tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318009622024-03-07T19:14:06.006-08:00thea quiltsdeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-75326231588745088912013-01-05T16:54:00.001-08:002013-01-05T16:54:33.346-08:00Puppy Love<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_OUwZDLKWxFNXwyN6MgjzOI55XxjH7ov-qjFgzvAtErzm4rZfceuC8dDw8_LW0h5myr6UsUyQa6_I8PmEC7Pdb5LcgzPM8MpFHUJuth4sn1uD0iCxnUnzBgAy2FyeJIzOD4Y/s1600-h/image.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLCah7iE2sor_vAhftKIGuH6BOtOCAQ8of3nxzZnYBwwPkC9TlAnC8nwPd4_M8gUjXuo6l74-b6zONKbZItRcwje32mkyK5HklGmf2aupxscJztSe66a_B5eMioATCffm6p1Z/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqG8GXtZiBEa5PYgwfYq5u0T2JOfsw6oQfLruFezUaw9AjT035XayXMXtINZoV6MmSkRE-WJmJNytYnRU1x1mqSJwUiOa2iJ4gsNKeKYJ2Mcs7xCy1u58dQmZF075sOQ8IJ2Qw/s1600-h/image1.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GrBaPkwt56GIOmAgseNXmBc2HS0Ce9JgnOS9HSEHc7ycUMssJBj7TjtTN0iGSziLKw3Do_DVhYcj0E2ibKhevVuq80nIv9xtU0bJpk3zjes9BB3R2LCqy3WkmbvkAYI67xRD/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p></p> <p>How can anyone resist this little, adorable, foxy-faced baby? Doesn’t that belly call out for a rub? Soon this will be snarfling at my door. Can’t wait. It appears to be happening perhaps by next weekend. Fingers crossed.</p> <p>We have had some real cold weather for the first time. Thankfully the new heating system is working well. That is if someone doesn’t accidentally turn off the switch at the top of te stairs in the new house. The switch will be getting a red cover Monday but on Friday I didn’t even know it existed. That is until it got down to 51 degrees and falling. I had a sweatshirt, coat, Ugg slippers and a quilt on me when I woke from a light nap on the couch I knew something was very wrong. After calling the contractor and having a short question and answer I was told to hit the switch at the top of the stairs and that was the problem. It looks like a light switch and got turned off. Boy that heat came up in minutes and the house was toasty and lovely in no time. Just one of the many little things to get used to. Now we all know not to flip that one. Brrrr.</p> <p>I’ve spent most of the afternoon organizing(eeeekkkkkk) paperwork and looking for a missing check register. I cannot find it and I finally had to walk away from the piles of envelopes and statements. Record keeping is not my forte. Nope…not at all.</p> <p>I decided to make meatballs instead and that is my thing. Meatballs and Mezzi Rigatoni for dinner with eggplant and mushroom sauce. Yummy and the perfect cold weather food. Tomorrow we are going to an Asian restaurant out east to celebrate our friend Joe’s birthday. There will be his whole family and then some and us. Looking forward to it since it is Chinese, Thai, and Japanese. Mmmmmm. </p> <p>Back soon with an update on the birthday celebration. It’s a fun and funny crowd.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-25823316799368515362013-01-02T17:07:00.001-08:002013-01-02T17:07:15.785-08:00Super Storm and the Closet of Shame<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxmDURkIApaKOv_uq2cq2HvQ31-fkj1HJ9fr1YBQo9Oi_iLNmIXIDuMUFpStm39eTf0FhVzC1rlx6iu72po_GnPKvLfriJliW911QqBPqelldNhwTqEpMGR1GcfF7GSGu7aq5/s1600-h/121216_062.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121216_06" border="0" alt="121216_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1rWo9A6WoGji2dvTcnBVJQXW5FVoVjwJyFBVcemkxpiOtrBDSTW4d7cV9IrU_FF9kBMAKCFFWV7dWzHEMJf2rzLz61GOEMXyvTL9Hu2n1eoqRbgg2Mi9r2MU6oW7fCcY2i5h/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> Here are some shots that I took of the Super Storm aftermath at our beach. The top shot is of the beach and what normally is a little creek that flows into the salt marsh. Below is what used to be the salt marsh. In all the years I’ve been here I’ve never seen the marsh completely covered all the way up for several blocks to the golf course. It was very creepy. Well, the whole things was creepy and as bad as it was we were some of the lucky ones. We had no power for 7 days and lost all the food in the fridge. There was no gas to be had for a week or so but there wasn’t anywhere to go anyway. I was lucky enough to go to James & Dani’s for a nice hot shower when ours ran out- we ate at a diner near them. Everywhere you went was cash only so I guess that was lucky too since I had a bit of cash on hand and so did Bob. We ate at a restaurant every lunch and some dinners. There were interior places on the island that were just messed up from strong winds but here, just down the block, an enormous ancient fir tree, (think Rockafeller tree) fell over across the road and took out all of the power for blocks for many days. For the first few days no one even came to do anything. They were too busy helping people who had real serious flooding problems out on the Neck. It was pretty bad out there and only accessible by boat for a while. The Coast Guard station is out there so I guess they could get some help if serious help was needed.</p> <p>Anyway, Many, many, old trees fell over and for a couple of weeks all you could hear was the sound of chain saws and trucks carting away all the debris. </p> <p> I’m back, as promised yesterday with the tale of the Closet of Shame. Several years ago, on this blog I recounted the embarrassing tale of my so-called walk-in-closet. I named it the Closet of Shame since at that time it contained shelves, bags, and boxes of fabric that I had collected. If I never bought another yard of fabric I could start sewing today(if only) and keep on going for a large number of quilts. However, as we all know, there is a moment in making quilts and wall hangings when you realize that it just needs something elusive to make it what you imagined and that requires you to go into dangerous territory to find it. You know what I mean…you enter the shop and suddenly bolts of fabric throw themselves off the shelf into your arms. What can a girl do?? It kind of reminds me of the same thing that happens when you have recipes you have come across in a new book or on line. As much stuff as you may have in the pantry or fridge, you never have the right stuff for the recipe. But I digress violently….</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RIflDAoosADNcqfbOXkVoVMz9Cd9Yn_kPPG5l3-g_V5ApSyA5yRV319Vc51xtnkGr9HuOO11k1nG4MymWZNFYWrC4GDKV6Glx9NYo6fSEnZKeu7WGIeoRWP6M7USqfViiHxX/s1600-h/121216_052.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121216_05" border="0" alt="121216_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzdMz_FmzPyj9wetc16tdR3-sJUgxBNVoem7SBAo_72IZi7X1457usozb8kh7Jc2lw2tzN3bXXhI_hXL90hiocnjW4yOHFiM6icZgCCeO_9tv0e6Ys6FTiWF6p7qHTCTenLTP/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> My DIL Dani’s Grandmother passed away a few weeks ago and so I ventured into the closet to get out the black pants and shirt for the wake and funeral. As I lifted the hangers and turned around to exit-I was viciously attacked by the entire Closet Maid shelves, all of my hanging clothes, and a large collection of Roger’s Lionel Train collection. Seriously, the whole darn thing just fell on me with a whoosh. Mercifully the clothes covering me kept me from being knocked out by the Lionel trains. Also mercifully, the train collection fell on soft clothing and we didn’t lose any of the precious trains either. As for me-I just started to laugh. What else was there to do. I was stuck under piles of clothing and trains so I just sat down and laughed. Then I figured I better hold tight to the black clothing and find a way out. Since it was late at night I didn’t even go over and tell Bob. Luckily for me I have the best BIL in the world and when he saw my predicament he just got to work figuring out a way to fix things. The worst part of the whole thing was that I had to find a place to put all the clothes and trains for the time being. Here we had a whole house standing empty with miles of space and couldn’t use it yet because we didn’t have the certificate of occupancy. I did manage to lay down a soft blanket and put all the trains on the floor of my new sewing room since it was a weekend. By Monday Bob got things pretty well done and as for the clothing, it went on top of the already mountainous piles of stuff in my bedroom. Piles on the plastic tubs-piles on the floor, piles of bedding and other stuff. It was really just time to put on blinders and keep moving. </p> <p>As I sit here we have just finished dinner and are looking forward to having the house looked at by the permit people and the electrical permit people hopefully tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Oh! and speaking of electrical wiring-this morning before it was even light outside somewhere between 4-5 maybe, my smoke alarm went off. After I pealed myself off the ceiling I tried to wake up enough to figure out what to do. The screaming in my ear of that little bugger made me feel murderous so I got a little ladder and ripped that sucker out by the wires. I’ll grab on the the many electrician/worker bees to help me put in anew one. It was very old. Maybe had a short or something. Wow is the alarm loud at that hour!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFePa9n0KElj-TbCsRZs123uZFQ_Jr69dH2vIjkbFH6oVU52lNEHRav8a4jvR1rODzWJ5BEPR2Lz0oZOAIjyiqbmYQBaf2dN7ogUzHmOFt7Co35bULaHPsSRbOssBXBLockwP/s1600-h/121216_042.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121216_04" border="0" alt="121216_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwKwniGqH1gqF6b6Q2qtHHbmVDOFFqmY-YL9hHs0nBGmT_X94GKMkY9OLAKYSINcJzreByRvahuKkIobpqIBMXCfxkAHpaK9v4S_6KlARAdjy_icHBcpijRCPTC0jXlB-hjwU/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a>This is where there was a salt marsh. It looks like Long Island Sound but it’s not.It was really deep and high.</p> <p>Taking my Kindle up to read for a while before I fall asleep. Back soon.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-66437614378740996802013-01-01T08:59:00.001-08:002013-01-01T09:01:44.915-08:00Happy New Year<p>Men with tools are nearly gone but they’ve left the good stuff behind. Words can’t express adequately how much I love what has taken place here. There are a few details left to iron out before we can get our certificate of occupancy. The kids will hopefully be in by mid Jan. Below are some pics of the work. My house is on the left. BIL Bob’s new digs are under the porch and run to the front. The kids new house is on the right and the upper portion of the house except for James old room. That is the pale pink room below….eeeeeek, my new sewing room. The porch is being used for staging right now so it will look a lot better when all the crap is removed. