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November 7, 2009

5 Diet Tips

Here are 5 diet tips that I find very helpful:

1. Try to eat every 3 hours. If you are getting hungry before the 3 hours are up ask yourself these questions. (i) Am I really hungry or do I just want to eat? Try chewing a piece of gym instead of eating. (ii) Am I really hungry or am I thirty? Try drinking a big glass of water first. (iii) If you decided you really are hungry wait 10 minutes and then if you are still hungry go ahead and have a small, healthy snack – a piece of fruit, a handful of almonds, a glass of milk, a piece of cheese, you get the idea.

2. Drink lots of water. If you get tired of plain water (which I do from time to time) add lemon or even those no calories Crystal Lights. I add about ¼ of a packet of Crystal Light to 32 oz of water.

3. Enjoy your favorite foods. No one says that you can never have a piece of cake, you just cannot have one every day. Give yourself one free day a week so you can enjoy your favorite foods. You will notice that on that free day you won’t go as crazy as you think you might. Also don’t have the biggest piece of cake you can find, have a smaller piece or share it.

4. Stock you kitchen and pantry with healthy food. If you are craving chips it is much harder to give into that craving if you have to get into the car, drive to the store, buy the chips, drive back home and then open up the bag to eat them.

5. Alcohol has a lot of calories. I really enjoy my evening glass of wine but that glass of wine has 120 calories. Whenever I really want to focus on my calories I do my best to skip the glass of wine. Alcohol has causes you to overeat so in addition to the extra 120 calories I tend to eat more at dinner.

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Thursday, 23 September 2010

Challenge 54 - ALL WHITE

Well, there were some amazing projects created for the last challenge. You all deserve a round of applause! Thank you so much for entering and letting us see all the fantastic talent you have.

Our lucky random number generator has been fired up and has selected one winner from all those fantastic entries...........and the lucky person is:

Congratulations! Please would you e-mail us at and we'll let you know how to claim your prize.

Our hostess for this challenge is the sensational Sharon L. She has given you the perfect colour to really show off your images. Yes, this week it is:

ALL WHITE (with a coloured image)

and here is the inspirational picture

The optional extra is EMBOSSING.

Our sponsor this week is

Sassy Studio Designs is a fresh new company. We have been designing and selling for a year now, and we have been kindly received into the community of digi stampers and crafters. I started designing images shortly after I started stamping, reason being...I didn't hardly like anything else out there I was a young adult woman at the time I was engaged, had no kids, I wanted fun sexy images that I would enjoy using and my friends and hubby would enjoy receiving. I designed images for 2 other digi stamp companies when my wonderful hubby kept trying to get me to go out on my own. So in June 2009 thanks to the few faithful followers I had, Sassy Studio Designs was born! It has been a wonderful journey starting my own store. We have just grown so much these past months.I still try to keep with my original philosophy and reason for designing stamps, make them fun and keep them sassy...and yes sometimes even sexy!

The prize that Sassy Studio Designs are offering for the winner of this challenge is:

4 images of the winner's choice!

Thanks Lindsay.

So what are you waiting for? Just enter a new creation into this challenge to be in with a chance of winning the fantastic prize.

If you visit the Sassy Studio designs blog by clicking here you'll see that some of their own design team have made some cards using the challenge theme here.

Here's some inspiration from our amazing design team to set you on your way. Some of the designers have used some Sassy Studio Design images - so look out for:

'Bella Bride' - Sharon L, Di and Julie

'Halloween -Bewitched' - Liz

'Chrissy's Prom' - Sharon T

Thanks for taking the time to visit our challenge. We look forward to visiting you all again to see your entries using this colour combination.

Have a great two weeks and we'll be back with the next challenge on 7th October

Ageeth Holster said...

Great idea and what a beautiful cards!! I will try to make a totally white card myself. I think it is not easy.
Regards Ageeth

Jo said...

Ooooh i'm first!
LOVE the DTs work *claps*
thanks for the challenge!
Jo xx

Linda w said...

thanks for this challenge, love the DT's cards, all stunning work.

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

What a beautiful display by your DT. These cards are so pretty.
Thanks for a fun challenge.

Debsg said...

Thank you for this great challenge.

Dawn Frost said...

I've always loved white on white and the Design Team outdid themselves! All of the cards are so gorgeous!

Debbie said...

Hi girls, Hope this card fits the bill for white, with a black image!!
Thank you for challenge and dt work. Debbiexx

jenny said...

Great challenge, love all the DT cards x

Jenny x

Violets Corner said...

Love the DT cards, they are just gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration!

AshKuku said...

Sorry was late for the entry.... No probs still u can find it here.... Thank u for the challenge... It was one for me....

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar - Day 14

Good morning! Welcome to day 14 of the advent calendar, it is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card

, Alice,Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

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Tuesday, 20 May 2008

As in "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

For example, why does the code courtesy of TeePee render my wowhead links in orange while Okoloth's, courtesy of BigBearButt renders it in purple. The latter shouldn't even work since I took all the html code out. And the purple isn't indicative of the epic nature, I've tried it with rare items, and modified the html code to = rare etc.

A mystery!

I hate code.

And so it begins.

So, got my first piece of loot off the Kara list, by accident. I hadn't even realised I'd completed the quest for Earthwarden's Coif, but lo and behold I head over to Coilfang to do some summoning and I find a nice yellow question mark awaiting me! I've spent about two days looking for a group to finish the prequests to get Stalker's Helmet of Second Sight but this saves me the effort.

I'm poor, so had to settle for a freebie (practically) Swift Windfire Diamond for the meta slot and a Delicate Blood Garnet for the red. I know, I know. Upgrades when the rest of the gear is taken care of.

Monday, 19 May 2008

This is hard work.

Just had to try and learn how to get the nifty pop up things in my blog. Here goes!

[Gyro-balanced Khorium Destroyer]

Sunday, 18 May 2008

Hit 70, time to gear up.

Wow, haven't posed here in the longest time!

I've hit 70 in the meantime, about two weeks ago actually. Things have been going pretty nicely, until this evening. Grouped with a few old guildies from a pvp guild. I was third in damage where I'm used to be first. Behind the SPriest and the tank...

So! I need to stop screwing around and get geared. Forces of Nethergarde, my guild, will be starting Karazhan soon and I don't want to miss out.

I'll be chasing my d3 set over the next while and picking up some peices from this Hunter Pre-Raid Gearlist

Sunday, 9 March 2008

I had a blog?!

Ha, well, was rooting around in my Google pages and found this little -nearly- forgotten blog!

I'll have to gather my thoughts, a lot has changed since I last wrote, Nevore is 60 for one thing!

2.4 is around the corner, and that reminds me, I really need to head over to one of the patchnotes sites and see what to expect.


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Monday, 7 October 2013

Story Telling Sunday - The One About The Cow(s)

My precious for this month's Story Telling Sunday is not an object, unless you count the photograph, but a memory.  Sian suggested something with a bit of mystery, so here you are... what's going on here?

Did you spot the calf making its first appearance there?  I can tell you that the head and hooves were out for about half an hour before the cow finally managed to birth him and we were all a little bit worried that he had got stuck!  Out of the 7 of us watching, 3 of us were mummies and we winced every time she had a strong contraction.  The cow kept sitting down but never sat on the calf at all and ended up actually birthed him to the side of her while laying down.  He didn't move at all for a while and she didn't seem interested but eventually started the licking process and before too long we heard his first little moo!  We kept checking on them both while the light was okay but we didn't seem him up and about until the next morning.  It was wonderful to see him make his way up the hill on his wobbly little legs, looking all white and dark brown like a proper Fresian calf.

Obviously this wasn't in our back garden... We spent a rather lovely weekend at a Featherdown Farm in Dorset called Knaveswell for a stew pot weekend.  It was cheaper than a normal weekend price and included two wonderful stews with local ingredients and I can tell you that they were absolutely delicious.  It was rather strange to be in one of the tents that we know so well now but at a different time of year.  At the beginning of June, the days were so long and light that the children thought it was time to get up at 5.30!  This weekend though, the shorter days and the canopy of trees at Knaveswell meant that it still felt pitch black at 8am and that us adults were in bed, asleep at 9.30pm!  Considering it is October, we were actually quite warm in our beds too which was a relief.  The children always have such a wonderful time on these trips and never want to go home and I hope that when they look back in years to come, they will realise what a fantastic experience they had and what amazing things they saw.

