tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43321525442565008332024-02-21T02:14:30.376-08:00Eagles WingsEagles Wings..."but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" Isaiah 40:30-31 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02443061192280045510noreply@blogger.comBlogger1414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-58421855357612548272018-08-31T20:12:00.002-07:002018-08-31T20:12:35.424-07:00The Kittens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After doing some research, one of the kittens we rescued is a Snowshoe cat. This photo isn't the actual kitten as he's hard to get a photo of right now.His coat is very white and I think he's handsome,<br />
Sbowshoe's are a genetic varient of Siamese cats and are now recognized as an actual breed. Kittens go for around $500 and up.We are fortunate to get one for free.They've been around since around 1960.<br />
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I hope to get a photo of ours so you can see the handsome guy. HIs face is so distinctive and now as a kitten, he gets into trouble on a daily basis. But he's so loving and cute, you can't get very angry with him.<br />
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His sister is also Siamese, very light coloring....much like this cat<br />
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I think she's prettier than this photo and she has piercing blue eyes. I call her Sky. She's taken to me and wants to sit on my lap most of the time if she could. Our older cats get a little jealous of her..She's sweet and affectionate, almost dainty.<br />
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The one tht gets into the most trouble doesn't look like these too at all. He looks like an all American short hair. His coat is greyblue and we call him Blue. He has four white feet and is very curious. He's gotten himself into some silly situations, like climbing in the dishwasher and into cabinets.<br />
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This ia a Russian blue kitten but he does look alot like our Blue.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-49327592901648254712018-08-07T17:58:00.001-07:002018-08-07T17:59:35.850-07:00More Yard News and a RecipeWe're still working away on the yard. Its taking alot of time as its been so hot. Most days are in the 100 + temperatures. As I type this, its 106 outside. It seems like the heat bothers me worse now that I<br />
am getting older. I can only take about 15 minutes before I need to go inside. Alan feels the same so that's what we do.<br />
During the week, our son works so we do what we can. I get up early so to do the work before it warms up too much,<br />
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Alan and a worker removed all the agave cactus from along the fence line. Alan broke out on his right forearm from the juices of these plants and doing research found out they are toxic to humans,<br />
I' m glad we're getting rid of them for all our sakes. They look like this:<br />
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What anyone would plant these in a backyard is a puzzle. But they are gone now which is a relief.<br />
The area where they were still needs some work. We're going to rebuild the shed there.<br />
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You can see pieces of the cacti which we are getting rid of. We got rid of 6 50 gallons bags of cacti so far. The shed we're building is large and will cover most of this area. This yard has been a huge job, our most challenging ever but very satisfying to see things falling into place however slowly.<br />
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I've been learning how to cook with a electric oven. One thing I like is that it doesn't get the kitchen hot while baking. Nice in the summer time! I baked this Blueberry Coffee Cake this morning.<br />
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Ita tasty and nice for a summer breakfast. Easy to make too and our grandson (7) loves it.<br />
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I've baked this several times and everyone likes it. I make it sugar free for my husband as he's diabetic. Just substitue any diabetic sweetner instead of the sugar. <br />
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-64663426692178218832018-07-17T16:34:00.002-07:002018-07-17T16:40:52.327-07:00House Pics BeforeAs I said yesterday, here are some photos of the backyard. Not very pretty and a real mess. All overgrown and negelected for years. Trees wee ;planted right next to the chain link so the trees grew into the fence.<br />
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We removed all the trees except the far left one as its not too close fence, The entire fence leaned over from the weight of the trees. With the escavator, our son pushed the fence up to where it should be which really make a difference. Now we just have to figure out how to get the wood out of the fence. It might be iinpossible In that case, its new chain link.. We're also considering a retraining wall as the property behind us is higher. The former owners also planted ivy which wss really taking over both our yard but our neighbors. We're removing it, of course. WE have removed some of it.<br />
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In the left corner of the property, was a huge agave and other assorted plants.<br />
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Our son tried to chop it out but found out he's allergic to agave juice!. He broke out on his arms so he used the excavator and dug this all out. We're going to put in a new rebuilt shed.<br />
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The shed is now in pieces and we're working on moving the gate back about 10 ft, so his truck will fit.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-7859096663707903362018-07-15T10:44:00.001-07:002018-07-15T10:49:36.542-07:00Good Morning!Good Sunday morning!<br />
