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About Selling Antique & Vintage Collectibles, & Handmade Home Decor & Crafts, OnlineLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.comBlogger1291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-2802738210611251582023-07-17T21:16:00.010-06:002023-07-26T18:12:15.148-06:00What Do These Things Have in Common: Ed Sheeran, Outlander, The Bay City Rollers and Losing Your Best Friend?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tAQur2Y64NwaFsid_EywoN9L-VB8zyEfM9vQ40a5lOEmYcNwPFlBMwyVMNgssclkMeMLz1pDjXJjsG0DgVWzd13GY04n4YIJ_AfWssXHCZNyrfv2sa91Hq34aCPKEA07xjHOAuHUUnPtkkIitor8km974nmfUHMUvRTRlQWqzSQel6B2NbivgmbIVJs/s800/641aded9c6911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tAQur2Y64NwaFsid_EywoN9L-VB8zyEfM9vQ40a5lOEmYcNwPFlBMwyVMNgssclkMeMLz1pDjXJjsG0DgVWzd13GY04n4YIJ_AfWssXHCZNyrfv2sa91Hq34aCPKEA07xjHOAuHUUnPtkkIitor8km974nmfUHMUvRTRlQWqzSQel6B2NbivgmbIVJs/w640-h360/641aded9c6911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Over the last couple of evenings I watched Ed Sheeran's <a href="https://youtu.be/Qp8zMmpEU-E"><i>The Sum of It All</i></a>, a four-part documentary that I've been wanting to see ahead of his concert in August -- I've had tickets since last October! I didn't expect it to be about anguish and loss but it is -- he talks about how many of the songs on his latest album were written from his broken heart after his best friend, Jamal, died suddenly.</p><p>I want to tell him: Ed, I've been there. It will be a few years before you can get through a single day without thinking of your best friend. It's been, incredibly, seven years since I lost my best friend, Margaret, and it's a little easier now. Except when it isn't.</p><p>This past week on <i>Outlander</i>, Season 7, Episode 4, there is a scene of someone is driving in a car in Scotland in the 1970's and the song playing on the radio is <i>I Only Want To Be With You</i> by The Bay City Rollers. It brought a smile to my face and my first thought was, "I can't wait to tell Margaret!" But a split second later the joy fell flat because I realized that, of course, I couldn't tell her.</p><p>Margaret and I thought we were the world's biggest Bay City Roller fans in 1976. We were just 12, and had become friends in 7th grade and then discovered a mutual appreciation of the Scottish band and <i>16</i> -- a fan magazine full of color photos of them and other teen idols like Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett. But we only had eyes for the Rollers; we stalked the magazine racks at Walgreen's twice a day looking for the latest issue and on the days we found it, we each bought one and read it together, cover to cover.</p><p>Every few Saturdays we had a Roller Day: we would dress up in whatever we had that was made of tartan or mimicked something we'd seen the guys in the band wearing in a photo -- like those thick, colorful toe socks. Suitably attired, we'd spend the entire day listening to our Bay City Roller albums in chronological order on the floor of her bedroom. We'd talk about which of the Rollers we wanted to marry: for her, Les the lead singer; for me, Stuart "Woody" Wood who played the bass.</p><p>We learned everything we could about Scotland, and if in our small city in California we happened upon something plaid or Scottish, we scooped it up and celebrated it. I bought an Avon room freshener called Scottish Heather that stunk to high heaven, but it was all I would use in those days.</p><p>On Roller Days, we only drank hot tea, and for lunch we warmed up a can of Campbell's Scotch Broth soup which we ate with "chip butties" -- a sandwich made from frozen french fries and ketchup on white bread that <i>16</i> had told us was the Rollers' favorite food.</p><p>Everything about those Saturdays was dedicated to the Bay City Rollers and we somehow never tired of talking about them, crooning along to their songs, and day dreaming about meeting them. The rest of our friends rolled their eyes and thought we were ridiculous; they called us teeny boppers and made fun of the band. Well, they did dress kind of weird, and their songs were corny, and they spoke with crazy thick brogues -- but Margaret and I were faithful, until one day when the fire in our hearts went out and we outgrew them.</p><p>But we never outgrew each other. We would spend entire days playing together -- or shopping, or going to movies, or whatever kids did. And then after 8 or 9 hours of that, we'd go home to our own houses and get on the phone and talk for hours. I have no idea what we had left to talk about, but it was all we wanted to do.</p><p>Soon we were wearing out other albums on Margaret's phonograph, like Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, and The Eagles -- but by then, we were concentrating on the music and not the men. Margaret and I stayed best friends throughout middle and high school and had the times of our lives together; every important moment either happened with her or was discussed in detail with her afterwards. I showed up on her doorstep the morning after a pivotal night of my young life--I sat on her sofa and told her all about it and there was no one else in the world who I would've wanted to tell, or who would have cared. Even though we went our separate ways in our 20's, we stayed in touch and were important in each others lives through all the main events: each of our weddings, the birth of our babies, and all our trials and tribulations. Even into my late 40's I would call her to help me remember something that had happened in our youth; it was like we held each other's memories.</p><p>Margaret was an only child, and I had brothers but no sister. She was the closest thing to it. She was the first person I called when my father died, and she was there for me in all of the moments of my life that mattered. When I moved from CA to CO, I would return to visit not just my family but Margaret, too. And although we saw each other and spoke less in those later years, she was always my number one.</p><p>When she passed away, I sought out and spoke to the guy she was spending her time with. He didn't know her very well, but he knew who I was and told me that she spoke of me often, and that I was her number one. Margaret was an alcoholic and she would not agree to get treatment. Her loved ones and I tried for some years to get her into rehab, but it wasn't something she wanted. She was hospitalized, unbeknownst to me, and the doctors told her she would die if she didn't stop drinking. So she drank even more, telling her boyfriend it would be better that way. And she did die later that year, when we were 51. No one called me; I found out a couple of weeks later when she wasn't returning my calls and I emailed her at work. The email was returned to me because they'd closed down her account.</p><p>In Ed Sheeran's documentary, he talks about how he'd lived with his best friend early on, and they shared a room when he was out of money. He jokes about how people thought they were lovers, but they were just friends. It reminded me of when Margaret laughed at me when I played her the Queen song, <i>You're My Best Friend</i> the first time when we were 14 or so; she was embarrassed because the lyrics say, "I really love you." She didn't like people teasing us about our close friendship -- saying she was my Iron Lung -- so, those were words I never said out loud to her in our 40 years of friendship. But, I did love her; she was my soulmate and I wouldn't be who I am, if not for her.</p><p>Ed, I know just how you feel; I talk out loud to Margaret and I cry whenever I remember all the fun we had together, and all our dreams and plans. She was the one who taught me how to be happy. I can't believe she's not here to grow old with me like I always knew we would. From time to time I post the Pink song, <i>Who Knew</i> on Facebook; Pink sings about the disbelief of having lost someone she loved and it is <b>exactly</b> how I feel whenever I think of Margaret. Some may think it's weird for me to play that song for Margaret, because it talks about a last kiss and is obviously about a lover, not a friend. But I don't care about those words any more than I cared about the words of <i>You're My Best Friend </i>all those years ago.</p><p>It's been seven years and I finally believe she's gone; I know I can't pick up the phone to tell her that they were playing our Rollers on Outlander -- how we would have loved watching that show together! I may make it to Scotland to eat a chip buttie, someday, but it won't be with Margaret and that breaks my heart.</p><p>So, give yourself about three years, Ed, for it to stop hurting so badly. The pain diminishes but it will never leave you. You will always miss your friend.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7sc1gvnBGxROqKzB0HLhs9JLAV_mupe8EJBQDXk8v5AL5NjAUCAhzhP88taSHI7F1ke5VaLnezN33bb1soiEv7dQ44Ru1MO0aJvpNlGTBUSRqPxn7tEy8vH_cW2llyVUzNbZb_3dxpG_WUW1wbAndD9mb21aR6tUwCiC2GlkO7rYiVj5E5sZo0xDkhI/s638/Piglet%20and%20Me%201982.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="638" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7sc1gvnBGxROqKzB0HLhs9JLAV_mupe8EJBQDXk8v5AL5NjAUCAhzhP88taSHI7F1ke5VaLnezN33bb1soiEv7dQ44Ru1MO0aJvpNlGTBUSRqPxn7tEy8vH_cW2llyVUzNbZb_3dxpG_WUW1wbAndD9mb21aR6tUwCiC2GlkO7rYiVj5E5sZo0xDkhI/w640-h524/Piglet%20and%20Me%201982.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-37907964895415627692022-02-06T12:47:00.000-07:002022-02-06T12:47:13.001-07:00Snips of a Snippet Roll<p> I love to create these miniature fabric collages -- snippet rolls! They look beautiful cascading off from the top of a vase, or can be pinned open to a curtain or swag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsIvRT2JJIzQjRmTpETTuOq9TawmkjeLUN8yakdxuDDxZMcu-hngjeCy5iu6K_OorXnrOU-bGxh-prBaIN9A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGGwS--m4o2GRHRt7tdiJZ0C-b5w7qKiMIAa82KkZ2k14PBq5KEPLVPsNpbx4q2kab1VVY7sdfTQ_LNz8rzEIZafxnxIaOyHtF3nTG0ERlaUlbA2seBBecZUokfhmsaojfv_K8kQ5TMpGB4yUKAyOn7bqbJVMbNNCdpsVhKUTJbWaPws-8xB1eM6L-=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGGwS--m4o2GRHRt7tdiJZ0C-b5w7qKiMIAa82KkZ2k14PBq5KEPLVPsNpbx4q2kab1VVY7sdfTQ_LNz8rzEIZafxnxIaOyHtF3nTG0ERlaUlbA2seBBecZUokfhmsaojfv_K8kQ5TMpGB4yUKAyOn7bqbJVMbNNCdpsVhKUTJbWaPws-8xB1eM6L-=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsJB6PDGBNy_hywDffio9tCL8JS-ZmHmWhvCJQnRUPsCDLyFWNJq-eJqGtT6bHgEq99pSwvHtE-mNN9JMae9cj6kSOm4IHVQQhALtTIoHlI4phUKnUXD4NllFavUzMyW8uwa6iY0JKqvxvO-Ke1UtBf--l56SyXGgQYwhBno9VJF8WznS7pfkuoCx2=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsJB6PDGBNy_hywDffio9tCL8JS-ZmHmWhvCJQnRUPsCDLyFWNJq-eJqGtT6bHgEq99pSwvHtE-mNN9JMae9cj6kSOm4IHVQQhALtTIoHlI4phUKnUXD4NllFavUzMyW8uwa6iY0JKqvxvO-Ke1UtBf--l56SyXGgQYwhBno9VJF8WznS7pfkuoCx2=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdlc3pS4oakKZeTmKC8XkKZOC0FT2RvvYvpmBf7hiYouSUs9RjHChqmnqSBlQzE-Y99O05boO_fKB4OjUS_ZoJZtB0Xs0nkmz8DoWTi_Ywxl6izRfxQb6DfQTgPFGhWeJVRiCSyO_XmqYr9_PswhRjcZCy1fIeTv9_XbPOpegB3svQkx09pwRgYy-6=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdlc3pS4oakKZeTmKC8XkKZOC0FT2RvvYvpmBf7hiYouSUs9RjHChqmnqSBlQzE-Y99O05boO_fKB4OjUS_ZoJZtB0Xs0nkmz8DoWTi_Ywxl6izRfxQb6DfQTgPFGhWeJVRiCSyO_XmqYr9_PswhRjcZCy1fIeTv9_XbPOpegB3svQkx09pwRgYy-6=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>My favorite thing is to just roll it open and gaze at all of the details! I never tire of having something like this in my hands!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now in my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1174371287/long-hand-stitched-snippet-roll-antique?click_key=76cb80e41815ce5bd70fb193f5e244ac82dc2e11%3A1174371287&click_sum=d0c129ce&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1">here</a>!</div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-29411538457259986382022-01-19T12:59:00.002-07:002022-01-19T12:59:41.967-07:00Be my Valentine!<p> I love Valentine's Day! I recently decorated for it, and wanted to show you all the beauty:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSkoR9FlFNjFipmn-c6GdH2tXySNlos6dUdBO8AdBn8zBoY5JnWOLVg61Tnv4xAN4lQB_kVHhcP06-t_FSJ2mzv6biLTCslP7x7cQj2OrOTslbvtlm9RoY2K6FOLaAODpP9oGP0mmuN77yn1updeYu6SoEbGO5C0lryN5hS62E6OG_pwJWgl_EBcFD=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSkoR9FlFNjFipmn-c6GdH2tXySNlos6dUdBO8AdBn8zBoY5JnWOLVg61Tnv4xAN4lQB_kVHhcP06-t_FSJ2mzv6biLTCslP7x7cQj2OrOTslbvtlm9RoY2K6FOLaAODpP9oGP0mmuN77yn1updeYu6SoEbGO5C0lryN5hS62E6OG_pwJWgl_EBcFD=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmTcznjER7AbykJvA-eBoOzIYeft4dlz8WHpkMruvX6FOQW3RjwvLaWn-PahN14VOXJICH2ZaY5iK7yrnXPX8vZACF11MP3IZMO37iMJLskBSV5-ahYs_oO3ah-wK8PkcsAsi8vpjNUrw_dhs93y3rJEP_7yj1MHReQFyaIQBmyZpxogxQLUX2irZa=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Happy hearts and flowers day!<br /><p><br /></p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-43448531268821454422021-09-25T14:54:00.017-06:002021-09-25T15:03:45.763-06:00Thrift store finds, again<p>I indulged in some thrift shopping this morning, and was very happy with what I came home with for just under $5:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAnvRDXcXoTQWnnFKbKM6MS9sCilXuury0u10KO9FZphQgraUeX260tallc3fmDl0q9nONoijsewtnnWWH36xG-HtAdsOGPcICqR59RmJVErcqjLSjpOqfp6bFL5fVIMP9QmXv1juVe4/s2048/IMG_7025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAnvRDXcXoTQWnnFKbKM6MS9sCilXuury0u10KO9FZphQgraUeX260tallc3fmDl0q9nONoijsewtnnWWH36xG-HtAdsOGPcICqR59RmJVErcqjLSjpOqfp6bFL5fVIMP9QmXv1juVe4/w480-h640/IMG_7025.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pretty runner, which I intend to take apart for its tatted middle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPPfEjenChZZQaSmm5al6TJHD1qZorbMZ7aT5PorY3d-tCmPzBFDGlamJEoRfcaeuRtsiN6Rm4Vz__D1LQN6PoqCClpUdCSJ0HfHxRwRKOEXrcc7ugSTe-Pwk-68j-T_UrKiK-ox7T24/s2048/IMG_7026.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPPfEjenChZZQaSmm5al6TJHD1qZorbMZ7aT5PorY3d-tCmPzBFDGlamJEoRfcaeuRtsiN6Rm4Vz__D1LQN6PoqCClpUdCSJ0HfHxRwRKOEXrcc7ugSTe-Pwk-68j-T_UrKiK-ox7T24/w480-h640/IMG_7026.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know why I felt I needed this veil -- but I did. It's new in the package.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzeRkrPt_dyTAj2s-1kZjkWXmi1kzl41cbhZVF6Fr0qDAZaO3shAP-RcoBMbaxp6RJAYpGth1kzCi4j-HfWdvvPoaxQdwGvDLXaX5xKhkvZXogwo8MlMc5YzUtFZG7zYtOG8CETC4lp4/s2048/IMG_7027.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzeRkrPt_dyTAj2s-1kZjkWXmi1kzl41cbhZVF6Fr0qDAZaO3shAP-RcoBMbaxp6RJAYpGth1kzCi4j-HfWdvvPoaxQdwGvDLXaX5xKhkvZXogwo8MlMc5YzUtFZG7zYtOG8CETC4lp4/w640-h480/IMG_7027.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just in time for Oktoberfest -- these tiny paper party hats! They originally had feathers attached, which I might replace since these came without.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx1zTcmBRdcJTzwxO3Iga4JdGM7Vahh90NsGUTvLazIrwDCNbwFzo1Xd1vk4ObGo-QNl-ShV1udwamcgGEyh0g6AfLEkiZVHgrQhhObNTF1JZSdVgcRzSx_BhSIx-XHGXsKy46Hw4n9o/s2048/IMG_7028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx1zTcmBRdcJTzwxO3Iga4JdGM7Vahh90NsGUTvLazIrwDCNbwFzo1Xd1vk4ObGo-QNl-ShV1udwamcgGEyh0g6AfLEkiZVHgrQhhObNTF1JZSdVgcRzSx_BhSIx-XHGXsKy46Hw4n9o/w480-h640/IMG_7028.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This extra large pad of hangman pages -- I thought it would be the perfect thing for hanging out with my son next week. We used to love to play that when he was little!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EHxd3lgH4wVgkvfncrijIrj2heL_4sHnGu2LRllgQ1iMQ6vxUV1L-CGrh6YK-dpbWURQAcQtLEg7R9SzRylC0M_Roqjnwh_07Fx2-1JAUPAjFqr_Rfn6YYE3-RFmQPRH3uuppoxnDkY/s2048/IMG_7030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EHxd3lgH4wVgkvfncrijIrj2heL_4sHnGu2LRllgQ1iMQ6vxUV1L-CGrh6YK-dpbWURQAcQtLEg7R9SzRylC0M_Roqjnwh_07Fx2-1JAUPAjFqr_Rfn6YYE3-RFmQPRH3uuppoxnDkY/w480-h640/IMG_7030.