tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43262571555349691222024-02-06T23:50:26.602-05:00MY LITTLE BEACH HOUSEMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-8197457720820931392011-08-18T15:08:00.001-04:002011-08-18T15:09:36.097-04:00I could....I should...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>I spent the whole summer playing the I COULD..I SHOULD game. Have you ever played? It's where you spend your day at the computer looking at all the cool stuff everyone else is doing and thinking---I could do something...I should do something...I would do something..only I didn't. I just spent my summer enjoying everyone else's creativity.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-21472028842998985742011-05-04T15:59:00.000-04:002011-05-04T15:59:02.130-04:00It's a NUMBERS Game<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Okay--it's not really a "game" but very interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">YEAR OF 11's</span></em></strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This year we are going to experience four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and that's not all---</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Take the last two digits of the year you were born and the age you will be this year and the result will add up to 111 for everyone!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This is the year of MONEY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Also, this year, October will have 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays & 5 Saturdays. This happens only once every 823 years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">These particular years are known as Moneybag years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I just love stuff like this!! Hope there will be a Moneybag for me this year.</span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-91409158211391012732011-02-24T12:52:00.000-05:002011-02-24T12:52:20.575-05:00Spending time with needle and hoop---<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5xhP9QtSwcIjOAw6ZXwf4OpsyPn6EdgsPkm2br451HBLy9v_pomtfHKvRRvNGSx96zhyYkqqp-twhJiYAStr2a3DQoJ742dUeXPRt9PU_sPHFLGpKXAQWYgPEgiZ1er4d4GO_d_44mVl/s1600/hoop+and+needle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5xhP9QtSwcIjOAw6ZXwf4OpsyPn6EdgsPkm2br451HBLy9v_pomtfHKvRRvNGSx96zhyYkqqp-twhJiYAStr2a3DQoJ742dUeXPRt9PU_sPHFLGpKXAQWYgPEgiZ1er4d4GO_d_44mVl/s400/hoop+and+needle.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Isn't is beautiful?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It was! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I feel so blessed that this is what I get to see every day.</span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-55980341124689050032011-02-14T05:00:00.003-05:002011-02-14T05:00:03.117-05:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>What is Love?</em></strong></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>May your Valentine's Day be filled with the blessing of Love---</em></strong></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-82185773276723662902011-01-27T18:40:00.001-05:002011-01-27T18:40:00.132-05:00Hit the Road Jack----<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Mr. Procrastinator has overstayed his visit here. Actually I think he has decided to live here permanently. </strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong> He is not a good house guest at all. </strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>And she is a brutal house guest, who never fails to bring me to tears</em></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>So today, I have informed him, in no uncertain terms, to be on his way. No lingering goodbyes. No sad stories. I have things to do.</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>So--Good-bye Mr. Procrastinator---</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>please don't stop by again.</strong></em></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">Of course it might not be ALL his fault----</span></em></strong><br />
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</div>"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." <br />
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I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. <br />
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I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. <br />
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. <br />
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I have a dream today! <br />