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8MY4ureGC_0r8qRfG_OTFcuuTFXuRV6kUPewBRiIupuCKXptuMSydwHQ8kB79XM5-sYaSU3jfLs_Z4CizXpR5w5aUTfgRRLeP0AUbXg9R7t0S_A6fZpnXseKCWdbw21A_Owv/s1600-h/121221_31%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_31" border="0" alt="121221_31" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Vm3pc16BdHWKRIoOwo1-zVEmxC70yZaDq_0PHV_YFOaM4I4w_Dxsdb6PqU0SRXa-Ka_KU-CyRFWVgZtbuE3-kvTB25yMYzQXu6g3TgitWu_WbxnofzaovzT3jWUgv2fvshU8/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvmiYivIz2INVKKV8U2d6-4bL4iw1sMO_591OkSQMMmUA4ebxIY48Lk54UKjJmDsEMyjfUOt5Z58_GRSHNB6IRXKk77jEQaJK0vSZ6sqVF5mnQVA3iRFiVsrTQ1mHcUdcHVR_/s1600-h/121221_30%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_30" border="0" alt="121221_30" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZPV0bOF7MWqLSqrVJJV4mncJ41dohg5KMSzR9_xNtK5Gu-kAPxmWXuPCwVw7_v2ysmkhjInHPi7IDlRMGwP1Fsd75URcQfDGA2e4W75X9OMRNxUkTF5WeZ34GVoAFFtZ9DFa/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoVBoV8i84EZFUrMgQo12UaiQSAi4w5j1FRlP8JwhSxMCSXESg3G10IDGsccU_FPV_YV2UT8P-weUNxlqkaDxEFE-FhDUsPlXdSKfakUQ1fzhOy9fwmeBcFhUsPrc0a1HBBwq/s1600-h/121221_29%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_29" border="0" alt="121221_29" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs6p-n1ewbvjvN3cE88MZbUXibYsmJaFrz9lM4lB_aRBgjJNDHot5oX4HsVFj0YplqG7mh1mxcQJdwtgW2Cyl0T6Q9jnJPxjOAlQtSxMIL9QygpUHY4t21csbk75WI09sa_wv/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8bH4uoBxrsW47Njw59t7417fuTwRmhGS5uO0B8SEhuTHRgWm0w-X4ZeVE_e4YUBgUYYx9YwAmvjJBnMZwzTWeBFxcOAEKPljP72D4cTDe0dTeOpE6mPa0H-x2dtOT3_cyD3z/s1600-h/121221_09%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_09" border="0" alt="121221_09" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBv4aS9S-ChTI7tdtPMed8IWSdeXaue4oTXMdbBY4DgW64sadrmgCte3pUxAiAJXgvnE1-7aoAi_6iQ0nYiXqW6FZILDqFO4XUE1uO-19e1M9kewIzoS0AD94Z3XtFjG6FB92/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK4W84A0CXWTPysWgjXee8zytmxwQ9J3ixvrmmyOKXV5rDzXGr8HgH2eIc0gGYAbbjAmsbpZBafIuYbJatXajPJKGGcrhkHLqKdU25NX0JueT_-_kfDcR104qRYcpo-8eKt4B/s1600-h/121221_28%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_28" border="0" alt="121221_28" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-2P3qE5RHsfYoZvlAa1C3ix7RUf819bvNvc0hQjHt7u8ACyBBz57iRUz-RmDizZMJP7NASRX3j3U1rJ73LX4zvc9x_kRFycHCrtwtZ9rndGpC2ZwciSSrwanDZvhUu1k6Yyw/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqvoTMOguELqbKOkJC_5aTbJ1BGbwaToE298j6_JGBpObg38q76Ri7hTZ5unc1_SDSCM8Ow-MUbG671GYfWCwF4zMnXAHqK5IUjAwX_FuKIELOBmDfVPkATDns7bSO5_iDxNL/s1600-h/121221_22%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_22" border="0" alt="121221_22" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3n49BGYKAFM9dsjJi69OjOnXIAa-_n6eLXXJjHQhB0eiP5dU1mjn0FKuT8ydHaY71TZGlhaIKEIjY6ueD74EmSJchLwLjsx1RVpQJqsCXOqBwhcwd5lWkfpDWgckp2oUcvQy/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> This is the hallway out my sewing room and down the corridor to the new house. The floors are so beautiful<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Lkpyy8SkhqC8wxRdBJFwkhicsAclobGweCMMFjVoBhNUOVhgI2B4KIoJGzLSbAWQxQI-UZuKq96irKJrG5US7Lz6DnPqgCXQECnw-bCCeljN6kmiREbJ7q2BsXtE2SjsS7ni/s1600-h/121201_06_01%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" title="121201_06_01" border="0" alt="121201_06_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PoEIwFy_HbklPKIaTOJJ4oEeOETntd0eHazdK-L9yWjM8Uj34CmN1c8JYigJf0RbFrcJ3Vz3XIGV40mUWHC9N5wWkE9Pin_V5Y8VMu3IqT-Rfjbva8av4hM2Ym-GV3q2VQ_N/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UItMEXUbmRfOOgESF-JlpCVSNMTlrGXfM9hvRs23vk0XcIZJUKRv4ZT91j16W8dvHyPL89jX7-8EemZKJqNFaK0sgmb3Pkmb_DH0yVwwuf3NRJNi8onwjvThJIDLtAp1NyHi/s1600-h/121221_26%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_26" border="0" alt="121221_26" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVLcTcxXCRYid2fGFv9Ko__FeZovQoykmBs6hRh2DYCqgt7ieFS_ukFEVYkzUWoZVmdWXmaTCOSV2fPeZuMZUkQkC2hgd-w-H0QuY-3lqIjCYd4Qa2ihY0ty5HEALY6mCTjEc/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwp07ii1iiGISK1-0wD9F5j9Is2Wwqllsd9hshuyyezU71PuaS19mvAp8oHf9OEIKocrIN9vjROMykSVFH_RI1TPOO1Szr11OC0wL6ARFEoev5Ecyk1p9g4nEkdZuGusJ-3SPO/s1600-h/121221_14%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121221_14" border="0" alt="121221_14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPCYTbiCS-Ym0yEUBB64AiKbqDEG8jh_YCX1y-CYN0UXyx4fpAmGtXerIPaN0MaqFcPbzT3ubpuJ1oMxWOkDh4DewntWi1Ii34rxKs6JeLoTCKqcvWtue41q6MeL-aLAvXbzG/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> The new master bath awaiting shower enclosure and BIL Bob’s new bath awaiting everything. In between is the guest room/baby room and here is the lovely new staircase in the new house.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDBYT3B_cSx1x3D-CCdPHpIVXI3DdYdU5fVF8aooJJU_SUquJdXXTUZDw6g5SvusSWUD-gZuC1S1v8gUUVQpd9RsgxeJxfFr9GplC_D-ti8UkV5xdUa6ndOoOFxyq6i9rRTsx/s1600-h/121207_06%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121207_06" border="0" alt="121207_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8pa68fegEFAeRBoQ3LRpmfl1lpp0B4bChRTqt_O1_kFVeSGV5nNJjop9JoSAGDyPvx-Gpj96e9AAJGjor5ts7tSWHs-qovyFn8eZTPLrfvPLz06Pn0JmCfBwEiHdDbWheu0O/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCiGsk_5MPaFzMeY3HW2sBOjIosJtZvx0-sfSg6VW_mjgG6eXJajfNSplPJVOmEAcf6Nb38dYa5KVVXgfbELXbi180FaPzmTO286PEoJWTwCYe_D8HudsqgI0AzSKTISIHrAe/s1600-h/121201_07_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="121201_07_02" border="0" alt="121201_07_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6oJsZM-HP1qlucUar8JM83v8XN-LbzJH66lBY7KVmOCT6SAJlSDqseNnHEiGaNbPU44GDVwUXLCj-RldKrff0uCqNtRogxqpYb9tXG_VUOBpZBZGRNifjMGVFl8efcLhd6sE/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> </p> <p></p> <p>I can’t seem to make these photos do anything I want but you get the idea. It’s been a long haul and a very noisy one. I’m ready for a winters quiet rest and for locating my sewing machine and fondling fabric again. I’ve been checking up on friends and I hope that you all had a beautiful Christmas and a joyous holiday celebration. Here’s to a year filled with health, peace and lots of fabric!! I will be back tomorrow to tell the tale of the Closet of Shame falling on me a couple of weeks ago and frankly who can blame it. </p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-48074059645814639982012-09-08T05:42:00.001-07:002012-09-08T05:42:39.120-07:00Super Beeeezzz<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvVxxXagk9saj_zrZy2ADOfc8IqBvH_HKO5RnDe32SyDvKihKGdywx8Gnxv6Xq0auqkMIvgymGO6bF0Q82WDYKOAoG9-E4CyUWFFT8gssn9_-MiNLFZa0rd-7Ldoo9TxXu2OM/s1600-h/120907_03%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120907_03" border="0" alt="120907_03" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGWSIzBDmyb_Dy5bEjvlZc9uvOd-QxQ3rZCbKAIJ0WWev-HD9qKoPobORmtqOJgvjJddEm0rY6nmSucccDNm9n0Tg7LHAa_kaDwyOMKH1TSB3tjU9dER_x7fC47SBVsw_hnHm/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p></p> <p>As you can see, the magical super beeezz have been at it again. It kind of reminds us of a children's story where Rumpelstilskin works through the night changing everything to gold by morning. Friends say that every time they drive by the place looks so different. Really amazing crew. Once I took a nap and when I woke half the framing of the new house was up. Crazy what 6-7 guys with saws and lumber can do in an afternoon.</p> <p>We are into the doldrums right now though. They are trying to get everything shored up and tight so that the electric and plumbing can begin next week. See that huge pile of dirt that is dug out in the back? They begin to build a new terraced wall back there next week as well. That will be really great for us since we’re really tired of looking at a dirt pile. The crew needed that space to stage all the supplies for building and now it’s almost done. The wall will face the deck and BIL Bob has his cigar out there in the evening. He’s really enjoying the deck-even partially finished. That’s what’s happening today. In the meantime, I developed an allergy we suspect is from the old insulation being ripped out in the middle section of the house. My face broke out in hives and I’ve been living on Benadryl. That stuff works so well but it sure makes you want to sleep all the time. Consequentially nothing much interesting is happening in the sewing department. I’m most likely dangerous behind the wheel of any machine right now. I am working on a white on white Welsh wall hanging that I started 8(really!!) years ago. I have tried to photograph it numerous times but it just doesn’t come out right. Just a white blob. I will try to find a photo of one for purchase on line and show you next time.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AU9Yllc7GaNVj2OWO-6VcwIQuO4sYAQ673dMlPBTw9-4epibe2YRboc89PdMrAZVt2Z7Wh54vS3Q9Tm1HeTpnbx5fOFjrDsuh-9H3hJScHfHwHfAooyWoqYa80AzB2dLxYKQ/s1600-h/120907_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120907_02" border="0" alt="120907_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEyrRTYC5VaQZuMqv7fyzIA8qHkIw_dg4e-7Cgew8kPrMIrJ5DDhbheRptKvSZzTWq147yXvHCuB7H0ikKZmYTtPkYFuutOcVVFfqJfhOwG5LNSYi3gwNLfi42a5DqF8KDzf_/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p>I’ve been watching movies and TV series on Amazon Prime. I can sit at the computer and stitch while enjoying. I bought the final season of “Damages”. Glenn Close is fantastic. Also got the final season of “In Plain Sight”. My heart is broken that both these series are no longer running. Such great shows. For sheer, lovely, scenery, costumes and great actors and I watched “The Forsyte Saga”. It was on PBS years ago and I think there is a newer version but for my money there’s no better acting than the original. I do love those period pieces so much.</p> <p>Off to take a shower and get dressed. The kids are coming with Lucy later. Dinner together. Makes my day!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzP-T-zNZQ8BVP6Y7bTjO3dFj_lQCB9MlOGzZQGV53vIiusftGS091mmbjmruRRGhOzKo2DW89X0s_HBdWPBWnHAycBpqBP_asDycZaTw00DquE45viGELTJ8Srj6hYYHPzvS/s1600-h/120907_01_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120907_01_01" border="0" alt="120907_01_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxsydVD5d_iZ1920P_EYetIjhNY2otFSKM9EzYkBJbYS2js6clumSYDnLNRX8NFKIYm0p29cXPoTXne7dFvSXh7TZiQcDkMyVbUYXrnITvqqZgoGuCDrCRMcyrKUN33aIcrxZ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-53417070460837445862012-08-18T11:26:00.001-07:002012-08-18T11:26:57.319-07:00Busy as Beezzzzzz<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAQbo_IVmlFiSBsf65bbYxEq5A-Y6E5SfsFaNZE70vsX2P47DdaUZtq2Pch-0H_E8ywyb8idTHKLYrnsL_h1dfiY5u8Ifm0Sd4v5lMrsR_3EjPcyBEcbi4B-0TfiquNonueaL/s1600-h/120818_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120818_02" border="0" alt="120818_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT-GSFi9k47Uo-lgY4v61M7YKVPX7BtBM-nDJEB6ytgf9w9ekP0R-i6hz7kgfrWZeBmyhBikR_PDrYteh9W9k8UF97_flVWV9h7w1DuIQ7nJWRndbqPFr5h-BLo7csOXXQI-i/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWYNy_4AiESyuUa64HWykI7YUAMP3DbZWggiUYvBFRnAtZcmF2wfqLWCM9w6gkOQc0qSOfr-Dw_dY2WfFapMp4K_mXnMThRTCDF7DFp6SglVSY4SwZLup48BZW4LuApFhH_OJ/s1600-h/120816_042.