tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68923970501377072682024-02-19T10:00:53.329-05:00Spun by Me My memories, musings & meanderings ~~~ spun in a random, rambling, aimless sort of way.mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.comBlogger1795125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-81454214916119325142016-10-10T13:58:00.000-04:002016-10-12T14:37:16.703-04:00The Craft Shows are Coming!! The Craft Shows are Coming!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I have been collecting craft supplies for a lot of years. Probably 25 years. I use up a lot of supplies when I make things...but honestly, there seems to be no way I can "make" fast enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For years I've enjoyed taking old stuff and repurposing it into new stuff. I was constantly on the look out for vintage sewing & kitchen items, baby shoes, old china pieces and bakeware, buttons, baubles, and bows....well you get the idea. Plus I've always been quick to make a purchase at those after Christmas clearance sales...actually after anything clearance sales!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I decided it was time to use up as much of the accumulated stuff as possible. That means no buying additional supplies unless it's absolutely needed to complete a project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like glue sticks or fiberfill for instance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm happy to say that so far I've been successful!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't had to buy anything yet...not even glue sticks. I discovered that I hoard those too!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a look at some of the things I've made for my two upcoming craft shows!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's more in the works!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only negative thing so far....most everything I'm making is small in size. There doesn't appear to be less of anything as far as supplies go. But I'll keep at it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Learning to paint would be such fun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I've tried a couple times without much success. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I seem to do better snapping photos of things I like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But what fun! I found a website that makes my photos look a bit like paintings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This batch of photos were edited using the "watercolor" effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like them...I especially like the mushroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That one reminds me of a paint by number painting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Somebody said this to me the other day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"I'm just tired of nothing being simple. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It's discouraging."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Somebody said this to me too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"She is really upset. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>She's just had a really bad day."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Every time I overcome one obstacle, another </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then there's all that sadness in the news....everyday it seems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I can't. </span><span style="font-size: large;">So I pray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated the last one for the year a week ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caleb...at his birthday party...last Saturday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Five years old!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far this year, I've pretty much ignored my blog, so there were no special </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">birthday posts </span><span style="font-size: large;">for each of them. Pitiful....I know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next year I hope that I'm better about it. It's a joy to look through this blog and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Fortunately I did share birthday photos on Instagram!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here they are, along with a link to LAST year's blog post birthday celebrations!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love a trip to the thrift store...and I really love it when I find an unexpected surprise! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like this one....an Electricity Kit for $2.99. I'm not sure why I grabbed it off the shelf...maybe because it looked old and interesting!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It looked even more interesting when I saw the top of the box. I saw the word "ornaments"!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Woo Hoo! Vintage ornaments??? Maybe!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I peeked in the box and saw some shiny metallic and some poinsettia printed paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I got home and opened it...well, let's just say it was worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a look at all my wonderful treasures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe I'll make something like <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/474918723179064849/" target="_blank">THIS</a> or <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106608716154914899/" target="_blank">THIS</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These three spent a lot of time together...for six years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cousins...Elijah, Charlotte, and Penelope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not really realizing that this would be there last </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope my family notices that these photos are 2009, 2012, & 2015. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">That means a (whole) family reunion is due in 2018...for sure!</span></div>
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mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-73994583642409819062016-07-17T12:35:00.001-04:002016-07-17T12:35:52.886-04:00Again.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Enough!</span></div>