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I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. <br />
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I have a dream today! <br />
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I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." <br />
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— Martin Luther King Jr.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-67508775000146559922011-01-16T19:51:00.000-05:002011-01-16T19:51:53.759-05:00No Snow Here!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Seems like everyone is posting pictures of snow. And while I have to admit it does looks beautiful and serene, I much prefer the scenery in my backyard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Even after my "gardening neglect" and the cold temps I am pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful bloom---</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">These are the other wildflowers blooming in the backyard---</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">But Resolution #2 was to take care of my Garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">First off--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>The Back Bed--</em></strong></span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">While walking on the beach we got the idea of edging the back bed with coquina rocks collected from our beach.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And off we went collecting.</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It took several trips and lots of HEAVY rocks --</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The shrubbery looks a little bit (okay alot) shabby--due to my neglect and the recent frost. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">But one step at a time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I started the year off by working on my #1 Resolution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Enjoy the beach!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">After all, it is right down the street.</span><br />
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And you know that every cutie needs a cute hat---<br />
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But what if you live in FL and it is still too hot for a hat?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now what to do if your Candy Corn Cutie is a messy Candy Corn eater--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And last of all you're gonna need something to clean up the Candy Corn mess--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if that's not enough <span style="color: black;">Candy Corn</span> for you-head on over to <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Someday Crafts</a> for an eyeful of Candy Corn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are hosting <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #783f04;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/candy-corn-crazy.html" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="color: orange;">Candy</span> <span style="color: #ffd966;">Corn</span></em></strong> <span style="color: orange;"><strong><em>Friday</em></strong></span></a></span></span> and I'm joining in the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BTW---some of these items will be listed in my etsy store--<span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WildflowerKidz" target="_blank">WildflowerKidz.</a></em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stop by for a visit.</div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-30031556424401779142010-09-29T16:03:00.000-04:002010-09-29T16:03:21.757-04:00Innocent Crush Sighting<a href="http://quilthome.com/"target="_blank"><img alt="QuiltHome.com - Modern Designer Fabric by Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett and More" src="http://QuiltHome.com/images/qh_heart-120x120.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br />
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I received an email this morning from Quilt Home--one of my all time favorite online fabric stores. <br />
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The wonderful new fabric line from Anna Maria Horner<br />
