tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24516165552465873422024-03-13T11:50:52.788-05:00 Playroom Banter @14 Peony StreetBebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-25325050648058952682024-03-03T14:18:00.003-06:002024-03-04T10:42:02.787-06:00A GREEN DAY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbP8CqJwrTGV9X3-vs12GCy4nYK4pz4h-sl_tApPS5C9xRWh-r7gzbdiuO37dHm3pGDCMAeQ-LmyQiNJZYXqqT6GekKOoM8UIoZbr2NTAwqpqXBZoLoca9CdjRV3XPUE6Eu0JZwWlgJaQ2dFQUMAepqk1haEESNOzegSgh2bajJB5SC3c-Dgdhfgz81DO/s900/thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbP8CqJwrTGV9X3-vs12GCy4nYK4pz4h-sl_tApPS5C9xRWh-r7gzbdiuO37dHm3pGDCMAeQ-LmyQiNJZYXqqT6GekKOoM8UIoZbr2NTAwqpqXBZoLoca9CdjRV3XPUE6Eu0JZwWlgJaQ2dFQUMAepqk1haEESNOzegSgh2bajJB5SC3c-Dgdhfgz81DO/w640-h426/thanksgiving.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">OH, Hello Everyone! Bebe here!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It'll be green like this grass everywhere very soon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I've decided to keep this blog going here, because I've been doing it for years, and I love it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's so easy for me to keep and maintain it here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My wordpress site is forthcoming and will be up this year, I promise (to myself.). That one will be completely new and a little different, because this blog has it's own personality.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am having trouble with how to translate this blog to Wordpress, so for now, until I either get help, or figure out how to move all the stuff here to there, This is the main blog.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I may decide just to modernize the new site and maybe add a shop-wouldn't that be cool!?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's March and I love shamrocks and green.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So go out there and fly a kite, and look for the green in your life!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sincerely, Bebe</span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-80863981946538831452023-11-29T14:46:00.002-06:002023-11-29T14:46:54.015-06:00<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hi- I'd like to bring this up again:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Free instructions for a Denim Work Apron:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">http://peonystreet.blogspot.com/2011/01/denim-work-apron-free-instructions.html</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can also find this on the this blog, on the sidebar under "Free Patterns and Tutorials"</span></span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-51102211148298933602023-10-27T18:48:00.000-05:002023-10-27T18:48:11.691-05:00Still working on Wordpress site<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjSnQ867fOidQ3kGWjuU9UkDgIjkyOqC1D1W9EEA6_eyhfpf8hI2LnJJpgdQkQCDSfhH46ilE1pBBZV7Bag_uB2mGJTf9wMUlZAwBs9oTADsEDmFu79UTQDwzF4VMEdeQmHUaoCvvKF1Y27l-w4Ve5HTIbdPthoifjiXkSxxw7Z9mkeOHfouIs1bFl2ka/s1000/IMG_1312.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjSnQ867fOidQ3kGWjuU9UkDgIjkyOqC1D1W9EEA6_eyhfpf8hI2LnJJpgdQkQCDSfhH46ilE1pBBZV7Bag_uB2mGJTf9wMUlZAwBs9oTADsEDmFu79UTQDwzF4VMEdeQmHUaoCvvKF1Y27l-w4Ve5HTIbdPthoifjiXkSxxw7Z9mkeOHfouIs1bFl2ka/s320/IMG_1312.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Oh, boy! This internet website stuff is not easy. I am learning slowly how to set up a website on Wordpress. It’s not intuitive like I thought it would be. I’m trying to set up separate pages, archive lists, and all the other stuff. Hopefully it won’t take me another year to get this done.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-72330098710820685092022-08-03T13:33:00.002-05:002022-08-03T13:33:50.731-05:00<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's time for an update!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I will be in the process of updating this blog, and working on my Etsy shop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It might take me a month to get it figured out, but it'll get done💑.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I'm "old" and mostly slow, but I still like to do what I do!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Take care of yourselves out there and I'll post on here first for the most up to date information.</span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-45818924253902022412022-07-13T16:21:00.000-05:002022-07-13T16:21:03.624-05:00Code Word for Today: TEXTURE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think not. Especially when you can touch it. And it's just as tantalizing while you are making it.<p></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-61634323249323085052022-02-24T18:25:00.002-06:002022-02-24T18:25:45.957-06:00The World Has Gone Crazy, Keep Your Faith<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I support Ukraine and it's people. I ask the Lord to watch over all the innocent people caught up in this conflict. They did not ask for trouble. I hope the Lord comes back very soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">God Bless You all. Keep your faith, do not let the bad guys get you down.</span> </p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-10362261742287197552022-01-22T09:10:00.003-06:002022-01-22T13:45:33.065-06:00Drama - Something on my mind<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiow53QL8o0smAjnr66q0uczvfYe7u34L-zL-K5DFchD1F9R6yX0QHKwG5NrwW_qenTlou3LNSLGx_ccQxTFe2yUKk0c0YqoKLQemRiFljCX-fCu5go0gaYFBpznfTYCS-sKqVf1d0R0eaNsFg6wV7E4SoxPRx5oju0mDxgoy42IpKIxr3t1S8zCw9jEQ=s802" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="802" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiow53QL8o0smAjnr66q0uczvfYe7u34L-zL-K5DFchD1F9R6yX0QHKwG5NrwW_qenTlou3LNSLGx_ccQxTFe2yUKk0c0YqoKLQemRiFljCX-fCu5go0gaYFBpznfTYCS-sKqVf1d0R0eaNsFg6wV7E4SoxPRx5oju0mDxgoy42IpKIxr3t1S8zCw9jEQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">What is more dramatic than theater? Especially "Phantom of the Opera". This is the first image that comes to my mind when someone mentions the word "drama".