Bye for now

  1. Now, we have had pregnancy announcements before on Storytelling Sunday, but not an actual live birth!! You can't get much more precious than that though. I like it! I'm glad to hear that Featherdown Farm works at this time of year made it sound so cosy inside that tent

  2. What a fabulous experience..and what precious memories your children are going to have!
    Alison xx

  3. Wow, that is amazing. Thank you for sharing, I just wish I'd been there to see it too x

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Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials

Metabolic follow up at one year and beyond of women with gestational diabetes treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents: identification of a core outcomes set using a Delphi survey

General Information

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with an increased lifetime risk for development of glucose abnormalities, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, depression and tumours. Despite this high risk of additional comorbidities, there is no standardised approach to the long-term follow-up of women with a previous diagnosis of GDM. Also, there is no standardisation of outcome selection and reporting in studies involving this population. This increases the risk of reporting bias and reduces the possibility of meaningful comparisons between studies.
The aim of this study is to develop a protocol for a core outcome set (COS) for the metabolic follow-up at one year and beyond of women with previous GDM treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents.

Prof. Fidelma Dunne - NUIG, Galway
Prof. Declan Devane - NUIG, Galway

other contributors
Dr. Aoife Egan - NUIG, Galway
Prof Caroline Crowther - University of Auckland, New Zeeland
Prof Eugene Dempsey - UCC, Infant Centre Cork
Dr. Narjes Fhlelelboom - NUIG, Galway
Linda Biesty - NUIG, Galwaya

Further Study Information

Current Stage:
October 2017 - November 2018
Funding source(s):
Research Funding

Health Area

Disease Category
Endocrine & metabolic

Disease Name
Gestational diabetes mellitus

Target Population

Age Range
18 - 50

Nature / type of Intervention
Insulin and/or hypoglycemic agents

Consensus conference
Consensus meeting
Delphi process
Focus group(s)
Literature review
Semi structured discussion
Systematic review

The study will consist of 3 parts: 1. A systematic review of the literature of the outcomes reported in previous randomized controlled trials of the follow up at one year and beyond of women with GDM treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents; 2. A three-round, online Delphi survey with key stakeholders in order to prioritise these outcomes; 3. A consensus meeting where the final COS will be decided.

Stakeholders Involved

Clinical experts
Conference participants
Consumers (patients)
Policy makers
Service providers
Service users

Study Type

COS for clinical trials or clinical research
COS for practice

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Ready Player One... via HTC Vive

Ready Player One... via HTC Vive

Next summer, better ready up - Ready Player One is coming to the big screen and HTC Vive will be part of it.

(For those confused: Ready Player One is a book by Ernest Cline about a future world where VR is ever-present. And it's being made into a film by Steven Spielberg!)

As announced in this morning's press release, "Vive will be the exclusive VR partner for all content, online and offline activations" for Ready Player One, which is fancy speak for we'll be everywhere.

Does this mean I get to meet Steven Spielberg? Because if so, bonus.

What do you think? Did you read Ready Player One as a book? Looking forward to it as a movie, or even more as some sort of VR experience?

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Exciting times! I loved the book and was very much looking forward to the movie. And now this. Glad I chose the Vive. Smiley Happy Even more glad that is.

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I got this book free in a lootcrate (yonks ago) and loved it.  it made me very excited when I decided to read up on it further and found an imdb page.  At the time there was little info and not even a full cast mentioned.  I followed this though over the year and not only that found out they were filming a lot of it not too far from me which was even better when getting an early glipse of the sets and actors in action.

I can't wait for the movie next year, just hoping Spielberg has done it justice and it pairs well with the images you get from reading the book.

Anyways if you aint read the book, but love syfi and vr, check out the trailer on imdb and add it to your 2018 watchlist!

on a side note, was a bit disapointed to be greated with an Occulus advert when playing the trailer on imdb...

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Read it a few years ago. Instantly became one of my favourite books. Think I'm a little biased as I grew up in the 80s.

Looking forwards to the movie AND how it will help take VR to the mainstream a little more.

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PS - it looks like RP1's expected success under Speilberg has started a ball rolling...

Neuromancer now going into development:


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The Biennial Lakefront Kiosk Competition

by Stanley Collyer

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Winning entry by Ultramoderne

ÂÂÂÂÂ  Ki-osk: 1. in Turkey and Persia an open pavilion; 2. a building of similar construction such as a newsstand, etc. What is a Biennial with architecture as the central theme without a competition?

The Chicago Biennial not only has invited a number of high profile architects from around the world to participate in various events stretching over several months, but looked for a suitable theme and site to showcase what modern architecture is all about. They settled on a Kiosk Competition on the city’s lakeshore next to Millennium Park, a high traffic area in all but the winter months. There are to be four kiosks—one to be the result of the competition—and all are to be permanent structures. It is no surprise that scores of kiosks are already commonplace on Chicago’s lakeshore, taking advantage of the streams of summer visitors who are drawn to the shore of Lake Michigan. Overseen by the Chicago Park District, over forty kiosks punctuate the shoreline, which during the summer offer food, retail, and recreational services—ranging from beverages to clothing to surf rentals.

The shoreline of Lake Michigan has always played a central role in Chicago’s urban identity. During the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, architect Daniel Burnham sought to incorporate the lake into the fairgrounds, and his 1909 Plan for Chicago proposed to reclaim the entire length of the lakefront as a place of leisure for all inhabitants of the city—an idea realized during the 20th century. Today, the lakefront is a celebrated and heavily used public space that is a major destination for both visitors and local residents. It features over twenty miles of public parks and beaches, as well as pedestrian and cycling routes.

The Competition

Organized in partnership with the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago, The Lakefront Kiosk Competition issued a call for an inventive design of a new kiosk to be installed on the lakefront. The competition attracted wide interest, both domestically and internationally: 421 entries were received from 40 countries. The winning competition entry and the three commissioned kiosks are to be displayed in Millennium Park during the Chicago Architecture Biennial (October 2015 – January 2016). Instalation of all four kiosks on the lakefront is scheduled for the spring of 2016.

The competition’s announced winner, Ultramoderne, received the BP Prize, which includes a $10,000 honorarium and a $75,000 budget to realize the design.

The competition jury was comprised of:

David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates, London, U.K. Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang Architects, Chicago Joseph Grima, Chicago Architecture Biennial Sarah Herda, Chicago Architecture Biennial Sharon Johnston, Johnston Marklee and Associates, Los Angeles Michael J. O’Brien, BP, Chicago Rob Rejman, Chicago Park District

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Windows 7 Extremely Long Update Check

This issue has hit me many times lately, so I'm creating a post for easy reference. If you are starting from scratch with a Windows 7 SP1 ISO or CD, checking for updates through the Windows Update control panel can take hours. In my experience it will completely max out 1 core.

The easiest fix I've found is to install the April 2015 servicing stack update and then July 2016 update rollup.

Unfortunately the links above won't work on a brand new install because Microsoft is currently blocking IE 8. Use these direct links to download the updates:

April 2015 Servicing Stack Update:
KB3020369 x86
KB3020369 x64

The service stack update must be installed first or the update rollup will say it's not applicable to the computer!

July 2016 Update Rollup:
KB3172605 x86
KB3172605 x64

After rebooting, Windows should now check for updates in a reasonable amount of time. Hope this helps someone.


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How to create a tabcontrol with dynamic region names.

Topics: Prism v4 - WPF 4
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I want to create a shell that can host views of different applications.

We also want the ability to add two tabs for entity Order with two different orders (same view)

I can add a Tab + ContentControl to the Tabs collection but how to dynamically add a region (name like "Order 1" and "Order 2").

After this I can register a view with this new region.

Jan 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM

As the RegionManager.RegionName attached property is a DependencyProperty, you could bind its value to a property in your ViewModel, or to any other property that could help you achieve your scenario.

After the regions have been created, you could add views to them normally. Take into account that there can't be two regions with the same name in a single region manager, but you can have regions with the same name in scoped region managers. You can read more about this in this chapter from the Prism MSDN documentation (specifically in the "Creating Multiple Instances of a Region" section).

On a different note, as explained in this thread, it's not possible to load modules (and the views and services that belong to them) into separate AppDomains out of the box. You can, however, host views that come from different assemblies in your shell.

I hope you find this helpful.

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Jan 6, 2011 at 8:21 AM

Thanks for your reply.

I have an other question about adding the DependencyProperty to a ContentControl in code (C#)

What do I have to do after creating a new ContentControl to add a region to that ContentControl?

I hope you can help me.

Regards Rob

Jan 6, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Hi Bob,

Once a Control with the RegionManager.RegionName set is loaded into the visual tree, its corresponding region is created and registered automatically. There are two behaviors responsible for this:

DelayedRegionCreationBehavior: "Behavior that creates a new IRegion, when the control that will host the IRegion is added to the VisualTree. This behavior will use the RegionAdapterMappings class to find the right type of adapter to create the region. After the region is created, this behavior will detach."

RegionManagerRegistrationBehavior: "Subscribes to a static event from the RegionManager in order to register the target IRegion in a IRegionManager when one is available on the host control by walking up the tree and finding a control whose RegionManager.RegionManagerProperty property is not null."

After doing so, you can start adding views to the regions following any of the approaches mentioned in the UI Composition or Navigation chapters.