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though these transfers are intended for punch needle, I think I can just as easily use them for regular embroidery.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFOA7WJmADcXp3cMnDqEn_rrH4XGTDJgonTw3uQuSfn-xDkdHWO8sEYR4TQ8YXOW51nzMYKLJ2VvBD_0wIlk_NEw2rlah8IeSxoiflbwmZB_4oKbywTLEfqiLrYHvz-7UAmCF_Ju4p4g/s2048/IMG_7031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFOA7WJmADcXp3cMnDqEn_rrH4XGTDJgonTw3uQuSfn-xDkdHWO8sEYR4TQ8YXOW51nzMYKLJ2VvBD_0wIlk_NEw2rlah8IeSxoiflbwmZB_4oKbywTLEfqiLrYHvz-7UAmCF_Ju4p4g/w640-h480/IMG_7031.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some handwritten letters, a prayer card, and an old postcard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGxVV9LNYaH8KdVLrej4ZtjFmQMeMo6qkm1AAJxGBcjyR3-RVaUxUsQKwPZd9Dn27P-ZYMdVBAIvvMYmqx0PACnh99OV6moyiKpelIc3zoGTDCrEUGySWW42mJULiRi_HEFT-LFrXvTQ/s2048/IMG_7032.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGxVV9LNYaH8KdVLrej4ZtjFmQMeMo6qkm1AAJxGBcjyR3-RVaUxUsQKwPZd9Dn27P-ZYMdVBAIvvMYmqx0PACnh99OV6moyiKpelIc3zoGTDCrEUGySWW42mJULiRi_HEFT-LFrXvTQ/w480-h640/IMG_7032.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you notice this under my pile of ephemera? I had to have it! It desperately needs cleaning...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd9q9fTt85Pb0FSW5GDcthiVp0Sfhww_Jcurpeg4QgIrYIg1SBtWG_i2y0cxyZuVLDKRdzhKvUoasFcU_cZumMdhsWcMp2eT0P0aADtp7mFA7ItcA-VAnIwR8TLW-KWXS1XgIuhFByAs/s2048/IMG_7033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd9q9fTt85Pb0FSW5GDcthiVp0Sfhww_Jcurpeg4QgIrYIg1SBtWG_i2y0cxyZuVLDKRdzhKvUoasFcU_cZumMdhsWcMp2eT0P0aADtp7mFA7ItcA-VAnIwR8TLW-KWXS1XgIuhFByAs/w480-h640/IMG_7033.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but it's PINK and I think it will be fun to craft with.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOkjPupNmRPHYJutDO4WXPuX0zq5eRKyFqAcel77H9cHyM3sUTrlwL6Tzg7whJWtvUiJh9zqtiIGlqDd1xzRUDOGHitF8p3LJALRHUKk0I11TVXse0Swz4AOt5om8PznsuzPhCBlGFuc/s2048/IMG_7034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOkjPupNmRPHYJutDO4WXPuX0zq5eRKyFqAcel77H9cHyM3sUTrlwL6Tzg7whJWtvUiJh9zqtiIGlqDd1xzRUDOGHitF8p3LJALRHUKk0I11TVXse0Swz4AOt5om8PznsuzPhCBlGFuc/w480-h640/IMG_7034.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This party centerpiece is incomplete, but I still like it -- especially the purple night sky.<br />I'm having a hard time getting in the Halloween mood -- maybe this will help.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy77qKRZHyfqzPR5K4rSw_VUuQEpkFhCGhbiH5KWZDClMWRigP58e3tBt4qsy6y5ZvHVwVQAf4Mj3pF1sHIj_9Z0cOqvg8tfvjUGRDcXnp0XZ8XbMHzHSDbUpUBZhK5p7-q7PV35wft-M/s2048/IMG_7022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy77qKRZHyfqzPR5K4rSw_VUuQEpkFhCGhbiH5KWZDClMWRigP58e3tBt4qsy6y5ZvHVwVQAf4Mj3pF1sHIj_9Z0cOqvg8tfvjUGRDcXnp0XZ8XbMHzHSDbUpUBZhK5p7-q7PV35wft-M/w640-h480/IMG_7022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I also found seven of those Indian Tree dishes, which thrilled me because I love that pattern. And I love buying dessert-sized plates, and mixing and matching. Also -- do you see that little plastic basket? It will go in a fun assemblage!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then, on a recent visit to Taos I was in a great little craft shop called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CTKT20/">Creative Taos</a> where I bought these fun old cigar labels:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVNUJ4xrjT7K3a9h6aw2Ro5XyomM7R4YuUfHgxnIOPBZE_l8-fnYoV-hLfX3exoEBkV8_6mN863GkSaY8S7emhrLOa1u60riLQtvdf1ayk2z_SxHwPkui62dGbJDu-f3VK7Tl60n9Gkc/s2048/IMG_7035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVNUJ4xrjT7K3a9h6aw2Ro5XyomM7R4YuUfHgxnIOPBZE_l8-fnYoV-hLfX3exoEBkV8_6mN863GkSaY8S7emhrLOa1u60riLQtvdf1ayk2z_SxHwPkui62dGbJDu-f3VK7Tl60n9Gkc/w480-h640/IMG_7035.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I loved that store. I could have stayed there all day! They had new and used craft supplies, antiques, and even a bowl full of old Barbie dolls!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoglfpF5e-B-EO86MVJm_7szH13pJJsNpWi6ijKCbA_S2n0gbwdA8qhNwe_9h6qtc5p_zE4Mi3dnau1g2-HCq293a1kp78-b-3efrU9dz-yKYVIAtSSfO0AJgiSrssIwNlbKuDD1mY5kg/s2048/IMG_7036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoglfpF5e-B-EO86MVJm_7szH13pJJsNpWi6ijKCbA_S2n0gbwdA8qhNwe_9h6qtc5p_zE4Mi3dnau1g2-HCq293a1kp78-b-3efrU9dz-yKYVIAtSSfO0AJgiSrssIwNlbKuDD1mY5kg/w480-h640/IMG_7036.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I also got this empty tin frame with a window to make a little ex voto, that I can't wait to decorate! I couldn't resist the tiny tile cuts, either -- so New Mexico! What should I put in my ex voto?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41cln91Pz8uT-SNHSDRjdFpABYFWXrDpSfoM8nRiU0HgJbYqbpuVdx2ru8HxJX9KrgGCCjyjb-d-xqKj5jaGXV3woZtinuWpZmHolJqEogbCDHVOFvIuSjvdYJkouRPlgvlt7Nd9W9Ro/s2048/IMG_7037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41cln91Pz8uT-SNHSDRjdFpABYFWXrDpSfoM8nRiU0HgJbYqbpuVdx2ru8HxJX9KrgGCCjyjb-d-xqKj5jaGXV3woZtinuWpZmHolJqEogbCDHVOFvIuSjvdYJkouRPlgvlt7Nd9W9Ro/w480-h640/IMG_7037.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>In Phoenix, I found a Brass Armadillo Antique Mall, and came home with this wooden wall hanging; I think it looks pretty against this mirror. It's hand carved and made in the Black Forest of Germany.<br /><br />I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-63072790346622362072021-09-06T06:00:00.050-06:002021-09-06T06:00:00.255-06:00Thrift store findsI'm trying to downsize, and cut back on buying. I love buying and re-selling kitschy stuff, and have had a long and enjoyable hobby doing that...but, with my full time job and no plans to revert to part time again soon, something had to give! I've tried very hard this summer to resist the temptation of flea markets, antique shows, and thrift shops. But every once in a while, I'll treat myself -- and I did that Saturday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ5EEPxQNmY6Hbw7-TMJPz0XoNv3RLAU6H0n3CAc4Vwdo_IJK9Rc9xsKvGzoQ4PlqROcmqeVSORCYvQGiTBh_2cy6tr_i9We7VsemYhgufVLECL0Y0T8iYypduLCdVo8sTPMv4qQKmSM/s2048/IMG_6857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ5EEPxQNmY6Hbw7-TMJPz0XoNv3RLAU6H0n3CAc4Vwdo_IJK9Rc9xsKvGzoQ4PlqROcmqeVSORCYvQGiTBh_2cy6tr_i9We7VsemYhgufVLECL0Y0T8iYypduLCdVo8sTPMv4qQKmSM/w480-h640/IMG_6857.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I adore this little cloth bag that someone created from an embroidered runner (I think.) The best part:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQXkXGaDGQluxgFJ24bQyzFaXN9HFCbPrtUtFqye7VPetfT6KJFeQw8XHYzsBwiZw2SI7xecCL0c-eweprfTGDZmlBpazjkNEwE5vpGbbcfFgKZo75Sdx6ssEMtuA2Jncpc9ZnvxQRC4/s2048/IMG_6858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQXkXGaDGQluxgFJ24bQyzFaXN9HFCbPrtUtFqye7VPetfT6KJFeQw8XHYzsBwiZw2SI7xecCL0c-eweprfTGDZmlBpazjkNEwE5vpGbbcfFgKZo75Sdx6ssEMtuA2Jncpc9ZnvxQRC4/w480-h640/IMG_6858.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>that little covered button!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wWFQuSD1VD6kmuXhDiSepj1yvOYj6OQlhK1pvcPp-3yThBQQ27N_kzYUv7SLTlVB0BcQzEiB_30q5j67aooyQgfx1bAGaX7RYHO7m8cGGMtbthyy3XkTv_zUUUWnwcWMPuyP4ATPmAg/s2048/IMG_6859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wWFQuSD1VD6kmuXhDiSepj1yvOYj6OQlhK1pvcPp-3yThBQQ27N_kzYUv7SLTlVB0BcQzEiB_30q5j67aooyQgfx1bAGaX7RYHO7m8cGGMtbthyy3XkTv_zUUUWnwcWMPuyP4ATPmAg/w480-h640/IMG_6859.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I went back and forth about buying this polyester "throw" that someone sewed like a quilt --<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAatWhCya6LA21Tlb1dhV7X4WqzIpu6NYpmn4hWkYUK8DWHZvQfd2LFsAuY2Z9S7zn3NzE-3pN8A44TkdMhx3fezaNHmk5LVIwPG17sRSHF7hPrBT6Rit5tQ2AQ_RV6mvQ41QQxtzFCQ/s2048/IMG_6860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAatWhCya6LA21Tlb1dhV7X4WqzIpu6NYpmn4hWkYUK8DWHZvQfd2LFsAuY2Z9S7zn3NzE-3pN8A44TkdMhx3fezaNHmk5LVIwPG17sRSHF7hPrBT6Rit5tQ2AQ_RV6mvQ41QQxtzFCQ/w480-h640/IMG_6860.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>so much ORANGE! I ended up getting it and then was lucky enough to find this little juice carafe. I'd actually been searching for it for a couple of years, as I have another glass bottom without the lid. I think it's a cute holder for fall snacks like nuts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdwSx7wI1tYOmrr5wELhd8NQ8AP8dKbiToOUdBm5P9cEMcmxCvZ4qif8ii_OjfptNJ861jljJEpLAsNWZCr9U_lNAGyYWfIvayNlJd7YQfPn-h7vJHOyeZjIdlnHsDm291Mop8oZJBe4/s2048/IMG_6861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdwSx7wI1tYOmrr5wELhd8NQ8AP8dKbiToOUdBm5P9cEMcmxCvZ4qif8ii_OjfptNJ861jljJEpLAsNWZCr9U_lNAGyYWfIvayNlJd7YQfPn-h7vJHOyeZjIdlnHsDm291Mop8oZJBe4/w480-h640/IMG_6861.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>One of my collections that many people don't know about is Little Bo Peep stuff. I just have a thing for that nursery rhyme! My collection is up to about 4 or 5 items now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYr_Rbpv4CwBB2aBFzpDfldrl92CUH-u3cP0asLxrpvmJUyWQMF5syz4BZIgHzDVxVe8FWYPSbk2t59KZLZ8Q-fC8X72XouXl1TlCBTOdUj_PzR8Zpo0G-UMUZLabSSWsXQ6PcSpwCqY/s2048/IMG_6862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYr_Rbpv4CwBB2aBFzpDfldrl92CUH-u3cP0asLxrpvmJUyWQMF5syz4BZIgHzDVxVe8FWYPSbk2t59KZLZ8Q-fC8X72XouXl1TlCBTOdUj_PzR8Zpo0G-UMUZLabSSWsXQ6PcSpwCqY/w480-h640/IMG_6862.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Something else I've been waiting to find: the perfect address book, as mine is now in its third or fourth version and I'm ready for a new one! If you loved Victoria magazine like I did back in the day, you'd know how happy I was to find this pristine copy by them!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl9hdYhV0ZZAWHH2JXh4Vp0YdwrizeNwQQj9GN0qj_HUPjj9J7QmtmG1BLvRRzNtxEuEFKuZH4l21o7J_K61cqeK1aDcejdJkH7e4AkhWDOLSWfkGD9q0XETIeJ44CChLO-W0WZrQy8o/s2048/IMG_6863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl9hdYhV0ZZAWHH2JXh4Vp0YdwrizeNwQQj9GN0qj_HUPjj9J7QmtmG1BLvRRzNtxEuEFKuZH4l21o7J_K61cqeK1aDcejdJkH7e4AkhWDOLSWfkGD9q0XETIeJ44CChLO-W0WZrQy8o/w480-h640/IMG_6863.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>And that's really all I got -- when shopping for myself, I'm much pickier and I leave a whole lot of valuable things that I know I could easily flip behind for the next person to scoop up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">While I'm at it, I'll show you what I bought at the last garage sale I went to:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJwiqENaQpskGm8ccpAJyIkH9kgQg1v7d11CgALqOn0R4GA47y8wursFb0Dh3V-pxNj8-Oaqxz1N8Hv7bRRmWcaz2xux54j0yVxZZoOxih2ZnI9i_eAQoZK-JtOzhcMHekNHUg_77ZHI/s4032/IMG_6793.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJwiqENaQpskGm8ccpAJyIkH9kgQg1v7d11CgALqOn0R4GA47y8wursFb0Dh3V-pxNj8-Oaqxz1N8Hv7bRRmWcaz2xux54j0yVxZZoOxih2ZnI9i_eAQoZK-JtOzhcMHekNHUg_77ZHI/w640-h480/IMG_6793.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div>Again, not too much but each piece carefully chosen: that great divided wooden box, old banister spindles, a handmade rag flower post, and a beautiful Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell fabric box in great condition. That's all going in my craft room!</div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-18705689816911789452021-09-05T15:49:00.005-06:002021-09-05T15:57:04.644-06:00Not quite the art and wine festival...but...<p>When I was growing up, the end of summer was signaled by the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival, a fabulous street fair every year in my hometown. <a href="https://millbrae.com/art-wine-festival/">They're still having it -- now is the 50th year!</a> Even when I moved to another area, I'd still high tail it back to the A&W Festival, grab my mom or whoever I could talk into going, and walk up and down to Broadway, feeling nostalgic. And when I moved away from CA, I really, really missed it, and hearing about it from my friends who still lived there made me very homesick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3MnJ9DYX8t4CBNpqD2d3JTOUjjm72ZA_DOhlV2BMKgGa-XxcWh4JoVUnDvdqswfPWNQQiH4Pv3N8SdxJ9Bu0aYbWrwadeVG5NA2Ha1XSZg6ryxEbBdQ00KjvsHuqAXSK4s3L24qVuFM/s2048/IMG_6836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3MnJ9DYX8t4CBNpqD2d3JTOUjjm72ZA_DOhlV2BMKgGa-XxcWh4JoVUnDvdqswfPWNQQiH4Pv3N8SdxJ9Bu0aYbWrwadeVG5NA2Ha1XSZg6ryxEbBdQ00KjvsHuqAXSK4s3L24qVuFM/w640-h480/IMG_6836.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Well, here's what we have in Colorado Springs every Labor Day: a hot air balloon festival in Memorial Park.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif14sSF6boNHBElMCXSTnjrEosL9guzj6_RLs9T5Dni9wsK2TN9RF_sfx87eb4cPPhSrAKlX5q0k9ozfjpVJAOy1nDUPAgv-kspuaYblNdhmQqgH8vVvymQwYLyGteNFmf8-m0WYl3vF8/s2048/IMG_6828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif14sSF6boNHBElMCXSTnjrEosL9guzj6_RLs9T5Dni9wsK2TN9RF_sfx87eb4cPPhSrAKlX5q0k9ozfjpVJAOy1nDUPAgv-kspuaYblNdhmQqgH8vVvymQwYLyGteNFmf8-m0WYl3vF8/w640-h480/IMG_6828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>At this time of year, you can always see balloons flying in the early mornings, but it's been several years since we got up before dawn to drive downtown and see the lift off. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwBans-WciTr-6javb43wDRFrhpcr-gwB6N1084MqclXNpmH-RjmgVS6sEsZKhBssNymG51FKpykfWKPzukNg4QVXkd5lFpFfJy83ii_J1-Pl8L8vqhD0ANfQOcW7zZNZVNNzdyqccW0/s2048/IMG_6846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwBans-WciTr-6javb43wDRFrhpcr-gwB6N1084MqclXNpmH-RjmgVS6sEsZKhBssNymG51FKpykfWKPzukNg4QVXkd5lFpFfJy83ii_J1-Pl8L8vqhD0ANfQOcW7zZNZVNNzdyqccW0/w640-h480/IMG_6846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>One of the things the balloonists like to try to do is skim the water of Lake Prospect. This guy did a great job!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvvkbGxL_LceAu8rve6O4ViFA-CRDD2nxdqNpq-oIAPYG-G6mZMRO4FG0boqS_vRvrq9mx9JHRY_vv_0qJOCBeMpwq1NTN5A5DRH31o-ucle2AL4kG33JFfE1WaP3cmY0P8xIJdJIqog/s2048/IMG_6847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvvkbGxL_LceAu8rve6O4ViFA-CRDD2nxdqNpq-oIAPYG-G6mZMRO4FG0boqS_vRvrq9mx9JHRY_vv_0qJOCBeMpwq1NTN5A5DRH31o-ucle2AL4kG33JFfE1WaP3cmY0P8xIJdJIqog/w480-h640/IMG_6847.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>In the water!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhoRJgKd_2Gy8RZzoeRiDFmbbklNFYEatso3KCpWLmOE7lR-ZjFDNs5TG8XuBD-pSvsDiZsXA8sZM1TfmR5DS15knPfePApOoHSOxovvde-PkMBrg11KLVn8FmSF0rIzNyzudXp5PsBk/s2048/IMG_6848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhoRJgKd_2Gy8RZzoeRiDFmbbklNFYEatso3KCpWLmOE7lR-ZjFDNs5TG8XuBD-pSvsDiZsXA8sZM1TfmR5DS15knPfePApOoHSOxovvde-PkMBrg11KLVn8FmSF0rIzNyzudXp5PsBk/w480-h640/IMG_6848.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Back up, and dripping down as he flies away!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfbM34M27dige4WWieTD6ZkCsdQVXc4jkZnEPFVeZOB44iA9oszL5mTantxB2tiVaz4g6sYCuOwOWsMtcWyienRWpjGgAVLwqLQ96HhCIzu2n-ujkWzSLzwNlavrdz9f-8t3jqsFsdeU/s2048/IMG_6845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfbM34M27dige4WWieTD6ZkCsdQVXc4jkZnEPFVeZOB44iA9oszL5mTantxB2tiVaz4g6sYCuOwOWsMtcWyienRWpjGgAVLwqLQ96HhCIzu2n-ujkWzSLzwNlavrdz9f-8t3jqsFsdeU/w640-h480/IMG_6845.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's a fun, wear your sweats, no make-up, bring your coffee and lawn chair kind of thing to do with your honey.