tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9978863752100371422024-03-05T00:54:18.260-05:00Patti's PonderingsPattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-56453195465107480842009-06-06T20:40:00.008-04:002009-06-08T21:10:46.186-04:00Ouch...So sore...yesterday I weeded this flowerbed...<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlT4rNJwHB6kRt5MH6sd0yp02LuUxQQZwKm4oXevgaxvndFYMNqtjMmNjAG08gZ7BZFmYZtIyqF2o32dYykPq2-mmwEK9iPSVrDDNt_9U-10khEYk51FOaQ2lULL_PTwYRMB-JGCT8Tk/s1600-h/2009-06-05+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344384331322071298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlT4rNJwHB6kRt5MH6sd0yp02LuUxQQZwKm4oXevgaxvndFYMNqtjMmNjAG08gZ7BZFmYZtIyqF2o32dYykPq2-mmwEK9iPSVrDDNt_9U-10khEYk51FOaQ2lULL_PTwYRMB-JGCT8Tk/s320/2009-06-05+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> There were lots of weeds - the flowerbed above looked like this one before I weeded it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2sEI29hyphenhyphenhJCnStl5AvcoItCV8xYbHVBC4WapX6IvveGyOB42mlmvLtVqmmNAWC_FC8CbuM1d8tKVKVN-MM60bputPRKJE0abCMkWiss_U9uFUrAq0uPAgOi002ZB5rlfnzAyKdTtYos/s1600-h/2009-06-05+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382174296688434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2sEI29hyphenhyphenhJCnStl5AvcoItCV8xYbHVBC4WapX6IvveGyOB42mlmvLtVqmmNAWC_FC8CbuM1d8tKVKVN-MM60bputPRKJE0abCMkWiss_U9uFUrAq0uPAgOi002ZB5rlfnzAyKdTtYos/s320/2009-06-05+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I weeded a whole wheelbarrow full of weeds out of the bed. Today I weeded the other large flower bed in front of the house (the one in the photo above). Tortellini, the tortoise, enjoyed wandering around in the sunshine while I weeded. I learned that he likes to eat dianthus flowers. :-D<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnBZuvwEePAF8JF_dQYkSilOrs3VeZgZFUBVdjfZfuUPVFmhBG1m1RalPbX2qJFaSvS3KVP-COjdMBXeMbmE-a8tlPzRleUQiOiLbKIWRJayefwLjj5gUB5IsZK65TuSubCzaPajhVT8/s1600-h/2009-06-05+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382169874513474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnBZuvwEePAF8JF_dQYkSilOrs3VeZgZFUBVdjfZfuUPVFmhBG1m1RalPbX2qJFaSvS3KVP-COjdMBXeMbmE-a8tlPzRleUQiOiLbKIWRJayefwLjj5gUB5IsZK65TuSubCzaPajhVT8/s320/2009-06-05+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Last night and today, DH and DS moved all this mulch (15 yards/2 truckloads) to the flowerbeds and the area around the pool and patio. DS said that he was beginning to think that the tractor purchase was a good idea, as DH moved a lot of the mulch to the patio area with the front end loader on the tractor. It saved them both a lot of manual labor...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO300EWzHDphHs9-Y6xNygpom5NXdu6QewCgMi-z_eQg57Iun6M0pkT94TTNtq28SAU4k0OshGiq0CiB8rClj1ts1I750mNt6pdM2vn_OuuPgK0i3EsHmOm-kYrQo9qqCfbBO-I6eEWo/s1600-h/2009-06-05+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382164221095394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO300EWzHDphHs9-Y6xNygpom5NXdu6QewCgMi-z_eQg57Iun6M0pkT94TTNtq28SAU4k0OshGiq0CiB8rClj1ts1I750mNt6pdM2vn_OuuPgK0i3EsHmOm-kYrQo9qqCfbBO-I6eEWo/s320/2009-06-05+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Don't the beds look nice now that they are all mulched? The area around the flowers was deliberately left without mulch. The mulch delivery guy said not to get the mulch up next to the flowers until the mulch had cooled off for a couple of days...otherwise, the plant would get burned by the mulch and die.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsl5DTslLJTuzYOPWnuIATl1Q1XIavUm3Jcmd940_-uri7E4p2TLbgZ-cmootySWe0YC5Q9RVybctnc8Qrn24Wn3HTOg-6iPKX-ke2BxhjIDNEr7WgJ__yM8geqNxWUWMTK2fpTXwt7w/s1600-h/2009-06-06+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382162681144466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsl5DTslLJTuzYOPWnuIATl1Q1XIavUm3Jcmd940_-uri7E4p2TLbgZ-cmootySWe0YC5Q9RVybctnc8Qrn24Wn3HTOg-6iPKX-ke2BxhjIDNEr7WgJ__yM8geqNxWUWMTK2fpTXwt7w/s320/2009-06-06+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is another mulched bed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXG5IVTUJMmUUMDKQGWyS4ZpvlGD8lh7Je7Cw9wNhLm0Lgz246MOA3L3Y6xt0-87Ry6j54o_rY90fIawKwFVvi11GyEnEmB6CXJhHrnrwO7QkLS26CUzss9ARsX7w-ygVWsraD3K_SFQ/s1600-h/2009-06-06+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382830127098050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXG5IVTUJMmUUMDKQGWyS4ZpvlGD8lh7Je7Cw9wNhLm0Lgz246MOA3L3Y6xt0-87Ry6j54o_rY90fIawKwFVvi11GyEnEmB6CXJhHrnrwO7QkLS26CUzss9ARsX7w-ygVWsraD3K_SFQ/s320/2009-06-06+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And another...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1HHHktTF870Vyud3uKc85R88dR9us4xXfORoaeWzUsB_Q9R2BdG0I0JRjeSfK1QuUEtFdkp7zkB-pahJkpYrN-SDwL13oRJkV7ZzHu2U4ADZID6z-VExhQsMzCtqUW5dQMYZ1GLDemA/s1600-h/2009-06-06+003+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382825839304274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1HHHktTF870Vyud3uKc85R88dR9us4xXfORoaeWzUsB_Q9R2BdG0I0JRjeSfK1QuUEtFdkp7zkB-pahJkpYrN-SDwL13oRJkV7ZzHu2U4ADZID6z-VExhQsMzCtqUW5dQMYZ1GLDemA/s320/2009-06-06+003+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Out by the patio, DH spread the mulch around these plants...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJd__n1Dq7tqR3URHWFQPiGUCszb9EVvbxXX3yGGsXe-2X5K0ogSLuhLxJVFwqwLDYu56fod8GA43mi7Brym7vY52RzMQskrBOIa7bXixhyphenhyphen4zwZhkM3umZjeewz6UI6ZjIsv7aDHs-I4/s1600-h/2009-06-06+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382825010325730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJd__n1Dq7tqR3URHWFQPiGUCszb9EVvbxXX3yGGsXe-2X5K0ogSLuhLxJVFwqwLDYu56fod8GA43mi7Brym7vY52RzMQskrBOIa7bXixhyphenhyphen4zwZhkM3umZjeewz6UI6ZjIsv7aDHs-I4/s320/2009-06-06+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> but ran out of steam here...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPOGDfQHOT5B4mr00bBN5LOULTkFH2it2qOryzz5Z-UirtFxb_xcdwbRp0ljYq7bHDGIvR5b-OmjFZlrc7f-gX2jhKF5q_8V8G6WiwZ-glDGyVFI4svEBZTM7Dl621gziyeSLo-v1E10/s1600-h/2009-06-06+012+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382821524233154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPOGDfQHOT5B4mr00bBN5LOULTkFH2it2qOryzz5Z-UirtFxb_xcdwbRp0ljYq7bHDGIvR5b-OmjFZlrc7f-gX2jhKF5q_8V8G6WiwZ-glDGyVFI4svEBZTM7Dl621gziyeSLo-v1E10/s320/2009-06-06+012+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> This yellow butterfly stopped by for a drink from this puddle today...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m92W4C_LfUo9EW-bMNhNFz86qOPt-EwyGALV0siNWcjkaHH75L8yUytlqWgc-5ApbzgsIxi6iz167UBWua6DCDI70A13LjcOCaHGzbN-s2A0lJWbt4dCGs4mzanICoUkZSrwT1iktb4/s1600-h/2009-06-06+008c+900x883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344382820585903122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m92W4C_LfUo9EW-bMNhNFz86qOPt-EwyGALV0siNWcjkaHH75L8yUytlqWgc-5ApbzgsIxi6iz167UBWua6DCDI70A13LjcOCaHGzbN-s2A0lJWbt4dCGs4mzanICoUkZSrwT1iktb4/s320/2009-06-06+008c+900x883.JPG" border="0" /></a> My yellow primrose have blossomed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmZ56mlcF2MKfk_JdO-ApYnctoxh8UZMXSxzWZVEToSf2ceJBPdrxjpSV2wzFdXhxLMVk1QIgNmz67tCdIH4_oxDPMyy9Ywj9RN9OfI5Fx-Ja0CbiM8kSHHXFMJcp4h0Qnp9rnG0CU9I/s1600-h/2009-06-06+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344384338064307810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmZ56mlcF2MKfk_JdO-ApYnctoxh8UZMXSxzWZVEToSf2ceJBPdrxjpSV2wzFdXhxLMVk1QIgNmz67tCdIH4_oxDPMyy9Ywj9RN9OfI5Fx-Ja0CbiM8kSHHXFMJcp4h0Qnp9rnG0CU9I/s320/2009-06-06+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And my pink lupine...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIiHtgbMZOycvFXGuXR8ozxg5HiMVv1Tl_PBxzmYwALUNpn3Fm-5lnVecWjEl1DRv5IIt5LxGwSeloHifr5Vx35f0OSWVYEG0c8WngUVxMFmi2nn3iLsemv9UEunPmBPCwbZeaJa9fT8/s1600-h/2009-06-06+010+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344384339435515010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIiHtgbMZOycvFXGuXR8ozxg5HiMVv1Tl_PBxzmYwALUNpn3Fm-5lnVecWjEl1DRv5IIt5LxGwSeloHifr5Vx35f0OSWVYEG0c8WngUVxMFmi2nn3iLsemv9UEunPmBPCwbZeaJa9fT8/s320/2009-06-06+010+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>I have been unable to embroider for a while, as my d-card that I use to transfer designs from the computer to the sewing machine was faulty and needed to be replaced. We found one on ebay and it arrived today, so I was able to make this door sign for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E7W4CWXuk0ezExEOzW-m00Wqz62mFpL8BfxKilAWiVgn33sd3SXq3OIMaO_h4pkm2m_WeBBj3CHIHc_TuOV3-MjjHYYb6bGTygCSr54zntRUeDhV4RYTUTz9DqZjEChjcDo_9oPW6lw/s1600-h/2009-06-02+001+900x674.JPG">Doris'</a> husband...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0tDzEFjvhxBsOYwhFK59yPiKHaemdFYASxhdBQbts2oGjK0iu4rZwGD72GykGjMaA8AGG4yOw_GimgQ2F5wd-oAmCxsLJG7ikxtw1oizjUs42Q6iBgSSDrWlD6Nbo4eDpYptdR1zS0U/s1600-h/2009-06-06+016+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344384333437071890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0tDzEFjvhxBsOYwhFK59yPiKHaemdFYASxhdBQbts2oGjK0iu4rZwGD72GykGjMaA8AGG4yOw_GimgQ2F5wd-oAmCxsLJG7ikxtw1oizjUs42Q6iBgSSDrWlD6Nbo4eDpYptdR1zS0U/s320/2009-06-06+016+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, as usual, Let's go PENS!!!!</p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-55454823173110553142009-06-03T20:35:00.003-04:002009-06-03T21:08:55.708-04:00Just a few new things this week...The photo I posted the other day of the lights that DH put up between the trees behind the pool didn't show up well, so here is another photo of the lights at night...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtifUGffXIxKewH3DxCnP0IUQbj9ZM2Ma02QBhmqu3HM0bgGpSPtILAdohU12oaUBVoebVhBGmCmJpsCsjUWZoHhfL1Ey42Efp3WUQq5lDAxSR7-1iYLCtevcCI6GyEgdSsJUbEy5APAY/s1600-h/lights+over+pool+900x458.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266087210280434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 163px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtifUGffXIxKewH3DxCnP0IUQbj9ZM2Ma02QBhmqu3HM0bgGpSPtILAdohU12oaUBVoebVhBGmCmJpsCsjUWZoHhfL1Ey42Efp3WUQq5lDAxSR7-1iYLCtevcCI6GyEgdSsJUbEy5APAY/s320/lights+over+pool+900x458.jpg" border="0" /></a> My two sisters were visiting the week before last and one of them brought some old music that my mom sent down. We divided the music up between the three of us and I decided to frame some of my music for the walls of our music room. I found 11x14" floating frames at WalMart and bought 14 of them. Since most of the music was 9x12", the pieces fit in the frames with a 1" border all around. The music was old, most of it from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, but some of it dated back to the 1890s. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDP79MSyu6Ac_jEUFnebGOD-4AcNsnDA9ZrsMJ6MR6UQqipxT3bLupgFIbNNtWRJkBJKjTfSmeiwduMKEVptzsUmTa1Xjm3FtxoE61HwvYenGYyvXqy3z2XJUnWd75eZd_X581Ncx3sU/s1600-h/2009-06-03+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266083799351666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDP79MSyu6Ac_jEUFnebGOD-4AcNsnDA9ZrsMJ6MR6UQqipxT3bLupgFIbNNtWRJkBJKjTfSmeiwduMKEVptzsUmTa1Xjm3FtxoE61HwvYenGYyvXqy3z2XJUnWd75eZd_X581Ncx3sU/s320/2009-06-03+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are a couple of the pieces close-up...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoMZWRhZWsydG8D6dPyAHHDM8C3ex5RpNBNlKLKOzzuDfXmeUSPxHBjPTmtYM_KhjH-lUvU5qVwSfQnGtcVn_0GnhV0u5i0udROfpDaj5Jju-aF480qnN20QToC473EQidr9kBpX_41o/s1600-h/2009-06-03+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266083141779506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoMZWRhZWsydG8D6dPyAHHDM8C3ex5RpNBNlKLKOzzuDfXmeUSPxHBjPTmtYM_KhjH-lUvU5qVwSfQnGtcVn_0GnhV0u5i0udROfpDaj5Jju-aF480qnN20QToC473EQidr9kBpX_41o/s320/2009-06-03+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is one with Frank Sinatra on the cover...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd7flSZ80pc7I9EWxsv3LZB3AChhQGR-yqOTeYyPuibhPAIJAY7pSC7cP5oh1vCe8Wi5oXoVV5tAn3CMMZK9N1K5BSh_DbClkDvrR4ZVHkD-g5SPSBOlWR55sLiL0cHMdBb__jBX7w9Q/s1600-h/2009-06-03+006+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266078013925618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHd7flSZ80pc7I9EWxsv3LZB3AChhQGR-yqOTeYyPuibhPAIJAY7pSC7cP5oh1vCe8Wi5oXoVV5tAn3CMMZK9N1K5BSh_DbClkDvrR4ZVHkD-g5SPSBOlWR55sLiL0cHMdBb__jBX7w9Q/s320/2009-06-03+006+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I made this door sign for a friend from church (if you know Doris, don't tell her about it). I am also making one for her husband, Wayne, but I'm having issues with my embroidery card and need to get it replaced before I can embroider anything else.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E7W4CWXuk0ezExEOzW-m00Wqz62mFpL8BfxKilAWiVgn33sd3SXq3OIMaO_h4pkm2m_WeBBj3CHIHc_TuOV3-MjjHYYb6bGTygCSr54zntRUeDhV4RYTUTz9DqZjEChjcDo_9oPW6lw/s1600-h/2009-06-02+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266076335532866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E7W4CWXuk0ezExEOzW-m00Wqz62mFpL8BfxKilAWiVgn33sd3SXq3OIMaO_h4pkm2m_WeBBj3CHIHc_TuOV3-MjjHYYb6bGTygCSr54zntRUeDhV4RYTUTz9DqZjEChjcDo_9oPW6lw/s320/2009-06-02+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We didn't get much done this weekend on the house. Friday night was a wedding for the daughter of our friends and Saturday we hosted the end-of-the-year party for our church choir. On Sunday, DH planted the five lilac trees that I bought last week. The outdoor TV is not up yet, as the pole that it was to be mounted on turned out to be the wrong size. DH ordered another one, so it shouldn't take long to get it up once the pole arrives. Here is the happy wedding couple...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9GJhQXk0e53YDcmgYTJnvauFmwHx2q4ZTpjLDWX_QMvKkP3By_L9eSQojKmySPoUbGq2Jpg0h2VmyvQO1eGaJQwEhkRoFRnOug-WipuFBeYQbx_7sX7xjDnMnWYo35udSBC-tQnaSsg/s1600-h/2009-05-29+katherines+wedding+009+fixed+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343266662526869090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9GJhQXk0e53YDcmgYTJnvauFmwHx2q4ZTpjLDWX_QMvKkP3By_L9eSQojKmySPoUbGq2Jpg0h2VmyvQO1eGaJQwEhkRoFRnOug-WipuFBeYQbx_7sX7xjDnMnWYo35udSBC-tQnaSsg/s320/2009-05-29+katherines+wedding+009+fixed+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh, and of course, LET'S GO PENS!!!!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-77674745345025886492009-05-28T20:53:00.007-04:002009-05-28T21:37:50.921-04:00A little of this, a little of that...I thought I would update the blog while I watch the National Spelling Bee. These kids are amazing!<br /><br />Here is a photo of one of my Hot Cocoa roses. Isn't it gorgeous? It almost doesn't look real!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVQEjznwpFD3p4j-gRwidLJprtzmpXaZUU3QqK8SZx55zEbk5OynsUYfBresKNSrY4SWzwLLw6WcXQRMlOezmDngNMLOXCxoIJ4F0LM2NOKB9fmfJ_2GyNN2OudVmzqh6n-8fMjHTBkc/s1600-h/2009-05-28+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044255829864258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVQEjznwpFD3p4j-gRwidLJprtzmpXaZUU3QqK8SZx55zEbk5OynsUYfBresKNSrY4SWzwLLw6WcXQRMlOezmDngNMLOXCxoIJ4F0LM2NOKB9fmfJ_2GyNN2OudVmzqh6n-8fMjHTBkc/s320/2009-05-28+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have another blossom on my Lollipop Gerbera daisy. It is a variegated pink color with some very deep pinks when it first blossoms - then it begins to fade...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bg7atBM0tVmHQuQlVuolOIpo4rqtr5Tx4q2xYikxnpBPaUUEEoyTMaEdGBI2-2U4DytAuqHH4O69q-IKI49Re5YGmkJE_YpNG2gL7gKrC1JiPvmiOMvqmADQ5X19h7HmAR1JlDRweRc/s1600-h/2009-05-28+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044249904863426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bg7atBM0tVmHQuQlVuolOIpo4rqtr5Tx4q2xYikxnpBPaUUEEoyTMaEdGBI2-2U4DytAuqHH4O69q-IKI49Re5YGmkJE_YpNG2gL7gKrC1JiPvmiOMvqmADQ5X19h7HmAR1JlDRweRc/s320/2009-05-28+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the second garden bed near the pool/patio area. It is where I planted the hot peppers, sweet peppers, banana peppers and peas. The supports along the wall will (hopefully) keep the pea plants in line...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUCtl6fyvrcIqEKfQgsSRPU1tb2SXzjt0gmVDcvdVaLBdnfQe3X9JazDRr2wR6NIS57dECxbYNAXrRpqFHIJ84tEQkvEQP2osXS6t4deSqXsZlr2fUezRUD2Rb008RBUGE5yaG1DwM8w/s1600-h/2009-05-28+006+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044243674456450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUCtl6fyvrcIqEKfQgsSRPU1tb2SXzjt0gmVDcvdVaLBdnfQe3X9JazDRr2wR6NIS57dECxbYNAXrRpqFHIJ84tEQkvEQP2osXS6t4deSqXsZlr2fUezRUD2Rb008RBUGE5yaG1DwM8w/s320/2009-05-28+006+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is my flower bed. This is also in the pool/patio area and has mostly perennials, with a few annuals thrown in for good measure. The plants really shot up the past couple of days with all the rain we've had. I've had a couple of my coleus die, but mostly the plants are doing really well...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kmpi10eTUGaE_IUM6fG13sRT40nW7lIqx6rvzCDq9hDHnkoHQ-tIWgNrcdUXc3a6vhnCjSTHsOW4ELxtbXYaiW_pDI9PzLnPsUXopStCfAFic2EfTgdW-4q9la6flw0fSR7kVjofkR8/s1600-h/flower+garden+panorama+900x255.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044240383948082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kmpi10eTUGaE_IUM6fG13sRT40nW7lIqx6rvzCDq9hDHnkoHQ-tIWgNrcdUXc3a6vhnCjSTHsOW4ELxtbXYaiW_pDI9PzLnPsUXopStCfAFic2EfTgdW-4q9la6flw0fSR7kVjofkR8/s320/flower+garden+panorama+900x255.jpg" border="0" /></a>DH has been working on installing a TV out by the patio/pool. It will go under the garage overhang so it will stay dry. The TV will go on this pole; the hole behind the pole is for an outlet...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rtdEBcBmTI4f2xwoB5_En36qu9UntEicVhXmvMAI-cMU8rqAK0_wjQr9WrHBIZ6nI0HJMCaXmHsrYk_md3zneKPYUiFMCvALTrNlDERvUA5Ozmi9p86KoQ8hCjymGf3aSJ8LG3ceYu0/s1600-h/2009-05-28+012+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044235186244594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rtdEBcBmTI4f2xwoB5_En36qu9UntEicVhXmvMAI-cMU8rqAK0_wjQr9WrHBIZ6nI0HJMCaXmHsrYk_md3zneKPYUiFMCvALTrNlDERvUA5Ozmi9p86KoQ8hCjymGf3aSJ8LG3ceYu0/s320/2009-05-28+012+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the view of the TV pole from the hot tub...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1REBdev900UTDcCS3Ly-I6IBSj9F8DTpesNhUmlLhKHvFUhvmc0X2FoqpNTTXUIJ1xiCdYNhNTaTKa-TWiCi-h9gpKecCyefPM-xSxu0boQ7AWE9rmWgDIUl5jy8MSawhU_cVSvo9qBY/s1600-h/2009-05-28+013+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341044617184743090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1REBdev900UTDcCS3Ly-I6IBSj9F8DTpesNhUmlLhKHvFUhvmc0X2FoqpNTTXUIJ1xiCdYNhNTaTKa-TWiCi-h9gpKecCyefPM-xSxu0boQ7AWE9rmWgDIUl5jy8MSawhU_cVSvo9qBY/s320/2009-05-28+013+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>The bench for the half bath arrived today and I assembled it. The half bath is near the pool and will also be used as a changing area. The bins on the bookcase will provide places for people to store their clothes while they swim. I still need to purchase some large bath towels or beach towels for this bathroom...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4PXJy0vNmvwVrXXtqGmuCN9Hfvtk5i8Y4rDLW3ta3U_XS8zkJmZwWCdmEkEIoXNYvMv2tTHDIc10B-vHWRLKSU4tshnbu3XdAHNHD4kTPjjd4wz0xDmsHEuQM193PjyVdDF4K0p3Vgg/s1600-h/2009-05-28+014+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341050598284728034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4PXJy0vNmvwVrXXtqGmuCN9Hfvtk5i8Y4rDLW3ta3U_XS8zkJmZwWCdmEkEIoXNYvMv2tTHDIc10B-vHWRLKSU4tshnbu3XdAHNHD4kTPjjd4wz0xDmsHEuQM193PjyVdDF4K0p3Vgg/s320/2009-05-28+014+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Pens are in the Stanley Cup Playoff game against the Detroit Redwings. The best-of-7 series begins Saturday night, so LET'S GO PENS!!!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-56303288961143021962009-05-24T22:14:00.009-04:002009-07-06T23:03:34.389-04:00Progress on the homefront!The hot tub is up and running and we love it! This is a <a href="http://bullfrogspas.com/">Bullfrog spa</a> with jetpaks.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZUkGAcTLNrZARTu3FShC-56UxLYRD9r4WkR1VS5_j81-li32GZU67JQdIzPbdQlXJ_xT2d3i_N2pikJu4vnQsmf3zUysQe5G-RSjf3k3kFSTRXPO8IBpHzCxH8J8WMAdKpT0EzzZ2Lg/s1600-h/2009-05-24+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339580637989158514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZUkGAcTLNrZARTu3FShC-56UxLYRD9r4WkR1VS5_j81-li32GZU67JQdIzPbdQlXJ_xT2d3i_N2pikJu4vnQsmf3zUysQe5G-RSjf3k3kFSTRXPO8IBpHzCxH8J8WMAdKpT0EzzZ2Lg/s320/2009-05-24+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Jetpaks are interchangeable so that you can move your favorite jets to your favorite seat location. The Clusterspray jetpak is in the left in this photo; the Oscillator jetpak is on the right...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmDKBs6JsS6hyphenhyphen4bMObzQ5opjFMd2c7JZfanpGvweKW-sBvcKA3-AS-iE66ZqvdztI9fJIcIqQIitHT3FzXoX6WJ8Gw7raUjGRmAFlNwQM2OiKHJgigWVyld5Vhcg2aji0DCrxsppWwWE/s1600-h/2009-05-15+015+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339580633699402482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmDKBs6JsS6hyphenhyphen4bMObzQ5opjFMd2c7JZfanpGvweKW-sBvcKA3-AS-iE66ZqvdztI9fJIcIqQIitHT3FzXoX6WJ8Gw7raUjGRmAFlNwQM2OiKHJgigWVyld5Vhcg2aji0DCrxsppWwWE/s320/2009-05-15+015+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The jetpak on the left is Cascadia (it has a waterfall at the top); the jetpak on the right is NeckMasseuse...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuP5ILG2E_H8pFp3l2BNO4LGU0SYscr1rGDnPk_fq_ByxA4YSuIu_yeNR91E-R7JMgxrqFQwgEMv_ztAQ8592QIodUBoaogIGF1yMD-1bR-EeLKdrhPkbNhgZQMIxEz6c6G57G_fJ5_A/s1600-h/2009-05-15+014+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339580631695373250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuP5ILG2E_H8pFp3l2BNO4LGU0SYscr1rGDnPk_fq_ByxA4YSuIu_yeNR91E-R7JMgxrqFQwgEMv_ztAQ8592QIodUBoaogIGF1yMD-1bR-EeLKdrhPkbNhgZQMIxEz6c6G57G_fJ5_A/s320/2009-05-15+014+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The last jetpak is the Rainshower and it is currently located on the lounge chair in the spa. If you want a good laugh, take a look at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6M5aYtTbjI">this video</a> on YouTube.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9lnvgu4dqONgnXq1ce0IebhbhlCzdCuwmWALZPY3q97D3lb0VWKtRHhyphenhyphen5mR-zzEPcnpJfZbfLbszCcSwvEn-269qa_gDvmVHFNUhEc_Scq0ArwTLqh55n76r45VKDaMjM1NTK8wHYDw/s1600-h/2009-05-15+013+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339580628185195522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9lnvgu4dqONgnXq1ce0IebhbhlCzdCuwmWALZPY3q97D3lb0VWKtRHhyphenhyphen5mR-zzEPcnpJfZbfLbszCcSwvEn-269qa_gDvmVHFNUhEc_Scq0ArwTLqh55n76r45VKDaMjM1NTK8wHYDw/s320/2009-05-15+013+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH finished stringing up the lights between the trees on the far side of the pool today. They looked really nice after it got dark out. You might be able to see them better in this photo if you click on the photo to enlarge it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGBiMh6rZtnWPTe7kgDsjnhYrPUKS7NDe71EOGWX4jMSKUAtUjqbcTuwz7UL91iZyxEB_AW4kK0agYDbosQZktIrtVTTTsD4kSDwmriZZZWkrvwnV3tZsmuig5E6ikOUFlA_gtZOZW2Q/s1600-h/2009-05-24+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339580626057329874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGBiMh6rZtnWPTe7kgDsjnhYrPUKS7NDe71EOGWX4jMSKUAtUjqbcTuwz7UL91iZyxEB_AW4kK0agYDbosQZktIrtVTTTsD4kSDwmriZZZWkrvwnV3tZsmuig5E6ikOUFlA_gtZOZW2Q/s320/2009-05-24+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH ordered 10 blueberry bushes online - 2 each of 5 different varieties. Some of them look like they will survive...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9ss0LEzz_oRnmCz7kUGOMpFmyhEQ3YNYcqS8N-ByaCT-w-t4CeemQCHkZ-fFZ95AYTjgHM9rpXEU60t55WGyghCFoZUqfchEG8MGHWj-brIP3LmLToudXtg_pbaGK01SWROzyx83REo/s1600-h/2009-05-19+007+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339583820106519474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9ss0LEzz_oRnmCz7kUGOMpFmyhEQ3YNYcqS8N-ByaCT-w-t4CeemQCHkZ-fFZ95AYTjgHM9rpXEU60t55WGyghCFoZUqfchEG8MGHWj-brIP3LmLToudXtg_pbaGK01SWROzyx83REo/s320/2009-05-19+007+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And some look like they are already dead...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSTmtava6pqJ513yw-kaXDXMdmsta9ZzvRLmQB7B_PqnhK_7Szys3rK8pfxmoxH2vATChfBiV27i6edFyPV3MQq_wjaSNjVq9JdTtB8HppCJPIDalaLHKiiHr6yj4-k5G_Cn1-5KtgrA/s1600-h/2009-05-19+006+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339583820540386802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSTmtava6pqJ513yw-kaXDXMdmsta9ZzvRLmQB7B_PqnhK_7Szys3rK8pfxmoxH2vATChfBiV27i6edFyPV3MQq_wjaSNjVq9JdTtB8HppCJPIDalaLHKiiHr6yj4-k5G_Cn1-5KtgrA/s320/2009-05-19+006+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is another rose bush that has blossomed. It smells wonderful! I can't remember the name of this one off the top of my head...