I hope you find this helpful.

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2010-2011 Card

Palgutanom: A New Compunetix Phenomenon …the phenomenon based on Michael Palguta’s artwork, hence the Palgutanom

It’s a bird … it’s a plane …
What exactly IS it??

The Compunetix annual company holiday card received overwhelming response from curious recipients; mostly along the lines of, “what is the colorful photo and story behind the artwork?”

Speculation ran the gamut: Magic Eye art? Angel? Our resident web/image guru and creator of the card, Mr. Michael Palguta, isn’t ready to reveal the picture behind the mystery quite yet (maybe he never will??).

Keep your browsers pointed to our blog and Twitter (www.twitter.com/CompunetixAudio) as we continue to give hints! In the meantime, what do YOU think the image is? Join the discussion and put your thoughts in the comments section below!

Didn’t receive the Compunetix holiday card in the mail? Here’s a peek at what all of the ruckus is about!


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Tomorrow begins the two day major Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC+C) event in North America! Compunetix will be at the Wainhouse Research Summit in Santa Clara July 15 – 16 and will be offering our expertise on developing a UC+C strategy, understanding new and existing UC+C products and services, integrating existing collaborative technologies into next generation solutions, and driving business transformation.

Jerry Pompa, Compunetix Senior Vice President and Communications Systems Division Manager will be on hand to participate in a panel discussion at 11:30 on Wednesday. For the entire agenda and for more details, visit the Summit page here.

Can’t make it to California? Join the discussion on Twitter using hashtag #WRSummit!


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Dionne Warwick Tour Dates 2017

Dionne Warwick tour dates

Dionne Warwick recently announced a concert schedule performing at select areas in North America. As one of the top Pop / Rock live performers to date, Dionne Warwick will finally be showing up live yet again for fans to enjoy. Take a look at the lineup below and select a show of your choice. From there, you can have a look at the concert specifics, RSVP in Facebook and take a look at a huge selection of concert tickets. If you are unable to attend any of the current shows, sign up for our Concert Tracker for alerts immediately when Dionne Warwick events are released in a city near you. Dionne Warwick possibly might plan additional North American performances, so keep coming back for the latest updates.

Dionne Warwick Concert Schedule

About Dionne Warwick Tour Albums

Dionne Warwick published the extremely famous album 'The Bacharach & David Songbook' which is comprised of some of the most beloved music from the Dionne Warwick discography. 'The Bacharach & David Songbook' has been the most sought-after album for fans to experience during the shows. A few of Dionne Warwick's most famous tour albums and songs are provided below. After publishing 'The Bacharach & David Songbook' and making a huge effect in the business, music lovers still head to watch Dionne Warwick on stage to play favorites from the complete collection.

Dionne Warwick Tour Albums and Songs

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Dionne Warwick Tour and Concert Ticket Information

  • Sold Out concerts will not be any concern, we always have terrific seats.
  • Tour schedules for all Dionne Warwick concerts are refreshed daily.
  • Tickets for the future Dionne Warwick concert are now available.
  • Dionne Warwick tour dates has recently been revealed.
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Dionne Warwick might soon come to a city near you. Browse the Dionne Warwick schedule on this page and push the ticket button to view our huge inventory of tickets. Browse our selection of Dionne Warwick front row tickets, luxury boxes and VIP tickets. After you locate the Dionne Warwick tickets you want, you can buy your seats from our safe and secure checkout. Orders taken before 5pm are usually shipped within the same business day. To buy last minute Dionne Warwick tickets, look for the eTickets that can be downloaded instantly.


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Friday, June 24, 2016

Can Johnny still Read?

I spent the past 3 days in my old stomping grounds; Tucson, Arizona.  Well, that isn't exactly correct. I spent a good portion of those three days at the airport.

The first flight was the train wreck.  I was booked on a 1:00 PM flight out of San Diego, CA on Southwest Airlines.  Leaving from San Clemente, I hit the freeway at 10:00 AM.  Parking, check-in, security went smoothly and quickly and I was sitting at the gate by noon.   I checked the master board and was happy to see the plane was scheduled to be "On Time".

At 12:40, the board changed and indicated our flight was delayed and scheduled for 1:50.  So what, I got an hour.

At 1:50 we were informed that the plane was at the gate, the flight attendants were on-board, but there was no pilot.  Seems having a pilot is a good thing when flying.  We were asked to be patient and that we would leave as soon as the pilot arrived.

He never really arrived.   !:50, 3:50, 6:00.... All posted departure times that came and went with me still sitting in the airport reading a Jack Reacher novel.

The other passengers, to their great credit, mostly handled the situation with composure.  What can you do anyway?  Yell at someone who didn't do anything wrong?  We all commiserated quietly and tried to stay patient.

At 7:00 PM,  we were told our pilot had just landed and was close.  We were also then all given a flight voucher for a free $200.00.  Pretty reasonable I'd say.

At 7:40 we boarded and were in the air 10 minutes later.

So what, I got delayed.

What stuck with me is what I watched.  Both during the 7 hours in San Diego, and another hour in Tucson, I observed the end of reading.

Back in the day, (I know how much we all hate that expression, but it fits) everyone read at the airport.  Paperback books, the newspaper, magazines, text books and coloring books.

No one is reading now.  NO ONE.  Ok,  1.  Me.  EVERYONE is on there device.  Computer, tablet and phone.  I'm not really judging.  I'm observing.  I watched people spend 7 hours on their devices.  It was weird.

No one was reading.   Maybe reading is happening online?  I don't think it is.  I think we are texting, (without grammar), gaming, and watching videos.

Now if I WERE to judge, I'd lament the fact that we don't read.

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The Original Story:

The 8:08 train to London stopped at the platform under a wintry sky. A woman, who was dressed in a beige overcoat and black boots, got onboard and moved quickly to find a seat. Upon sitting down she was confronted by a man, with curly hair, who was holding her scarf that she had dropped. She blushed a little, said thank you. He lingered, it seemed like he had wanted to say something, but didn’t and walked off. The next morning they were seen exchanging smiles.

The same story written in different styles will be posted below...

New posts Mondays and Fridays. Started May 2017.

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Sky Cancellations: 0800 151 2747

If you’e having second thoughts about the Sky TV or Broadband package that you’ve recently signed up for, don’t delay in calling the Sky Cancellations Helpline on 0800 151 2747 to speak to an advisor about cancelling your contract before it’s too late.

Given how vast and wide ranging Sky’s services are, it’s inevitable that many customers will want to modify or cancel their packages. It could be because of a house move, because of pricing increases, because of technical problems or even a better deal seen offered by a competitor. Although Sky is forever striving to do the best to improve and vary its services, it’s impossible for everybody to be satisfied with what they’re paying for, hence the presence of a dedicated Sky department aimed directly at aiding those wanting to cancel.

Whatever the reason, reaching Sky’s cancellation line is simple. By calling 0800 151 2747 you’ll be connected to the company’s main switchboard. After selecting a couple of options you’ll be routed directly to Sky’s customer cancellations department. There the representative will walk you through the process step by step, setting an exact date on which your services will cease. At this point the staff member will probably ask you why you want to give Sky up. How best can you respond?

Sometimes, Sky’s commitment to customer satisfaction and happiness will lead the company to offer you a selection of promotional reductions on their packages. High paying, long term customers tend to receive top priority for these, but with the market so competitive Sky is often willing to make concessions flexibly, especially during a price war with one or more of its rivals. If you simply mention you’ve worked out a better offer elsewhere, the advisor present might try to dissuade you from cancelling by offering a better deal on your existing contract!

The overall length of time for Sky TV and Broadband to discontinue varies, though packages generally end up fully cancelled at the end of a 30 day period. If you want to stop the cancellation process, it’s a simple matter of calling Sky within the 30 day notice period you’ve given them. If you violate this cooling off period, the firm may charge you for breaking your contract. Note that if you prevent your cancellation by calling back during this window of time there’s no need to explain your change of mind: the agent you’ll converse with will simply erase your cancellation request and you’ll be considered an ordinary paying subscriber as before.

Given how most of us are having to save in a persistently slow economy, it is possible to simply book upgrades or individual channels for a short time. So if for instance a big event is happening in football, you can get a channel for one month and order it cancelled at the end of the month and the tourney. This arrangement has become a common one for cancellations, with the expert staff present experienced and able to give you what you need and activate the channels/packages you want in just minutes.

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Trump Celebrates New York Primary Win By Retweeting Yet Another White Supremacist

Per The Hill, this is at least the seventh time the GOP frontrunner has retweeted this particular white nationalist, who likes to write about "white nationalism and genocide."

Remember how the staff shakeup of Donald Trump’s campaign earlier this month was going to lead to the Trumpster acting more professional and mature? Remember how we heard that the celebrity billionaire was going to try to cut back on Twitter, seeing how it has caused his camp tons of headaches since he entered the race?