Wow! we've been really busy. So sorry I've neglected posting.<br />
The house and grounds have really been a challenge for us old folks and our son too. He's really careful to do things as he can afford them. Smart young man as he's not going to get into credit card debt.<br />
As I said before, we put in new floors and painted the inside. It made a big difference.<br />
Then Alan and I have been doing what we can on the outside. He cut down two trees that were in bad places and half dead. The other three, he trimmed them back, got rid of any bad limbs and they look much better. None of the trees had been watered for a long time and were barely surviving with our hot temperatures.<br />
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Yesterday Son brought in a excavator and did some heavy work. He's preparing the side of the house to park his truck. That side had a large wooden shed attached to the house. It was in terrible shape. So Alan took alot of it apart and saved all the good wood in it. He and our son will be rebuilding it in a different location, using as much of the original wood as they can. They did manage to save one window too. Alan found alot of rat droppings, dust and dirt.<br />
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This is the side of the house with the shed almost apart. This is before the excavator. It will be a good place to park his big truck.<br />
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Here is the excavator, He rented it from Home Depot.<br />
Here "was" the wood pile. Yes, we do have a nice brick fireplace. We had a chimney sweep service come out and make sure it was safe. It passed inspection and they cleaned it just to make sure.<br />
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Everything here is a little funky as we said in the 60s. But with TLC, its getting better. All the fencing here is chain link for some reason.<br />
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Oh, I forgot to say I guess we're keeping the kittens. They've grown alot and are in to everyting. Happy and healthy.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-75938542764295673632018-05-28T13:37:00.001-07:002018-05-28T13:41:56.567-07:00More house newsI haven't posted for some time as we've been moving. Its all done now but was a bit of a job. Hard for us to do it ourselves but having done it. It is possible. Our son and friend helped move all the big stuff, bookcase, bed and such which helped alot. We took car loads day after day and were so tired every night.<br />
We've been here about a week and are slowly getting things together. Being a 60s house has some good things and some bad things. The kitchen has limited storage which I'm used to having been in the condo for a year. But the house does have several large linen closets at each end of the houe which are nice. Cooking electric hasn't been a problem as long as you keep an eye on the cooking. Our son ddidn't while cooking bacon, result, burned bacon which the dog enjoyed.<br />
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One of the best things we worked on was replacing the old worn and very dirty carpeting. We and our son went to Lowes and found this pretty gray flooring that looks like wood. Its very durable and much better with all the pets in the house.<br />
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It wasn't difficult to put down and didn't take too long. The hard part was removing all the old tile that was underneath the carpeting. Once done, installing the flooring was a snap!<br />
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while Son was working in the backyard, trying to remove a large cactus, he noticed some kittens hiding among the leaves....evidently they had been abandoned and it took several days to lure them out but he's rescued them as they were starving and thirsty. They were only about 4 weeks old and should have been still nursing from their mom but she never appeared.<br />
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Our grandson wants to keep one who he's called Fluffy, she's a little girl and the one in the dish. So I guess our cats will have to adjust not only to a new home but a new little friend. That takes time, and care. So far, they stay in our bedroom much of the day, venturing out at night into the house.<br />
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Last but not least, Alan found a old photo of my family. my dad and mom, brother and myself. This was probably around 1974 at their condo they bought. My brother was around 18 and I was 23. Now mom and dad are gone and both of us are grandparents. Time does fly, doesn't it? <br />
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My husband put new plugs in the all the outlets as they were from 1965 and a real mess. They all are fine now but would have been a fire hazard in the future the way they were. We also replaced all the old 53 year old locks with beautiful new Schlage ones.<br />
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That was just the very start. All the bedrooms had bad carpeting so that was all ripped out and the old tile taken up. New tile is now going to be installed soon. This weekend we will be tweaking the floors so they will be perfect for the new acrylic tile that looks like weathered wood floors.<br />
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The living room had dark roughed paneling on 2 walls so that was all taken off quickly. We have that room about ready to paint too. That room will have the same tile on the floor as in the hall, dining room and kitchen. A light gray.<br />