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgVqKNPijWoyXatP4cEiIjluC-ekWPWl4yD49P2wINJvbzt0wDbHuYmrVfyA1XDa0ID1arlDGsaQxxFB7PAwujEpo4ooTmVasEb5ndhN90jJD7T_xZJYWJw3aHxjxbLEI2qKrHYXrS_I/s1600-h/2009-05-19+008+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339583814737418706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgVqKNPijWoyXatP4cEiIjluC-ekWPWl4yD49P2wINJvbzt0wDbHuYmrVfyA1XDa0ID1arlDGsaQxxFB7PAwujEpo4ooTmVasEb5ndhN90jJD7T_xZJYWJw3aHxjxbLEI2qKrHYXrS_I/s320/2009-05-19+008+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> We planted a Clematis near the pool fence. We were amazed at how fast it attached itself to our fence...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE2rG1x0r0lBkrjNkE2Re2xpJB9GbevLSWOfp6zgPRIjjPKxJmiuVaTlVZ39pV9nyeKfoNTGZ94d87QgWDP8YtkbmsqNM39DHoHD8So7MP7Yji0XDhgPT4WQn3C2etgJBvx04I4TX1Bk/s1600-h/2009-05-19+010+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339583809888559458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE2rG1x0r0lBkrjNkE2Re2xpJB9GbevLSWOfp6zgPRIjjPKxJmiuVaTlVZ39pV9nyeKfoNTGZ94d87QgWDP8YtkbmsqNM39DHoHD8So7MP7Yji0XDhgPT4WQn3C2etgJBvx04I4TX1Bk/s320/2009-05-19+010+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I love the color of this rhododendron. I'm used to seeing the pink varieties, but love the deeper purple color of this one...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVeKqbgrX6oCHpPdsHNsUCjj6_Y5Zrr2nI_-jW4q7-gzPgxBWWSOh_yuoD4vGkTAMnmhsrk2xbQ_9b3jbLi05JBBiIosanGxRm-_PiuW1ZBZiYXRCAnPzrqLAFm3W5SqHIhf5-w2VFJo/s1600-h/2009-05-19+015+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339583810770563122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVeKqbgrX6oCHpPdsHNsUCjj6_Y5Zrr2nI_-jW4q7-gzPgxBWWSOh_yuoD4vGkTAMnmhsrk2xbQ_9b3jbLi05JBBiIosanGxRm-_PiuW1ZBZiYXRCAnPzrqLAFm3W5SqHIhf5-w2VFJo/s320/2009-05-19+015+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I don't know what this plant is, but the blossoms are pretty...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDsb0KiW5QjCPxVJbVosbaZM8EgErHWN-NhYbjMHV3bWuCpue_G_xyazzdha50AUMo7fuRY41VMLgmGSwc766Nd4IQcPDPIgbTOfyKSoF6xNOqlceaAYyhUsEr-5VbxDxqaJ3UOhJutc/s1600-h/2009-05-19+017+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339587372823934498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDsb0KiW5QjCPxVJbVosbaZM8EgErHWN-NhYbjMHV3bWuCpue_G_xyazzdha50AUMo7fuRY41VMLgmGSwc766Nd4IQcPDPIgbTOfyKSoF6xNOqlceaAYyhUsEr-5VbxDxqaJ3UOhJutc/s320/2009-05-19+017+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The dianthus keep putting out lots of blossoms...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-r3ekxHEzLw-NxugxDHvoZxaKTqU6tR3Smw_5W5w_2ygo5L2XjATuxOzCIaYW7BuctlB2LNqWAc20p_s6HpNKPgtAJV-agrqvDU3q_7ZaLGdNBTMmXeM9AaGltK_4InjtJGgpgNJNeM/s1600-h/2009-05-19+018+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339587370907058930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-r3ekxHEzLw-NxugxDHvoZxaKTqU6tR3Smw_5W5w_2ygo5L2XjATuxOzCIaYW7BuctlB2LNqWAc20p_s6HpNKPgtAJV-agrqvDU3q_7ZaLGdNBTMmXeM9AaGltK_4InjtJGgpgNJNeM/s320/2009-05-19+018+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I bought this cute pair of boots at Target and had DH drill some holes in the bottom for drainage...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATmFhr-E-PRgK7zK7Jca7CRG-In4SUD6K0Yg5SiF7fdgOJKqH-ODbi0LY8cGrZBHNKKKO4CnV1Fjx1RGHeHNEhwCYh1nAl8RgvtEkEfEWOxspALIIiKdYCJkcTg6lZ7wjTuTPxoRLqw8/s1600-h/2009-05-19+013+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339587366947404338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATmFhr-E-PRgK7zK7Jca7CRG-In4SUD6K0Yg5SiF7fdgOJKqH-ODbi0LY8cGrZBHNKKKO4CnV1Fjx1RGHeHNEhwCYh1nAl8RgvtEkEfEWOxspALIIiKdYCJkcTg6lZ7wjTuTPxoRLqw8/s320/2009-05-19+013+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I planted mini sunflowers in the boots. I hope they continue to grow and eventually flower...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FGCjDmxNQKtHao7E1kdLVELIDzSVhFrKfkravKsgDPRIOwnag-YomVw8iO-PRiRPVgv_etURG8H9GVLWyXqTY9cJlI5KcDB7bqp47eeqne2icq742FaHPu883WChQEk51HFTVELzA94/s1600-h/2009-05-19+021+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339587365970587666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FGCjDmxNQKtHao7E1kdLVELIDzSVhFrKfkravKsgDPRIOwnag-YomVw8iO-PRiRPVgv_etURG8H9GVLWyXqTY9cJlI5KcDB7bqp47eeqne2icq742FaHPu883WChQEk51HFTVELzA94/s320/2009-05-19+021+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH ordered a lawn mower online and the delivery person left it in our driveway. It is a Toro TimeCutter Z...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt8F14VNf6YdMocKe5iKqBMEG_EHepIZKnt8VxCTwmNphWi-5a4RqiwHlsQDH1Z9t5xqyZ0_OyuDo23HgQRpULCHXdOyo-r0KZIFgghNpI0wXHe4lKF5eB74PnmcL7gKaZOby68j1FJE/s1600-h/2009-05-15+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339587361694900914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipt8F14VNf6YdMocKe5iKqBMEG_EHepIZKnt8VxCTwmNphWi-5a4RqiwHlsQDH1Z9t5xqyZ0_OyuDo23HgQRpULCHXdOyo-r0KZIFgghNpI0wXHe4lKF5eB74PnmcL7gKaZOby68j1FJE/s320/2009-05-15+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I used it to mow the lawn last week and it is really fun to drive!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3qT_1G2pw-XLIOi640V8Fs6c79cqDKi_dK40WGINXjWg5SP3NOY8AwwTFtyHx89uDCL5Gt-Fk42rIkS5C9oU7i_nDG6f72Cg5Ku1Abk6gQhm7O1TZdLX5T7MslD80S9xrmxc-n4CVWw/s1600-h/2009-05-19+012+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588861338137746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3qT_1G2pw-XLIOi640V8Fs6c79cqDKi_dK40WGINXjWg5SP3NOY8AwwTFtyHx89uDCL5Gt-Fk42rIkS5C9oU7i_nDG6f72Cg5Ku1Abk6gQhm7O1TZdLX5T7MslD80S9xrmxc-n4CVWw/s320/2009-05-19+012+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH spent yesterday planting 18 more trees/bushes. This time he planted out near the pool. He also put stepping stones from the pool to the shower using leftover travertine from the patio. Today he finished up the shower - added the stones and the wood tiles for a platform...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hyphenhyphenTsGPdvG4dEXh0n-DTwpmchJOvKhh1w8Su_ZgJBOvGoFZGYE4x_Z-W2yjC_wASfrGIdhuQ5J9knej7M1V12pN9cp7treZEPPlcjoXFzu0NeXRNqdnTwka04XQyNoAzhsJm4PTsztRY/s1600-h/2009-05-24+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588862250029490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hyphenhyphenTsGPdvG4dEXh0n-DTwpmchJOvKhh1w8Su_ZgJBOvGoFZGYE4x_Z-W2yjC_wASfrGIdhuQ5J9knej7M1V12pN9cp7treZEPPlcjoXFzu0NeXRNqdnTwka04XQyNoAzhsJm4PTsztRY/s320/2009-05-24+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some more of the plants he put near the pool...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjCba2Hweq87uoIM6BIne-C_I6dKG2pihHr5FQLOWu_JSFgZ0etMRSHZjWUAnBVBKCuoJqVh0viZQV-ZAkwkxcCo93qeTwWD47vTn5CUNbmwKYiTFXhv75lEVa0Uec7shP0iXxyd2wg/s1600-h/2009-05-24+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588856680997778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjCba2Hweq87uoIM6BIne-C_I6dKG2pihHr5FQLOWu_JSFgZ0etMRSHZjWUAnBVBKCuoJqVh0viZQV-ZAkwkxcCo93qeTwWD47vTn5CUNbmwKYiTFXhv75lEVa0Uec7shP0iXxyd2wg/s320/2009-05-24+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last weekend DH re-sealed the deck. Today he worked on the light over the French doors...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0vM3Ac7oxzQWrEorS4f4q-ki29xvoGeCNB03VsF5qGowdQeAsXyHKd6WlWz0ePGuSIiEgLmTk4OCojIiq7ZeJ-vdLvLb6CaGfPtcR4sjFIz7xjeUBSea_eKjjkKKin3uvGc5qkeCNNw/s1600-h/2009-05-24+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588859440705122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0vM3Ac7oxzQWrEorS4f4q-ki29xvoGeCNB03VsF5qGowdQeAsXyHKd6WlWz0ePGuSIiEgLmTk4OCojIiq7ZeJ-vdLvLb6CaGfPtcR4sjFIz7xjeUBSea_eKjjkKKin3uvGc5qkeCNNw/s320/2009-05-24+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is what the light looked like after dark tonight (ignore the clamps on each end - they are only temporary). The lights face up and reflect back down off the metal conduit...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkMZvwJQYmUTB0HgACRCqZ-gfIjnEpwcvdIo339yT9a1Sg5IO-elDRRT4KwifrnAijFdx3U7bykqPpAIv9XbuJVAYUwimi0AWkdOzzH8KAGuL2s-B_M5s2KERWJePdX150pgBM0XsFj8/s1600-h/2009-05-24+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588851591902306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkMZvwJQYmUTB0HgACRCqZ-gfIjnEpwcvdIo339yT9a1Sg5IO-elDRRT4KwifrnAijFdx3U7bykqPpAIv9XbuJVAYUwimi0AWkdOzzH8KAGuL2s-B_M5s2KERWJePdX150pgBM0XsFj8/s320/2009-05-24+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last week, my 2 sisters and a friend were down for the International Quilt Market in downtown Pittsburgh. While walking in the woods we came upon a mass of May apples. The flowers grow down under the large leaves and are difficult to see unless you are looking for them...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp35LZUUeQFrRHiCgSsoeRVK0BPy4nYOKhc121T7cyFogPlpZ6cTH9biYkIywSxLvSnIEFtgGYRyozngzVVWF0EZBySVuD6_Amzw5W6e764_gRwmyajzq91Gojuv5G7PwFXbGc8JrbjM/s1600-h/2009-05-15+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591097248309490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp35LZUUeQFrRHiCgSsoeRVK0BPy4nYOKhc121T7cyFogPlpZ6cTH9biYkIywSxLvSnIEFtgGYRyozngzVVWF0EZBySVuD6_Amzw5W6e764_gRwmyajzq91Gojuv5G7PwFXbGc8JrbjM/s320/2009-05-15+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I planted some flowers out front by the driveway and sidewalks today, but didn't get any photos of them yet. I also bought 5 lilac plants at the nursery, but DH is too sore to dig any more holes for a couple of days. We'll just keep them watered in their pots for a while...</p><p>Let's go PENS!!!!!<br /></p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-13109581768636953822009-05-09T20:47:00.006-04:002009-05-09T21:21:51.900-04:00The to-do list never seems to get any shorter...Last weekend, we were able to get the pool cover off the pool. It was a lot more work to get it off and get it cleaned up than we thought it would be. Here are DH and DS emptying the water out of the bags that weigh the cover down...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR0U2svR-rD0tCCcKwSx3lbk5y6BxV_ahTvK_alvNfDx_jb44YK9UVUlVewXAyZ7YI-POetZ4l91w47ng9FRl9vhdMIRVhTzxtkxjslIY1GuUbhdAinxx-hJxF18KHIrQjqzwUxUieuQ/s1600-h/2009-05-02+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991399807796130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR0U2svR-rD0tCCcKwSx3lbk5y6BxV_ahTvK_alvNfDx_jb44YK9UVUlVewXAyZ7YI-POetZ4l91w47ng9FRl9vhdMIRVhTzxtkxjslIY1GuUbhdAinxx-hJxF18KHIrQjqzwUxUieuQ/s320/2009-05-02+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We started up the pool vacuum and it did a pretty good job of cleaning up the leaves and dirt...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CG7ycgVHZv15XsGrbiF6L1x2Lc97Dt8PuKEAhHtlCxFJpBzxDtf8Pq28AUS-4TwDWNfI7qtQqOt4lXv3OrHR7rY0QHmDiZrFKI7EDRvfJbeIgBZQV0KMxnnkhlI0vB42nNLIgoxpq68/s1600-h/2009-05-02+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991395783264962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CG7ycgVHZv15XsGrbiF6L1x2Lc97Dt8PuKEAhHtlCxFJpBzxDtf8Pq28AUS-4TwDWNfI7qtQqOt4lXv3OrHR7rY0QHmDiZrFKI7EDRvfJbeIgBZQV0KMxnnkhlI0vB42nNLIgoxpq68/s320/2009-05-02+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And we have more critters in the pool. I found 2 adult toads and 2 young toads. Here is one of the adults and one of the young toads...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRF2k1VdqDuroQIt_BYfCCeU28REW7ZtawaeJaLsD6v6J7i_0a7ZMUh1WBjRnMeXLYPFn-BTyiTrl1h2kchjBO5gQ_XcCEqZNrYGIUzf7-L4flsR26oZ6WvpasJ41V43lXs9QLrHvcLE/s1600-h/2009-05-07+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991394833025090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRF2k1VdqDuroQIt_BYfCCeU28REW7ZtawaeJaLsD6v6J7i_0a7ZMUh1WBjRnMeXLYPFn-BTyiTrl1h2kchjBO5gQ_XcCEqZNrYGIUzf7-L4flsR26oZ6WvpasJ41V43lXs9QLrHvcLE/s320/2009-05-07+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> On Thursday, the weather was fairly nice, so I ran the pool cleaner again and used the hose to spray all the dirt and leaves off the concrete around the pool. One of the adult toads disappeared while I was working out there and I was afraid that it had gotten sucked up into the vacuum. I couldn't figure out how to open the pool cleaner debris compartment though. Today DH opened it and found the toad inside the bag - he was alive and hopped away! Doesn't that pool look inviting? The water temp was only about 60 degrees though!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWwqOD9gSS1yeeNoRm_LPeuB8u2EyoV1DWwyXidS4b043CmqRNoMh5pVh9WR2k8kSEdd7RVN0cxB-UB85EN6aFqCWD5JzDQ5h7sN_eguRoZVOBgcArAs4cCp3MoW16adHw3LrxnLPJAU/s1600-h/2009-05-07+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991390712535298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWwqOD9gSS1yeeNoRm_LPeuB8u2EyoV1DWwyXidS4b043CmqRNoMh5pVh9WR2k8kSEdd7RVN0cxB-UB85EN6aFqCWD5JzDQ5h7sN_eguRoZVOBgcArAs4cCp3MoW16adHw3LrxnLPJAU/s320/2009-05-07+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH has been running the electrical wires for the hot tub. The hot tub has arrived at the dealer's and is supposed to be delivered on Wednesday. DH installed the electric panel on the far side of the deck today (I didn't get a photo of it) and here is where the hot tub will be hooked up...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenqcQ-CVpVIorm0RJlMfTcSxNJICWjL0WwqqkNeSVieo_bXeLrVRlpDWXK6851zNJxKgVj8015Rkpi_PK5kzqq6cH637Yt5Fv7S2vvY9wZDfVT4ymgHtoefO5jIP1H-EAL2vGWMgsou8/s1600-h/2009-05-02+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991384019742802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenqcQ-CVpVIorm0RJlMfTcSxNJICWjL0WwqqkNeSVieo_bXeLrVRlpDWXK6851zNJxKgVj8015Rkpi_PK5kzqq6cH637Yt5Fv7S2vvY9wZDfVT4ymgHtoefO5jIP1H-EAL2vGWMgsou8/s320/2009-05-02+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I found another little critter in the garage on Thursday. Fortunately, DS had already seen it and warned me that it was there, so I didn't flip out. He's actually very cute. I used to have pet mice when I was young, but I don't like to be startled, which the "wild" ones always seem to do to me...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvvG5bvibxfH-h94I3jbBamS1Wi4WAXKYPyS1CFqGyQxm6m5HZbGQW9EiW2eiJZJpBYqlMHxpXeiyeAaCz_DnuctVC9EtBrpfx9_rWy_wTSAzQUvZ2TmEqT3HcSzOafoF-X6Nf7JR4Yg/s1600-h/2009-05-07+012+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333993786752479986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvvG5bvibxfH-h94I3jbBamS1Wi4WAXKYPyS1CFqGyQxm6m5HZbGQW9EiW2eiJZJpBYqlMHxpXeiyeAaCz_DnuctVC9EtBrpfx9_rWy_wTSAzQUvZ2TmEqT3HcSzOafoF-X6Nf7JR4Yg/s320/2009-05-07+012+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> On Friday, the box of tiles that we needed for the outdoor shower arrived. I think they will work well and I like how they look...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2o7-L_sqXW4zgSVW4ATB38UeDpKujaBkQB7gZictmybAEHsys3_c1QTktzrHj9l_RiDZdab2IoRc5IyAcTZTT_A8NMQDardaYdnDPg8oM5O2C486av-KWTxixl1r-dxNzzqKKNW9joY/s1600-h/2009-05-09+014+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333993781370929282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2o7-L_sqXW4zgSVW4ATB38UeDpKujaBkQB7gZictmybAEHsys3_c1QTktzrHj9l_RiDZdab2IoRc5IyAcTZTT_A8NMQDardaYdnDPg8oM5O2C486av-KWTxixl1r-dxNzzqKKNW9joY/s320/2009-05-09+014+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last Saturday, I went to the Oakmont Garden Club sale and came home with a lot of perennials and a few annuals. Today I planted them in the flowerbed underneath the kitchen window, out near the pool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E12LXyFkfeZlyh9ddFT81q3-155sawpcga9OxZ9UWidGuUBnM5vwTR9nmHwKkiGN_bClaoB4ay7osRBEFO3WHF0FAb2E4hOdem5AKipKddFOs1k1fvkv9VJst0xUTHS7N4kyB-s5XaE/s1600-h/2009-05-09+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333993780612720722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E12LXyFkfeZlyh9ddFT81q3-155sawpcga9OxZ9UWidGuUBnM5vwTR9nmHwKkiGN_bClaoB4ay7osRBEFO3WHF0FAb2E4hOdem5AKipKddFOs1k1fvkv9VJst0xUTHS7N4kyB-s5XaE/s320/2009-05-09+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is another shot of the flowerbed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdZ_7OyH7tZC6koXt60DPoVoPLiGcSNFzu-dKWkd0VnxnBua3Vef2Z0zi9CIxak9C-BDgHHsUXb5EdXUSwhJ6w4OLoMZdtlVhBqNasTgDb85pToPh_QpLG_uFC1gB6yIUURnGKeX0lBI/s1600-h/2009-05-09+012+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333993776325082850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdZ_7OyH7tZC6koXt60DPoVoPLiGcSNFzu-dKWkd0VnxnBua3Vef2Z0zi9CIxak9C-BDgHHsUXb5EdXUSwhJ6w4OLoMZdtlVhBqNasTgDb85pToPh_QpLG_uFC1gB6yIUURnGKeX0lBI/s320/2009-05-09+012+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH planted roses out by the pool a couple of weeks ago. He planted 3 different kinds. This one is really prolific and smells wonderful! It is called a Knockout Rose...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKY_X6wkSteICntUW9sz1PZrCt9SmdQbVz3xTobD4onDhigKClkTCcLe4aiDGj-nsBMQZIuY68dCxSceRrT6-dwPCXgrUxxuXK9wTNb20Kl3r1hQLKUGwLquCcaZTgc24B286iLp9KHA/s1600-h/2009-05-07+007+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333993777039112722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKY_X6wkSteICntUW9sz1PZrCt9SmdQbVz3xTobD4onDhigKClkTCcLe4aiDGj-nsBMQZIuY68dCxSceRrT6-dwPCXgrUxxuXK9wTNb20Kl3r1hQLKUGwLquCcaZTgc24B286iLp9KHA/s320/2009-05-07+007+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The trees have really leaved out recently and we are quickly losing our view of the river. You can just barely see it through the trees now...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdstYfOrZpOtxxH9QgP2oYm8hdybQGd_ahwMhsmGeoL637LOsKDBam98JMYm7rFzFtdQd_CmPyMtEWhklzndbeZnOFktwicF_0He1GQI2jmi6Kta7m6MbZ_W4CtrfAKk2_euYpKeXKlI/s1600-h/2009-05-07+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333997283921797778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdstYfOrZpOtxxH9QgP2oYm8hdybQGd_ahwMhsmGeoL637LOsKDBam98JMYm7rFzFtdQd_CmPyMtEWhklzndbeZnOFktwicF_0He1GQI2jmi6Kta7m6MbZ_W4CtrfAKk2_euYpKeXKlI/s320/2009-05-07+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Oh, and "LET'S GO PENS!"</p><p> </p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-39999393846169422742009-05-01T20:02:00.005-04:002009-05-01T21:08:28.145-04:00Projects between the raindrops...Even though it rained a lot today, DH was able to get a lot done around the house.<br /><br />The pool pump has worked wonderfully to remove the 2-3 feet of water from the pool cover and even ran all night without being plugged in. I didn't realize that the pump would continue to siphon off the water even after I pulled the plug. That was actually an ideal way for it to work however, as we didn't have to worry about whether the pump remained under the water. We were a bit worried that the pump would break if the water level dropped below the pump, so I went out every hour or two to make sure the pump was still submerged. With the pump unplugged though, if the water level went below the pump it wouldn't matter. The poor little tadpoles, however, were not so thrilled about the water being pumped out of the pool cover. Sorry little guys... :-(<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSLsOnBjZVF_c2JcRRCQdqxYM0hpRu78we6yeuAZh0D7u_TnfzM5Mz6ReNWWUrdoOkX4be_iHHfQBDsb6ossSrQUzzHqJj2i-0ZDeOHcWaKsnvUIkdV24vDsqh7wXYUxVhWU2Y2QtSTE/s1600-h/2009-05-01+002+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331011362264550818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSLsOnBjZVF_c2JcRRCQdqxYM0hpRu78we6yeuAZh0D7u_TnfzM5Mz6ReNWWUrdoOkX4be_iHHfQBDsb6ossSrQUzzHqJj2i-0ZDeOHcWaKsnvUIkdV24vDsqh7wXYUxVhWU2Y2QtSTE/s320/2009-05-01+002+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> While I drove up to Slippery Rock University to pick up DS today, DH worked today on installing the outdoor shower by the pool. This is what it will look like when it is installed - it is a stainless steel thermostatic shower panel from <a href="http://windbay.com/Details.aspx?ProductID=19">Wind Bay</a>...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtZeIXWtwel4-z_jivWl6iJxRhil-Yvt8uxGoLHDpx-b3cDBG_VCIMJt2gYy0haKxM-30ADM17tkPDd7vT2H_-BBN9rpoyIwjYjUfZx8E6XPi_TlNevm2ltB1NEvEQ5iAjdbPg_Qgf5w/s1600-h/WBS003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331020399585156050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 107px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtZeIXWtwel4-z_jivWl6iJxRhil-Yvt8uxGoLHDpx-b3cDBG_VCIMJt2gYy0haKxM-30ADM17tkPDd7vT2H_-BBN9rpoyIwjYjUfZx8E6XPi_TlNevm2ltB1NEvEQ5iAjdbPg_Qgf5w/s320/WBS003.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the 8 gallon hot water tank that he mounted inside the garage to connect to the shower...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO3iHiuA2bqAfCBNkWplWYtBI9TxJOEYirpptUOT9zDvQ4mE_iazad0XWzeam6biVAtU3exQi-U5IlvLzzxb6Dse6Jl_h2bMzqSLWLjun4EVsDIbcJ6h94_MfQJD9rmhj-NRd2CFT4y4/s1600-h/2009-05-01+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331011356134906354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO3iHiuA2bqAfCBNkWplWYtBI9TxJOEYirpptUOT9zDvQ4mE_iazad0XWzeam6biVAtU3exQi-U5IlvLzzxb6Dse6Jl_h2bMzqSLWLjun4EVsDIbcJ6h94_MfQJD9rmhj-NRd2CFT4y4/s320/2009-05-01+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here he is soldering the connectors onto the pipes where the shower will go. He loved the hammer drill that he bought (refurbished/reconditioned - are they the same thing?). It went through the brick like a knife through butter!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulVh0aHAiJAN-FndhKUU1heQcncBNbpFkqg0_VkQouKmuL-tyHfIOE2JUPVRTtKRRxhZjANE8lqUrXqqVO3uziV1VxKsIsf0068s9SyfKLKteZXroiiHkXfbAib6kk89AfFJq-9uwU2c/s1600-h/2009-05-01+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331011355632338482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulVh0aHAiJAN-FndhKUU1heQcncBNbpFkqg0_VkQouKmuL-tyHfIOE2JUPVRTtKRRxhZjANE8lqUrXqqVO3uziV1VxKsIsf0068s9SyfKLKteZXroiiHkXfbAib6kk89AfFJq-9uwU2c/s320/2009-05-01+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Underneath the shower, he plans to put a drip pan intended for a washing machine, covered with these <a href="http://decktiles.org/">snapping deck tiles</a>. They will completely cover the top of the drip pan and allow the water to drip between the tiles into the drip pan which will be connected to the drainage system. He will put a wooden moulding of some kind around the edges to conceal the sides of the drip pan. The sample the company sent has 4 slats per tile, but we ordered ones with 6 slats. They are also available with 8 slats or diagonal slats. The slats are made of "pre-treated, expertly kiln-dried, extremely durable hardwood. Mold, mildew, fungi, termites, rot and decay resistant."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28CwQf3xCQyw-pTBMs588P_uUh2ab3UiD-gkoYjMvIkkCkcZxZKohq__Hrn9qqg97juOnBE_O1aOVgDrwlz95iw7hi8pfAi6pZL7jGeMDfDrCQa93IZUxu_LmqYbpqz4jDQ1YEuUtL3M/s1600-h/2009-05-01+023+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331020393067568754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28CwQf3xCQyw-pTBMs588P_uUh2ab3UiD-gkoYjMvIkkCkcZxZKohq__Hrn9qqg97juOnBE_O1aOVgDrwlz95iw7hi8pfAi6pZL7jGeMDfDrCQa93IZUxu_LmqYbpqz4jDQ1YEuUtL3M/s320/2009-05-01+023+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is what the back of the tiles look like - the "plastic feet elevate for drying airflow." The tiles just snap together. We ordered tiles made from eucalyptus for our outdoor shower. Stay tuned for photos of the finished shower...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4JiKGjWs7WyY-dUbXBH9lNsHh8XshYmF6rwrefhXvIFel77IwxYUqNV7npdK8cDOaX0ZJp2OkKcglYaMR6vnzytpOeVc6nP8wWJ1k-GgGTI1qNByLkmGKdU1T0Q3lhCwjgB8ApKnkQQ/s1600-h/2009-05-01+024+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331020391370203938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4JiKGjWs7WyY-dUbXBH9lNsHh8XshYmF6rwrefhXvIFel77IwxYUqNV7npdK8cDOaX0ZJp2OkKcglYaMR6vnzytpOeVc6nP8wWJ1k-GgGTI1qNByLkmGKdU1T0Q3lhCwjgB8ApKnkQQ/s320/2009-05-01+024+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are some more shots of some of the plants that we put out in front of the house...just don't ask me what they are. I saved the tags off them, so I might be able to figure it out, but certainly couldn't tell you off the top of my head (although I do know that the one on the back left is a rhododendron).