Well, nothing has changed. AT ALL. As New York’s primary results were pouring in, revealing that he dominated the GOP race and took nearly all of the delegates from the state, the former reality TV star grabbed his smartphone and let his stubby fingers do the rest. Once again, Trump retweeted a white supremacist, something that has become commonplace for The Donald.

According to The Hill, Jason Bergkamp is an online journalist who writes about “white nationalism and genocide” and regularly tweets pictures of barely-dressed white women with the hashtag #WhiteGirlsAreMagic. This is also at least the seventh time that Trump has retweeted Bergkamp, who has over 50,000 followers on Twitter.

As stated before, Trump has had a troubling tendency to share tweets from avowed racists and white nationalists this election season. This is likely due to the fact that much of his online support comes from the so-called #AltRight, which is really just a fancy term for white supremacy these days. This has led to him retweeting posts from easily identifiable racist accounts like @WhiteGenocideTM, or tossing out blatantly false racist memes.

Meanwhile, after dominating in New York, the mainstream media spent the evening remarking how “presidential” Trump appeared.

Justin Baragona is the editor and publisher of Contemptor. Prior to starting the site, he worked on the editorial staff of PoliticusUSA. During that time, he had his work quoted by USA Today and BBC News, among others. Justin began his published career as a political writer for 411Mania. He currently resides in St. Louis, MO with his wife and pets.
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October 2013: The Health and Social Care Information Centre has recently undertaken a review of the KC50 data collection which collects information on persons receiving BCG vaccinations for tuberculosis and on reinforcing doses of diphtheria, tetanus and polio (Td/IPV) given to school leavers.  Data from this collection are usually published in NHS Immunisation Statistics, England. The review was undertaken to examine future information needs and following data supply and quality issues with the collection over a period of years.

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Sin #1 Insider secrets about how insurance companies price your insurance Sin #2 How not to get ripped off when you do buy protection

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Sin #6 How do you get the most for your money? 11 ways to SAVE MONEY on your car insurance...

Sin #7 Straight answers to the nagging questions about Rental Car Insurance

There are several ways you can purchase insurance for your car(s). You can buy it over the Internet at literally hundreds of different web sites. You can call an 800 number and buy it over the phone directly from a contractors insurance auto company. You can call a contractors insurance agent. In some cases, you can buy it at your bank or credit union.

It's not surprising you can buy it so many ways. After all, there are hundreds of contractors insurance companies that sell auto coverage in your area. How do these companies differentiate themselves? Some brag about their superior service when you have a claim. Some tout how easy it is to buy from them. But, often, contractors insurance auto companies try to compete on price. Just as if you were buying a plane ticket, a radio or soda pop.

* Tip. Some people believe contractors auto insurance is just a commodity. It's not. You're not buying a soda. You're protecting your financial well being...and the choices you make could affect you for the rest of your life.

But before explaining how complex contractors auto insurance products are, let's talk about price. It's pretty complex, too.

No Insurance Company Has the Lowest Price for Everyone

* Note. No contractors auto insurance company — no matter what it says in its ads — offers the lowest price for every driver in every location. There are companies that are often among the lowest. And there are companies that are usually among the highest. But no company is the lowest for everybody.

* Tip. Also, be aware that prices fluctuate. Sometimes companies "buy the market" with low prices to gain new consumers...then their prices gradually — or not so gradually — sneak up. They also have to change prices based on their profitability, losses and other factors. Every company has a slightly different appetite for the risks it wants to take on. Some insurers want only very good drivers who have no tickets and no accidents. Some companies, believe it or not, actually want bad drivers. In fact, these companies specialize in insuring people with lousy driving records.

Some companies target drivers who live in certain areas. There are insurers that really like to do business in big cities, and there are others that would prefer to stay away from highly populated areas.

* Tip. Remember that sometimes "you get what you pay for." The cheapest option may not provide you or your family with the best protection. The saying goes, "you don't need insurance until you have a claim." When you do have a claim — something that goes wrong — that's a terrible time to discover you don't have adequate protection!

If you think contractors auto insurance is a commodity, consider this:

A person with a good driving record will pay three, five, even 10 times less than a driver with a couple of tickets, an accident or who has been cited for and convicted of driving under the influence. A person who lives in a major city — say Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston or Denver — will pay three, four, even five times more than someone who lives in a rural area or small town, even though the two have the same driving records.

* Example. The last two paragraphs are average differences. Auto insurers are all over the map on prices in a given area. Say you live in Everywhere, U.S.A. (don't we all). Say you have a good driving record. One contractors auto insurance company might charge you $500 a year for a policy that provides almost every coverage available. Another insurer might charge you $1,500.

As you can see, it can pay to shop around. Just be sure:
  • You really understand the different coverages in your policy, or,
  • You have a contractors insurance agent you really trust who can examine
coverages and prices for you. Auto insurance: How Much Should You Buy?

So far, we've been talking about "contractors auto insurance" as if it were, well, a commodity. The fact is, you can buy a lot of auto insurance, or a little. Most states, more than 40, require you to have auto insurance.

But they don't require you to have much. In states that have so-called mandatory auto insurance laws, all you are required to buy is a little bit of liability coverage. This is so you can pay for some of the damage your car does to other cars and other people not in your car.

How much are you required to buy? In most states with mandatory auto insurance laws, the minimum needed is liability that provides 1) $25,000 for any person involved in an accident with you, 2) a maximum of $50,000 for all persons in the accident, and 3) $10,000 for damage to the other vehicle(s) involved. That's not much. In fact, it's next to nothing.

* Tip. The minimum amount of insurance required by most states is not much. Seriously consider getting more protection in order to protect your financial health.

* Note. Notice that mandatory auto contractors insurance laws do not require you to buy coverage for your own car. Or coverage for your injuries. Or coverage if you are hit by someone who doesn't have insurance.

If you buy just the minimum coverage required by law, you are leaving your assets at considerable risk. Your car, obviously. And your home, if you are at fault in an accident that causes serious injuries to the other parties.

And how far do you think $10,000 will go if you total somebody's Lexus? Not far enough! Little Known Fact: There Are Six Distinct Coverages in an Auto Policy The auto insurance "commodity" is actually a product with six distinct coverages: Let's look at them here.
  1. Bodily Injury Liability — It pays the medical and other expenses of those people injured or even killed in accidents you cause. This is required by most states, usually with a minimum coverage of $25,000 for any person involved in an accident with you and no more than $50,000 for all the persons in the accident.
  2. Property Damage Liability — It covers the damage your car causes to property. Usually, that's the other car or cars involved in the accident, but it also covers damage you do to any object you hit. Garages, buildings, lampposts, fences, whatever. This is also required in most states, usually with a minimum coverage of $10,000.
  3. Collision — This is for damage done to your car when it collides with other vehicles (your fault) or other objects (again, your fault).
  4. Comprehensive — This covers damage to your car that results from something other than a collision with another vehicle. As examples, damage caused by vandals or a wind-blown tree hitting your car. It also includes coverage for theft.
  5. Medical Payments — It pays medical, and even funeral, expenses for you as well as members of your family and passengers in your car if it is involved in a collision, regardless of who caused the accident. It also covers you as a pedestrian if a vehicle hits you.
  6. Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist — This pays for injuries to you and, in some policies, damage to your car if you are hit by a driver who doesn't have insurance — or by someone who doesn't have enough insurance to cover your losses. In most states, more than 10% of motorists don't have any insurance. In some states, as many as three out of 10 drivers don't have coverage.

    Many of those who do have insurance don't have enough to cover the damages and injuries that would result in a major collision. If you don't have this coverage, which is often referred to as UM/UIM, you are taking a risk. UM/UIM also provides coverage for any injuries you suffer if you are hit while walking or riding a bicycle by a driver with inadequate or no insurance.

There are Even More Coverages Available...

There are additional coverages you can buy. You can purchase towing coverage, which will pay the costs if your car needs to be transported after an accident. If you're a member of an auto club, you don't need this coverage. You can buy rental reimbursement, which will pay for a rental car you use while your vehicle is being repaired. (If the accident was not your fault, the cost of the rental car is automatically picked up by the other person's insurance company.)

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Nerdicus Genesis Review #22: Awesome Possum....Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt

Title : Awesome Possum...Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt

Publisher : Tengen

Genre : Action Platformer

Players : 1 Player

Release Date : 1993

Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $6-$10

Back in the early 90's, we all probably watched the Captain Planet cartoon. Hell, I even collected all the action figures for it. Those villains were really well done. The thing that made Captain Planet great, was that it was a legitimate environmentalist platform, and hell the cartoon was pretty damn good too. Of course, cartoons are a great way to get kids involved in supporting the environment, but who would have thought that video games were involved too. Seems legit, right?