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120816_04" border="0" alt="120816_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGayom1h7dnCmtP5wfyEe1O0MK-RaWFxMkvCEH6YMAlaOTw0FgVXUJ_8wkeUP6IBkLTqIFk37T7-_YprmgTS-8cXMdVeT1QmC5WIhwS9BQ7HoHSsIKaCoAlL9JdPiCJy0sxpwS/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtENGuefMIqhOqVNj4BNxDHIU9eegzofBGtRg16zcGVEdcQm0Dl67l2YSXXo-3oJINn38Up8ITgPQkcZCcFZPtylNl7ejl0LlXX9xwHieB7T2spmnUBUmrsoeoTfAQwSsdmK67/s1600-h/120816_012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120816_01" border="0" alt="120816_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen9aP7dIHRAim4bErx8l6LXEkd-CEql_dMyDfewHjiUdphASpQfPWiVCnTuEqbEFqCV7HxREUzyQKpBVQO5lRXEhR0hJKUkbr9obN4h3vVkl8xIkDKqFOk4r-LEz-PoCs0Pff/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN-6JwY0nK6fUfmGeCLw7VWLAychyphenhypheni7lgjfEL1w55r2Ok_7kvakLFOe_9Az4guIRfFC1r8SzQHpTJS66JtRou9aHS9J2IQHI9I3gu8g4E8AVlw378qwT_zKQe0wkMo-lLdfi2/s1600-h/120817_01_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120817_01_01" border="0" alt="120817_01_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCgfd98d_Lce2L3Lw9Ls_dSe4a8DoBQOZXLM4kFKIW17H-5xpPMk7mmaFDDq6SUMmU6XJRgoXQQ4dY3-gVPKIbngIcj_nLAzVe91HSz7wSSiWLB_uNNLkTta8aQTtB9MUn_QJ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvukB7-IauwfUz7elAJWHQf7K5uJ-vjuWyY_QO7PTqp6afDL7g_sifrZxti_byehL9DbBC5_A9NqavTE9XW2y3lwBiABz_98T7k0jxIFESBM5NPq-L8nGgFKNN7SVOCsjvqnM/s1600-h/120817_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120817_01" border="0" alt="120817_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9a-kvcGKjLKQ7mzd7r3__qtjb2LKeNe-L1_QXBfGx9WJek6W5lV22GKA7JhW3b-rFv29HzmndSwrsRmMKUgAbcZZ3fwPKTJJm0cMo2XnWT9jZowe0oydcCPojNx7Lh-Zkz2vx/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> Our lightning fast carpenters managed to get the roof of the porch covered and some plywood down so we could use this entrance for the weekend. It was a thrill to sit out there and watch the rainstorm. Made life a little easier for me to get the groceries up from the driveway yesterday evening as well. I had wanted to get some sushi all week and since Bob was heading out for an evening with his buddies I took advantage. Lucky for me, James was just getting off work(he works about a mile away) and had stopped by so I got help from him unloading the groceries. </p> <p>Debra mentioned in her comment that she thought it was going to be a separate structure for the kids to live in. The laws of this quaint little village we live in(grr)do not allow for that. You cannot build a second structure with a kitchen. They almost will not let you do that for a build on.We had to jump through hoops to get the design of J&Ds house approved and get the permits. They don’t want people to have a rental space on private property. If you want that type of thing you have to have different permits and pay business taxes etc. I can show you about 50 places right near me that have illegal apartments and have for years. I know, I lived in one. There are a lot of blinders worn for different people in a small village. It’s all about who you know and how much you want to spend under an invisible table. I’m sure it’s like that all over the country. Now and then they make an example of someone and there’s huge fines and a big deal made about it but on the whole it pretty much gets overlooked…unless…you are wanting to build something like we are. So no, the separate structure on this property will be a 3-car garage to be built into the hillside above the current circular driveway at the top of the hill. The plans are drawn up but we need to get a variance for it since it’s on a slope and will be a little taller than the average garage. James plans to put a lift for working on cars into the center section. He has plans for his sports car and that center bay will be his baby. Right now the sports car is off the road and on his bosses back lot for safe keeping. Sigh…cars guys.</p> <p>Anyway that’s the update for now. Thanks for checking in. I’ll be out on the porch if anyone needs me. I am squealing with delight. It’s 10 feet across. Lots of room for a sewing corner, dinner table and even a sitting area over on the kids side. It will have two large overhead fans as well-mosquitoes don’t like big fans. They begin demolition of the inside of Bob’s house Monday and joining the houses together on his side. Talk soon.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-38156770041180556392012-08-15T12:51:00.001-07:002012-08-15T12:51:05.059-07:00In the blink of an eye…<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUNoDtYpQ62m8KgdimLSEQZbUHHjO7GZ5ZD2an7ZXtqMJi7ndyBYrciv3AbALNdEe0DRQB6JBRHEVhiZXBm6AwETq0DLcpsCc9Jj84tEM0cj_P18ZwR2FfFMGXNeu9coUCBL_/s1600-h/120809_03%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120809_03" border="0" alt="120809_03" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat3QA6UD4mip7cQgjJKxaO6LDAuTk6Kd4BpD7AIc14CW3B_N2h4PfY8Bm5WVK3P-_9EHY3noGf-Gyku9d6EhHWGD3zpvTQ36mxaQNe92tceOBrQvfTBPMIrFzIMlCjOag4m4p/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgL03z8JBo78cpPRic1nuKzL26q7gHTQUL-eRYCZMmS15qK9-nIV2FHZfxyKQDP45TilqPr0KNrBYX5qhlu4kTj95DFouVxzEGAcMzW8v8386Q8eKEWkzOVHsaCECLvn8RVC6/s1600-h/120809_04_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120809_04_02" border="0" alt="120809_04_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV-AtfYHMic7ofN_F9S3n1W2v3hfgm9DYxPObRbv51hMSbYXX7Fy31FdkNHht1TFtc8zmGrX7JgN72sLVw1I-fAE4YN0LBrBvWns8sjnM88hyphenhyphen7SPHMvzSyOydDOEuj-s3u7GQ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> It sure seems that way. In just a few days we have gone from framing to tomorrows roofing. The roofing will include building the new covered porch(sqweeee) that will extend from J&Ds house back to my front door as you can see in the first photo. It’s going to be ten feet deep with a nice railing and we can’t wait. If you look at the round things on a couple of the pics you can see the porch footings. Next week, after the roof is on the main structure and the porch, they will break open the old part of the house up and down and attach the houses. Then the electric and plumbing begin. That will be the part that takes the longest since the old structure needs re-wiring and of course the central air part with ducts and such will be a big project. They will eventually break through my basement and connect all the basements into one huge area. The man are all excited about that with visions of power tools and manly stuff to come and never forgetting the Man Cave under James’s house. Dani and I have been put on notice to keep out. Hrrummph…that’s OK though, we have everything else…haha.</p> <p>Seriously though, it really is starting to look like a house and that makes us all happy. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBFTupIBSng4wF0xDimP3jbMjCxrI3qj-4Abincgni6orsnodb8Sc9G6l_AZspEHzEmzWM5HRBmxiuMD2Px-FGaqHOqjbI30w3P5g1qCzjZTBJwrZzMd7s6tSouVORSJ8RiCP/s1600-h/120809_01_03%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120809_01_03" border="0" alt="120809_01_03" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg962x14OCMjlL_NgkEWJdG3j6YcnIiCXyv5iUOexHmJJlMVvE22m_1HLCHjiSXcarIfkI_ZoOZs7mPIPxyDKTSyqk2OQMMfOUdE4odncUqX43fYIRscKu6Gr42k9n7fs_63m0i/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMWcmCB-o-e6CthCu7Hy-_crFxDwQTzLdc8nUc1stBeoyEDWLG9hcVJH5hoHuAuXfj8NkW2HRFDUr2fTcN1mog2FSz3nOccHo0cCj7Lcv8a_XNdUFSaxhBkkfYe99BX7nHVHm/s1600-h/120814_05%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120814_05" border="0" alt="120814_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI3et5Pto_c5LqTyje8wsvyyisH3okyfIhc1tlto_zNz86RGYJIyDzUwGdKKi-VdyaB-7Pd53JpC3iV8pJgRbHTDU9rHdAGjyER2BeXnwAJTZGNkYPoEvJjmqVjS0GoIMXFGw/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4S0ST6AITpLwOspXycrbzQCmNh4UzkNp1v97DELf5jy4tQsQv46lP9FPuSp4cKKmvHt8Mu3qo-Jr54IPLSN2MwWjmiFvw4hZWegPHaXyvAHNMVVbVDm28NT1_DFFY1StTV01y/s1600-h/120814_06%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120814_06" border="0" alt="120814_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusKSZM9zn_FBHRsIFtxzML3rSkypPgnxB3uj4e_meekSIW3Ii8dlYQtNAt8zIxGFRYigy5VSNuj8z1R_9X1-lX2oBNBOt3I-mjVhzx3MtYIjkIhl5AoQGEsTCMNOiQ7I-jPJh/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The long wall that was torn down will not be replaced until the work is finished in the area I’m showing you since that is where the carpenters, electricians, and plumbers have to set up their supplies. There is another huge dumpster in the driveway so it remains a major challenge to get up and down the hill. The weather has not been great. It’s very stormy today so no work is happening until tomorrow. There is no such thing as a simple rainy day any more around here. It is either humid and hot or storming and torrential rivers of water. They have had to put hay bails around the driveway to stop the sand and dirt from going down the driveway too much. The hay bails are growing mushrooms. Very strange looking…</p> <p>I finished the Granny Square wall hanging and decided that I like it so much I will use the color scheme to decorate my kitchen when we get around to that. That lovely French fabric looks so bright and cheerful I would love to see those colors all around the kitchen. Speaking of which, must go and figure out something for dinner later. </p> <p>By the way. Do yourself a favor if you have Netflix and download or order “The Way” with Martin Sheen. You will thank me for suggesting this moving, beautiful little film. I’ve watched it twice. Once for the movie itself and then again for all the amazing and breathtaking scenery. I read the book, “Along the Way” a few months ago. It’s also wonderful. Telling the story of Martin Sheen and his son, Emilio Estevez, who made the movie. They each take chapters to tell about their life and I could not put it down. “The Way” is about the road that thousands of travelers take on foot each year called Camino de Santiago de Campostella. Don’t miss it. The only minor complaint I have is that they didn’t show enough of the inside of these amazing churches and cathedrals along the way. I’m a real nut for religious iconography and were it me I would have taken three times as long to walk the Camino because I would have lingered in these places for so long. You get to see a lot of the churches but they don’t spend much time doing more than filming the outside. Beautiful nevertheless.</p> <p>On the flip side I began watching “Boardwalk Empire” last week and am now hooked on that series. Talk about switching gears in entertainment. From the sublime to the underworld of Atlantic City in the 20s and 30s.</p> <p>Back soon with more. </p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-91903374923884232892012-08-09T06:39:00.001-07:002012-08-10T15:16:32.327-07:00Men with tools<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfIF3CGkm9XIIJgnHYgXWHlWMPiGQS9ngV5ysFbqQCMomdRn8Mp698JDFEZSX-kUKjjkQkJe2Mr4PyvD6CptK6n6B1sAig5eVXDBAG4fV0_qButHfnCJo8DWXNtt4gA6wS8W0/s1600-h/120808_05%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120808_05" border="0" alt="120808_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA4Z19GvdknXrK2EBt6Bw81e2FOZh5K39zL9o_6k1kws5vBzfl_yr1bpKX7DxGcXv0y5ufvrtQHdvzxBSR1Amt7JXR-wGNEbFnKuIvaqHs4ORnbuB0kx8DqR3JJuHO76peRYj/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a>A little up-date on the building. Since I took that last photo through the window they have already put up another wall of the first floor. There’s not much I can do during the day while they are building since it’s nearly impossible to get out of the house without climbing over piles of lumber or getting in the way. With that in mind I am finishing a few things that have been languishing in the Closet of Shame. These would be things I found while clearing space for the guys to get into the attic and install a central air unit. That will be coming up soon and I dread it but the result will be great. We can finally get rid of the window units and in particular the one in my bedroom that makes the most un-earthly whine from time to time. It’s one of the newest ones we have and was only purchased last summer from Best Buy. It makes an almost human whine that doesn’t bother me during the day since I’m not up there a lot. Night time is very different though. That whine, late at night, is very disturbing. If I wasn’t getting central air installed I would take that sucker back where it came from. No point now. I will happily push it out the window and watch it crash into a dirt pile. Very fun! That’s how we got rid of the last one. James just dropped it to the ground. Saved his back and provided entertainment for those of us with too much time on our hands.