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EGLb2mtIN5hM0_HTkg7JHhzpbP0xDlIKTU0p9fTbleUl5lzuGSZyggpNkB97h0biDgHaHqJm9YqNAvdjOD86_x94W23TeOK2khWev8oltA8Z1SgoFu5NPb5mPT_kgt1hfc8xkrJbhP4/s1600-h/2009-05-01+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331011353736861874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EGLb2mtIN5hM0_HTkg7JHhzpbP0xDlIKTU0p9fTbleUl5lzuGSZyggpNkB97h0biDgHaHqJm9YqNAvdjOD86_x94W23TeOK2khWev8oltA8Z1SgoFu5NPb5mPT_kgt1hfc8xkrJbhP4/s320/2009-05-01+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I believe the tall tree is a Japanese red maple and there are some butterfly bushes in front of it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpNa39Fv4_mtkGHCLNku0tGyOz4NzcaQznKtemXo1VkzDQ5bMQKome2kRpETJ1sP3dY8gf6dkPTk3hyliYZ7V_sqmnwRS5L5CMYYBr5vxT2fFAkidnTsTubMLYmKlpPn9SJeBHJMKxXo/s1600-h/2009-05-01+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331011345960715458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpNa39Fv4_mtkGHCLNku0tGyOz4NzcaQznKtemXo1VkzDQ5bMQKome2kRpETJ1sP3dY8gf6dkPTk3hyliYZ7V_sqmnwRS5L5CMYYBr5vxT2fFAkidnTsTubMLYmKlpPn9SJeBHJMKxXo/s320/2009-05-01+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 5 plants to the far right are dianthus. They were all marked alike on the tags, but 4 turned out to have red flowers and 1 has pink flowers. They are still very pretty, and luckily, the pink one ended up in the middle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTcXOFSTDdWqGvClfJvbmcrNDsNtMBogAwCCufSsvZjmEznHgJNAoCT-t53nvpE9TGgPlEkIUVnQrN5Gw8uAwauxpcHBrcBkRSpeEHSM_AyIzwYcQDGaRoS9z9UzoB60fXtHnBe_6BPU/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331015316415421362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTcXOFSTDdWqGvClfJvbmcrNDsNtMBogAwCCufSsvZjmEznHgJNAoCT-t53nvpE9TGgPlEkIUVnQrN5Gw8uAwauxpcHBrcBkRSpeEHSM_AyIzwYcQDGaRoS9z9UzoB60fXtHnBe_6BPU/s320/2009-05-01+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our builder has started work on the punchlist for the house. It doesn't seem possible that we've been in the house almost a year (it will be a year at the end of July). Yesterday, today, and next Tuesday the drywall guy was/will be here to fix the places in the walls and ceilings that have settled or have nail pops. He is also fixing the area in the kitchen ceiling where we had the leak from the second floor furnace...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdX3DCZlEUIWdtd4TkZxnS8P_6NrloEGjtxafc2SrfrlVw2lnnzRUQpn4k5INyPGsL4ycvnfbMz6BTzFsr3jkFu3cfPQXT6rOTqZTpjWx18InlGO96oA_1QE91MWo3THxrjybkjhpz3E/s1600-h/2009-05-01+015+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331015318111529122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdX3DCZlEUIWdtd4TkZxnS8P_6NrloEGjtxafc2SrfrlVw2lnnzRUQpn4k5INyPGsL4ycvnfbMz6BTzFsr3jkFu3cfPQXT6rOTqZTpjWx18InlGO96oA_1QE91MWo3THxrjybkjhpz3E/s320/2009-05-01+015+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> He informed me that he hates our stairs. He just knew that the way the stairs were open up to the top floor that the house would settle all around the stairs. There <em>was</em> a lot of repair work for him to do around the stairs...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNTNLPT8TC5KgYGlArNquQXI2622y0QDlWhHnbSNRr15ChznFI-PYirje1gt2mDo2WcK6vSAgCwfYKAjlMv-LNRHS2-mrX9ze7foOsvbqgUbYBUVypoiw3dY3Il3T8dIVFO1rk5V3Abo/s1600-h/2009-05-01+018+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331015316194498114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNTNLPT8TC5KgYGlArNquQXI2622y0QDlWhHnbSNRr15ChznFI-PYirje1gt2mDo2WcK6vSAgCwfYKAjlMv-LNRHS2-mrX9ze7foOsvbqgUbYBUVypoiw3dY3Il3T8dIVFO1rk5V3Abo/s320/2009-05-01+018+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The other place he had a lot to do was in the great room. Some of the seams in the walls are very obvious, especially when the lights behind the valance shine up or down the wall and illuminate all the little imperfections. He suggested we just leave the lights off. :-D<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP89WssEpM7h4SW53FlpTZTuV12WPDYztFi-PDpIp-1l5KiWInncBmCU3AndeSQ_OpCv6QOb6pryy0HkQ13DtJkjOtt7nEoSFYAXD2s7V6StKnReiVcWUXZ-GZEB6ufN_tZnE6JV60AI/s1600-h/2009-05-01+020+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331015312186199266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP89WssEpM7h4SW53FlpTZTuV12WPDYztFi-PDpIp-1l5KiWInncBmCU3AndeSQ_OpCv6QOb6pryy0HkQ13DtJkjOtt7nEoSFYAXD2s7V6StKnReiVcWUXZ-GZEB6ufN_tZnE6JV60AI/s320/2009-05-01+020+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> It's pouring rain out now, with lots of thunder and lightening. I hope it stops before the plant sale that I was planning to go to in the morning...Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-16145672877215525872009-04-27T09:05:00.014-04:002009-04-27T19:20:48.108-04:00A third pond?My apologies for my long absence from my blog. There wasn't much going on with the house and I needed a break. So...let's see what I need to catch you up on...<br /><br />DH has been busy around the house. He has been trying to come up with a design for an outdoor light fixture that will not be annoyingly bright. He wants the lights to be directed up and then reflected back down as indirect light. Here is the start of what he has in mind...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVz5ZWz68wqsrAWaIeWLjbKvfNF2YNofJK9-D6UiqUOaBYkWEf3X2rMNbTq8dbuhHj8IHqw5H0I1QpwkqDubsG8PO3dz-xQqmIukTsp4H2VhTqsyBRGrvBLmU-RfkMqbDnbRJJrqJFvQ/s1600-h/2009-04-18+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364634189890930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVz5ZWz68wqsrAWaIeWLjbKvfNF2YNofJK9-D6UiqUOaBYkWEf3X2rMNbTq8dbuhHj8IHqw5H0I1QpwkqDubsG8PO3dz-xQqmIukTsp4H2VhTqsyBRGrvBLmU-RfkMqbDnbRJJrqJFvQ/s320/2009-04-18+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 4 lights will shine up and bounce light off a reflective surface that will be attached to the upper frame. Stay tuned for the end result...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirA-MPzJ0DeQ8Ojw1v5Er0fyVuqKiRKcXZm2YM-A_G9UTbBlcBIKJR0WwbjU90uE8ROz8GYFXvu3jrA9TFFQq8cqbzBT_s-mUL4RCeXht-vfiL0ctgBHErxqDoPM21tPA_Hpug2W1nJuk/s1600-h/2009-04-18+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364636894143442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirA-MPzJ0DeQ8Ojw1v5Er0fyVuqKiRKcXZm2YM-A_G9UTbBlcBIKJR0WwbjU90uE8ROz8GYFXvu3jrA9TFFQq8cqbzBT_s-mUL4RCeXht-vfiL0ctgBHErxqDoPM21tPA_Hpug2W1nJuk/s320/2009-04-18+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> A trench has been dug in the side yard from the end of the garage to the trees outside the pool fence. DH plans to run electrical wire to the trees and string up some decorative lights out there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ248izownIMUzcfOkTlqFMPrIS0c7-FoX9CaEUL-GaV5jr9r8JDHxfMxCBEuqn6cG2kAqdKz8AYcFEl4UWokwDnm-R7OCM2kTPQ8z0nCUjjO0jdla6lqm9KfZDONnMr9yTAIZLMqJoo/s1600-h/2009-04-25+013+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364630533293970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ248izownIMUzcfOkTlqFMPrIS0c7-FoX9CaEUL-GaV5jr9r8JDHxfMxCBEuqn6cG2kAqdKz8AYcFEl4UWokwDnm-R7OCM2kTPQ8z0nCUjjO0jdla6lqm9KfZDONnMr9yTAIZLMqJoo/s320/2009-04-25+013+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Saturday before last we had a huge bonfire going. There were several trees that were taken down when the house was built that were left lying in the field behind the pool, plus some trees that fell in the remnants of a hurricane that passed through last September. We worked for 5-6 hours cutting up the trees and brush and burning it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SV8BQ3OlCnAuiREfH25J9gvwkLdY5etB7Db1_Dhxw-wgwTXaRd5blZ5VMiNgTxQ_7U-FEeoyLkSGWjw80a8DWmHhxq0WzfJDyKNWN0AngVzhFu3eAzl5QU31Hf_j67psXy2rIW5ACFs/s1600-h/2009-04-18+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364633431623442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SV8BQ3OlCnAuiREfH25J9gvwkLdY5etB7Db1_Dhxw-wgwTXaRd5blZ5VMiNgTxQ_7U-FEeoyLkSGWjw80a8DWmHhxq0WzfJDyKNWN0AngVzhFu3eAzl5QU31Hf_j67psXy2rIW5ACFs/s320/2009-04-18+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>There are still a lot of trees that need to be cut up and burned, but at least we made some progress...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UCw66Eo1z3Fhs2VaCQLcX9_8Eg_h_p2DnCoH536p-g_FJDZqqD2WVqw3Qz_cCzLtc8UfTFmhW8KWVkaUnSIhPOBJn_FyoTWq9XBBlB7we9HoEl-5X5KBq2nCNLryGcq9x-Ld213ZTAo/s1600-h/2009-04-18+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329364625952298098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UCw66Eo1z3Fhs2VaCQLcX9_8Eg_h_p2DnCoH536p-g_FJDZqqD2WVqw3Qz_cCzLtc8UfTFmhW8KWVkaUnSIhPOBJn_FyoTWq9XBBlB7we9HoEl-5X5KBq2nCNLryGcq9x-Ld213ZTAo/s320/2009-04-18+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> This past weekend (starting on Friday), we purchased and planted what seemed like a gazillion plants and trees. DH brought home a van load of plants on Wednesday and we brought home another van load on Friday. By Sunday evening, thanks to DH, they were all in the ground. I kept him supplied with diet Pepsi, removed all the tags from the plants, and watered them each day. Most of the plants went in the front of the house. We still need to buy and plant things near the pool and on the edges of the long section of our driveway.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8vygpM0YJeLJ78lmvnednjXXxuwrachJ5dqY3KA6n-RP8AzAEVBIJIVbs-yPgLFDfXy5lmCSDPwNNN5oGw5UfqUNb7gXG0T_j7-NCHV1DVcCZvpnLcuAI_agaIgpKM6d3cYI5Wmj3fM/s1600-h/2009-04-25+017+900x674f.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329369486965649714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8vygpM0YJeLJ78lmvnednjXXxuwrachJ5dqY3KA6n-RP8AzAEVBIJIVbs-yPgLFDfXy5lmCSDPwNNN5oGw5UfqUNb7gXG0T_j7-NCHV1DVcCZvpnLcuAI_agaIgpKM6d3cYI5Wmj3fM/s320/2009-04-25+017+900x674f.JPG" border="0" /></a> When we moved last year, we got rid of our gas grill that was no longer in good shape. We decided to replace it with a charcoal grill and Saturday night we put it together...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjsFcY8saK8lxGTZwUIttp7e6lgqc_pRooBq7JLUI0t7j1ocVh0d6UV9hTnBJm1EfYMEJHAVKIHzpzabESHJaOWjEsPXC6J5YRdZRsyKY_sfS7uPIhDJGeqlvFyO11gavNKHzThpEpFg/s1600-h/2009-04-25+016+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329367515323717410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjsFcY8saK8lxGTZwUIttp7e6lgqc_pRooBq7JLUI0t7j1ocVh0d6UV9hTnBJm1EfYMEJHAVKIHzpzabESHJaOWjEsPXC6J5YRdZRsyKY_sfS7uPIhDJGeqlvFyO11gavNKHzThpEpFg/s320/2009-04-25+016+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> It has a small propane tank that is used to ignite the charcoal. Once the charcoal is burning, the propane is turned off and the charcoal continues to burn. We cooked hamburgers on the grill last night and they were delicious! We haven't cooked over charcoal in so long, we'd forgotten how much better the food tastes! The container on the right side of the grill tilts out and holds a bag of charcoal...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWYHCaPs3KqV2nJBl3v3tB_ytsgx-3S_oWfAvTAubqiC8GIZG09lFWGNODmTgLN1DGLV0lvnEsnj7AenMO7SPSz0UtqLjzym4SlZ6TS5qamcRDvIHHzhukTyH356qyx1YH2N0oxqt4r4/s1600-h/2009-04-25+017+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329367515681726962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWYHCaPs3KqV2nJBl3v3tB_ytsgx-3S_oWfAvTAubqiC8GIZG09lFWGNODmTgLN1DGLV0lvnEsnj7AenMO7SPSz0UtqLjzym4SlZ6TS5qamcRDvIHHzhukTyH356qyx1YH2N0oxqt4r4/s320/2009-04-25+017+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, this weekend we discovered a third "pond" on our property. The melted snow/rain that collected in the pool cover over the winter is about 2-3 feet deep and the bottom is covered in leaves. On Saturday I was out by the pool checking out the planter boxes...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDDPTGoGA9m2NKzTA0A6qD1ArH19XkC2E9L7Q69nL4v68m9s7FN6ZFOgVUJwrMp-Oo-2ytm3oZNKE6YLMxpgcx1WmgwsYscgmxvP2aQrCsSlL-eAUyeDofd9WY4CwXvJIYoGPOZEjHNg/s1600-h/2009-04-25+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329367510040106434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDDPTGoGA9m2NKzTA0A6qD1ArH19XkC2E9L7Q69nL4v68m9s7FN6ZFOgVUJwrMp-Oo-2ytm3oZNKE6YLMxpgcx1WmgwsYscgmxvP2aQrCsSlL-eAUyeDofd9WY4CwXvJIYoGPOZEjHNg/s320/2009-04-25+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> and discovered all these TADPOLES in the water! There must be thousands of them! I also found 6 toads around the edge of the pool cover, popping their heads up out of the water every now and then for some air. DH is getting ready to drain the pool cover. I think I'll try to catch some of the tadpoles and transport them down to one of the ponds, otherwise they'll get pumped out with the pool cover water and die.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4hxxrBRQHiGkUqHjgoMIhjvhQK33ycjLPkIAPk6SSc0tauJghei6kSTWwSwBeuRirQriW7h6wIaQV1BCLv6nbm0HFIPG2bsMDsdqGv7CUOacAr-gBfNVOtsNqCH5nYWJ4SPGSd-UpCA/s1600-h/2009-04-26+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329367504575821778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4hxxrBRQHiGkUqHjgoMIhjvhQK33ycjLPkIAPk6SSc0tauJghei6kSTWwSwBeuRirQriW7h6wIaQV1BCLv6nbm0HFIPG2bsMDsdqGv7CUOacAr-gBfNVOtsNqCH5nYWJ4SPGSd-UpCA/s320/2009-04-26+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, Tortellini had a great time outside while we were planting and watering the new trees and bushes. He wandered all around the front of the house and seemed to be having a wonderful time...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnpU8WX9RA4t7ghN-k_oTKxuGrDpap-wfeQwqCTVxQ7PjpbFQqIQZC_r9sbLLqowHCK4gJVq2I_cuC7zZ-TktXuRdi-iNkDbpybqsVNApUGd-KcFTDpEzjvfi5J3BKObwTyyaKjTvhLc/s1600-h/2009-04-25+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373264384944850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnpU8WX9RA4t7ghN-k_oTKxuGrDpap-wfeQwqCTVxQ7PjpbFQqIQZC_r9sbLLqowHCK4gJVq2I_cuC7zZ-TktXuRdi-iNkDbpybqsVNApUGd-KcFTDpEzjvfi5J3BKObwTyyaKjTvhLc/s320/2009-04-25+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> He didn't stay in the dirt and grass - he climbed up on the sidewalk and wandered around the driveway too...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7TQntRZBOxxW45Qcb340vuOdm5PC4qqcTHWQCGhMFtwRjs-TkDf27kcPBnGcS6q7LL8rGfPVtxeSEbiwoR4WxVLpDo3ROh_BcSYdc8Isr6O7-JsKt2SGBvkqbFJQPoJWCz24MXjAGwI_/s1600-h/2009-04-25+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373258792331730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7TQntRZBOxxW45Qcb340vuOdm5PC4qqcTHWQCGhMFtwRjs-TkDf27kcPBnGcS6q7LL8rGfPVtxeSEbiwoR4WxVLpDo3ROh_BcSYdc8Isr6O7-JsKt2SGBvkqbFJQPoJWCz24MXjAGwI_/s320/2009-04-25+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is one of the flowers that I splurged on at Lowes this weekend. It is called a Lollipop Gerbera and the color is Watermelon. The actual colors are a bit deeper than the photo shows...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w-sqi5pmR0mibpIqfnSF1ixyPXsehXFezqDkcewn0NBv7CBLXjeXc1-btsKY_tCdT9XN-6QGsBk-Gums5BIw4Okz58RM8xHn0a2n3oM-eSS8Z1zAjHXBjw8yQfuS6D2qG7V6DeqaL5M/s1600-h/2009-04-26+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373260645366162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w-sqi5pmR0mibpIqfnSF1ixyPXsehXFezqDkcewn0NBv7CBLXjeXc1-btsKY_tCdT9XN-6QGsBk-Gums5BIw4Okz58RM8xHn0a2n3oM-eSS8Z1zAjHXBjw8yQfuS6D2qG7V6DeqaL5M/s320/2009-04-26+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I wandered down by the ponds a couple of weeks ago and found some crocus, and some daffodils like this one...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLsfPYyNGgZfRE3UmcK1zCkNUAujsVDvGiiUhTGW-ZodmMm5I7O75dYmm_WgA8YV3brcocwqOIEFb9YdKRBU7sWqP8ZLm1ek2mXYQ7QSrcpaLrAHcrAZ1uiGvAf-4kQnPjEciBDLtgfAG/s1600-h/2009-04-17+026+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373256398495026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLsfPYyNGgZfRE3UmcK1zCkNUAujsVDvGiiUhTGW-ZodmMm5I7O75dYmm_WgA8YV3brcocwqOIEFb9YdKRBU7sWqP8ZLm1ek2mXYQ7QSrcpaLrAHcrAZ1uiGvAf-4kQnPjEciBDLtgfAG/s320/2009-04-17+026+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this butterfly...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYenue_9LvBVLz6H8Y8jYk9kcen_uOZIuSwdh3HWxvvNgD88f7HRJP5gnHzyiHe38gptM5AoAK4JGzl2w4D_SUprgaKy1yQHrujkWZYnxG9RwyjSWE0sfqKU7kdGOjM0iIzcd4qUGKR7U/s1600-h/2009-04-02+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329373251680655026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYenue_9LvBVLz6H8Y8jYk9kcen_uOZIuSwdh3HWxvvNgD88f7HRJP5gnHzyiHe38gptM5AoAK4JGzl2w4D_SUprgaKy1yQHrujkWZYnxG9RwyjSWE0sfqKU7kdGOjM0iIzcd4qUGKR7U/s320/2009-04-02+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, wonder of wonders (!!!), I actually found the koi that we were told were in the ponds. We've never seen them in the two years that we've owned the property. There are both black and orange koi. Supposedly, the ponds were stocked with 1000 koi several years ago. I'm not sure how they survived after what I've read about the specialized care they need. The ponds don't even have a filtration system. You'll need to click on the photo to see the koi...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkvPEP2kO1SXmLPRXqYwI3XJTIdF22ChpX69rx7KDj0ukMWJPIraJgs8npSb6YjZ4E6SEtLHdfF-EcdxXZ0ltDeJKjIuEgzY_7hPSISFtdAP5fxIiJ0ewAjzolli_IdmjqSV_1d-36Zk/s1600-h/2009-04-17+027+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329377334660144002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkvPEP2kO1SXmLPRXqYwI3XJTIdF22ChpX69rx7KDj0ukMWJPIraJgs8npSb6YjZ4E6SEtLHdfF-EcdxXZ0ltDeJKjIuEgzY_7hPSISFtdAP5fxIiJ0ewAjzolli_IdmjqSV_1d-36Zk/s320/2009-04-17+027+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> OK, on to the craft projects I've been working on...I embroidered this little dress for a friend's daughter...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUed-a6PN5gUFdh_0lTX73Wv6Viz1uzYb_6MlxbLMISv1Su8eG2A8emV-J5JpEIvZ9a59doJYUBWikuMmxePFbZXWG-vUlVNLrtJst59tIg87iStoLQf1hU3gFfHfciILCAPO_4RQtgM0/s1600-h/2009-03-23+028+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329377336193925202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUed-a6PN5gUFdh_0lTX73Wv6Viz1uzYb_6MlxbLMISv1Su8eG2A8emV-J5JpEIvZ9a59doJYUBWikuMmxePFbZXWG-vUlVNLrtJst59tIg87iStoLQf1hU3gFfHfciILCAPO_4RQtgM0/s320/2009-03-23+028+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this little top with the furry bunny...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZjzgpoYHxhRasfWQW-NozpzyIOxWlk0CME8mBvBhFKJCRH5VuA2C0I0jsrlQ0i1HCeiXFXzN-SlJ0cpdvta8eWnbH4u27aVDocixxBr0F7VcZui-BuSh5HuaoawikOA9rCPO3ff97Wc/s1600-h/2009-03-23+030+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329377331337055746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZjzgpoYHxhRasfWQW-NozpzyIOxWlk0CME8mBvBhFKJCRH5VuA2C0I0jsrlQ0i1HCeiXFXzN-SlJ0cpdvta8eWnbH4u27aVDocixxBr0F7VcZui-BuSh5HuaoawikOA9rCPO3ff97Wc/s320/2009-03-23+030+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> For a bridal shower, I embroidered napkins...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF37ULVvhyy3CZp-gE3ruvhP0x0U7XPLPtbckyvyXjivizDHmryzM7amwJG-tT9AsESfoPgTkB8OYexboDZfiPDIJ13bkBXD_s20lkIt1vSoVLtNjPbk3yIDfGgoJkKR1rHJBuEnf1-k/s1600-h/2009-03+010+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329377333523177826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF37ULVvhyy3CZp-gE3ruvhP0x0U7XPLPtbckyvyXjivizDHmryzM7amwJG-tT9AsESfoPgTkB8OYexboDZfiPDIJ13bkBXD_s20lkIt1vSoVLtNjPbk3yIDfGgoJkKR1rHJBuEnf1-k/s320/2009-03+010+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And made some placemats and napkins...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlVGzbg80IgqTBj2NBk3XoQ0yubrSrk2MPIUEJ4BFPi0EUIXLfgyKiK3C86EtkyXQ2Iys8fwOGs6-uP9086tbQR9zyzjT1Kq_3iUO0vG1f4EP8BWU8JMC45Y2lewbGe11djaBIPrC13Q/s1600-h/2009-03+014+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329377327832942610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlVGzbg80IgqTBj2NBk3XoQ0yubrSrk2MPIUEJ4BFPi0EUIXLfgyKiK3C86EtkyXQ2Iys8fwOGs6-uP9086tbQR9zyzjT1Kq_3iUO0vG1f4EP8BWU8JMC45Y2lewbGe11djaBIPrC13Q/s320/2009-03+014+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>I made this necklace and earrings set...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW58l4ZGs8uxkr8HNNiNarv4R0xCurf4MZeovk6BQ-_LbHsDJSdbs3WQ0E9lIsWLj6qAnkrPrdhVCpB2xu9JIupzb2mJnrP-veEqfHORSYwtnS393wSFJKm0rzFZfZ1Z27JBaNM9tN7Mg/s1600-h/2009-04-18+017+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379420037205906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW58l4ZGs8uxkr8HNNiNarv4R0xCurf4MZeovk6BQ-_LbHsDJSdbs3WQ0E9lIsWLj6qAnkrPrdhVCpB2xu9JIupzb2mJnrP-veEqfHORSYwtnS393wSFJKm0rzFZfZ1Z27JBaNM9tN7Mg/s320/2009-04-18+017+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this one took forever to make!...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTsLCaHD8k_XYPiTUxBla2SpkvodwJf-seiRH-Gx0LtuzvxOpqWFnW9QA8GQSrwFgufjvF9o05McWB66nJuvvyowolh7HmrTBdVTEF6BKUeNUlCRt4ok5zdbtGgFAzaSogw2egkWZvaE/s1600-h/2009-04-18+030+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379420329908370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTsLCaHD8k_XYPiTUxBla2SpkvodwJf-seiRH-Gx0LtuzvxOpqWFnW9QA8GQSrwFgufjvF9o05McWB66nJuvvyowolh7HmrTBdVTEF6BKUeNUlCRt4ok5zdbtGgFAzaSogw2egkWZvaE/s320/2009-04-18+030+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was time for a new purse, so I made a Springtime one...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekVnW_gsxIANVdnncu47mknZAb17qV2D7XVQunsXWDjfS4CF2J11Z1ly603CmcQCd_4Dq6mzlGnvXdzxLL28q30HGf4TdaUHkAjRXTNXdQ3ayb2-0iyLQQpEXtIW5s3RdfBWTt8WPGIs/s1600-h/2009-03-26+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379416863772914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekVnW_gsxIANVdnncu47mknZAb17qV2D7XVQunsXWDjfS4CF2J11Z1ly603CmcQCd_4Dq6mzlGnvXdzxLL28q30HGf4TdaUHkAjRXTNXdQ3ayb2-0iyLQQpEXtIW5s3RdfBWTt8WPGIs/s320/2009-03-26+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> With lots of pockets on the inside...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaEmCLNeFDYZKdQf4NM5BLJw1yqk7a4GLZOI56CQI-5Jk08p9UdHJTOOKZdoRHrW-A82Yh9XhP0yJOMTfu4pTYJOA-8ifSUxmQi3003blTz0dFHptU9fPGmXPCXpS4jFmtLyWYudmPCs/s1600-h/2009-03-26+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379416678627954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaEmCLNeFDYZKdQf4NM5BLJw1yqk7a4GLZOI56CQI-5Jk08p9UdHJTOOKZdoRHrW-A82Yh9XhP0yJOMTfu4pTYJOA-8ifSUxmQi3003blTz0dFHptU9fPGmXPCXpS4jFmtLyWYudmPCs/s320/2009-03-26+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Back in February I found a really good deal on a slightly used <a href="http://www.pazzles.com/inspiration.php">Pazzles Inspiration machine </a>and have been experimenting with it. This was a card that I made for DD...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwT71qf0jk6zzCOG-vR-N5VwDjau8btwQEbgUzVh6oCgAtiI2XurdLOpLIVHDAH-X2OGsarqMI-lHyaWaWbQRDGfYFgbeC1g4-JZzZSqv0Ng2RUWyMkUzQtOdtZDTdAQlqH6yNZMYtJ4/s1600-h/2009-03-23+025+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329379409564388354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwT71qf0jk6zzCOG-vR-N5VwDjau8btwQEbgUzVh6oCgAtiI2XurdLOpLIVHDAH-X2OGsarqMI-lHyaWaWbQRDGfYFgbeC1g4-JZzZSqv0Ng2RUWyMkUzQtOdtZDTdAQlqH6yNZMYtJ4/s320/2009-03-23+025+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And I made cards like this for my mom and my MIL...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphOSd2K39OoKhyphenhyphenAosDLVJbHm5Hl4EV78NKnrmjyhGuDZQ83h3yHEGeGeK9f0EQyWphwVbCzdxjfrjs6ZuWku3OMP0iCJ4MpCmhrfxVYmyCL994FPffSLf9dH8IylgOeW0cWD3SJ5Z23k/s1600-h/2009-03-23+009+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381410931901426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphOSd2K39OoKhyphenhyphenAosDLVJbHm5Hl4EV78NKnrmjyhGuDZQ83h3yHEGeGeK9f0EQyWphwVbCzdxjfrjs6ZuWku3OMP0iCJ4MpCmhrfxVYmyCL994FPffSLf9dH8IylgOeW0cWD3SJ5Z23k/s320/2009-03-23+009+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the inside of the Easter card...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOpZo4CLkCBevqexDWQgeexnJhP6Iu_J1kNiDsyeZxZseOMJZI8EP-dRVKkg_YvSe7dO_r9HGCAHlwb6OYZc99UyIQHxS6EqqK4c2wu9TwiW5M5joEApECBegUlmUyJLPt8OS8lSfE5E/s1600-h/2009-03-23+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381406505037938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOpZo4CLkCBevqexDWQgeexnJhP6Iu_J1kNiDsyeZxZseOMJZI8EP-dRVKkg_YvSe7dO_r9HGCAHlwb6OYZc99UyIQHxS6EqqK4c2wu9TwiW5M5joEApECBegUlmUyJLPt8OS8lSfE5E/s320/2009-03-23+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And I learned how to make overlays - cutouts for photos. This one is for DD's fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1trVAlPRrQ_MYZylBV6v93lk9JF2kgwFhIIuunV58KZ5hfZfdozxHRbQoUxnby_nGK-iRS1AZhArhnOjRyYE9aNp_VFflm4YxFzSdGdXHMLDDBCfJyJveLK0VtE_lm7IgdzrdBS28Mo/s1600-h/2009-03-24+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381406845770226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1trVAlPRrQ_MYZylBV6v93lk9JF2kgwFhIIuunV58KZ5hfZfdozxHRbQoUxnby_nGK-iRS1AZhArhnOjRyYE9aNp_VFflm4YxFzSdGdXHMLDDBCfJyJveLK0VtE_lm7IgdzrdBS28Mo/s320/2009-03-24+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is an overlay that I made for my BIL. He hasn't seen it yet. My sister will be up visiting from TX next month and will take it back with her. The overlay is 12x12...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbPu-bz6hVxVWkobJrgcJ8zob1mknZ2hyphenhyphenHsg98vxRJrcYup3JX_M_OpcbWROWDiVfXIhQAgRJ4JxuRgNFQK_dMiinAwrohiLkuhV2ju5i9S-wjaw0okdaIwq8P85U5khlcbc1AsO9VGg/s1600-h/2009-03-24+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381401953133538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbPu-bz6hVxVWkobJrgcJ8zob1mknZ2hyphenhyphenHsg98vxRJrcYup3JX_M_OpcbWROWDiVfXIhQAgRJ4JxuRgNFQK_dMiinAwrohiLkuhV2ju5i9S-wjaw0okdaIwq8P85U5khlcbc1AsO9VGg/s320/2009-03-24+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> At the end of March, DH and I drove to Winchester, VA to hear DD play Bohuslav Martinu's <em>Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra</em> with the Shenandoah Conservatory's Symphony Orchestra. She was one of the "2009 Student Soloists Competition Winners"...