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWZ7JKw6tCyRv1wuzLomnrY8UT0-LS8EhQ6hNNC8UNW-RadbF8QHMFjfa-ZY_x9vnbVNE6fbVFXaZzgxuEg2_9HFzZGFMfl8kznrANOYc3H_cKyoRqbzRju3mVDEm2bojwO5DGdkuL8/s2048/IMG_6850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWZ7JKw6tCyRv1wuzLomnrY8UT0-LS8EhQ6hNNC8UNW-RadbF8QHMFjfa-ZY_x9vnbVNE6fbVFXaZzgxuEg2_9HFzZGFMfl8kznrANOYc3H_cKyoRqbzRju3mVDEm2bojwO5DGdkuL8/w480-h640/IMG_6850.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>We left just after the Air Force paratroopers did a demo landing on the field. They are amazing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8CWlnl5E2Q7yNtShJakvFP1MzNFnGRkmmSbB9RXxn14BsOVCn4O0bnI7ypqUAPCKembUAUuNlJAGGqMY_drWPAFtF92oHT0rTehCu2HsTs9-ftMy27njQPu_x6Iv9EpPM_A9JCK2pPk/s2048/IMG_6854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8CWlnl5E2Q7yNtShJakvFP1MzNFnGRkmmSbB9RXxn14BsOVCn4O0bnI7ypqUAPCKembUAUuNlJAGGqMY_drWPAFtF92oHT0rTehCu2HsTs9-ftMy27njQPu_x6Iv9EpPM_A9JCK2pPk/w480-h640/IMG_6854.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you're enjoying your Labor Day weekend!</div></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-18957647916435839542021-05-09T16:10:00.002-06:002021-05-09T16:10:21.645-06:00Hitting 1000 Sales on Etsy<p>It took my many years, but I finally reached the milestone of 1,000 sales in <a href="https:indulgeyourshelf.etsy.com">my Etsy shop, Indulge Your Shelf</a>. I've had so much fun with the shop over the years! In fact, I started this blog specifically as a way to help market the shop! It felt so good to finally get to 1000!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUq-YSw63kUDgdCHKEc0-2hvY6Ac-WEKQCv8VWP5o0lamw6r3Xip3nHSrn-At3WU94UNUuDsqjDGVvebQd5__UlvOpP4mPLgScwSygvkoKcnj14XhWa2Lq1sjt3TxqXZjEPD-A4v5RPM/s466/Finally+1000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="466" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUq-YSw63kUDgdCHKEc0-2hvY6Ac-WEKQCv8VWP5o0lamw6r3Xip3nHSrn-At3WU94UNUuDsqjDGVvebQd5__UlvOpP4mPLgScwSygvkoKcnj14XhWa2Lq1sjt3TxqXZjEPD-A4v5RPM/w640-h370/Finally+1000.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">When I first opened the shop, I sold some of my handmade crafts fashioned from antique and vintage materials: pillows, journals, Christmas ornaments, etc.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nc1sd9VG0gfGN-Bgs35maV9rDMKAacLAdt7Wm6gIDcLBceeBPucT9NsaEikz-1u98K0Xu1qLkc33Jn4FrZFA00YBTfDw-SSGJ_JQ9Hq7DKWw7Tp5HN27DoEyL_ZQYss3J51I2M_qDE0/s540/lavender+pillow.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="540" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nc1sd9VG0gfGN-Bgs35maV9rDMKAacLAdt7Wm6gIDcLBceeBPucT9NsaEikz-1u98K0Xu1qLkc33Jn4FrZFA00YBTfDw-SSGJ_JQ9Hq7DKWw7Tp5HN27DoEyL_ZQYss3J51I2M_qDE0/w640-h498/lavender+pillow.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrSWLrJp7XrhACpy5cVZkJ-Vi52AWA44BpbT-BNlKWdxWgsH648Plf5Lx4oK_LpwsISmRN2AE9Cz3X72WYdTmXIqfQ-Jfq12dwG5wX1vk7lDZTD4DZrHa7yv9QD7g-o7RPdF3oKbWaxA/s2048/20181025_133310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrSWLrJp7XrhACpy5cVZkJ-Vi52AWA44BpbT-BNlKWdxWgsH648Plf5Lx4oK_LpwsISmRN2AE9Cz3X72WYdTmXIqfQ-Jfq12dwG5wX1vk7lDZTD4DZrHa7yv9QD7g-o7RPdF3oKbWaxA/w360-h640/20181025_133310.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErfpJ1J-fWUl1ZcAokwcdeXhPJwxdc_zAz_mXOxag1Kjj5jjhESnM9ASJas3YmO-lIKEfDFB4UNDlkCYgWYOj2UBWJ5-PdKDvXr5PlFtVl9OyUcReNS3l4rb2iNpss0Bpq_AxCMmoThA/s4032/20180201_143707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErfpJ1J-fWUl1ZcAokwcdeXhPJwxdc_zAz_mXOxag1Kjj5jjhESnM9ASJas3YmO-lIKEfDFB4UNDlkCYgWYOj2UBWJ5-PdKDvXr5PlFtVl9OyUcReNS3l4rb2iNpss0Bpq_AxCMmoThA/w480-h640/20180201_143707.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I've found amazing treasures at thrift shops, garage sales, estate sales, etc. -- and listed them in the shop. Wonderful things that I didn't need but that I knew someone would love. And they did! They went up in my shop and soon they were found by someone who'd been searching for JUST that thing and they would buy it and love it and gush about it! It makes me so happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinflrc5nS2gBirRoMxkFbiu_bGqkb8GHUA8AvUtohf49qbCqnKmKIe6j_5USk_zgf_8P3PR3UO_ceuldBR_1P4TqmqN7sHuw_-buU0NJRDvlex26FQGgmGZTqfqzu7zhnzDEn2mO3iRTw/s540/elephant+bark+cloth.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="540" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinflrc5nS2gBirRoMxkFbiu_bGqkb8GHUA8AvUtohf49qbCqnKmKIe6j_5USk_zgf_8P3PR3UO_ceuldBR_1P4TqmqN7sHuw_-buU0NJRDvlex26FQGgmGZTqfqzu7zhnzDEn2mO3iRTw/w640-h480/elephant+bark+cloth.png" width="640" /></a></div>Things that I loved myself but just had no use for -- like the barkcloth fabric draperies above, perfect for a child's room...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OSoAEJjM2_Pa1HSVvsm8lyjJYWj_Q0ZfXAa0EdStRxzSqp93C1B1kiewbbK-3ycykJyjtqeShFyHLhCuMAiGCAorgltBgfUTW-digNwEEi5LYR8jG_mP4MuQsZhoPMyYEJdS_qsnpkY/s540/tarot+fabric.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="540" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OSoAEJjM2_Pa1HSVvsm8lyjJYWj_Q0ZfXAa0EdStRxzSqp93C1B1kiewbbK-3ycykJyjtqeShFyHLhCuMAiGCAorgltBgfUTW-digNwEEi5LYR8jG_mP4MuQsZhoPMyYEJdS_qsnpkY/w640-h480/tarot+fabric.png" width="640" /></a></div>And sometimes when something caught my eye at a shop, I'd buy it and then be so surprised when I began to research it -- like this tarot card fabric that was very rare and sold immediately.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2t6VgM_CIm5q9JewlqSqDv9meOhL6K6W-ylmIjyjrO2f3kaVtkfdZ3siL-bTxzp2TymMjGyRpsKj-NrUj9dxsKT5M9QsEcq4MzaAbKoPd9C9ayQGKjjDr-EFmodzo3_vOk1sZUFfH1BQ/s540/terriers.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="540" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2t6VgM_CIm5q9JewlqSqDv9meOhL6K6W-ylmIjyjrO2f3kaVtkfdZ3siL-bTxzp2TymMjGyRpsKj-NrUj9dxsKT5M9QsEcq4MzaAbKoPd9C9ayQGKjjDr-EFmodzo3_vOk1sZUFfH1BQ/w640-h492/terriers.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I discovered some items that were quirky and kitschy and very in demand -- I've bought and sold several of each of these:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoHvC2TpPKv-stK30l6RLIityFCrj7bJ0OagOWMm2Va9bI_iGOUClspbhAcycmW8eTXssXfpgUtzKze64XXYQBgl40G_uQnzOprjCrb6GuJK2hBFlFV6sufp4Znd5YcrBWKxFeEo9dI0/s540/funky+flower.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoHvC2TpPKv-stK30l6RLIityFCrj7bJ0OagOWMm2Va9bI_iGOUClspbhAcycmW8eTXssXfpgUtzKze64XXYQBgl40G_uQnzOprjCrb6GuJK2hBFlFV6sufp4Znd5YcrBWKxFeEo9dI0/w480-h640/funky+flower.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihsN6ndcIEL3caObr_QM0bw8748ZytHWBy3NZcb02WpeL2GScNavnZeUPs173nMuBdDXtROAsIiVyrNraeBSYb9IaCTWm7EuMuwl_z1-RaF5r-K1Vx5Z_SdfjFqsLUCjgFZ8i6VR3GXs/s540/loom.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="540" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihsN6ndcIEL3caObr_QM0bw8748ZytHWBy3NZcb02WpeL2GScNavnZeUPs173nMuBdDXtROAsIiVyrNraeBSYb9IaCTWm7EuMuwl_z1-RaF5r-K1Vx5Z_SdfjFqsLUCjgFZ8i6VR3GXs/w640-h480/loom.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBANLfJZNZ5I0naOGG3aHCK6U2kNC0KzD3tWaGYroR_ycl9-gq_7WRCrSUqbOWJ9557f59Uf0C66rCasiGhhbFqiXPSqaPKeMkrHnwvQkARJNzlH8kbfab6irnB-gZazAU4XjFT7rwZNY/s540/train.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBANLfJZNZ5I0naOGG3aHCK6U2kNC0KzD3tWaGYroR_ycl9-gq_7WRCrSUqbOWJ9557f59Uf0C66rCasiGhhbFqiXPSqaPKeMkrHnwvQkARJNzlH8kbfab6irnB-gZazAU4XjFT7rwZNY/w480-h640/train.png" width="480" /></a></div>Buying for my shop has taught me SO MUCH about vintage items, and what to look for, and indeed what people love (that you wouldn't expect them to!) It has taken me out of my shell of shyness to do things like attend live auctions where I can bid on boxes of quilt tops that would fly out of my shop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcsaS8b285bAkTE4aL5h44gQ0xGE0SU2Bzm3l8FDPtsffPj9S0YcHU3yplYqL1tLmhWI1ZDJxMMSkrxeWcNn_ihpt6l5IMg231Q7R8vj-v2wUINES-uKTiHvfur72C3vx9XLRSQLmPM/s540/quilts.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcsaS8b285bAkTE4aL5h44gQ0xGE0SU2Bzm3l8FDPtsffPj9S0YcHU3yplYqL1tLmhWI1ZDJxMMSkrxeWcNn_ihpt6l5IMg231Q7R8vj-v2wUINES-uKTiHvfur72C3vx9XLRSQLmPM/w494-h640/quilts.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzhNiWhO-M15R4HHyr1euuBk30OfTmEyMFcYEp2fk4QLNeQL6BtEYBDGQKawabAgVqrrtokVZT9txgnJReCflN8YtX0ggSVELcA0oig6nuJdu3rWsGFRrgBDiYx22iEg2UR_sS4jwoOk/s540/quilt+2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzhNiWhO-M15R4HHyr1euuBk30OfTmEyMFcYEp2fk4QLNeQL6BtEYBDGQKawabAgVqrrtokVZT9txgnJReCflN8YtX0ggSVELcA0oig6nuJdu3rWsGFRrgBDiYx22iEg2UR_sS4jwoOk/w500-h640/quilt+2.png" width="500" /></a></div><div><p>Inevitably, I've sold things quickly that I now would love to have back, like this pastel colored Christmas tablecloth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRMPbEixdznF6UXNK2hT_JX6smm3vT-Piu5_EaEyg6DX-uEz0qlmCTX4zQ7HHD1Wd_VBJzcm2wNKeKzV4AZuJWD33iViG4zyVQt088ui0HCsknELaPeCVni1-nfDnvNN5aWU6llq4p04/s540/tablecloth.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="540" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRMPbEixdznF6UXNK2hT_JX6smm3vT-Piu5_EaEyg6DX-uEz0qlmCTX4zQ7HHD1Wd_VBJzcm2wNKeKzV4AZuJWD33iViG4zyVQt088ui0HCsknELaPeCVni1-nfDnvNN5aWU6llq4p04/w640-h480/tablecloth.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>But I try not to dwell on those things, and the money was needed and appreciated!</p><p>I was delighted to sell items to television shows like <i>Mad Men</i> and <i>American Horror Story</i>; it wasn't just fun to send it off but then to watch the future shows, hoping for a glimpse of my item!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyq3VokHcVlWr9ltepB-clnFrStB1tL5zzejvPOOz7Zkgg53zpzWBSNV23W-8T7D0zuE9CDax9ndDmTnHe58rVTIDVGIUdo24aVHX3-5kWUNWBpcs2UFwg359xK0VU2yagSqyQYQiAFk/s540/cups.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="540" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyq3VokHcVlWr9ltepB-clnFrStB1tL5zzejvPOOz7Zkgg53zpzWBSNV23W-8T7D0zuE9CDax9ndDmTnHe58rVTIDVGIUdo24aVHX3-5kWUNWBpcs2UFwg359xK0VU2yagSqyQYQiAFk/w640-h480/cups.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These cups were purchased by a buyer for <i>Mad Men.</i></div><div><p>I was also contacted by a favorite magazine to quickly ship a package of vintage birthday candles for one of their photo spreads. Things like that made me feel like I was really a part of "the vintage community!" </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dJuCsxH3VfDlWI5aWenOJzSUU8kkCu4r46vkf49-YhOS2g_sQxmrG0M9eCQ774vqG58UiZINEqpetMt9xxaio5eFcTEOWwU9YF9hnJHOFHnBmfdADWWD-fFIoCwv9RilWT5M0MMNhvg/s2048/20170121_083708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dJuCsxH3VfDlWI5aWenOJzSUU8kkCu4r46vkf49-YhOS2g_sQxmrG0M9eCQ774vqG58UiZINEqpetMt9xxaio5eFcTEOWwU9YF9hnJHOFHnBmfdADWWD-fFIoCwv9RilWT5M0MMNhvg/w640-h480/20170121_083708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexqVIWygnxqkwl_yOdo7JHD1U8y5hwxd4DqJ1uUWzxBOxoTics5gY2xjOKwSBEHjj_buS51O2hZ5RLQNFMfEuJfaFzO6SNzfGyBk1VTmAe6KANXOnH0v7o_e45N2A5eqM1EYJkEAKetg/s4032/20170319_080028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexqVIWygnxqkwl_yOdo7JHD1U8y5hwxd4DqJ1uUWzxBOxoTics5gY2xjOKwSBEHjj_buS51O2hZ5RLQNFMfEuJfaFzO6SNzfGyBk1VTmAe6KANXOnH0v7o_e45N2A5eqM1EYJkEAKetg/w640-h480/20170319_080028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0PaW5IOR3Hn_KzHRzV22reQ8kArvpIA-yfgLv-upvaKqlSVeuQ-bcxqHaZx99-pusB-ctPoJTF3eUCWzEmrxUBQy76Z8fkuFW3OvgwIyrGWZODv-a0eeVbhi80i4WyLKH3QGTG412z8/s2048/20170930_083140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0PaW5IOR3Hn_KzHRzV22reQ8kArvpIA-yfgLv-upvaKqlSVeuQ-bcxqHaZx99-pusB-ctPoJTF3eUCWzEmrxUBQy76Z8fkuFW3OvgwIyrGWZODv-a0eeVbhi80i4WyLKH3QGTG412z8/w640-h480/20170930_083140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BR4Bwbosf0WDYlCXNEB_rHMnKNjqjZIB_ObA6rqUvTmMM_PBS8HSB_WiUOfArYxazNiMQNjoG_vqRYfvHt32O2KiwIul2z29vCXQ4kA3M4XJmyoq13wgWeXU5NHvIV3Gwu_LiZ8gJpg/s2048/20170910_121708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BR4Bwbosf0WDYlCXNEB_rHMnKNjqjZIB_ObA6rqUvTmMM_PBS8HSB_WiUOfArYxazNiMQNjoG_vqRYfvHt32O2KiwIul2z29vCXQ4kA3M4XJmyoq13wgWeXU5NHvIV3Gwu_LiZ8gJpg/w640-h480/20170910_121708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SKAiTKP1t8BdkJ07R8zGjp7OdxS2ZMBLHJ44sf1jQaGck5zDOAHSfz9RcgBd-BTdtKVSaluZ9atQRgfwh3nV2tZIqh-3CphTFDBM3ss6Auh41HJuBOg7IKG_2P4agzCNzJMWEw6v7UU/s4032/20180218_122832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SKAiTKP1t8BdkJ07R8zGjp7OdxS2ZMBLHJ44sf1jQaGck5zDOAHSfz9RcgBd-BTdtKVSaluZ9atQRgfwh3nV2tZIqh-3CphTFDBM3ss6Auh41HJuBOg7IKG_2P4agzCNzJMWEw6v7UU/w480-h640/20180218_122832.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Blogging about selling on Etsy became blogging about my art and my life. It's forced me to learn new skills with computers, websites, photography and editing. It has been a way of meeting some wonderful people over the years, at art get togethers and antique events. I've made some friends I've never met but still consider important in my life -- and received sweet and generous gifts out of nowhere because someone who read my blog wanted me to have some of their things! I've been so, so blessed by this!</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">If you've had a hand in helping me reach 1,000 sales -- I thank you. Lately Etsy has not been the easiest place to sell, with increased fees and rules, and then their widening the scope of what they sell; what used to be exclusively hand made and vintage now includes junk made overseas. And I end up only making about 55% of the price an item sells for now. Still -- I'm hanging in there, and I wouldn't trade the fun of this experience for the world!</p></div></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-84368976418746951262021-05-02T10:10:00.008-06:002021-05-02T10:10:57.683-06:00I'm back!<p> Yesterday we had weather in the 80s before noon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UMKz27XEwcLLAbELMEHgTMREd9T-6nZZ50a9zI0QrC_je-0Ecjfq1tmistLxDHzk-cnhyphenhyphenFXVzQwrtaiBu-aUfGRKcvbfEmIHZG1hOKfvT-rCJHVqbKXvD1p8-j3TX4n9DTFp-dwLtkU/s4032/IMG_6285.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UMKz27XEwcLLAbELMEHgTMREd9T-6nZZ50a9zI0QrC_je-0Ecjfq1tmistLxDHzk-cnhyphenhyphenFXVzQwrtaiBu-aUfGRKcvbfEmIHZG1hOKfvT-rCJHVqbKXvD1p8-j3TX4n9DTFp-dwLtkU/w640-h480/IMG_6285.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Met my son for breakfast: pancakes on the patio!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOWXVmzKDVZHhVRK9nnhjCx1vG9CGwAKc02ve0_G1J04nnR3L_K4akiFG8LdOB8lkAPhbuvsFBYak5zaH7-qknwi-6w7PcdpA6UJ3JNo7lKFdY0GCwYx73RdbED-wF69GJpVQOBDKxK8/s3495/IMG_6286+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3495" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOWXVmzKDVZHhVRK9nnhjCx1vG9CGwAKc02ve0_G1J04nnR3L_K4akiFG8LdOB8lkAPhbuvsFBYak5zaH7-qknwi-6w7PcdpA6UJ3JNo7lKFdY0GCwYx73RdbED-wF69GJpVQOBDKxK8/w640-h554/IMG_6286+Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Drove down the highway listening to old Hall and Oates songs! (You make my dreams come true...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCVklv5KkfldHXMV0pebVdNLDMKSovNozgiQ03_Aipn-sB74xq7_84_3cxyUJteD6hy1ixky-PnYNf92rJPGwt5uMO_KEybGJKubMQuOtqIf5BmDOHptwcHbXHYm0lC__WCV-X118kOo/s500/81ktlHzGeEL._SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCVklv5KkfldHXMV0pebVdNLDMKSovNozgiQ03_Aipn-sB74xq7_84_3cxyUJteD6hy1ixky-PnYNf92rJPGwt5uMO_KEybGJKubMQuOtqIf5BmDOHptwcHbXHYm0lC__WCV-X118kOo/w640-h640/81ktlHzGeEL._SS500_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><p>Went to an antique market outdoors and found some fun trinkets:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3TFeFJtXKIaTxOGCtOhtritbPPR95BKDg-TxphPqulhnDSrVlL0_fs3-dmg81qHr78tllQrCkavAQVIx-sUSpZuUD-gPXwQI0M3UCJeOGD1GaELEty8wuCe-fHboKZC8kMyaNAQS7PQ/s2048/IMG_6299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3TFeFJtXKIaTxOGCtOhtritbPPR95BKDg-TxphPqulhnDSrVlL0_fs3-dmg81qHr78tllQrCkavAQVIx-sUSpZuUD-gPXwQI0M3UCJeOGD1GaELEty8wuCe-fHboKZC8kMyaNAQS7PQ/w480-h640/IMG_6299.