tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50140844193260931722024-03-14T09:01:07.316-07:00Sifting Through the LayersClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-6407004861819896922017-08-01T10:08:00.002-07:002017-08-01T10:08:20.938-07:00August 1........... a beautiful Tuesday !Just going to try to catch up and bit.... and I hope you will let me know if you read my blog... ( then I might be inspired to write and post more often !! ) <br />
Today is a beautiful day.... had a little rain last night... but not enough. We are so dry here as is many other places. <br />
To catch you up a little.........<br />
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This is what happened at the lake.... on July 19, the cabin came down.... Jeff hired a local excavating company from the lake area and they did a fantastic job ! They really cleaned up the lot and added a load of sand to smooth it out.</div>
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Tomorrow...... the tree guys are coming to take out a couple trees.... and trim up some trees. That will look so much better.</div>
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Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-47001616130696662602017-06-06T05:31:00.001-07:002017-06-06T05:32:04.195-07:00Chalky and Co. workshop <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last night we went to a Chalky & Co. workshop at Rae-Bon Quilt Shop. If you have never done any chalk painting - you NEED to !! This was so much fun and Connie our instructor was just great ! I know several gals who are going to be painting anything they can get their hands on !!...<br />
Looks like a very nice day here...... so I better get busy !!<br />
<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-24058589345852296672017-05-31T09:07:00.001-07:002017-05-31T09:07:57.289-07:00NIce clean dogs !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-48294472235853923582017-05-10T08:07:00.000-07:002017-05-10T08:07:41.870-07:00Wednesday............. May 10, 2017........ Looks like a nice day !Been very busy around here.... have had "builder guys" here working .... fixing doors, building a new porch.... all kinds of jobs. It will be a big boost to get these done... then back to my sorting and cleaning out. <br />
And I have been doing a little sewing here and there.<br />
So this week it is baskets....<br />
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A bright happy summer basket.... <br />
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Have a good day !!Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-24449924177380843192017-04-23T09:41:00.001-07:002017-04-23T09:41:34.118-07:00Dreary, cold day.......... Snow ???..... there was snow out there when I got up..... Brrrrrrrrrr. We better not be going backwards in the weather. <br />
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This is NEST...... a new quilt pattern...... no borders. just blocks.... It was fun to make.. went together very nice. AND I quilted it on my Babylock Coronet. This was the first large quilt I did on my Coronet... and I have to say I LOVE that quilting machine. It is easy to operate..... and very sleek and quilts like a dream. The Coronet does not have any computer capabilities and that is one reason I like it.... I do free motion quilting and I am learning to use rulers... I just am tired of computers. and having to learn more computer stuff. I have enough computer stuff on my embroidery machine... so this is GREAT... AND I am going to get all those quilts finished !! ........ok.... eventually ! I hope you are all having a good weekend...... and please leave me a comment if you read my blog..... <br />
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Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-36462807573102134462017-04-20T08:09:00.001-07:002017-04-20T08:11:11.073-07:00Rainy ThursdayRainy day........ normally I LOVE to nap on rainy days.... but I have a list of things to do today ! <br />
I am sewing and quilting and want to do a million other things............ <br />
I have lazy dogs laying here .......... they are not excited about going out in the rain either.....<br />
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Looks like Gus has the right idea...... sleep till the sun comes out. My rhubarb is very happy it got some rain !...... I expect that I can pick it much earlier this year... maybe about 3 weeks.. and I can make a rhubarb dessert...... or just cook some rhubarb "sauce"...... So tell me....... what do you call a can of peaches.... when you open it and put it in a dish ?........... Peach SAUCE !!....... my husband and I have had that argument for years...... Peach sauce, Pear Sauce...... maybe we called it that because we put it in "sauce dishes"...... but... to me it will always be sauce. What do you call it ????<br />
Hope you have a good day !!!Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-57129513499107714112017-04-12T08:02:00.000-07:002017-04-12T08:04:13.623-07:00Spring is "flying" by....................<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Took down the snowman quilt and hung up this one...... Looks much more like spring. <br />
Been busy in my projects.......... sewing and sorting...... sorting and sewing........ <br />
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Not much to blog about at the moment..... <br />
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-7134938300302171342017-03-18T08:31:00.000-07:002017-03-18T08:31:10.493-07:00March 18, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another project....... there is just so much to do ! I want to chalk paint ! So I have been reading and researching different paints.... and I am using Annie Sloan's chalk paint and wax. This is my very first piece. <br />