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I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post pictures of her fabric so just follow the link to see this wonderful new fabric -- but don't buy it all save some for me!!!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-17565848089527878302010-09-23T08:56:00.000-04:002010-09-23T08:56:59.684-04:00Fall in FL<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Since so many of you will soon be posting pictures of changing leaves, </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I'd share my Fall pics.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I laid out the quilt top over the backing and batting-</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnA5WOx6kIKUOKF48x1YQwgkbxEsHVYRr2SRtkO9EVGr4YL7YJIBcD0sYSA1nPzEUZCjMXN9UqozAG1_v0H4kPOd04B5VK_X1nfzZnmGU8CaKYSfnyhYwsRTDIOyVdKW7hbcqJyHkLYaQ/s1600/quilt+sandwich+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnA5WOx6kIKUOKF48x1YQwgkbxEsHVYRr2SRtkO9EVGr4YL7YJIBcD0sYSA1nPzEUZCjMXN9UqozAG1_v0H4kPOd04B5VK_X1nfzZnmGU8CaKYSfnyhYwsRTDIOyVdKW7hbcqJyHkLYaQ/s400/quilt+sandwich+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The front--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk1KjN6jeHEV9jKBzd_AYfDpiGpj3GPbNi7Qqyhqp65_7DAMMdUBTcAtCaVsFINiY_lxHMNvlXITlZoWooy-BLHRjg5ao-4T6CNFVShyphenhyphenEpynUIUDe6uvE8a0OjmMUQ_dcudV9UEhzsNFX/s1600/quilt+show+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk1KjN6jeHEV9jKBzd_AYfDpiGpj3GPbNi7Qqyhqp65_7DAMMdUBTcAtCaVsFINiY_lxHMNvlXITlZoWooy-BLHRjg5ao-4T6CNFVShyphenhyphenEpynUIUDe6uvE8a0OjmMUQ_dcudV9UEhzsNFX/s400/quilt+show+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And the back--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zksXpPS68dacgkInh7L_Q1J1H7f7X8zVHso5yPZI2np6lJunfbrg3hLRsJGpQ5LWGoaCS1FtMF48Yv7hfi8PWjI42Cp8q_vjdtPjONLgl0hwZy80q4cuWcTv869II03yaqcMj2YoNvPy/s1600/quilt+show+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zksXpPS68dacgkInh7L_Q1J1H7f7X8zVHso5yPZI2np6lJunfbrg3hLRsJGpQ5LWGoaCS1FtMF48Yv7hfi8PWjI42Cp8q_vjdtPjONLgl0hwZy80q4cuWcTv869II03yaqcMj2YoNvPy/s400/quilt+show+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Although it's not perfect--it is my "1st Quilt Ever"--I'm happy with it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I LOVE the colors</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">and most importantly</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I learned alot!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I've already started on another quilt!!!</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-66147835732128718752010-06-05T09:44:00.002-04:002010-06-10T14:54:11.523-04:00For the Birds---<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Looks like there's a new "kid" on the block--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZDNJw0nCkz5KibBfJFJBWpEu5c2jgZhfcdWp5zLcSxAgHyPgHIIIUyCLHG_0LiP63qP4z8I2AAJ2TKleYLXspuYL_YeHD5V-3N8SLnPkJzNHhyphenhyphenKvuve25fjB64_9lWQMJ6l6sBl41nmC/s1600/new+kid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZDNJw0nCkz5KibBfJFJBWpEu5c2jgZhfcdWp5zLcSxAgHyPgHIIIUyCLHG_0LiP63qP4z8I2AAJ2TKleYLXspuYL_YeHD5V-3N8SLnPkJzNHhyphenhyphenKvuve25fjB64_9lWQMJ6l6sBl41nmC/s640/new+kid.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I heard "him" chirping this morning while I was enjoying my coffee on the patio.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">As I took a closer look I saw--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHxtQKai11NCE03jcvX4cUoYOx31cjVmx7yYpbGzJojm0Fi6fJgpNETcfNhhsreK-2rcAB2XnqcCXh_D2tvaOrkgn2XuVl5OuODNc1uo8Z0l4y6PVILRy1e7bWYWKvOGb8rViUBGXE4Ho/s1600/siblings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHxtQKai11NCE03jcvX4cUoYOx31cjVmx7yYpbGzJojm0Fi6fJgpNETcfNhhsreK-2rcAB2XnqcCXh_D2tvaOrkgn2XuVl5OuODNc1uo8Z0l4y6PVILRy1e7bWYWKvOGb8rViUBGXE4Ho/s640/siblings.jpg" width="508" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A brother or sister-</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">They look so cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And I went back to my coffee.</span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-86148211737102006122010-06-01T10:25:00.007-04:002010-06-01T10:34:18.445-04:00The mail came!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I love getting packages in the mail.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Love the colors!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It's a beautiful scarf---</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">That she knitted herself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The pictures do not do it justice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I wish you could see how beautiful it is---and oh-so-soft!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Thank-you Lisa</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>I LOVE IT!!!</em></strong></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Stop by and visit her. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And while you're there take a tour of her </span><a href="http://mylifeofdomesticbliss.blogspot.com/2010/05/things-i-love-part-two.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Folly</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">--</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Don't know what a folly is-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Then you need to visit and find out.</span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-37361290724175606932010-05-25T16:06:00.001-04:002010-05-25T18:34:55.723-04:00Sewing Something Sweet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">As I said in my previous post, we were invaded by lovebugs last week. It was so bad I couldn't get outside to work in the yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I had never shirred anything before--it took me almost 4 hours to get the hang of it-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And as you can see--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The first one didn't really shirr at all--</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love all that glitter and this Birdhouse is too die for!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After reading Care's </span><a href="http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2010/05/1st-quilt-ever-basting.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">last post</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> about putting the quilt together I'm starting to get worried.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think they are so pretty and delicate--being so small--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe my "green thumb" is coming back--</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-27337742435132921342010-04-27T11:09:00.002-04:002010-04-27T11:20:40.097-04:00The Quilt----<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z03UfyNltKRCKECDP3M5RSGZMwy76u2iFqfxr3V6DBvWx3BRtP9QIguCWkmA9kQzdOlNTFs4pXv6UpB35z_pZjcnyDUelS6WYeXCcRAOsoZSS79Q1_EvZqIDz8O03jHiBR_RVSC-E-rC/s1600/1st+QE+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z03UfyNltKRCKECDP3M5RSGZMwy76u2iFqfxr3V6DBvWx3BRtP9QIguCWkmA9kQzdOlNTFs4pXv6UpB35z_pZjcnyDUelS6WYeXCcRAOsoZSS79Q1_EvZqIDz8O03jHiBR_RVSC-E-rC/s320/1st+QE+Logo.jpg" tt="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The work on the quilt continues---</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Putting together the 17" squares---</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry--Care--I had to pin--<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1epp61vl8BLh-4CRxQfFnVsJ8FLIhirS_dsK6vc2EMcFtE4fG0HIaUJF_aVLUAmKu9f1RIAfwxQxd2LQjJan1ZSmcf1TyGJQSbfbDXy_fCKUDjaPQAMoMiXm0pTtcKzPaQgV-2V-zshn/s1600/PINS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1epp61vl8BLh-4CRxQfFnVsJ8FLIhirS_dsK6vc2EMcFtE4fG0HIaUJF_aVLUAmKu9f1RIAfwxQxd2LQjJan1ZSmcf1TyGJQSbfbDXy_fCKUDjaPQAMoMiXm0pTtcKzPaQgV-2V-zshn/s640/PINS.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I forgot to take a picture of the 17" squares sewin together--but this is the layout that I did--<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I cut the 17" squares into 4 8.5" squares</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7wb5Nowu6exjy1CcfxFQeuBSKknaqt_4HiAqQudVFAukL3wBg_0LzfrOMYMihATnm_ha0SWd11Mf9wKRctqYsvKmYpfsJRC_GQxcEqBLfAF-upY-HqysqW-2Dde28GtxrIvEue1isdrO/s1600/CUTSQUARES1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7wb5Nowu6exjy1CcfxFQeuBSKknaqt_4HiAqQudVFAukL3wBg_0LzfrOMYMihATnm_ha0SWd11Mf9wKRctqYsvKmYpfsJRC_GQxcEqBLfAF-upY-HqysqW-2Dde28GtxrIvEue1isdrO/s640/CUTSQUARES1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then laid them out in the Disappearing Nine Patch Pattern---<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnB82-It9cvrqEyaEt3PHNd2v64ga11QXzCH_Xd0XC5zYcSuR66dFVRKyiligVPSx-065g3HeFITXIT5US9e-CgULAJQ4gRONBj6A7Lnr9iB8UmDCQssO4q2NjnNAxW8h__dQDi3EN93h/s1600/FINAL1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnB82-It9cvrqEyaEt3PHNd2v64ga11QXzCH_Xd0XC5zYcSuR66dFVRKyiligVPSx-065g3HeFITXIT5US9e-CgULAJQ4gRONBj6A7Lnr9iB8UmDCQssO4q2NjnNAxW8h__dQDi3EN93h/s640/FINAL1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was too "structered" when I sewed the squares together which it made it more difficult to lay them out without like fabrics touching--next time I will be more random.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now the rows are stacked, marked and ready for the next step--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I am hoping the 1/4" presser foot I ordered will be here today--I need to get the rows sewed together and the seam markings on my machine are pathetic. It was hard to keep the seam straight. I hope to be working on this tonight.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326257155534969122.post-70280693582701933372010-04-23T12:02:00.002-04:002010-04-23T16:00:06.825-04:00Flowers!Seems like everyone is posting pictures of their gardens and flowers. I just got Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book from the library and thought I would try out his "flower technique". Keep in mind that I am still using a Kodak point and shoot---<br />