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC2zbDtKffihC8zxlyhwOzew2N-dZ6wDx4EJna5jbHikquzZ-kwEc0xgUfQSNDuuQSYKEd1rdxcHgPYf4-JcVNktzPPJCEjkU3hhz4ornrrl95CsfAjwTCw4ijWGvK9csIQCvQiP6SDc/s2048/IMG_6300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC2zbDtKffihC8zxlyhwOzew2N-dZ6wDx4EJna5jbHikquzZ-kwEc0xgUfQSNDuuQSYKEd1rdxcHgPYf4-JcVNktzPPJCEjkU3hhz4ornrrl95CsfAjwTCw4ijWGvK9csIQCvQiP6SDc/w640-h480/IMG_6300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Hit an outlet center on the way home.</p><p>Back in town, went to the gym we put our membership on hold at last year at the beginning of the pandemic and got signed back up again. And all I could think was...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwuWF8obHD4DramqugB2MMw1KZilUbPYB53S4I0mvVvj5JMfwJQv4fV33D6qVuWDDxhujeFLhTTyuc-6fXOJQXOCuQkIEEqjVjgMZxw870jUe7-FveVewIPkK79q-vWNQ73Z9aEDuHU/s1200/I%2527m+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwuWF8obHD4DramqugB2MMw1KZilUbPYB53S4I0mvVvj5JMfwJQv4fV33D6qVuWDDxhujeFLhTTyuc-6fXOJQXOCuQkIEEqjVjgMZxw870jUe7-FveVewIPkK79q-vWNQ73Z9aEDuHU/w640-h512/I%2527m+back.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm back!</span></p></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-39435091617848483162021-02-13T14:48:00.005-07:002021-02-13T14:48:46.732-07:00Scenic estate sale in the snow<p>Like much of the rest of the country, we're having a frigid, well-below-zero temperature weekend this weekend -- and into next week. This morning when the sun was briefly out, we took advantage and ran off to an estate sale we'd seen advertised.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHap8TSPXnmjQomMABRODGtmKGlxi3l9lqSDXHtisXF6YfKEHJ2JFdOaR07UU-3fZeaGsFVzpPU8qkMH4E7tXNtu8WeC5LaCbkg5nGa1qri5E3ZuB1mmXcEHA3gHdbX90yfnYd13jE_o/s1897/IMG_5519+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1897" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHap8TSPXnmjQomMABRODGtmKGlxi3l9lqSDXHtisXF6YfKEHJ2JFdOaR07UU-3fZeaGsFVzpPU8qkMH4E7tXNtu8WeC5LaCbkg5nGa1qri5E3ZuB1mmXcEHA3gHdbX90yfnYd13jE_o/w640-h464/IMG_5519+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>To our surprise, it was held at an old home on a country road that we often drove by, and admired. The inhabitants had named it Hodgen in the Dip. They often decorated the outside of the house by the sign with whimsical figures for different seasons. I felt sad to know they were no longer there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0anr-3t5oE-ISyYkhmQ6tOD0LnR0xUZgmDMDhZrm9mpMD45YkECZmz25cjCOpYbso9v5hhyuj4X96e4MuX6gGx-TpVyiGNXAyEA-eth73MDbkExN8uw0u3uFVlQemwthXOM-rnTo6nY/s2048/IMG_5516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0anr-3t5oE-ISyYkhmQ6tOD0LnR0xUZgmDMDhZrm9mpMD45YkECZmz25cjCOpYbso9v5hhyuj4X96e4MuX6gGx-TpVyiGNXAyEA-eth73MDbkExN8uw0u3uFVlQemwthXOM-rnTo6nY/w640-h480/IMG_5516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>They were creative, and the items decorating the outsides of their houses and outhouses gives you an idea of their taste!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVGdM588tsPfvj-gk7eb0UrvP1yRzzsbVqtNsKqZWLXmQXj_DoVGiB38FOam2c31TS8Ycpy6200rHxRWWoTt5Cw2vdjGmr-Qs0BS1XDVwiurCJyq6561oiaH9cxbqAEcDNcGSxtDSvKU/s2048/IMG_5518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVGdM588tsPfvj-gk7eb0UrvP1yRzzsbVqtNsKqZWLXmQXj_DoVGiB38FOam2c31TS8Ycpy6200rHxRWWoTt5Cw2vdjGmr-Qs0BS1XDVwiurCJyq6561oiaH9cxbqAEcDNcGSxtDSvKU/w640-h480/IMG_5518.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I was happy to learn that their family would stay in the home; and enjoyed looking through the jumble of oddities that were for sale there!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IdwX6_HOWMm7q6gt4aj-Ve7kvryj9BzM8rKCb5pbldMnUaqitAWlNvaYwZwzn3ftgKCXAOdMG8iO4nEnjgnQtP_qAqVOYKLOd1zifazPLjZVNEQUpt5ys2tJn1p9XK-NIXq63DlW5qY/s2048/IMG_5522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IdwX6_HOWMm7q6gt4aj-Ve7kvryj9BzM8rKCb5pbldMnUaqitAWlNvaYwZwzn3ftgKCXAOdMG8iO4nEnjgnQtP_qAqVOYKLOd1zifazPLjZVNEQUpt5ys2tJn1p9XK-NIXq63DlW5qY/w640-h480/IMG_5522.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was the last day of the sale, and I had missed out on much of the good stuff, but I couldn't leave behind this sled, even though it was missing Santa and the reindeer had lost their antlers! They are celluloid, and hard to find. I'm going to have fun fixing it back up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbypDXoWmvby8-ziD30WBtlZQpCeRKcGmPYsDXaKOXl_u-b5pQsPLYwn7gc9y9BWnmOfiLktusY7GKU_8gkKaYMvLa9gnGUidRFkaOz2t3miIJHuLdrmvRbLiYTNOAcQPSOfUvpB_Js0/s2048/IMG_5528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbypDXoWmvby8-ziD30WBtlZQpCeRKcGmPYsDXaKOXl_u-b5pQsPLYwn7gc9y9BWnmOfiLktusY7GKU_8gkKaYMvLa9gnGUidRFkaOz2t3miIJHuLdrmvRbLiYTNOAcQPSOfUvpB_Js0/w480-h640/IMG_5528.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>A tiny candle on a itsy bitsy metal base -- it's adorable!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5z-muLeIXoPoJWP2iV39publKrEvF_7xi_GWQo2PrtvZMlv9PEuXuI-D4Zi6qQvf3mWGwJC7wMZQgJJMVPeLeIheGSPFGWZGyvKlGB5KCnwajheKSGlj53RYFeW7dUrz2QwdhSIdbuw/s2048/IMG_5523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5z-muLeIXoPoJWP2iV39publKrEvF_7xi_GWQo2PrtvZMlv9PEuXuI-D4Zi6qQvf3mWGwJC7wMZQgJJMVPeLeIheGSPFGWZGyvKlGB5KCnwajheKSGlj53RYFeW7dUrz2QwdhSIdbuw/w480-h640/IMG_5523.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>An apron with the prettiest, lace edged ties! All of the lace is spectacular.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mctycg6HcqSgvIVgU-1x8Zd9WH5dtQpueasDnzI_Ve3bzoRvAp2xco5-MyFKXlDCf3L9ZXe9zV0zR4TvEbZ8_gF7kQs4nj1fD8GNAuHjZ8MkArjBejkvKbxENEPbKC96zyjOd50Ew3I/s2048/IMG_5525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mctycg6HcqSgvIVgU-1x8Zd9WH5dtQpueasDnzI_Ve3bzoRvAp2xco5-MyFKXlDCf3L9ZXe9zV0zR4TvEbZ8_gF7kQs4nj1fD8GNAuHjZ8MkArjBejkvKbxENEPbKC96zyjOd50Ew3I/w480-h640/IMG_5525.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Audrey had to come with me, of course.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlqM8x2_0O-66LNryQJ1OJN2JYOkt-hiZIgADkGxpijvbX0jo9sq3nBNQuxIhTZYx9NV7NXP6SKJwckS8Gah9aRHPzNJqRlQPwPPfFRbrUWNZ1kUjkOqJeYrcs3hts6HZCmFofZMfxOM/s2048/IMG_5527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2048" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlqM8x2_0O-66LNryQJ1OJN2JYOkt-hiZIgADkGxpijvbX0jo9sq3nBNQuxIhTZYx9NV7NXP6SKJwckS8Gah9aRHPzNJqRlQPwPPfFRbrUWNZ1kUjkOqJeYrcs3hts6HZCmFofZMfxOM/w640-h570/IMG_5527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>And this little heavy glass paperweight with a little plaster cat inside of it; I wonder what the little red object is in front of it?</div><div><br /></div><div>I also found some antique BUTTONS! Visit me on my other blog, <a href="https://buttonfloozies.blogspot.com">Button Floozies</a>, to hear about those!</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay warm!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-30958253261088405202021-01-31T11:06:00.003-07:002021-01-31T11:15:21.308-07:00Crafting inspiration on the cheap: thrift store finds<p>As I carefully venture for short, safe trips into a thrift shop or two, I have re-discovered the way they are great resources for trying out some new crafts! For example, for the past couple of years I've been wanting to try that long-ago art of macrame, as it's coming back into style. I used to have fun with it in the 1970's! I purchased this little hanging just for inspiration:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrjm-4C9RnQrRBBF4RAmMbqibYoFcQYiv7uPlZ6OQ-Rtbp-JpTwKlMSRlAGJhAGM9DnEYCQBCQtT7h-el0WbPWE-96dLk6Y2KRP3ZXOXUA5UMzxVXll25FlMPnd6l8fJFYkG9Kg7eD6k/s2048/IMG_5408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrjm-4C9RnQrRBBF4RAmMbqibYoFcQYiv7uPlZ6OQ-Rtbp-JpTwKlMSRlAGJhAGM9DnEYCQBCQtT7h-el0WbPWE-96dLk6Y2KRP3ZXOXUA5UMzxVXll25FlMPnd6l8fJFYkG9Kg7eD6k/w480-h640/IMG_5408.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Although I probably wouldn't do a square frame, I like how the crafter tied the knots simply to make a design, and then of course hung the different fibers from the bottom. I have had a really hard time finding the correct kind of cording to use for macrame--even online. Finally, yesterday at a thrift shop, I came across this huge spool of red cord!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pKMNx8jv-k_XSKxkN5e8C0Yk4UO7P8a2yqJVC8bNoAsp3EVca4kxsLvEEq-JwKMoS0ODV6NL2xBc6d0ob3v8JaWQ6cu5cZs1T5qS5SZ-7riJoXCyfqE2D7M6_2u3-0VeLIhGDna4GVA/s2048/IMG_5431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pKMNx8jv-k_XSKxkN5e8C0Yk4UO7P8a2yqJVC8bNoAsp3EVca4kxsLvEEq-JwKMoS0ODV6NL2xBc6d0ob3v8JaWQ6cu5cZs1T5qS5SZ-7riJoXCyfqE2D7M6_2u3-0VeLIhGDna4GVA/w480-h640/IMG_5431.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I think it will be great for Christmas macrame, don't you? I'm excited.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I_uhj0C1L4fDPa_4VZgkkRBxHsG-L32jar3CjFNBvOZkz-pk5bawEDGKmFbH1VGZBVPlrZiQXEtBqu0Fm7r54u-BnBfk399yWP5TXG-vXyav-wEI4Ovpa9EZTQy2r0B26mo3F1YFPfg/s2048/IMG_5429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I_uhj0C1L4fDPa_4VZgkkRBxHsG-L32jar3CjFNBvOZkz-pk5bawEDGKmFbH1VGZBVPlrZiQXEtBqu0Fm7r54u-BnBfk399yWP5TXG-vXyav-wEI4Ovpa9EZTQy2r0B26mo3F1YFPfg/w480-h640/IMG_5429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Then, something I've always wanted to try is needle felting. Not wanting to begin collecting a lot of supplies, though, I never took the plunge but then last week at a thrift shop, what should I find but these small "beginner" needlefelting kits! One makes a flat flower "postcard" and one makes a round owl head...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz9ouV979biyhj0l0r3jDtqnbfNOUZTXqn8btbtkh3U66KOrXOxiUcxNFxtC1UJFgK69nv8g_mYrcfJPn9HN1moGzIpzdI8CoZ-m_1QRFUj2Nl_jHwx8laQ0hl9RpCLsBoZO3v-GPES4/s2048/IMG_5430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz9ouV979biyhj0l0r3jDtqnbfNOUZTXqn8btbtkh3U66KOrXOxiUcxNFxtC1UJFgK69nv8g_mYrcfJPn9HN1moGzIpzdI8CoZ-m_1QRFUj2Nl_jHwx8laQ0hl9RpCLsBoZO3v-GPES4/w480-h640/IMG_5430.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Then you can graduate to a little rabbit. Simple tools, supplies and instructions. They look easy enough even for me!<div><br /></div><div>I understand that needlefelting is great for working off anger and irritation -- you just stab, stab and stab!<br /><div><br /></div><div>What new crafts are you trying these days?<div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-76972622462782085642021-01-08T17:32:00.000-07:002021-01-08T17:32:29.671-07:00Frigid January bluesWhen you live in a cold climate, January can really be tough. Even though we get a lot of sunshine in Colorado, it's still frosty, and that chill can travel right down to your bones. We stay indoors alot during a normal January, but this year it's that much worse because we've been doing it for so many months now.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZadmBs1JoBSlgSHIA5Shz9NV7yc-SgQlpilty_mZpocRScTuvyoL6chpKsXUDUrv5BHdffHLiWXCjrM5APRbAtaG76BGN9-UryXNJls8qwLFzBM10P0vNB7zb_LkQa1KZLX5E9UbUy4/s941/Ben+snowsuit+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="629" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZadmBs1JoBSlgSHIA5Shz9NV7yc-SgQlpilty_mZpocRScTuvyoL6chpKsXUDUrv5BHdffHLiWXCjrM5APRbAtaG76BGN9-UryXNJls8qwLFzBM10P0vNB7zb_LkQa1KZLX5E9UbUy4/w428-h640/Ben+snowsuit+%25282%2529.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div>This photo came up in my memories, from when Ben was a toddler. We'd been given a hand-me-down snowsuit and I couldn't wait to use it, so on one cold California day I dressed him up in it! We were so innocent of real extreme weather conditions in those days! The photo is over 20 years old, but I remember that day so well, and I can still feel the weight of Benjamin in my arms.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRK0-uCboPyylpoo0P6g3GW9lbwSSkFkMFA3fpOChW93Y6CJktuR3C1KYAiKHfMLRKov78YOIexS4lI0Is6k5kpbwhetGDh_x5wfAICShBPbHsjSvzJ4PAlUFDRVTbljSpsSNgzZoQJA/s4032/IMG_5294.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRK0-uCboPyylpoo0P6g3GW9lbwSSkFkMFA3fpOChW93Y6CJktuR3C1KYAiKHfMLRKov78YOIexS4lI0Is6k5kpbwhetGDh_x5wfAICShBPbHsjSvzJ4PAlUFDRVTbljSpsSNgzZoQJA/w640-h480/IMG_5294.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Garfunkel</td></tr></tbody></table>My cats are in winter mode. If you love a cat of your own, or ever have, I don't have to tell you how much they enjoy a sunny window...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8xaKMHdWjI0SnyjGcklf52ZJp6U0zWWyAiYGecEXQQH7j0Ra1JFayII2gWaGnV99Z9okOJGv9n7icsZvSNnNW7V0qtb2H37fYeWRoNCRikaE4lP-biK5qDCwp0vqIxBI065Wp4F0oRU/s3024/IMG_5293.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="3024" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8xaKMHdWjI0SnyjGcklf52ZJp6U0zWWyAiYGecEXQQH7j0Ra1JFayII2gWaGnV99Z9okOJGv9n7icsZvSNnNW7V0qtb2H37fYeWRoNCRikaE4lP-biK5qDCwp0vqIxBI065Wp4F0oRU/w640-h550/IMG_5293.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey Jude</td></tr></tbody></table>or a sharing your blanket on a winter night! Both of them have grown in their winter coats and are spending most of the day with their eyes closed. If only I could go into that mode, too -- my body really wants to!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F1LTDFjYleazbojMD7HeZQBKQE_OsTACV2OfcZatwjbFtbF886lXF-O5AOzWZujwlDj638SWBLsmBK7Jiz3Ns1Ug5u8hzqOoHwEnu_3ZkWd-aETU1xTEuo-APqIP8LhXByLzBSKdC9I/s2048/IMG_2444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8F1LTDFjYleazbojMD7HeZQBKQE_OsTACV2OfcZatwjbFtbF886lXF-O5AOzWZujwlDj638SWBLsmBK7Jiz3Ns1Ug5u8hzqOoHwEnu_3ZkWd-aETU1xTEuo-APqIP8LhXByLzBSKdC9I/w640-h480/IMG_2444.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Why can't it be February already? I lourve February, and there's so much to look forward to! The return of some of my favorite TV series seasons, Valentine's Day, chocolates and hearts and lace and pink and rosy red crafts and decorations! If January is frigid and blue, February is soft and pink! I can hardly wait!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAh2Lao1Z7qso2g21gBqTg1CoUhDDCahscZnoiTjx7SBgAfGXwnBtt0m33bK_UfyqMsszCkZLqeZLzPWf6Sn7J6r4fwo2veFZLe3FcrbIvHwvqhyphenhyphenn6yvNGY7kwK1s66DftAzeqqlxLsc0/s2048/IMG_5167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAh2Lao1Z7qso2g21gBqTg1CoUhDDCahscZnoiTjx7SBgAfGXwnBtt0m33bK_UfyqMsszCkZLqeZLzPWf6Sn7J6r4fwo2veFZLe3FcrbIvHwvqhyphenhyphenn6yvNGY7kwK1s66DftAzeqqlxLsc0/w640-h480/IMG_5167.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>At my house, Christmas lights, the tree, and all the decorations are still up! I love the lights and I can't bear to put them away! My heart is too tender, we've been through so much...the pretty things must remain, at least until it's time to switch from holly to roses, and green to pink!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-88800641459164213942020-12-12T16:26:00.001-07:002020-12-12T16:26:18.283-07:00No Peekie<p>One of my FB pages invited us to share a favorite recipe; I shared this one, and the story of my dear friend Fran, and it was so wonderful to spend time thinking of her! She's been gone since 2008 and I will always miss her.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzJsaSbpYE3CsfddTHFAnXNAqq0B35MXYDrgxGJX0Lz1L0Ecp6Mz5s5_GJGcRC-OfTJQJRt_Z7OyPMHj_6hVW35ycne4Fgc3v-DMaU5JQRGFVlZmdhMQjXCUSB4ZanhCZ3PfxJsPUnhY/s721/fran+and+mary+at+b-day+dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="721" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzJsaSbpYE3CsfddTHFAnXNAqq0B35MXYDrgxGJX0Lz1L0Ecp6Mz5s5_GJGcRC-OfTJQJRt_Z7OyPMHj_6hVW35ycne4Fgc3v-DMaU5JQRGFVlZmdhMQjXCUSB4ZanhCZ3PfxJsPUnhY/w640-h630/fran+and+mary+at+b-day+dinner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Fran and I met when I was in my early 20s and, despite the difference in our ages, found we shared so many things. We loved the same foods, art, past times and hobbies. She became one of my closest friends and remained so for many years!