As I was going through some "stuff"... I found this board.. it is the hymn board from my old church.... this hung in the church for many years. What makes this special is - my dad made this. And when they left the old church building and build a new church... or course all the old stuff had to go. They were good enough to give if back to my dad...... and like everything else.. we saved it ! But now I am glad to have this.. and I am going to chalk paint and find a place to hang it in my home. <br />
This is just the first coat of paint on it.... I will work on it again today.<br />
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For those of you who know I retired..... I am really enjoying it ! I am working on so many different projects and it is great to have the time to spend on going through things and deciding what I can part with.... believe me - it is a big job ! But so far it is going pretty good.<br />
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I will show you the finished hymn board when I get it finished.<br />
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-62818753661563284032017-02-14T08:17:00.001-08:002017-02-14T08:17:32.605-08:00Happy Valentine's Day !!Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day...<br />
Today was my parent's anniversary...... they were married in 1941... they spent 5 weeks together and then my dad went off to the Army.. he was gone for 3 years. He spent most of that time in the Philippines. I remember every Valentine's Day he brought her red roses...... that was always so special to me to see those red roses. <br />
My husband is out of town this Valentine's Day........ he was concerned that he wouldn't be here to be with me today.... but that is OK.. we will have Valentine's Day another day..... It is just special to be with your special person.... no matter what day it is.<br />
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This is one of the quilts I like to display for Valentine's Day............. <br />
I don't remember when I made this , but it was quite a few years ago........... you know.... I should have labeled all my quilts. I would like to have pictures of all the quilts I have made..... something to do another day... <br />
Enjoy your day !! ...... Nice here today.... going to be 34 and sunny. Good weather for February in North Dakota.<br />
<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-80705938081868586482017-02-07T10:36:00.001-08:002017-02-07T10:36:45.186-08:00Snowy day.......... Didn't take a picture today..... everyone knows what blustery and snowy looks like... We are having a cold spell again... I suppose... it is only February. <br />
I had a fun sewing day last Sunday..... worked on some UFO's and today I am trying to sew up a drawer full of scraps ! I have 3 different scrap quilts I am working on..... so I get a few blocks done and some day I will have 3 big scraps quilts ready to quilt. <br />
Oh yes, quilting !!.... I have several tops to quilt and will have more - so in the future there will be "quilting" days. <br />
Still sorting...... some had asked why I am not done with that ?...... LOL....... that is funny !! There is 4 generations of people's stuff to go through.....sorry to those who think I should just chuck it.... that is not the way I work..... and... I will get through it.... it will just take longer than a week or two. <br />
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I will keep you updated. You have to start with the little projects and then work your way through it.<br />
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Tomorrow Gustov goes to the groomer..... poor guy , he is getting so stiff.... we figure he is 13 or 14 years old now... that is a long life for a Large Munsterlander. It just isn't fair that large dogs have a shorter life span than smaller dogs. <br />
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My lunch time is done..... and I am going to sew for awhile and then sort for awhile..<br />
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-84489366497650265222017-02-04T08:19:00.000-08:002017-02-04T08:19:31.283-08:00A tisket.........a tasket......... I made a pretty basket...... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been busy making baskets....... the two blue ones are quite large......... they came out bigger than I thought they would. I really enjoy making these... each one comes out different... I will be making more of these and having them for sale at the "Lake Sale" in June.... so between making baskets..... all my sorting and packing....... and sewing...... I will be busy.... or I should be.... <br />
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Just had a little snow shower and now the sun is coming out....... looks like a nice Saturday for us. Still cold temps, but not bad. <br />Lots to do today ......... so I better get busy..........<br />
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-1069306017188265602017-01-25T09:22:00.000-08:002017-01-25T09:22:44.308-08:00Wednesday, January 25, 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time to get serious about this sorting stuff....... I am not very good at it. But I decided the first thing I need to do is gather the stuff that I know will move with me..... you know... the important stuff.....like my "stash"... so that took me a couple days to gather that.....it should fit here...... in this half of the room....... ya right.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ok..... got most of it together.... Now I can start going through other boxes and see what wonderful treasures I find. Still not sure if I am going to do an estate sale........ or auction....... or sell it piece by piece... I have a lot of furniture that will not make the move. <br />
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BUT........ I am loving my retirement.... my time is my own....... and I can do what I want...... get up early.... take naps....... eat at odd hours.......just about anything goes.<br />
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(He really does have ears)...... Sitting in bed the other night working on my New Wave Crochet afghan... and I always have help.<br />
