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    Journal pages

     

    Over the weekend I was inspired to do a bit of art journaling.
    Not sure that it will actually become a “project” but it was nice to play.

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    Ruffle scarf and knitting success

     

    I completed another ruffle scarf yesterday while at knitting group.
    Thank goodness I was there because I was knitting away and came to the end of the skein without realizing it. My “teacher” Pat had to do some “tinking”…which is knitting backward…to fix my mistake.
    Isn’t it pretty?!?!
    It’s going to be a gift but I know she never visits me here. 🙂

     

    I also learned…or re-learned from Pat…how to cast on stitches with regular yarn.
    When I got home a watched a YouTube video on how to purl so now I can do this!!! Hooray!
    I still need to learn to keep my stitches looser but I just so excited that it has finally clicked for me.

     

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    Tea with gifts

     

    I was a very fortunate girl this year.
    I received so many unexpected but certainly appreciated birthday gifts.
    The first which was an early gift from my in-laws. Its a floating tea infuser and birdie lemon squeezer.
    The floating tea infuser works really slick!

     

    Cutting the lemon to fit in the birdie was a bit of fussy work but I can’t complain about how nicely it squeezed all the juice right into the cup.

     

    The day before my birthday I opened a sweet little ATC book from my dear friend Elizabeth.
    Here’s a link to the post she wrote that has wonderful scans of each page.
    Thanks Elizabeth!!!

    My daughter made me this card…
    The front said Guess what day it is?
    Inside was a nibble of chocolate from her Easter candy stash and a coupon “good for one chore done by Little J”
    How sweet is that.

    When we got home from shopping and picking up sushi…YUM!….I found this plant on the front step with with a note that said:
    ” Happy 40 day ”  and was not signed.

     

    Lucky for me my neighbor doesn’t have a very good poker face, so when I asked if she had any idea who dropped it off, she gave her hubby away.
    I also got a double-decker plate of Special K bars from a friend of the family who’s know me from birth. I don’t have a picture because I knew I had to share the wealth of those very quickly or I’d be spending extra time at Curves working them off my butt. The neighbors teenage boys helped devour them in short order.
    Oh yeah and some spending money from my mom. WOO-HOO…who doesn’t love cash!
    Like I said, I was a very fortunate girl.

     

    What are you doing today?
    I know I’m going to pop over to Kimmie’s blog to have some virtual tea with my friends.
    Care to join us??