1diaP8aNwoKYJCI-Nx7vLIbqoBh6X__vC2ydRJaFLof77gAlBecklabeS3L0mD3rcYdYryuU-0rYoT/w330-h640/004+%25282%2529.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A design by Lizzie Kate - finished with a frame of twigs.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjIyobM_se9gVkLCGjB5Pu8GHp_SZq2A6SZwhm1Nbsmgi02gpxZ0jdpZIPXosmqFqQ8Ik9jMtl3QAEq78vbW6WHK6lsAA6vTf-2_O88pBDi5sxXaE6_5_d51ap086s_62vg-EeEzaBQj2/s1357/001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1077" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjIyobM_se9gVkLCGjB5Pu8GHp_SZq2A6SZwhm1Nbsmgi02gpxZ0jdpZIPXosmqFqQ8Ik9jMtl3QAEq78vbW6WHK6lsAA6vTf-2_O88pBDi5sxXaE6_5_d51ap086s_62vg-EeEzaBQj2/w318-h400/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is also a card - design is from a kit that I purchased</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> a very long time ago but is timeless.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKK4344x_RhuhjjVqMHUdEMXvDg4YeuWBLIZss96DhlGxb-5Tk7qX7iPcRWHwUfixevKKco6IPmWCluVu9d440GRpKAVGXRIs3qJNyjGUbH3GlbGpMlm-l2vwXaeelufqZKPbXxh01BA2/s1589/005+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1589" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKK4344x_RhuhjjVqMHUdEMXvDg4YeuWBLIZss96DhlGxb-5Tk7qX7iPcRWHwUfixevKKco6IPmWCluVu9d440GRpKAVGXRIs3qJNyjGUbH3GlbGpMlm-l2vwXaeelufqZKPbXxh01BA2/w400-h325/005+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bowl of pumpkins and apples.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIBPH8gt7tgfeePcHM7Yy7cHHTehB_7AT1AMD8IjNXA7NoP40VZ48v0NKTyrNEBEyrYoytV4wdiA7F2F7Snq-1BTn4S496au_giH_Df7__hSB9W9REZhAD2LvbKCfh8UAfdL31Amj5VU/s1723/006+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="1147" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIBPH8gt7tgfeePcHM7Yy7cHHTehB_7AT1AMD8IjNXA7NoP40VZ48v0NKTyrNEBEyrYoytV4wdiA7F2F7Snq-1BTn4S496au_giH_Df7__hSB9W9REZhAD2LvbKCfh8UAfdL31Amj5VU/w426-h640/006+%25282%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The cosmos are still happily blooming - no killing frost at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">our place just yet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><i>Whatever comes, let it come,</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><i>whatever stays, let it stay,</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><i>whatever goes, let it go.</i></span></span></div><p></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382892377041106694.post-22629257407382147772020-09-23T12:27:00.000-05:002020-09-23T12:27:37.282-05:00what is that ...<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We closed the cabin on the weekend and I am content to be at home. The first couple of days at home I was getting a whiff of something that I couldn't put my finger on. At one point I asked my fella what is that smell - he couldn't smell it. ^^ I checked everything I could think of even going outside to see if the smell was coming from there - all to no avail. Then one evening the light bulb went on - could it be the apple cider vinegar I was using to trap the fruit flies - yes sirree, that's exactly what it was - and I must say it was doing an excellent job! </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">August 1st I decided to start 'under doing it' - we so often 'over do' things. It's a lot of 'doing' to go back and forth to the cabin and keep things taken care of at home - there is never <strike>any</strike> enough time to do the things I want - always it's about doing what needs to be done. This Lizzie Kate design seemed appropriate to stitch - I left out the flowers...</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZk_SHMMSsSwtDeAbq_3eWIB2WryaWHPbxq30xx0i_lorCyAN2o5VrHtF0xZEuXCqnJ7A_F3GkNErTd4xIuslGscMAJ3jTRTgECIXXLgxlmVeDXhLjKPCFuWJeBhmU7QFAZl0h3XvpvfS9/s1581/001+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1581" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZk_SHMMSsSwtDeAbq_3eWIB2WryaWHPbxq30xx0i_lorCyAN2o5VrHtF0xZEuXCqnJ7A_F3GkNErTd4xIuslGscMAJ3jTRTgECIXXLgxlmVeDXhLjKPCFuWJeBhmU7QFAZl0h3XvpvfS9/w400-h279/001+%25283%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">sometimes happiness is a feeling -</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>sometimes it's a decision</i></span></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com6