</p> <p>In the center picture you will se what appears to be an opening for a window. That is the cut out for the Corgi bay window for Lucy. It even appears that way on the plans now. They all got a kick out of it. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNS7WShHKlGkkgiRXOpepJDL_W6Plnt1NAjuWFHolLLJbYGx6sF86BD2Anq_YGRjwpjoNNz3kG9EKYoyai_c_p350Ahj-UNQPfW0y_g4DCpPSB7L8ZPT6vvytiWrjj3UGJPwK-/s1600-h/120808_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120808_02" border="0" alt="120808_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdAkK4PO6_eKFBbplCi6qWm5eeAy4VBBQjTTK4vtFSIkzdEN1JW4LFlOBvHisuI3rDSRPhRknbnXdqcl32ahxsM41-WzuHlz3KEIgXOVJQBIkCfDnXBH5FMnxhHV2FwK5cWqp/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7qyclztrYcmFclUdti6Ww_IyK54sxFqEBVC27pr2i8T0XGJFV4hU_9rTV_jX5PpCRXcgmUlUD4AIp7faqs4yJuAhOYJS_J2je8fI-qLOcFsNZpZlaoMxDpY8LLrThpF1z8O1/s1600-h/120809_04%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120809_04" border="0" alt="120809_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7IOHHC6p0KsWP4sNcVxF4dbsbHLtLONzqU3PYN08_abEA-Xor6Z7kASMHTt8jifoSZtvA4NxfvbVd7YXGg24qBByfMS2GWcIH_kRSCVSznR64h0YBUcuiFrrYRwMCNG6fTMm/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBuwtx04Kmp6q4tmJ_KANYA3jn3JuplVzzy3fsSKiwRgePu6C9nznUgBqsmFhxxM62FvNFQyuPXSuwx1dnxl-qkrHSYR78-cWPrfy_2zbBHWbUC2-hUatj-qe8HgC0sjFVYg4/s1600-h/120809_05%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120809_05" border="0" alt="120809_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAMG8N1v6mLBabZssVbvSwHX4cpCt1iYG_nyPTVpsDpDGLTcm1I8PJEmi_OrwvsiRQrDx7iSEZd6swP1WHulG7RhXoeBTb5z3PTOPG4mCPpuk4zb_meL8cq7mhACQxnIlBnTv/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>I’m headed to the sewing machine to put the binding on that Granny Square wall hanging. It’s amazing how much you can get done when you are stuck inside with no way out. The photos are clickable for a larger view</p> <p>More soon….</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-24830630505961538872012-08-01T09:16:00.001-07:002012-08-01T09:16:52.062-07:00Actual quiltmaking…say what??<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegu3wVQEmX0IK3rpxPlsrUkJGxi4ZpKGU736Q1QvAP8zL-bocd11sPKMoUar-bsJo39aKDYB0G_BkEzDFgWeiBQP-rlgNRhyOs9zaCItKxcPJISx8X28Ll5qnOGN6T4ZzCZhV/s1600-h/120801_01_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120801_01_01" border="0" alt="120801_01_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3MymnHYWIfcOjbq8RFLtUVTruep2o9qNmZCKc9N8nmYbtjV75J_WU0vdurOPSSmKtX8Khxb5NG2oAnTscYQnR3gt9C2MRMXKfDSnyLJN8iuVfEFhC7NKVmp0jzicuQTsjwo2/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> I’m sure that you are as tired of looking at dirt pics as I am of only having them to show so I finally got around to taking shots of the two things I have worked on this past 10 days or so. </p> <p>I was so enthused with the Granny Square blocks that some people have shown on their blogs that I thought I would get into the game with my favorite “Breath of Avignon”. I cracked open a new jelly roll of it and made some Grannies. I’m so enjoying this block and how easy it is as well as how complicated it looks that I’m going to do some more for a larger version. There were a few kinks and first time blunders but they came out looking pretty anyway and now that I have the hang of it there will be more. For me the trick was to make the outside light pieces a little larger so you can trim them up at the end. </p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQxDLFitfOs2MMPfRGvhigL9-_zDTXwELBvX4RJB1DrkpTaJrQvjPUJE12NK3KzGS-dd-U1agzKSKoLHKfDSJf1S5KhV9UO7Fy_pp6bntwmTzQYjPDZsBRcgTo13IWhkmvk7I/s1600-h/120801_03_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120801_03_01" border="0" alt="120801_03_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflMAVQNzk_Akm8nhr_3xRTRIeJv-QOkGkX8w4ChFo6TaG4DBffXY6o62JMN4g8gePZCDW-J3P3qIwhNRux8-Hx78z7tRDy4d0nNgR-XRdP3pKWuq7tlPSwAMhCf5x8GK1L_Ug/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> The other little quilted piece is a gift for a friends birthday. I quilted it by machine with the walking foot and I think it came out nice. It’s very small-just a little table topper size. </p> <p>Now for the construction pics. Today they took down the chimney on the old part of the house so that they can eventually take out the whole side of the old house and begin framing the new part. These guys are so fantastic it was such fun to watch them work. Nice guys too. Here’s a shot of the old chimney coming down.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xqcbmVdXmgWi6nVkc3sAVSrsAO8fb-bBEuUXvaY6nMtOyozY8H7iZxt71g3smsqHO2bCnG9UbhpGQ6Z8Mq0ydCTmzo_3LItlmOdhzdgRKwCTHMgYrBIDSIgePZUQpTUxfVF-/s1600-h/120801_05%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120801_05" border="0" alt="120801_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXKaJ-JTFnLbBv0ico217VG87EloJaErr2md0kdkurQ_oNUlCevV6ghqNIaaAn6u6bgFEU8JNwSj1A10wk5QqtprEJFlsA8NFiFRv0VbFs8sBeuOB64Vcq49Rd1YoI2ZxBOP4/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> What a noise it made!</p> <p>Back soon with more.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-26446759209615850222012-07-26T10:46:00.001-07:002012-07-26T10:46:56.567-07:00foundations<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJI2NotVwW1-1kJkgusmhnm24jGYabJI70TrgXzqG2Dx8GUN_YLL2jwjdoqMLmC-99DtNg-kI1VZ0ZxdfrJxzhI9Dif4m8rfG-mA09HhroxRRpsJjI_nfNq-dInLTjq3Z8ew-/s1600-h/120726_01_012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120726_01_01" border="0" alt="120726_01_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCF-wZpdDKc9Yesss2BNvIk9niFyKOsIBpF0v_VnX6VV0nP0xP8b3iJ0BtS8hbNuwfDrNAqDvEVXP5ieLZGAAciePUPuivJ_m21tB_XRJa_a32rPffZTNJQvOzWxeeb1E0UC1/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1cV1VJHly0H6KFOydcUlQcwwu-pIcosuIKcSKTzPCBpurtjMhT40q_FENDsCbtvBDH9ays8kSQnpJt_M6Sqox8V0cP74KwohHy8cve9bGh7HJZ3KkhhhJijLohqGzdLcz4uS/s1600-h/120726_022.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120726_02" border="0" alt="120726_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPziLATO45xy7m62RuHTPrLWtymlM158WHz3Q1pjiXzaTdy6Fo_TmYvUf3mHiA8nt5xO2IvSEHf7vqB83QD1IbfSQDD4Mslr0gAnDiurzGBe12Ftb9nuRF1hGEPwMEfnOMMA_z/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuG7x4Hkh8NeQoxGFQHwJSfutYPl1g4Oq9zIBDlUZJmvfqsJt7DHrIXZSOzl8awez6LNID_6MbpY6FfPXh5IibJAvo1soAclzLU89grqxFhRZwVavrBKqHRXuEuH1EX4I-Fqz/s1600-h/120726_012.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120726_01" border="0" alt="120726_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwZ4l9MKKusbyLljZjLujeq_Qn2jbDruwmcS3ZCBafqbWBpvsnXzQvuIeXj33saYHKuu1iZlJlMoHRNTGb0Xug9ph0Ul3R5L2BE-7pvo3dhcJ76vZpyJSezt5PKXc0M6dm4Bg/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p>Heads up! The footings and foundation are nearly finished. They will pour the foundations later today and possibly begin framing in a week or so. Can’t get too excited though, there is soooo much to be done out there. Retaining walls, new sewage plant under the circle in the driveway so that’s going to be torn up soon. There is soooooooooo much dirt and mud it’s not pretty. I will not cry, I will not cry…. I will thank my lucky stars that I didn’t put in new floors last year. Yep, that’s what I’ll do. Thanks to the universe for old cruddy floors.</p> <p>I’m writing this just to keep a kind of journal and to let some of the friends see what’s up. As soon as I can locate my other cards for the camera I will take some pics of a few sewing things I’ve been up to. In the meantime, building photos are all I’ve got for you. Thanks for checking in. </p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-24943911696870005612012-07-19T06:43:00.001-07:002012-07-19T06:46:22.172-07:00Stick in the mud<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNboMYyOdtf13zHkRAcHzHenW5zn86QUbTEEsY2o3FMM_74-Ow-KsDsUs3vPUXFZOKjbooP1Fter0yLQZGYJLv-LOLlfJrTZNBMCV8TQ-sam-DLTx4h9uDNFWD_arRIqFigqL/s1600-h/120719_09%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120719_09" border="0" alt="120719_09" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP-G9jaNspLGRp9Z0vi3tfov13ZqhjxyRIPgx4KZzxibBZTy2Jdupc7h0e6tu3ZU1TycGURf91FCY30FMeErAUzCMFgKDj96gLifTfCKfX3viNNVCQ0jU5SVx1hudk6vcYN-O/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aSahhTsmw9u3v6kLcnbM8r6Ka7T-IhaC7oeV4_Us8VXMpbVVR5RtudcO5UqCtmWNbywD0udXp_hWJebJcWSD4VBXCyooeakrhJBV92ls7DliEeAVmITZ7T-dY5eoe7IhVeMs/s1600-h/120716_07%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120716_07" border="0" alt="120716_07" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpOkmLEZMpfncVgIRxHAd7E24w61QruBLHMjsKFDDPRxR4LdCUSsMGWJZwsz5qjkNFRKZrOWoyf90qDCDnbATqLsnSPTcGy-9NIB2mIbVBwPCC-tt_TtY4ExYn4X__AkqtBnw/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p>Above is a shot of what used to be a small patio outside my kitchen/living room door. I didn’t bother to even try to care for anything growing out there since I knew it would most likely get covered with dirt and eventually torn down. It turns out that morning glories thrive on neglect. The new covered porch will be out there-running from James and Dani’s to my door. It’s going to be big and beautiful. Can’t wait.</p> <p>Because of the logistics of getting trucks up this driveway from hell, the big entertainment has been watching some fabulous drivers coming up backwards no less. Whew! These guys can drive. Yesterday a small accident left part of a sewer pipe with issues and we had to get someone up last evening to pump the tank. Needed to be done anyway but it was raining like crazy and with all the mud out there it was even less fun than you can imagine. All is well now….fingers crossed. The really big piles of dirt and sand next to the little porch are from the dig out of the new dry well which the village now requires to avoid run off reaching the street. Can’t see it myself but that’s what they want. Along with a list of a million other annoying rules</p> <p>As you can see, our nice driveway is totaled and will have to be re-done but most likely not till next spring. Oh! the mud brings back memories of the old dirt driveway…not happy ones I might add. There will be no point in getting new floors in my house until that’s done. The sand and gravel and mud in winter and spring thaw is more than you can imagine. Haven’t been out of the house for a few days since the big machines and wet piles of mud are the new pathway out of here. Wish I had bought a pair of wellies. Hope to get out later since food supplies are getting low and I have a huge sushi Jones. Once the well gets finished maybe there will be a path I can venture out on without sinking to my ankles. Wish me luck!!