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<br />mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-11091358583794731292016-07-15T00:05:00.000-04:002016-07-30T02:39:09.784-04:00Love These Faces...Miss Them Too!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">In April 2015 I <a href="http://spunbyme.blogspot.com/2015/04/changes.html" target="_blank">shared</a> that my son and his family would be moving to Texas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When they left, they were a family of four. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In April of this year they became a family of five! August Willem was born on April 18th! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Now there are five to love...and five to miss!! I did get to be in Texas in April...so I got to meet sweet August. But I haven't seen him since he was 4 days old. He's growing SO FAST!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Penelope and Fletcher seem to change each day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm really lucky 'cause Jacqi shares lots of photos of them on Facebook and Instagram. This is my current favorite of Fletcher...he's modeling Jacqi's mom's glasses!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For over seven years I was spoiled. All my grandbabies lived within an hour of my house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now three of them are half the country away from me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I'm going to see them soon...in about 95 days!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope they're ready for hugs and kisses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte enjoyed walking like a Chimpanzee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She's got the knuckles part down pretty good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here she is practicing her Chimpanzee communication expressions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This "full closed grin" means "I am afraid. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2c2918; font-family: , , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22.4px;">I don't have a huge back yard...but it's big enough. Big enough for grandbabies to play in. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2c2918; font-family: , , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22.4px;">Big enough to relax in. Big enough to keep us really busy keeping up with it!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2c2918; font-family: , , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22.4px;">It's big enough for growing too. And blooming!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's this gate in our yard that doesn't like to stay open. There's also this pot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pot has been around for years. I don't even remember where it came from. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It makes a really good "fence holder opener". It's full of dirt and acorns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's also full of cracks. This pot has been through hot Summer days, Autumn afternoons, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">blizzards in the Winter, and, ahhh, Spring time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been slid back and forth....and battered by small children and their toys. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We should have thrown it out long ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I noticed it the other day. Just growing happily right through the biggest crack in the pot. It's certainly not the ideal growing location. It's definitely not the prettiest pot it could be growing in. But it's where the seed landed...so it's blooming right where it's planted! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm....seems I've heard something like that before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes we're just called to bloom where we're planted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That can be harder than moving on to something new. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes where you are is difficult. But, where you are is never an accident. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God himself put you there...with a lot of thought and care...and for a purpose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blooming...and growing...out of a crack in a pot. Not ideal surroundings! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But don't let your surrounding stop you. There's always purpose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tough, little plant brought a smile to my face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was delighted to see it thriving in spite of its surroundings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It made me happy!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">See that! A purpose!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way...this sweet little plant is a Wild Violet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I looked it up online, and most websites call it a difficult or persistant weed.</span></div>
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mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-52930879072970147402016-04-11T06:30:00.000-04:002016-04-11T22:14:46.886-04:0035 Years!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was taken a year ago....on a very windy day!</span></div>
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(when Penelope wants to differentiate between me and her other grandmother, </div>
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she refers to me as the grandma with the "puffy hair". Hmmmm.....I get it now!)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We've had some interesting weather the past week...sunshine, rain, wind, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a little snow, </span><span style="font-size: large;">hail, sleet...a little bit of everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The windy weather resulted in a bit of disruption around the yard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Oak trees withstood the wind. I mean look at those roots! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But they did lose quite a few small branches and lots of twigs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think a windy day might be God's way of doing some pruning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In addition to the "pruning" a bunch of stuff got blown around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the "littles" toys, all those twigs and branches, some potted plants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day the wind was so strong it blew a couple chairs across the deck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This particular pot didn't get blown around. By the looks of it, it barely budged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's not that heavy so I was a </span><span style="font-size: large;">little curious about its ability to stand so firm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This potted tree has been sitting in this spot for a long time. So long that the tree roots have grown out of the holes, in the bottom of the pot, right into the ground! The tree is a good bit larger than when I first received it. I don't know if you can tell in the photo, but there's a lot of new growth on this little tree. It looks really healthy...color is good...and it's really sturdy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Firmly rooted. Deeply rooted, considering its size.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's growing, it's healthy. It seems strong. Probably has a lot to do with the deep roots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think there might be a message there....</span></div>
