2 months ago
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Thinking About Friendship - Do you ever think about friendship? I do.Do you have lots of friends: people who call and stop by, people who do thoughtful things for you; girlfriends you...
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The Green Shoots of Autumn - I'm not so sure I see any "green shoots" in the economy like Ben Bernanke claims to see, but one of the rewards of autumn weeding is uncovering the green ...
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Pyssel, gammaldags julmarknad & "ny" butik! - Nu pysslas, sys och målas det för fullt här på Annalunda inför julmarknaden till helgen, och förstås även till Annalundas butik. Varmt välkommen den 28-2...1 week ago
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Sunny California -- May 27-30, 2009 - We had a memorial service for Aunt Laura's husband Don Seavey on Friday, May 29th. About 35 people were there to support Laura and her sons, including her...
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Sparkly Pretty Logs ~ A quick easy project for you to make - In our big clean up and preparations for the big 6 year old birthday party this weekend, I came across these three dried out dead logs from my favourite ...3 days ago
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Merry Christmas Silhouette! - Well...it has been a crazy past few months- Christmas has been in full throttle for us!! We introduced our new 2009 Christmas silhouette...and were swampe...
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Driving the Slug Bug - We have a 1971 VW Super Beetle. We bought it at a pawn shop (not kidding). It is Manly’s daily driver and I think it is the cutest thing ever. It has been ...1 day ago
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Raspberry Dreams - I am going to a Christmas Relief Society (our women's organization) dinner tonight at our church and we are having a cookie exchange and a Christmas musica...
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Morning Surprise - To my surprise this morning I found Tank’s email in my inbox, titling DMBLGIT November 2009: Winner Announcement. The content was the congratulation for ...
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WATERSIDE WEDNESDAY: TABLE TALK - (Available from Williams Sonoma) Although it's more common at this time of year for decorating to take on a red and green hue, coastal decor is always in-...
3 days ago -
Lights of Limerick, Ireland - Away from my neck of the woods for a visit to a very GREEN place. Did you know you can see Ireland GREEN from the space station so I was told today by a...
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I saw Santa Claus! - Yes indeed....recently the Lodge at the lake that we live near held an event that Kailei's chamber choir sang at. We went to see our girl sing and h...
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Autumn Jewels - Autumn has so far been a rather sparkling affair with gorgeous jewels dotted about in the garden.The beauty of flowers is especially poignant at this time of...
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The End of November Approacheth! - If there has been a defining weather pattern colour for NOvember, it's been grey. Grey skies, often wringing rain out like water from a dirty dishrag, making...
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Approved! - Wow! Prayer really does work, as does the miracle of friendship. Thanks to our many friends and loved ones who added us to their prayer lists today, we rec...
3 months ago -
Something a little different - 8" Painted Bowl, after VanGogh's painting I've wanted to try this for awhile - to recreate, in a paraphrased form, a master's painting on the concave surf...
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Peppermint Stick Christmas Cupcake Painting - I listed this Peppermint Stick Christmas Cupcake painting on eBay last night. I like it next to my Cherry Cupcake painting and that's where it will stay un...
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Baptism Cake - This is white fudge cake with white chocolate raspberry ganache filling and almond butter cream frosting. The roses and leaves are fondant.
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The Lost Coast Daily Painters Calendar, plus Chicken Notecards! - The group I paint with, Lost Coast Daily Painters, is pleased to announce the release of our 2010 calendar on Zazzle.com. We've gathered Humboldt County scen...4 weeks ago
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All The Reasons I'm Not Blogging - A. Because of my unpredictable life, I have a fear of commitment. B. I tend to get addicted to things. (Maybe “obsessed” is a better word though I do t...
3 days ago -
Indoor Bulb Beauty - One of the joys of winter indoor gardening is watching forced bulbs bloom. I love all the different unique containers that can be used and how beautifully ...
2 days ago -
My oh My where did the time go? - Hello hello, and happy holidays my sweet friends!! It has been so so long since I last checked in! So sorry for that. Life has been quite tornado like the...