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyxJIj6Y0U5hnXjfIRbKoIP3YBd_wo3j6Dcu1GQTAJXwcAbD9CwhGLZRBZTWXF-k9oPBnpR1t3rJKytMLDJTWTdx3hTaZkut77XaKOuD8-EEl-6KvurSWogPvZ8p-SIzXHIpG/s1600-h/120717_04%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120717_04" border="0" alt="120717_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwccaBf5TJpw9fQMLCeBuSmQANoxEmQWuff3EQJRsHsRiaLHMoz7zEBPDRttOqe1a7PcMhVtx9tVSHy8OHd0KXCmQnUaGQhLFB9fYF1r-QhTTDAQN3gAFCR8t_7JIWzzC4XRs/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETWtr0zBsIA276URQi0YIP7eWZF58_NKM9cOMyR_XeVCKBRyEH2VIS7-lQT9ehX1blh9SA1jKSpVvBDJubKl0xxXoCgq-LxaOGGVLKe0dZlLB_Hx2263xR38nTp0aB0R3tWfX/s1600-h/120716_01_08%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120716_01_08" border="0" alt="120716_01_08" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnL6f-u3az6IOsM0t5z0u5YhX9Ot0TfGbF1HqdLm3GIHU8OMpODpEMOo_QjiV4ESedijEdFWB3LM6bbBbPA9NGk6AG68w94JXApuN8IDLtRl8O9UlFG4RtJDVbTXuh5h0SySFf/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr8bAFFH7nizMNzonDG4qmrcPFj9xzkVJH88fx4r0DviDfgiypDfkPAZ6g8Cz7C2GMTw_yQPEsVfYQkS7fe0CgSNnCX_gBO5Mc55EhJVQzXRMxsQpR7f9CK1E9l93f7liSA5l/s1600-h/120717_05%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120717_05" border="0" alt="120717_05" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyJSbc0vcp_OXo6k-lc2Z0TR4sEGVcSOtelj7cFR5WbFMV7F9ohpGPcuthlN8vxrPwNyZimpmUsihJWpvSNk_rnOL-DWaG4hBKig0gCVrKyDIMCxa2jKkGij_MDw-lzEnl3gO/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1DlDFt4LEa6JVNMQoTbhJu_sQWCOV93fIbV-ivpd1l32ORHiiH22FVXtFi06fY0hQJJyvceGoCb9Wj-pULBdRB0BEXil2aS91xEQLxFiHSN2HKgt4Z-VSWJSfBB5Cablcn1c/s1600-h/120717_06%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120717_06" border="0" alt="120717_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwHIlRM11PNYZzDBfRflceZKdS6vyalbiA-7Q3Q36b2j98sq7fugpXvd_Ukd85vsZat5D_HDl9G-FKCbkMq_OiD5gyc7B6Wq5PJwmZJZT1OO-jTnid1-Fce54VVRXVib-GKU_/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-25293942064904238432012-07-16T09:23:00.001-07:002012-07-16T09:23:27.441-07:00Gory details for relatives & friends<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ufZE1owsktzY03n4R90xyqh-V1PPNAuzFkj4WgLOazSJ3PkdpIlS57tesHrhcvpd8CMFsBCYSObY-Cnza8RLOdSM0bCDggyv4iP9419RmlUEjtSWIb3pYcpH0wRwEukPxEFc/s1600-h/066%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="066" border="0" alt="066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoH6IADNukzmwPE3F2hRf7cZwlYHiZRK2_VEJaYD771Yi7M_P37h-gzKPsvc_663NszUwyLUaXK8pxKvK_3qFbiA-I_EBaqrJpLLYWZWeBl1wb-N_6_jsX16E1lBeaEPDG8aZ/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="174"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMMxyayAHDNk4hxwWfkLejOAIFH79z6Bfz810M1ZVk-R1ZsTjfLtEMzyjmDICQLTPOCdO01KRpw4rJlYDgZgX4rLpMhRUE09454iugditJzDumeTwiFzWWMT9xhvUTcyhwlhN/s1600-h/120716_04_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120716_04_02" border="0" alt="120716_04_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nrK6Aq5wpFmWZYMXEtNYn0DhziakKGqeQwdmi_zeHZmOCzoP5amRm5jz1gaWB4iQhiMbIDIR3Ipwcssl6cxcMONzg76DZdNSPPohJQs4BBNLVcSVdO4TDd8sJ0Zq9TAGDZER/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbc9sepAHIzELVn1a798V1_tlVBqyFBY_Xzr3lCQ6L8ybtHD8epWsBXYiOmQRLT8AxsLQe_QwfVGr5Rvroaq5aRs0KTXR8QDTnkOROFsF48B5piQhU7eK7Sj0IoPA5_2Eftxn/s1600-h/120716_05_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120716_05_01" border="0" alt="120716_05_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ26xHzkki_G_9vONFkcNHGdffOkNoXsf6xQKs8oRXDPVgmqml21A2mYxXHMXqwwtt94DTX9fKMU5WS79YNsuM5vJUT1pANQZCEnw4JSNjdr0KUpaW2mCZ6NbF7MYEXvkUj7M/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtpSAQ09vHNzjM_O1YkmTSIZ3n6pkba-BC8tgXkDZfITBgLOPgnHa3uq5Ru6iQD6Qm7FIqK3RLGjLQVZlxX3sdRJk6awUmcezWScJ6sf3W14rV3M6PTauu51tIV2I_7WCCnsm/s1600-h/120716_03_01%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120716_03_01" border="0" alt="120716_03_01" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizh8-jRMsNHDpbneVxN5kzicby-_BYSM_rfd0aSIkRo-Q1-X8fD1hD346YGCRY1ZCyAIz7ZILoKYAVN0Zi18igogrl5C5hzyXzO9mK8bB32q-uLi4bWluHHx_7GP-hxMIveZ6_/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnMPH8gYNgO-ssxSTyf7tuvLLpvuoOcp1HZoquBcwwJJ5KTTom4BbRHw0qCR-amWEIQlc6w5RVfvHRSPz6zAG-ih_15KfAleZUjRihEClFD2U6uJL7_AlmAl2i2lelTgmcvW5/s1600-h/120716_01_04%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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Really a pic from a while back but if she were here she would be going crazy. Noise and strangers outside….not happy about that…WOOOF!!</p> <p>I am working on a new comforter for James. Ahem…someone has chewed holes into the places where the current quilt is tied. This one will have to be quilted-no ties for little sharp teeth. Picture to come.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-30809758033140679142012-07-16T07:01:00.001-07:002012-07-16T07:25:29.809-07:00Boom!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSW_v5JmGGwR9W_wHzA4FQS1VOiMrQ5vDCiIuwz6KTo0QcKHlyMFEAxg68nzMylFnpCsNLBd4qa7yroEDNdwfwrnG3lz-Vz8ePlDMo-53EtfiAMvxfCvCAM13w0AccAKnJVHiB/s1600-h/120716_048.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120716_04" border="0" alt="120716_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoxpLxCBm7J8j5_cpl7JExO2fE5gc7GTrDROhH7e3QbLq9EEhxQxcMhcaLcnNuZxD5mJ5RSqQ-P8btHsKGXfW0-mCL5GZOqk3pfDDKGc0vwkq0TpJrkZf03iKb2YmihY4cvF2/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VmJ22lUaKk9gLpi3jtIuz1wGHf456Zk0T399XyiNWzYYs8Er8LzybvxknK1xvqXvObKK5JQz3QyLm32QeuWwBNyObJUUIzROslQvgVm1RcyRFPZl1OGD7dWS5GKnd9faCPNc/s1600-h/120716_062.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120716_06" border="0" alt="120716_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY4i7L3xb_1D3BPO7JzAmwpmRc7Wd5ruG1ai5ZEkvqUFVudEjwgjG5JtATfxrWz0NwjRHAbPi9CsdWZVgwC-gAOp7lbKDgWW2-zcBx5juX1w8SWK2w7QPFErTJRM7Bj7DJ2T_/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> Monday morning breakdown…</p> <p>The area that is being dug out is where the new structure will be built. More later…</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIpO4_1ZpHPtqiGqmhVMxRDDa3ezrlhtLC-R5uVCgOX_VffsNDL_GXNNOdqTGhxlVZhRZg8aea3a_3w5Bg6uZiSZ1OPsebJ5w31zs0HUo6yfbwFFmPhaPftiE3Fb7uoQZ40Up/s1600-h/120716_0411.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120716_04" border="0" alt="120716_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFKJe84xauY_gVDeq2Gu16buapq2A15Y4sLwAmqyE9tUEJ1_Suzw5nMSsBorViRMpH6-zmZY2GTPm7BIxl4oCyUt5_LOeBds55Q83fe8B5FbDDaoQR7Gqums6sOIbdQBru31J/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vcbaycqRWy2qNaNA1AQmxNmUuSsA9opzHAf-dnFhplwVas4uHJOCnyXxHl_BGB8iW14bYzNSMAj-j7-Y7cYKTB3wJG-K0MEjUgpg1jGGgJvDro45PAPK6dNvs-S_Egte4pAP/s1600-h/120716_022.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="120716_02" border="0" alt="120716_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS6y-6jjsGNJjxjlDCkUcjyQQc8rNc6_wIDRfiMmqoobzA1jp4tu5YE7Nbh-1WmeWapMliEXWnohkQJsucrxXad5-VZUsbcKj_fo6haK-wff7w4LGxlElY1vienLszgHCUOJ1/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-70116535085754478132012-06-27T13:31:00.001-07:002012-06-27T13:31:38.529-07:00Building begins Monday<p>At long last the building begins. We signed contracts today and next week they begin by doing some prelim work. The ugly cement wall in the photo is getting torn out and replaced with a great looking new wall moved back about 5 feet. It will give us more room to stage the workmen during the build, eventually make for more area to back up and empty groceries near the house and we’ve wanted to put a nice wall in there forever anyway. Two birds-make that three. </p> <p>Sadly, in order to get the dumpster in the space and negotiate large equipment, we had to cut down the wild cherry tree. There will be a new one in my future. I’m hoping the chipmunks will eventually return to the new wall. Boy are they going to be pissed. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxApqIFy3rSJWGkiPcc8j8oanCiiJGeT7_Tif20AJL2dgRcQPDa8PT1Ju0X72RqZwTTLs67Js7pQqnnGWVmuhKoFa6CmvGl_6NAhsbfpKL-opa7oKlA6sSnhBUirsM4bBFnuS_/s1600-h/120608_06%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120608_06" border="0" alt="120608_06" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVPxClimE3nBV3zil6kk5D_mF1nuzeeycY9MbTFKzPzWcYwHngQr3BLrew2-8ZFg4l5ezcrX7XxLrCLCPiWPDE8QX6uyMYsqKopf5bRwL4OgJvoGo2fbFSnep-dpqFbfYMCe-/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> They came and took away the second dumpster yesterday and now we have to have the POD removed next Monday. Right now it contains most of the things Bob wants to keep and a large collection of my fabric as well as some of James things he still housed in the old basement.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8EoICzTjqiydSy8vFtNtwxZBgjmRcp9Lxwy7bKUyFQ1TA5zPwfp9t8Yk5cEhG5T5kdhayG80nJFYbtDOWfgE4A_Z_xXZg8CBn2s-Hlna7fvSZNVA14zmy3LtT2W0rLoqPMAz/s1600-h/120624_02%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120624_02" border="0" alt="120624_02" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dbAGl2mw5hgfNF_mrzurZkiHKmX4F09en_al0tFqzPzBOxi6puv8lT-cxrqOkFL-5CDIEg_tKOUkOd4fPerquJe65zjwcGAzoFd9iYsyIShFbYvtyupfDrGSBXlFEs6EWOfa/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> That’s my car in front of the POD. From next week on I will be parking in the street below us. There is very little space for all the heavy machines that will be coming up here to dig foundations and move a lot of dirt. One of the things they are doing right away is moving the electric, cable, and phone lines up to a higher position. Right now you can’t get anything bigger than a UPS truck up here and that barely makes it. All the land is back up in the hillsides and nearer the house on this property.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrIW4v9RtFeAjd8HDXYDemHIgrlcmgSmlZ4jFWtClBzZyYLqt4lZ47rVaZU1HpGUGy7SdvaMd-CidT35Km6nFt1dMMRUWPkiBctGPIlUuAlF93biPmcxVCkgU9Gk7OJpX6Z9J/s1600-h/120624_04%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="120624_04" border="0" alt="120624_04" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta16320lLxv56cMPKS712qNYOePXCea2IwMC9T96QU6s8TISvXa_QTUss9K7_i_yYjlhTT3NGW1pHdtCmgHbrJ5Ba_M4O9QpGkOuNPj1lv46Ko4ALCa_iGf5FFWfAP3VyF3lc/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> We were pleased to learn today that our architect and contractor were the designers of this years Hampton’s Show house. They brought July/Aug 2012 issue of “Traditional Home Magazine” with them to show us the photos. If you’re near a Library or Barnes & Noble you can take a peek. The Hampton’s Show House is a yearly event on the east end that people can go see for about a month. You pay a fee to tour the house where every room is decorated by a famous or up and coming decorator. The proceeds go to Southampton Hospital. Our contractor built the house that was designed by our architect. I’m so thrilled for them and for us that we got them!!</p> <p>Anyway, the old part of the house is pretty much gutted inside and the new house will be built by using that gutted part and attaching a whole new house for James and Dani…and of course Lucy!