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I discovered that the cupboards in the kitchen are new! There is no sign that they've ever been used. There is also a new black dishwasher which matched the black oven. The electric cooktop is old but in good working condition so I was able to clean it fairly well. It looks much better. I found a tip on a youtube video for cleaning electric cooktops. First, cover the top with white vinegar and let it set for a few minutes. Clean it off and then sprinkle baking soda over the entire surface. Cover it with towels. and let it sit for 30 minutes. Wash that off and rinse with a damp sponge. It cleaned up fairly well but I think I'll go over it again for the third time after we move in. There was some corrison that is still there but the vast majority is gone. I think the vinegar did the best job as the top had that way for a number of years.<br />
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I did a similar thing to the stove in the condo we're leaving. I took the racks out and covered the bottom of the oven ( a few spills that happened in the year we have been here) Sprinkled the bottom with baking soda and sprayed clear water over it. put towels over the baking soda and left it overnight.<br />
In the morning, I took the towels off and scrubbed it. All the spills and baking on stuff came off easily. It looks great now. Easy and inexpensive.<br />
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Our bedroom is the last to be fixed as we're moving in after the rest of the family.. The purple rug is gone thankfully. It will too have the wood look gray tile in there but our walls will be a pretty blue with white trim. I've always liked blue and white. My mothers collection of blue and white dishes will be hung in there too.<br />
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The painter is coming on Monday to paint all the bedrooms. I hope he's good. I've seen some painters do a poor job and go over switch plates and electrical outlets. We took off all the switch plates, etc. so hopefully that will work. Alan is so particular about painting as he was a painter for a hospital when he was younger. Painting is something he knows well and how to do it properly. Our son hired this painter.<br />
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I won't bore you with anything else but as you can see, its a big job. That's jsut the inside. The outside is even worse but that's for a different day.<br />
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I will say the neighborhood seems nice. A great park right across the street and its quiet much of the time. We have alot of traffic noise here and there is a firestaton right down the street. We saw alot of birds too which we love.<br />
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My husband loves granola but all the packaged type has some sort of sugar in it. Honey, white sugar, brown sugar, etc. So in the past, I've made it myself. I have a very old cookbook, put out by the Mennonites with an entire chapter on granola and homemade cereal. I've adjust the recipes for diabetics and today made some.<br />
Its easy to make and just takes a short time. It makes quite a bit too. You can adjust the recipe to suit your family. If you don't like cinnamon or vanilla, or whatever, leave it out. If there are certain dried fruit you prefer, put it in. The recipe is very flexible.<br />
In the past, I've used agave syrup for the sweeting, as it has a low glycemic index. But today, I didn't have any so I used sugar free maple syrup that has sorbital in it. Not as good but ok. My husband can attest it doesn't make his blood sugar go up.<br />
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6 c. rolled oats (old-fashioned kind)<br />
2 c. whole wheat flour<br />
1 c. coconut (if you can find the unsweet) if not leave it out)<br />
1 c. wheat germ<br />
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2 t. vanilla<br />
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Add the blended liquid ingrediants to the dry and mix throughly.<br />
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Now I used a container of trail mix, which had nuts and grains in it. Plus some dried raisins, and apples. I also added some cinnamon. I didn't have any coconut so that was left out. You can add , as I said any dried fruit you like. If you don't go sugar free, use dried cherries or cranberries would be really yummy.<br />
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I really have used this cookbook and its wearing out, sadly. Its out of print too so it will be difficult to find anywhere. Its called the More for Less Cookbook, I think it was published in the 70s but am not sure. The Front cover is gone and the front page is torn. That's how much I've used it. So many good and thrifty recipes in it. Very tasty ones too.<br />
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We are definitely moving now into our sons house. Escrow will close either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. However, we won't move in until a month from now as our lease ends then. I took a few photos outside today. The above picture is of the cactus, Century Plants that are blooming. Those tall spikes are the flowers from the plant and are just full of bees now. Unfortunately the effort of the blooms slowly kill the main plant. They're sure striking, aren't they? This is in the merdian of the road.<br />
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We also have a bottle brush tree which is blooming heavily. Bees here also/ Its a large tree, over 30 ft. high.<br />
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Just covered with red blooms. No scent but surely beautiful.<br />
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We've been going to estate and garage sales and guess what we found? Another little piece of Iron wood and you know we collect it.<br />
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A cute little Angel fish...and for only $3.00.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-47053313238860206882018-04-05T11:22:00.002-07:002018-04-05T11:23:42.322-07:00House and WildflowersThe escrow on the house looks like its going through. Its passed inspections and the bank appraisal. So escrow should close before the end of the month. Our lease ends the end of May so we won't be moving in until closer to that time.<br />