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have heard people say with disgust "family drama", in an effort to minimize whatever it is you're talking about, to get you to shut up, because they don't want to hear it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apparently, some people don't want to hear about others' family problems.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Yes, that's okay, but don't try to shush somebody about it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Got news for you "shushers": EVERYBODY HAS FAMILY DRAMA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It does no good to try and deny it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The shushers probably have more drama than you do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> LIFE IS DRAMA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Get over it.</span></div><p></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-10682790483645034302021-10-18T14:59:00.003-05:002021-10-18T14:59:51.091-05:00Where??<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPUU0QWyC4w/YW3QSXEOQRI/AAAAAAAAFUc/u-jAqCk6658OQ8O2pSoiykX5pCDLFS33gCPcBGAsYHg/s900/vienna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="900" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPUU0QWyC4w/YW3QSXEOQRI/AAAAAAAAFUc/u-jAqCk6658OQ8O2pSoiykX5pCDLFS33gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/vienna.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Where Have YOU BEEN??</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stern, accusing look, from the gate guard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh, only out of my mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hopefully, starting today will issue a new beginning on my blog here. It's been all Instagramming before now. Not even much there. A lot of lost time looking at Other Peoples' Work, photos, etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Has the art of writing reached a plateau in the world of blog?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My mental world is getting a little better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So now I can share more of what I've been able to accomplish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I like to look at pictures of other peoples' stuff, so I'm going to concentrate on posting photos mostly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a nice day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">XXOO</span></div><p></p><p> </p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-69761145173726383042021-04-28T09:04:00.000-05:002021-04-28T09:04:44.647-05:00Look As Migraine<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKrUHxAh9YI/YIlp58cuy2I/AAAAAAAAFPM/LKtPWfyzcR4bI3P0NBAGr-ggh-zgaxz6wCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/look%2Bas%2Bmigraine%2B4-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKrUHxAh9YI/YIlp58cuy2I/AAAAAAAAFPM/LKtPWfyzcR4bI3P0NBAGr-ggh-zgaxz6wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/look%2Bas%2Bmigraine%2B4-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">OH LOOK. Isn't this interesting??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is about how I look when migraining.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(Sort of.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Definitely the big eyes- everything is too much light.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Not the smile though. I generally don't smile much either.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The hair-- oh yeah.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Love you guys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-31237684580703574432021-04-20T10:55:00.002-05:002021-04-20T10:56:57.876-05:00Smurfette gone. Now What Am I Supposed to Do??<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LM43i0qaa6M/YH7zhCvyW-I/AAAAAAAAFOk/LjR00VpqChgunXWJ-gG86o7KwX8VNlEXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201118_151409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="371" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LM43i0qaa6M/YH7zhCvyW-I/AAAAAAAAFOk/LjR00VpqChgunXWJ-gG86o7KwX8VNlEXwCNcBGAsYHQ/w239-h371/20201118_151409.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Smurfette – gone…..</div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now it is
just he and I again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone extraneous
has moved out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is quiet here again,
and more than that it is finally peaceful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Peacefulness is priceless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t
ever underestimate how much it is worth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The other
thing is: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is mind boggling to enter
the space around a teenager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never knew
it could be that perplexing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could use
lots of other words to describe the experience, but I don’t want to offend
anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Maybe it’s
just because I’m “out of touch”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>i.e.