</p> <p>I will be here for all the work as well as BIL Bob since he retires at the end of this week. I kept a lot of my fabric and my sewing machine so I have something to do to take my mind off the chaos for the next couple of months. Aside from the bins that are stored in the POD there remains The Closet of Shame that I can cull from. The kids bought me a Nikon Coolpix for my birthday a few weeks ago and as soon as I can figure out how to charge and use it I will have photos to show that will be much better…he he. </p> <p>Wish us luck…here we go</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-2830533624647927232012-06-06T11:10:00.001-07:002012-06-06T11:17:33.518-07:00More tripping<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1-AKCOCtaoeCDg9S9vGo-Jxh_lNXRLRpjimYjrFYl4LESrT26yBGNHTmIQ8_BSje1nvdaf2oVlOhAqcP5c9G-qQUFSC3pBJenfALOQn-3Nf90kbsmqq2OiWQaa_iusIlv39Z/s1600-h/P5210003%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5210003" border="0" alt="P5210003" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClG5-PCmm6DVha118uh1YDXIYmFlrMWhdKjmbiXKTNmzkZ5usKMhM3FmImvuB8gzxEOtp-cKm4RC4bUlK4kkSyT7Vx2zr7-ljVdRL3KpMFDQ-9P7zVH1CeGH1cZ53aJPD6-F5/?imgmax=800" width="294" height="219"></a> This was the view outside the condo we rented on the Oregon coast in Depot Bay. We saw 3 orca but I was not fast enough with my camera to catch them. The coast was just as beautiful as I imagined and every view seemed like a postcard. I got a crick in my neck from constantly looking up to see the giant trees. It did rain every day but it wasn’t enough to stop us(or anyone else) from just going on with our day. We drove to Newport and had lunch down on the docks in a lovely restaurant. It was very modern and the food was fresh off the boat. Did some exploring and some shopping on the way back to Depot Bay in time for cocktail hour. On the way to our rental we had made a stop at Tillamook Dairy for some cheese. My son had taken a trip out West with Uncle Bob years ago and still remembered the ice cream at Tillamook. We brought cheese curds, sharp cheddar and a few other things for cocktail hour. Our purchases from The Flying Dutchman Winery the day before made a delicious time for everyone. What could be bad…wine, cheese, good company.</p> <p>The people that owned the condo were very nice and verrrry fonnnd of glass. The whole time we were there I kept thinking that someone was coming into the room when it was just a reflection in all the glass everywhere. More than I wanted to see of me but that’s a small complaint. Everything else was lovely and spotless.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfxP6o8ASYb1P6uiXk92YsMSqI4tCjLYnTOEUbqc3YY0fvGyfUnf3kIosQnPqPz5aZOBcQgPJMx1-stNrU-d6Cr2VA1ZKksF-fiG1IVjb3BcTbNwv8G1fdXybetxkqUxSjyDq/s1600-h/P5210007%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="P5210007" border="0" alt="P5210007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28FaP8dOoOXR5DShHZ_ujWrE0d9sSwZaBYt-wCMND4uz9JMlLcHP0qITv26J751nVurQnC1jShHgr5kJF6m-Q00wJRo4MFDyKXjBQj9mjMhAp9paemhbhUQUNMR5NrkUqV_rl/?imgmax=800" width="284" height="199"></a> One of our days there we decided to go see the Seal Caves. It was a little rainy and the temps were about 55-60. As time progressed the wind picked up and the rain came down sideways. By the time we walked out of the caves to return to the entrance the wind had picked up to 60 mile an hour gusts. At one point I couldn’t move standing up. We had to walk bent at the waist and hold on to the railings for dear life. Cousin Susan started laughing and then we all started laughing and couldn’t stop. About half way up(did I mention it was uphill?) there is a ladies room and all four of us piled into it and just stood there in tears from laughing. My fingers were frozen since it had suddenly gotten colder. It was 42 degrees people!! 42 freaking degrees. I’m used to winter but the girls from Florida were feeling like they landed in the arctic. Anyway, we tried to calm ourselves down and the little room was heated so the Florida gang finally warmed up. When we opened the door to make our way, it turned out we only had a couple of feet to go to our destination…more laughter. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBe52FEr-yE3Im2iQgIfCRyNNGmlCoAruNJAkVhw9baKfmb_gnkvUsmq_9CwkF_9wEDvHljnMPJ7wpRzkwyrEywV5KmJffbgSZodOTLwuIpQFZG1ztG30zXB67f6EeBY5zaoWn/s1600-h/P5210005%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5210005" border="0" alt="P5210005" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9hRLh6URFwieVxo5C84gLYOQlaGJ0aqTwrRlio4VfjBGxPIomOdhD2d3OpiTNqXtAlm4E9Zdbd-eUcdaZYn3kk1oj19RClknRiWlky7UhEW1ZBjWDTP9EAXrkFnP_nlIiKEq/?imgmax=800" width="326" height="240"></a> </p> <p>Here are the rocks outside from the balcony. We were sorry to leave this place. It was really beautiful. I will definitely go back. I was so sorry to miss seeing my good friends in Portland and Beaverton. The plane trip is long and fortunately went smoothly. BIL Bob got us first class tickets and they served us breakfast and then lunch on the next flight but it’s a long time to be in the air. We flew into Seattle and drove down to Oregon the first week. Then back up to Richland Wa.via the Columbia River Gorge(breathtaking) where my niece was getting married. Richland is part of Tri-cities and is a big fruit and wine growing area. James and Dani flew into Pasco, one of the Tri cities. It’s also very much like a desert. So we went from rainy 50s to very warm 75-80s temps. The wedding was so beautiful. It was in a vineyard in late afternoon and everything was well done and sweet. In fact I enjoyed it so much that I never got my camera out. Everyone else has pictures so I will eventually get some and show them. </p> <p>Day after the wedding we headed for a week in Seattle. I can’t tell you how hard it was to pack for this trip. Three different temperature zones. Very challenging. Of course, I packed too much and my suitcase weighed a ton. Lesson learned.</p> <p>That’s it for today. The contractor is coming in a few moments to show the project to a possible excavator guy. There is so much happening before they even get to the house building. We are on a slope and we have to have a stone wall dismantled and rebuilt 3 feet back in order to pass some stupid permit. Sadly, it’s the wall in which my chipmunks live and I’m sure they will go elsewhere for the duration. Kind of wish I could go somewhere too. So far all the guys I have met are very nice and seem to want to make these transitions as smooth as possible. These are the moments that I miss Roger the most. I need my engineer right about now. I am glad I paid attention to some important things while he was here. </p> <p>More tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-51016189939475265352012-06-03T06:08:00.001-07:002012-06-03T06:14:15.351-07:00thea quilts<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAurKq6swPAU-jfAsy-NlhQLzfuaOAq7gJWBzF9lDs8bUBexYpKQYbiP97koj6On8TujRUA94EUztFfFE2eWeqGW2ZECgAHohhb7Q-UuEMG526YtIgLEqa9jXEEi03AnrKD9g4/s1600-h/P5290067%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5290067" border="0" alt="P5290067" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNAz_m32mjNeorK10K3LF36_0Y7hN5SERDB2XsG72utKqO_ej2hOTZPKxLd1y4kCuz7BSx8ah-qTKf6WxF-qNo47ZE86euX57BErzC2qihhU15eZftTpxB7PZm3JbBewm_x1Y/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://deemcdonaldoptonlinenet-dee.blogspot.com/">thea quilts</a> This blog is coming to you from Windows Live Writer. I spent too many hours trying to get the cursed blogger to work and this seems like a dream in comparison. Still finding my way around but infinitely better already. </p> <p>The first week we were in Depot Bay in a lovely condo right on the water. I’ll get those photos in the next few days. We saw Orca and had a very funny incident at the Seal Caves where 60 mile per hour winds nearly knocked me into the Pacific(which it was not that day) and it was 42 degrees. I cursed my stupidity in taking out the sweatshirts I had planned to pack and instead packed more summery stuff. Freezing and sideways rain. More on that another day. I fell in love with Oregon though. Rain or no rain it was fabulous and breathtaking. Here’s a shot of the incredible Colombia River Gorge.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qdW5HYRLyOyW8B7qJ1ArILlnmh8Un7MakZZb9mRLXVxjyhTsifF8fL9frDcSFD5ath_FutEZYnZfMkpvxkq6a4UbwowIrlQ7LJQFRl3iTAMnCWrtW5w5n7E-Nez0tMELYvOF/s1600-h/P5230021%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5230021" border="0" alt="P5230021" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98I7nHWhBaF_eeHMDoCgDPQyzDsOziLvHB_d-NHA2rA4O4XjeZYipFO8EnPkU3lh9-23XIc4HCWA7BHwVz-yFLV2-1rs23ycvXHJ4dp8QzHCv58FMTTK2Bvf4AmMeSzUPZ2sl/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </p> <p> Our niece Michelle married her fiancé Cody in Richland southeast of Seattle. The wedding was amazingly beautiful. The area is a big agricultural region for wines and fruit. Michelle and Cody were married in a gorgeous vineyard-late afternoon. It was so much fun. Great DJ, great music, great drinks-hold on to your hats…I danced. Just enough to embarrass the kids. Lots of laughs.</p> <p> We celebrated Dotties 70th by having dinner at the restaurant on top of the Space Needle. It was momentarily challenging since the movement of the place took a tiny bit of getting used to. One whiskey sour later I was fine. Dinner was very posh and very delicious.</p> <p>Among the many things we managed to squeeze into our week was the Dale Chihuly glass installation below the Space Needle. It was so beautiful we went back late in the day hoping to see things lit up. It was still a little to early but some of the pieces were beginning to twinkle. Wow it was everything I imagined his work to be and then some.</p> <p>Of course we had to go to Pike Place Market and sample our way through there. We went to International Town next day and went to Uwagimaya, a Japanese store. Everything Japanese and a market within the market. Great fun.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1ka6swfYW1lZNinSlCr_XJLO3DxPgVKo2GywShb-T6taP5HIvZunwTZStilaxpoim3L8CN0loYuEJuwoAzydo2wpFviAyUalZE2oSUqt_3U2GfHKxq3G2vH6Bj6arCDIxq6w/s1600-h/P5290059%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5290059" border="0" alt="P5290059" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaT0bQT0c6kpzQ-0S5lvk8c73DTMR6s61Ihe9tUM-ftkWUlat5UZkMRshqUiuYwKGrUXeu5n4VUpQJeITVkifvMm33YqKiKCcX2JzDeJ-tJW5PbZla6HelbLZU_ZRLNOgOQq_/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsAcHo4hafdO7w6AqTM0Yx-8hCPmc4hRphl0rl5MSApBgO51JN0pYHqBLOaneIgvyY9VlifmqH2aCTGveiv5fCwaWl6K3cBTYALBVpE_D3CZ615VYTnuQ5oRMpZ_0Sbs_jEPC/s1600-h/P5290046%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="P5290046" border="0" alt="P5290046" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1zKC7kn2BpdtsDZR4eRIDJ3eQS00fov_Va6oPNL30Pd6Gq-iwNIdLZYk1-JRul0HXTuZhuxvG6pkCESvc52ZP2CvFD4pYeJ69_Delu_VKcQF286FMQ6vMswRFeT4ujywxJJ7/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> I’ll be back with more pics and stories soon. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed seeing Oregon and Washington. Love!! The endless plane ride….not so much.</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-13216944850667604002012-05-28T17:00:00.001-07:002012-05-28T17:05:10.266-07:00Sitting here staring at the space needle from my hotel room. Just arrived from pasco/richland area. Typing this on my kindle while waiting for the rest of the family to get ready for dinner. Tomorrow 70th birthday cousin dottie. Dinner in space needle.