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsOh50KE7Zrn92WKFizpK59I7He5DWtr9_SDmPbrGdLHZ8LZX0oBjA8wN-c3XnKPZB7VCWOXojenjiZZR49C6XPWiDMQ_Fq4JPEpS7NK9Hf0sQ2rjM92Ifmoy8hCQQ6ncsphxk3RHHeQ/s1600-h/2009-03-27+005+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329381402637638114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsOh50KE7Zrn92WKFizpK59I7He5DWtr9_SDmPbrGdLHZ8LZX0oBjA8wN-c3XnKPZB7VCWOXojenjiZZR49C6XPWiDMQ_Fq4JPEpS7NK9Hf0sQ2rjM92Ifmoy8hCQQ6ncsphxk3RHHeQ/s320/2009-03-27+005+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I had a run-in with a very large, very sharp knife just before Easter and ended up with 6 stitches, and a splint to keep me from bending my knuckle. This photo was taken several days after it happened, when the wound was to be left uncovered but I still needed the bandages to hold the splint on my finger. After almost 2 weeks the stitches came out, and it is now healing up well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-1lY-YQeyrmrI-tdDC4E6H39tuFY-m1j1Ir6XQIEr4PJlRIsyDT8h3WWF_EG4OrWbswpdmoMQkdKsOqHVmk2MlINjUIodTGWedk6E_Dg9LOnHQjdziMzTe3Ni1lXxcfyGU-ckFlMGPI/s1600-h/2009-04-14+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329387053668123682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-1lY-YQeyrmrI-tdDC4E6H39tuFY-m1j1Ir6XQIEr4PJlRIsyDT8h3WWF_EG4OrWbswpdmoMQkdKsOqHVmk2MlINjUIodTGWedk6E_Dg9LOnHQjdziMzTe3Ni1lXxcfyGU-ckFlMGPI/s320/2009-04-14+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>I leave you today with this sign which I see whenever I drive up to Slippery Rock University to pick up our DS - it makes me laugh...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMuwPZql2Qoqm9u8SJtpCmLfhcqbob25_-Tt1sdjgmX_d1StneYOG2M3XavY1_IBAhbCoeVxsvNFhUwrrK_S3BjPWjbCK2RNZt3B6ATdCIzU1HjJIwA_I3AIhnlWVPvgEtigperZzb_8/s1600-h/2009-03-23+026+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329384250724040530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMuwPZql2Qoqm9u8SJtpCmLfhcqbob25_-Tt1sdjgmX_d1StneYOG2M3XavY1_IBAhbCoeVxsvNFhUwrrK_S3BjPWjbCK2RNZt3B6ATdCIzU1HjJIwA_I3AIhnlWVPvgEtigperZzb_8/s320/2009-03-23+026+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-34632230461751894452009-02-12T12:18:00.002-05:002009-02-12T12:24:08.417-05:00Scrappers' Give-awaySo, head over to <a href="http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-first-blog-candy-giveaway.html">Wendy's Paper Therapy blog</a> and leave a comment for a chance to win a Scor-pal (yeah, I'd never heard of one either, but it looks like it will come in handy for making cards and scrapbooking).Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-22171587290816649992009-02-03T14:16:00.007-05:002009-02-03T15:37:27.233-05:00Mystery of the hunter solved!So, DH had a call on Friday...it was from the "kid" (not sure how old he is) that had asked (back in October?) permission to bow hunt deer in the ravine on our property. At the time DH had said it was fine. This time he was calling to see if we might have his hunting blind. I don't know why he <a href="http://bellsrus.blogspot.com/2008/11/youd-think-they-would-at-least-ask.html">set it up down by our pond</a> back in November, as it wasn't anywhere near the ravine and I don't think a blind is particularly good for bow hunting anyway, but at least now we know who it belongs to. He hasn't come by to pick it up yet, but plans to. <a href="http://bellsrus.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-year.html">DD and I should have left it in the pond</a> and let him fish it out himself!<br /><br />So, DH's latest project has been on-going for a while now. He is installing computer monitors and electronic photo frames on the wall in the great room. Here are the first 3 boxes to go in the wall...<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglH_5bnZyfBMBTMWAwU4cCiC5UM1JgFAhk0NMecsXx5m8OVg3bpi25DzY5HMnO0BWekAroESy4yBXsiCmXh1lvbgyWpojs0bfCalet1zuujyQpuZ_TUI52_q1Hh1dWqc0HbuWkfNiYdI/s1600-h/2009-01-18+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656550941565938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglH_5bnZyfBMBTMWAwU4cCiC5UM1JgFAhk0NMecsXx5m8OVg3bpi25DzY5HMnO0BWekAroESy4yBXsiCmXh1lvbgyWpojs0bfCalet1zuujyQpuZ_TUI52_q1Hh1dWqc0HbuWkfNiYdI/s320/2009-01-18+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> He added 2 more openings for the smaller frames...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkABya3Nd6rRv_TG9y8K8_2fspBGJr4npPn9uudhvheHbt4m8sPlCdaj2oeg-eJ-tkFSvlB9LSkHaGvowm-C0vRHydMPjh3rd3rDUgfGriEN5CTu744lTBNcn_VLEL2Ob9iynwb87_-8/s1600-h/2009-01-18+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656364709265618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkABya3Nd6rRv_TG9y8K8_2fspBGJr4npPn9uudhvheHbt4m8sPlCdaj2oeg-eJ-tkFSvlB9LSkHaGvowm-C0vRHydMPjh3rd3rDUgfGriEN5CTu744lTBNcn_VLEL2Ob9iynwb87_-8/s320/2009-01-18+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here, the 3 monitors are up...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJroOXd7TSR7WcM3yZsMXwIH4b7P6kuyLH39BkOoXzl67E5vbaXJwJZA1d-D5Qh8BoyGIEk032E3nayUxcAVwJ5eE_EB2avP3Qtdg9Iw-OY2ChYlFt0oj-u5RfEScPa8MeTCh96kb_VI/s1600-h/2009-01-18+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656363441296690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJroOXd7TSR7WcM3yZsMXwIH4b7P6kuyLH39BkOoXzl67E5vbaXJwJZA1d-D5Qh8BoyGIEk032E3nayUxcAVwJ5eE_EB2avP3Qtdg9Iw-OY2ChYlFt0oj-u5RfEScPa8MeTCh96kb_VI/s320/2009-01-18+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> All of the monitors and frames are up on the wall...one of the small frames actually has a photo showing on it! Progress!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy7xlDRr5Gia8BnJk2jkozKouGsmFFWAPMVOohqmeJ-hDCp6JGb094_oZyLqYMTwaQsqO8lwhVUDMBEVrNPrQf7jY9MLrOmX0ORMMCPS7_We9vLxNajFtPvl9d8pnsi3WcKgKx3yCY7s/s1600-h/2009-01-21+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656359057311570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy7xlDRr5Gia8BnJk2jkozKouGsmFFWAPMVOohqmeJ-hDCp6JGb094_oZyLqYMTwaQsqO8lwhVUDMBEVrNPrQf7jY9MLrOmX0ORMMCPS7_We9vLxNajFtPvl9d8pnsi3WcKgKx3yCY7s/s320/2009-01-21+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> All 6 monitors/frames were up and working on Superbowl Sunday...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ0hWZC1zi64vuZgc8cH9_d_0yi3sciV9AJ4hcumCUsgbRNayg7TApuAnaFKHLC-fX-Z7_GR0T8j_GHnspYWBD3mKiYw91AxJ7RydyE0dFrQ2egzt7gkX0P1JtoCBdXfJ3aQlt1DFUKo/s1600-h/wall+screens+900x316.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656360219760258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ0hWZC1zi64vuZgc8cH9_d_0yi3sciV9AJ4hcumCUsgbRNayg7TApuAnaFKHLC-fX-Z7_GR0T8j_GHnspYWBD3mKiYw91AxJ7RydyE0dFrQ2egzt7gkX0P1JtoCBdXfJ3aQlt1DFUKo/s320/wall+screens+900x316.jpg" border="0" /></a> Speaking of the Superbowl, I had to make a quilt to hang in the entryway by the front door...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehMiw0WTbF8w22uIbu18tYBtYpZ1Zn-6WQeT4M9EUQiw2SYXRX-U3XE1AWilOFq_UDQqg1WWs1e-RUrTyu_2B9dwkvRst8pH3tK7e1Eee8C2-xNgS_rhTynkUvQlkfbpcfdXdF1-9wK4/s1600-h/2009-01-29+002+730x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298656357714392018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehMiw0WTbF8w22uIbu18tYBtYpZ1Zn-6WQeT4M9EUQiw2SYXRX-U3XE1AWilOFq_UDQqg1WWs1e-RUrTyu_2B9dwkvRst8pH3tK7e1Eee8C2-xNgS_rhTynkUvQlkfbpcfdXdF1-9wK4/s320/2009-01-29+002+730x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is a photo of our projector screen when Santonio Holmes caught the football near the end of the game to put the Steelers ahead again!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHZxRPWqR12ONIX-mRzzuGslljJhMUYla_z0FaG29blQr2nA8Lh-n9paqapX1UFwOfThCqpviJMKJGTDmeSiutHUZQpfCR7dvD8vUMzChsZqXql6-Pf2wf5wKCSZrPMwwr91Yqzk0FTs/s1600-h/2009-02-01+014+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298654052182611506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHZxRPWqR12ONIX-mRzzuGslljJhMUYla_z0FaG29blQr2nA8Lh-n9paqapX1UFwOfThCqpviJMKJGTDmeSiutHUZQpfCR7dvD8vUMzChsZqXql6-Pf2wf5wKCSZrPMwwr91Yqzk0FTs/s320/2009-02-01+014+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And the look of disbelief on the face of the Cardinal when Holmes made the touchdown... :-D<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-OzR6n3877_FBXep4pri7_UAaqMHRDUr0tizmxD7Zj8htZ5VRLg3f1AGtDb1hYq9VP_WTnjBu-UqE_o9Sn1tKpua9W4_yuPDrC6wpeKA-KD_dHlFOhFXhkQLk66j8zFGOyKwRjbRmy0/s1600-h/2009-02-01+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298654052394052018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-OzR6n3877_FBXep4pri7_UAaqMHRDUr0tizmxD7Zj8htZ5VRLg3f1AGtDb1hYq9VP_WTnjBu-UqE_o9Sn1tKpua9W4_yuPDrC6wpeKA-KD_dHlFOhFXhkQLk66j8zFGOyKwRjbRmy0/s320/2009-02-01+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And the final score - Go Steelers!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg82uLUGBSOW-21nLMHMjxcUiYXKPFlR8J9fB9Mx61mnlr6oMJN_SIiDnO1xZenNvs7CI1tR5r1qf4-VvepkzYAfpvH2o5yxhDVnjMEDjlYo6t7tvUDy8fufrF-n1lMHXAFXZ50PX7eVU/s1600-h/2009-02-01+013+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298654051808681698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg82uLUGBSOW-21nLMHMjxcUiYXKPFlR8J9fB9Mx61mnlr6oMJN_SIiDnO1xZenNvs7CI1tR5r1qf4-VvepkzYAfpvH2o5yxhDVnjMEDjlYo6t7tvUDy8fufrF-n1lMHXAFXZ50PX7eVU/s320/2009-02-01+013+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p>This is the box that arrived on my doorstep yesterday - could it be my birthday present??? I want to play with it (but I have to wait until the 12th)! :-(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxr4bX8o-JvjDjyBPVFDZVB9yNomG7Ym4dYuT_0JWxsQPgWuIupzDUTJdHpJzxC_q0VHtmDHC9arsv4d9-xtiXu0wdMdfv5PsUczgAt6K2ZROmhhR_Gq_1SwBCjl7gpWV69n4JQ1lEIk/s1600-h/2009-02-02+009+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298654045998833794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxr4bX8o-JvjDjyBPVFDZVB9yNomG7Ym4dYuT_0JWxsQPgWuIupzDUTJdHpJzxC_q0VHtmDHC9arsv4d9-xtiXu0wdMdfv5PsUczgAt6K2ZROmhhR_Gq_1SwBCjl7gpWV69n4JQ1lEIk/s320/2009-02-02+009+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is Tortellini - out for a walk in the kitchen...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH6pQeotQJq35i5xHw8oq_rgO8_OwP_OtKPRKHt3adgTr2h37aCi_N6oy1P_E52Z9tWIiRHpV1Nw9Mf9DIWd6vc7HZHR53tgii47hTnNxKIkIgniIABBIPZrd_K4MHNsfyk9G8eZYzE0/s1600-h/2009-02-02+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298654048340715570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH6pQeotQJq35i5xHw8oq_rgO8_OwP_OtKPRKHt3adgTr2h37aCi_N6oy1P_E52Z9tWIiRHpV1Nw9Mf9DIWd6vc7HZHR53tgii47hTnNxKIkIgniIABBIPZrd_K4MHNsfyk9G8eZYzE0/s320/2009-02-02+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is Tortellini trying to bite into a grape tomato. It kept rolling away from him. </p><center><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyARLkUYg1Ns1_-5mOIZkkr92sDvQDoTHs3IIfj8L5d68wmcAdGXFWfbp6QOVn5V2EUpCYPY0jb9TaKMWJS6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></center><center></center><br />After he gave up, I held onto the tomato so he could bite into it. He gobbled it all up after that!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-41669297136418500042009-01-16T13:49:00.006-05:002009-01-16T14:53:06.517-05:00Uh-oh...we seem to have a leak...So, I walked into the kitchen this morning, a couple of hours after breakfast, and saw a small puddle of water on the floor in front of the refrigerator. Then I noticed a drip from the ceiling. When I looked up, I saw a "blister" of dry wall hanging down from the ceiling, dripping water...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnzG3ZI7Eb62EWT47z_CPaixipIs2iUtdIDB-quvMRyN4XYrz7crX99niOh8psuLuzlK1AqE_9AC_eHV7fHVjvtED4PpE2jrNI5rhCaJfw0xUe058VpQC2rGSzMNhOf0_FjLbqHl5EOU/s1600-h/2009-01-16+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966838438189010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnzG3ZI7Eb62EWT47z_CPaixipIs2iUtdIDB-quvMRyN4XYrz7crX99niOh8psuLuzlK1AqE_9AC_eHV7fHVjvtED4PpE2jrNI5rhCaJfw0xUe058VpQC2rGSzMNhOf0_FjLbqHl5EOU/s320/2009-01-16+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a close-up...you can see there are water stains around the light fixture also. The blister is about 2"x4.5"...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeno-iJNSKJIVf4yU0ZUImIPUS1RgMZnu-hqoJ9TQET73imY6uprms3ShUJ6ajwguWBI7yCn1vvSa9r7JEwV_bh3tV2EYSj98iUyuscg3xYPbatGJqQtjhuUToln-qJMairNh6FMtNq8/s1600-h/2009-01-16+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966835093833970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeno-iJNSKJIVf4yU0ZUImIPUS1RgMZnu-hqoJ9TQET73imY6uprms3ShUJ6ajwguWBI7yCn1vvSa9r7JEwV_bh3tV2EYSj98iUyuscg3xYPbatGJqQtjhuUToln-qJMairNh6FMtNq8/s320/2009-01-16+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> About 1-2 feet away from the blister and stains are 2 more circles of water stains, about 1.5" in diameter each...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPaHWj_K6rh8l6AmzyWQhK_rZay3i_IYDgTqZVSVw2J9hYvqHbFwHmtCYV71s6BhtoErHWbec5p3gWaclb567dIFrfmThhDTZbcloIKOwmu7RoVBr6DwvXlgTa9PlQDmR4EfcQMvujk4/s1600-h/2009-01-16+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966526772505746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPaHWj_K6rh8l6AmzyWQhK_rZay3i_IYDgTqZVSVw2J9hYvqHbFwHmtCYV71s6BhtoErHWbec5p3gWaclb567dIFrfmThhDTZbcloIKOwmu7RoVBr6DwvXlgTa9PlQDmR4EfcQMvujk4/s320/2009-01-16+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>My first thought was that our master bathroom shower was leaking. Upon further investigation, it appears that the water is coming from somewhere near the furnace that is on the second floor in the laundry room (adjacent to our master bathroom shower). You can see a puddle of water near the bottom of this photo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fDQHWMYF-OiwR40cAVquErjxw1RkuYxKftqM3jL3Uu5gHpdxI2MUcXdejM6AIPXadHCTavgc_hkhtfFoPsbNNHnDuwvZngrgUbeAAScDyUthYg2_sNH-f-ernYiFXg06vM7gfTRMMTI/s1600-h/2009-01-16+009+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966520598545362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fDQHWMYF-OiwR40cAVquErjxw1RkuYxKftqM3jL3Uu5gHpdxI2MUcXdejM6AIPXadHCTavgc_hkhtfFoPsbNNHnDuwvZngrgUbeAAScDyUthYg2_sNH-f-ernYiFXg06vM7gfTRMMTI/s320/2009-01-16+009+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> There is also water puddled in the leg of the furnace. I put an old towel down to soak up the water. Most of the dripping in the kitchen has now stopped and the blister has shrunk. Luckily, we have the builder coming by tomorrow to look at a couple of other things, so he can take a look at the leak while he's here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTh2rv1RapBb-T6wES20pHh2z2F5dUU45Xi79ZzHGxpw6XBcjubrL_nhcOCDKQJ4Nyp0lIRZcEuOoeMQmvVKW_zIknGnBAMNA2KzRQIwAiQcD0f5FiN5Zeh085rPN0KnG_4-XgK1uws/s1600-h/2009-01-16+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966521936583842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTh2rv1RapBb-T6wES20pHh2z2F5dUU45Xi79ZzHGxpw6XBcjubrL_nhcOCDKQJ4Nyp0lIRZcEuOoeMQmvVKW_zIknGnBAMNA2KzRQIwAiQcD0f5FiN5Zeh085rPN0KnG_4-XgK1uws/s320/2009-01-16+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I noticed another oddity yesterday on the porch roof over the front door. If you remember, the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZjRW16iXhTC2Llc0Yft_ilkCF8uuQ0KG31s0mJjuaYDVYL7tsRixIxGHAqmL1c5ubNTGril9wM0jLYO9iweqyYAJJ0-QrQCFYg4xqyqvBaEHyzIoW87gcS-kDQngEHWNorebFNSycf0/s1600-h/2008-06-13+002+900x674.JPG">roof in this area is made out of metal</a>. I guess the snow and ice started to fall off the roof and froze in place, in the shape of the metal roof slats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNL7EvXCwIXOkRUwDwG8_apXNPhChGrErxvvNUH_cfzxJw2c-A35PI2m9CEYY1UKfzuCpQpL1ynQdoHlXgiQubUYrQDpz_WSPpGW1FcAcdvGfLdOBStjc8ru1XtDCZfSTMgrI4kbE7R0/s1600-h/2009-01-16+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966840506899554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNL7EvXCwIXOkRUwDwG8_apXNPhChGrErxvvNUH_cfzxJw2c-A35PI2m9CEYY1UKfzuCpQpL1ynQdoHlXgiQubUYrQDpz_WSPpGW1FcAcdvGfLdOBStjc8ru1XtDCZfSTMgrI4kbE7R0/s320/2009-01-16+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, Tortellini the tortoise loves to eat! Here he is chowing down on his dandelion greens, romaine, and collard greens...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHCAObP0i0LkxhB53GXnJTxNyT9v0m96gMCetCUwj8r8Fpkh6-fwSrbRNqmzO5gCN0BBJUA2B3JoFm9lOVge9zvP4ggHD0JSSGtR2K_uEQl_vomjpZ7PJ-eNvipj9L931-XxfYrtYaP0/s1600-h/January+2009+003+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966516628020354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHCAObP0i0LkxhB53GXnJTxNyT9v0m96gMCetCUwj8r8Fpkh6-fwSrbRNqmzO5gCN0BBJUA2B3JoFm9lOVge9zvP4ggHD0JSSGtR2K_uEQl_vomjpZ7PJ-eNvipj9L931-XxfYrtYaP0/s320/January+2009+003+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The only problem is that he usually ends up standing on top of them, and can't figure out where his breakfast disappeared to!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnhb_vgEmMYwoWq8bIhUbFy0qAZ2nJ825fxMwNLcmeLQJaoTioS2X13eRh-7FR6-Ui74NpzTAE5HKhSVbUv9QiOermJ24XlYssC5DwbA8pGTa9q4l8rXtVfl3uE8sUlUsVJM2gbYKKMs/s1600-h/January+2009+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291966517903833906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnhb_vgEmMYwoWq8bIhUbFy0qAZ2nJ825fxMwNLcmeLQJaoTioS2X13eRh-7FR6-Ui74NpzTAE5HKhSVbUv9QiOermJ24XlYssC5DwbA8pGTa9q4l8rXtVfl3uE8sUlUsVJM2gbYKKMs/s320/January+2009+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a video of Tortellini eating...<br /><center><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZLY76LyvvzroGj34w60o1YKvNJY9dG-nRy_M28BHKApzebEWPjyhMKiMov_bZ5XkLYfmhLsau7li6b7R-tg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></center>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-23695405164911646552009-01-08T12:10:00.003-05:002009-01-08T12:21:23.723-05:00He ate!I rearranged the "furniture" in our Russian Tortoise's cage this morning in the hopes that he would discover the warmer basking spot where the heat lamp shines. It worked, and after he was under the warmth, he also ate - a lot! (Tortoises and lizards can't digest their food unless they are warm enough.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFB7Gso17sFAB0wFHJtwxGm9sZPZ2HKnLfYDBW4GGDI-MkNdxw-RR4w3hvEwE-lc5o3QWmUoSXF8laiXiNJKET6fZ4Lo81pdK-_-I5LX8eFuzAJAO2epLfeBpS9N3-IDPYHntFInedhc/s1600-h/2008-01-08+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972647308976930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFB7Gso17sFAB0wFHJtwxGm9sZPZ2HKnLfYDBW4GGDI-MkNdxw-RR4w3hvEwE-lc5o3QWmUoSXF8laiXiNJKET6fZ4Lo81pdK-_-I5LX8eFuzAJAO2epLfeBpS9N3-IDPYHntFInedhc/s320/2008-01-08+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yum...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYBNcBCtmlYeJDSlmxjyuk5q6TEw_WtFH1ZRpL2aCK3Z4kT2GF39r1zCSVi1RMKDOKzpNLLjTuZ41pnO3jxzFEEyDnTz_tKpLh-e67nu7Al3zci4MJqdaANjJyBU4u8MSYSemZG74RjE/s1600-h/2008-01-08+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972647505201586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYBNcBCtmlYeJDSlmxjyuk5q6TEw_WtFH1ZRpL2aCK3Z4kT2GF39r1zCSVi1RMKDOKzpNLLjTuZ41pnO3jxzFEEyDnTz_tKpLh-e67nu7Al3zci4MJqdaANjJyBU4u8MSYSemZG74RjE/s320/2008-01-08+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I worried he might mistake my finger for some food!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM182IolyleUsSvO6n8GtwRs4egfI0yOKAmHkb-KVahdZ0z7v5HvnLHrM6mOkTumA-H69yunuIkNef3A0e1dKpwY2iEzV3GIkB3BEMuWLSq7UZ8usNztWFjwh351SZYcJvROroLZQOHs/s1600-h/2008-01-08+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972637602395426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM182IolyleUsSvO6n8GtwRs4egfI0yOKAmHkb-KVahdZ0z7v5HvnLHrM6mOkTumA-H69yunuIkNef3A0e1dKpwY2iEzV3GIkB3BEMuWLSq7UZ8usNztWFjwh351SZYcJvROroLZQOHs/s320/2008-01-08+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> More?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUwJkTfGlvU7Ud4TQrakqEQWtE3ORbfAzm0JOf5D6E6-i8H84O6gESjHQhcHBfCtx_LKdKpc2zRBsOIcE2Dh5DOKh5QeNk3iZV-Yin2v9GN1pYy7GzVwOhjxk5NykL1whkcTtt21birA/s1600-h/2008-01-08+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972629718565154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUwJkTfGlvU7Ud4TQrakqEQWtE3ORbfAzm0JOf5D6E6-i8H84O6gESjHQhcHBfCtx_LKdKpc2zRBsOIcE2Dh5DOKh5QeNk3iZV-Yin2v9GN1pYy7GzVwOhjxk5NykL1whkcTtt21birA/s320/2008-01-08+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> He feasted on kale, romaine leaves, and some squash and he seemed to thoroughly enjoy it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-UFHHxZj8T2LRmKrc0c793lsIEJZKfXr7rRNo4MycLUCoLwucpjyUXrc9ev-A_nfNW-FWf7nrYpGxX6yM3rGMAoso6GfXNhpO6BwC9bhDBJMNknWTC-OKHX5_HvfvGcXFbhX_sn700w/s1600-h/2008-01-08+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288972614168379746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-UFHHxZj8T2LRmKrc0c793lsIEJZKfXr7rRNo4MycLUCoLwucpjyUXrc9ev-A_nfNW-FWf7nrYpGxX6yM3rGMAoso6GfXNhpO6BwC9bhDBJMNknWTC-OKHX5_HvfvGcXFbhX_sn700w/s320/2008-01-08+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I think his name is going to be Tortellini...Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-27697012209539404992009-01-07T15:42:00.007-05:002009-01-08T11:02:04.397-05:00A couple new additions...So, there are a couple of new additions around here. First, we have a new pet - he is a Russian Tortoise and he does not yet have a name. We think it is a male, but we thought our bearded dragon was a male until she laid eggs. The girl at the pet store said that it was too young to tell what sex the tortoise is yet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi_C-LAnJsd7CowxWlFgsQds3zpatQ9DaFn8QNOi3CsnzHuouwq-_dCjprzXQRCmZllNerVir-J_rx9nCP5i9ZRhnI68dV1MT7XfZhJ9oaOF2RgkerGl0RIvsPqv13LjJCHbzUZiE_o8/s1600-h/2008-01-05+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288947343864032146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi_C-LAnJsd7CowxWlFgsQds3zpatQ9DaFn8QNOi3CsnzHuouwq-_dCjprzXQRCmZllNerVir-J_rx9nCP5i9ZRhnI68dV1MT7XfZhJ9oaOF2RgkerGl0RIvsPqv13LjJCHbzUZiE_o8/s320/2008-01-05+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here he is from the front. He will be 6-9" long when full grown. I think he is 4-5" long now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-DmYfeoFhz2zjOnsdVSiEu60y7g6UeP1LVkGgT3dGkfyEmYjsL2Ft0NKPEANVGS1VzXxxDVEyHtPmqyYxUYT3VietFgy5hzAWpqMnfo8SBUyd7MY_CIWnsOUBfSZAPW296cGRoWYWSE/s1600-h/2008-01-05+009+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288947334696525410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-DmYfeoFhz2zjOnsdVSiEu60y7g6UeP1LVkGgT3dGkfyEmYjsL2Ft0NKPEANVGS1VzXxxDVEyHtPmqyYxUYT3VietFgy5hzAWpqMnfo8SBUyd7MY_CIWnsOUBfSZAPW296cGRoWYWSE/s320/2008-01-05+009+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the cage we used to have our bearded dragon (lizard) in. I think it will work well for the tortoise also. He is still very nervous and huffs at us when we touch him or pick him up. This morning he was a little more curious and was peeking out the window of the cage instead of hiding his head in the corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihowylR3GsvSXX-B5Vyuf7fFc2u3KC6C2usDSr4MElMtmfal6QEjMEsSD5_IkfKiNx6m_svSLq9JmqhIMCPGye17qcJaeX5_fn0By6y-ihiYFMb_Y4PNfpBaBzgDcXbMr-GEy3fISFjSY/s1600-h/2008-01-05+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288947332851357010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihowylR3GsvSXX-B5Vyuf7fFc2u3KC6C2usDSr4MElMtmfal6QEjMEsSD5_IkfKiNx6m_svSLq9JmqhIMCPGye17qcJaeX5_fn0By6y-ihiYFMb_Y4PNfpBaBzgDcXbMr-GEy3fISFjSY/s320/2008-01-05+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The other new addition is the bookcase we bought for the powder room. Our powder room is near a door that leads out to the pool so we made an "L"-shaped powder room where we could incorporate a changing area. We placed the bookcase in the short side of the "L" and bought fabric containers for people to put their clothes in while swimming.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhillj4Kkm8ErXiuEUqBa2u3IT-_EZLFpTryeW9lTqTxY5icIw74i5zxu79AsXJdnGS13B-ZP82hdp7FfnaznutgyXh1ypG6aMYAEvDemRnnZB15m8_67o_-Ech8I1y-_rPjQLL7egaSfs/s1600-h/2008-01-05+012+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288947327771627506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhillj4Kkm8ErXiuEUqBa2u3IT-_EZLFpTryeW9lTqTxY5icIw74i5zxu79AsXJdnGS13B-ZP82hdp7FfnaznutgyXh1ypG6aMYAEvDemRnnZB15m8_67o_-Ech8I1y-_rPjQLL7egaSfs/s320/2008-01-05+012+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> We also hung this fun mirror on the wall so people could see themselves full-length...