Listen, I'm all for cleaning up the environment. I support Don't get me wrong, this world is a filthy place. Pollution, Deforesting, depleted ozone, global warming. You name it. We're doing a really crappy job of keeping this planet alive. So if a publishing company creates a game with a goofy mascot trying to clean up the world, let's go for it. Of course, let's not try to be too tacky, shall we?

Enter, Awesome Possum.....kicks Dr. Machino's Butt. Just by the title alone, I'm not going to take this game seriously. Hell, as a kid I may have thought it was an awesome game title, but there we go again with some anthropomorphic hero trying to save the day. Reminds me a bit of Sonic vs. Doctor Robotnik, but I won't go there. Yet...

The first thing you'll probably notice once you start this game up is.....WHOA!! VOICE ACTING!! No....freaking...way. But there is! This is one of the first games that ever had active voice acting throughout the entire play through. Sure it wasn't much, but damn it was actually pretty well done. I'm of course talking about well done for the 16-bit generation. It's not like that 8-bit voice over that you'll find on the NES which was just frightening.

But the voice acting.....it does get a bit irritating. Awesome Possum's one liners will just start boring into your brain. Eventually, you just want to make him die so he'll shut up. I know he's a possum, but he shouldn't play dead. He should just die....seriously...listen to him for more than five minutes and tell me you don't want him as roadkill.

So the goal of the game is to go through each level (which there are 13 of) spinning around, and collecting rings...I mean...cans. Ha, well, remember how I said this game reminded me a bit of Sonic? Well the game plays EXACTLY like sonic. Awesome Possum spins around (just like sonic), and collects cans (just like Sonic collects rings), and hell the screen moves and positions itself just like Sonic games. At first, it seems like a direct rip off, which it really kind of is, but the game does add some elements that make it a tad different. I'm not just talking about the Possum main character.

Certain levels have animals which you can hop and ride that will assist you in traveling faster or taking down enemies quicker. Although it's not really that hard to kill enemies in the first place. That is, if you can handle this games horrendous control scheme. I don't even know how I'm controlling the damn possum half the time, and he's just bouncing all over the damn screen. Anyway, like I was saying, there's a bunch of different critters like rhinos, bees, or manta rays that could help you out, but whatever.

As if collecting cans and beating up deforesting robots wasn't boring enough, this game also throws some environmental questions at you. And this is where I lost it. I understand having underlying themes of environmentalism, but do not shove questions down my throat. It interrupts the game play, and it just irks me.

So what exactly is wrong with this game besides being a Sonic clone, the horrible controls, the choppy graphics / animations, and the irritating voice overs (that I liked the first minute of). What isn't wrong with this mess. It plays like a game that was thrown together in a week. They took Sonic the Hedgehog, and gave it a pitiful make over. It's not even a makeover...it's a plastic surgery gone wrong.

Listen, there are plenty of other great platformers out there, and hell if you want an environmental game that's good, play the Captain Planet game because that is actually decent! Do yourself a favor...avoid this. There's no need to torture yourself.

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Until next time, keep on gaming!

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Merry Christmas!

I have been a busy boy these last few days! After narrowly escaping the grusome flu that plagued mom and dad right before Christmas, I was able to celebrate with almost everyone I could imagine (just wish I could have seen great grandma Vonda!). Christmas Eve morning I opened gifts with mommy and daddy, shortly after Nini, Pawpa, Uncle Robbie and Uncle Todd came over to celebrate with us. Nini made a yummy breakfast...can you believe I ate 4 sausage patties! I am a growing boy, well atleast my potbelly is growing! Dad had to go to like a catrillion services at church and then the plan was to go to Uncle Robbie's church for Christmas Eve service. Unfortunatley we were not able to make it, but we did arrive safely to grandma and grandpa's house in Ohio. On Christmas day we spent lots of time with daddy's side of the family. I didn't really get into opening gifts, I'd rather tackle the boxes or rearrange the stacks. We stayed in Ohio for a couple of days. I got some good playing time in with my cousins! I am now back in good ol' Indiana and life is slowing returning to normal. Here is an unslaught of pictures from my festivities...

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Corbin is in bed but wanted me to share some pictures of his last few days. But while I have the keyboard just thought I would share a funny story with you all (probably only funny to his parents but I will share nonetheless).
Corbin had been running around holding his socks. A few moments later he came into the room and the socks were missing. I didn't think anything of it, his socks are ALWAYS missing! He would leave the room and return repeating "shocks" over and over. He would come to my legs and leave, but each time I didn't follow he would yell "shocks." Finally I told him to take me to the socks. He brought me to the guest room where he had put his socks on the cat! He was so proud and I was amazed! He is talking so much now, not always in English :)

After staining my entire body orangey red from ravioli I had to take a bath...

A few pics of decorating for Christmas.

An early gift from Great Grandma Vonda or as Corbin calls him " my mo mo."

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Cruel and Unusual Punishment...

I am not sure if it's because I wake up so early or that I didn't eat my veggies, but today mom and nini took me to a place where they did unspeakable things to me. Sure it was inviting when I first got there. They had a train set for me, a play set with a slide and even suckers...but what happened next still sends shivers down my spine. A lady strapped me down, put a cape around my neck and came at me with a sharp object. I kept tugging on the cape yelling "tuck!" (stuck) but it seemed as if no one cared. Despite the candy and the Elmo tape they let me watch I fought like a champ...both mom and I were sweating when the horror ended! Although I recovered fairly quickly after it was over, mom is the one who said she wouldn't be going back for a LONG time! Corbin 1 mom 0...

Monday, December 1, 2008

I moved my castle into the basement

It got cold here in Indiana, and mom and dad said that we aren't going to move. So I compromised and said I'd stay here if they moved my castle inside. Check out my video.

A trip to Ohio...

I went to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Ohio this weekend and had lots of fun! Friday we went to a Christmas parade where I saw a "dino", "orseys" (horseys), ho ho ho'ed at Santa and saw my cousins driving in the parade. Grandma's house is all decorated for Christmas which gives me lots to look at but a lot of no no's that I can't touch. I only broke a small christmas tree in her nativity, oops. There is also a light switch that makes figurines play music and sing, I only asked to dance 100 times this weekend. Here are a few pictures of my adventures...

A quick glance at Corbin's crazy hair...poor kid's hair looks like this everyday, even after being wet down. He is also showing off that he can say cheese for the camera.

Getting a foot massage with cousin Keaton.

Decorating cookies at Grandma Sherri's house...I think I got more on me than I did on the cookies. I don't know why no one else had to decorate in the nude!


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With the arrival of snow yesterday I’ve decided the end of the sit-on-top kayak season. The Rideau river has cooled off significantly and it is getting uncomfortable when the water sprays up. It has been a really nice season and I’m looking forward to getting back on the water at ice-out next spring. I’m shopping for a new hull over the winter to carry more cargo and glide a little faster than my current boat. Current front runners are:

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I’ve tried all three on the water and they each bring a different strength to the table. It’ll be interesting to see which wins in the end.

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Dec 22 2009

9 Best Practices For Attorneys Using Facebook

Inside Facebook has nine suggestions for attorneys and law firms to use the social networking site to attract new clients.  Most of the ideas can be applied to other professionals, including those in corporate real estate.   "Facebook has already penetrated the courts, where alibis have been established based on a Facebook status update, ethics committees …

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Oct 08 2009

Convening for Change: Reports from CORENET Global Las Vegas Summit

Starting today, Jones Lang LaSalle is hosting a blog and tweeting about the CoreNet Global Summit in Las Vegas: We plan to engage both Summit attendees as well as non-attendees by providing perspectives and behind-the-scenes insights on the business and CRE trends being discussed at the conference.


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Thanks for the post and follow up. A good show, I'd say.

Is the organization that put this together going to keep doing these. Because it occurs to me a large protest in Washington right before or right after the inauguration might be a good thing. And not just because I could likely attend. :-)

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But, we were having a going away party at my work for a loved employee, so....

Bill Clinton for First Dude!!!

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... these events are a sign of hope and just might, in the end, prove more important.

[x] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

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i really like that guy. wish somebody had got a picture of him.

thanks for this compilation. it's great to see that ordinary citizens care enough to go to these and then blog about it later, adn also to see this being written up in msm outlets, even if they do a less than stellar job of reporting.


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Friday, January 30, 2015

This post has a couple purposes in addition to the normal quilting post.  First of all, QuiltShopGal has a Creative Goodness Weekly Linky Party to show what we have been working on, so I am showing 3 finishes and a WIP (work in progress).  Second, tomorrow I will also link this post to JulieKQuilts for her linky party for January's Binding Blitz report.

This table topper was shown before I put the binding on, so now it qualifies as a finish for the week as well as a binding for the month!

I liked the pattern a lot, so I decided to make another one in other colors for spring and I am almost finished with the quilting on it.

I bought the lilac fabric several years ago and had never used it.  The other fabrics were acquired more recently.  I love lilacs as we always had them in our back yard when I was growing up.