spent 4days on the Oregon coast in new
port/depot bay in a gorgeous condo on the beach.
I would have told you gerrie or Terry but it was at the time you were with the stash group and I had 5 other people with me and one car.
Now that I know the way I'll be back.
Here for 4 more days.
More news when I get back.. I really needed this!
Ps...the building permits came through...whew. we begin in June.deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-58730600269113219202012-04-30T15:04:00.001-07:002012-04-30T15:04:36.389-07:00Trying Windows live writer..fingers crossed<p>After taking a break of several hours I decided to give it one more go and set up windows live writer. Don’t want to jinx myself but it looks like it might work. I don’t have much more time to devote to it today but here are a few details. I am leaving for a few weeks to attend my neices wedding and to spend some time with family in a beach house before the wedding. On that note I have spent the last few weeks very busy adding to the economic upturn(huh?) by buying a lot of new clothes and shoes and travel stuff. I haven’t really bought any new clothes in quite a while-probably since Roger passed away. So I closed my eyes and held my nose and just went for it. Many trips to Kohl's, Chico's, Coldwater Creek, Lands End, Dress Barn, and other assorted places to drop a bundle, I think I have enough to get by. I still have a couple of things to do like hair cut and color next week and a trip to Ulta for cosmetic stuff. I still have a big list but it’s looking like light at the end of the tunnel and it appears not to be a train.</p> <p>The house building is on hold till around very early June. It’s all ready to go-we got the permits and think we have a contractor who is making up an estimate. I’m going to really live it up on vacation since I may have no sheckles left soon. The past weeks have been taken up with travel stuff and the next many months will be a complete chaos mixed with a lot of theatre. I’ve been on the outside looking in on friends who have gone through that theatre so now it’s my turn. I hope to have a new camera and have some pictures after we get back. Both the trip and the build should provide plenty of fodder. I have done no sewing or quilting except finishing a baby quilt for a young woman who is an unwed Mom to be shortly. I had an extra top made from that Whimsy fabric in a checkerboard pattern. The mother to be is a high school student- a friend of a friend of Terry and can use all the sweetness we can give her. It’s a lonely place to be for her. I’m hoping the quilt for her baby will make her smile.</p> <p>That’s all I have time for today and I’m about to hit Publish. Fingers crossed….</p> deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-7250513486929476152012-04-30T07:10:00.001-07:002012-04-30T07:11:45.674-07:00miss you all but blogger sucks...big time. Can't do this anymoredeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-3384474820021267532012-04-30T07:09:00.000-07:002012-04-30T07:09:27.898-07:00enough!!deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-62064669600245798432012-01-29T07:36:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:45:24.217-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbMU7OMGekk_TGIPEo_cr0T-2nDXUAkwpc5vEB-rtWzW53QybAs6pjTGbcXHZzZ6soGiNKtX-f9AmD8gqjuKIWGoQ-s8RY9ml4oQYbePt_7hm9J2_M_z95qdEK28ErMj-uHRe/s1600/P1290103.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703081069768371458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbMU7OMGekk_TGIPEo_cr0T-2nDXUAkwpc5vEB-rtWzW53QybAs6pjTGbcXHZzZ6soGiNKtX-f9AmD8gqjuKIWGoQ-s8RY9ml4oQYbePt_7hm9J2_M_z95qdEK28ErMj-uHRe/s320/P1290103.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-SCrHlJyXF_FrrrfPyqWAjcIsIJsszhLl2Ox4k5tbtOaesq7vgevO4DQiBRu5S6Hgl0evhKSCP-OCGhUOb5KxiIUCDazXZSQFdJYbrR0cQUzE-PB1titg7oyp9U4-q170Gkg/s1600/P1290105.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703078799752066130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-SCrHlJyXF_FrrrfPyqWAjcIsIJsszhLl2Ox4k5tbtOaesq7vgevO4DQiBRu5S6Hgl0evhKSCP-OCGhUOb5KxiIUCDazXZSQFdJYbrR0cQUzE-PB1titg7oyp9U4-q170Gkg/s320/P1290105.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc23WV8Und4_yMMN2j6G25DdF9Uv9MHvC0eXkqTpB5CQKUfyo2GUqR8G97sGfeKFpB_DosZH6ZH0hsfderz58ICdy06RkHsoUa8I1dJ6B2NDpTCoE466SzlZYfwdNTMPqJ01w/s1600/P1290104.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703078794290581010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc23WV8Und4_yMMN2j6G25DdF9Uv9MHvC0eXkqTpB5CQKUfyo2GUqR8G97sGfeKFpB_DosZH6ZH0hsfderz58ICdy06RkHsoUa8I1dJ6B2NDpTCoE466SzlZYfwdNTMPqJ01w/s320/P1290104.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Small proof that I haven't been captured by a band of roaming <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Gypsies</span>. Life around here is just a little busy right now. Alright, a little busy is not nearly strong enough. There is so much to be done of an organizational nature(<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">eeeeeek</span>)that I just grabbed some plastic bags off the shelves the other day and decided to see what was in them. Pieces of the above quilts-that's what. I finished the rows on the Avignon/Sandy Klop piece and put a border on it. It will make a sweet little wall hanging for a new space and there will certainly be lots of those coming soon. The Bali hand dyed blocks just needed to be put together and that will most likely be the same. A small wall hanging.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>When I made the last baby quilt I was together enough to make a lot of nine patch blocks (above in Whimsy fabric) for a second quilt and good thing I did. I'm currently finishing that top for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">niece's</span> baby. This fabric has been a favorite of mine but now that I'm on the third quilt made with it, I think I've seen it enough for a while. It goes to the shelves and will stay there for a while.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>The happy couple is coming with Lucy later to have dinner with me. I have some work to do around here before that. It's another bright shiny day in January(unbelievable joy) however the sunshine <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">just</span> points up the amazing amount of dust I have ignored for too long. Off to Vacuum with the super sucker and do some laundry. Maybe I can work in a little sewing before they arrive. </div><br /><div><br />I almost forgot to mention that I bought one of those light therapy lamps from Amazon. It should be here in a couple of days. Many of my blog friends have mentioned that they are aflicted with SAD which is essentially a feeling of depression and sadness in the winter time from the change in daylight hours and sunlight. These lamps are supposed to help with that by flooding the room with light that mimics sunlight. You need to have it on at least an hour and they recommend it in the morning and even as a wake up light. I read a couple of reviews that also mention how much better the light is for reading. I'll let you know how it turns out. </div><br /><div>ALSO...what the hell is up with Blogger? No matter how I configure a page as soon as I hit publish it totally screws everything up and re-configures the page any old weird way....Grrrrrr</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Talk soon...<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-11104807773312702922012-01-15T07:42:00.000-08:002012-01-16T05:23:39.430-08:00Dude!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyV69HqLlBXC9oVIjeu4DuWbVqa853H7RCT4b3NF-_kGV90AlzbmGTSP_15OIYXNAOFApu7EKagxf3PP7jN9DNiJNYwe8bXAzu1_HGpjOJT9XpgJxSE6DJmbCFQ9mfz2WmVsi/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 292px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697884917810880578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyV69HqLlBXC9oVIjeu4DuWbVqa853H7RCT4b3NF-_kGV90AlzbmGTSP_15OIYXNAOFApu7EKagxf3PP7jN9DNiJNYwe8bXAzu1_HGpjOJT9XpgJxSE6DJmbCFQ9mfz2WmVsi/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Me and the boys want to fill you in on the latest.....Aren't these the best looking pair? Let's face it-Corgis have taken over my life and heart. </div><br /><br /><div>I thought that since I have no sewing to show for myself maybe the boys would make up for it. I found them on Google and since I am mentally 12, this is the best I can do to razzle dazzle you with stuff so you won't notice how the name of the blog is soooo not what's going on. </div><br /><br /><div>Rumor has it that Lucy made off with a hot blueberry muffin last night. I hear that she swallowed it whole and then realized that it was still pretty hot. Much water was scarfed but Lucy says that food filched from people always tasted best-even hot.</div><br /><br /><div>We had a meeting with our architect to finalize some design ideas followed the next day by a measuring session where they went from roof to basement and all around. Measuring for the final drawings to take to the Town for approval. It's a bit of a crap shoot as to how things will be received and how long it will take to get permits. Meanwhile, we have to audition some contractors that have been recommended by various people. Fingers crossed, we can begin construction in spring. Essentially, the entire older portion of the house, my in laws original house before we added on ours, will be torn up and re-constructed. I figure on a lot of noise, a lot of dust, and a lot of patience needed by all of us. Hmmm. Noise cancelling headphones may be the way to go for me. One of the really good things is that we will be getting a large dumpster and that means that I can go into the attic and get rid of things from 1990. How very easy it is to close that door and go on with life. Ugh, wnat a lot of junk up there.</div><br /><br /><div>In the meantime we are planning a big trip to a wedding in late spring. Our niece is getting married Memorial Day weekend and my BIL Bob has spent a long time trying to get the best flights and reservations. The whole famdamly is going so there is much to co-ordinate. We have a friend who is consruction savvy and will take the reigns while we are gone. It often seems like nothing happens for years and then all of a sudden you have two very important things at once. Like tv, there's nothing on for two months and then one night every darn thing is on at 9pm on Sunday. I have no tech skills so even though I hear rumors that I have a tivo-like service on our cable, I haven't figured it out yet. That leaves me with The Good Wife and Downton Abbey to sort out. I'm a big fan of Good Wife but just now I am reading about Lady Almina Carnarvon who is the basis for the wife in Downton Abbey. It's a really fun book to read and taken from hstorical documentaion by the current Countess of Highclere. Highclere is the castle where Downton is being filmed. There are chapters on the upstairs and the downstairs. Fun reading for me anyway. Unless you are a history buff you might find it all boring. I am also reading Moveable Feast, it's a compilation of stories by famous writers in various countries and their memories of meals in those places. Great stories, I highly recommend it. Anthony Bourdain does the forward.</div><br /><br /><div>I'm not sure if it's a good thing but we have yet to have the white stuff falling outside. Don't want to say the word for fear of jinxing it. It did turn bitter cold in the last day though. Bright and sunny for now so ....whew. </div><br /><br /><div>I better attend to some laundry and think about dinner-or maybe I'll just go get the Kindle Fire and read some more about Lady Almina. Oh! I almost forgot. I finally read a book I have had forever and it just got lost in the shuffle. I'm a big fan of Alice Hoffman and The Red Garden is wonderful. It is written in her special style. All the stories a about a town in the Berkshires from it's inception to the present. The stories are rally wonderful, sort of magical, and every bit Alice Hoffman. If you have read Practical Magic or Blackberry House you will remember the way she writes. Her characters are often imbued with some type of magical powers or abilities to survive terrible things. She makes the people jump of the page. There are not a lot of true storytellers left in the literary world but Alice is one of the best. Magical realism</div><br /><br /><div>Talk soon. </div><br /><br /><div></div>deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-87363233382982432872011-12-28T10:16:00.000-08:002011-12-28T10:40:06.115-08:00The unexpected sweetness of life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaDAqgScP0TeOM7hyphenhyphenlmL9LpCbGRdK-tm855TN17wQGw_cNINgvpWlY4txz5B8PgWQOnlMsA0K86K-gBsM6niU9BMfppEDZqN4n0B6m5xc93ImYYGIEAFqbmdY7QuYC7yRiydc/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691245022183403250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaDAqgScP0TeOM7hyphenhyphenlmL9LpCbGRdK-tm855TN17wQGw_cNINgvpWlY4txz5B8PgWQOnlMsA0K86K-gBsM6niU9BMfppEDZqN4n0B6m5xc93ImYYGIEAFqbmdY7QuYC7yRiydc/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Not sure what to write about today until I made a trip to the grocery store. Strange where small moments of sweetness pop up. I don't usually have too much good to say about grocery shopping-the price and quality and annoying clerks are usually the main topics. Today, I had this lovely experience.