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    T Tuesday: work in progess edition

    May 19, 2015 - By 

    Hello , hello…welcome to T stands for Tuesday!T stands for Tuesday_200

    I’m finally back. From where you ask? Absolutely nowhere. I’ve just been caught up in the end of school year craziness.

    When the kids were younger it seemed as if actual learning stopped about 3 weeks before the end of school and the rest was just filler. Now there are speeches, presentations, projects, concerts and finals.  Throw in some appointments and after school activities and driving lessons…whew!   I have a teen with a drivers permit now!!  He got it on Friday. We’ve been out practicing twice now. Last night I heard…”when can I drive again?”

    Enough reasons excuses for neglecting my blog. You’re here for T stands for Tuesday. Grab your drink and sit a spell.

    Currently I have half a dozen or so projects going…well truth be told if I dug all my UFO’s out there would be at least twice that number.

    WIP bottlecaps

    After receiving a couple more bags of bottle caps last week, I was inspired to drag out my supplies. I turned on the TV to re-watch a show I fell asleep during last weekend while wiring and beading.  Sometimes having the background noise helps me work and other times…not so much.  Yesterday was a mixed bag.

    WIP painting

    I’m also continuing work on this painting I started so long ago. I keep adding layers as the mood strikes. I don’t have an end vision of this piece at all…I guess I’ll just know when to stop…hopefully.

    Lastly I thought I’d share a garden update.

    WIP seedlings

    These are the seedlings that will go in my in-laws garden likely this weekend. The tomatoes are getting quite tall.  The rest have been planted in my gardens….WIP garden

    you’ll have to take my word for it of course.

    WIP deckbox

    We had a frost warning last night so I had to cover everything up and hope for the best.

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    Luckily it didn’t get quite as chilly as they said but I’m still waiting until the temps get over 40°F to uncover. I don’t want to shock them.

    Errands then an appointment are on the list today, along with pesky household chores. Hopefully I’ll get a bit more creating in as well.

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: birthday edition

    May 5, 2015 - By 

    Happy Cinco de Mayo!

    Mi cumpleaños es el cinco de mayo. The only sentence I remember from my years of Spanish. Translation: My birthday is May 5th.

    Our lovely host for T stands for Tuesday, Elizabeth, sent me a a wonderful gift last week. She’s so funny…if you click on the image you’ll see what she wrote that makes me laugh.

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     We have a running joke about being late for each others birthdays even though they are within 2 weeks of each other.

    She sent me some of her wonderful handmade paper that I absolutely love and a beautiful handmade book.  I was having issues taking these photos so I apologize for them not being the greatest.

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    Each page has carefully selected words and images that speak to our friendship. I’m so happy to have received such a thoughtful and heartfelt gift. Thank you dear friend!

    I do know that Elizabeth is planning to share about this book later in the week and will likely have much better photos now that she has a good camera.

    Thought I’d also show you my seedings…20150504_7705

    again…crappy photo. My photo mojo was totally off yesterday. The whole day was a bit off to be honest. Here’s to a better day!

    I plan to watch a mid-day movie from the comfort of my couch….possibly with an adult beverage…it’s my birthday I can do that.  No cleaning. I threw a roast is in the crockpot and the family can make the rest happen for supper.  A Tuesday birthday during the school year doesn’t work so well for an evening celebration. Too busy. The way I figure is I just get to celebrate longer as we have time. 🙂

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: camp edition

    April 28, 2015 - By 

    Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday! T stands for Tuesday_200

    Last week you may remember amidst celebrating our hostess Elizabeth’s birthday, I mentioned I had a busy week coming up. The reason was J and I were heading to Mother/Daughter camp for the third year in a row.

    After a chilly rainy start the weather turned absolutely beautiful!! Mid 50’s and sunshine!! We were busy from dawn to dark. It was exhausting but fun. Before we even left for home I heard “next year when we come…”

    We did lots of crafts….

    journal and pen

    journal and fiber wrapped pen with pompom

    leather stamping

    leather stamping…I plan to attach this to an upcoming journal

    chalkboard

    wooden chalkboard…I plan to do something more with this to make it a bit more pretty.

    There was also a locker size magnetic white board decorated with fancy duck tape but that must have went to school already.

    In addition there was horseback riding…horse barn after ride

    and the highropes course that included a zipline.

    I wanted to embed a video here but it’s not working out…so you’ll have to imagine J zinging along a wire over a ravine.  🙂

    We had a wonderful time!

    This morning I sat with my coffee signing paperwork for my boy’s second day of driver’s training classroom instruction.IMG_0354

    Time passes oh so quickly!!

    I’ve got more paperwork to take care of today as well as a small mountain of laundry.

    What are you doing today?