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    T Tuesday: half of December edition

    I admit it…I’ve been neglecting my blog again. I haven’t had anything artsy or craftsy to share so I figured I wouldn’t bore you to tears with nothingness. As I began to pull photos together for this post I realized that I have a multitude of things to share, with many different facets.

    Last week I skipped T Tuesday entirely both posting and visiting….in fact, I hardly touched my computer all week. I realized how truly close to Christmas we were getting. With something on the calendar every night after work, I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around blogging too. Gosh I miss it though. Sitting at the keyboard typing away is so soothing…it’s like therapy without paying someone to listen to you bare your soul. No, there will be no soul baring today.

    Where should I start since I can’t remember what order things came in anymore. Ok…first of all…I’ve abandoned my December photo challenge. As I got further into my list I was just not loving it or getting inspired for that matter. It’s supposed to be fun…not work. I’m sure I’ll do another at a later date but for right now…I’m good with my occasional random Instagram posts.

    Speaking of Instagram…I posted this the other day…after getting it from Fitbit.

    I thought that was pretty cool! I can’t wait to see what my next badge will be.

    We had some beautiful weather so I decided one of our favorite summertime meals was in store.

    Crab boil or Low Country boil complete with a Corona beer. See how I snuck that beverage in there. 🙂

    We attended the kids Holiday choir concert.

    And got to hear the boy sing up close and personal.

     

    The weekend was spent in the kitchen….

    J and I made Krumkake…his favorite. My old vintage Nordic Ware iron is well seasoned….it may not look pretty anymore but it makes the best krumkake. Way better than the electric one my mom had given me a couple years ago.

    Mini-me and I tackled lefse making. Neither of us have perfected rolling them out round but they taste the same no matter the shape.

    After we got the majority of the flour swept up…(trust me…its everywhere…ugh.) I was recruited to help out with a mouse trap car. Thankfully Mr. G was available to lend a hand as well. That wire is tough!!

    It’s not the prettiest thing but it definitely moves!

    I have made some progress on the hat I am knitting but I set that aside after work today to make this little hat for a very special early delivery.

    It’s hard to believe that will actually fit on a little ones head. Hopefully not for long!!

    I’d also like to take this time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

    What are you doing today??
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    T Tuesday: cha cha changes edition

    So many things happening around here. So many that I’ve been completely neglecting my blog and my art lately. Neither of which makes me happy…the neglect that is.

    Let me give you a brief and incomplete list… Kids going back to school one week from today, Mini-me starting high school, packed sports schedule, college applications, jury duty and a few other items I’m not at liberty to discuss right now.  Don’t get me wrong, this list is exciting for sure but a definite shift in gears for us.

    That being said…I did clean off my desk and start playing around with a mixed piece.

    I also did a bit more canning…

    4 pints of diced tomatoes and 7 pints of spicy beans.

    Oh yeah and painted the front door…that turned out kind of crummy though so I’ll need to sand and touch it up. Basic white…fairly boring.

    That’s it for today…other than my obligatory beverage photo.

    What are you doing today?

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    T Tuesday: summer wrap up edition

    These last few weeks of summer have us trying to squeeze every bit of summer fun and activities that we can. We’ve already started the school ramp up. Orientation yesterday…during the second half of the eclipse…nice timing people. At least it was raining like crazy at that time so no one cared.

    Speaking of the eclipse…did anyone see it? I built a couple boxes in case the clouds cleared. We got peeks at it as it was eclipsing.

    The clouds rolled in thick enough to obscure our view minutes before the greatest point of totality in our region. It was very strange though….the temperature suddenly dropped and the crickets started chirping. So awesome…just wish we could have seen as well as felt it.

    The eclipse reminds me that I should show you my still work in progress of the acrylic pour project.

    Somehow I seem to have lost the chipboard 3 overnight….I’m guessing Marvin had something to do with that.  I think I’m going to paint the numbers either white or black…leaning towards white. Then seal the whole works before attaching the clock parts.

    I’ve also been playing around with my button collection again…

    I have some ideas for projects. More button stacks. I just love how they look.

    Over the weekend we had an evening that was just perfect for a fire. Hot dogs for dinner anyone?

    As I waited for the fire to get going I checked out the garden. Late summer has done a number on some of the plants.

    Such as the pumpkin  plant..totally dead and gone.

    The green beans have totally taken over. I’m surprised since they were really poor early in the season….which is completely opposite of the last few years. I’ll definitely have some spicy beans to can.

    And diced tomatoes as well.

    Since the thick humidity, as seen here over the weekend, has finally cleared out. I’ll likely tackle the canning today in between playing taxi driver of course.

    What are you doing today?