<div><br /></div><div>This is her recipe for Christmas cookies; they are something like meringues, and different because they are pale green. The sweetness with the addition of the mint flavor makes them very memorable! The cookies were a regular on my Christmas cookie tray for many years -- even though back then, in the 1980s, they were already old fashioned!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you read through the recipe, you'll see how they got their name. I always made them as the very lats batch after a long afternoon or evening of baking!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHBoN2AzB8l-Yw9oMQJxD08aVmD159IdsrnDg34L5kggUDJqmqHDLDZU6CVjb8hBUrWpkgzgeroDxEHxoRpat4zS-oh5zWb3MwlLR3-jEsCPyRut1i1QYis1irjlFxcUzfAVRRc-7dWg/s1132/Scan_20201212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1132" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHBoN2AzB8l-Yw9oMQJxD08aVmD159IdsrnDg34L5kggUDJqmqHDLDZU6CVjb8hBUrWpkgzgeroDxEHxoRpat4zS-oh5zWb3MwlLR3-jEsCPyRut1i1QYis1irjlFxcUzfAVRRc-7dWg/w640-h604/Scan_20201212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-3618990291822036242020-11-21T08:06:00.001-07:002020-11-21T08:06:28.823-07:00Mountains<p style="text-align: center;">These have been the mountains of my week: </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXToLH1AocvVoJE3Bd6V3DFx8PGhRErUbIDJ1JEEuQ5YJPCczCaB5wkrD2X0oSHr_6ZNsgOPdEjDmOZv9rvqPz8GZU6pYvgPPISv3QjFOBXlIBuetkPcumePfLoP7hc5XpsD5KDMZ0p0/s307/mouontain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="307" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXToLH1AocvVoJE3Bd6V3DFx8PGhRErUbIDJ1JEEuQ5YJPCczCaB5wkrD2X0oSHr_6ZNsgOPdEjDmOZv9rvqPz8GZU6pYvgPPISv3QjFOBXlIBuetkPcumePfLoP7hc5XpsD5KDMZ0p0/w640-h342/mouontain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spiking, so I only go back and forth from a safe workplace to home</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdVSuTDs-DX22-rgxcDbpLnw0blg3EQFX8baEB8X21qpHkrcjhhtGW82qNl0BKL7E9dqIidCWWTwMHUMXiC_FeSQHPNEVns64pselkF6ZTFUjSUX1uwHL4ZI_R2cxV0TiAZ1pDHb8_Xw/s2048/IMG_4971+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="2048" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdVSuTDs-DX22-rgxcDbpLnw0blg3EQFX8baEB8X21qpHkrcjhhtGW82qNl0BKL7E9dqIidCWWTwMHUMXiC_FeSQHPNEVns64pselkF6ZTFUjSUX1uwHL4ZI_R2cxV0TiAZ1pDHb8_Xw/w640-h596/IMG_4971+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When at work, I'm under a mountain of files to be archived</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-xrAsO0IgI4bYhULX5sUCURRlFjE5ky79PvU-WWCV64FZNGWo3-bG-V6bAcg6R32AC7wUqeGVGkPUo3FDmbSXDevvrjcX2IxP47KaUva-jqKS_doYTRlcWkz8SXggARNLuk1tAli0D0/s2536/IMG_4942+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2536" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-xrAsO0IgI4bYhULX5sUCURRlFjE5ky79PvU-WWCV64FZNGWo3-bG-V6bAcg6R32AC7wUqeGVGkPUo3FDmbSXDevvrjcX2IxP47KaUva-jqKS_doYTRlcWkz8SXggARNLuk1tAli0D0/w640-h312/IMG_4942+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Driving back and forth, I never tire of this view.</div><p></p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-26165801540998608612020-11-15T14:19:00.000-07:002020-11-15T14:19:02.702-07:00Two Jobs and Counting<p>I took on a second part time job at the end of August and, boy, am I ever glad I did! Unexpectedly, my husband lost his job this week! That was the bad news; the good news is that I can work both of my jobs from home, and that my main part time job is letting me work many extra hours from now until the end of the year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNGREScBPryVdhu06TVQq3oFC14K1aj-CnO9dJTlfP0MOLK5ZCFAGwm8VdF2MSbjCLLOIrnA6G9eKIDpX99copfNUUxm6rUEgjVeg67SYOCIBVe2l5-V3RXTyF56zjyJRE5C6gUp7dvg/s2048/IMG_4899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNGREScBPryVdhu06TVQq3oFC14K1aj-CnO9dJTlfP0MOLK5ZCFAGwm8VdF2MSbjCLLOIrnA6G9eKIDpX99copfNUUxm6rUEgjVeg67SYOCIBVe2l5-V3RXTyF56zjyJRE5C6gUp7dvg/w640-h480/IMG_4899.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Also, I have a booth full of Christmas to sell in town at <a href="http://www.willowstoneantiques.com/">Willowstone Antique Marketplace</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">My Etsy and <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/all_good_people">eBay</a> sales have been slow but steady, so I'm satisfied that this holiday season will come out much the same in income as others have -- at least with my vintage sales!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98p-gMCkgQODa4hmXd8o3R6nlSE7qwZLozEMq5FWgKMw3aIp5bQlj2oj9s_ueBw1_rrdVHhhwLtsfKWX0Dnf4hf2kMUUxNt_52M6bsTJ-xu_DiRFl5HI_03Hx-OYmsNGpOpDZwC_6ucE/s500/Indulge+Your+Shelf+icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98p-gMCkgQODa4hmXd8o3R6nlSE7qwZLozEMq5FWgKMw3aIp5bQlj2oj9s_ueBw1_rrdVHhhwLtsfKWX0Dnf4hf2kMUUxNt_52M6bsTJ-xu_DiRFl5HI_03Hx-OYmsNGpOpDZwC_6ucE/s320/Indulge+Your+Shelf+icon.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm hoping to hit 1000 sales in <a href="https://indulgeyourshelf.etsy.com">my Etsy shop</a> before the end of the year -- as of today, I have 24 to go to hit the mark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpygtZ83rhLb3_zfw-rbwB6dmAHmukCIPoV9jXhQAsr6GlYAW5bfOG1ZFyWti6Ic3kW6Q-FF5erSvBptYIfoW8_OXw9UAIAjmHdOivyY-L3ZVBuJabjG6X2vSVTmEhHqaVbHH7ANG7OA/s2048/IMG_4948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpygtZ83rhLb3_zfw-rbwB6dmAHmukCIPoV9jXhQAsr6GlYAW5bfOG1ZFyWti6Ic3kW6Q-FF5erSvBptYIfoW8_OXw9UAIAjmHdOivyY-L3ZVBuJabjG6X2vSVTmEhHqaVbHH7ANG7OA/w578-h640/IMG_4948.jpg" width="578" /></a></div>Somehow, the busier I am, the more I seem to be able to get projects done; like organizing all my Christmas ephemera into categories to store in a large container.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnNhCjEIIII0JVdAMhJdMIzcIGqCL50DG2AtpqkEaCt8ggmgfijVMRktmHD9I7i8gkCE4k1w7TwjucaGcWW5ni2q-z0nHk5Ty0uKKvMbwmO2laK4heVDUePu8lEgAejMo7-cmCnqVkR4/s2048/IMG_4949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnNhCjEIIII0JVdAMhJdMIzcIGqCL50DG2AtpqkEaCt8ggmgfijVMRktmHD9I7i8gkCE4k1w7TwjucaGcWW5ni2q-z0nHk5Ty0uKKvMbwmO2laK4heVDUePu8lEgAejMo7-cmCnqVkR4/w480-h640/IMG_4949.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I'm always looking for things like this -- vintage rub on transfers, which add a silvery charm to...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-pJM0CNYZfQfMkO52ijqkMDn5dCtqCumrZIKahje2f3q_6UsvDl6EVBcQzwv-ScPRwxMWtreyrssEMEdTIQ6AbVJ9etT-R2sgtIXdOenluboQlMQNBw2QNF3dMRWWTUFDll3C2L_JME/s2048/IMG_4950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-pJM0CNYZfQfMkO52ijqkMDn5dCtqCumrZIKahje2f3q_6UsvDl6EVBcQzwv-ScPRwxMWtreyrssEMEdTIQ6AbVJ9etT-R2sgtIXdOenluboQlMQNBw2QNF3dMRWWTUFDll3C2L_JME/w480-h640/IMG_4950.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>this tiny ephemera globe I collaged a while back. I think it's adorable! And, doesn't this world need some joy?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-16036741792919964592020-10-26T10:23:00.000-06:002020-10-26T10:23:15.231-06:00My Fabric Pumpkin Patch<p> I've had a tradition for many years now of creating stuffed fabric pumpkins for Fall. I usually start out intending to make a couple and then go a little crazy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aLoDiNfdsluet1NXPALNV9FY6gjcJCgzWzYEO_ZcJgwLsfM-vmBK-mY7itOPZ00frP62e_v0WdXiakZCDQAW3zGntUvbhKF-oMVV50xBV09WaHHpBIC0NLlzEMA00_S0BlVnuTfBNxc/s2048/IMG_4799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aLoDiNfdsluet1NXPALNV9FY6gjcJCgzWzYEO_ZcJgwLsfM-vmBK-mY7itOPZ00frP62e_v0WdXiakZCDQAW3zGntUvbhKF-oMVV50xBV09WaHHpBIC0NLlzEMA00_S0BlVnuTfBNxc/w640-h480/IMG_4799.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I create almost exclusively from vintage materials, and most of these pumpkins reflect that. My most favorite pumpkins are the ones I made from this crazy, flower power 1960s/70s fabric I found recently:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv90U0zIfGtbvkn7ykgAcDe6kpvb7KxGHc0hpy9kOseDgNXQRncQSXDyu3_EAPeoPFHz6pL7MjHdIgOD1hZiBFP2G7YN_6jdZczELVkI1SgY8ikSOwSrMMoQTVbgCdaRQ8UwTDmML5PR0/s2048/IMG_4731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="2048" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv90U0zIfGtbvkn7ykgAcDe6kpvb7KxGHc0hpy9kOseDgNXQRncQSXDyu3_EAPeoPFHz6pL7MjHdIgOD1hZiBFP2G7YN_6jdZczELVkI1SgY8ikSOwSrMMoQTVbgCdaRQ8UwTDmML5PR0/w640-h638/IMG_4731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next favorite are the ones I made by piecing different vintage fabrics together, like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AYy-VZKqHWxFHqHojV8bqQlBHehcukeq7F49edxTqTDFaEp2BdRgu2nocKOEFJzDAzfjXa9m-VWlHaa_KvoVT1Or7_DpWNkM6afPht5wqbj3Ffk67a44l6UgCTFRitpsNSoFGJQGlkM/s2048/IMG_4806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AYy-VZKqHWxFHqHojV8bqQlBHehcukeq7F49edxTqTDFaEp2BdRgu2nocKOEFJzDAzfjXa9m-VWlHaa_KvoVT1Or7_DpWNkM6afPht5wqbj3Ffk67a44l6UgCTFRitpsNSoFGJQGlkM/w480-h640/IMG_4806.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I topped this one with a doily, snippets of lace fabric and a very old bloom from a corsage. The pale floral fabric just under the longer piece of lace fabric is something I salvaged from a dress dated in the 1880s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFOigIygZnXMdhOhrhao-OPHloWSLzVpzWW9JbzOqjvn4lztTcFeSjbK4aJxqioLA4nOoUZVJNc6EYMhWB8efLYQcLGh38BbEDb9mIdyGBmyfHyxOLEEwleXEJ_U9NPDAyb7ox9i3TtM/s2048/IMG_4807+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFOigIygZnXMdhOhrhao-OPHloWSLzVpzWW9JbzOqjvn4lztTcFeSjbK4aJxqioLA4nOoUZVJNc6EYMhWB8efLYQcLGh38BbEDb9mIdyGBmyfHyxOLEEwleXEJ_U9NPDAyb7ox9i3TtM/w480-h640/IMG_4807+%25282%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I have to say that combining the reds, pinks and greens makes it my very favorite.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun-07KR7YQIkraipmpqXR4xg9B6n3HPxCM_cJY-HM2eUhrUPKTEXHoew4sdfJLheXppLc2is-5Ia_EDqcTdR_exxiSFNDUDML3m6qUvqPZGfGm_r4s2USnZUo4EtTITnvrJdba01ClsM/s2048/IMG_4805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1745" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun-07KR7YQIkraipmpqXR4xg9B6n3HPxCM_cJY-HM2eUhrUPKTEXHoew4sdfJLheXppLc2is-5Ia_EDqcTdR_exxiSFNDUDML3m6qUvqPZGfGm_r4s2USnZUo4EtTITnvrJdba01ClsM/w546-h640/IMG_4805.jpg" width="546" /></a></div>Here's more of that same fabric in another pumpkin; this time I tied a piece of crochet lace around the stem...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uaqh_XZASvIy3vF6IrpgS5-_yealaHAkaZWZOIJj37_nqNTA3ndf4JiEjs_jbSngxFmkjLRFhQ4SCE6uXDP0juqrGi5CubMtWtnchZxpQx1FbRisPj-ksM_Kpo2dR6-glJoqTN-jeiM/s2048/IMG_4804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uaqh_XZASvIy3vF6IrpgS5-_yealaHAkaZWZOIJj37_nqNTA3ndf4JiEjs_jbSngxFmkjLRFhQ4SCE6uXDP0juqrGi5CubMtWtnchZxpQx1FbRisPj-ksM_Kpo2dR6-glJoqTN-jeiM/w480-h640/IMG_4804.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>and decorated the front lavishly with colored seam binding that was a gift from a swap partner! I love how she threaded it through that small buckle!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEckQSr_2_GiVyB6P-Unx7FgVsHaUASJITO8iHYsSf1b4pPf8T4PO4tl0rYKf8JjzX8teXIOz8J9K33oEzQ70yt7u12_wS6M7-Fa0M_7iwO8lifchIIQCH2Yh0kbGfa9j9vOZVpTVgqc/s2048/IMG_4802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEckQSr_2_GiVyB6P-Unx7FgVsHaUASJITO8iHYsSf1b4pPf8T4PO4tl0rYKf8JjzX8teXIOz8J9K33oEzQ70yt7u12_wS6M7-Fa0M_7iwO8lifchIIQCH2Yh0kbGfa9j9vOZVpTVgqc/w480-h640/IMG_4802.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>For this one, I do believe the oldest fabric is the rick-rack like pink and beige, textured fabric that was a gift from an antique dealer. I had a lot of fun matching the muted pinks and greens with embellishments! <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAgfQJR8iUGMh6dJES02XSh1qRf40PoA0AMmddQsEbQ7cvx4Dl1Z9VWKPtVqeILzKWRteBvRYTJzoDbtrbOOQfnz1HEtCdmIDAWC_LaVjFz1NgF6YsAllgKyOk73f7bPOiweFDC-C0mk/s2048/IMG_4803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1675" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAgfQJR8iUGMh6dJES02XSh1qRf40PoA0AMmddQsEbQ7cvx4Dl1Z9VWKPtVqeILzKWRteBvRYTJzoDbtrbOOQfnz1HEtCdmIDAWC_LaVjFz1NgF6YsAllgKyOk73f7bPOiweFDC-C0mk/w524-h640/IMG_4803.jpg" width="524" /></a></div>I cut the pale green leaves from a felted sweater, and used a different sweater to roll into a stem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS42IpR6uiruvKj3DP3m14O4VcKpvEADg-Pwjf_HPuEug89vikfsZ0RWxv3yWTuQ4T37W2Bd08DU4eR8cIRx1rsi8eLaNcCWV8KFd5QYqFlbMbKZ2XpnKKBowFlu9X2Hjej_aWDkIsD4/s2048/IMG_4800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS42IpR6uiruvKj3DP3m14O4VcKpvEADg-Pwjf_HPuEug89vikfsZ0RWxv3yWTuQ4T37W2Bd08DU4eR8cIRx1rsi8eLaNcCWV8KFd5QYqFlbMbKZ2XpnKKBowFlu9X2Hjej_aWDkIsD4/w480-h640/IMG_4800.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>A doily decorates the patchwork pumpkin; the fabric is newer but probably still vintage if you consider 20+ years vintage, as some do.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7B-IMOY-CvjK_MZWLrj_hfbSqxbJ-8N_FYsJhZFRBm94y7D6is4So94QCcxErsBkdAGflQCpyIEkxoicKaOXWSYgSDWMngYU7VodNE6a9ITgnbHN8a8rEwjymIjHEZyceL2XOBhwhVK0/s2048/IMG_4801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7B-IMOY-CvjK_MZWLrj_hfbSqxbJ-8N_FYsJhZFRBm94y7D6is4So94QCcxErsBkdAGflQCpyIEkxoicKaOXWSYgSDWMngYU7VodNE6a9ITgnbHN8a8rEwjymIjHEZyceL2XOBhwhVK0/w480-h640/IMG_4801.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>How much do you love that pom pom trim? It is some of the oldest vintage trim I own -- not in terms of its age (but it is old), but because it's among the first I ever found at a thrift store and had to have! Check out my other blog, <a href="https://buttonfloozies.blogspot.com">Button Floozies</a> for more info on the buttons I used on these pumpkins!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2jZV0S5kXaownu393XGcCkoHAuAdEprJ90otNKP3_0JR7Arf_yBSuImuRIwR-_ooRB9Yt0iRnkOabxeK5bZI1zCK9B4i4bQ9I-sqJBX1ZAZPgp1UcdgBuF34cI0ovSHCVWyi0LTDPXE/s2048/IMG_4808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2jZV0S5kXaownu393XGcCkoHAuAdEprJ90otNKP3_0JR7Arf_yBSuImuRIwR-_ooRB9Yt0iRnkOabxeK5bZI1zCK9B4i4bQ9I-sqJBX1ZAZPgp1UcdgBuF34cI0ovSHCVWyi0LTDPXE/w480-h640/IMG_4808.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I made these two pumpkins from a pillow sham that someone long ago sewed from feedsacks. It's not easy to see the color -- but it is a very very pale blue/green.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaHmvpx4I7Qo9z_34ySxla2orwOtQotjBoLNFD0SqsGvLQvYns-X2OolwEQph2tWwBg7AAu8QZhbD7zrr3STXImL8GrOWHR-LoPjx5L9OF03_Q0tRBjgt3yrsDy-oA59RrA4uLfjFexQ/s2048/IMG_4811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaHmvpx4I7Qo9z_34ySxla2orwOtQotjBoLNFD0SqsGvLQvYns-X2OolwEQph2tWwBg7AAu8QZhbD7zrr3STXImL8GrOWHR-LoPjx5L9OF03_Q0tRBjgt3yrsDy-oA59RrA4uLfjFexQ/w480-h640/IMG_4811.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>After sewing it into a round and stuffing it, I tied this fabulous, wispy antique crochet lace around it tightly to create the pumpkin shape. I left long edges of the lace to look like leaves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilFZrSn480sciB-ap_vS55STu5R76r2pmkm0LZxgZVBEhB2Y13YhBeDUQ0popTPT_l-YsiqMET_PulmzSf_XV3Lf1y9IdFbphxALBv4EfV0mcmF21PvycQFqOURC2xTHnQTamN33YUAM/s2048/IMG_4812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilFZrSn480sciB-ap_vS55STu5R76r2pmkm0LZxgZVBEhB2Y13YhBeDUQ0popTPT_l-YsiqMET_PulmzSf_XV3Lf1y9IdFbphxALBv4EfV0mcmF21PvycQFqOURC2xTHnQTamN33YUAM/w480-h640/IMG_4812.