I spoke with our landlady yesterday and of course, she wants a written 30 day notice. I found our rental agreement and it started on the 22nd of May last year so guess that's what we will put down. We can start moving out before that date so will start packing and cleaning this little place. In some ways, I will be sad as its been a haven for us in many ways. God has blest us here and its rather peaceful. Although I won't miss the heavy traffic and noise of the fire trucks that come from the fire station at the end of the street!<br />
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We've had some rain so hope we get wildflowers like we had last year. The hills are green so its a possibility.<br />
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Here are a few photos of some beauties from last year.<br />
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Poppies, daisy's and lupineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-53729261154748874772018-03-25T15:05:00.001-07:002018-03-25T15:20:44.863-07:00Sunday RelaxingWe go out during the week to pick up our grandson. He's in first grade and doing good. The school has some open land across from it and views of the mountains. It also has a area where after rains a pond forms..Alan and I enjoy walking around it and watching all the birds who gather this time of year. We've noticed many species, right now its red winged black birds, Mallard ducks and an occasonal snowy egret.<br />
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The pictures aren't the best, it was a gray day as a storm was coming in. We've had several this last week.<br />
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Here is the view across from the school<br />
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This was taken on a different trip, when there were blue skies and nice clouds. The area in the foreground is where parents park to pick up their kids. We like to park early and walk. I am trying to lose some weight and get some stress relief. Hearing the bird calls, blue skies and quiet is very calming.<br />
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I had a yearly checkup this last week and the doctor asked me how I was dealing with all the stress and life changes. I said I liked to listen to relaxing music and walking. . She did put me on a mild anxiety medication which I started taking. She said it wouldn't really taken effect for a few weeks so we'll see. I'm also taken blood pressure meds so I'm trying to get my weight down. I really don't like taking pills. I've never taken much medicine.<br />
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Jesus says to give our anxiety to Him and I do often. I've prayed and felt He wanted me to get a check up. I was not a little surprised on my weight and think I packed on a few more pounds living in this tiny condo..our cats have gained weight too. I'm eliminating carbs and eating more vegetables and fresh fruit. No sodas or candy or anything salty (BP) Time will tell if it works.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-91804892581611440782018-03-23T11:08:00.002-07:002018-03-23T11:08:59.597-07:00Update on HouseYesterday we went with our realtor to be there for the inspector. It went well. We knew there was alot of little things that needed to be fixed but nothing major. The roof, electric and ;pipes are ok. The dishwasher doesn't work but our son was going to replace it anyway. I don't mind doing dishes also and have been for the last year here in the condo. It comes with a nice fridge so we'll be leaving ours here for the next tenant, its really too hard to move. We had to take it apart to get it in the kitchen. I don't want to do that again!<br />
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These houses in Sun City, the old ones are all electric. Evidently, all electric was the "thing" in the 60s. I was a kid then but I do faintly remember commercials touting all electric homes. Am I remembering right? <br />
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The condo's that we are currently living in were built all electric too but many have been converted to gas. They orginally were all 1 bedroom too but many have converted to two bedroom which is what we have. We have a very nice gas stove which I really like. The kitchen at the house has an electric cook top. It works so guess I'll have to get used to it.<br />
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The yard is a real mess and will take several years probably to get right. The back chain link fence is falling down, mainly because the behind neighors trees and bushes have grown through the chain link and are pushing it over.Their ivy is taking over the our yard too so first we will have to have a talk with our neighbor about this. Our son has two small dogs and doesn't want them getting out of the yard. Plus we all want to have a nice yard with raised beds and a fruit tree or two.<br />
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Next week, the bank building inspector will be there so there will be two inspections done. Always a good thing to do with a old house. This was built in 1965. I was in high school, a freshmen when these were built.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-52664186772383850842018-03-18T14:29:00.001-07:002018-04-05T11:25:03.297-07:00A Move?We've had an eventful month. The big news is we may be moving again soon. Our oldest son has put a big in on a 4 bedroom home and he wants us to move in with him. We're waiting now to see if the seller accepts the bid or not. The bid was placed on Friday so hopefully we'll hear soon.<br />
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Here is a pic of the house. It was built in the 60s and does need work. We're going to help him renovate it, mostly painting and new flooring. The yard in the back needs alot of work as its a blank slate. But you know us, we do love to garden!<br />