4 days ago -
My life with Poinsettia - second year - If you remember my Poinsettias from last year, you don't need to click here to see how it looked like last Christmas and after Christmas. I kept it since the...
1 week ago -
HAPPY Birthday ! - hAPPY'S bIRTHDAY, originally uploaded by HAPPY LOVES ROSIE. Hello Gals...Yes its December 2nd and its my Birthday Yippeeeee! May I first Thank all the ...4 days ago
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Easy Like Sunday - Taken Thanksgiving Day at the playground down the road from the home of granddaughter Diana and her parents Jack and Jennie.4 hours ago
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Last Post Here - Hia this is going to be my last post (sob) here on this site as Blogger has said I have reached the end of my free photograph upload quota. It was quite a ...5 months ago
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339- Incognito - My backdoor neighbor's sons trimmed his fruit trees and a few branches fell over the fence into my yard. I dutifully picked them up (no, I didn't even cons...4 hours ago
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Spring memories & Pasqueflowers - Sometimes a garden's greatest solace lies in the place it holds in our memory. At other times, the value of a garden resides not in our thoughts about the ...6 months ago
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cupcake sewing cards tutorial - I received the book, Cupcakes! for my birthday. While reading it, I found a great tutorial for creating children's sewing cards shaped like cupcakes. In t...
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The Trombone - Right now we're living in a 2 bedroom house. One room we sleep in and the other.... all of Jake's instruments sleep in. Somehow we've ended up with about...
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Random Monday - I haven't posted in a while because I've been having WAY too much fun on Facebook. Sorry for the defection! I will post here occasionally because there are...9 months ago
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Maybe This Is It... - Every time I think we have seen the last harvest of our Summer Garden Guy comes in with a big bowl of stuff. We are still getting tomatoes, mostly the litt...1 month ago
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Sale Ending - Hi Everyone.... I am still in the middle of moving into my new home and trying to get my studio in order. I just wanted to let you all know that the 20% of...
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Taking advice from friends - ancient portfolio work - 1993 Lemsip powders, Lemsip cough medicine, lemon Lockets - it's a good job lemon is one of my favourite flavours. For the first...
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LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!! - *Here is my latest sleeping spot...carefully selected to annoy the heck out of mommy by the way! She thinks I should stay off of at least one of her sofas!...
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Wish you were here......Missing you - Welcome to Hawaii, wish you were here....... Well if you were judging by these shots you just might think that you were receiving a postcard of a beautifu...
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Facebook Friday - Saturday 11/28 1:03pm Jenni had a crying baby but needed to finish getting the laundry into the drier before getting him, so the toddler offered to nurse th...
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It's Party Time! - Okay... I'm gonna be honest. I had my party pictures all ready to go. And in the eleventh hour what did I decide to do??? Change the whole Christmas theme...
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Artists In The Garden XIII: Judy Beck Lobos of The Adventures of a Gardening Artist - Today's interview will be with Judy Beck Lobos of Judybec. "The Adventures of a Gardening Artist - my oobos" at http://oobos.blogspot.com/ 1. What is yo...
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Sunday safari - *I don't like to leave Nella at home when I go walking. Today I was hoping to photograph the Redwing and Fieldfare that have flown into the area from Nort...
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Heirloom Squash Update - In my previous post, Squash Roundup I shared about growing two new heirloom squashes this year. At the time I made the post, we had yet to taste test thes...
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Orchids Love Ice? - I've seen the "Just Add Ice" orchids in the stores before and thought to myself, "Yeah, sure." I even bought one awhile back and discarded the ice informa...4 hours ago
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Bah Humbug! - This year I have felt no Christmas spirit whatsoever. Busy at work and managing a very active household has made Christmas something to dread rather than ...