too old to get it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s sure not like
any other world I’ve been in, including when I was that age, unless it really
is that bad, and I just didn’t recognize it back then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh my Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jesus help the teenagers get through those years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can make you or break you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think I
put in my time of times these past two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I haven’t got too much to show for it, except for several knitting
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really a shame, because I
keep gathering fabric and patterns, and creating my own ideas for things, but
not being able to accomplish them in the same time frame as before “they” came.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ErHMH9eyEE/YH71Ss5mqlI/AAAAAAAAFOs/NXqe0ChiAew6-9gQgQiyJZUwpb6Eh-k-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2565/colorwork%2Bheadband.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2565" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ErHMH9eyEE/YH71Ss5mqlI/AAAAAAAAFOs/NXqe0ChiAew6-9gQgQiyJZUwpb6Eh-k-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/colorwork%2Bheadband.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think though, that I will be making more of
an effort this year to continue on my journey of dollmaking, quilt finishing,
and starting on some new quilts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, my cheerleaders have all passed away, so it’s up to me to
motivate myself and get going on these ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Every
holiday comes and goes so quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you’re not ready a year ahead of time, I say you’re not ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look, it’s already past Easter, and I
seriously have to solidly plan and execute Christmas projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m only 64 (!) but I think and hope I still
have lots of time left to accomplish some things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really pray this virus stuff doesn’t cancel
those plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have my vaccinations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Just want
you all to know the Good Lord loves us ALL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don’t give up, no matter how bad it gets, because one thing I’ve learned
is that whatever is going on, it Will pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Truly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>XXOO</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-16377681943500893122021-02-28T18:38:00.000-06:002021-04-20T10:57:46.929-05:00How Bad Do You Want It?<p> This is the last time I'm going to see this version of my Plover sweater. I got all the way to where you separate the sleeves from the body. Then my sweetheart doggie touched it with her paw and out came about 24 or more inches of a thread of yarn before I could catch her and get the yarn off her nail. !!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fsy9l9tee_g/YDwjij-TWqI/AAAAAAAAFNE/Uf0ZhF837Ts06ktaUT2YOx9QWoAPJqFngCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210228_175804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fsy9l9tee_g/YDwjij-TWqI/AAAAAAAAFNE/Uf0ZhF837Ts06ktaUT2YOx9QWoAPJqFngCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210228_175804.jpg" /></a></div>This is whats left after ripping out the mistake.<br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLnMD5khs18/YDwjIlpL7NI/AAAAAAAAFM8/x6iYHsCZDU0IGtuUAfkdoMRuV81Lu4UkQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210228_175918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLnMD5khs18/YDwjIlpL7NI/AAAAAAAAFM8/x6iYHsCZDU0IGtuUAfkdoMRuV81Lu4UkQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210228_175918.jpg" /></a></div>I have studied and tried to salvage the thing. Now the stitch count doesnt coincide with any row in the directions. <p></p><p>So how bad do I really want this sweater? I started it over once before. I started for the first time in June 2020. Maybe its a jinx....</p><p>I still want my sweater. I spent a lot on the many skeins of yarn.</p><p>No more doggie next to the knitting!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ildX0JJbhDk/YDw2_ajvfmI/AAAAAAAAFNM/B-FdEgRYgAYoQWZzVB1umjg2vy6oATsRwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20190720_113556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ildX0JJbhDk/YDw2_ajvfmI/AAAAAAAAFNM/B-FdEgRYgAYoQWZzVB1umjg2vy6oATsRwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20190720_113556.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-77640143811830030082020-12-06T08:35:00.002-06:002020-12-06T08:42:12.111-06:00Moving On!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“Sometimes I see you pass outside my door.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello, is it me you’re looking for?” - Lionel Ritchie</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I must say, yes, I can move on, and have moved on, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">however slowly.</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It’s five months since the toxic people left my home. It</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> hasn’t been easy to recover. It’s like removing tar </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">from your skin. You scrub and scrub and use some kind </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">of chemical to get it clean. Then there’s a residual stain that </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">just wants to hang on.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But then again, there are some new, hopeful thoughts that </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">start replacing the old, destructive ones. Like this:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“And Jesus knows turns you never heard of, makes roads you wouldn’t have dreamed of, makes miracles happen exactly where you never would have imagined. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is a reason He is called The Way.” Ann Voscamp</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I believe this statement to be true, as I have received God’s encouragement and hope </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and guidance when things got a little shaky. There isn’t any other source, for me, that </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can count on when things are tough. