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    Tea Tuesday: Enjoying the garden

    On yet another beautiful morning, I am having a little quiet time on the deck before diving into the day.
    Days like today remind me why we put up with the extremes of Minnesota weather.

     

    We’ve been blessed with an abundant garden once I figured out how to keep the critters at bay. The fencing and the flags along with an occasional sprinkle of blood meal seem to have done the trick.

     

    I’ve picked a couple ice cream buckets full of green beans…

     

     

    Enough snow peas for stir-fry and munching…

     

     

    Several big, yummy cucumbers
    with more on the way…

     

     

    Very soon I’ll have more tomatoes than I know what to do with…
    I can’t wait!

     

    And by the way…
    our leaves are starting to turn…
    just a few here and there.
    What a short growing season!

     

    Drop by my friend Kimmie’s blog to see what’s going on with my tea Tuesday pals.
    What are you doing today?

     

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    Sweet package and more flowers

    Quite a while ago, after posting my Travels handmade book, Margaret asked me if I had an postcards from Switzerland for my collection.
    Since I didn’t, we decided to do a little trade of items from our areas.
    Just look at all the fun items she sent!
    I’m really looking forward to using the pretty napkins.
    And this postcard is an awesome addition to my collection!
    It’s very Scandinavian looking…love that!
    Have I mentioned that I’m 100% Norwegian!?!
    Thank you so much Margaret!

    I also wanted to share a couple more bottle cap flowers I made the other day.

     

    They are a fun addition to my garden.

     

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    Fairy door

    I saw a fun challenge and decided to go for it since I haven’t worked much with miniatures lately.  I found that I really miss it.

    I love making faux stone. It’s my favorite technique.

    Have a magical day!!