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    T Tuesday: It’s beginning to look like Christmas edition

    December 6, 2016 - By 

    Now that we’ve had a bit of snow that stuck for a few days…although it’s mostly gone again…I’ve been getting into a festive mood.

    Christmas tree at night

    The tree looks so pretty even with a meager amount of ornaments this year. The ones that are on the tree are not breakable just in case.

    Marvin enjoying the lights

    Marvin enjoys lounging on the tree skirt and so far has only knocked two ornaments down.

    tea for wrapping duty

    I enjoyed a cup of tea yesterday morning while wrapping a few presents.

    crochet

    And even my crochet is a festive green color. I know I have tons of flaws, mistakes and goofy stitches in this one. I did it while watching TV, basically in the dark with Mini-me. It doesn’t matter though since this will just be a dish cloth. My stemware really doesn’t care if the stitches are right.

    Mr. G is on vacation again this week so I have no idea what the day has in store. It’s kind of fun to have a blank slate once the kids are off to school.

    What are you doing today?

    T stands for Tuesday
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    T Tuesday: lefse edition

    November 28, 2016 - By 
    T stands for Tuesday

    Trying something new for this edition of T stands for Tuesday. Mini-me helped make the first batch of lefse for the season. I took a series of photos and linked them as a slideshow. Fingers crossed that this works.

    [KGVID]http://www.halleshobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lefseday.mp4[/KGVID]

    It’s been a busy, weird week that has included but not limited to:

    ~an overnight dog visit that went reasonably well with Marvin the dog hater cat

    ~two turkey dinners

    ~precipitation of all kinds and in all directions: rain, snow, sleet and hail

    ~one panicky ER visit which turned out very benign

    ~one partially dislocated jaw (unrelated to the above)

    ~all four of us on vacation for 5 overlapping days plus extras on both ends

    ~late night scratch made brownies

    ~4 teen boys Black Friday shopping (for themselves)

    ~one Christmas tree set up and was still standing in the morning (amazing!)

    I’m absolutely positive there was more but that is all I am able to wrap my mind around at the moment.

    Kids go back to school after a 6 day break…and a mountain of laundry awaits. Living the dream boys and girls. Actually, that is serious! Yes, we all love to complain about the pesky chores of life but I am so thankful for every day that I am able to be home caring for my family.

    What are you doing today?

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    T Tuesday: AJJ edition

    November 22, 2016 - By 

    It’s a two-fer today here at Halle’s Hobbies!

    Art Journal Journey

    T stands for Tuesday

    I had planned to do two separate posts on consecutive days but a bout of stomach flu wiped me out completely yesterday. The day was all about sipping lemon lime soda and eating saltine crackers. I’m nearly 100% now…thank goodness…but a little slow to get my post up and running.

    ajj collage

    After going a bit wild with the colors, I went for maximum texture with this journal page. I feels a bit ’80’s to me with the dayglow colors.

    ajj collage

    I didn’t add any personal journal thoughts on this one just some found text that spoke to me at the moment. Once the words were determined. I sought out a square brad from my stash to bring the idea home.

    new journal

    This was the first page in a new journal. It won’t be long until this one is full since there are very few pages. I removed about half the bulk before starting but the pages are quite brittle from age so each spread will definitely have to be glued to the adjoining page.

    I’m getting caught up on tasks I failed to do yesterday while watching the rain change to sleet and snow and back again. I know eventually it’s supposed to be all snow…just hoping the teen driver gets home first.

    What are you doing today?