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The two trees on the left are a tangelo and an orange tree. They had fruit on them when we all looked at the house and the fruit was really good. I rather like the design of the house. It's a little different than the track homes of today. The rooms inside are rather big and it has a brick fireplace in the living room. The garage is huge, well over a two car garage.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-47220020209852811562018-02-13T09:15:00.000-08:002018-02-13T09:15:02.463-08:00Back again, new stitching and an estate saleSorry, I haven't posted in some time. Our grandson got sick with the dreaded flu so he was under our care for about a week with no school. Poor guy had a fever, chills, muscle aches and slept most of last week away. The doctor said to keep him out of school. He's much better now and back to himself. lively and smiling again.<br />
His daddy took him out on the weekend to a fire station. The firemen were so nice and gave them a tour. Does he look cute in his uniform?<br />
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While he was sleeping, I was stitching and finished a few things that I will be putting in my Etsy shop very soon. I made alot of floral cards and am working on this hanging. Its almost done and much further along then the photo. I'm going to frame in the hoop.<br />
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I really like the <a href="http://www.urbanthreads.com/" target="_blank">Urban Threads</a> site so many cute patterns..here is another one I stitched and have hanging in our kitchen.<br />
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This pattern also has one for dogs which I intend on stitching too. These are all hand stitched by the way.<br />
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I also worked and opened my other Etsy shop, The Chinalake Shop and have been listing so far some vintage cooky cutters, and old cookbooks.<br />
We went to an estate sale this last weekend just for fun and found these darling little baskets. For some reason I just love them. <br />So hand for storing buttons, thread, stamps, etc.<br />
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What is neat is that the smaller one in the front, fits insdie the larger one. These are very small and cute stacked for decoration too. I don't know how old they are but the colored one reminds me of trivets and stuff that was made in the 70s so they might be that old<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-79820947848941814672017-12-30T11:24:00.003-08:002017-12-30T11:26:18.126-08:00Happy New Year and a look backI just decided to dress up my blog for the spring. Yes, a early spring but spring all the same. Here in southern California, winter is very mild and some of our flowers bloom year round. It has gotten colder but mild so far anyway. No rain either which is disappointing but not unexpected.<br />
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2017 was a hard year for us, losing our house wasn't on the agenda when we started out the year but sadly it did happen. The unsual thing that has happened is the second lein holder who evicted us now paid all the back payments to the first. Of course, when we were forced to leave, we didn't make any house payments but paid our new rent. Hence there were back owned payments that the second. recently paid along with two months of additional payments. Very curious and never heard of if you believe our agent who has worked in real estate for many years.She is investigating to see if she can find out anything. She represents us to the mortage companies. A mystery for sure and only time will tell what the second has in mind. Frankly, I think they really don't know what they're doing. Its just a small company of 12 employees.<br />
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I am hoping and praying that 2018 will be a great year for not only us but my readers too. wishing you health, joy and happiness!<br />
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They have a Facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vintageimagecraft/?hc_ref=ARQA25E1mbLreAsHNJzNTDbmN7gPQtsOhN-wqKKBP6HyHRCdDwZgGI_N3DqCwlLy5mY" target="_blank">Vintage Image Craft</a><br />
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Of course, as I love cats, I shared all the cat postcards!<br />
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I get Birds and Blooms magazine. When I read the latest issue, they suggested putting peanut butter on the bark of the tree for the birds. As we get alot of migrating birds here, I decided to try it. My! has it been successful or what? This morning I saw alot of birds feasting on the peanut butter so I recommend doing this as its so easy and the birds sure appreciate it. They were actually fighting for first place!<br />
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I'm in the middle of baking peanut butter cookies. Our oldest son just loves them and often asks me to make him some. This time of year seems like cooky baking time to me so there ya go! I always use real butter in my cookies. It really makes a difference.<br />
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Here is a photo of the 4 of us at the Christmas house I spoke of in my last post. I'm next to the big guy who looks like Santa. Our good friends and we had a wonderful time there.<br />
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They have Christmas villages both inside and outside. Plus give out hot apple cider and food . They only ask for canned goods for our Community Cupboard to help low income people. Last year they were able to give the Cupboard 10,000 lbs of food.<br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-62580279341589063162017-12-03T11:45:00.002-08:002017-12-03T11:45:34.920-08:00Menifee Christmas House and a great loss.Every year, a wonderful family here in Menifee, decoate the first floor of their home for their neighbors and friends. They estimate they have had 14,000 visitors last year. Its truly a wonderful thing and creates such a great spirit in the community. There is no charge and they only ask for people to bring canned goods for the Community Cupboard that helps low income people with food. Its all good will and good times.<br />