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the kind of faith my mother taught me. God rest her soul. I miss her, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">despite all the conflicts we ever had. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So down I go, to my basement playroom! It has a pellet stove now, so it’ll be </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">nice and cozy when the weather is less than warm. I have knitted two pair socks </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and one hat in the last few months, now it’s time to work with different textiles!</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’ll give you a tour very soon of the “Playroom”. It’s properly organized and is a very </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">pleasant place to be. I have two full length windows facing east, so it is quite good light.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">See you again soon.</span></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-75173918920800353812020-08-21T17:12:00.001-05:002020-09-13T00:30:17.594-05:00Can I Move On?<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It's been two weeks now, since the "overstayed their welcome" people have left. They lived with us for 16 months. This experience left me with trauma I never expected. I'm thinking, by writing about it, maybe I can purge myself of some of the trauma, and figure out how I can come back to a more normal existence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are far more things going on the world right now that will grab peoples' attention. Maybe I'm just boo hooing, as my mum would say. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm not even sure what to write about all this. I'm having trouble putting it into words. It's all about feelings. It's about a prolonged period of abuse. How did this happen?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We offered the family a place to go, as they'd lost their house due to foreclosure. But what led to the foreclosure was not completely disclosed. The three were in shambles, fighting one another, physically and verbally. Maybe we were hopeful we could help repair what ailed them. They are/were family to us, after all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So much happened during the first few weeks with us, it was obvious not much could be done to repair anything. It only made us physically sick. My migraines and blood pressure went out of the roof. No amount of talking could make it better. It was early on that I knew they had to leave. I wanted my life back. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was thrown into a situation I could not control. Unfortunately, my SO felt he could not make them leave. Too much guilt involved. They were, after all, sick themselves: recovering from brain tumor removal, cancer, mental illness. They had "no where" to go. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This went on for weeks. Then it was too cold to push them out. The calender turned the page to 2020. Soon it was a year anniversary since they came. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I find it hard to go into details about what exactly they did to me. It hurts too much. But I will tell you I have NEVER been talked to like that, ever in my life. I'm pretty tough, but these things changed some of the chemistry in my brain, I think. And the worst part? The mom attempted to cover up for the son who said those things. And she also said he wasn't talking about me or to me. It's like when someone says something to your face, then tries to tell you it never happened. That's called "gaslighting." Look it up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm getting upset writing this. Not sure this is a good idea. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I need to move on, and leave this period of my life behind me. I'm not entirely sure how long it will take me to get over this. In case you're wondering, yes I do rely on my faith in God to take care of me and help me every day. I'm not exaggerating my experience either. I prayed to God every day to help me and be strong for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am feeling a lot of relief they are gone. I can't get these months back. My positivity was affected, and my productivity as well. I wanted to take control of the situation but could not. My hands were tied. I tried to deal with it the best I could. All I can do is thank God every day they are gone, and move forward. I'm so ready for some good things to happen.</span></p><p><br /></p>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-38071534029443298312020-07-04T09:30:00.001-05:002020-07-04T09:30:51.486-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I truely wish you all a safe and happy holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for me, my life is still on hold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have given our "way worn out your welcome" people</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really need my life back. I don't feel I can do anything outside of my bedroom until they are gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a wonder no ulcers have shown up, but headaches are bad all by themselves.</span></div>
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Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-47967372244739200982020-05-01T13:11:00.002-05:002020-05-04T07:35:51.167-05:00Missing A Friend! Hello everyone!<br />
I don’t have as much time to blog as I once did, but I think about it every day!<br />
I’ve been living with a few new people ever since last year, and some of it hasn’t been so nice. I’ve even gotten sick over it a few times, due to the stress. That’s not fun, my friends. In the past, I’ve gotten sick from bacteria or viruses, but not from stress. It is harder to get well from stress related illness than other causes, in my opinion. You can not take a pill and make your circumstances change. YOU are the one who has to learn to adapt.<br />
I have tried to be my best self as much as I can, but I am human, and we know that means I am weak.<br />
However, somehow, I have been able to block out the worst things that bother me. I have to say it is the HolySpirit helping me. I have no other explanation.<br />
A couple weeks ago, the “people” crossed a line that can not be tolerated, so they must leave for real very soon. They were supposed to leave six months ago but.....didn’t happen...<br />
