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    T Tuesday: still full edition

    November 27, 2017 - By 

    I swear I’m still full from Thanksgiving dinner! Ok…that’s a bit of a stretch but geesh. Too much leftovers and too many days off. Making me soft(er).

    I’ll start with a little catch-up on my Photo a day challenge. I got several days behind but have gotten caught up now.

    13. Letters….just one important one. UMD acceptance letter for J.

    14. For me….just a little treat of apples in caramel dip. YUM!!

    15. Hot + Cold…sometimes I’m a two-fisted drinker. 🙂

    16. After…after a long day at work it’s nice to put my feet up a bit.

    17. Cooking…I unexpectedly cooked Thanksgiving dinner this year.

    18. I love this…Grandma’s dishes.

    19. Whole….it was a whole pie….a whole lotta yummy. 🙂

    20. Bright….the setting sun through my window.

    21. Shoes….I have a love/hate relationship with these. I love them (so cute) but my feet hate me when I wear them all day at work.

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    I discovered mt latest obsession craft on Pinterest yesterday. 

    Fabric star ornaments. I found the link to the original tutorial but it was in Dutch I believe. It had great photos but I was missing something in my understanding. Then I found the tutorial by Betz White that finally cleared things up for me.

    I’m considering putting a button on both sides with either hot glue or tied through with embroidery thread.  Not sure but I do know I’ll be making more.

    The school I work at is having a holiday boutique for staff so I’ll be bringing my crafts in. I’m so excited both to make a little Christmas cash and to see what crafts my coworkers like to do.

    My baby girl starts drivers ed Tuesday…I can hardly fathom it. She’ll get her classroom instruction done just before her 15th birthday but she’ll have to wait until the New Year to take her permit test. That girl is ready to get behind the wheel….me, not so much.

    Tuesday holds work of course and a choir concert…at my school. Mini-me’s choir is singing at the middle school. I think they send the high school choirs to perform periodically to keep the younger ones interested in continuing through their school career.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    T Tuesday: Tuesday people edition

    November 20, 2017 - By 

    Well T stands for Tuesday friends…here’s a page dedicated to all of you.

    I am totally loving this page…basically because the words fell into my lap as I was looking at my teapot and cup rubber stamps.

    I didn’t use a filter on the photo and couldn’t figure out why my photos were turning out so soft. Then I got the bright idea…hey…how about I wipe down the lens on my phone camera. It might have a bit of smutz on it. Evidently finger prints, dust and other junk make a nice filter if you want that soft sort of look.

    Linking up with AJJ for 101 ways to keep warm theme as well.

    Art Journal Journey

    See….all clean…and truth be told…different lighting. I’m finding that taking photos in natural light when you get at or after dark is difficult. Hmmm…will have to work on that conundrum.

    This is where I’d typically share my photo a day collage. Unfortunately, I’m quite behind. The cold, I’d been fighting, won. I ended up staying home from work on Friday. Totally lost my voice for 3 days, much to the amusement of my family. I am on antibiotics, starting to sound less like a pubescent boy and was able to return to work for my very short week (two days) due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

    I had posted this photo on Instagram at the beginning of the month…totally unrelated to the photo a day….saying “run turkeys run” since they’d be on the menu soon.What I think is so funny is that this was taken in an industrial complex adjacent to Paisley Park. Although, I must admit, that there is still a lot of preserved land around the area. Thank goodness.

    This week is filled with family time, food and fun.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today? (or this week)