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The flower on the front shows more closely the true color of the fabric; it is a perfectly-matched bud from another 1880s dress I rescued from an auction.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvQyBo_OjSQ3rKfAiDlUG9IjzL6ESW-lOmyrReCGeO5TzoM6GBkuF0AKNQVNkJJgrJx8lPkZizkyEU0KcUfgy4fF5ofxYRWvX-fvtmx-oJ1uatnk2G-KGduu6goA31FIaorcFkcD0lOo/s2048/IMG_4813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvQyBo_OjSQ3rKfAiDlUG9IjzL6ESW-lOmyrReCGeO5TzoM6GBkuF0AKNQVNkJJgrJx8lPkZizkyEU0KcUfgy4fF5ofxYRWvX-fvtmx-oJ1uatnk2G-KGduu6goA31FIaorcFkcD0lOo/w480-h640/IMG_4813.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The original pillow sham was backed with plain off-white feedsack cotton, which I used to make the stem of this one, and tied closed with these strips of fabric which I tied on to the back just for completeness.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqaKNN7zod-ayTghj2Gf3TomQZ_S9q3ufQJ0tNr4GnVV07N-sR3zDDrgInPrj6j26QODWBPE3pGXHQQOEfrDWbYrAKKf7Gt3w4DdNNIY6pbKJfsAeSO0qfHcu5EZs2lAh9jjZP5E6esg/s2048/IMG_4810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqaKNN7zod-ayTghj2Gf3TomQZ_S9q3ufQJ0tNr4GnVV07N-sR3zDDrgInPrj6j26QODWBPE3pGXHQQOEfrDWbYrAKKf7Gt3w4DdNNIY6pbKJfsAeSO0qfHcu5EZs2lAh9jjZP5E6esg/w480-h640/IMG_4810.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>This matching pumpkin was similarly made, but tied with seam binding. I draped a heavy crocheted trim piece over the top, again because it reminds me of leaves, and then this one got three of the antique rosettes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJwsmD_52MWGaGpsAOuqWXym-6dA8uFPxrb-WQgFG7rJEfYm78ePQpcmuZJyq8WsC-biEVl36Qoh-R1ad0e8VA1GsbAzGqFn9-7xqEOVaD1YMCIwoRxb7wnnhCSHvTiBcEl2wCakmjQk/s2048/IMG_4809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJwsmD_52MWGaGpsAOuqWXym-6dA8uFPxrb-WQgFG7rJEfYm78ePQpcmuZJyq8WsC-biEVl36Qoh-R1ad0e8VA1GsbAzGqFn9-7xqEOVaD1YMCIwoRxb7wnnhCSHvTiBcEl2wCakmjQk/w480-h640/IMG_4809.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Lastly, two little pumpkins made from newer pieced blocks that I rescued from the thrift store; they have such a bright punch of green that I decided to embellish them with new purple ribbon. Their stems and a little decoration on the reverse are from that fabulous crazy flower fabric!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLhn5KyhP7xtXb8i6HmIUdbZkUdeSZrm4x0ZiXlCrkelkdXLGdmZrtPyPYN1sFrQYD_aRmw4RlMb0xISZkXhNWGrLDQcIwdhsnW7Ivg35DIgGI2xJ-raXZpINwiFehAF5J1KN2hsgQpU/s2048/IMG_4814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLhn5KyhP7xtXb8i6HmIUdbZkUdeSZrm4x0ZiXlCrkelkdXLGdmZrtPyPYN1sFrQYD_aRmw4RlMb0xISZkXhNWGrLDQcIwdhsnW7Ivg35DIgGI2xJ-raXZpINwiFehAF5J1KN2hsgQpU/w640-h450/IMG_4814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Pumpkin making is good for your soul! Have you made any, this year or before?<br /><div><br /></div></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-44351416258446616382020-10-11T12:12:00.001-06:002020-10-11T12:12:45.152-06:00Estate sale ephemera<p>My visits to estate sales are few and far between since social distancing, but I visited one last week at a quiet time of the day so I was able to dawdle there. The sale was in a 100 year old house -- just adorable. The family's taste was even kitschier than mine. I could have bought a lot, but I just picked up a few things. Among them: paper ephemera.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5H_RMrVzPuQ21txkgOH2XbD-TTgEUgiUjsEdopmXQsUz7n4v23YHbNtmqoft0DJW6stCM3H6Bs9Rk_JFKlXj_DCR7W5qFbw4UE5RH__oLziHN6jx4IBE-ijCvGqPyqN4bIikfnLact4/s2048/IMG_4688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5H_RMrVzPuQ21txkgOH2XbD-TTgEUgiUjsEdopmXQsUz7n4v23YHbNtmqoft0DJW6stCM3H6Bs9Rk_JFKlXj_DCR7W5qFbw4UE5RH__oLziHN6jx4IBE-ijCvGqPyqN4bIikfnLact4/w480-h640/IMG_4688.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I love old Hallmark items! These will be so much fun in the Spring -- something to look forward to!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOjG1lTzmY8OUfz3JnAOUBiaHYNJIFsYcSB8NS3iq9DXXBLR7th-zvzbdoJnZsBrl2MYNAb2kSBNzbkC5oMbS2ze7nsGAmEf7cfJhfXfreXlGw2p8sv-I44HgSuAh3WbzIzLDUUp8kso/s2048/IMG_4689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2048" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOjG1lTzmY8OUfz3JnAOUBiaHYNJIFsYcSB8NS3iq9DXXBLR7th-zvzbdoJnZsBrl2MYNAb2kSBNzbkC5oMbS2ze7nsGAmEf7cfJhfXfreXlGw2p8sv-I44HgSuAh3WbzIzLDUUp8kso/w640-h626/IMG_4689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I can't pass up an old Santa priced right. And look at that squirrel occasional sticker!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g_DqeNun7GT-CVHFv7-Ljm3-2i-DbiOox2iJZ8TTvtmHME2DjNmexBDvKd8l8WMyX-11OPYp2y0hf1DvpQ448WjQ3-lYpXZJfNKT5XuU4Nzq2QuQi-YfwcxJSFG9TDUhUIOcZ16A5pw/s2048/IMG_4690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g_DqeNun7GT-CVHFv7-Ljm3-2i-DbiOox2iJZ8TTvtmHME2DjNmexBDvKd8l8WMyX-11OPYp2y0hf1DvpQ448WjQ3-lYpXZJfNKT5XuU4Nzq2QuQi-YfwcxJSFG9TDUhUIOcZ16A5pw/w640-h480/IMG_4690.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I'm really into sheep right now. The bunny and the boy -- how precious! I love his outfit. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5LelS74wGhZKTVwSjWXsedqjODHev23OtDPfNBTc5-0im4Q2QUV7ktmWcjNOs6o2Z7Jrairq3cyIhNKaoIyneTKf0LWw83LhQKPQ9hRrbqrdn4AVTGl7NfbdCqBgB5N6ZteEBKA3g1M/s2048/IMG_4691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5LelS74wGhZKTVwSjWXsedqjODHev23OtDPfNBTc5-0im4Q2QUV7ktmWcjNOs6o2Z7Jrairq3cyIhNKaoIyneTKf0LWw83LhQKPQ9hRrbqrdn4AVTGl7NfbdCqBgB5N6ZteEBKA3g1M/w480-h640/IMG_4691.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT6Ct1O1Pe_mXwJM0Oz4XSnA78PixFTP6RsofLgDw-IbKXoIO9OwYddrJx6-CquREB2EiWxzVQurWg1fhYDl48g8ury_mbsbr9DU0Am-JZxUbClFvWYjzfzYn5wttqGIcaJpxQzZ9QlE/s2048/IMG_4692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT6Ct1O1Pe_mXwJM0Oz4XSnA78PixFTP6RsofLgDw-IbKXoIO9OwYddrJx6-CquREB2EiWxzVQurWg1fhYDl48g8ury_mbsbr9DU0Am-JZxUbClFvWYjzfzYn5wttqGIcaJpxQzZ9QlE/w640-h480/IMG_4692.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This is an advertisement for a new development in Terre Haute -- look at the prices! It just makes me think of George Bailey's Building and Loan!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiWQGjyl0uj84FYobmJjPvKwM6zsLlDG1KDUva7wiNdNLNHKbm64Qa7msG7PGU_ZpZ789vvYuTcwVmJXMmKSNJYXzgIgte0taraZ7OH7-Q4VpGPcL2EPp571JLziI0NMRnJcKDz517IY/s2048/IMG_4693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiWQGjyl0uj84FYobmJjPvKwM6zsLlDG1KDUva7wiNdNLNHKbm64Qa7msG7PGU_ZpZ789vvYuTcwVmJXMmKSNJYXzgIgte0taraZ7OH7-Q4VpGPcL2EPp571JLziI0NMRnJcKDz517IY/w574-h640/IMG_4693.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41dg132WCk73j-x_OmM1Pgfgoyppaqksh8emUc5pqoKf919kVXpRI51CBHL6fbHGi-LLvnl9y7P4Sdr1IOZyOx0GxA3jIOm4oF_6C6b7hMewJatnZnzPwFB26wy8VRDkE3etitA86LDU/s2048/IMG_4694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41dg132WCk73j-x_OmM1Pgfgoyppaqksh8emUc5pqoKf919kVXpRI51CBHL6fbHGi-LLvnl9y7P4Sdr1IOZyOx0GxA3jIOm4oF_6C6b7hMewJatnZnzPwFB26wy8VRDkE3etitA86LDU/w566-h640/IMG_4694.jpg" width="566" /></a></div>More interesting ephemera that I had to have. Valentine in great condition, an Icelandic service card, and a wine label from Germany.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRjrVSZCBANEvqYCqzrIV8CVcx6Wt2WLvz0aK4NZtnwpLp5ePqzOKWvMX0q_yDgWKVNOI2oQQ21tX2oVOdz68aAFGyVtbzzU9qr8J6dP8WZKgKDFLFfX6dLEE6tcl__CPDPuOsCj1c0A/s2048/IMG_4695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRjrVSZCBANEvqYCqzrIV8CVcx6Wt2WLvz0aK4NZtnwpLp5ePqzOKWvMX0q_yDgWKVNOI2oQQ21tX2oVOdz68aAFGyVtbzzU9qr8J6dP8WZKgKDFLFfX6dLEE6tcl__CPDPuOsCj1c0A/w480-h640/IMG_4695.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>This is either British or perhaps Canadian-made booklet of entertainment facts from ca. the 1970s or maybe early '80s. It is so much fun to read! Clever, tongue-in-cheek writing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruA1MW2f-ryOLUN__o5fzY9FQB6cS3alCmS5FTY18Jjz-HxYRNZ5l3qZurnY9U5GuEeSEos6f61uy0IsmbI6CQuRHAHuGuPbEgSbrupMSe6FQWGy-9pC3WNn7wcCXTy8cmTjMc8H0AsI/s2048/IMG_4696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruA1MW2f-ryOLUN__o5fzY9FQB6cS3alCmS5FTY18Jjz-HxYRNZ5l3qZurnY9U5GuEeSEos6f61uy0IsmbI6CQuRHAHuGuPbEgSbrupMSe6FQWGy-9pC3WNn7wcCXTy8cmTjMc8H0AsI/w480-h640/IMG_4696.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbJD-G2HCHJLuZqPdi5hE50Rrw3vOcha3IUETe1252WrCFnhJ8VmshUKlF7RNPX81X5XpvDT1b2kh1oVMZsKE5y_LAmedgYjDJaURB-wUCESHsWC2xP1aJFd2y4RhoHe_yKtwzWsJeEI/s2048/IMG_4697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbJD-G2HCHJLuZqPdi5hE50Rrw3vOcha3IUETe1252WrCFnhJ8VmshUKlF7RNPX81X5XpvDT1b2kh1oVMZsKE5y_LAmedgYjDJaURB-wUCESHsWC2xP1aJFd2y4RhoHe_yKtwzWsJeEI/w480-h640/IMG_4697.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I have a lot of sheet music, but I got this because my college song from St. Mary-of-the-Woods was written to the tune of this one. It's a happy memory for me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7UxGCEcx4Sg6tL5gfamfjXbOqyZhJNTL6Utz5rffqKu5p4z9G2MuEfNa92wBix84m3beSwkssIzKoGuWNC56g8bRFv9vnndgDzswvTQ-dzGnkNkUwVA0Z_wW2KZBkUkpPkkfg3NtrU0/s2048/IMG_4698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7UxGCEcx4Sg6tL5gfamfjXbOqyZhJNTL6Utz5rffqKu5p4z9G2MuEfNa92wBix84m3beSwkssIzKoGuWNC56g8bRFv9vnndgDzswvTQ-dzGnkNkUwVA0Z_wW2KZBkUkpPkkfg3NtrU0/w480-h640/IMG_4698.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Someday, I will make a journal to hold all of the beautiful bird themed art and ephemera I have, and this will be the cover!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRUidX4C5pMm44U_La_oh2C5a7FBupMmnA1iFS28PFTCRuJQxd9w2SkA4t0GxcIy5Jkl1izhbIacXwUunTMzVLOp1KHmyGMTDlo1D9v_xQTJUyaiY5KSR1m3i7pglUvSPEr9neGiDgsw/s2048/IMG_4699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRUidX4C5pMm44U_La_oh2C5a7FBupMmnA1iFS28PFTCRuJQxd9w2SkA4t0GxcIy5Jkl1izhbIacXwUunTMzVLOp1KHmyGMTDlo1D9v_xQTJUyaiY5KSR1m3i7pglUvSPEr9neGiDgsw/w480-h640/IMG_4699.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Although it was tattered, I still really loved this cat book with its drawings and color illustrations!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0-mVJE4fwMYBDWKYVxZYa6QrQNTizMrJH8cr02vWOEal2tpyRXSBan9kjW-wDnhsbXL5q0E-LfgKvsVbG0RcgtsleDRRKjT82rRWeCCLZINoVSRDINEJOXEomQ_OJJdkfQuFlQ7i3Tk/s2048/IMG_4700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0-mVJE4fwMYBDWKYVxZYa6QrQNTizMrJH8cr02vWOEal2tpyRXSBan9kjW-wDnhsbXL5q0E-LfgKvsVbG0RcgtsleDRRKjT82rRWeCCLZINoVSRDINEJOXEomQ_OJJdkfQuFlQ7i3Tk/w640-h480/IMG_4700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQawJoxWQNvrP2ub1i7jagpmBsmZ_bBL1_0uakW8sMrtFKs9hvO2Z-IyQV6ng1kycJKvzQEM3d-01vTFn4yY7QFUvu2ix7iW3eMrfM-KH5qH4RP7Gi853mrfdbvrN4IbUFhU69tuFQhNE/s2048/IMG_4701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQawJoxWQNvrP2ub1i7jagpmBsmZ_bBL1_0uakW8sMrtFKs9hvO2Z-IyQV6ng1kycJKvzQEM3d-01vTFn4yY7QFUvu2ix7iW3eMrfM-KH5qH4RP7Gi853mrfdbvrN4IbUFhU69tuFQhNE/w640-h480/IMG_4701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here is something I really can't wait to get into: it's a journal written by a woman in 1953. And, she was so faithful...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCepwqVDXTaOoowggyCAMjtZR6DKr24n_342Rsd3smqamHaXoIG0pNgQouNVkxIlNN9e0T7tAmroysGU2Naoo6sMk-Y1ik21U0zseOL-Spt0sFCt73d6cL_LF9_4BNq69V_MqJkpJg_8/s2048/IMG_4702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCepwqVDXTaOoowggyCAMjtZR6DKr24n_342Rsd3smqamHaXoIG0pNgQouNVkxIlNN9e0T7tAmroysGU2Naoo6sMk-Y1ik21U0zseOL-Spt0sFCt73d6cL_LF9_4BNq69V_MqJkpJg_8/w480-h640/IMG_4702.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUVgRpawqwLjiAdq7f3usjLi_uD6hVI6b4qhxGJ9cvSKUoHNNtjpuePUihuDBsUtSTXq6uoACLucbCIlDjdEpiJJcfEEAlTZGeTDv5CNjdlDNBnY0GQJI0CmIj0WSqEn68ij77FEvwcI/s2048/IMG_4703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUVgRpawqwLjiAdq7f3usjLi_uD6hVI6b4qhxGJ9cvSKUoHNNtjpuePUihuDBsUtSTXq6uoACLucbCIlDjdEpiJJcfEEAlTZGeTDv5CNjdlDNBnY0GQJI0CmIj0WSqEn68ij77FEvwcI/w640-h480/IMG_4703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>She filled the pages with notes of her daily life...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N6eusAT3W2H69RKatgi3tnZjedtKxq5WUjpZ7ZZCUc5UPthSpszxFIpW7PC1d8HpuYXLyDYZDQxBMP_L1NFx1VvkEuyZ7QHG1bh7ki0lxct2Q2zXQ2lUZGFMpRpyA9p_Q0B_iHRIqrU/s2048/IMG_4704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N6eusAT3W2H69RKatgi3tnZjedtKxq5WUjpZ7ZZCUc5UPthSpszxFIpW7PC1d8HpuYXLyDYZDQxBMP_L1NFx1VvkEuyZ7QHG1bh7ki0lxct2Q2zXQ2lUZGFMpRpyA9p_Q0B_iHRIqrU/w640-h480/IMG_4704.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>and didn't miss a single day all year! I love stuff like that -- do you?</p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-39786064102679231142020-09-30T17:07:00.000-06:002020-09-30T17:07:04.887-06:00Wake Me Up When September Ends<p>I recently posted this on my Facebook wall:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXfz75IzriQg7z9mu1ReTv6Sxx_8MNq5_-R6qVDvultKU_lANfQ32QnaNkYBpLXqXcDJI2anRTSrJVU0Uvidi5hWs5yPiQDPIJ5IwJx5q7ii6XXEo3hejv0u5tMSXQ3dNQ2LmvgzHZo/s258/2652D06F-8343-49A3-989C-9D3FFCD07CBD-5960-0000032B38235659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="192" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPXfz75IzriQg7z9mu1ReTv6Sxx_8MNq5_-R6qVDvultKU_lANfQ32QnaNkYBpLXqXcDJI2anRTSrJVU0Uvidi5hWs5yPiQDPIJ5IwJx5q7ii6XXEo3hejv0u5tMSXQ3dNQ2LmvgzHZo/w298-h400/2652D06F-8343-49A3-989C-9D3FFCD07CBD-5960-0000032B38235659.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><p>If it's not familiar -- it's from a song, Wake Me Up When September Ends. <a href="https://youtu.be/ulRXvH8VOl8">Click to listen.</a></p><p>If you know me, you know that my fondest dream is to be a writer. I always wanted to write fiction, to be able to write something that made a difference to a reader. To tell a story and create a connection. And, to give voice to some of the things I feel inside as a way of creating something lasting and beautiful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzMNRsRtaCpGFl4hmaOsZeyCvUIIIQ2eiNTVjYUyX1HCXUA1RDpX1NQyF0RMZwrIxm1YTUtR8-_XJ2sZ0jwtfXMbm4lv9VqNO68JzUct12AmeOSEhCAof0Hqf8fLDS1FtZKZcrm2kcn8/s450/P+and+P.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="450" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzMNRsRtaCpGFl4hmaOsZeyCvUIIIQ2eiNTVjYUyX1HCXUA1RDpX1NQyF0RMZwrIxm1YTUtR8-_XJ2sZ0jwtfXMbm4lv9VqNO68JzUct12AmeOSEhCAof0Hqf8fLDS1FtZKZcrm2kcn8/w640-h416/P+and+P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Now that I'm older I think I would like to be a song writer instead. The way I dream about moving people is more like the strong reaction you have to a song. A song can make you happy and a song can bring back pain. But most of the time, even when it hurts you, it's cathartic to express that pain for a few minutes to music. At least I think it is.</p><p>I know that not everyone feels that way about music. Some people only hear the beats and instruments and pay attention to the sound. I've had people ask me why I don't like a particular song, and when I tell them I can't stand what it says, they give me a blank look. Sometimes they've said, I never noticed the words. I get moved by the beat and the music, too -- but for me it is always, always about the lyrics.</p><p>Today on a walk I was listening to music and a song by Paul Simon came on, <i>Kodachrome</i>. <a href="https://youtu.be/JD6Zq505pnM">Click to listen. </a> The first line is this: <i>When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school/It's a wonder I can think at all. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEQDBF97ta1zqSoZQWI-YZt2sfOSCu3gFPoZLpCWUfUio2tjnWdib17q3x3k9_goa-RiOfHJXz_wuMadFu-eiKXKwSPdVL_o8PP-0umU4lRkhwzECt8JDnGf8PDPJCVRnPD78-Ik4XDE/s660/636169192962115315-BREAKFAST-CLUB-MOV-JY-1804-70782236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="660" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEQDBF97ta1zqSoZQWI-YZt2sfOSCu3gFPoZLpCWUfUio2tjnWdib17q3x3k9_goa-RiOfHJXz_wuMadFu-eiKXKwSPdVL_o8PP-0umU4lRkhwzECt8JDnGf8PDPJCVRnPD78-Ik4XDE/w640-h362/636169192962115315-BREAKFAST-CLUB-MOV-JY-1804-70782236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My high school days. Think <i>The Breakfast Club</i>.