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Since I took quite a few pictures from the passenger seat on our trip to Lake Fausse Point State Park, I’m sharing a few more pictures. I’ve been remiss in keeping up my blog since my visit to the hospital and through the Christmas season. So, Let me make it up to you, sort of. […]
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A few weeks ago, we discovered something that we didn’t even know existed. Firstly that there is a Dutch oven club. In case you don’t know, Dutch oven are wrought iron pots used all over the world for hundreds of years. They are almost indestructable, very heavy so they cook evenly, and after a bit
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I’m hoping that your family is well and ready to ring in the new year. We have several sick ones–a positive for Covid, a couple of ear infections, and a stomach bug making its rounds–but we’re all here! We spent Christmas with the kids, grandchildren and great-grandies. Some came and went; others ate lunch and
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Tiered trays are all the rage right now, but what do you do when all the cute little Christmas items are put away? Of course, you can always put the tray in with the rest of the Christmas decor. But why? The empty tray could also become a year-round decor addition. To that end, you
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Have you been considering using tiered trays in your decor? If so, I have ideas to help you get started. Start easy — use what you already have! 2. Use color or not. 3. Make your own. Everyone loves handmade these days! 4. Include signs and phrases that you want to share with family and
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The Cotton Quilters’ Guild had a lovely Christmas party. The food, catered from Bernard’s Catering, was delicious. Each person brought a small gift and we played “dirty Santa,” the game in which players can “steal” from someone who has a gift you’d like to have. I walked away with a portable pressing mat, though I
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It feels like such a long time since I wrote any Pinterest posts. Mostly because things are no better with our internet situation. I just figured out a way to make it work. Here’s a short version of how I get things done: 1. write the post at home in Microsoft Word, 2. take and
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I try to walk every day. Scratch that. I manage to make myself walk a couple of days a week. It’s a boring activity that gets me nowhere. I mean, maybe if I had somewhere to go. But anyway. I walk around our property and try to amuse myself along the way. These are a
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If you’re wondering what animals I’m referring to in the title, it’s all of them. My own sweet grands included. We visited the Alexandria Zoo to see their Christmas lights. Naturally it was dark but it was also cold. Breezy cold. I had a hat, gloves, coat, and boots. And I shivered. I suppose if
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I have a booth at Griffins Antiques where I can sell a few items. To that end, I’ve been making mostly Christmas trees: they are easy enough and fun. I especially like that I’ve been using some of the items from my stash of crafty stuff. (As opposed to sewing/quilting stuff.) It’s wonderful to have
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