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mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-22016049029776552502015-10-26T00:44:00.001-04:002015-10-26T00:54:38.021-04:00Happy Birthday Katie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-71735115633694293952015-09-17T00:00:00.000-04:002015-09-17T09:22:16.510-04:00Michigan Part Three<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The food and the shopping were definitely a high point of our trip to Michigan in August...but it truly was all about the people. Family to be exact!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MacKenzie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlotte</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vincent</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From my Mom to the youngest great-grandchild we number forty-five! Thirty two of us were together on the Saturday we were there...including nine of her great grandchildren. Not bad for a trip that wasn't planned months in advance!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sebastian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brayden</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just sitting around and visiting was such fun. But the very best time was had by six of the great-grandchildren (and my brother, my daughter, and me)! My brother John does the best stuff with his grandchildren!! While we were visiting he took them on an adventure...a treasure hunt to be exact. Lucky Charlotte got to join in! So did Katie and I...I'm not sure who was the most excited!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She can't take her eyes off the map!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adventure begins...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was SO excited!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first X.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vincent found an X.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This adventure was hard work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Digging for treasure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">X marks the spot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lot next to Papa's house was just made for adventures!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sebastian carefully filled up the hole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MacKenzie is wondering exactly what treasure is hiding in those bags they dug up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adventure has ended.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This adventure involved a map, shovels, multiple Xs, and the aforementioned treasure. The participants, besides those already mentioned, included Bella, the adventure guide; Sebastian, the designated digger; and Abigail, McKenzie and Vincent who, like Charlotte, were treasure seekers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This group had a blast following the map, finding the "X", and then digging up the treasure....and what a treasure it was! Squirt guns for all! Including Lulu and Noah too! Papa John is the best!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before the family gathering ended we managed to get some fun photos of my Mom and those great-grandchildren present....it wasn't easy, but it was fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our recent trip to Michigan began at about 2:00 AM Thursday morning. It was easier traveling through the night so this little one and her big sister could just sleep. Plus it meant a stop at Cracker Barrel for a late breakfast! She was more excited than she looks!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We munched on snacks from home during our travel time, so we didn't have to stop for any other meals...we just headed for my Mom's house. We all knew what we'd be doing for dinner. <a href="http://www.buddyspizza.com/aboutbuddys.html" target="_blank">Buddy's Pizza</a> was definitely on the menu. I grew up in Detroit, and going to Buddy's was kind of a regular thing...at least I remember it that way. Square pizza...the best ever! Bocci ball. Chubby Checker's "The Twist" on the jukebox. A <i>Boomba Glass</i> full of beer for my Dad. </span><span style="font-size: large;">That's what I remember...plus, my sister (about Lulu's age at the time) dancing to "The Twist" on top of the table. Wonderful memories!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway...that's where we had dinner. Not the one in Detroit. We ate at the new one about a mile from my Mom's home. How convenient! It was so good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pizza Pie (as Lulu called it) and Antipasto Salad. The only bad thing...my belly got full before my mouth wanted it too! Charlotte enjoyed her meal too...Buddy's got a "thumbs up" from her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's important to make sure your hotel provides an adequate breakfast for you...thank you Hyatt Place for doing just that! Here's a look at what Mark brought back for his family's breakfast Friday morning. Katie, Charlotte, Lulu, and Mark were adequately fueled for the day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next stop! Lunch! <a href="http://www.nationalconeyisland.com/" target="_blank"> National Coney Island</a>...this is a must when we visit Michigan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love these so much!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas....you can read about it <a href="http://spunbyme.blogspot.com/2014/01/crafting-christmas-eve.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coney Dogs, Hani's, Coney Tacos, Fries, Cheese Fries....yes to all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">one <a href="http://www.nationalconeyisland.com/desserts.php" target="_blank">Hot Fudge Cream Puff</a>...oh my!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday we headed to my brother's and sister-in-law's home for lunch/dinner...<i>linner</i> if you will! (Breakfast at the hotel first of course!) We had some great food...many hands prepared it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took a road trip to Michigan last week. The main event...a visit to see my mom. But there were other perks involved as well. We got to do some out of the ordinary (for us) shopping and eating. Made a few visits to some thrift shops and I found a few treasures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The thermos is going to be a vase, the ink jar will hold some pens, and the old rosary will become a necklace. The coffee mug...well, it's going to remain a very cute coffee mug that cost me a whopping 25 cents! Total for all four items was only $6.54!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in January </span>(I think) <span style="font-size: large;">I shared a photo of some <a href="https://instagram.com/p/yae66_mBtc/?taken-by=spunbyme" target="_blank">vintage Christmas decorations</a> on Instagram. My cousin contacted me after seeing the picture and said she had some treasures for me...if I wanted them. Did I ever want them! She lives in Michigan...so this was my first chance to see these treasures. Aren't they awesome!! A Santa, a Snowman, and two soldiers!! I love them! They might stay right there in my living room until Christmas! Thank you Tina!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today is Mandy's birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My baby is 32 years old...which isn't very old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But when I consider she's my youngest...I feel really old!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are some photos we took last April...before Kevin and his family moved to Texas. We decided we wanted a picture of Aunt Mandy with all the "Littles" sitting on the ground. Of course we decided this after an hour plus of other picture taking. Some of the "Littles" were about done! Some of them (along with Aunt Mandy) were just plain goofy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Mandy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love you a bunch...and hope you have a great day!