</div><p></p><p>When I heard those words, it struck me how the singer/songwriter Paul Simon managed to pack so much meaning into that sentence, and since the very first time I ever heard the song -- before I myself had even <i>been</i> to high school -- I felt something. These feelings have changed as I've grown up, gone to high school, left it, and now look back on it. But I always feel something inside when that song comes on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9oKrpQ8ZiXGtPcIWVh6HoGm7Q77ldNZ13itgLvh1pLm12_PxJicmKWn0AFukHHSlyNtu2C4zvbcFDaUi8KNhOwDE6uEojUoi8p2-ScGK1_5uFavm78-NdVaMxRHnPxDwZTwTHaOdn6c/s1605/Paul+Simon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1605" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9oKrpQ8ZiXGtPcIWVh6HoGm7Q77ldNZ13itgLvh1pLm12_PxJicmKWn0AFukHHSlyNtu2C4zvbcFDaUi8KNhOwDE6uEojUoi8p2-ScGK1_5uFavm78-NdVaMxRHnPxDwZTwTHaOdn6c/w640-h360/Paul+Simon.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>You may remember that we named our kitten Paul Simon a few years ago. He was such a special cat. Then when we got another kitten we called him Art Garfunkel. We had so much fun playing with their names. One Christmas, after searching months for just the right sized guitar, we created a copy of the Simon & Garfunkel album cover, Bookends.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjA7oQx-gG4Kj0AlL70aaZ3gHoo6KSvbivYPlzZpdVjjkuuvUDtvC4w2tt9AZajTJ5OdAlPe3CRHjkZWw0fpKm5SW7HwFpoedc_MoPZngYZUfXXs6i8po-DXW5Zd_zPzZK0GDYlu7Ik0/s1050/Bookends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1050" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjA7oQx-gG4Kj0AlL70aaZ3gHoo6KSvbivYPlzZpdVjjkuuvUDtvC4w2tt9AZajTJ5OdAlPe3CRHjkZWw0fpKm5SW7HwFpoedc_MoPZngYZUfXXs6i8po-DXW5Zd_zPzZK0GDYlu7Ik0/w640-h514/Bookends.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We made fun of another Paul Simon song, <i>You can call me Al</i>. <a href="https://youtu.be/OMbfT3Wppjo">Click to listen</a>. It's a rambling, fast, fun song that tells the stories of different people and makes you feel like walking on city streets. It was easy to imagine Paul the cat singing, <i>You can call me-ow</i>. </p><p>Paul Simon the cat was lost to us, violently, more than a year ago. So much heartbreak. And so now when I hear Kodachrome, along with everything else I've always felt, I also feel the piercing sorrow of losing Paul Simon the cat. I feel drawn to walk by the place on the street, around the corner from our house, where Paul's body was found, just to be close to him for a moment, and to remember. All that from a song.</p><p>Okay, that's it for the sad September stuff. <a href="https://youtu.be/DlSsIKn3HTU">Click to listen.</a></p>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-1220235492264240012020-08-09T13:38:00.000-06:002020-08-09T13:38:07.123-06:00The Community Tries to Recover<p style="text-align: left;"> I live near Colorado Springs, and they have a thriving art community there. But, just as with most other institutions, it is struggling to recover and/or adjust to this pandemic. On Friday, my husband and I went to the First Friday Art Walk downtown. Normally, on a beautiful summer night, this is a bustling event. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQQtltM5-6HzDD-F3U_sJ8bdqKzcyC5f4tXpJsuTVhEi_38bkKLOwyUBH7JITK4muQV3nyrVaIQojmVTcLsp30fCKuIBazMlS56SAGtOqXl6DkVS6Jel9AQNO5yMpbUWPsdU49gZ1Z9E/s2048/IMG_3897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQQtltM5-6HzDD-F3U_sJ8bdqKzcyC5f4tXpJsuTVhEi_38bkKLOwyUBH7JITK4muQV3nyrVaIQojmVTcLsp30fCKuIBazMlS56SAGtOqXl6DkVS6Jel9AQNO5yMpbUWPsdU49gZ1Z9E/s640/IMG_3897.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>But this time it was quiet. I really liked the message painted on the wall, above: What you say to someone with depression can change everything. (The larger, colorful letters above it say, We are in this Together.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBVXgIHAcKGkYai8W8K1mZMV0aaTSxYDx59rwWFi7okzdtuZCzvD021Ji_yKlcrWI6SCjJBNXcibDlSYPXTzurR1UoB5RLKPGH3ECHdxV7aP7sfxV69x8lJSsS2yoqBDDr7RSlNdjN7Y/s2048/IMG_1745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBVXgIHAcKGkYai8W8K1mZMV0aaTSxYDx59rwWFi7okzdtuZCzvD021Ji_yKlcrWI6SCjJBNXcibDlSYPXTzurR1UoB5RLKPGH3ECHdxV7aP7sfxV69x8lJSsS2yoqBDDr7RSlNdjN7Y/s640/IMG_1745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The theme of the event was 1985-Take on Me. Local artists had contributed work that represented what 1985 was like to them. Here I am (with my mask hanging from my ear) in the main gallery. Alas, there were not a lot of pieces to evoke 1985.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdxz5ZIua0kI7lii-3hI4KrqBUB8PmrO4R1H_UoSPWbTEPtWVK8IzBVddqBMNgyowtS71umR9TuASRGfLYYW4TusPHtlN9nhOIhJJMTq9J6zTSruMkdVbONHH70UMLDhZUfohyfERpbg/s2048/IMG_3895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdxz5ZIua0kI7lii-3hI4KrqBUB8PmrO4R1H_UoSPWbTEPtWVK8IzBVddqBMNgyowtS71umR9TuASRGfLYYW4TusPHtlN9nhOIhJJMTq9J6zTSruMkdVbONHH70UMLDhZUfohyfERpbg/s640/IMG_3895.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The art walk takes place at various locations; we were at the Cottonwood Center, which is a building full of studios where local artists make and sell their art -- everything from stained glass to fiber art to photography.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cM8Nn-jDDtZHigYa0s62C72xyKcoP2t9C6q1pIx-QORmKo2Ge2p6zObUc4e6Y6n-BikJ6KfRXjWn2amA3TsAswEZ88ZPkGyb8KS_JJk9GTftwejDkOVgPDNLmCP9qnXsyJb2ApPAC3o/s2048/IMG_3885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cM8Nn-jDDtZHigYa0s62C72xyKcoP2t9C6q1pIx-QORmKo2Ge2p6zObUc4e6Y6n-BikJ6KfRXjWn2amA3TsAswEZ88ZPkGyb8KS_JJk9GTftwejDkOVgPDNLmCP9qnXsyJb2ApPAC3o/s640/IMG_3885.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Despite the lack of a crowd, there were signs of artistic life to be found...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWAxAedRBT9iRvys2yOrjrAoV9L0BKDv3bhZYyjls0jrsAImgIb3br_HQsFQG3t3NxeQDIT4-0wUP0RfqJulCL-2tF5tkb-qCh6SJ_9MEwG7soky3LCqjYKrSI5LCq8gBBsJnseSiiTs/s2048/IMG_3890+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWAxAedRBT9iRvys2yOrjrAoV9L0BKDv3bhZYyjls0jrsAImgIb3br_HQsFQG3t3NxeQDIT4-0wUP0RfqJulCL-2tF5tkb-qCh6SJ_9MEwG7soky3LCqjYKrSI5LCq8gBBsJnseSiiTs/s640/IMG_3890+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A studio/workspace that I found intriguing...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tNkLL80jSGzbjtusYMIY1cdkGp1J0serZEhlTlGTN1hZ35UFu9xiGfUIw00EuU6BIhOuv2vbsSU3BjQg2sUppX-c4A2l8_GvkSzWja0OUeqi_4VE73fiCO3PILBFnFainiGL7boE7RI/s2048/IMG_3888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tNkLL80jSGzbjtusYMIY1cdkGp1J0serZEhlTlGTN1hZ35UFu9xiGfUIw00EuU6BIhOuv2vbsSU3BjQg2sUppX-c4A2l8_GvkSzWja0OUeqi_4VE73fiCO3PILBFnFainiGL7boE7RI/s640/IMG_3888.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>tactile art on display...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y0JwzGmQeI_ArVdBJ9n7NbAxxQdLsTrKD6qOQZ38jaIFeqfeaSWu9E9MH1YeNw84zP7L2bf9_bMU6xLsT7GPaCf8jEaIjPJUImfOfkgc1KkShAur2E-H9wjK0CxiaNh70fdokjc3y9w/s2048/IMG_3889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y0JwzGmQeI_ArVdBJ9n7NbAxxQdLsTrKD6qOQZ38jaIFeqfeaSWu9E9MH1YeNw84zP7L2bf9_bMU6xLsT7GPaCf8jEaIjPJUImfOfkgc1KkShAur2E-H9wjK0CxiaNh70fdokjc3y9w/s640/IMG_3889.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>lots of evidence of repurposing...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO-fCsr15ojVKSpeS2-6tlM5UpbfruWrmDfTohyxqsZjBqH5FQO7ZB_34cFmYpTLaCxXN1AMjMRbdbT6ZO8TbNi4oEjTwzXsneswgWXJIh3pQgyGzlPuW76VOjL4ggK2UGFMklzUM5j4/s2048/IMG_3886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; 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padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZy_kQofz9mwx1z1GTNk5VT3scjAOY_OzoXtKnF6JgAreoJJJl0eeSiuiuqh0-Btik73E8_kKe7-1OhJlnn8bMJVggy7bAKnO_PJRX8heZ_BvgIkcArKuWcB1rMs7Xsg2K_UN33Yjp2hk/s640/IMG_3891.jpg" /></a></div>I was fascinated by the possibilities with this fiber art technique...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tmg-x97aGlFY8FtCqJH01iLcxrNdH9rQ47uMNSD3kNZz3Xr_aH3J3dE9L1X7yoOoJtWZKa2CxxdYFq8Vhn8ztmPHRD8cdJn6wm4bAUrpV4fS1sQkd4Oc-3QjgSEHC_Z04FcRhzwVl74/s2048/IMG_3892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tmg-x97aGlFY8FtCqJH01iLcxrNdH9rQ47uMNSD3kNZz3Xr_aH3J3dE9L1X7yoOoJtWZKa2CxxdYFq8Vhn8ztmPHRD8cdJn6wm4bAUrpV4fS1sQkd4Oc-3QjgSEHC_Z04FcRhzwVl74/s640/IMG_3892.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After looking around, we felt very glad we'd ventured over, as it must have been so discouraging to all the artists to have the event so poorly attended.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj99T66JWB9TLYTPrZLC3YBtaUFY3-lPHIEItjxZEnQEOyqmp6TYyEfC8JGei868Egdjden0UM7tDtWHxSyPkwwFA2dTCZvj5QCqcTYeJ6r3CT3rZn7xrHuhrRkWjNSxbbOenTitclbks/s2048/IMG_3898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj99T66JWB9TLYTPrZLC3YBtaUFY3-lPHIEItjxZEnQEOyqmp6TYyEfC8JGei868Egdjden0UM7tDtWHxSyPkwwFA2dTCZvj5QCqcTYeJ6r3CT3rZn7xrHuhrRkWjNSxbbOenTitclbks/s640/IMG_3898.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Rather than go straight back home, we decided to try a nearby restaurant that is well-known as a great spot, but one that we'd never made it to before! It was, though, as empty and quiet as the art event had been.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiGtmzSqySJDEuN3ONrhpd4sxvZ2eKaCECUifCBJtRxbWOwGaRn4QD6sMVxP0UpiXXOjt2Xu1AWPfY9TwJ8kRUN6TkL6k40hhMY_Fs475UD7AqvA_oNIL0Ptdf6RnKRuTP6NPP2L14z8/s2048/IMG_3899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiGtmzSqySJDEuN3ONrhpd4sxvZ2eKaCECUifCBJtRxbWOwGaRn4QD6sMVxP0UpiXXOjt2Xu1AWPfY9TwJ8kRUN6TkL6k40hhMY_Fs475UD7AqvA_oNIL0Ptdf6RnKRuTP6NPP2L14z8/s640/IMG_3899.jpg" /></a></div>We made a meal of appetizers and drinks; here, Dennis eats whole chiles that had decorated one of the dishes! I cringed but he insisted they were quite mild mannered!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS15PDDgUtKU9zCGqntuteT7BkQq5Fj0gGcl19qIt20zlBLCWSY5inCHHiPYWNRGcUx3MRx3AK80if1EXim8Iu6y0XtvHYmZt2XCoO0s1R1B1yS7yXhyHItKcuhrpaPrlAbgClPD-89g/s2048/IMG_1746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS15PDDgUtKU9zCGqntuteT7BkQq5Fj0gGcl19qIt20zlBLCWSY5inCHHiPYWNRGcUx3MRx3AK80if1EXim8Iu6y0XtvHYmZt2XCoO0s1R1B1yS7yXhyHItKcuhrpaPrlAbgClPD-89g/s640/IMG_1746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>I don't know about you, but with the heat and having to be masked most of the time, I have taken to going without face makeup at all. So here I am, </i>au natural<i>!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our county is still trending up, although finally flattening a bit, with cases of COVID. Things are most definitely nowhere near back to normal, and while cities like Colorado Springs struggle to recover, we are doing our best to help. We venture out just a little while remaining safe. Do you? I'd love to hear about your experiences doing the same in your area.</div></div>Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-41391217359345062052020-07-20T16:48:00.000-06:002020-07-20T16:48:42.497-06:00We've Been Through The Wringer<div style="text-align: center;">
We've all been through the wringer in 2020, haven't we? So many feelings -- confusion, fear, pain, loneliness, unrest, just to name a few. </div>
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Here is my year in photos, so far:</div>
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Yep, it has been nuts.</div>
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I hope you, too, are surviving as best you can!</div>
Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-53493776300437818182020-01-26T16:39:00.003-07:002020-01-26T16:42:34.643-07:00A new yearI hope this year will be much easier than the last one, for everyone I know. I also want to say <i>I'm sorry</i> for not updating this blog since the end of October! The end of the year was perhaps the worst of it; I'm not able to fake it very well, so instead of coming here and trying to be cheerful, I just don't come here!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's not to say we didn't have lovely holidays despite it all; we did!</td></tr>
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Here in Colorado January is off to a cold start; even though we get to see the sun on some of the chillier days, it's not possible to hang around outdoors.<br />
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I became ill shortly after the new year and continue to struggle with stuff (nothing real serious); I am looking forward to things being back to normal, so I can feel WELL and go back to the gym and have energy to spare!<br />
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I don't think I posted about it here, but we did get a new kitten to keep Art company after he pined and paced over Paul Simon. We thought we were getting a little boy cat and we named him Jude. It turns out he is a she, but the name still works. It's taken MONTHS for Art to come around to liking Jude even a little. But we're finally make some progress.<br />
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And, yes, she looks just like Paul. That was my husband's idea. She really is a sweet little cat, and she helps my heart to heal from losing him. <span style="text-align: center;">Having a new kitten in the house meant we couldn't do much with breakable decor for the holidays, so we had to get creative. We hung it high...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraZRzkImI7GVKLlJsAQs3lso7FOI53dLiADxPA4c71ojkVINedIF9HmDdWvf7lXniRoiAaLRscdWoEfW6XuFNwhE71GVjy6VcamjMb3Fyzn_ZpSWn3RZvOXY3I-EsoMTTh-HvruEz54g/s1600/IMG_2089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1600" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraZRzkImI7GVKLlJsAQs3lso7FOI53dLiADxPA4c71ojkVINedIF9HmDdWvf7lXniRoiAaLRscdWoEfW6XuFNwhE71GVjy6VcamjMb3Fyzn_ZpSWn3RZvOXY3I-EsoMTTh-HvruEz54g/s640/IMG_2089.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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and hid it in cabinets...<br />
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and under glass!<br />
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Now that we've moved onto -- and almost finished -- January, I've been making valentine-y stuff for swaps, and some Downton Abbey art for my <a href="http://indulgeyourshelf.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a>.</div>
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I still like to pop into the Goodwill "bins" (Outlet Center) for a steal, like this old magazine rack; prices there are going up, but they are still remarkable. And you know how I love a project!<br />
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Yesterday I went to the Simply Vintage Market and bought some treasures, like the hand-painted plaque above...<br />
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Valentine ephemera from Pink Attic Cat,<br />
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And -- my favorite find of all -- this antique thimble holder!<br />
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As you can see, the thimble goes into that tiny basket...<br />
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but the best part is that it was made using A WISHBONE as a frame! Dying!<br />
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I bought it from a seller who mostly makes heart-stoppingly gorgeous jewelry; I also brought home these mustard seed earrings!<br />