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My front yard is St. Augustine grass but the backyard is a wildflower meadow-<br />
I'm trying to get a good picture of it to show you but for now--<br />
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These are the wildflowers that grow in my backyard--<br />
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I tried for some close-ups--<br />
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These are referred to as Beach Sunflowers--<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are Gaillardia--also known as Blanket flower--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ljlA3ZE9VP5NnMTSCGnNSWea6zG-16iIHfuGVLBhsh0T0gYaXsmJBn18GKU9OFoqG4nEWwmYhyphenhyphen587f1LTE9E1g_B7M-C_4LDU_-OtNfW9qofSrrQxlbj1lqIsXzB5taIYyW1AghgpugJ/s1600/100_2083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ljlA3ZE9VP5NnMTSCGnNSWea6zG-16iIHfuGVLBhsh0T0gYaXsmJBn18GKU9OFoqG4nEWwmYhyphenhyphen587f1LTE9E1g_B7M-C_4LDU_-OtNfW9qofSrrQxlbj1lqIsXzB5taIYyW1AghgpugJ/s640/100_2083.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So what do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not too bad for a simple little point & shoot--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The squares are cut and I'm ready to start sewing--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQBTrfwDDUewJf82WS8aVejJEt-JaZRjIXYAktZ6PdqBH2MwyUZHV8izMhKwbah1fQYLS71zjAe2TiLO1ObasD_9HaqS1EzQSTWdsXzO9iEDET8QocXmcGzcJFINv2SuLd-I8IklzYTG3/s1600/squares6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQBTrfwDDUewJf82WS8aVejJEt-JaZRjIXYAktZ6PdqBH2MwyUZHV8izMhKwbah1fQYLS71zjAe2TiLO1ObasD_9HaqS1EzQSTWdsXzO9iEDET8QocXmcGzcJFINv2SuLd-I8IklzYTG3/s400/squares6.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've sewn my 2 squares together using the chain-piece method---</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aYKRfaUBpSMmc3hPlS0ZLr9IpkSRulmDjoTU-138Mp95PC3O8vP7s2kdeWJ19G4mtuQcILCQLNROh8Gmh0M1E2ASkU7QPewXPlQCw3bLoS57iGsqvlwFweeaC6YGZwCQWOmSUBwxEnkq/s1600/squares1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aYKRfaUBpSMmc3hPlS0ZLr9IpkSRulmDjoTU-138Mp95PC3O8vP7s2kdeWJ19G4mtuQcILCQLNROh8Gmh0M1E2ASkU7QPewXPlQCw3bLoS57iGsqvlwFweeaC6YGZwCQWOmSUBwxEnkq/s400/squares1.jpg" width="326" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the 3 sets of two squares--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89h6tJ_LpA-699-s8NFIU8ZRGdUYIO5YG_u6JfsCcdDmdIOh1doQ-QXETGMLnSG2bSonZNvBqvIwpccigCbmXbbYGleeSC2sQhues69jUMMZop5q2wYH6pCCm6CBBEujLnlxZ87tcAx3y/s1600/squares2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89h6tJ_LpA-699-s8NFIU8ZRGdUYIO5YG_u6JfsCcdDmdIOh1doQ-QXETGMLnSG2bSonZNvBqvIwpccigCbmXbbYGleeSC2sQhues69jUMMZop5q2wYH6pCCm6CBBEujLnlxZ87tcAx3y/s400/squares2.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now to sew the third square--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqDeiqnBbCCEVYBZQ_p3ZHS5Gnei7Sth3NcH_vnUIyolqkV4Bz1ZyI_dI14jb2hRhIeuOf4fBKE7Baptd4m9zOk6MZ-vA2RG8ER7wmS0mz6282b_oVwLW3g5TzlZfaPBRpY3iRqgf6oW5/s1600/squares3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqDeiqnBbCCEVYBZQ_p3ZHS5Gnei7Sth3NcH_vnUIyolqkV4Bz1ZyI_dI14jb2hRhIeuOf4fBKE7Baptd4m9zOk6MZ-vA2RG8ER7wmS0mz6282b_oVwLW3g5TzlZfaPBRpY3iRqgf6oW5/s400/squares3.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All stacked and ready for the next step--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGgAcH9Pqx-EZEieYwJhamB-OC8YCS4Y688hrQcXOqGMb4AUKWiU8xX3AseoqAbSW9XalMS7YynEzXm2siFfjF19NXuO3nDy0zZ1esb3lCkiO4Q3FmgSv7UMUyST8dKkMQunrGZ8jkP4g/s1600/squares5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGgAcH9Pqx-EZEieYwJhamB-OC8YCS4Y688hrQcXOqGMb4AUKWiU8xX3AseoqAbSW9XalMS7YynEzXm2siFfjF19NXuO3nDy0zZ1esb3lCkiO4Q3FmgSv7UMUyST8dKkMQunrGZ8jkP4g/s400/squares5.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see I'm making a quilt for fall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That gives me plenty of time to get it done--</div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17935318001637277316noreply@blogger.com8