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November Blooms (GBBD 11-15-09) - Well I finally remembered it was the 15th of the month, which means it is Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day. After not participating for a few months due to fami...3 weeks ago
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The Nature of Pine Bark: Beauty in Every Line and Pore - The Beauty of Pine Bark - Lynda Lehmann c 2009 Looking for and finding natural beauty, is my life. It carries me through my days, cushioning me from life's...
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Death of the Pie - As mom builds a fire in the hearth to heat my ever-cold feet, I ponder the joys of leftover pie. There is so little pie left, about 1/2 piece of peach and ...
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Crock Pot Dressing - I'm from the school that I don't stuff my turkey. I know this is a subject of great debate! My reasons are is that it takes so much longer for the turkey t...
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Joy, My Wish for You, (and Spam) - I made these ornaments as a young, new bride in 1982. I had just learned to cross-stitch and was looking for inexpensive ornaments for our first tree. We ...
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Finding time to blog - In late spring and summer here on the higher lattitudes on the Northern Hemisphere it is hard to find time to update a garden blog. There are so many tasks...3 months ago
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Add SNOW to your blog! - Here at our little farmhouse in the country, we woke up to a winter wonderland. School was canceled and we spent the afternoon outside traipsing around in ...
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Merry Christmas, Boston, With Love - A 38-year tradition of gratitude and holiday cheer continued Dec 3. as a 14-meter Christmas tree from Nova Scotia took centre stage at the annual Tree Ligh...1 day ago
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Christmas Markets - Advent, or Christmas markets, originated in the German-speaking parts of Europe during the Middle Ages. The earliest record of a Christmas market dates b...2 days ago
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Sunday Stills Challenge - Wildflowers - Our little Flower Girl With few wildflowers remaining, I found a couple in my photo collection. Next year ... I'm going to remember to carry my macro and n...
5 months ago -
Dried Cherry & Chocolate Walnut Brittle - Hey kids! Hope you're having a good weekend. Today I can be found over at *Holly's blog.* I made candy! So check it out.12 hours ago
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Independence Days Update (after lo, these many weeks) - 1. plant something: Tulips and pansies. Still no garlic . . . every time we get ready to plant it, it rains. 2. harvest something: Eggs. Peppermint. A few le...5 days ago
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BIG news! - Okay, first I'll give you the small stuff and then we can work our way up to the big one. Here's a drawing I did for some freelance recently to accompany t...
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Toile - Some sneak peeks at the toile going up in the powder room. Taken in the evening so they are a little dark. Why do I have a floor lamp in my powder room you...
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Winter Berries Cards Arrive - *I received my pack of **Winter Berries Cards **from Heather at **Wiggly Wigglers** today and I was mighty impressed . * * * The quality of the cards and ...
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Silent Saturday is coming up Winter Roses - Roses are magnificent in the spring and summer... But there is something about a rose in winter that is hauntingly beautiful... These look like they have bee...20 hours ago
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Downs, downs and ups - Where do I start?! Once again, I apologise for not posting for a long time. It has been extremely hectic here. We have had hours and hours at a time of f...
1 month ago -
First day of school! - Whew! I wasn't sure how I felt about sending my boys back to school today. A big part of me didn't want summer to end. August went by way to fast. Surpris...
3 months ago -
Poor Pechocha! - Maya was out working in the yard with us today. She is always so good, and stays right with us. She has never taken off. She really is the perfect dog. I ...
3 months ago -
home sweet home - hope you had a great thanksgiving and thank you for all the good wishes. i had the pleasure of of going home to mom and dad’s for a couple days for double ...5 days ago
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Enamel kitchenware in a row - The farm kitchen, smell the pansies and enjoy the vintage scene. Oil on board, framed in old vintage frame.
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Pink in Paris and the Secret to Buying in France - Amy Doll gave the French women lessons on how to wear a scarf. Who knew the French twist could look like this? If you doubt that Amy walked around Paris like...4 hours ago
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Friday Fave Five - Friday Fave Five 1. Time spent with my family. We spent Friday morning riding our bikes with our daughter-in-law and eating lunch at a bakery on Coronado ...
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