Now there is no staying on, no grace period. The grace periods are all used up. Like I said, a line was crossed that can NOT be tolerated.<br />
This is particularly hard on the hubby. He has a heart so full of mercy. But things have become more hurtful than merciful. We pray and ask for guidance all the time. It’s frustrating to not be able to have things the way you want them, but maybe this is just for the best.<br />
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I have turned towards knitting as a solace and a comfort this past year. It has been good. But it took me four months to make Andrea Mowry’s Old Port Hat. I kept knitting it and ripping and knitting and ripping, etc. It was like Groundhog’s Day, the movie. I did finish it. I wanted to give it up.<br />
Now I am working on finishing Lesley Anne Robinson’s Dottie Jane shawl, and<strike> am sure I don’t have enough yarn! That bothers me, but I’ll have to figure out a proper ending, once I get closer to the end of the yarn. </strike> There really are no substitutes as it’s hand dyed yarn. <strike>I’m about 40 yards short. I didn’t pay enough attention to the yardage requirements in the beginning, so all my fault!</strike><br />
GOOD NEWS! I had enough to finish the main color for this shawl, after all! I kept on knitting last night and made it through! Seems like there's always more than you think there is, which is a good thing. 5-04-20.<br />
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In patchwork and quilting, there are lots of ways to fix mistakes. It’s a little bit harder with knitting. My first skill is sewing, and knitting now has become a very close second. It’s so very much more portable than sewing, unless you are patching by hand. But I love both, with all my heart.<br />
I am missing my distant cousin/pen pal. I’ve been writing her for over 30 years! She passed the beginning of April. She was my last regular letter writer. I recieved an Easter card from her after her passing. So it was one of her last things she wrote. I am so honored she thought of me in her last moments. I really miss her. She was 81.<br />
My dad’s parents passed away before I was born. My mother’s mom died at 92. (Granny Lill). My mother passed at 90 (Dottie Rose), my dad’s sister at 98 (Aunt E). I am in my sixties, so I hope to be around for a little while yet. 😊<br />
We may be starting a very small farming operation this year. It is so pretty here. We have room for several animals, and a good garden. So we shall see....<br />
Hope you all are well and keep having faith in God. He will see us through!Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-19544297211782714732020-03-26T22:13:00.000-05:002020-04-29T21:19:32.262-05:00Sheepdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sadly, I have come to the conclusion I must rip my stitches back to where they numbered 84. </div>
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I am devastated. I tried to adjust my knitting to a smaller number, which really gets complicated when doing the final decreases towards the top of the hat. It's just a hat, I thought I could keep working with it. But I realize I cant. </div>
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I have a hard time believing no one else seems to have the same problems I have. Projects on Ravelry just seem like such a breeze, even for beginners. I am not a beginner, but I guess I am challenged on one of my mental levels-- I'm aging. It takes me longer to figure things out.</div>
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The good news is I love Brioche knitting, I like challenges, and it is only a hat. </div>
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I have big dreams for myself and my knitting projects. So many beautiful yarns and patterns from so many young, talented designers. I' ll keep going, as long as I can hold the needles!</div>
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<br />Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-82249825302190072602019-12-06T08:06:00.000-06:002019-12-10T00:29:20.887-06:00Knitting As A Lifeline<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Literally holding my breath. Waiting for the next thing to happen. Not feeling a foundation underneath me."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s how I feel if I'm not knitting every spare moment. Between projects, to let my hands heal a bit, makes me feel a bit like flotsam in the sea. Tensions rise, bickering increases, boredom sets in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> There’s been an increase in the amount of stress here in the last year, and it’s almost the anniversary now of all the beginning of that stress. The year has pretty much flown by. I still hope this coming year will be better and bring some relaxation and more happiness. It’s not looking to promising right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, I still need my lifeline - knitting - to carry me through. I can take it with me like a security blanket small enough to fit in my purse, but now I have project bags that are easy to carry. I can sit with it in any room, and keep my mind occupied no matter what’s going on around me. I have something pretty to look at and concentrate on too. I can shut out what ever is going on, but still be present and aware of what’s happening. Or I can just totally shut everyone out, even if they try to get my attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After all that’s happened in the last year, I feel like I just want to be alone. That’s not going to happen for a while either. And probably when it does happen, I won’t like it very much. Then I’ll be craving for the chaos. It’s either is going to rain, or it’s going to pour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I never know what’s going to happen anymore and I realize more now than ever that my plans don’t mean much. I can’t predict with any certainty what ‘s going to happen next. So, should I throw caution to the wind?? No I think I will just try to make myself as happy as possible and not care too much what other people think of me, and just continue to do my thing, no matter what that is.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Christmas was pretty fun, but after that, it seems like the
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log, Stardate 41153.7. . . . "</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">“Maker’s Log, early 2019.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The world is exploding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone
in government has lost my confidence, while they have lost their minds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ve forgotten that government is for the