There is a complete write up of it, much better than I've expressed. Just click on this link..<br />
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<a href="http://www.menifee247.com/2012/12/menifee-carnes-christmas-house-attracts-big-crowds-again.html" target="_blank">Menifee Christmas House </a><br />
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and you can also view a terrific video here....<a href="https://www.facebook.com/menifee247/videos/1527068063986524/" target="_blank">Menifee Christmas house video </a><br />
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If you are in the area, please visit and you won't be disappointed. Its open every night until Christmas and starts at 5 every evening.<br />
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We are mourning the death of a wonderful friend. He was a great guy and was someone immediately became friends with everyone. Warm, generous, and caring man. He left this earth doing good all his life and will be greatly missed. Sadly, Agent Orange struck again as he was a veteran of Vietnam.<br />
Rest in peace, dear brother and good friend, Joseph Balatoni. One of a kind and too good for this world<br />
Here he is with his wife, Kay (of many years and my best friend). He leaves behind his wife and 4 children, one grandchild and other family members.<br />
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Its a fun collection and brightens up our kitchen. I put them on the wide window sill we have now. I got most of them on Etsy so if you like them, that's a good place to look. One hint, go to new sellers as they usually list them at a lower price. Most of these I got for $5.00 or under. Some on sale too after the holidays.<br />
I have others but these were all that fit on the shelf.<br />
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I also decorated our washboard....it was inherited by Alan's mom and he put a box on the bottom for decorations. I do it every season.<br />
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As Alan's mom loved cardinals, I was able to find some to accent the box.<br />
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Losing our house was only one of a series of trials and our health is something we're dealing with. Getting older isn't fun. Alan's diabetes, acid reflex and IBS tend to rule our lives some days. My aching arthitic knees don't help either.<br />
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Meanwhile, we're getting ready for Christmas. Our living room is small so we decided to get a smaller tree. Its a four foot one and I put it on a round table we had.<br />
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It quite colorful and has LED bulbs so it really cheers up the room. The tablecloth is a barkcloth old one that I inherited and the red topper was one my grandmother (my mom's) embroidered. Not the best photo I know. Our regular star for the top of the tree is too large so we'll be looking for a smaller lighter one. <br />
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This pinecone wreath was done by my grandmother around 50 years ago. She made one for each of her children (my dad) and I've kept it all these years. She always said you can make something from nothing. The back is just heavy cardboard, some of the cones are wired in and many are just glued. It has a wire on the back for hanging. If you click on the photo, it really shows how pretty this is.<br />
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I put this raggedy runner on the coffee table. It was made by my good friend, Nancy Huggins. The candle holder is vintage also, from the 60s. Its very pretty at night when lit.<br />
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This little angel music box was one I bought at the Lawerence Welk resort when I worked in the gift shop there.(1980s) It plays Joy to the World. and I have red candle holders thoughour the book shelves. They reallly brillant at night.<br />
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We did have a beautiful nativity set we put out every year however it was destroyed when we have our fire. We had bought it when we were young. Sadly, we haven't had the funds to get another one, maybe one day.<br />
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If you're a young person reading this blog, don't fault us old folks if we surround ourselves with old things. Many of the decorations are family and bring us closer to those loved ones who have passed away. Especially at Christmas time, we think of all those Christmases years ago when our parents and other family members were still with us. I think its ok as long as its not overdone. We don't want to live in the past but we do want to honor, remember it and them.<br />
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Hope as the Christmas season gets underway, you are blest with family, good food and fun. We're going to a White Elephant Party this coming weekend and look forward to it every year. Some very good friends of ours hold it at their house every year. If you've never been to one, they are alot of fun.<br />
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we go to a White Elephant party every year with some dear friends and I decorate the package with one of these tags. Everyone likes them and they have something to take home to use as a tree decoration afterwards.<br />
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I have quite a few listed and will be adding more in the coming days. They all come with tying ribbon so they're ready for whatever you have planned.<br />
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All proceeds go to helping us stay above the water and have a nice Christmas. Life is a stuggle sometimes as we all know. Living mainly on Social Security is difficult. <br />
