Category Archives: Life in General

Something Old and Something New

Something old that I found hidden in a box of my childhood toys and memorabilia (including a ton of pens and pencils, which Anne will find amusing) is one of my early cross stitch works. I would say one of … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Happiness

Happy Thanksgiving, my US friends! I know it’s a day late, but we’re celebrating a day late. I spent 3 hours on my new cell phone Tuesday night catching up with a friend from high school. Anyone who knows me … Continue reading

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Overdue Pictures

Woohoo! I am still feeling good. We lazed around yesterday, but today we went out and installed 10 more sections of fence along the property line. We’ll have to go back and buy more before the ground freezes, probably some … Continue reading

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Itsy Bitsy, Teeny Weeny…

… Christmas biscornu! I finished this little bugger on Saturday night. Putting it together was a little bit of a challenge, mostly when I got near the end of sewing it shut. Whew! It only measures 1 inch or just … Continue reading

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I Am So Thankful

While trying to make breakfast, I was frying up some bacon and I went into the refrigerator to get out the milk and Bisquick so that I could make pancakes. I grabbed a nearly full half gallon plastic bottle of … Continue reading

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It’s Been a GREAT Day!

It didn’t start off so well, since I woke up a little after 7 AM and started having major anxiety problems. I would try to breathe through it and get back to sleep, but wake up again a little while … Continue reading

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Buying Excitement!

I spent some money yesterday and I’m very excited about it. 😀 First, I finally broke down and ordered a new cell phone. My current one is 4+ years old and doesn’t hold much of a charge at all anymore. … Continue reading

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Pay It Forward – Participants Found!

I’m no longer looking for sign-ups to help me pay it forward crafty-style. I know that Coral’s in. Cindy’s back in. And Angela’s now in. Barbara and I are going to pay it sideways and help each other out by … Continue reading

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Still No Stitching

I had forgotten how much I like playing with faux stained glass designs. I now remember. 🙂 I’ve been having so much fun that I finished the other 2 kits today. The mirror is now dry but the angel and … Continue reading

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Work Vs. Home Work

What’s the difference? For me, this weekend, the answer is not much. I haven’t been able to hone or even practice my Java programming skills since I took that class several months ago and I’ve been itching to write my … Continue reading

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