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    T Tuesday: Too cold for school edition

    January 7, 2014 - By 

    For the second day in a row, my kids have the day off due too dangerously cold temps. They are thrilled. Me…not so much. I am thankful I don’t have to worry about them getting frostbite while standing at the bus stop but keeping them from fighting and away from screens is a challenge when I can’t just throw them outside. 🙂

    breakfast tea

    I made myself a sandwich for breakfast today alongside my red rooibos tea. I tend to have non-traditional breakfasts. I need to have protein in the morning otherwise I can feel my blood sugar get all wonky.

    sew what

    Since hanging out in my basement art space isn’t an option, I’ve been back at the sewing machine.  I just love patchwork!

    Next I’m going to check out the T Stands for Tuesday link list on Elizabeth’s blog.

    What are you doing today?

     

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    Art Calendar beginnings

    January 6, 2014 - By 

    kathryn wheelI’ve debated a couple years now on joining this challenge.

    I admire those who document their life in some way.

    Yes, I blog. Yes, I keep a calendar both on paper and computer. But that’s not exactly what I had in mind.

    I’ve thought about so many options such as Project Life, December Daily, daily journal or even a pocket calendar such as my mom uses to write a snippet of her day.  Then my mind went back to the art calendar challenge put forth by Kathryn Wheel. I’ve been following several blog friends through there journeys over the past year.  I decided this was the time.

    january calendar

    cold morning

    Besides…it’s way too cold to do anything in the basement where my art space resides. Now that I have the background done for this project, I can do the rest where its warmer.

    I plan to bind each page separately into the book covers using a technique I saw years ago in a library book. Hopefully, I can pull it off when the time comes.

    Remember I said it was cold….

    This is my front door…

    Governor Dayton called off school for today last Friday knowing the Arctic blast we’d be experiencing today.  The kids are hoping for yet another day off tomorrow. I’d say that’s pretty doubtful but they can dream.

    Stay warm and safe everyone!!