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Another dealer made me an offer I couldn't refuse on all these quilt squares!<br />
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There are some really fun fabrics in these pieces!<br />
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The way things go with us, if my husband has a job and we all have health insurance, it is well with us. And so it is.</div>
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Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-48524937509630056782019-10-25T08:28:00.001-06:002019-10-25T08:28:05.206-06:00Fall FindsDennis has been at his new job for about a month, and seems happy so far. I'm getting back to feeling normal, despite missing Paul Simon, and we are even thinking about adopting a little friend for Art Garfunkel sometime. Maybe.<br />
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For the most part, I'm staying away from thrift shops and estate sales, but every now and then I "treat" myself to trip. One Sunday there was a great-looking estate sale near our gym, so after we worked out I convinced my husband to stop by. That was where I found this fabulous horse poster!<br />
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From an annual festival in Spain, this is a commemorative poster from 1974. There is one created and sold each year, and they are collectible. I just could not get over the horses! And the colors!<br />
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And this beautiful work of art is an original hand stitched tapestry from around the same era. Hard to see in the photo, but it is carefully framed in these beautiful pieces of walnut. I wish it was signed! I just know it was done by someone of great skill and, probably, fame.<br />
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Then, at a Goodwill stop one afternoon, I found this little vintage POLYESTER quilt. Though not normally a fan of this fabric, I was struck by its color and composition, and especially by the careful little appliques of bugs and succulents and animals. I just had to bring it home, and I hung it on my wall because I think it is so cheerful!<br />
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It makes me smile!<br />
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Art is good company, especially when I am home recovering from dental work or a car accident -- both of which I've done in the last two weeks. Yes -- my brand new car now has $13,000 in damages and had to be towed from the scene when an idiot slammed into me from behind because she was too stupid to drive slowly on the ice. She hit me so hard her airbag deployed, and her car was totaled. I've been driving a rental for 2 weeks and it will likely be two weeks longer before I see my own car again.<br />
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I cling to the words engraved on this ring I bought on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/StampinOffThePath">Etsy</a>: This too shall pass. I got it when I was grieving Paul, but it has continued to be pertinent as I struggle through this life of mine!<br />
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My crafting lately has consisted of a swap with friends from work -- The 12 Days of Christmas, a fabric page swap. My day is Three French Hens. It took me a long time to come up with a design, and the one I chose has tons of hand stitching, silly me. But, it's fun. I was amazed we were able to find 12 participants! So, I'm posting this meme for my poor, understanding husband:<br />
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We have just had our second snow of an early winter here in Colorado and I am, seriously, OVER IT. I didn't even have time to take more than just one photo as the colors were changing, before the trees were bare and there was ice everywhere. I'm pouting.<br />
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Today I'm going to finally have a job interview for a promotion; I started this process back in May and I guess in a week or so it will be finished. Wish me luck!<br />
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What does Fall look like for you?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-9429739262892012772019-09-02T19:56:00.000-06:002019-09-02T19:59:24.902-06:00Losing Paul SimonPaul Simon didn't return home as usual one Friday morning in August. As it had been a full moon, and the weather was unusually warm, I didn't worry too much at first. He was the wanderer, and enjoyed being in and out of the house on warm nights.<br />
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When he was missing for more than two days, we began to look for him in earnest. We asked around the neighborhood, filed a lost cat report with the humane society, put up flyers; and I began posting religiously on many lost pets pages everywhere -- on social media, Craigslist, etc. -- and spent all of my free time looking up posts. I went twice to the animal shelter to look at cats that were not Paul, and kept track of another cat that a neighbor was spotting that also turned out not to be Paul. I went outside every hour or so and called for him. He was wearing a collar and was micro-chipped, so we were hopeful we could locate him.<br />
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We were so worried. Everyone I talked to had an idea about what had happened to him: he met a she-cat, he took up with another family that's feeding him, he got locked inside someone's shed... Everyone knew, though, that he would come back soon. I got all kinds of advice on how to find him and followed it all -- we put his litter-box in front of the house, put out our clothing for him to smell, searched for him before for dawn and at dusk. I couldn't sleep for days. I was so afraid he was hurt somewhere, or stolen, or starving, or dehydrated, or drinking algae-water and getting sick. Of course I worried he'd been hit by a car.<br />
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On the 10th day after he went missing, we confirmed that a cat that had been killed in the street one block over and disposed of was, after all, Paul. We had seen a photo of the deceased cat several days before, but it wasn't wearing a collar and we thought it couldn't be him. The neighbor found Paul's collar days later in the bushes, next to where she'd found his body, and sent us a photo of it. We took another, close look at the photo of the deceased cat and that was when I knew it was him, even though the first time I'd seen the photo I hadn't been able to see it.<br />
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Paul had been killed by a neighbor's vicious dog, in a way that was violent enough for his collar to have been ripped off and damaged in the process. No one saw it happen, but all the neighbors believe it to be true. We'll never know for sure. We are devastated that instead of taking him to be checked for micro-chipping, the person who found him discarded him with the trash, which lead to 10 days of worrying and wondering when really he had died the first day he was missing; and also, of course, meant we couldn't give him the burial we would have wanted.<br />
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I can't even put into words how awful I feel about all of this. I've lost many beloved pets before, but never to violence, and it makes for a new kind of pain in the loss. It was heartbreaking to tell Ben, because he was so bonded with Paul from day one.<br />
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I really can't wait until summer is behind us, now. The warm weather just brings to mind those hot August nights I spent worrying about Paul; sitting out on the patio on warm mornings hurts because I keep looking for him to come over and sit with me like he always did. Art Garfunkel is confused and lonely; he walks around the house meowing whenever he comes inside and there's nothing I can do for him except commiserate, and pet him and talk to him about how much I miss Paul, too. I just want time to pass, even though it means wishing away the warm weather and season that I normally love.<br />
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Rest in peace, Paul Simon. I will miss you forever.Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-53755667482516905482019-07-31T18:03:00.001-06:002019-07-31T18:03:48.287-06:00Artisan therapyI spent some time making some tags, to clear my head. I enjoyed it so much, and it worked wonders. I started by sewing together some fabric and paper scraps into tags. That was a few days ago, and then last night I started embellishing them.<br />
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There was not theme -- unless "use whatever I have at arms reach" can be considered a theme! Besides vintage ephemera, I used new flowers and scrapbook embellishments that I've had for quite some time.</div>
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Even just looking at them now makes me sigh in satisfaction and happiness! I think my favorites are the ones that I used vintage photographs in. How about you?<br />
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Besides that, I'm working on this fabric collage. Here it is just pinned together; so far I've stitched some edges and details, but it's long from finished.<br />
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I also made this simple embellished runner, using new printed fabric, trim and then some vintage lace and crochet. It was a gift for a friend, and she liked it!<br />
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Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-38401944481202884932019-07-11T14:32:00.000-06:002019-07-11T14:32:07.608-06:00Charleston, CharlestonWow, how quickly did June pass by? We hadn't had a real vacation in a while, so Dennis and I decided to celebrate year 28 anniversary with a trip to the beach. But, unlike our last tropical vacation, I wasn't in the mood for<i> just </i>beach...so we chose Charleston, South Carolina. I'd never been there but I knew there was a lot of history and culture, besides the beaches. It ended up being the most wonderful trip!<br />
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The beaches did not disappoint, and we lucked into the most wonderful weather that week! Even though it was VERY humid and felt hotter than we were comfortable with, the locals told us it is normally much worse at that time. So we were happy! The beach we went to most was Folly, but we also visited Edisto and Isle of Palms. All of them were amazing and the water was perfect for swimming!<br />
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We stayed at an Air bnb (our first time doing that) and it was a wonderful experience. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24181453?source_impression_id=p3_1562876079_SY7KVrj5tbYF2p5u">Hunter Hall Lodge</a> was a historical, older building that once housed Civil War militia. It was like a studio apartment and we had it all to ourselves. The location was perfect because it was, like, a 10 minute drive to the beach in one direction and a 10 minute drive into the heart of Charleston in another direction. I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed the accommodations!<br />
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You know how I feel about history and antiques -- well there is so much of that to enjoy in the Charleston area. And natural beauty, friendly people, and great food -- especially if you are as starved for fresh seafood as we always are!<br />
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I could not get enough of all the beautiful old buildings...<br />
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We toured one mansion that had a large collection of Charles Fraser miniatures, some of which we saw later in the Gibbs Art Museum. They are so precious!<br />
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We also did a ghost tour late at night downtown, for some spooky summer fun! If you are into old graveyards and ghost stories -- Charleston is your town!<br />
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But mostly, it was all about the sun and surf. We had a fabulous time!<br />
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And it's a good thing, because the rest of the summer is going to be <b>a challenge</b> for sure. You see, the day before we left on our trip, Dennis was laid off from his job. It came completely out of left field. Of course, they were well aware he was about to go on vacation. He was given just 2 weeks severance, and our health insurance ended in June, too. Of course he's hard at work looking for the next gig.<br />
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But, what a shock. If you've been reading this blog for a while, then you know we've been through it more times than I can even count at this point.<br />
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Kudos to Dennis for being able to relax and enjoy the trip despite knowing what was waiting for us at home! I hope your summer is full of wonderful highs and no lows at all!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916839371504934589.post-29139088796812953462019-06-11T17:34:00.000-06:002019-06-11T17:34:29.054-06:00Modern Stitching at Art & SoulI enjoyed myself at the Modern Stitching class I took last month; it was the only one I got to attend at the Colorado Springs Art & Soul Retreat. Taught by Ruth Chandler, it followed <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Hand-Stitching-Step-Step/dp/193572648X">her book</a> on the same subject.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There were only four of us in the class, which went on for two nights, 3 hours each evening. We were working on a book of stitches, which I've always wanted to do, and we went stitch by stitch through a whole bunch of them. I already knew many, but it had been a while since I'd done them.</div>
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We weren't able to complete the entire book in class, and I am looking forward to finishing it on my own. It was so relaxing to learn from Ruth...</div>
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and I got a lot of inspiration for using some of the stitches in the future on my fabric collages! I never know how to go about with "free style"-ing stitches, but Ruth had tons of examples for us to admire:</div>
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She had some beautiful, high quality threads and fibers for us to try; I fell in love with some of the silk ones!<br />
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My favorite stitch of all we did was "ricing" -- I could just do that all day!<br />
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As much as I loved my class, I have to say it was very expensive. In addition to the 6 hour class costing $150, I had to pay a $25 materials fee, as well as a $50 registration fee to the Retreat. Personally, I think the registration fee should be waived for people who take just one (or two) courses out of all that are available. The event wasn't well-publicized locally and it would 've made a huge impact if it had been. I understand it was held here last year as well, and, as plugged-in as I am to this art community, I didn't hear about it! It will be held next year here, too, so there's time to plan and make improvements.</div>
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