Been very cold the last couple days..... last night I picked up hubby at the airport and it was -24 at 11pm... and poor guy came home with a horrible head cold... so he is feeling under the weather. I made him chicken soup and hot lemonade... he feels a bit better tonight. Now I hope I don't get it.<br />
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The weather man says it will warm up in the next couple days. Maybe 30 ABOVE !!!<br />
But I would rather have the cold temps than ICE.... I hear them talking on the weather channel about the impending ice storm further south..... YUCK.... Ice is the worst !<br />
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My tea is ready so think I will have to cup and hit the recliner for the evening.<br />
Stay warm and stay safe.<br />
<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-1521523468561600862017-01-10T07:54:00.001-08:002017-01-10T07:55:14.908-08:00January 10........... Day 10 of RETIREMENT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is January 10, 2017...... and I am retired !! I guess I have been loafing the first few days......trying to get into the swing of things. <br />
Husband went back to work......so this is my first week home......... alone......... to do what I please !<br />
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So......... I had plans today to do some sorting and some sewing....... then I woke up and saw this..... <br />
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-12839061475786861112016-12-31T07:19:00.001-08:002016-12-31T07:19:15.218-08:00Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-34209461154858972212016-12-31T07:17:00.000-08:002016-12-31T07:19:21.234-08:002016..........comes to an end<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is the last day of 2016............ and really....... where did the year go ?. I have big plans for 2017.... I have so many projects to get done.... and so much I have to accomplish.. and I will keep you posted with my progress...... that will help me be accountable....I hope.<br />
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I have one thing to share with you..... as of yesterday I am officially retired. Remember when were 18 years old and planning our future ?............. and now all myself and my friends talk about is what we are going to do when we retire, and whether or not we take our Social Security this year or wait a few years.... Wow.... where did the years go.<br />
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So.....this year will be planning our future......... and reflecting on the years past........ <br />
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Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year !!! ...... ( not sure I can stay awake till midnight )<br />
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I have all the necessary supplies to be stormed in...... coffee, tea, bread, milk, frozen pizza, some snacks, fabric and thread and just a "few" projects to work on !!! oh and dog and cat food. <br />
I better get to my sewing. Still have a couple gift projects to finish up on.<br />
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MERRY CHRISTMAS !!<br />
<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-52587707637881082192016-12-15T12:35:00.001-08:002016-12-15T12:36:43.841-08:00A cold December day............<br />
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It is a cold December day here in eastern North Dakota........ I look at this picture and I just can't imagine living in a little house like that on the vast Montana hills and prairie.... This is a picture of my Grandparents homestead..20 miles north of Wibaux, Montana. My father was 3 years old when they left the Red River Valley and headed west. That would have been about 1910 I believe. It is hard to see on this picture, but there is a pair of wooden skis leaning up against the house. </div>
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This painting was done by a friend of my father's, Norm Selberg, from Fargo. He did this from a little photograph about 3 inches square... This was one of my dad's prized possessions......and it is very dear to me. All the stories my grandparents and my father told me about growing up about living "north of Wibaux".</div>
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Last night we got our first snow........ we didn't get much here......but enough to let us know that winter is coming.</div>
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The dogs remembered what snow was.....they scratched on the deck and ran around in the yard. But didn't take long till they got cold and wanted back in.</div>
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I hope everyone is making Thanksgiving plans....... we will go to our daughter's and have dinner with them.... I hope all the boys will be there ! They are so busy we don't get to see them much.</div>
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This is Rollie...... Rollie went to the vet at 8am this morning....he is spending the day there. They are testing him for Cushing's disease.... he has been losing weight...and drinking a lot of water....the tests for diabetes and kidneys were fine.....so they said this was the next step. I hope he is OK and doesn't have to take meds for the rest of his life.</div>
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-26355612410096503562016-09-22T16:11:00.000-07:002016-09-22T16:11:51.056-07:00Autumn has arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We don't have any pretty trees that turn the beautiful fall colors.....so.... this is the best I could do. And we don't have a lot of leaves in the yard......because I only have one tree in the yard. The trees here are the neighbors yard.</div>
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The tree on the outside of the fence is ours.......and it is about dead. They are coming sometime this fall to cut it down and haul it away. All the old trees in town are slowly dying. I hope that people will plant some new ones to take their place. </div>