This month I joined a quilters guild in McMinnville, OR and they make baby quilts for the local hospital.  This quilt will be donated to that cause.  I had the scrappy 4-patches already put together, so I just layered, quilted and bound it this week.

I love the "cow" fabric on the back - I got it at a garage sale a few years ago and was holding on to it for the right project.

I also finished this table runner this week.

I hope you will check out these blogs and maybe link any finishes you have.  BTW, prizes will be drawn for with each one!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

In December I won a giveaway from Frederique in France!  It was a gift certificate to an online quilting store.  I was so excited and went to the site and ordered fabric.  Naturally, I spent a little more than the gift certificate, so I paid for the rest via Paypal.

Unfortunately, when we moved, Paypal decided it liked our old address in Texas better than our new one, even though DH changed our home address to OR.  When I paid the small amount to get my prize, I failed to notice that Paypal used our old Texas address.  After a couple weeks, I decided to check up on my order and I got the tracking number.  That's when I figured out that it was probably sent to Texas.  When I checked the location of my purchase, it was in Raleigh, NC!  What?!?  The tracking log showed that it had left Alabama 12/18/2014 and was sent to Texas.  From there it was forwarded to Oregon and then it was sent to Raleigh, NC.  My suspicion was that the yellow forwarding sticker came off, but I have no idea why it went to NC.  I even went to my local Post office and the picture of the box that they were able to pull up didn't show a forwarding label.  They said that there was nothing they could do.

So I just waited.  Well, yesterday the package arrived.  It had a yellow forwarding label on it, but that label was just hanging on by a thread, so it is amazing that it made it here.  The box literally traveled from coast to coast and took exactly one month to get here.

Box was pretty beat up.

The items inside the box were in perfect condition!
Thanks, Frederique!  (BTW, she is having another giveaway, so you have until Feb. 8 to enter)!  I love the fabric and charm pack that I got!  And I thank the U.S. Postal Service for getting my package here even though it was sent to the wrong address!

Monday, January 26, 2015

Sunday I went to the Oregon Garden Quilt Show where I had entered my civil war reproduction quilt.  My DIL and GD went with me.  Oregon Garden is in Silverton, OR and is about an hour drive from my house.  You can look at their web site here.  It was foggy in the morning and when we left after church, it was still foggy.

Fog in the Oregon Garden
This picture shows a rusty bell with an awesome sound to it in the garden.  There was a frog croaking from the tree on the right.  Maybe he was protesting all the people walking by.

I love mossy rocks and there were lots of them in the garden.
My GD and DIL looking at the elephant quilt - it won a viewers' choice award for appliqué.

I love frogs - and frog quilts!
The next 2 quilts were part of a "Blue" exhibit.

I thought of Katie when I saw this one!

Wool applique

Cute monster quilt!
This is the one we came to see!  I know you've seen it before (ad nauseam), but here it is again!  Would you believe that this might have been the only quilt made with CW reproduction fabric in the whole show?  I'm not positive about that, but thinking back, I don't remember any others!  There were a lot of Art quilts and Modern quilts.  I left the picture un-cropped on the left so you could see what quilt was next to mine.

Yes, a Dear Jane quilt!  Made and machine quilted by the same person!  It was amazing.

When we left the quilt show at 3:30, the fog was still there and only cleared up when we drove back through Salem, then appeared again north of Salem.  It was fun to have a "Girls' Day Out" with my DIL and GD!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

One day while looking in my closet, I noticed this zig zag table runner that I had pieced, so I decided to get it quilted.  I had bought a large stack of charm squares when we were in New Hampshire for our anniversary in 2012.

I'm going to put this up for sale in my Easy shop.

In the mean time, I had an idea for another table runner.  I like to keep one on my coffee table and I like to have several to change out for the seasons.  I'm not sure if I'm going to put these three blocks together like this or not, but I like the colors and fabrics.

We have a round table that has two leaves.  In Texas, we had a larger dining area, so we always kept one leaf in it, but now in a smaller house, we are keeping it round.  So, I decided to make a table topper that will be more suitable for a round table.  I had this pattern by Atkinson Designs that I had bought a few years ago and decided to make the medium sized one which measures  30" x 35".

I wanted to use reproduction fabrics - of course!  It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to quilt it, but I'm happy with the plan.  You can see the quilting better from the back of it - especially for the dark border triangles.

You can see the dark border triangles a little in this picture.

I'm getting in the swing of things again and it feels good!  This week just flew by for me.  I can't believe it's Saturday already.  Have a good week-end!

Saturday, January 17, 2015

I wanted to get Scrappity-Do-Dah off my design wall, so I finished piecing it together.  I thought it was going to be 18 blocks across (90") and 20 blocks long (100").  I kept sewing and sewing.  It seemed like it was going on forever!

Well, it turns out it is 24 blocks long - which makes it 120" long!!  Even at 100" it was big enough to tuck in the pillows.  I guess I got carried away!

I also have some blocks that I will sew into the backing.

I could take a couple rows off and make it 110" long.

It was too big for DH to hold up, so I draped it over the couch and coffee table for this picture.  Don't forget, I started this 5 years ago on a trip to Florida.  I'm going to put it in the closet for a while before I quilt it.

Is anyone having problems with Blogger?  I can't get this to post.  I had problems yesterday also and had to re-type all my words.  *Later*   I think it will publish now.  I had to copy all of it, save it, then paste it on top of what was there, do a little editing and now I think it's OK.

Friday, January 16, 2015

I forgot to post this DJ block before, so here it is.

I prepped some templates for DJ blocks that I plan to work on soon.

I like the spray starch method for appliqué - I can't do needle turn very well.  First, I place the template on the wrong side of the fabric and outline with pencil.  Then, I cut around it leaving about 1/4" seam allowance and glue (with a glue stick) the template to the wrong side of the fabric.  Spread some spray starch with a small paint brush and then fold it over the template and iron until it is dry.  Then you can remove the template and it is ready to appliqué!

This is the mylar template plastic that I use - it doesn't melt or warp.

On my design wall is the "Scrappily-Do-Dah" quilt that I started in Dec. 2009 while on our trip to Florida right after I retired.  I got the pattern in a McCall's Quilting magazine advertisement and really liked it - because I love scrap quilts.  I cut fabric from just about all the stash that I had at the time.  I've had the blocks finished for some time and want to get this finished!

Here's what my sewing table looked like yesterday.  I had the urge to finish a doll quilt that had been started a long time ago, then had been looking at some lilac fabric to make a table runner, also some other fabric for a possible custom job.  My Dear Jane book is sitting there with various implements, etc.

I'm feeling my normal self these days except for having tendonitis in my right thumb.  I'm trying to rest it some and putting ice on it.  Unfortunately, it's pretty hard to rest a thumb.  What's on your design wall and sewing table?

Sunday, January 11, 2015

By the time my sister left on Monday, I was feeling quite a bit better, but still didn't want to do much more than sew (in other words, no hard work).  I have been working on my Dear Jane blocks and have finished 3 of them.  Another one is in process.

This one is rather wonky.

I forgot to mention in my last post that my sister gave me this miniature sewing machine that is perfect for Miss Malinda Dalton, the doll I made a few years ago.  While my sister was here, I finally got Malinda's braids put on her head.  Here she is sewing while baby sitting the little doll in the buggy - sorry you can't see her very well.

The reason I know her name is Malinda Dalton - it's printed on her slip!

I'm trying to get organized for the new year, but haven't made much progress or set any goals.  I just hope to get some UFOs finished.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Happy New Year to all my faithful followers!  We have been sick here since Tuesday, the day after my sister arrived from the Chicago area.

I made her a zippered bag that she will use to carry her lunch to and from work.  She works as a Suzuki piano teacher and teacher trainer in Wheaton, IL.

"Lunch Bag" and mug rug that I gave my sister for Christmas.

She gave me this puzzle (among other things) and we made it up already.  Then we made a different puzzle and we'll probably start another puzzle today.  We like Springbok puzzles the best.  If you like puzzles and you haven't ever made one of these, you ought to try one.  The pieces are not all the same shape and they are much easier to work with than some other puzzles.

Puzzle I received from my sister
 On Tuesday we drove to Aurora, OR to visit the Aurora Colony Museum and browse some antique shops.  It was cold and clear that day and we were able to get this great picture of Mount Hood!  It isn't visible most of the time due to clouds.

Mount Hood on 12/30/2014.

My sister and me.

I haven't made a list of my 2014 accomplishments (other than on the side bar) and I haven't made a list of 2015 goals since I've been too busy with company and being sick.  Of course, my main goal will be to finish some UFOs! and to try to use up fabric.  I have tons of scraps as well as several quilts in progress, so I think I'll manage to keep busy in 2015!  I'm trying to decide if it helps to make a list or not.  :-)

Happy New Year to one and all!