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXTQFZJ_2EcwmjJkhstGfO9ukuu0nAcLsZv-hsgNDgIo8r_peuQvJogYk9NOLPBE0-83BmjA-hhgz2ckoYCFPnE2fPGEg7VXIEi4WQ3HnjjcJFDe1TL2vl_5isrUX-s3nh2SDFnkkIkI/s1600-h/2008-01-05+013+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288947318728077186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXTQFZJ_2EcwmjJkhstGfO9ukuu0nAcLsZv-hsgNDgIo8r_peuQvJogYk9NOLPBE0-83BmjA-hhgz2ckoYCFPnE2fPGEg7VXIEi4WQ3HnjjcJFDe1TL2vl_5isrUX-s3nh2SDFnkkIkI/s320/2008-01-05+013+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is what the tall part of the "L" looks like - you can see the position of the mirror on the far right...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pBoAZDM4Q_5fF8034EWqt1XhECUrQGlgZvNThDPiQyXo6Bah_KKaRXa9_BTOAULswWCC5nq15B10Sv0AH8i-3WvQWTDdHB0uOi2Cy_gW1HJE5-1PH_g9kKl2AqNqqhoPZt7JLk3xwmU/s1600-h/2008-01-05+015+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288946998974974370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pBoAZDM4Q_5fF8034EWqt1XhECUrQGlgZvNThDPiQyXo6Bah_KKaRXa9_BTOAULswWCC5nq15B10Sv0AH8i-3WvQWTDdHB0uOi2Cy_gW1HJE5-1PH_g9kKl2AqNqqhoPZt7JLk3xwmU/s320/2008-01-05+015+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this is how the bookshelves and mirror are positioned in relationship to each other. We also bought 2 small square tables to use for a bench near the bookshelves, but I decided they were too deep and stuck out too far into the room. They didn't go to waste however - we used them to hold the tortoise's cage.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM30L5ylyf6ObGXo5_ihyphenhyphenC5_8k0TOuxyTS4lPmiUoNVp86676tMOH1jl8BBNbrxmZ3Yx0MneV_HdcntMYlpjf0skAAKinTN1tkMIgHWnZPLfu9i_EDyXcdtM_R3GIdmjQpVBClN-vVP0/s1600-h/2008-01-05+016+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288946970357261314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM30L5ylyf6ObGXo5_ihyphenhyphenC5_8k0TOuxyTS4lPmiUoNVp86676tMOH1jl8BBNbrxmZ3Yx0MneV_HdcntMYlpjf0skAAKinTN1tkMIgHWnZPLfu9i_EDyXcdtM_R3GIdmjQpVBClN-vVP0/s320/2008-01-05+016+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DD headed back to college yesterday and I am moving DS into his dorm today. We will be true empty-nesters for the first time.Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-13823023546548803282009-01-01T22:32:00.005-05:002009-01-01T23:23:15.214-05:00Happy New Year!It's been a busy few weeks around here, so I have a lot to catch up on! We celebrated our 27th anniversary the week before Christmas. It turned out that we had a church choir rehearsal/party that night, so we went out to eat before the party. I gave DH a new coffee mug...are you hypnotized yet?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFRsCGQbvyts7BUvNuQsDJ0KluVx3IslplU6eCoWTsdZGZkbqRmbZvkUO0tp1L2Mm0Y2UBbY054dz9rL4EhhUpFqu5PYT0Fd15rPo7WmSJAmMZGGwsnRA_SKFA9HCKBlLMFYj6CYwq34/s1600-h/2008-12-21+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286538024832797922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFRsCGQbvyts7BUvNuQsDJ0KluVx3IslplU6eCoWTsdZGZkbqRmbZvkUO0tp1L2Mm0Y2UBbY054dz9rL4EhhUpFqu5PYT0Fd15rPo7WmSJAmMZGGwsnRA_SKFA9HCKBlLMFYj6CYwq34/s320/2008-12-21+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Now you can read the outside of the mug! Unfortunately, it is too large to fit in our coffee maker, but I still like it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtae1qaVSEnc-YJEXc-HOcsgy6BhNbz5pzjf_dQpfogPX_VLlRepfWiBRSWbRcIgMASLCSeE_VrA-En8Dk6zPXVYODgPNLyg4DD6mjalKbcQYntk0BGL2tgCkt10ktqcqIBlcukbZJI/s1600-h/2008-12-21+002+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286538020527556226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtae1qaVSEnc-YJEXc-HOcsgy6BhNbz5pzjf_dQpfogPX_VLlRepfWiBRSWbRcIgMASLCSeE_VrA-En8Dk6zPXVYODgPNLyg4DD6mjalKbcQYntk0BGL2tgCkt10ktqcqIBlcukbZJI/s320/2008-12-21+002+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH removed the door off the "water closet" in our master bathroom. We never close the door to the toilet area anyway and the door blocked the light switches just inside the bathroom. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE03AXfCwg8dIB00Cpt0UHFYt9CtZvwEKOIuZBNqIHxMyRpmAW22Qjwghi0qNHjsFu8BghTXN0kj-gzhogWadlDDvFwVXvzvb3gukX6dTZAaF2yaeIL-HzhbcT0j8xocRkw_uZu7aWSw/s1600-h/2008-12-23+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537677581890834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE03AXfCwg8dIB00Cpt0UHFYt9CtZvwEKOIuZBNqIHxMyRpmAW22Qjwghi0qNHjsFu8BghTXN0kj-gzhogWadlDDvFwVXvzvb3gukX6dTZAaF2yaeIL-HzhbcT0j8xocRkw_uZu7aWSw/s320/2008-12-23+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> He took off the moulding pieces on the door frame edge and patched where the hinges and plate were. Here is a shot of the moulding on another door frame...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOBhVg8vhdA30KSAc59LN-pk8qXwPxHeaIFwokQBhx8dUE6pnY4yxeinfMkKqNOyadLm3tyo1S0hDHAK_WAgLffjGvz21Ule-ISde7cow8d5LTooHFh9qcC_zWGnyfs8BuFs2rEo1ho/s1600-h/2008-12-23+004+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537679489646530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOBhVg8vhdA30KSAc59LN-pk8qXwPxHeaIFwokQBhx8dUE6pnY4yxeinfMkKqNOyadLm3tyo1S0hDHAK_WAgLffjGvz21Ule-ISde7cow8d5LTooHFh9qcC_zWGnyfs8BuFs2rEo1ho/s320/2008-12-23+004+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And this is how it looks where DH removed the moulding and hinges - what a great patching job!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI_tZBsOerDrDMzQmGruMgXqW4L6x_FsBYuUwKUatWh4fyOvnED9aGgvZ_lTm0nl_izw2VyspiFUK15T_LhOgtleYNd0A390OPtlEgNIU08CGKNtkTAuHrjuLBiscDO2QeO8NvqA8Lg4/s1600-h/2008-12-23+002+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537675715961154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI_tZBsOerDrDMzQmGruMgXqW4L6x_FsBYuUwKUatWh4fyOvnED9aGgvZ_lTm0nl_izw2VyspiFUK15T_LhOgtleYNd0A390OPtlEgNIU08CGKNtkTAuHrjuLBiscDO2QeO8NvqA8Lg4/s320/2008-12-23+002+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DD and I made a couple of batches of peanut butter cookies to give to the orchestra members who played at church on Christmas Eve. Most of them turned out great (although you would never know that those were bell-shaped peanut butter cups that we put on top)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWMq1pPYO9z3ZcbXyyiHzB3KuRZRyMwosstJ2yAZh4osfMZ0xR7ZXUoVi0BD0DafOYZojeNXpPJUhBJoStaZx2FUtkpk1tP8yWvZyrUa7quAa1oXJ7a7i0bMJxAC7NejIhV_0gNq4v7s/s1600-h/2008-12-29+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537669712815954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWMq1pPYO9z3ZcbXyyiHzB3KuRZRyMwosstJ2yAZh4osfMZ0xR7ZXUoVi0BD0DafOYZojeNXpPJUhBJoStaZx2FUtkpk1tP8yWvZyrUa7quAa1oXJ7a7i0bMJxAC7NejIhV_0gNq4v7s/s320/2008-12-29+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few of the cookies in the final batch didn't fare quite as well - I walked away and came back to find little chocolate blobs under the cooling rack! We gave some of the holey cookies to my brother-in-law and told him we'd taken all the calories out of his cookies. :-D <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUilr1AjsBUgSElO098wtcR_lBv6q8rokC6GUAD3TY9iTMsWTKA2GZtZATqKtxh7pUNN0KvhBdAcBMkNoND9s1tQzswIak1wN6BDupyLbsLTFeKwH93eb0VjlfzaWhoNcdgQL9gL42b_E/s1600-h/2008-12-29+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537665929154466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUilr1AjsBUgSElO098wtcR_lBv6q8rokC6GUAD3TY9iTMsWTKA2GZtZATqKtxh7pUNN0KvhBdAcBMkNoND9s1tQzswIak1wN6BDupyLbsLTFeKwH93eb0VjlfzaWhoNcdgQL9gL42b_E/s320/2008-12-29+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I embroidered shirts for myself...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPT9gfo118ZOR0vwtknZKDOZkfiUNnRt6NueIsmmnKzwIUJDF46bXfd2LACYRS8tPrc6kz8t9oIO2cELbkaYcHrW2kPU1McYJt8ZvT2Y4tWfD1DI65OQx3ywwJg9Or5S3btm-oDL_BSc/s1600-h/2008-12-29+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537019123862402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPT9gfo118ZOR0vwtknZKDOZkfiUNnRt6NueIsmmnKzwIUJDF46bXfd2LACYRS8tPrc6kz8t9oIO2cELbkaYcHrW2kPU1McYJt8ZvT2Y4tWfD1DI65OQx3ywwJg9Or5S3btm-oDL_BSc/s320/2008-12-29+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> and for DH...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighMYvmC7XupcW61R8zBgxNWhKYGDmyzm47rGewBSoYX9uoxpIsH4p-XtjQKPyM1umkv9gHw5g2Jgm0NtzhyInX6Hyo0bDqSuuzhH4LEawLF6Bk9_MxdMpvtqJlJV4FT3PMzEzNEdLDvA/s1600-h/2008-12-29+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537016589873378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighMYvmC7XupcW61R8zBgxNWhKYGDmyzm47rGewBSoYX9uoxpIsH4p-XtjQKPyM1umkv9gHw5g2Jgm0NtzhyInX6Hyo0bDqSuuzhH4LEawLF6Bk9_MxdMpvtqJlJV4FT3PMzEzNEdLDvA/s320/2008-12-29+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> and for DD (DS has a Bah Humbug shirt to wear for Christmas)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsnwXB6kwTCYHwFHNhuUG92JwlDRgFEePXcczKUC6lxihbcanAhWulrvKgCpLmfGf2FJWRsH4EaX4YU6PLUtunDQwL8h75ccXXbkRne_HbmBCOIJYwXLduNhtG6f3vQxbMl9XMbUbQ-c/s1600-h/2008-12-29+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286537012732128306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsnwXB6kwTCYHwFHNhuUG92JwlDRgFEePXcczKUC6lxihbcanAhWulrvKgCpLmfGf2FJWRsH4EaX4YU6PLUtunDQwL8h75ccXXbkRne_HbmBCOIJYwXLduNhtG6f3vQxbMl9XMbUbQ-c/s320/2008-12-29+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And I got the most awesome gift from DH for Christmas - a Segway!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi18Sq_2fpQjCnOVtWFXRc6Cs-VUKY1RtC7dZbMQpISzCBw1LdobjIC_QgefCwzssHMt378o2D8vhSJDynOshzYFQzertlkh8xW7FNhK4XvMrb8dErYAJItEUAXroi76Poo4RXF9soH8M/s1600-h/2008-12-29+011+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536999185888834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi18Sq_2fpQjCnOVtWFXRc6Cs-VUKY1RtC7dZbMQpISzCBw1LdobjIC_QgefCwzssHMt378o2D8vhSJDynOshzYFQzertlkh8xW7FNhK4XvMrb8dErYAJItEUAXroi76Poo4RXF9soH8M/s320/2008-12-29+011+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DD and I spotted these deer behind our house - they only look like they are eating DH's newly- planted grass...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinr0JiTKlBcFz3RwZF9ZCJ-qyiHWl8goBMRwvHmfgMQybOSVJ7R6VgYSgPPIIeO1G45VgaO3GDWXM3AUqreZhI_dWf6nN9bE-FTGzm8s3GM1cng6MaSe6j7inr1eJmYUOb3tcVPsJXIPE/s1600-h/2008-12-29+015+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536996945261106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinr0JiTKlBcFz3RwZF9ZCJ-qyiHWl8goBMRwvHmfgMQybOSVJ7R6VgYSgPPIIeO1G45VgaO3GDWXM3AUqreZhI_dWf6nN9bE-FTGzm8s3GM1cng6MaSe6j7inr1eJmYUOb3tcVPsJXIPE/s320/2008-12-29+015+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, on Tuesday I looked out the window and didn't see the hunter's blind behind our house. The chair was still there however, which led me to believe that the blind wasn't gone because the hunter had come back for it - he would have taken his chair too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC5Hzaxm7DIexNuTD3j2BymXG4Z7BTSKXHrDzTLS6EaONewx6ciuL3xtq_vZqWHPLOLnZBer25hO4qbzBWFKnssrZVKF8TWhSRKgkloCWhHNOlM5yQtvwO97QVjQRrq0KdsWiXUbvPPg/s1600-h/2008-12-30+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536341225463330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC5Hzaxm7DIexNuTD3j2BymXG4Z7BTSKXHrDzTLS6EaONewx6ciuL3xtq_vZqWHPLOLnZBer25hO4qbzBWFKnssrZVKF8TWhSRKgkloCWhHNOlM5yQtvwO97QVjQRrq0KdsWiXUbvPPg/s320/2008-12-30+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, DD and I took a hike down back to see if we could find the blind. DD spotted it in the pond!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmbNoRCDiZKdy59F2ApQOYtvzZmRK2uEw29fJySauMUob5w9z5FXZZmrzoSobojvHRrR9GPXPP2q-uWafcdqwn63IxL5cWcFhIcbUm7qdRt5bc8maaL_ZfwxTB2L5wc_bH0m1SuQ4ZOw/s1600-h/2008-12-30+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536334853221138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmbNoRCDiZKdy59F2ApQOYtvzZmRK2uEw29fJySauMUob5w9z5FXZZmrzoSobojvHRrR9GPXPP2q-uWafcdqwn63IxL5cWcFhIcbUm7qdRt5bc8maaL_ZfwxTB2L5wc_bH0m1SuQ4ZOw/s320/2008-12-30+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We decided to try and get it out before the temps dropped and the pond froze around the blind. We tried several different sticks that we found lying around, but they all broke.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxn8GUKf7Ey-Ufl8jdJZgQiLyn3JktWAvBpYZCWmL5UJkHOWasJ-hNtELgSxM6wy5f6tb7By2_k7oa6VWTQVtbIGiU4-GZaHkceI7x5JB5RNHcoKZF5oGJc665Qdx_xvMovNm_LsUIkmM/s1600-h/2008-12-30+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536329683213570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxn8GUKf7Ey-Ufl8jdJZgQiLyn3JktWAvBpYZCWmL5UJkHOWasJ-hNtELgSxM6wy5f6tb7By2_k7oa6VWTQVtbIGiU4-GZaHkceI7x5JB5RNHcoKZF5oGJc665Qdx_xvMovNm_LsUIkmM/s320/2008-12-30+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We finally got it out - DD pushed with a stick from her side and I pulled with a stick from my side. Here it is after we got it out of the water...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNXaV7g9ZdVfXChg_4AvYlEdtN_zG7qwnDPAH9LggR7b7gDQs-hpUQi-VEbULeqL06xcUbRaspymxG3Biy_MEoK9SMvGTOQyR5iFUe9yGLppssBXc1c_lvVvbyonKcO83ukRjnbdGqBw/s1600-h/2008-12-30+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536329438210994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNXaV7g9ZdVfXChg_4AvYlEdtN_zG7qwnDPAH9LggR7b7gDQs-hpUQi-VEbULeqL06xcUbRaspymxG3Biy_MEoK9SMvGTOQyR5iFUe9yGLppssBXc1c_lvVvbyonKcO83ukRjnbdGqBw/s320/2008-12-30+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We carried the blind and the folding chair up to the driveway so the blind could dry out. I guess if the hunter ever shows up looking for them, he'll have to knock on the door and ask for them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCPbmnKLYn5yDhJGGxTd7IAznjs-krww9kCKbrfFyzvXPYcwlr6EuccbTwlvzbK7voesj4E-6bFH4nbp7Fo0loN8dxAzfNvz4HcKzgQDSyD1t7nW9zaYKqMd4NC-AxKo_wRpyrvLFNrw/s1600-h/2008-12-30+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286536325894927730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCPbmnKLYn5yDhJGGxTd7IAznjs-krww9kCKbrfFyzvXPYcwlr6EuccbTwlvzbK7voesj4E-6bFH4nbp7Fo0loN8dxAzfNvz4HcKzgQDSyD1t7nW9zaYKqMd4NC-AxKo_wRpyrvLFNrw/s320/2008-12-30+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Have a wonderful 2009!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-51735362559717766592008-12-18T09:46:00.004-05:002008-12-18T11:20:54.700-05:00"O Christmas Tree"Just a quick note today to post a couple of photos of our Christmas tree. In my last post, I wrote that we cut down a tree on our property and used the top of it for our Christmas tree. It has a huge gap on one side and no branches in the back so it looks like the tree was cut in half!<br /><br />Here is what it looks like with decorations on it. This is the fullest side and the one we see most often...<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdGXSjxbytKnRTh04uRzkfqo3EtyhWPubjYNAxYJC2TT3JwcuUVzrzHtZ12uDcv5EjLpshoI0iDmdEI3HyIOFCGS8YJmJfDjbMZd71tt57mnP-dpWGP3lkTFrPJik9gL4wqZ__oj8zzU/s1600-h/2008-12-17+005+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281142274996784098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdGXSjxbytKnRTh04uRzkfqo3EtyhWPubjYNAxYJC2TT3JwcuUVzrzHtZ12uDcv5EjLpshoI0iDmdEI3HyIOFCGS8YJmJfDjbMZd71tt57mnP-dpWGP3lkTFrPJik9gL4wqZ__oj8zzU/s320/2008-12-17+005+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is the gappy side. I actually like having that big old gap - it makes watering the tree really easy this year! No more crawling under the tree to water it! LOL!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JZ5eQKOoT19rH7UwOv4FnFnsL6YaatqAJtCTIw93xgX6XTkGAFjOxE9nQHHjTUBj204v7_sJ1LFTnmDCNJoxvs1L43cskm0462fBL6mZFEG0nGqdZATRK_8Tkm-TpHr87ldsi12UB6w/s1600-h/2008-12-17+006+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281142267417027810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JZ5eQKOoT19rH7UwOv4FnFnsL6YaatqAJtCTIw93xgX6XTkGAFjOxE9nQHHjTUBj204v7_sJ1LFTnmDCNJoxvs1L43cskm0462fBL6mZFEG0nGqdZATRK_8Tkm-TpHr87ldsi12UB6w/s320/2008-12-17+006+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The gifts are all wrapped, I've finished writing our Christmas letter (but they aren't ready to mail yet), and the packages were mailed yesterday. We still need to get the letters ready to go, put away all the wrapping supplies, and do some baking. And I'm wondering what else I need to do that I've forgotten! :-D</p><p><span style="color:#33cc00;">Merry</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">Christmas</span>, everyone!</p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-91878184206363829232008-12-14T16:28:00.005-05:002008-12-14T17:08:50.436-05:00Freshness guaranteed!So, we decided to walk our property after church today to see if we might be able to find a tree suitable for use as a Christmas tree. We discovered that the ponds are partially frozen, but with the warmer weather today and tomorrow I bet the ice doesn't last long.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj340xhpJDDSyD9hB1zS24MiZA79e3Xvv6oRMbjlK-ksQh4ejMQNdBqRmLZIteK4D8UhwIBt5Jn6YZqnsLpsrFyrZzI5_KUlFeWqUcpPHInS7ayVxV4Qz3_8RYcqzfeME__zMf0G68Vo/s1600-h/2008-12-14+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767275767559634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj340xhpJDDSyD9hB1zS24MiZA79e3Xvv6oRMbjlK-ksQh4ejMQNdBqRmLZIteK4D8UhwIBt5Jn6YZqnsLpsrFyrZzI5_KUlFeWqUcpPHInS7ayVxV4Qz3_8RYcqzfeME__zMf0G68Vo/s320/2008-12-14+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> In a couple of different locations we found corn cobs. DH thinks that hunters put the corn out to attract the deer. We don't know if these are from this year or if they've been on here for a long time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDL3441rcpGOMQhOiXJtqVhyphenhyphenSc4Vw-4JmTmgRzY6LVmrYKTqIsxxpkyvs0x6O9AEa_WdGnOi4Krvn6oHouXvJQPKM80GjaUL9SUpUafNuLi5tnNxtjPTB35877uOryk98O4pI0KNfzsA/s1600-h/2008-12-14+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767270321410338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDL3441rcpGOMQhOiXJtqVhyphenhyphenSc4Vw-4JmTmgRzY6LVmrYKTqIsxxpkyvs0x6O9AEa_WdGnOi4Krvn6oHouXvJQPKM80GjaUL9SUpUafNuLi5tnNxtjPTB35877uOryk98O4pI0KNfzsA/s320/2008-12-14+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the trees down by the river has a large nest in the top - not sure what, if anything, lives there...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOQDmBxwsTRiJv91X0l6H97wi9ESGs2JB_6p-TKHVlUtUq9SEQyJWOyDdIr16hsonzXiQ-7EJGJzCzqMjlcoraQpnChtl5zRUg2L1FFL5gRerU0F4FLn-ypWJMsOHWBB_giJZe5p6ZEk/s1600-h/2008-12-14+007+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767102021158050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOQDmBxwsTRiJv91X0l6H97wi9ESGs2JB_6p-TKHVlUtUq9SEQyJWOyDdIr16hsonzXiQ-7EJGJzCzqMjlcoraQpnChtl5zRUg2L1FFL5gRerU0F4FLn-ypWJMsOHWBB_giJZe5p6ZEk/s320/2008-12-14+007+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, we found this tree which was growing too close to the hardwood tree and decided to see if the top of it would work as a Christmas tree...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A9XgrWWmBJK_7byMCQSM9ORw_DfzJhQbf932hGl7MOxXcNXFyNiL7vycAJts38tEIGr5SsyOWjwdoN8RUHWlop91cjAUKeMitdFG8_UvZCGbz6mHOdayrBslA1_BhzvIN1a11ZYCodw/s1600-h/2008-12-14+008+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767096075815618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A9XgrWWmBJK_7byMCQSM9ORw_DfzJhQbf932hGl7MOxXcNXFyNiL7vycAJts38tEIGr5SsyOWjwdoN8RUHWlop91cjAUKeMitdFG8_UvZCGbz6mHOdayrBslA1_BhzvIN1a11ZYCodw/s320/2008-12-14+008+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH decided that the chainsaw was the way to go...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2gQelB-in8Cc7ARGZPML-uRhLVDjEDmctIuh3LotBH1LGhhjI-AnYVK93bXMN3Bo-ogQUq1WcDjLIifrPmGEtuM8PJAaWsW5w8VeagDZme5YcrKttNwLFiquD3l01EolPDbJcY427r8/s1600-h/2008-12-14+017+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767093934140002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2gQelB-in8Cc7ARGZPML-uRhLVDjEDmctIuh3LotBH1LGhhjI-AnYVK93bXMN3Bo-ogQUq1WcDjLIifrPmGEtuM8PJAaWsW5w8VeagDZme5YcrKttNwLFiquD3l01EolPDbJcY427r8/s320/2008-12-14+017+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cutting down the tree (we think it's a blue spruce)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxnNYrCyh4sm5NjbN3MQ5HUpdMTYw8cBBgNwWDTJ0px-fMd064L3bfNKrhj6znLD3z7TiWZB9jhcq0K3vDXwYPv9GCCSjLidkolSYbB7o0u6rMIu27QVbrq4zDCR3_ReepBQ2tFf-ROE/s1600-h/2008-12-14+018+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767088598156578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxnNYrCyh4sm5NjbN3MQ5HUpdMTYw8cBBgNwWDTJ0px-fMd064L3bfNKrhj6znLD3z7TiWZB9jhcq0K3vDXwYPv9GCCSjLidkolSYbB7o0u6rMIu27QVbrq4zDCR3_ReepBQ2tFf-ROE/s320/2008-12-14+018+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> TIMBER!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZnvToeGjU3F7rY1XrAONDgfIfWhkuBSiEV4ILkNSC7AWvvmsdtFWsaSoj30C4f5JAbqVbXsGA7vVxAo5fqgPS8OArnDyfkJr2Ib_mMlpkkH-O5EnyEzpxQjLQo9oNtLi9WIHo3aJnuY/s1600-h/2008-12-14+020+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279767084351560210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZnvToeGjU3F7rY1XrAONDgfIfWhkuBSiEV4ILkNSC7AWvvmsdtFWsaSoj30C4f5JAbqVbXsGA7vVxAo5fqgPS8OArnDyfkJr2Ib_mMlpkkH-O5EnyEzpxQjLQo9oNtLi9WIHo3aJnuY/s320/2008-12-14+020+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>I can't believe that DH carried the tree by himself all the way up to the house! It was a heavy tree!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLuWudSO-0LyyP8YEbu5vpI4dGaAJ8_4EN_U4Fd2Vp1beK5Y6uPvtLhGlXGHqC8LWuwmoX1u9r8Oiz73z7mko-d6vgqpads4fAFpvtOKFrSZTYckBwETalhvbhXr5zlCooFUDW13Csc0/s1600-h/2008-12-14+028+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765737537852722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLuWudSO-0LyyP8YEbu5vpI4dGaAJ8_4EN_U4Fd2Vp1beK5Y6uPvtLhGlXGHqC8LWuwmoX1u9r8Oiz73z7mko-d6vgqpads4fAFpvtOKFrSZTYckBwETalhvbhXr5zlCooFUDW13Csc0/s320/2008-12-14+028+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> The tree was a bit sparse on one side so we put that side toward the door. The trunk is a bit crooked, so we had to tie it up to insure that it won't tip over.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3FMrEzCdv2lB1Vn9K9v9jEFNgSBQYeCHo6cHSmQKEjUBENVXG0aoWokuigdoJ2T05Ly_-moFpofBi9F-1Nj5RvJD-3BtINVlHmXjSilhl52c1AER__CY2y5A5aoq1dDF4YhwzR_LvAY/s1600-h/2008-12-14+029+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765732577290834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3FMrEzCdv2lB1Vn9K9v9jEFNgSBQYeCHo6cHSmQKEjUBENVXG0aoWokuigdoJ2T05Ly_-moFpofBi9F-1Nj5RvJD-3BtINVlHmXjSilhl52c1AER__CY2y5A5aoq1dDF4YhwzR_LvAY/s320/2008-12-14+029+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> There is a bit of a bare area on one side, but once we hang some of my longer ornaments in that space, it won't look so bad...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gGc5iOvNCqGFb8dAAoFINFzqmVYan9WS5l1zs7ZG_nPJo0vK7nFg_PbrCzOfgptengvg2isjfOL3_M68IZkTvx6_D96OoNqeIDacvX2vfG1Ry-hYml5tQq8ENveOvTAQBH8asHyc7Y0/s1600-h/2008-12-14+030+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765728059746482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gGc5iOvNCqGFb8dAAoFINFzqmVYan9WS5l1zs7ZG_nPJo0vK7nFg_PbrCzOfgptengvg2isjfOL3_M68IZkTvx6_D96OoNqeIDacvX2vfG1Ry-hYml5tQq8ENveOvTAQBH8asHyc7Y0/s320/2008-12-14+030+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> It does, however, look very funny from the side - it looks like half a tree! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WA0_akVXBGBo6kD-ZUAxVsoetP4HckSf-QT9MSrKdwtQ3mQNgMahLNgx9EchyphenhyphenWu67_BIR2wUA_UbZslDiaGHVkuVlKNhp1G8IR_v8TsF4sCGaKcfsRRMANZ7JbeknvygjiTBOmoJGPE/s1600-h/2008-12-14+031+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765724930992258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WA0_akVXBGBo6kD-ZUAxVsoetP4HckSf-QT9MSrKdwtQ3mQNgMahLNgx9EchyphenhyphenWu67_BIR2wUA_UbZslDiaGHVkuVlKNhp1G8IR_v8TsF4sCGaKcfsRRMANZ7JbeknvygjiTBOmoJGPE/s320/2008-12-14+031+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a shot of the river - I took 4 photos when we were down near the river, and stitched them together into a panoramic. Click on the photo to see it better...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukGPzlDJkGRZLBySMCZbE93PzQTxRGL0SjcGpS9yd4Xta7pZS31EyKH549LVCoHU7QTcw7iyHtW2qY7TJjbjq8Ccp9QWPmyI42-4p5z0LZ_kkfaDDVcvqvaj4ZRNXhCiSxb3L5sbcZco/s1600-h/river+panoramic+900x209.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279765719921818322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 74px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukGPzlDJkGRZLBySMCZbE93PzQTxRGL0SjcGpS9yd4Xta7pZS31EyKH549LVCoHU7QTcw7iyHtW2qY7TJjbjq8Ccp9QWPmyI42-4p5z0LZ_kkfaDDVcvqvaj4ZRNXhCiSxb3L5sbcZco/s320/river+panoramic+900x209.jpg" border="0" /></a> And DH found another golf ball for DD while we were out looking for a tree!<br /><br />So, we didn't have to buy a tree this year, we took down a tree that needed to come down so a nearby tree can grow, and the freshness of the tree is certainly guaranteed this year!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-42843674693055725232008-12-10T12:54:00.008-05:002008-12-10T13:56:00.884-05:00We have mirrors! And shelves!