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">I finished my second brioche knitting project, a triangular
shawl, in a repetitive leaf pattern, using a pale pink color yarn and a deep
reddish burgundy color named, “Poison.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I’m glad
I finished it, but now there’s a void to fill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Working on a sock pattern, and a mitten pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are messing with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I’d rather let brioche knitting drive
me crazy than a simple sock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I
found my next brioche project already.....<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">My littlest companion died on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, my Maddy Lou left me, after 11
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I conducted my own little funeral
for her, playing “In The Sweet By and By” song at her burial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wrapped her in my old green sweater, and
laid her in the ground at my pet cemetary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I miss her so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent a lot
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">She came from Alabama and was hell on wheels ever since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She bit everyone, even me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It ended up that I was the one who would
groom her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She hated anyone touching her
feet, her back legs, her hiney, but mostly her face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oo la, la.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So what part does that leave?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
didn’t mind me shaving her back, belly or neck. Big deal. Best little watchdog
I ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saying “What is that??”
would elicit a growl and alert stance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Telling her “Watch ‘im!” and she’d go over to whomever I wanted her to
watch and she’d stand there and growl. She looked prim when trimmed, but she
was a scrappy ball of fire, just like a junk yard dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she’d boss those rottweilers around like
nobody’s business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pull them around by
their cheek flaps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All twenty two pounds
of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loved that girl. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Family emergencies popped up, all at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bankers buying back houses, evictions, mental
illness, life threatening surgery, pending back surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not ratting on family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secrets and lies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are all looking for a way to survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calls in the middle of the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driving somewhere to pick someone up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeding, sheltering, advising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surviving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The funny thing is, if any of them moved in with us, we’d either be like
the Kilcher’s in Alaska, but more probably like the Donovan’s in New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Yuc, yuc, guteral laugh.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they think they are going to die during their upcoming surgery,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but not having any life threatening
conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sounds like a plea to
die, just to get “out”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of the
worries and stress of this life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do
not want this. Then the constant, “You’re not going to get a boyfriend if
something happens to me are you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“That’s what you’ll do when I’m in the hospital– go out partying,
right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is that what you’re going to do
when I’m dead?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How in the world do you
get it through someone’s head, even after 20 years, that you’re NOT that kind
of person???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even after you’ve
practically given up everyone, and everything, just so you could please them,
and reassure them that you’re not going anywhere?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, the answer is you can’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It won’t matter what you do or say, you can
not change someone’s inner insecurity, or their mental status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may be able to affect them temporarily,
but it seems their long-term inner workings won’t change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These people have to grow out of it
themselves, and apparently, some people never do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So you put up with their whining harassment
of you or you don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my life now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I can adjust
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">The neighbor’s cows got loose, and lived it up on grass for a
about a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there was a little
3-horse stampede up the driveway after that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No real harm done, just some cow piles left for the dogs to (UGH) sniff
and lick (EWWWW.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NO –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not encourage that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some reason, dogs inherently want to eat
other animals’ poo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They seem to
especially like rabbit poo and deer poo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Think about that the next time you let them lick your face. “Awwww, you
cutesy, utesey, baby girrrrrl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love