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Sunday, July 03, 2005

(This is my post from my Xanga site)

So I got to thinking, *yes I know*
and I was wondering about what makes people change, and not for the better.

I never understood it. I am not saying that I am perfect. But I know when I make a mistake or hurt someone. I might not always be perfect about the way I handle situations, but I try to make an honest effort to right things. You know the whole karma thing.

Lately I am thinking that some people aren't worth the effort that I have. I have a baby coming and a husband, and a house, and school and so many other things going on, that negative people just can't claim my attention anymore.

This is part of my reply to CYTOSTEPH's xanga entry :
"It's hard to accept that sometime friendships aren't what they used to be, or even to accept that people change. A good friend of mine has told me that you shouldn't feel bad for not keeping all the ppl you ever knew as friends as that is a lot of work, but especially the ones that don't show they are friends to you. There was someone in a church group that I thought was a good friend actually someone I tried to mentor, and I found out she was saying horrible things about me to other people. I don't need to waste time confronting her or even worrying. I have so much good and so many wonderful people in my life, that if she is talking about me I could care less. It doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt, but it's sad that this person couldn't come to me and tell me. She has this problem and has pretty much alienated herself and her husband from the whole group of friends, so I know it wasn't something I really did."

And it's not ONLY this person, there have been many people in the past and present that aren't what they appear to be, and I, as I have gotten older, have to be more careful of who I let in my life.

With this baby coming I want to be a better person, and that means surrounding myself with good friends and family. People who support me and tell me like it is TO MY FACE, not shitting on me behind my back. I have always tried to do the same thing.

OK this was kinda deep, so I will stop before I overuse the noggin!


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Tuesday, 8 September 2009

Chicken Out!

Here's a cute little graphic on the cover of Which Chicken Will You Buy?, a mini-guide to labelling on ... er ... dead chickens in food shops (title link). The message is to buy only those chickens bearing the labels free-range, organic or RSPCA Freedom Food. These birds had it good until the axe fell! The Chicken Out! Team will hit London next Saturday on the South Bank, near the Millennium Bridge, between 10am and 4pm. Take the family.

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Cajun Stuffed Crab

This recipe was the Grand Prize winner in the Hot Dish division of the 1990 Crab Cooking Contest in Crisfield, MD.

Credited to Mr. Al Olinde of Salisbury, MD.

For stuffing:

  • 1 lb. Maryland lump crabmeat
  • 3 or 4 Tbsp. cracker crumbs
  • ½ c. finely chopped green onions
  • ½ c. sour cream
  • 1 tsp. Worectershire sauce
  • Dash of cajun seasoning
  • Dash of Tabasco sauce
  • 6 small cleaned crab shells

For sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. white wine
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • Dash of Tabasco sauce
  • Dash of Worcestershire sauce

Gently mix crabmeat with cracker crumbs, green onions, and seasonings. Add sour cream and mix with a spatula.

Stuff crab shells and sprinkle with paprika or cajun seasonings. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Melt butter in saucepan and mix in ingredients in order and simmer briefly over low heat. Top stuffed crabs with sauce before serving.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Stampin Boutique Sponsors For Fun Challenges This Week

The Challenge at For Fun this week is to create a project using summer colors, bright colors, and even neon colors from the 80's. I had chosen Patriotic AJ earlier from The Stampin Boutique and decided that to make him fit this challenge that there is nothing brighter in July than red, white, and blue. Needless to say, I had to really jazz up the paper for it to look like I wanted it to look and that took me hours to do, so I really hope you can see the background with all the bling and brightness.

This is one week you will definitely want to play along with us at For Fun.  The Stampin Boutique will be giving away  digi images to one lucky winner.

  • DP is Imaginisce and all the explosions are done with Ruby Red and Stardust Stickles.

  • Center was cut with a Spellbinder's dye, covered in craft glue and smothered with Barbara Trombley's Crystal Glitter.

  • The fireworks coming out of the flowers are wire with Score Tape wrapped around them and dipped in more of Barbara's glitters, Crystal, Red Oak, and Canadian Blue. I tried glue first, stickles second, and then got tired of the mess so decided to try Score Tape. So much easier, no mess, and no drying time.

  • Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts with Stickles added - ribbon from stash

  • AJ is colored with copics, gold stickles for the belt and buttons, silver stickles for the flag pole and stars and Glossy Accents added to the shoes.  Ever see a military man without a spit shinned shoe? I sure haven't!

  • Copics: B39, 37, 29, 24, 49 - R46, 49 - E11, 00, 000, R20 - C7, 3, 2, 0, 00 and 110 Black - .03 Black and Red Multiliner Pens
Be sure to hop on over to For Fun to see the beautiful creations by the rest of the DTs.

Thanks so much for visiting my little corner of the world and I hope to see you back again soon.  If you have the time to leave me a comment it will be much appreciated and I will be sure to stop by to visit your blog.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bianca Says "I DO" at For Fun

A BIG Thanks to our sponsor this week - Fairy Knoll - A place where fairies fly and dreams come alive. Fairy Knoll offers digital stamps filled with fantasy and magic ~ we hope you can visit them soon.
The Design Team are really excited to share some of their fantastic cards with you at For Fun and give you the opportunity to be chosen for not one or two, but three (3) of their favorite images from Fairy Knoll.
We sure hope you will be able to play along with us this week.  All you need to do to win is create a card using the following sketch challenge and post it via Mr. Linky at For Fun.

Here is the following sketch challenge for this weeks challenge, created by Helen at For Fun Challenges. After all, who doesn't love a sketch challenge? For me, it takes the guess work out of what I'm going to do and all I have to do is pick out the paper and the image, then have fun seeing what I can do with it......easy peasy since I never vary too far from the sketch.

This beautiful image is "Bianca". I chose the sentiment "I DO" (cut out on the Cricket - Thanks Diana) because I thought the position of her hand indicated she was showing off a ring, but if she wasn't, then I wanted her to be. Since I didn't have a small enough gem to add I added a dot of Diamond Stickles (not sure it's showing up in this photo) to her ring finger.  After I finished the card I realized it probably should have said "I WILL"
but by then it was too late....sighs
  • DP- DCWV "Once Upon A Time", CM Gold Metallic, left over merlot paper from my grandson's wedding invitations and programs

  • The Merlot paper is from Paper Temptress and is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder but I threw away the package it came in and don't remember the name of it....DUH  I must be getting old!

  • Metallic gold was cut with Spellbinder's round scalloped ovals and edged in Gold Stickles.

  • The Tiara was done in French Lila Ultrafine Glitter from Barbara Twombley with the smallest gem I had placed in the top.

  • Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

  • Copics were used to color the image....sorry! I forgot to write them down.
Please hop on over to For Fun to see what the rest of the design team have created with Fairy Knoll digi's, just for you.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you have the time to leave me a much appreciated comment,
and if you do, I'll be over to visit real soon.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Blog Hop Coming Soon and Guest Designer Spot

Oh wow, have I got some fun and exciting news to share.
  • I've been chosen to guest design at There's Magic In The Air/Paper Cupcakes for the month of August, AND, I also get to participate in the blog hop. I'm so excited!!!!!!
  • New design team at Paper Cupcakes started yesterday, Monday, July 19. Hop on over to meet the team and see their fabulous designs this week. Plus, you get a free digi to use to participate in the challenge.
  • First blog hop ever for PCC coming August 11-20 with fantastic new "Teacup Party" images. I guarantee you that you won't want to miss out on these new cuties. I can't give too much info away just yet so be sure to stay tuned in here and at PCC for more details.
  • There will be freebies, challenges, sketches, new images you've never seen before, fun, fun, and more fun during the HOP.  You never know, I may even be giving some candy away?
Please grab the Paper Cupcakes blog hop blinkie from my sidebar and add it to the sidebar on your blog to help promote our first Blog Hop. Rewards are awaiting!

I'll hope to be seeing you August 2nd at Paper Cupcakes.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit. If you have the time to leave me comment it will sure be appreciated and I'll be by to visit you real soon.  "Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Some Fabulous Candy Awaits YOU

Oh Wow everyone........This is some fantastic candy from Kellie over at Tickled Pink  Stamps. She is celebrating reaching 550 followers. Think I'd be celebrating too! How about you? 30+ stamps and over $200 worth of goodies.  Thanks Eulanda!

Only rules are you need to post the candy on your side bar and sign up to win via Mr. Linkey on her personal blog.  Candy is open until August 16th so hop on over and sign up. You may be glad you did, and if  you win, I'd be happy to share with you......lol

Hope your weekend has been super and that your day is blessed.
Thanks for stopping by. "Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Use Your Favorite Coloring Medium & Wild Orchid Crafts Challenges

Happy Wednesday! I've edited this post to include Wild Orchid Crafts Challenge which I forgot to do yesterday. Senior moments - Thanks Vickie!
The challenge this week at For Fun Challenges is to use your favorite coloring medium. As most of you know, Copics are my favorite of all time.  I used two new images and a sentiment from Nana Vic's, Tweet Home and Tweet Wreath. I hope you like them!