<div>It's been a long time coming, but we now have mirrors in our master bathroom! We had to special order the one for over my sink/vanity area, but it finally arrived. DH made frames for them to match the frames on the cabinet doors... <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzazk3cJ_WGZHG87AQ_GAiGYH0FQd_JcoyW7_rrNVdSQgJlrGLKx78wYz4remIE_E6px1Nl_ypg6olArUk_cQmsoT8frJcPiWBWg14LdPhNV6Zewil48r1ljQlVRiDWsQBLCV0XiJdsM/s1600-h/2008-12-09+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278226178853581746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzazk3cJ_WGZHG87AQ_GAiGYH0FQd_JcoyW7_rrNVdSQgJlrGLKx78wYz4remIE_E6px1Nl_ypg6olArUk_cQmsoT8frJcPiWBWg14LdPhNV6Zewil48r1ljQlVRiDWsQBLCV0XiJdsM/s320/2008-12-09+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is DH's mirror - we'll have to put some artwork up on the blank wall...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgvJ9K1AMZLLk7HIZw0NKgaTfvgwaQOuBzjBjN28FmwfdO157Dkr6mmUXT6aeGbF3O_35dg-YNattAFlMZroU0G73hyphenhyphenCVRjHBIcXb_hj1JF7bCUvE7YvT_6unu0cDSB_sze7YPS-xFY4/s1600-h/2008-12-09+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278226169409242322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgvJ9K1AMZLLk7HIZw0NKgaTfvgwaQOuBzjBjN28FmwfdO157Dkr6mmUXT6aeGbF3O_35dg-YNattAFlMZroU0G73hyphenhyphenCVRjHBIcXb_hj1JF7bCUvE7YvT_6unu0cDSB_sze7YPS-xFY4/s320/2008-12-09+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH also built me 2 more shelves in the utility closet across from the powder room. He installed 2 outlets so I can plug in phone/GPS chargers and my sweeper vac.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TaFtwK27q52EfU-edx5FV457yCQED3lPteS01uybHqo1NTBGI9mpCccGxmzv3LS6iK4Jm-afMECeBcO5OjYKwElmo6LTrlQEpASvjYmu396U3PivracpBa1TPEHFs8JpVFrZ92WTVBE/s1600-h/2008-12-09+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278226154892585330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TaFtwK27q52EfU-edx5FV457yCQED3lPteS01uybHqo1NTBGI9mpCccGxmzv3LS6iK4Jm-afMECeBcO5OjYKwElmo6LTrlQEpASvjYmu396U3PivracpBa1TPEHFs8JpVFrZ92WTVBE/s320/2008-12-09+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> I managed to get a lot of my house decorating done. The goal was to get it done in time for the church women's dinner party that I hosted last night. I had everything done except for the tree, and it (for us) is still a tad too early to get the tree. I think we'll probably get the tree this weekend. Here is the fireplace with my new wreath over the mantel...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-WwfF8APCpzT5IMpZivZtS9Y371GyzjCgz-FL8q04ZYT3DpMvW0brJf4wdtG2juK11Pm0TG-0XVTy-b1LliALmujPTfcIfSo38nI_rjlLPn7uccq08H1U18yAcUFO_fC-EVX9SlEkN4/s1600-h/2008-12-09+010+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278236143281880962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-WwfF8APCpzT5IMpZivZtS9Y371GyzjCgz-FL8q04ZYT3DpMvW0brJf4wdtG2juK11Pm0TG-0XVTy-b1LliALmujPTfcIfSo38nI_rjlLPn7uccq08H1U18yAcUFO_fC-EVX9SlEkN4/s320/2008-12-09+010+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>I hung greens around the border of the great room on the valance. I had to get up and down off the ladder every loop in order to move the ladder - it was a good thigh workout! In order to get the swags even, I laid out each section on the floor next to a tape measure and connected a wire ornament hanger to the greens every 3 feet. Then I just had to make sure the bottom of the swag hit the bottom of the valance and there was no need to measure where to hang each hook.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk-jPjS2ZnAJOrcB59eqRs-br-SFK8EB_xlFEi2u-8Qljk7TS6Og4b-Axi4pqAxaPcfoJpRyFInjJIm67dXbkM5LfkNlujnYXGEKRJluxh-BpiOCm3N52Nc-DgfY073YkpLZB-t3d-9w/s1600-h/2008-12-09+022+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278225347274240610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk-jPjS2ZnAJOrcB59eqRs-br-SFK8EB_xlFEi2u-8Qljk7TS6Og4b-Axi4pqAxaPcfoJpRyFInjJIm67dXbkM5LfkNlujnYXGEKRJluxh-BpiOCm3N52Nc-DgfY073YkpLZB-t3d-9w/s320/2008-12-09+022+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Santa/Reindeer quilt and nativity are in the entryway...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXS3uyv0Q_ELtyfWxvIvcXziBm3CVJv2XLhYULXEp-lejo2-HAOR-7pZGSVoxlRtDGtbYUqhPDUluCP2cPrO3-saTS5xBeyWZ_rYYTyQrnD2ZTKXXxc4mTpktV-KiFzWbAb8AHng7g9Y/s1600-h/2008-12-09+026+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278225345221822802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXS3uyv0Q_ELtyfWxvIvcXziBm3CVJv2XLhYULXEp-lejo2-HAOR-7pZGSVoxlRtDGtbYUqhPDUluCP2cPrO3-saTS5xBeyWZ_rYYTyQrnD2ZTKXXxc4mTpktV-KiFzWbAb8AHng7g9Y/s320/2008-12-09+026+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Underneath the table I put all kinds of stuffed animals and toys, most of them belonging to our kids over the years (and some that even belong to DH and I when we were little).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oqSRme8tnAAD8RTryq-pXKhv3L9OaMEvK36lBZg4Em4t3pH8eNPIaOXxaIZswzRoxyVOdn8w4G7_FUYFlk_5pFSyG4AqwGeEue6dtvUHXxxAhlRX13SG1TSHVLN491Quvj_rBWLLdLA/s1600-h/2008-12-09+027+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278225339486143986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oqSRme8tnAAD8RTryq-pXKhv3L9OaMEvK36lBZg4Em4t3pH8eNPIaOXxaIZswzRoxyVOdn8w4G7_FUYFlk_5pFSyG4AqwGeEue6dtvUHXxxAhlRX13SG1TSHVLN491Quvj_rBWLLdLA/s320/2008-12-09+027+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The stairs were adorned with lights and more greenery...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qq03Sd9rsJMCadAG_GFN6-hzRrtgF6cpTVH6vYBQD3GAqk-VBobCKoZ2_d8CCpsx1zEtq5SVjv_JcUNlcW5uEDFmW3v0nxxt2X9ZOcVMY06_koKt70vfGW3uTJWqaDncE3gz3N0xqvk/s1600-h/2008-12-09+031+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278225334349929954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qq03Sd9rsJMCadAG_GFN6-hzRrtgF6cpTVH6vYBQD3GAqk-VBobCKoZ2_d8CCpsx1zEtq5SVjv_JcUNlcW5uEDFmW3v0nxxt2X9ZOcVMY06_koKt70vfGW3uTJWqaDncE3gz3N0xqvk/s320/2008-12-09+031+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>We set up the tables for my dinner party on Sunday night and I set them and decorated them on Monday. I was expecting 15 guests (plus me) for the third year in a row. There must be something about the number 16 and our women's dinner - they are not the same exact women every year either. Interesting...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqF1Z5ip-R_-fpPfvpt2t0QRL57__6GIPwufBAYTfyfSTNRmwznrn9jRwKHV6fuTMzMdzrcmlub4Gv58auLrCqYVC2gfB3iAM66iv-RgVB5iThznuGx9zZ34YPKH2pX033-GPM3eDXDI/s1600-h/2008-12-09+006+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223965045607234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqF1Z5ip-R_-fpPfvpt2t0QRL57__6GIPwufBAYTfyfSTNRmwznrn9jRwKHV6fuTMzMdzrcmlub4Gv58auLrCqYVC2gfB3iAM66iv-RgVB5iThznuGx9zZ34YPKH2pX033-GPM3eDXDI/s320/2008-12-09+006+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are the Santa napkins on the table settings - no one wanted to use the napkins for fear of ruining them!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5wknYo5-r5opMpnBJMmCyCNh5pvo4OlnVJEQxvQBPdgfVAL7VA6OR0JYn4LSgcIo9Q5kem21fPiV2dHBFIZQmGNzbm6XJdpgTQkUDUIpex_X2jBehdV6JyoUWqK1rg55dHnFgWb6J34/s1600-h/2008-12-09+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223964205708050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5wknYo5-r5opMpnBJMmCyCNh5pvo4OlnVJEQxvQBPdgfVAL7VA6OR0JYn4LSgcIo9Q5kem21fPiV2dHBFIZQmGNzbm6XJdpgTQkUDUIpex_X2jBehdV6JyoUWqK1rg55dHnFgWb6J34/s320/2008-12-09+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And other place setting...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayhZ-AdAjegSlwQrTOyCL4qI2cekWysInKuZBAegDo4p8Wc7zckntgqOGxLEYGi4S8-f8E_imTtdFSPqzrzv3WFRnCAGGApcPPb5tdjWeFnJWomITkZ8CD4MnVWnVKATKQZti7GRAaUM/s1600-h/2008-12-09+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223962152879794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayhZ-AdAjegSlwQrTOyCL4qI2cekWysInKuZBAegDo4p8Wc7zckntgqOGxLEYGi4S8-f8E_imTtdFSPqzrzv3WFRnCAGGApcPPb5tdjWeFnJWomITkZ8CD4MnVWnVKATKQZti7GRAaUM/s320/2008-12-09+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> So, some of the next projects on the list are to find tiles for the backsplash of the beverage area, and to find floor tile for the floor at the bottom of the basement stairs (that we can see when we look down over the stair railing). Here is the beverage area that we want to tile...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWqcKjX_zy7L3k2SRwp9FVBZ5ytruIDeBRLRd8O1AU-Ite9IXKoUNj76N7nWKNfi_CrxmY7qCyi6T3Zke5_BsFGoYgYlw_Uon3M51_vlxbWtPcv_mF8OVT9-2pSq-rOFFNXhASVswQyw/s1600-h/2008-12-03+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223022231359778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWqcKjX_zy7L3k2SRwp9FVBZ5ytruIDeBRLRd8O1AU-Ite9IXKoUNj76N7nWKNfi_CrxmY7qCyi6T3Zke5_BsFGoYgYlw_Uon3M51_vlxbWtPcv_mF8OVT9-2pSq-rOFFNXhASVswQyw/s320/2008-12-03+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm thinking I'd like to bring in some of the red color from the adjoining family room. Here is one with very narrow tiles (1/4") in shades of red...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJma1GFPrRh9ZEQrzU9xUAz96WGPX9eoK-c3Imy_E_1EPHw1bgOUea5FOLh25QVYLI3L5QZUdGskkhE7p3XDqByACL6KBoYcIjSCAMyQOrnyHFp2pfl43sGDdzSBFvvpazYTiDZdWWM8/s1600-h/indian+red+sm+brick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223019589286050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJma1GFPrRh9ZEQrzU9xUAz96WGPX9eoK-c3Imy_E_1EPHw1bgOUea5FOLh25QVYLI3L5QZUdGskkhE7p3XDqByACL6KBoYcIjSCAMyQOrnyHFp2pfl43sGDdzSBFvvpazYTiDZdWWM8/s320/indian+red+sm+brick.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one has several colors in it which would pull in the colors of the cabinets, counter, and the red from the other room. It seems a little dark to me though, so I'm just not sure. I also have samples of smaller red squares in colors similar to the above tile. Maybe we can combine this tile with some of the red squares, or something...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiramimED7lYfCBYF08sAPFHLVqu8rgDsqLyGEcu511M2cZAZcudbGTzumUySJidsVc5ObDFmVkE7k8zxVdwFFVDIiP29elG3peSjq0b88cECO8k2oEqX9qhiazeG9QSVpUuOhEv13koKY/s1600-h/khaki+sm+brick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278223018960242386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiramimED7lYfCBYF08sAPFHLVqu8rgDsqLyGEcu511M2cZAZcudbGTzumUySJidsVc5ObDFmVkE7k8zxVdwFFVDIiP29elG3peSjq0b88cECO8k2oEqX9qhiazeG9QSVpUuOhEv13koKY/s320/khaki+sm+brick.jpg" border="0" /></a> And in the continuing saga of our hunter...He has never returned - his blind is still down in back of the house, collapsed from the wind. It's very strange...<br /></p></div>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-87498423148809309502008-12-01T19:20:00.007-05:002008-12-01T19:58:16.617-05:00My, how time flies!My apologies for taking so long to update my blog. There hasn't been all that much going on with the house - at least that's my excuse! I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving day. We had some of DH's family down and had an enjoyable time.<br /><br />I drove to Winchester, VA on Tuesday to pick up DD so that she could spend all her time in the car doing homework. It was the only way she could come home for Thanksgiving. She also did homework pretty much morning to night the whole time she was home, and also in the car on the way back (I didn't have to drive her back - she was able to catch a ride with a friend from OH).<br /><br />We have been having a problem with water getting into the basement. While DH was up on a ladder outside my sewing studio, he spotted the problem. The flashing in this area is missing, or not done correctly. There is a gap between the gutter and the wall to the right and the water is missing the gutter and traveling down the brick wall into the basement.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgdv8zCcUPnPM6munUzhEYl95HwMgL6mnUrut5BemCeSXDRETtxN1YoCLkKznLitpWbKm7oCE-m934CkrVUYqE8L4FR25EW3_HZ8CaWkB8DJ3MVzcySP2GacBlH6vYH3Ru8p7bV_pzuk/s1600-h/2008-11-28+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982806516196690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgdv8zCcUPnPM6munUzhEYl95HwMgL6mnUrut5BemCeSXDRETtxN1YoCLkKznLitpWbKm7oCE-m934CkrVUYqE8L4FR25EW3_HZ8CaWkB8DJ3MVzcySP2GacBlH6vYH3Ru8p7bV_pzuk/s320/2008-11-28+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> You can see the white marks on the brick (to the left of the ladder shadow) where the water has been trickling down the bricks...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu67XemLAjDfCtCYPENy-3eKc7EY8ilNNQFBFZKRiEJvV90MlxHPBxKBYPMIQQydsVw_VpI1q_KHv8Zv2978inrMN5s_PUX6C6at6SuesU2YlGGVsl-GoLSq1uz8Cs5n1JGYJHBCnAhHU/s1600-h/2008-11-28+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982806760477730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu67XemLAjDfCtCYPENy-3eKc7EY8ilNNQFBFZKRiEJvV90MlxHPBxKBYPMIQQydsVw_VpI1q_KHv8Zv2978inrMN5s_PUX6C6at6SuesU2YlGGVsl-GoLSq1uz8Cs5n1JGYJHBCnAhHU/s320/2008-11-28+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH has made a lot of progress in sorting boxes and things in the basement. Here are all the games - we sure do have a lot! I've gotten rid of stacks of games the past few years at the church rummage sale. We used to go to garage sales and buy games for $1.00, which is the reason we have so many. I'll have to sort through these again and set aside some more for next year's sale. Our family was big into board games, but not so much anymore.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYdLkgq8-GJ7718n-6Nyimzc4zw54avKj95MTuPKycUoWjYoDYwNjIsJsyqXzVRcHlCvJmjnv7WOEKy87VdSN8zBAN8TyrOBjNH6V3xxQi9vYo7mHQ9_8iXnwgdxGGte8rpLI2ceQL2c/s1600-h/2008-12-01+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982805083500562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYdLkgq8-GJ7718n-6Nyimzc4zw54avKj95MTuPKycUoWjYoDYwNjIsJsyqXzVRcHlCvJmjnv7WOEKy87VdSN8zBAN8TyrOBjNH6V3xxQi9vYo7mHQ9_8iXnwgdxGGte8rpLI2ceQL2c/s320/2008-12-01+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The holiday decorations and textbooks/papers are on shelves, but we either need to get rid of some, or get more shelves...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIqFWbp56znHmxMrlooFdajhsd5IhiFzdDh9JKvFUuKHzoJ2sGNHmm1MCn5ynS97wxwn9CE0qBVKbSA6t78RQHeFi-ezfxfCxg99ivjcTEOEvY3073inWhvtjGI0hmIk4uM2cE0Ipg2A/s1600-h/2008-12-01+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982804056956642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIqFWbp56znHmxMrlooFdajhsd5IhiFzdDh9JKvFUuKHzoJ2sGNHmm1MCn5ynS97wxwn9CE0qBVKbSA6t78RQHeFi-ezfxfCxg99ivjcTEOEvY3073inWhvtjGI0hmIk4uM2cE0Ipg2A/s320/2008-12-01+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the corner where the leftover paint is stored...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuc3pSFla-_qmgyBA3Xeoa90sL6iL4unIWsIjR8S0CJgAqwiDtjV5vBzCVE9w8PTVHmWpKQrg1OUeiq35t0OPm6PrcVB3xzreI9Yg6Ju0A8KlpxCdfViKnPh9xOxNWoQKZZ8uDVtWeZvI/s1600-h/2008-12-01+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982335119884434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuc3pSFla-_qmgyBA3Xeoa90sL6iL4unIWsIjR8S0CJgAqwiDtjV5vBzCVE9w8PTVHmWpKQrg1OUeiq35t0OPm6PrcVB3xzreI9Yg6Ju0A8KlpxCdfViKnPh9xOxNWoQKZZ8uDVtWeZvI/s320/2008-12-01+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here are the empty boxes and luggage...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Qff0gCcoqtbaCbm_d9uq-eSFkC2hM915wMwi8GxkWY5IUvPxSunMIo1z2ZDB9hok1xzTQMDmiSzQOwYaZ-WLIgcYFQHzGqlyoJzU-W0hMwXYE9cCyh3k4uwbC7jAzWz2NA0gy4WfugE/s1600-h/2008-12-01+007+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274990252180349042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Qff0gCcoqtbaCbm_d9uq-eSFkC2hM915wMwi8GxkWY5IUvPxSunMIo1z2ZDB9hok1xzTQMDmiSzQOwYaZ-WLIgcYFQHzGqlyoJzU-W0hMwXYE9cCyh3k4uwbC7jAzWz2NA0gy4WfugE/s320/2008-12-01+007+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our kitchen/family room stools arrived today! I got them assembled (only 4 screws per stool) and I think they look nice there. They certainly are sturdy, not to mention heavy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0k8FyU2zu8sNfqcWGEzL02YFo4UGtuN6dls6RKPcVQW0bCIlgyVM4pRYcYXEeJyWvoC_XKvhiSmGtGaRkAsTQlXJcOb414nxXEm5VhHyHUdbk5UNBA1IGWx1ERxEMuRZGyScfcPT3LA/s1600-h/2008-12-01+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982321142562866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0k8FyU2zu8sNfqcWGEzL02YFo4UGtuN6dls6RKPcVQW0bCIlgyVM4pRYcYXEeJyWvoC_XKvhiSmGtGaRkAsTQlXJcOb414nxXEm5VhHyHUdbk5UNBA1IGWx1ERxEMuRZGyScfcPT3LA/s320/2008-12-01+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a shot of the room where the stools are...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbzqCZT8-OMqhPY-ZAGr9vamZw9NzA80-AabtZJcYKKAvs-XIDZtF7-zkx_3y_ogBw8_bq1BX4dqTeIIBdo-uVnShjqNUY4GZATGvwc-B03DImZqw_FkmVukxdrzH7VW1V27_77qWF_E/s1600-h/2008-12-01+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982321554000754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbzqCZT8-OMqhPY-ZAGr9vamZw9NzA80-AabtZJcYKKAvs-XIDZtF7-zkx_3y_ogBw8_bq1BX4dqTeIIBdo-uVnShjqNUY4GZATGvwc-B03DImZqw_FkmVukxdrzH7VW1V27_77qWF_E/s320/2008-12-01+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I spent a good part of today sorting through the items behind the French doors in the great room. I arranged the shelves and got all the plaster dust off the shelves from when DH when doing some electrical work inside the closet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pr02WljcChZpblZrjFe3DYo_HEwwtes5p0HNTW0RTS4Uyd2iIrLfE_7aKlkkwQbJln1WIhR_nckBoHSrVmIECiZ4dSkOuJjZM2HA4TIPN66e7MpLTm2SWcTtfClv6iQVayjY9dG-kCE/s1600-h/2008-12-01+013+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274982320167530850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pr02WljcChZpblZrjFe3DYo_HEwwtes5p0HNTW0RTS4Uyd2iIrLfE_7aKlkkwQbJln1WIhR_nckBoHSrVmIECiZ4dSkOuJjZM2HA4TIPN66e7MpLTm2SWcTtfClv6iQVayjY9dG-kCE/s320/2008-12-01+013+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>We were very surprised on this first day of deer hunting season that our hunter did not show up to hunt. We figured the hunter set the hunting blind up behind our house 3 weeks ago to stake out a spot for the first day of hunting season, but he was a no-show today. We'll see if he shows up tomorrow...Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-54041401841018468022008-11-21T09:59:00.003-05:002008-11-21T10:21:25.356-05:00The changing views...It's interesting to see how different the river looks depending on the day, or even the time of day, that you are looking at it. I took this photo yesterday and the river looks very white, but we sure can see a lot of the river without the leaves on the trees!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGysGdasSk0E6M3_DLwGohW-S-TpBCvUxVD-DqaXISKXEI1oIh3VjhtQtsQBRSRf6fSdNOOIe_OXx3mWRko7_djXXmcYTnbn0_CXhDMbQWgibSTlN54YSKGyZfLhnPxGPN8TzeC9wjns/s1600-h/2008-11-20+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271126582748755810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGysGdasSk0E6M3_DLwGohW-S-TpBCvUxVD-DqaXISKXEI1oIh3VjhtQtsQBRSRf6fSdNOOIe_OXx3mWRko7_djXXmcYTnbn0_CXhDMbQWgibSTlN54YSKGyZfLhnPxGPN8TzeC9wjns/s320/2008-11-20+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took this photo today. The river looks much more blue - whether that is due to the adjacent snow on the ground or perhaps there was a bit of fog lying over the river yesterday, I don't know...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oIZHqbG4hUIcRaChgbbnv7BB0xlSKdIigZKVQNff9qjk3NelWk3fB8l6DUonfmZ_bXcfC8wZgaADBUPZg_0-QjgqQiF8NG7CB1uHG8tdm3L2Fml93VPZKZCvaXcseaFnNmVzDorAfdY/s1600-h/2008-11-21+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271126583544090274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oIZHqbG4hUIcRaChgbbnv7BB0xlSKdIigZKVQNff9qjk3NelWk3fB8l6DUonfmZ_bXcfC8wZgaADBUPZg_0-QjgqQiF8NG7CB1uHG8tdm3L2Fml93VPZKZCvaXcseaFnNmVzDorAfdY/s320/2008-11-21+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And here is our view of the river when the trees are fully leaved-out. You can barely see it! We're planning to thin out the trees down on the edge of the cliff so we can have a clearer view of the river year-round.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ2AOf4DTMx3u7mCYLyse0IpxDaTLW6kY0ZtATIrjanvuwfV_uDvVFCF4xlI_Q6M_ftID9sogI0XM5htVHo5xxi_KQ7SJy6RVWCpyRCIJYRbNQbr0DpGb6BR0NC6biPckroB1WfPNG_0/s1600-h/2008-10-15+010+900x674arrow.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271126578326997970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ2AOf4DTMx3u7mCYLyse0IpxDaTLW6kY0ZtATIrjanvuwfV_uDvVFCF4xlI_Q6M_ftID9sogI0XM5htVHo5xxi_KQ7SJy6RVWCpyRCIJYRbNQbr0DpGb6BR0NC6biPckroB1WfPNG_0/s320/2008-10-15+010+900x674arrow.JPG" border="0" /></a> On Wednesday, I enjoyed a luncheon and program sponsored by the Oakmont Garden Club. I put a silent auction bid on this wreath and (with the help of a friend!) won it. I haven't decided where to put it yet. It could go over the mantel, or in the entry, or on the front door...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2_Bul5YFZ786WkkcQQz0hzECRwWx2e8_xzjzkMH8qbVkd3E2H54-hEz76rtitfBobkMXmMpi__10JMpxX3rJQVQOhsoMhcqkOLqZmkTm6mHZEVs_sLcB8zO359vCo0DgYvxuU1JAjmc/s1600-h/2008-11-19+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271126578813891970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2_Bul5YFZ786WkkcQQz0hzECRwWx2e8_xzjzkMH8qbVkd3E2H54-hEz76rtitfBobkMXmMpi__10JMpxX3rJQVQOhsoMhcqkOLqZmkTm6mHZEVs_sLcB8zO359vCo0DgYvxuU1JAjmc/s320/2008-11-19+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last night I embroidered more <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwLHyRptzP3A2Sybj2UHJFS_-tIAEyrwAl6pdWyl8XamNZ18oavQOOEkgOy7ECut_Xe9KAfppbgMA7pMfGibli5wqm78cgOoyCXjDLQSJPqUqRGiXn6mIQqcODSWNQIvJM5AP4MSjeiQ/s1600-h/2008-11-10+002+900x674.JPG">Santa napkins</a> for the women's dinner that I'm hosting in December. I also made up this quilted name banner for a friend who lives in a senior apartment building. If she wants people to know where she lives, she can put it on the outside of her door; otherwise, she can hang it inside her apartment. She is a huge Steelers fan, so I had to make it with Steelers colors. It will be a Christmas gift for her (so no one tell her, please!)...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZN0fmIQhRRiFYi2MJmhVAuaTacHlKQt0iXSVJ17EW5PJLUaoyf8vYQhd03o94RiLYnNYY7wykjCJs8NUTZkbEW5dn2AOQs4E7KDmYEop-QtI4-vAZY_8YhwQOMAFx_QYC8c8Ih3__xI/s1600-h/2008-11-20+001c.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271126574325206898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZN0fmIQhRRiFYi2MJmhVAuaTacHlKQt0iXSVJ17EW5PJLUaoyf8vYQhd03o94RiLYnNYY7wykjCJs8NUTZkbEW5dn2AOQs4E7KDmYEop-QtI4-vAZY_8YhwQOMAFx_QYC8c8Ih3__xI/s320/2008-11-20+001c.JPG" border="0" /></a>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-25159357067674213992008-11-17T10:29:00.007-05:002008-11-17T11:28:50.043-05:00The never-ending to-do list...DH spent Saturday installing the gas logs in our fireplace. It's wonderful to flip a switch on the wall and have a fire in the fireplace. I have used it often since he finished installing it...<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcZ9ZO48PLToYY4vxiQ1zMwOPc-KfLcm5cryhzb2VaPEeq9UDY_JNywXcYs1jzqA43Qe-CZ06MsjGB77NXseiVktoDTedzwCv4_zmaPtxvXMqmo9pBqlNM7mQ-Z4XCbIJ0Hghm-FbYB0/s1600-h/2008-11-15+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651605638464930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcZ9ZO48PLToYY4vxiQ1zMwOPc-KfLcm5cryhzb2VaPEeq9UDY_JNywXcYs1jzqA43Qe-CZ06MsjGB77NXseiVktoDTedzwCv4_zmaPtxvXMqmo9pBqlNM7mQ-Z4XCbIJ0Hghm-FbYB0/s320/2008-11-15+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> And the weather outside made it all the nicer to have a fire in the fireplace. We had snow flurries all day Saturday and Sunday, but fortunately only a bit of it stuck to the ground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_kLzaYTPGeD7yYgJA87ejMHKcd6pbTrklZfp_NWEI1GGd9Rhf4wWs6JipltGdib8MdX2bSkbq84gE3xg6Nj7QTGc0IaaPwxxzvpmvWZrJ-5AForOGmIGkBKFzOTA4SoMSICd3Cj32B0/s1600-h/2008-11-15+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651602338904194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_kLzaYTPGeD7yYgJA87ejMHKcd6pbTrklZfp_NWEI1GGd9Rhf4wWs6JipltGdib8MdX2bSkbq84gE3xg6Nj7QTGc0IaaPwxxzvpmvWZrJ-5AForOGmIGkBKFzOTA4SoMSICd3Cj32B0/s320/2008-11-15+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH's other project for the weekend was to work on the broom closet. The builder only had one shelf in the closet and it doesn't hold much. DH will add a couple of more shelves for cleaning supplies, an outlet for plugging in chargers for phones, etc. (he actually installed it before I shot this photo), and an outlet to plug my Swiffer sweeper vac into to charge it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXex9G_WN2LNP0FrsdKhl_0VNW3kmVty7c6QWIpypo9L8U6KwoKFBRLSIEfbJGPV_Oo2DbztTN2pH5wWTRiVzdVomShA4IcsTXhvGvia2uitTIHT5KrE49rBzZWkbb1d0XS7h7-RHLjFg/s1600-h/2008-11-15+004+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651602452686306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXex9G_WN2LNP0FrsdKhl_0VNW3kmVty7c6QWIpypo9L8U6KwoKFBRLSIEfbJGPV_Oo2DbztTN2pH5wWTRiVzdVomShA4IcsTXhvGvia2uitTIHT5KrE49rBzZWkbb1d0XS7h7-RHLjFg/s320/2008-11-15+004+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> While he was at the store to get a longer pipe to install the gas logs, he picked up a couple of thin sheets of metal to put in the bottom of my spice drawers to keep the magnetic tins from sliding around.