ya!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smooch, smooch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lick.......<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s better just to give them hugs, okay?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which mine get on a daily basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, don’t kiss your chickens on the lips
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">I finished one mitten in all this time, this early 2019.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks pretty cute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s for a little waif, who said her hands
were cold....This one charges me $2.00 a dozen for some of the best eggs on the
planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s the youngest farmer I ever
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Some people within the Catholic church are really having “Come
to Jesus” confrontations, aren’t they?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seems like the church organization is going through a purge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus said He would do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It needs it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also like the hymns we sing, and
the basic needs the beliefs fill in my soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Holy Family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I had revered
this idea earlier in my life, I think sometimes I wouldn’t have made the
mistakes I made, and hurt the people I hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I asked a knowledgeable priest one time why the crucifix as our supreme
symbol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, “It’s to remind us of
what Jesus did for us.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not for
any sadistic reasons, as some people want to think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And as for Mary, the mother of Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had to be a very holy person for God to
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">I know so many of you don’t like the Catholic religion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I myself, was raised in a Swedish Lutheran
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lutheran church, was founded
on Martin Luther’s Protestant reformation of the Catholic church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dear mother made sure she let us know her
feelings about Catholicism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not
good.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s funny though, how all of us
married Catholics....<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Apparently, my body is very good at making kidney stones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t have a clue how to stop this from
happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctors say drink
lemonade, not iced tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That still
doesn’t stop it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just another thing I
have to live with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">Seems like everyone I know is troubled lately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really hope and pray things get better this
year instead of worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime,
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soul to create beautiful, useful things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am still looking for my protégé to carry on what I have started in
this life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am NOT dying. Yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d just like to hand over some of the
knowledge and skills I have to someone younger, while I still have the ambition
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<span style="font-family: "sitka small"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Sitka Small";">I wish I could go live in Scotland somewhere for about a
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I feel I need a
different perspective on life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as a
consolation, due to the terrain and the weather here on this mountain, I can
pretend I am in Scotland or England when I feel like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may also be some sheep in my
future!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My own little, dumb little
critters, who need worming and heels trimmed all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it would be worth it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll let you know....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-67111805464474073912019-11-25T20:20:00.001-06:002019-11-25T20:20:13.109-06:0014 Peonystreet Project Bag - New!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And one of my favorite quotes is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introducing the 14 Peonystreet Project Bag!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I looked at a lot of patterns for bags, but I'm hardly ever satisfied with someone else's design. So I made my own. It has a fabric divider on the inside, to hold two balls of yarn, for knitting brioche patterns or socks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finished it yesterday, taking residence on my knitting chair today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the sock I'm working on. It's the Fluorite Sock by Andrea Mowry of Drea Renee Knits. I'm using a self striping/varigated sock yarn, instead of the fade technique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a toe up pattern. The sock is reversed (inside out) when finished. I already have a taker when it's finished, but they're going to have to wait til Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been an entirely too long year, very tiring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope yours has been better than mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take care, and Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div>
Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-62167420834271349742019-02-09T19:55:00.001-06:002019-02-09T19:55:51.841-06:00My Sermon<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I could preach one sermon in my life, I would want it to be this one, based on 1 Corinthians, chapter 12, verses 12 through 31. This is in St. Paul’s first letter to the Cornithians, about how to conduct themselves as believers in Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are one body in Christ, with many parts. We all have gifts and talents that we need to use in service to others. Find what your gifts are, find your talents. And do not hide your light under a bushel, NO. Let your light shine. Be not afraid. Your gifts and talents are not meant for you to hoard them all to yourself. They are meant to share. You never know who might need them each day. You never know what word, act, or kindness will make a difference in any person you meet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the words of Susan Branch:</span></div>
