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    Winter has arrived

    December 6, 2013 - By 

    cold

    As much as I love Minnesota…I hate days like today. When it’s dangerous to be outside with exposed skin.  It has risen to a balmy -3°F since this screen capture.

    I got distracted…

    squirrel

    … while writing this post.

    long shadows

    It looks beautiful outside with the fresh snow…  The long shadows from the low sun.

    You may remember that I was having a couple of craft boutiques this past week. The first was a bit of a bust. Not much traffic but still a good times spent with Little J and friends.

    The second was great…even though we were in a fierce snow storm. They even dismissed school a bit early to get all the kids home before dark.  Only in MN would a snow storm bring out the shoppers. 🙂

    crazy messSince I had been mad crafting up until the last minute…I have quite the mess.  I’m only showing you a little snippet of the mess.

    Seriously embarrassing.

    But maybe a bit of public shaming will help me get it cleaned up.  One can hope. 😉

     

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    Retreat weekend

    May 6, 2013 - By 

    You never know what you’re going to get in Minnesota.

    Little J and I traveled 2.5 hours north to a camp for a weekend of Mother Daughter quality time. The lake was still iced over when we got there. Frozen Lake in MayIt was cold and drizzling but we decided to make the best of it…even horseback riding in the rain. We wore several layers of coats, topped with rain-gear, hats and gloves.horseback riding

    There were 14 in our group all sharing our cabin which incidentally had no bathroom but at least it had a furnace!! It was wonderful getting to know this group of women more over the weekend. All of our daughters got to know each other and fostered some new friendships.

    There were over 400 women and girls at the camp!! I’ve never been a part of anything like this before. So much fun. I can only imagine that it would have been exponentially more fun if the weather was better and Little J had been feeling better. But she was a trooper and didn’t whine or complain or beg to go home. We had ridden with a friend so leaving would have been a major issue.

    We did lots of crafting…fabric headband Fabric headband

    leather craftLeather stamping

    picture frame

    Painted frame

    mousetrp note holder

    Mousetrap note holder

    caterpillars

    Clothespin caterpilars

    We skipped most of the outdoor activities. We spent enough time in the cold drizzle walking from building to building for activities.

    Tomorrow I’ll show one last weekend craft that is a technique that I’ve seen others, such as Elizabeth, demonstrate on their blogs. Super fun!!