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FFY0hwCEVrLBF8nd3U2LbezUzKnW4Dy3Lw2A4s3a-EGr4ShWUKAsWQTLfFIwsjsvhDCmc40vp2QC49wSplvGpnWvO4Te_CeeBNAUn50DgDdgwhJkkgVEDoN32QqlRzsA8M16w5jZQA8/s1600-h/2008-11-15+013+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651599265090850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FFY0hwCEVrLBF8nd3U2LbezUzKnW4Dy3Lw2A4s3a-EGr4ShWUKAsWQTLfFIwsjsvhDCmc40vp2QC49wSplvGpnWvO4Te_CeeBNAUn50DgDdgwhJkkgVEDoN32QqlRzsA8M16w5jZQA8/s320/2008-11-15+013+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DD asked me to take some photos of her room and post them so her friends at college can see her room, so here they are. There are still a couple of piles of things laying around that didn't go back to college with her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z97W-nKGjP665BZgl-sq8ZSunHch2qDpQ6enIEzAsbZX2x1BInbCeaSbIh4pzm6Ozs2UmtAYhyphenhyphenVbtAAmi5oNVGA_oeZ5E1UGhrN7HxOAGWAe6US9wNQp7RJAW3UlAbx5yvr41dFnUvg/s1600-h/2008-11-15+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651239869380578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z97W-nKGjP665BZgl-sq8ZSunHch2qDpQ6enIEzAsbZX2x1BInbCeaSbIh4pzm6Ozs2UmtAYhyphenhyphenVbtAAmi5oNVGA_oeZ5E1UGhrN7HxOAGWAe6US9wNQp7RJAW3UlAbx5yvr41dFnUvg/s320/2008-11-15+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The dresser and closet side of the room and the all-important golf ball collection...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0J7HDSXQiyCRwxv1NSyy2OxQcqWXJu3PMGK27VU5f8a2Hf8TVIzkwH_TiUurC80_UizioBX0F0GvgTtqEM3kEVPNuGfed2LIKmxIwDz8ZvSGobkTDk_jDzpi0MGp6iQn2a4J2k2K_Lo/s1600-h/2008-11-15+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651239769246658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0J7HDSXQiyCRwxv1NSyy2OxQcqWXJu3PMGK27VU5f8a2Hf8TVIzkwH_TiUurC80_UizioBX0F0GvgTtqEM3kEVPNuGfed2LIKmxIwDz8ZvSGobkTDk_jDzpi0MGp6iQn2a4J2k2K_Lo/s320/2008-11-15+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The desk area and entrance to her room...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiGBiRVfdwCEoYH6KTqDSXVAfSICl1Y8OD1Ue8kKg_O7ZtvkIo-6fvstf4TDJgrut6iTZybQheyyZHYred-YrCQ3mgiwLDX0siWpmXh3WcK0_-gFJxLx43qnFmScWaMcPqfFvUsp5mSI/s1600-h/2008-11-15+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651232355766466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiGBiRVfdwCEoYH6KTqDSXVAfSICl1Y8OD1Ue8kKg_O7ZtvkIo-6fvstf4TDJgrut6iTZybQheyyZHYred-YrCQ3mgiwLDX0siWpmXh3WcK0_-gFJxLx43qnFmScWaMcPqfFvUsp5mSI/s320/2008-11-15+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The bookcase...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWH9JWOtaXPCcut9-6qIa-Uu4IG1ROvnAUz-2NTBjLplsBMOwHbfG718zGXQhyphenhyphenOXu0OGVLqixJtmG_u7pcHhXWdcoggjAJKAEFEYjQ8XhQ7vbTQj3Q6QfB77Jo6OBlNLU3N-rmBbA7Fs/s1600-h/2008-11-15+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651231391978850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWH9JWOtaXPCcut9-6qIa-Uu4IG1ROvnAUz-2NTBjLplsBMOwHbfG718zGXQhyphenhyphenOXu0OGVLqixJtmG_u7pcHhXWdcoggjAJKAEFEYjQ8XhQ7vbTQj3Q6QfB77Jo6OBlNLU3N-rmBbA7Fs/s320/2008-11-15+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> For those following the saga of the hunting blind that someone set up on our property, we still haven't seen any sign of the owner. The winds were strong on Saturday, so the blind collapsed but didn't blow away because it is staked into the ground. Gun season for deer hunting begins the Monday following Thanksgiving here in PA, so my guess is that he set up the blind early to stake out his territory. He'll be really surprised when he comes back to hunt and finds the Posted signs that we've hung up around our property!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RlkOAI8I7JDIUpvxWGFWdKo-kHKRtn4tan1LRFbeePrfqfB3uoPCQ8ja8oTKobi9RuUlasdXwJnaHQq6sAe86lKrBajB18bmcF15lyUHfWdEJ6Kx8jojnnju5CGWctLtFoNw5-DrOMI/s1600-h/2008-11-15+007+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269651230312522130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RlkOAI8I7JDIUpvxWGFWdKo-kHKRtn4tan1LRFbeePrfqfB3uoPCQ8ja8oTKobi9RuUlasdXwJnaHQq6sAe86lKrBajB18bmcF15lyUHfWdEJ6Kx8jojnnju5CGWctLtFoNw5-DrOMI/s320/2008-11-15+007+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>A good part of this weekend was spent searching online for some stools for the bar in the kitchen/family room. I sent DH a long list of possibilities and he sent back a list of his 3 favorites. This one is the Tommy stool - I was a bit worried that the legs on this one would mar the wood floors and they were so narrow at the bottom it wasn't obvious that felt pads would work on the legs...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVx-cOvRG7R26Jnmur98JqzN-ujdYEkt0C1NcAHRPjKD1H4ai_Tu_0DQ2k5eHzDGydVOx3bFROx9bZjXFxZKsh4w6OG0ZZOupPYxf8vi4t2ffZD3ef3kevNY29KmoujWwRJch5rIIYhY/s1600-h/tommy+stool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269658793581229458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVx-cOvRG7R26Jnmur98JqzN-ujdYEkt0C1NcAHRPjKD1H4ai_Tu_0DQ2k5eHzDGydVOx3bFROx9bZjXFxZKsh4w6OG0ZZOupPYxf8vi4t2ffZD3ef3kevNY29KmoujWwRJch5rIIYhY/s320/tommy+stool.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one is the Hillsdale Cierra stool. Part of the problem with all the stools we looked at was the risk that the reds wouldn't coordinate with the red chairs that we already have in the room in front of the fireplace. They came in other colors, so the second dilemma was trying to decide on color.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7oe16kmgV0faFcgJJ0qFVxW5KA25GOls5Hmx4yEFOPh1n9Ikv3RQ2kbXt40ISOxW9aCrxxyZTK4c8nXpj8l6WeTuZAN1JCn_9afOmT4Yb_Y6OwKb6d8J9colQ-6i2zROHBJSFGqIBEw/s1600-h/Hillsdale-Cierra+stool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269658789882630258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7oe16kmgV0faFcgJJ0qFVxW5KA25GOls5Hmx4yEFOPh1n9Ikv3RQ2kbXt40ISOxW9aCrxxyZTK4c8nXpj8l6WeTuZAN1JCn_9afOmT4Yb_Y6OwKb6d8J9colQ-6i2zROHBJSFGqIBEw/s320/Hillsdale-Cierra+stool.jpg" border="0" /></a> We finally decided on this stool. It is the Hillsdale Venus stool and we bought 4 of them for the kitchen bar area. The online reviews were very good - very well made, sturdy, and comfortable...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkschdzYDhV5FHkXGYPypCX040lrZecZ27R-Gv7Mb3v7YnBATEjkLIeqsAz3PSlD2oHLBQf-I26g2jXoUKMTNG-Bqe-khyphenhyphencAsomUEkhmq7nix9nz0jw2IMAaC8xmNPh3vvD58KNJXvm0/s1600-h/hillsdale-venus+stool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269658784691500034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkschdzYDhV5FHkXGYPypCX040lrZecZ27R-Gv7Mb3v7YnBATEjkLIeqsAz3PSlD2oHLBQf-I26g2jXoUKMTNG-Bqe-khyphenhyphencAsomUEkhmq7nix9nz0jw2IMAaC8xmNPh3vvD58KNJXvm0/s320/hillsdale-venus+stool.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think this stool is really fun, but DH didn't care for it. Maybe I'll get it for my sewing studio. I'm planning to get a stool to sit on at my cutting table while I work on my scrapbooking. I need to get the counter-height cutting table in there first, then a 26" stool should work well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbzQ0hV_BXm5GGziHv3-ZgWgBmHqO3eovSBUSSC9zsjjFGVCFjmEv8HKj97Pn5PoOWEdMBMG1EoDgHHB6dvmajbC0ZfvGvCEazh2PHkY5koH_2mk9Ul_oceuF_vZLDlBffD2CqjBQKaU/s1600-h/daisy+stool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269662547673964098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbzQ0hV_BXm5GGziHv3-ZgWgBmHqO3eovSBUSSC9zsjjFGVCFjmEv8HKj97Pn5PoOWEdMBMG1EoDgHHB6dvmajbC0ZfvGvCEazh2PHkY5koH_2mk9Ul_oceuF_vZLDlBffD2CqjBQKaU/s320/daisy+stool.jpg" border="0" /></a>I spent Saturday doing some cleaning and cutting shelf liner to fit the shelves and drawers in my kitchen. I didn't do all of the cupboards, but wanted to get the ones done that might get water or dirt on them. I mainly did the cupboards where I store my glassware and the drawers where I store my spices.</p><p>I also worked on a set of placemats that I'm making for our family room table. I finished one last week and yesterday I almost finished a second one. It may be a while before I get all 6 of them done! The embroidery takes 45 minutes to an hour per placemat and the handstitching around the embroidery takes about an hour per placemat. I hate handstitching, but it really adds to the details on the placemat. Photos to come later... </p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-4083708052677807002008-11-11T23:09:00.011-05:002008-11-12T10:49:07.823-05:00Home for the Holidays...<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This post was written for </span><a href="http://houseblogs.net/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Houseblogs.net</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> as part of a </span><a href="http://www.houseblogs.net/community/comments.php?DiscussionID=1044"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">sweepstakes</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> sponsored by SC Johnson’s </span><a href="http://www.rightathome.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Right@Home</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><br />Decorating for Christmas this year will be a lot different from previous years. We lived in our last house for 11 years, and have only lived in this one for 3 months. I had gotten in the habit of decorating the same way over the years, so it should be fun to figure out how to decorate our new house.<br /><br />I guess our first step will be to find the decorations! The basement is not yet in any kind of order, although I can see some of our Christmas decorations amid the jumble!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwaFYIoQbTFgJq1vY-j6expAQg6yHnINF39PKRgObeA7mQwca5A7JOT8nAOqRYNEuJmhlgsucL09mvq1NKXhRYWRPEeu2xBdZ15bbnHRfoedREOVcvonPJYWWV_m1O7HsyDeUOOukRGg/s1600-h/2008-11-11+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267627772354896450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwaFYIoQbTFgJq1vY-j6expAQg6yHnINF39PKRgObeA7mQwca5A7JOT8nAOqRYNEuJmhlgsucL09mvq1NKXhRYWRPEeu2xBdZ15bbnHRfoedREOVcvonPJYWWV_m1O7HsyDeUOOukRGg/s320/2008-11-11+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some more decorations. I used to gather all our Christmas-themed stuffed animals and some of the stuffed animals that the kids played with when they were little and I had a collection on the floor in our entryway by the front door.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoi3G47jGTuPt80PXkl8RVWU6PrieCKmoLyfMKZrDnDjkxNqdG95hyDanYovG5vRB7gHYQ0fFn9jrkWy2W_GK8tbXczNsoF2y1eACUcuuBVsOB_drn6AdxTDsaFSUOKazq1FDfX5DG-4/s1600-h/2008-11-11+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267627773354535602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoi3G47jGTuPt80PXkl8RVWU6PrieCKmoLyfMKZrDnDjkxNqdG95hyDanYovG5vRB7gHYQ0fFn9jrkWy2W_GK8tbXczNsoF2y1eACUcuuBVsOB_drn6AdxTDsaFSUOKazq1FDfX5DG-4/s320/2008-11-11+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH has started to organize down in the basement. He bought 6 sets of these plastic storage shelves to put all the boxes on...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ45QD__kaivHJ0D2gwrlGX76RXMA0xIew8SvMXQbYOpNdY5kw1BpU7IEEM1cRqGR7_MVyEaHYeZGp9t7xTwqgy38n0AEAYsgdpp8ND8FVn1S09MOGwd0xk_J66HW7lXdxVwR4ZI9D1Y/s1600-h/2008-11-11+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267627768811940626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ45QD__kaivHJ0D2gwrlGX76RXMA0xIew8SvMXQbYOpNdY5kw1BpU7IEEM1cRqGR7_MVyEaHYeZGp9t7xTwqgy38n0AEAYsgdpp8ND8FVn1S09MOGwd0xk_J66HW7lXdxVwR4ZI9D1Y/s320/2008-11-11+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> This December will be the third year in a row that I have hosted the women's dinner for our church. Last year I used a snowman theme for the party. I embroidered redwork snowmen on the dinner napkins and had snowman take-home ornaments and chocolates for everyone. The past two years we had 16 women over for the dinner. I had two tables set up in the eat-in kitchen for 8 of the women...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCFA1Y-lWFDvXQsG6U5XL1RzlzxF4zLciH6LfHNTS4iPWTNyH5xJ45u-2ka1EshCavg_w_9vu6bPmMWmAXb9ibZ9ovc72kAkDYAHj5SpYOd2W8T6J6zC8slYAVIHtBJOF36N9g0bLIwM/s1600-h/December+003+500x374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267625966851534674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCFA1Y-lWFDvXQsG6U5XL1RzlzxF4zLciH6LfHNTS4iPWTNyH5xJ45u-2ka1EshCavg_w_9vu6bPmMWmAXb9ibZ9ovc72kAkDYAHj5SpYOd2W8T6J6zC8slYAVIHtBJOF36N9g0bLIwM/s320/December+003+500x374.JPG" border="0" /></a> And the other 8 table settings were on the dining room table...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwG2qAXKmoL1UvzyTG19re6CpqICZIcnBomjVGu80QX5XOoSfTgEzRf0Yn7dR2gjlifO4dbrWmL9DG-_xag2929sFlrT7-2oNwKTaW8Ihil33C2Y-Tt7sCF4T3-Xx7q5PyDPzvoMo4T4/s1600-h/December+005+500x374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267624503974604466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwG2qAXKmoL1UvzyTG19re6CpqICZIcnBomjVGu80QX5XOoSfTgEzRf0Yn7dR2gjlifO4dbrWmL9DG-_xag2929sFlrT7-2oNwKTaW8Ihil33C2Y-Tt7sCF4T3-Xx7q5PyDPzvoMo4T4/s320/December+005+500x374.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a close-up of one of the place settings...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHf5NN1LS-LYK0uh0fwPXSBt5wiqW4-XRmG7WiMp5ytBwu7JssbdEeN3EWJK-Gfh_ybaK_RzN94Z_MUDwQgDBqKiF5ganslHODnM8Md4k0RckS7wJ45JVoGTRLlm8y1F9QGWcgsEkSCo/s1600-h/December+009+500x374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267625965825451538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHf5NN1LS-LYK0uh0fwPXSBt5wiqW4-XRmG7WiMp5ytBwu7JssbdEeN3EWJK-Gfh_ybaK_RzN94Z_MUDwQgDBqKiF5ganslHODnM8Md4k0RckS7wJ45JVoGTRLlm8y1F9QGWcgsEkSCo/s320/December+009+500x374.JPG" border="0" /></a> And another place setting...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6phFOxwCdb9g5ESk4SUtZuOJXa-Yoq5aHSx8gpfYuczmnUi4QAS2gNn65SIHiVr2-EGmuTERUUrhmqfBeJ2jyy5AxaZhcLWli6gRAHHE4MgOC5vxgXK4kzNGgFrZwAV0ZH9l82dmBlM/s1600-h/December+011+500x374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267625962988536482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6phFOxwCdb9g5ESk4SUtZuOJXa-Yoq5aHSx8gpfYuczmnUi4QAS2gNn65SIHiVr2-EGmuTERUUrhmqfBeJ2jyy5AxaZhcLWli6gRAHHE4MgOC5vxgXK4kzNGgFrZwAV0ZH9l82dmBlM/s320/December+011+500x374.JPG" border="0" /></a> This year's theme is a Santa theme, so I've started stitching the Santa napkins...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwLHyRptzP3A2Sybj2UHJFS_-tIAEyrwAl6pdWyl8XamNZ18oavQOOEkgOy7ECut_Xe9KAfppbgMA7pMfGibli5wqm78cgOoyCXjDLQSJPqUqRGiXn6mIQqcODSWNQIvJM5AP4MSjeiQ/s1600-h/2008-11-10+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267632819624992242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwLHyRptzP3A2Sybj2UHJFS_-tIAEyrwAl6pdWyl8XamNZ18oavQOOEkgOy7ECut_Xe9KAfppbgMA7pMfGibli5wqm78cgOoyCXjDLQSJPqUqRGiXn6mIQqcODSWNQIvJM5AP4MSjeiQ/s320/2008-11-10+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>We have a new mantel to decorate this year. DH's grandmother made all of us felt stockings when she was still alive and we always hang those for Christmas. I think they will look good on our new mantel...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88JAYZl3CkNu1G3zJFsR25Jr_0QJqjxG614UDJCN7BW8-OjA4meIHIpU3YV6ZitPAM7g1h2B3hLYtMCeUwsXCMazJA3iI5WLRgc5Az9cotbKj7nUcO024ZjMBKSXllXSoxf91NqNWr90/s1600-h/2008-11-11+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267624520506917234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88JAYZl3CkNu1G3zJFsR25Jr_0QJqjxG614UDJCN7BW8-OjA4meIHIpU3YV6ZitPAM7g1h2B3hLYtMCeUwsXCMazJA3iI5WLRgc5Az9cotbKj7nUcO024ZjMBKSXllXSoxf91NqNWr90/s320/2008-11-11+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> A couple of years ago I decided to gather together all the Santas that we have collected over the years, instead of having them spread around the house. They made a nice display...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyxNMwjsZDJ8k_zgzQXfs36fWPZAuu1PybjJS0viuTp2Y5-Al4NQNWbDhhVvFIAD9jP7P3T343DNC0IKXQZ_Kc1OhDkgvvPHgf1mtSHEAPJanyrc0hWhlQXDSljJHSWxMhsRII6bd2hM/s1600-h/santas.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267624514118464994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyxNMwjsZDJ8k_zgzQXfs36fWPZAuu1PybjJS0viuTp2Y5-Al4NQNWbDhhVvFIAD9jP7P3T343DNC0IKXQZ_Kc1OhDkgvvPHgf1mtSHEAPJanyrc0hWhlQXDSljJHSWxMhsRII6bd2hM/s320/santas.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a close-up of some of my Santa tree ornaments...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJf9MDhhkHxhyphenhyphendIxOWeuXsUOATfYulHM7rU8e_WP9Y2tRvMPTkUGHjCcdqSfhXbB5SU3f1qR81_UBAdShXyNMUQ-BsIE-2BtDmStOxJbT00H_9VV5v8wfp8XELLq-WIdTSh3DYBfbQnw/s1600-h/santas4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267624510413706098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJf9MDhhkHxhyphenhyphendIxOWeuXsUOATfYulHM7rU8e_WP9Y2tRvMPTkUGHjCcdqSfhXbB5SU3f1qR81_UBAdShXyNMUQ-BsIE-2BtDmStOxJbT00H_9VV5v8wfp8XELLq-WIdTSh3DYBfbQnw/s320/santas4.JPG" border="0" /></a> The other thing I do to prepare for the holiday is to sew gifts. Here is a purse that I made for DH's niece a couple of years ago, along with a matching mirror...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyVj0449Y3fZ6f50gyHNaaSY_h3vN2cUqBOx6mGtqukeVYHcoqT-li9pDCBANjSylhvKqyQBD9vkqvtYxuvCy0EbKAIXr9xCM0a5_IItt4lAhF42hnwQBDc_5Wms2Mg5DCVe-JQQ6JBI/s1600-h/shannons+purse+sm+675x900.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267623547705176274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyVj0449Y3fZ6f50gyHNaaSY_h3vN2cUqBOx6mGtqukeVYHcoqT-li9pDCBANjSylhvKqyQBD9vkqvtYxuvCy0EbKAIXr9xCM0a5_IItt4lAhF42hnwQBDc_5Wms2Mg5DCVe-JQQ6JBI/s320/shannons+purse+sm+675x900.jpg" border="0" /></a> And I made one for her sister also...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9FnLnkCKZ4Qzbyt7YW3U3kNDzlmQ8m3sonAV6nMroa4GfsxkkP4qW6_ATVk-zQ6JAyev1B0oXowPo4H4BgBmcvWscf5RuiXyyS4waE70COrgWfs6ryG1NPxmIiWnMS6vhvWNSvnP_CM/s1600-h/Erins+purse+sm+675x900.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267623539844877698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9FnLnkCKZ4Qzbyt7YW3U3kNDzlmQ8m3sonAV6nMroa4GfsxkkP4qW6_ATVk-zQ6JAyev1B0oXowPo4H4BgBmcvWscf5RuiXyyS4waE70COrgWfs6ryG1NPxmIiWnMS6vhvWNSvnP_CM/s320/Erins+purse+sm+675x900.jpg" border="0" /></a> Of course, we have to decorate the tree! We haven't decided where to put the tree in our new house yet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw_opdNJaYRPA_EtGWocQz-VF4rmOzMeS0opePD9EhFGjRBa6Y4gF1uUFYswsTZgllwwI4CP1ZiDHcgouozWxYlIKaj_pXeIrP8EnH2MVbMWEfJItUSD6NrlnC5HC4OUqTLbRaN5blS4/s1600-h/January-February+2006+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267623537551499314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw_opdNJaYRPA_EtGWocQz-VF4rmOzMeS0opePD9EhFGjRBa6Y4gF1uUFYswsTZgllwwI4CP1ZiDHcgouozWxYlIKaj_pXeIrP8EnH2MVbMWEfJItUSD6NrlnC5HC4OUqTLbRaN5blS4/s320/January-February+2006+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> I posted this quilt a couple of days ago. I'm glad to have it done so I can use it to decorate the house this year...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikABjX1YK4G9LBABd9n4cyul251J00JwJAAz-mtnSLpNe1OP0CCGTOfRa9ibG-JdRa8ZQzeF19kWkaaTjGMv11Ui8o40t16vDllNn7NNjD5v_ZJSu9qYznQwxBLnzOwsjrz23-dxD9Zig/s1600-h/2008-11-09+001c+870x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267623526697042610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikABjX1YK4G9LBABd9n4cyul251J00JwJAAz-mtnSLpNe1OP0CCGTOfRa9ibG-JdRa8ZQzeF19kWkaaTjGMv11Ui8o40t16vDllNn7NNjD5v_ZJSu9qYznQwxBLnzOwsjrz23-dxD9Zig/s320/2008-11-09+001c+870x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> And I have to find my Christmas purse, because it just won't seem like Christmas without it! The reindeer's antlers are lighted and flash on and off!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBboHERkaZeKXvW4bqwdnhhipwvTS89xFAYK10nyGhLFmQ2HGVVf_WQpaIeJp8CMZxPNfTl2tAsJDbK0lzem5_-Lr4K3TYgd67Ly29mVaNDTqYG6dxdOyqzlzwWHkbjEFlJevQTlqTxv0/s1600-h/reindeerpurse.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267623527487681106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBboHERkaZeKXvW4bqwdnhhipwvTS89xFAYK10nyGhLFmQ2HGVVf_WQpaIeJp8CMZxPNfTl2tAsJDbK0lzem5_-Lr4K3TYgd67Ly29mVaNDTqYG6dxdOyqzlzwWHkbjEFlJevQTlqTxv0/s320/reindeerpurse.JPG" border="0" /></a>I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but Christmas is coming (and I have to start early because I make so much by hand). What are you going to do to get ready for Christmas this year?Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-17746922645297819752008-11-11T16:58:00.004-05:002008-11-11T17:19:01.925-05:00The tile man cometh (sort of)...The kitchen cabinet guy and bathroom tile guy arrived yesterday morning to add the backsplash to the bathtub in the master bathroom. It turned out that the tile guy was just there to explain to the cabinet guy what needed to be done, and then he left. The cabinet guy worked all day yesterday and most of the day today and got the backsplash done. We had them echo the angle of the top of the shower...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhobOzS0NKXPqWcEwjs67PRD0E5DS1SyqHf13SRZXuAnlebzdYj_SpNS9zLbWNfQjbNqaS0HD9NIn0M-1sNMKxTjabB0l5jGw4gfC8nKfX3h8QFG6voNEzEyLZ8oCxv7viYd5WC7mAiw/s1600-h/2008-11-11+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524016000103778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhobOzS0NKXPqWcEwjs67PRD0E5DS1SyqHf13SRZXuAnlebzdYj_SpNS9zLbWNfQjbNqaS0HD9NIn0M-1sNMKxTjabB0l5jGw4gfC8nKfX3h8QFG6voNEzEyLZ8oCxv7viYd5WC7mAiw/s320/2008-11-11+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> He also added the tile over the vanity that we asked him to do so that the mirror won't look lopsided. The tile guy had to get 2 of the shower tiles to do this area, as the backsplash behind the tub was done in the floor tile, not the darker shower tile.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HMZEe2wmJh4h_yYFX4ZFXJNs34CHDXnty5yQBxg3NOoL15DdIOE0WeSeDVZlTwooq5l6kHhj-XCcalwqVFCZxBdNe7iGPqIj1D9iQoDwK72kzFl3hex8wRNB0DE3k9hyphenhyphen9rE3vp4nTqA/s1600-h/2008-11-11+008+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524018310858338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HMZEe2wmJh4h_yYFX4ZFXJNs34CHDXnty5yQBxg3NOoL15DdIOE0WeSeDVZlTwooq5l6kHhj-XCcalwqVFCZxBdNe7iGPqIj1D9iQoDwK72kzFl3hex8wRNB0DE3k9hyphenhyphen9rE3vp4nTqA/s320/2008-11-11+008+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH recently added the glass doors to the fireplace...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl29SteTopyLK2iHVfQD8pV883bXt9qQCBvLb9URIehdaD4NrguXujAy99cXKNKQ0JyfonjjbnCt-XO8T7FoBH68O3tamOYRC8onh8PB4qjhFbkl_Us4JMmfLzewJPAT-bVYPSeAblJs/s1600-h/2008-11-10+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524011257393522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl29SteTopyLK2iHVfQD8pV883bXt9qQCBvLb9URIehdaD4NrguXujAy99cXKNKQ0JyfonjjbnCt-XO8T7FoBH68O3tamOYRC8onh8PB4qjhFbkl_Us4JMmfLzewJPAT-bVYPSeAblJs/s320/2008-11-10+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The photo below was taken from the back of our house. The blue arrow is pointing at the hunting blind. While eating my lunch today, I noticed something over near the bushes to the left (where the orange arrow is pointing). Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a young buck that was lying there dead. :-( I saw this young buck running across our property the other day. I don't know how it died. If a hunter shot it, they would have taken it with them. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt8Vj2J0znr3-7JM4bZVjCuBe5D_z1jY3-ikU0Pk5EogmUDehGaSbMqGE50FVKAjnrY-aNwFTccz9mmxo9P57tp05f_UxkcdhU6DmQAfVWtL8z2wOP3xM-tUsLI0dHXAdjyyQbl2C0qU/s1600-h/2008-11-11+011arrows+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524010426057138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt8Vj2J0znr3-7JM4bZVjCuBe5D_z1jY3-ikU0Pk5EogmUDehGaSbMqGE50FVKAjnrY-aNwFTccz9mmxo9P57tp05f_UxkcdhU6DmQAfVWtL8z2wOP3xM-tUsLI0dHXAdjyyQbl2C0qU/s320/2008-11-11+011arrows+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is a close-up of him. I didn't get close enough to see whether he had been shot (the zoom on my camera comes in handy sometimes). I'm wondering if he was shot somewhere else, or hit by a car, and then made it this far before he died. So sad...