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunbeams and Smoke...putting on quite a show for us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for orchestrating it for us Bill!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure where I'll be selling my creations this year...hopefully a craft show or two...maybe even an Etsy shop! But wherever I end up trying to sell, I want to have a huge selection of things to choose from. So I am determined that I will be making things at least a couple times a week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are some scraps from some old feed sacks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used them to "wrap" the wooden embroidery hoops for my new project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are some old pillowcases and table linens. They're all a bit discolored and they have holes on them here and there. Perfect for cutting up and popping into some hoops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But first I wrapped the hoops with strips of fabric torn from the old feed sacks </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(and other fabric scraps). I just love the look!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The colors of the feed sack look so good with this bird stitchery. It's one of my favorites. One of my daughters-in-law likes the owls trimmed with red and white checks. I think I'll be adding that to my gift cupboard!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got eleven of them done...and I have 4-6 more to go. These are FUN to make! Including picking out scrapbook paper and wrapping paper for the back side of each one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Making stuff with other stuff is one of my very favorite things to do!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">somebody has a birthday today!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This little guy! </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sweet Caleb!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He's FOUR!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My craft room is in my basement. I have a window in my craft room...and a window well. Over the years we've rescued a variety of critters from the window well...including a cute baby bunny! The window well is about five feet deep, so most of the rescuing takes place from the inside. But before that can happen, I have to clear off the window ledge. Below is a peek at just part of what's piled on that window ledge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know what critter made the hole in the window screen, but I do know that a relative of the one peeking in through the hole has been living between said screen and the window. It's been making a lot of noise trying to get back to the other side of the screen. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This has been going on for a couple weeks! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So I finally cleared off the ledge and invited Bill down to my craft room for a visit. I am not a fan of critters...unless we're separated by glass. Since that window was going to have to be opened (there goes that separation), it was obviously time to call for assistance! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bill wasn't immediately available so I amused myself by taking photos of our window well guests. Besides the one stuck on the other side of the screen, I also found these two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I saw this big guy peeking out from under the leaves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This little guy was the one that had been peeking in through the hole in </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But then an even littler one jumped along side the <i>peeker, </i>and then there were five! Four of them are pictured down below. The big guy is still hiding under the leaves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that there were only toads living down here...but I'm pretty sure this one is a frog. Right after I noticed the frog Bill came down and cleaned all the old leaves and plants out of the window well. He relocated all the critters to greener pastures up above. Or so we thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Upon further inspection, he actually missed three...or these guys are jumping back into the window well!</span><span style="font-size: large;">I think it might be time to create some kind of window well cover!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look what happens when you have a smudge on your camera lens! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You get a big smudge on <strike>what could have been </strike> a REALLY cute photo!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where did Charlotte go?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She got smudged!</span></div>
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mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02044206289439060123noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892397050137707268.post-60107802993880733812015-07-15T16:33:00.001-04:002015-07-15T21:55:50.545-04:00A Day With Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It's always a treat to spend a day with friends...and that's just what I got to do a couple weeks ago. Patricia and I headed up to Pennsylvania to spend the day with Tisha. They took me out to lunch for my birthday. We did a little shopping as well...stopping at a few antique shops and also <a href="http://www.brownsorchards.com/" target="_blank">Brown's Orchards and Farm Market</a>. The weather was amazing...and the fellowship with my dear friends was as wonderful as always!! Plus I got some presents too!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I just had to take a picture of this "bossy" sign that we saw on the way to Pennsylvania.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love this pretty scene...there's something about red and green. It's my favorite two color combo!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friends....Patricia and Tisha.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This photo (all were taken with my phone) doesn't do this scene justice. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tisha and Patricia were very intrigued by the Honey Bees at Brown's.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was happy to stand back and just snap a few photos.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patricia has started her own bee hive at her home. She's hoping for honey next year.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brown's had some beautiful window boxes on display. This one was my favorite.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">But this one....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...and this one were very pretty too!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a really, really nice day! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's one of presents...this braided mat is from Tisha. I love the colors! <br />She also got me a really wonderful red, metal box, and some other little treasures!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patricia gave me presents too...including this awesome old typewriter!<br />Such a fuzzy phone photo! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spending time with these two women is one of my very favorite things to do!! </span><br />
(I'd say that even if no presents were involved!!)</div>
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