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Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-4700610627517549052019-01-15T10:19:00.002-06:002019-01-15T10:19:43.897-06:00My Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how my world looks at night in winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes me feel like I'm wrapped in a warm blanket, looking out on the "sea".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The old shed is a hangout for animals.</span></div>
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This is my world inside the cocoon.</div>
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I can't think of a nicer place to be when it's white outside.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here would be the best place for a winter's nap--under a pile of quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I could definitely write you all a book right now. So much stuff goes on in my mind, can't even keep up with it! So I have to give it to you in bites!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For now, check out the new fabrics to custom make your "Sara's Apron", Click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/14PeonyStreet?ref=seller-platform-mcnav">HERE</a> to go to that shop!! These make nice Christmas gifts, and all occasion gifts too!!</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/637486812/apron-made-to-order-your-size-any-style?ref=shop_home_active_5">Blue and tan plaid woven</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/651068449/apron-made-to-order-your-size-any-one-of?ref=shop_home_active_16">Berrylicious - from Moda</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/651063733/apron-made-to-order-your-size-any-one-of?ref=shop_home_active_6">Natural Sand from Moda too</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my "Rose Cottage", which is how I made my house in the Fig Tree quilts Nantucket BOM Mystery Quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some beets were canned in the filming of this progress...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the way the picket fence looks-it's also easier than it looks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some Dill Pickles and Bread and Butter Pickles were also canned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another section of the Nantucket Bom quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And last, but not least, the Baubles shawl. Going into the last brioche section, the most difficult. Challenging and engaging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adios, my friends.</span></div>
<span id="goog_1108595943"></span><span id="goog_1108595944"></span>Bebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12637902909185970269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451616555246587342.post-49220241565838494802018-04-23T14:59:00.000-05:002018-04-23T14:59:06.314-05:00I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart!....and then there's Brioche Knitting......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">O- yes I do! I got good news from a friend of mine, who's breast cancer tumor is shrinking!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you believe that? You CAN have breast cancer and survive. My friends letter was so joyous, I cried! With happiness, at how God heals. He really helps me with my problems too. I just "deliver a letter" to Jesus, and let Him have my worries and wants and concerns, and leave it in the mail box! I try not to take it out- ever- but If I find myself worrying about the same things I've just asked Him help for, I remind myself of the letter box. Once something is in that mailbox, you can not take it out-- it's gone! So I am now joyfully awaiting to see how He will answer my "letters"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the progress of my Baubles shawl by Drea Renee Knits. I think I have ripped out my repeated attempts at Brioche knitting probably about 50 times, and have discarded yarn twice for that spot, because it felted from being reused so many times (aggggh). For some reason, my brain is having a real hard time getting this pattern. I am not giving up, however. I keep thinking of ways to conquer it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everglades fabric: It's still on the table, but I sure do enjoy looking at it!! So many bright and wonderful colors. I want to breathe them in, or eat them in ice cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND YES, I did buy the "Time of Flowers" cross stitch kit from Posie Gets Cozy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I LOVE IT!! THE COLORS ARE BEAUTIFUL. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I love the color of the background fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so appropriate for right now, because the trees and early spring flowers are blooming right now, and it's getting warmer, but not tooo warm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like it cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stitches are two threads over two threads, so I'm just going to bear with it. I can actually see what I'm doing without a magnifying glass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And to leave with you with a happy thought: Here is the former Catwalk. These are kittens out of the first litter of kittens born here after we moved here. They were tame, so I could play with them. The one that is second from the back was one of my favorites. His name was "Squirt". He was the runt of that litter, but he was scrappy! He would not hesitate to get in a tangle with his siblings. I helped him out when he was smaller-- fed him because he was pushed away by the others, but he fought back. Unfortunately he, along with my George, must have been poisoned, or got into something that poisoned them, and they both died. My heart broke over those two. I have had a hard time attaching myself to any other cat(s). They are also buried in my pet cemetary. Not all animals get that honor. Love you Squirt-- You are not forgotten!</span><br />
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