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As I last posted, I've been restocking my Etsy shop. Here are two flour sack type towels with cute vintage puppies I hand embroidered. This is one of my favorite patterns. I made a pillow top for a friend with this same pattern as her daughters puppy looks similar to these little guys. You will find these towels in my Etsy shop which is posted on the left of this blog.<br />
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Here a close up for oen of the puppies, he has green eyes and is so cute. This was really fun to stitch.<br />
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I also listed this table topper. I emroidered little houses all around the inside of the square cloth. They are in shades of terra-cotta, blue, gold and green. Rather multi-colored. The houses are rather interesting.<br />
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This cloth is nicely finished also and measures 30 by 30 inches. This again can be found in my Etsy shop.<br />
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These are all primitie style and I get the patterns from <a href="http://www.primitive-stitches.com/" target="_blank">Primitive Stitches</a>. Brenda is a talented designer.They make nice tree ornaments as well as used in accenting wreaths, or hanging on a knob. I use them to garnish gifts also for the annual White Elephant party we attend every December. A nice little extra.<br />
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The world is rather crazy right now, isn't it? One emergency after another. Praying for Las Vegas and our nation. <br /><br />
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Thought I'd share what's outside of our little hole in the wall condo. These are olive trees and this time of year, they are really loaded with olives.<br />
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Olives have to be cured to be eatable. From last years rain, they are so loaded, it woud have been a shame to havethem go to waste.<br />
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We found out to our joy that there were Italian people who harvest these every year. One group came a few weeks ago and then yesterday another group came. They gather the olives, gallon buckets of them and take them home to cure.<br />
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Alan spoke with them and they invited him to help them which he did. He found out that they knew some of the Italian contracters we befriended in our old town of Vista, California. In fact, one of the men had the same last name so they could have been related. Small world!<br />
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I guess we're starting to get adjusted to being here. Its hard to go from a 4 bedroom home with a huge garden and yard to a tiny condo. For some time, its felt like we're just visiting or on vacation. God's ways are not our ways but His ways are always the best.<br />
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I've been slowly restocking my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetHomeStitchery" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. Making alot of fabric tags for the holidays.<br />
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I will be listing more in the next few weeks and months. Not just tags either, some new cards, towels and wall hangings. Hopefully by next year, I'll be back on track. It takes alot of time to get organized!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332152544256500833.post-86341653688416864562017-09-04T09:28:00.002-07:002017-09-04T09:29:27.487-07:00Crochet and Rocking Horses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I crocheted two baby afghans some time ago. They were made with very soft baby yarn. Its an amazing yarn, so soft and warm.<br />
The first one is a giant granny square...its done in white, green and blue.<br />
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I enjoy crocheting and will probably start doing it again. I still have my hooks and just need some yarn. Back in the early days, Alan and I made things to sell in a little gift shop. I made crocheted stuffed animals and he made rocking horses.....<br />
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The animals were something like this, I had alot of fun crocheting these and did sell quite a few of them back in the day. Now they have so many cute patterns! Back then, it was much harder to find patterns as there was no internet. I'd buy crochet magazines and go to the library for pattens. <br />
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and Alan's horses were like this<br />
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I got these images from Google search, these aren't ours. We made ours back in the late 1970s. He would made the horses and I'd paint the features on them. He sold a few of these too. He made a miniature one also which I put out at Christmas time.<br />
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The second afghan I made is a ripple one. Its Alan's favorite pattern and is an easy one.<br />
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As you can see, its the same color and yarn as the first one/ This one is rather small though, I guess I may have run out of yarn. I think I may use it in my mom's doll buggy. Nice for a doll.<br />
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I do love the ripple pattern and thinking of making a large one for our living room. Afghans make nice gifts too.<br />
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Another warm day here, but its getting cooler. Hopefully the fall is coming, Its been a long deary hot summer.We're slowly recovering from losing our nice house and garden. I have sure missed homegrown tomatoes and vegeables. Plus our dining room table, I didn't realize how much we used it and now, not having it is difficult. Praying about that, definitely!<br />
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