</div><br /><br /><div>One a week(sometimes more) I go to the Sushi bar at the grocery store where a very kind and well mannered young man began working about a year and a half ago. The bar is called Danny Sushi and over the course of this past year + I have gotten to know him a bit. We became friendly and a stop to chat was always on the list for me. About half way through the year+ he began to ask me if he was saying things correctly in English and would I correct him if not. I told him I would be happy to help. Then when I did help him with different confusing things he would add some little treat to my purchases-free of charge. Crab rolls, Shrimp shumai, stuff like that. I told me one day that he would make any rolls that I wanted. Even ones that normally don't appear in his case. This led to some very delicious things. He made me Futomaki and Tamago rolls. And so it went for months. Last week I picked up my sushi and gave him a nice pair of gloves commenting that his hands needed protecting since they are the hands of a Master. We laughed and wished each other a good holiday and that was that. Today I stopped by to wish him a happy New Year. He had made me my favorite rolls and shrimp shumai when he saw me in the store-all free of charge. I nearly wept -it was the most touching thing from this man who barely knows me. A tiny gift but full of special care and goodness. We did the bowing to each other thing which, if done well ,can lead to much laughter. You bow, I bow, you bow again, rinse, repeat. Very funny.</div><br /><br /><div>There is much to be happy with in the world. Most of it is the sweet stuff, the tender stuff and the small gifts of friendship.</div><br /><br /><div>I want to thank you for the gift of yours and wish you a simple, sweet and healthy year ahead.</div>deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-4936236844041864242011-12-26T04:48:00.000-08:002011-12-27T06:09:13.322-08:00All the news that's fit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYSPtSKmnMkRvCVHuQetMFq2TqW3hDauOPfyEVPjWCwnttbV5MV-XuPmWBkEKw06tM6i0pCCrC7dbq499kveKIKYekXuenBeuW7tD4u3iuiFfvfqIstU-eW7ornM75jJKRYDF/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690809511089040258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYSPtSKmnMkRvCVHuQetMFq2TqW3hDauOPfyEVPjWCwnttbV5MV-XuPmWBkEKw06tM6i0pCCrC7dbq499kveKIKYekXuenBeuW7tD4u3iuiFfvfqIstU-eW7ornM75jJKRYDF/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y9EctlpB4VIePSm0bv4uANok3FlAOCbOqxpxIYskHgrpahZHTqcMjroJgsOB3AcPLggxTwYfXspqmX2GtxaQGN-r2pJkzr-7I-9hL1PF9yRgWc1ak8czqo8O8rfhbYnOw7dR/s1600/P1130295.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690421717783164786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y9EctlpB4VIePSm0bv4uANok3FlAOCbOqxpxIYskHgrpahZHTqcMjroJgsOB3AcPLggxTwYfXspqmX2GtxaQGN-r2pJkzr-7I-9hL1PF9yRgWc1ak8czqo8O8rfhbYnOw7dR/s320/P1130295.JPG" /></a> Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas, or depending on what you celebrate, a lovely day. I'm almost afraid to mention that the weather is still kind of wonderful for December. It will turn around soon, I'm sure, so until then...woohoo!</div><br /><br /><div>I managed to get through the day, despite some feelings of sadness, because I started my day with a visit from Lucy. The Happy Couple had brunch with Dani's family and left Lucy here to enjoy the full-on spoiling of the pup. I was pretty proud of myself for the job I did on Christmas dinner. Roger was the chef who handled the big jobs in the kitchen like Leg of Lamb and Prime Rib. I had never before cooked a Prime Rib. Now I have. With such an expensive piece of meat I panicked a little thinking about turning it in to pot roast instead of the juicy roast it should be. Yay Me! It could have been a little more rare but the last 15 minutes made for a bit more done than I would have liked. Still, it was soooooo goooood. Nine pounds of gooood! I missed the fun that we used to have of cooking together but all in all it was a lovely day. We finished the left overs yesterday.</div><br /><br /><div>Dani & James surprised me with a Kindle Fire. It was a really big surprise and I played with it all day yesterday. So many apps! I downloaded several games and played so much yesterday that I ran down the battery by 10 last night. I guess the games take a lot of power. Anyway, I love it. My best pal Terry got one too. To illustrate the difference between her and I-I have books and games-she will download practical things like notepads and financial stuff. She really is the adult in this relationship.</div><br /><br /><div>Further good news, we got the preliminary plans for the new addition on the house as well as an estimate of the cost. Big Gulp but not that surprising. Now we will have to decide what gets done and what waits for another day. The new house and the refurbishing of the old section will be our priority right now. Some of the other stuff goes into the maybe next year file. The 3-car garage is the biggest thing that will have to wait. It adds nearly a hundred thousand dollars to the total. That's a hundred thousand too much right now. It's this type of thing that makes me miss Roger the most. He would have handled this whole thing with no mental trauma. Me...not so much. I will just have to wrap my little brain around the thing and take big breaths. </div><br /><br /><div>I'm going to clean up the house today and make a trip over to the cemetary. Roger's headstone was placed on his grave a few days ago. It took a lot of time since I had a beautiful locomotive etched on to the stone for my train collector. Now that it's up I'll go and put some greenery there.<br /><br />I'm learning to live with my feelings not overwhelming me all the time. Life is not so bad, it's just different and I guess I have to live with that. Or maybe a better way to put it is to live with it at peace. I've been very angry and sad for so long. Like a great heavy thing to carry around daily. The weight seems less now and I work at not being angry & sad daily.<br /></div><br /><div>Wishing you all a Happy New Year. Hope to be back soon.<br /><br /></div>deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-45698318648987298202011-12-07T14:48:00.000-08:002011-12-08T04:09:58.801-08:00new day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJpMpr5_2ADIFvbSINJixcYocdcXmxgtpU2GQq13tQCnaibah0DqZYxaVEWERZ24QDTqFw8Tju0OsP3edTFnw6w3vvyK1YVCwNQqN7T4Etn0av0MgTAuxWQtm7zKndQH8qqsw/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683522884171503938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJpMpr5_2ADIFvbSINJixcYocdcXmxgtpU2GQq13tQCnaibah0DqZYxaVEWERZ24QDTqFw8Tju0OsP3edTFnw6w3vvyK1YVCwNQqN7T4Etn0av0MgTAuxWQtm7zKndQH8qqsw/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a> I wrote the last entry in an effort to get what is probably known as closure- it's time to try to move along. Thanks to my dear friends who have virtually held my hand and cried with me.<br />Time to stop crying and get busy living.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey! It's almost Christmas!!<br />I've decided that I need a little of that.<br /><br /><br />For the past few days I have been trying to shake off the remnants of the flu. All I can say about the flu is WOW. Didn't know the body could do that. Not pretty at all. When the sight of food on the Food Network makes you nauseated you know it's bad.<br /><br /><br />Before the on-set of the flu last week we had a visit from the Architect who will be drawing up the design for our house construction. It was exciting and a lot of fun to watch James & Dani talking about their wishes and desires for their home. BIL Bob put in his needs and wants-new bathroom suite and bedroom re-design in the old wing of the house to include a sitting room/office area. The decision to totally destroy the killer staircase in the old house. My Late FIL Jim built that part of the house and as much as I loved him...he had no instinct for design. He was an engineer in aerospace development. Aesthetics...not so much. Never has there been such a steep, narrow dark staircase. Still, his good original bones of a house will be a good base.<br />All of the things that need attention in my world are cosmetic. New floors and appliances-full paint job, new oven and vent hood and after the financial dust settles, a slightly larger kitchen and desk/computer area. That can wait till we see how far our shekels will take us.<br />Right now, the most important part is to get the kids into a house and out of their shockingly expensive, massively overpriced apartment. In order to accomplish that we need to make Bob a nice new space. He is of the opinion that he does not want to negotiate stairs anymore so his suite will be on the lower level and privately accessible. Since Bob loves to sit on the porch we will build him a new one. The one he has now sits where the new part of Dani & James house will be. I'm waiting, not too patiently, to see what the architect has in mind.<br />Today is Lucy day..woohoo. That will keep me busy.<br />Also in breaking news-two beautiful babies were born in the last two weeks. A nephew for me and a baby girl for my hair dresser Diane. The quilt made from Whimsy fabric has finally gone to it's new home.deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31800962.post-20848177933659304462011-12-06T09:24:00.000-08:002011-12-06T10:33:24.810-08:00The YearOrdinary days winding along in familiarity<br />Do the dishes<br />Clean the kitchen, load the dishwasher<br />The phone rings<br />In a moment life changes forever in all the worst ways possible.<br /><br />Love suspended<br />Your life disappears before your eyes<br /><br /><br />The love of your life remains only in photos that tug at the heart<br />Silence is less than golden It is, in fact, frozen and icy<br />Everything you believed about your life ends with the electronic drone of a machine that counts breath and heartbeats.<br /><br />You find yourself awash in space<br />Your bed is enormous, yet you only fill up half.<br />Half the pillows still can't muffle the cries "Can you still hear me?" "Please God, let him hear me?"<br />You think of all those guilty moments you had wished for more personal time. More of that illusive peace and quiet. Both are a blessing and a curse.<br />You have two of so many things.<br />Cars, clothes, shoes, papers, magazines, the list goes on.<br /><br /><br /><br />Friends watch you become someone else. Changed forever.<br />Things that seemed so important all pale.<br />All of the issues of so-called importance lay at your feet in printed words that neither move or excite the passion they once stirred.<br />For now nothing matters<br />Nothing really brings smiles but once in a while the sudden loud outburst of laughter at some TV dialog makes the room ring reminding you of how very empty a space it is. You are guilty of surviving.<br /><br />People remind you about time healing things.<br />All it reminds you of is that nothing will ever be the same.<br />No warm embrace<br />Big arms will not warm this frozen heart again<br />Tears may stop<br />Time will pass<br />Memories will fade until the sharp intake of breath comes at remembering those private, funny, gentle hours.<br />No one will ever look at you like that again.<br />The absence of this love is forever<br /><br /><br /><br />Drag yourself through the year from one event to the next<br />Grateful for the remaining family diversions and distractions.<br />At the end of it, you must find a way out of this fog<br />Hold on to what is left<br />Remember what is lost<br />Pray for inspiration that lasts more than an hour at a time<br />Try to save the day for yourself<br />Make a new life<br /><br />Live ondeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.com5