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A roll-off in the driveway..... The guys that built the deck forgot to come back and pick up all the lumber from the old deck.... so...they finally brought out the roll-off to take that away before it snows....but now I am wondering......... they brought it.......and have not been back yet......do they think we are going to fill it up ???........NOT !<br />
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Mushrooms....... these pop up in the front yard... then my neighbor comes over and picks them....he sautés them in butter and eats them.... I don't know anything about mushrooms...but he is welcome to all of them in my yard.<br />
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My poor flowerbeds........they have been a mess all summer............ the MOSQUITOES !!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP8u1mFRepMj-pkMCso5toJXyLDyEyI4ivw4jFfCzEAxXEtne3CFbb2hMaNURlzkpezIPll7PHBQYBgZdegD_yCGjKRIJ_ByXpCSDvT7S9qVKg5pFrsRIfYKJ1vVZLTI1ySv9AqOqNEur/s1600/IMG_5113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP8u1mFRepMj-pkMCso5toJXyLDyEyI4ivw4jFfCzEAxXEtne3CFbb2hMaNURlzkpezIPll7PHBQYBgZdegD_yCGjKRIJ_ByXpCSDvT7S9qVKg5pFrsRIfYKJ1vVZLTI1ySv9AqOqNEur/s1600/IMG_5113.JPG" /></a></div>
so....after they DIE - I can clean out all the flowerbeds and cut off everything... and try again in the spring. Today is sunny............and they say rain tomorrow.<br />
Have a good day.........Thanks for stopping by.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-71480866763496794482016-08-13T10:59:00.000-07:002016-08-13T11:00:13.291-07:00August..........how did it get to be AUGUST ????........... We have had quite a bit of HOT weather this year......and mosquitoes !!!! ........they are crazy !!! My poor flowerbeds..... it is a wonder the perennials can even grow.... I am hoping for some cold weather so the skeeters will leave me alone so I can clean them out.<br />
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And...... I am launching into my "getting ready to move" phase.......this is going to be a long phase....and an ugly phase...... I do not change well. Just ask my husband and friends. LOL<br />
One box and one room at a time.......that is the only way I know how to do this. I have wonderful friends who keep encouraging me along.......and I do really thank them for that. This is a process that I pretty much have to do myself. <br />
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So.......today the foyer looks good !<br />
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You should have seen this linen closet before !<br />
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Moved the mother-in-law to a small apartment in town........just a few of her things left to deliver<br />
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And an empty closet !.........that I haven't seen since we built the house. I know not very exciting, but.......it is a start !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjoUNQztDzPL-WBjhaUn8nVzZXGeJiIFzkZzVDk5zjgp7abh-pncYB35XsEkH_09h6S4llcd00qE9rbk0XWouZcvfWcQLiA_uglU6PfTN6Ec7mdyJioEbd3yxFHCZtkyI4pRJlXo5fpbv/s1600/IMG_5028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjoUNQztDzPL-WBjhaUn8nVzZXGeJiIFzkZzVDk5zjgp7abh-pncYB35XsEkH_09h6S4llcd00qE9rbk0XWouZcvfWcQLiA_uglU6PfTN6Ec7mdyJioEbd3yxFHCZtkyI4pRJlXo5fpbv/s1600/IMG_5028.JPG" /></a></div>
Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-76117368355052987502016-06-11T06:06:00.000-07:002016-06-11T06:07:01.040-07:00Busy, busy, busyJust a quick post without a picture today....... <br />
I hope your summer is going well. We are working on our "plan C" house plans. Been thru "A and B" and have made changes........so that brings us to plan C. On the home-front I am going through things and de-cluttering. Those of you who know me know that I like "stuff".... LOL....not quite to the hoarder level....but I sometimes feel that way. I came from a family of "savers" and then they left this earth....and left ME all their savings....and I am NOT talking money ! <br />
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So....as go thru boxes and drawers........ I find all sort of funny things. <br />
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Off to work today and then back to my sorting ...........<br />
I will keep you posted !<br />
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The other day they tore off the old deck.......both the top deck and the lower deck. Can't believe how "wore out" that wood was........doesn't seem that long ago that we built it..... </div>
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<br />Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583870437663140150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014084419326093172.post-54477013079407370182016-02-17T20:17:00.000-08:002016-02-17T20:17:04.520-08:00I got a picture on here !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I finally got a picture to post !!!........ </div>
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Now see if I can get a post on here..... Someone mentioned that I had not written on my blog for a long time....... I had trouble getting pictures on it and could not get my posts to post......so this is sort of a test run to see how it goes.</div>
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The cat in the picture.......is Tiger Lily.......better known as "Ti - Willwee" She was quite the girl !!! She passed away several months ago....... I still think she will come around a corner.... She was almost 18 years old.</div>
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Still have 4 cats and 2 dogs...........</div>
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Keep your fingers crossed !</div>
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