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a62ACXMKdCkmR_8JFSN8CnE6dLA_2Np-QXyCO0RT2Mn5eBtbo3gcuWt1t1Z1MZvbZwyHz-92vAcdfWq5EXmP5BWf1Mff7MilEe84xLNuca-PJ7e3Tk2Dtb2rJb9b0ARS9s0KOZC06BY/s1600-h/2008-11-11+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267524002212847698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-a62ACXMKdCkmR_8JFSN8CnE6dLA_2Np-QXyCO0RT2Mn5eBtbo3gcuWt1t1Z1MZvbZwyHz-92vAcdfWq5EXmP5BWf1Mff7MilEe84xLNuca-PJ7e3Tk2Dtb2rJb9b0ARS9s0KOZC06BY/s320/2008-11-11+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> The pool inspector came this morning to check that our fence was in and the alarm system worked on the doors that open out to the pool. We passed!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-16869751415927789652008-11-09T18:46:00.006-05:002008-11-09T20:41:01.293-05:00Christmas is coming!So, we finally found the right size light bulb for the glass-topped coffee table that sits between the 2 red chairs in front of the fireplace, and now that there is an outlet in the floor, we were able to see how it looks when it's lit up. It's a fun table!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRccKLy_SRujCEr2Dx0G34pVpI2D2TRoruJ8VFnm0WNtOVKE6X0lRpBKBlqa9zYDrNf-8oOhegRrUhEYiWcg8ZNMNN6-cJIFibkCZOGF404sBn2YGtftd0n73ENhKysBVgIMIyaqk8KA/s1600-h/2008-11-09+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266809200132512130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRccKLy_SRujCEr2Dx0G34pVpI2D2TRoruJ8VFnm0WNtOVKE6X0lRpBKBlqa9zYDrNf-8oOhegRrUhEYiWcg8ZNMNN6-cJIFibkCZOGF404sBn2YGtftd0n73ENhKysBVgIMIyaqk8KA/s320/2008-11-09+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>Last night I decided to finish a UFO (UnFinished Object) in my long list of quilting and sewing UFOs. I'm also probably procrastinating on finishing DD's window seat cushion because I'm not exactly sure how to go about making it. :-D <p></p><p>I started this quilted wall hanging back in 2004, right after I'd taken an online quilting course (Starting From Scratch) at <a href="http://quiltuniversity.com/">http://quiltuniversity.com/</a>. I embroidered all the reindeer and Santa squares and sewed the top together. After that, it sat for quite a while because I had never done machine quilting before and I wasn't quite sure what my next move would be. </p><p>The green squares were embroidered after I put the quilt sandwich (backing fabric, batting, quilt top) together so that the stitches would help hold the 3 layers together. I was having an issue with my sewing machine back then and the tension was really loose on the back of the quilt, but I didn't realize it until I had embroidered most of the green squares. I set the quilt aside for a while (which turned into a couple of years - I didn't like going down to the basement to sew in our former house). Last night I got the quilt out and "stitched in the ditch" in the blue squares, in the two text squares, and around the outer border. Then I trimmed the quilt up and sewed the binding on the outer edge. </p><p>I like how it turned out. I designed the quilt from scratch, using embroidery designs from <a href="http://emblibrary.com/">http://emblibrary.com/</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj667g_yvwxtlFa9M6pBoQyU_ZI71MdHL-Z6aUwVZkYM1udGXT2EcFdK2Xe6eIngMkBktCzOmV2wwCqDCKclwUEYgv6obDzvp5uB3ISm23gfaaj901cdLRtjfSAFXHU_wr2d3aFjMiClzQ/s1600-h/2008-11-09+001c+870x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266809203122392418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj667g_yvwxtlFa9M6pBoQyU_ZI71MdHL-Z6aUwVZkYM1udGXT2EcFdK2Xe6eIngMkBktCzOmV2wwCqDCKclwUEYgv6obDzvp5uB3ISm23gfaaj901cdLRtjfSAFXHU_wr2d3aFjMiClzQ/s320/2008-11-09+001c+870x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are some close-up shots of some of the squares. Here is Dancer and the Christmas tree outlines...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hoeUlHVkwyGoq-uhHfcYtDdttfq8mlA8UEnT5AYPqxcj38bcaWOESzTPY4AJV5e_y6RZNH9JmiwfDR354bJqVbWty5dK4IdR6kv5i9KOzObqDq8X9JMoX2AS3yRM9kMEfBgxo8P01LY/s1600-h/2008-11-09+005+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266809198448774338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hoeUlHVkwyGoq-uhHfcYtDdttfq8mlA8UEnT5AYPqxcj38bcaWOESzTPY4AJV5e_y6RZNH9JmiwfDR354bJqVbWty5dK4IdR6kv5i9KOzObqDq8X9JMoX2AS3yRM9kMEfBgxo8P01LY/s320/2008-11-09+005+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>And here is Donner and the Santa hat outlines...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyadkmfDHG-1EVqp2h4fzLMO3IWNvy67u-CBYIguauwLmEtzPDT4bwBedWRXN_r3KjH8miazGyr5j-Sp5f8Y9MP_zyspCYyr2N744zI774FMsYFboYSfatqmFa9ptocTjiwxs7Bvzk8aI/s1600-h/2008-11-09+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266809191095147106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyadkmfDHG-1EVqp2h4fzLMO3IWNvy67u-CBYIguauwLmEtzPDT4bwBedWRXN_r3KjH8miazGyr5j-Sp5f8Y9MP_zyspCYyr2N744zI774FMsYFboYSfatqmFa9ptocTjiwxs7Bvzk8aI/s320/2008-11-09+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>And, of course, Rudolph had to be embroidered on blizzard fabric instead of the snow fabric that all the other reindeer were embroidered on, since Rudolph had to save Christmas in the midst of a blizzard...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqX__tlh6_RiPx4ZaVJ7GbjgAd5nGWhjMcHZp5jfjLg35XV4e3b22KLgPbPibqVmPXHlq-ZMTwW5E2mAXfHcey-QvqPf_xElsbomdDAXgNQcG0TLquNBxRJGXq68V_fjb3d8vLj-iF6E/s1600-h/2008-11-09+003+900x668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266809183581927730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqX__tlh6_RiPx4ZaVJ7GbjgAd5nGWhjMcHZp5jfjLg35XV4e3b22KLgPbPibqVmPXHlq-ZMTwW5E2mAXfHcey-QvqPf_xElsbomdDAXgNQcG0TLquNBxRJGXq68V_fjb3d8vLj-iF6E/s320/2008-11-09+003+900x668.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>I still need to make a label and sew it on the back, but it's nice to finally have it done (and it's only been in the making for 4 years!).Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-73228865217747993722008-11-08T17:19:00.010-05:002008-11-09T17:18:00.656-05:00The fence men returneth...The fence guys returned early yesterday morning to install the two gates. I like how the fence turned out, but wish we didn't need to have one.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSibfHfIAO23Brs4rcY1Bu41lhqdAMlsLQx0lCjYzxoGjfR_0396zVAlXyxM-EXJChsD_4Ekyrsa9lkL-iV4sEN5W8klG7k_y667-qoj3_tZBJEAW4DPjg7ZC46ssFi98tnfXwJwF4BeE/s1600-h/2008-11-07+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416458402055570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSibfHfIAO23Brs4rcY1Bu41lhqdAMlsLQx0lCjYzxoGjfR_0396zVAlXyxM-EXJChsD_4Ekyrsa9lkL-iV4sEN5W8klG7k_y667-qoj3_tZBJEAW4DPjg7ZC46ssFi98tnfXwJwF4BeE/s320/2008-11-07+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is a shot that shows how the fence looks from the driveway. The fence encloses the pool equipment which is at the end of the garage (you probably can't see the fence very well unless you click on the photo to enlarge it).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhJt3gd64P9DyC5I389VUk2S5W4O5TOXD2UCNzTdLHa736aN_EAeN6biYULtTuANTRMUt91HDKAP4ZLg0bFVAa9cNXHiv_4_iq-iGF2IoVCtWLHkf4hGlpduZSvTbHvfh-6ylokjHe9g/s1600-h/2008-11-07+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416457344122210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhJt3gd64P9DyC5I389VUk2S5W4O5TOXD2UCNzTdLHa736aN_EAeN6biYULtTuANTRMUt91HDKAP4ZLg0bFVAa9cNXHiv_4_iq-iGF2IoVCtWLHkf4hGlpduZSvTbHvfh-6ylokjHe9g/s320/2008-11-07+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>DH took the day off work yesterday and we went shopping for some things. I needed to get an area rug for underneath the rolling chair in my sewing studio. The bamboo floor was getting dented from the wheels on the chair and was starting to look bad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLtVorYH2HHvWE3S6NoKCDrVPzjuuyg0yGimMul_SNQGKVkCU49jO0kPjLjRRl98XpFkvgc7jmreXiadbfJ2RZierBWWW3WoJemG1YFeOzYOAZ6z99dZdpH-gVUojGnWkD8E3n4X2R78/s1600-h/2008-11-08+003+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416447196817890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLtVorYH2HHvWE3S6NoKCDrVPzjuuyg0yGimMul_SNQGKVkCU49jO0kPjLjRRl98XpFkvgc7jmreXiadbfJ2RZierBWWW3WoJemG1YFeOzYOAZ6z99dZdpH-gVUojGnWkD8E3n4X2R78/s320/2008-11-08+003+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was difficult to photograph the dents in the bamboo floor - you can see some of the dents near the bottom of the photo where the spot of light is. I love the look of the bamboo, but it is definitely softer wood than what we're used to having on our floors.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkQ-AeU0qFVZbWaLyVVQxkEkBvHje6BwaZN4Zx6ivK8JuHpaanhNnapm_9jpmp7AZGVGRI9z367vXwSNZTy1D1qNb2jkBp05qh5EgDfHv8vrDAfxdlHoJ3H7gf-22k_Uz1sUNeX2adqE/s1600-h/2008-11-08+006sm+900x487.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416443600761298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkQ-AeU0qFVZbWaLyVVQxkEkBvHje6BwaZN4Zx6ivK8JuHpaanhNnapm_9jpmp7AZGVGRI9z367vXwSNZTy1D1qNb2jkBp05qh5EgDfHv8vrDAfxdlHoJ3H7gf-22k_Uz1sUNeX2adqE/s320/2008-11-08+006sm+900x487.JPG" border="0" /></a> We also bought a wheelbarrow to move dirt around. We have a small handcart, but it isn't sturdy enough to move heavier things in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm0KNqc6RjhtLsAAtQCD2KGXqVM4FGURsVNQYbEFKs_xJn3J4xv6fjEmT3Oo6Ds9EolpBOPwvRryZwqnxu7Yq1_3Pqqp0KthMYHkO7Rx6jGj5rg1d8sumLTaYHeta9U6iq2mF6IjHsUo/s1600-h/2008-11-08+012+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266416439296300034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm0KNqc6RjhtLsAAtQCD2KGXqVM4FGURsVNQYbEFKs_xJn3J4xv6fjEmT3Oo6Ds9EolpBOPwvRryZwqnxu7Yq1_3Pqqp0KthMYHkO7Rx6jGj5rg1d8sumLTaYHeta9U6iq2mF6IjHsUo/s320/2008-11-08+012+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH spent today putting a couple of outlets in the floor and working on the security system. One of the outlets went in front of the fireplace so we can plug in a laptop, or the light that is inside the base of the coffee table. The other one is near the end table in the great room, between my chair and DH's chair. He also installed some new light switches in the kitchen and family room.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2IdX4lOKNmLytHjf-syC_61jacfr93Od4hiCi71_XnsEWBBbSWgx-GlsGneHJvsbdjaNmC7NCwoQ7lOFRbeoRvm9AL0Yxc_n-Jeu7eYl3N-HlZE12RLFfKzKXPnT1pPK2BlOIbqn9GA/s1600-h/2008-11-08+015+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266415997246282274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2IdX4lOKNmLytHjf-syC_61jacfr93Od4hiCi71_XnsEWBBbSWgx-GlsGneHJvsbdjaNmC7NCwoQ7lOFRbeoRvm9AL0Yxc_n-Jeu7eYl3N-HlZE12RLFfKzKXPnT1pPK2BlOIbqn9GA/s320/2008-11-08+015+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I spent a good part of today arranging DH's closet. It's something he hasn't had time to do and I was able to get rid of about 50% of the casual shirts on the bottom rod. They were shirts that were very old, or work shirts that were not in good shape anymore. I also had to change out all the hangers so that we only had plastic hangers in our closets. The wooden rods in our closets are too large in diameter to use wire hangers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWSRyGePUIgycgdjXpxy1hczjQcGtBmXcdq0zZMIhYaO8FWjYOWP7RiRZ2Fmkwihnp6QnChnYo4MhhWsdlQGZOpDhDuCdz3sR2suWhf0mwn31BYlDfX133I_Y-5EO1ehjNhyphenhyphenabN8kMqQ/s1600-h/2008-11-08+001+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266415994234776578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWSRyGePUIgycgdjXpxy1hczjQcGtBmXcdq0zZMIhYaO8FWjYOWP7RiRZ2Fmkwihnp6QnChnYo4MhhWsdlQGZOpDhDuCdz3sR2suWhf0mwn31BYlDfX133I_Y-5EO1ehjNhyphenhyphenabN8kMqQ/s320/2008-11-08+001+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the other things we did yesterday was order mirrors for our master bathroom. DH's mirror choice was fairly straight forward. We ended up buying a rectangular mirror, 36" high x 30" wide. We plan to attach them to the wall and then DH will make wooden frames out of maple to match the cabinets in our bathroom. The wall space to the left of the light will be a spot for some artwork, I guess...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYLKO3y-FvMkcGwFSQ1IGosCtL4ezfK7hyFn4vKBXIT7JzixiRLAuOBF2cvd3v6DVcb473Bd-DJm334P8XPbPOloAuZ8lU13X6LTsY62bQS3WBIylTE5VZ1BFSuSBiHEfhvVf_CgomM/s1600-h/2008-11-08+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266415987284883810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeYLKO3y-FvMkcGwFSQ1IGosCtL4ezfK7hyFn4vKBXIT7JzixiRLAuOBF2cvd3v6DVcb473Bd-DJm334P8XPbPOloAuZ8lU13X6LTsY62bQS3WBIylTE5VZ1BFSuSBiHEfhvVf_CgomM/s320/2008-11-08+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> My mirror situation was not quite so straight forward. The difference in the height of the sink counter vs. the height of the vanity counter was an issue. We weren't sure whether to get one mirror, or two. I need to be able to see in the vanity mirror while seated. The other issue is that the light fixture over my sink is not centered, so if we get two mirrors, the light would probably have to be moved and centered over the mirror/sink. </p><p>We finally decided to get one large rectangular mirror for the area. Then we'll have the bathroom tile guy put tile above the granite backsplash over the vanity to extend the vanity backsplash to the same height as the sink backsplash. I'll still be able to see in the mirror while seated at the vanity, and the stone from the shower will look like it wraps around the corner to fill in that area above the backsplash (4-6" high). The tile guy is supposed to return on Monday morning to add tile behind the tub, so hopefully he'll be willing to add a few tiles in the vanity area.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e-m99K65zTRi8vD3p_4GhryGznKuHrkzZrC-NbCnJDMXmPL14vYKTaVrfv_Q1whlka5HoydyCpkHUoLQ5fK9o0gnIGBR0TtQWKuH5KS-j18G-fKl8w8bIlsokZj4uwg5Ict7tofY6MU/s1600-h/2008-11-08+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266415980253543810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e-m99K65zTRi8vD3p_4GhryGznKuHrkzZrC-NbCnJDMXmPL14vYKTaVrfv_Q1whlka5HoydyCpkHUoLQ5fK9o0gnIGBR0TtQWKuH5KS-j18G-fKl8w8bIlsokZj4uwg5Ict7tofY6MU/s320/2008-11-08+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the mirror I've been using since we moved in at the end of July...DH doesn't even have a mirror in the bathroom. He has to go out and look in the mirror on his dresser in the bedroom.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEpfEGtMSVEvfuJzk7JeDSMi-RtaLeP4FByweGpQvfHCTQ2UXZs3JkP_t-JP7EyBrvkf228NRRb45Izs8MFA-TC6EY7ijjWk99Atxwf4wO9qVKEdeEg6pi0Oop8pRzG_hQ8WDM8sWIDI/s1600-h/2008-11-08+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266415975266018274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEpfEGtMSVEvfuJzk7JeDSMi-RtaLeP4FByweGpQvfHCTQ2UXZs3JkP_t-JP7EyBrvkf228NRRb45Izs8MFA-TC6EY7ijjWk99Atxwf4wO9qVKEdeEg6pi0Oop8pRzG_hQ8WDM8sWIDI/s320/2008-11-08+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> There hasn't been any sign of the hunter yet. DH put up Posted signs around our property today - his note is still in the hunting blind.<br /></p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-30616365706883319052008-11-06T16:30:00.006-05:002008-11-21T09:50:29.357-05:00The fence men cometh...The fence men arrived bright and early this morning. I heard the familiar "beep-beep-beep" of the construction equipment. We have to install a fence surrounding the pool in order for the pool to pass inspection. We also need alarms on any doors from the house to the pool area, so if anyone opens a door to the pool area, we will be alerted. DH will be installing the alarms.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziFlmgDbgP75ozgKXDHBpJoaj9OfTJAEPyJiCmIrWVtL8pH20dwcahL1WhlXRpZJnUxGzFC_6vQX7jKg8Y-mHUFuU18HyrP0aJOHfZw86EayUxKUAKl96s6yETkpEWHUGM9C9KTJMaKE/s1600-h/2008-11-06+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265660900955801202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziFlmgDbgP75ozgKXDHBpJoaj9OfTJAEPyJiCmIrWVtL8pH20dwcahL1WhlXRpZJnUxGzFC_6vQX7jKg8Y-mHUFuU18HyrP0aJOHfZw86EayUxKUAKl96s6yETkpEWHUGM9C9KTJMaKE/s320/2008-11-06+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> They did a good job on the fence. DH told them that he wanted it as level as possible, and there was only one place where it is noticably lower.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg376GW-nvjEPsqLLjjKQy-gEkfpwlq7dUqyth_9e3XplF6Q5qwNrUZbFwV_gDeMPOM1KCNuk-ZQwvQGGYYg8_fxIcWNqPUXTta6NbYzsvIDOTZrRZADlhuH0wFNogj_XFsEMrpprLcfYY/s1600-h/2008-11-06+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265660890700250274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg376GW-nvjEPsqLLjjKQy-gEkfpwlq7dUqyth_9e3XplF6Q5qwNrUZbFwV_gDeMPOM1KCNuk-ZQwvQGGYYg8_fxIcWNqPUXTta6NbYzsvIDOTZrRZADlhuH0wFNogj_XFsEMrpprLcfYY/s320/2008-11-06+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is where one of the gates will go...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfyPMKvYT5VwMzkGhwKUwW2EMsRLkCSIFPyn5wIwYg6F1PUkZq2N4HfpghInznzBrMM_Bv-MK8MB8sb_Xi7hy_92evx-ziXZciPBTemkjgZMtwmtz_jUUKc6hVQp_Ay7eL-8etnCMtoU/s1600-h/2008-11-06+006+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265660884279515058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfyPMKvYT5VwMzkGhwKUwW2EMsRLkCSIFPyn5wIwYg6F1PUkZq2N4HfpghInznzBrMM_Bv-MK8MB8sb_Xi7hy_92evx-ziXZciPBTemkjgZMtwmtz_jUUKc6hVQp_Ay7eL-8etnCMtoU/s320/2008-11-06+006+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm assuming they need to come back tomorrow (or a later date) because they left this "anchor" attached to this section of fence...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCcnDxvXWtqYMsHUsUM1JBfZZiXReZUAw8l4yowbSuhV7ruqJfdzJAsCBFT8BCe8sdv67WQRd2vyA9C59yEsNUaJlx5CEc6u10wj4akuhjyQxNrhhggt_9OFML113D51hrNVXeXUbh2k/s1600-h/2008-11-06+007+675x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265660872196055058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCcnDxvXWtqYMsHUsUM1JBfZZiXReZUAw8l4yowbSuhV7ruqJfdzJAsCBFT8BCe8sdv67WQRd2vyA9C59yEsNUaJlx5CEc6u10wj4akuhjyQxNrhhggt_9OFML113D51hrNVXeXUbh2k/s320/2008-11-06+007+675x900.JPG" border="0" /></a>Neither of the gates were installed, which also led me to believe they were coming back again...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MUOaml1OMY_-vNxoYvaWolorSXZBSq-JTer1rZj3ewWGjg8HunvM65aXVVnfbbBkA6F2JVgLE-4OAmeXNPvgMp6hZR_Gu8YkBpYYfZoYQfpMF_DidFghHFLniEzzkcjSp7gpV94EiOo/s1600-h/2008-11-06+010+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265661167177951122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MUOaml1OMY_-vNxoYvaWolorSXZBSq-JTer1rZj3ewWGjg8HunvM65aXVVnfbbBkA6F2JVgLE-4OAmeXNPvgMp6hZR_Gu8YkBpYYfZoYQfpMF_DidFghHFLniEzzkcjSp7gpV94EiOo/s320/2008-11-06+010+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> These boxes must contain the 2 gates...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XSh00FXvHfnTz3eRxGfaNxPk5R55kJ8hn49t9XtbMVOlLw5bQXT4eAh7TOiI6UBkY-3SHApSJWLwWJk5eygSUV5GgKycosu_1HCVcdwx-PmvYymvfbzzopyJyqW7oa9C5iHi4X4lHp8/s1600-h/2008-11-06+011+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265661155574685746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XSh00FXvHfnTz3eRxGfaNxPk5R55kJ8hn49t9XtbMVOlLw5bQXT4eAh7TOiI6UBkY-3SHApSJWLwWJk5eygSUV5GgKycosu_1HCVcdwx-PmvYymvfbzzopyJyqW7oa9C5iHi4X4lHp8/s320/2008-11-06+011+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Most of the leaves are off the trees and we have a better view of the river now...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi-TsGlNGuyveCcFuQ3o_iqKh-_JUJQ3RqoOFKemioOKynndL8W4NDdQQ-yNWjtIxPYdlhpGX_xErh9_BN8-ULkEWO2TDlbuSt7d3k2cjV77P4CCVtA6Lriva3SzfjMkLbr8tKqX0W2M/s1600-h/2008-11-06+009+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265660867837814178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi-TsGlNGuyveCcFuQ3o_iqKh-_JUJQ3RqoOFKemioOKynndL8W4NDdQQ-yNWjtIxPYdlhpGX_xErh9_BN8-ULkEWO2TDlbuSt7d3k2cjV77P4CCVtA6Lriva3SzfjMkLbr8tKqX0W2M/s320/2008-11-06+009+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a>The hunting blind is still down by the ponds. I don't think the hunter has been back since we first noticed the blind on Sunday, so they haven't found DH's note yet asking them to remove the blind.Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-997886375210037142.post-78518692598433810222008-11-03T13:54:00.002-05:002008-11-03T14:17:18.656-05:00You'd think they would at least ask permission!So, yesterday morning, both DH and I noticed that there was something behind our house that didn't belong there. It was down by our ponds and looked at first glance like a giant rock, or maybe a large tree stump lying on it's side...<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM7Cjd-CD36I1_PGY4Rue7jfZ8N9yN7jZlOu3cULh6Jr_SgsCQNf533jxFLc2nZab8dmZUo9Rjsxf0rvdiqvmuqnWYtQX0bOGiezqIOhBncicw5740zPksELDnx4kgEgHY7HsntJ-FV0/s1600-h/2008-11-02+001+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264507358749839410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM7Cjd-CD36I1_PGY4Rue7jfZ8N9yN7jZlOu3cULh6Jr_SgsCQNf533jxFLc2nZab8dmZUo9Rjsxf0rvdiqvmuqnWYtQX0bOGiezqIOhBncicw5740zPksELDnx4kgEgHY7HsntJ-FV0/s320/2008-11-02+001+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Upon closer inspection, we figured out that it was a hunter's blind, used by hunters to hide in while hunting (judging from where it was located, we think they are after ducks, turkeys, or geese). Are we crazy to expect that a hunter should ask permission before hunting on our private property? They aren't all that far from the house, so we're assuming they are bow hunting. Even so, I don't want them killing the birds that live on our property - I enjoy watching them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7_80okuU27YuY_dcdNBWvdPS-Ynqxf5ZMjzv9j2khCTaLCevwcH3U9yoAxna6h-5AXtl4pam1pmLD9KacQ5SE7is19syIEAcVFCyCkM6ueT6zA1XIQA9WLoe33sRAncL89nVtNNBuBI/s1600-h/2008-11-02+001c+882x900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264507363716785890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7_80okuU27YuY_dcdNBWvdPS-Ynqxf5ZMjzv9j2khCTaLCevwcH3U9yoAxna6h-5AXtl4pam1pmLD9KacQ5SE7is19syIEAcVFCyCkM6ueT6zA1XIQA9WLoe33sRAncL89nVtNNBuBI/s320/2008-11-02+001c+882x900.JPG" border="0" /></a> DH wrote a note and put it in the blind, but no one seems to have been around in the last 24 hours and the blind is still there. The next time I'm out shopping I will be buying some No Trespassing/No Hunting signs to put up around our property!</p><p>DH worked hard this weekend filling the small areas near the front door with top soil. These areas will be planted with shrubs, flowers, etc. and mulched next Spring so we won't be planting grass in these areas...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qzgob0HYWYw0NswvW_u3o_z8OPN5ak2X41fI7S4mMw7EuyaG_uWffvTso2NT0xIsbRpW-yK5zh7y2pIlGUWVujNTnbiVU8qUI20K-I-PNscZEiM0hEEt32M986pHFaqoU_34jhXLM48/s1600-h/2008-11-02+002+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264507369810229202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qzgob0HYWYw0NswvW_u3o_z8OPN5ak2X41fI7S4mMw7EuyaG_uWffvTso2NT0xIsbRpW-yK5zh7y2pIlGUWVujNTnbiVU8qUI20K-I-PNscZEiM0hEEt32M986pHFaqoU_34jhXLM48/s320/2008-11-02+002+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the other area. This one took quite a while to fill as parts of it were nearly 2' deep!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OH7eaeVPCPE8jdBllwPcDg-cb7eLb5E7grF-2oShHX5r3fBDOe-XHYHakkbZbQmPWY4Dn1YkosRQ-Ddk74BE0JUddzQVQe34JS5jum4NL1VDUdvgj7PPRCnTrZiN7h2BQznESZrwB8g/s1600-h/2008-11-02+003+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264507378067930194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OH7eaeVPCPE8jdBllwPcDg-cb7eLb5E7grF-2oShHX5r3fBDOe-XHYHakkbZbQmPWY4Dn1YkosRQ-Ddk74BE0JUddzQVQe34JS5jum4NL1VDUdvgj7PPRCnTrZiN7h2BQznESZrwB8g/s320/2008-11-02+003+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a> We still have some of the top soil left and will use it to even out the land near the garage so the bank won't be quite so steep there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqqezaIYHXGfk07b_gBw15sbVbHe2Ltjh1Jc2WwF3GDaQhvCplBppbqsstIyFxym_s3HQ1TuzH9MpC_rodE3L0MslIZnMdTumTT904dCvJSKFc52nfSl7cW1-XYs5fdiZEyS66W_T7g/s1600-h/2008-11-02+004+900x674.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264507379316375202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqqezaIYHXGfk07b_gBw15sbVbHe2Ltjh1Jc2WwF3GDaQhvCplBppbqsstIyFxym_s3HQ1TuzH9MpC_rodE3L0MslIZnMdTumTT904dCvJSKFc52nfSl7cW1-XYs5fdiZEyS66W_T7g/s320/2008-11-02+004+900x674.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Baking for the election day bake sale continues. I've had such a nasty head cold that I haven't gotten as much made as I'd hoped. The caramel crunch, peanut butter balls, and banana bread are made. I will be making 2 apple pies and 2 pumpkin pies today, but will skip the almond apple braid and funfetti cookies that I had intended to make.</p><p>Remember to <span style="color:#ff0000;">V</span><span style="color:#6666cc;">O</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">T</span><span style="color:#6666cc;">E</span> tomorrow!</p>Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15988355574170007477noreply@blogger.com3