DP is from my stash - Spellbinder's Labels 12 and Scalloped hearts - MS Border & Branch Punch
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts - Stardust Stickles

Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations and the variety of color mediums used, you will definitely be glad you did... Don't forget to enter your creation via Mr. Linky at

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit and I hope to see you again soon. Please leave me a comment if you have the time and I'll definitely be by to visit.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Beecy's Candy & Nana Vic Digi's

Please be sure to check out Beccy's blog to congratulate her and help her celebrate becoming a designer for Nana Vic Digi's and leave a comment for the candy shown above and on my side bar. The link will stay active until July 31, when one lucky winner will be chosen.  Not only that, but Vickie is giving away a Nana Vic digi for everyone that leaves comments on both blogs. A digi will be added for each 50 to visit so you could end up winning the whole lot of digi stamps. Be sure to tell your friends and check out those great Nana Vic's Digi's .
You can scroll down through my posts to see some samples of cards previously made with her fantastic digi's.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Memories & Dreams Little Book

What a fun time over at For Fun Challenges this week creating this little book. Thank goodness Helen gave us a picture tutorial or I would probably never have gotten mine done.  I was clueless but I do like the way it turned out for what I wanted to put in it. Please be sure to check out the other DTs to see their wonderful creations at For Fun.

The title is Memories & Dreams 2010 because it brought back so many memories of my father years ago and the dreams he had for my oldest grandson. I'll try to keep this short!!!! During the 20's, 30's and 40's (prior to WWII) my dad played professional golf with some of the greats, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, and many others. After returning home from the war, money was tight and he didn't have a sponsor, so the money for him to go on tour was not there.  He gave up his PGA status to return to amateur golf and in 1948 and 1950 he won the Missouri Amateur.  He was the only person and the last to bring that trophy to St. Joe 60 years ago.  The dream was that my grandson would eventually play professional golf but that in the meantime he would bring the trophy home once again.  My dad died in January 1998, on a golfing trip to Texas and never got to see Jer play HS or Division 1 Collegiate Golf but the dream lived on.

This year the trophy returned to St. Joe. It wasn't Jer who brought it home but a young man 3 years older than Jer that grew up in Jr. Golf with Jer and my dad. We were invited to and attended a reception for Brad last Wednesday where my father was also honored. What a privilege and honor it was to share in Brad's achievement and to see one of my dad's dreams come to life, even though it wasn't his great grandson.

Below are some of the pictures in the Little Book. I also want to thank you so much for stopping by to visit and hope you will join us at For Fun this week to share your "Little Book" with us. If you have the time to leave me a note, long or short, it will be appreciated and I'll be sure to come visit.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)
The first pic is the trophy that normally stays in Jefferson City at the Capital but it's in St. Joe for 1 year.
The second is a picture of the traveling trophy that stays with the winner for 1 year showing my dad's name
The third is Brad, 2010 MO Amateur, myself, and Jer

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Happy Veterans Day Early

Okay, Okay, I know we just finished Independence Day but I'm getting a head start on my Veterans Day cards and wanted to use one of the digi's I'd colored from Nina over at There's Magic In The Air/Paper Cupcakes.  Can't stand to see colored images just sitting around collecting dust, plus I decided to submit this card for one of the Guest Design spots currently open.  If you have a desire to be on a design team, please hop on over to Nina's blog for all the details as she is looking for new team members and guest designers.

When I decided to try digi stamps, my first digi came from Paper Cupcakes and I played in quite a few of their challenges. The design team is awesome and I've made some fantastic blogging and internet friends over at TMIA/PC.  Even though I haven't been participating in many of the challenges lately, the DT have continued to encourage me and support my blog through faithful comments and visits. There are going to be some new and exciting things happening at TMIA in the near future, like blog hops, etc., etc., so I hope you will check it out and participate in the DT and GD call.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit. I hope you have the time to leave me a short, or long comment and I'll be by to visit soon.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy Independence Day

Just popping in to wish you all a safe and Happy 4th of July here in America and to those of you celebrating your own patriotic holidays and those across the seas.
I want to share some digi's I've colored with Copics for Nina at

Awhile back I'd asked Nina if she could design some patriotic digi's for various holidays when I was searching for digi's to make cards for our military personnel serving overseas and recouperating at our nearby Veterans Hospital.  Here are just four of those wonderful images and I know she is working on creating some for each branch of our military.

I hope you like them and will pop on over to PaperCupcakes  to get some of these super images.

Thanks so very much for stopping by. Hope you have the time to leave me a short comment, or long if you like..... and I'll be by to visit you soon.
"Hugs" Granny (Carol)


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Friday, December 4, 2009

The sweater saga

The story of the sweater continues.  After many late, knitting-marathon nights, I finished knitting the body and the multi-colored pattern.
This was the first time that I'd ever attempted knitting such an intricate pattern with more than one color, and I think I did ok, despite not really knowing what the hell I was doing.  Having a good audio book to listen to really helps. This is a picture of the top of the body with the pattern.  The green piece of yarn running down the middle is the center of the front, of which I shall shortly proceed to sew two seams on either side, and then proceed to CUT DOWN THE CENTER WITH SCISSORS!!! Oh my god, what am I thinking?!?!!  For those of you in the know, this is called steeking (See here for a great account of steeking for the first time.  And then buy the book.  Do it.  Now.) And for those of you who don't realize why this is such an abhorrent idea, you aren't knitters and you'll never understand.  But I digress.
So I sewed. Here's a picture of the seams, before the fateful cut.

And I (gasp) cut...

Oh, that wasn't so bad.

So then I pinned, and sewed the facings.

And now, the (almost) final product.

Now I just have to finish the neck border and block.  Then I'll magically know how to surf!

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Papa et maman/M. et Mme

Hello lady friends,

Today, I want to share with you two LO. While browsing the BG blog, I noticed several halloween "digital sketches" they shared and I thought: "Why not make those sketches my own with my stash and pics?"

And here is what I came up with

As you may notice thanks to the clothes worn in the pics and the collection of papers I used, those pictures were taken, yet again, during my brother's wedding... And I'm not finished! I really need to find sketches with more pics inside or I'll never finish up with this :)

And here are a few close-ups

I thought I'd add "a few" butterflies to
add movement to the page. Used a
Picture Punch punch

And a little more... You'll notice that I tried
to decorate them...

Fiskars border punch

This sticker comes from the "Sweet Thread"

For this title, I used an Autumn
stamp set. I heat embossed
each letter, cut them out and glossy
accented them.

* Well, I like not having used any white plain cardstock as a background... As I said, I like it sometimes, and sometimes, it bothers me
* You'll notice a thin/not so thin gray border on each LO. Well, I tried to bring back this colour inside (with the colour of the embossing powder in the title of M. & Mme and in the colour of the title in "Papa et maman" (it seems black here but it's not, it's also gray)
* I bought this "Man, Oh, Man" die set from Sizzix (alpha of "Papa et maman") and I'm in love with it! Plus, I'm SOOO happy to be using my Big Shot... I've had a hard time using it at first, but now, I can't seem to stay away from it!

* The butterfly punch
* The sweet thread sticker

For a list of supplies, please visit my 2Peas gallery and see the legend under the pics.

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Thursday, 1 June 2017

Special Bundle

I have a card to share today using one of the old Saturated canary images, coloured as usual with Promarkers.
I die cut it into an oval. The papers are from the Nitwit collections happy range. I added a heart doily, tan lace, pearls and a sentiment to finish.

  1. This is such a great card ;o) I love all the details and the soft colouring on the image and for the background papers as well! Thank you so much for joining our PINspirational Challenge! Hope to see you again soon ;o) Have a great day and happy crafting, Maike ;o)

  2. Oh i just love this expecting card.. so happy and cheerful. Your layout and colors are so perfect. Seriously, thank you for joining us at pinspirational.

  3. Gorgeous card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our {PIN}SPIRATIONAL challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
    Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. Im always happy for new visitors or followers and hope you find some inspiration.
I try to visit everyone who comments but at the moment I'm away from my computer so may be late in visiting. All comments are appreciated.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

What have I been doing?

This is what I have been working on. This company called about doing some monogramming on a couple shirts. I said yes. Then I find out they really want the logo done and it was really 12 shirts and 5 hats. I wasn't really happy with how the hats were turning out. I don't have a hat hoop so it was hard to get it in there right. I only did 2 and stopped. They called and said they loved everything and I should try the hats again. I guess we are sometimes our own worst critics.
I still had a number of unfinished items for the craft show. (which I pushed through and finished!) It rained and hailed on the show!I think we covered booth rental -not even lunch :(

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