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<i>Merry Christmas Everyone!</i></div>
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From my home to yours, I wanted to say Merry Christmas to all of you. I hope your day has been filled with love and warmth.</div>
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It has been quite a while since I posted so I figured it's now time. The last 13 months have been difficult to get through for a couple of reasons but I'm trying to get back on track and back to my blog. I hope you can follow along.<br />
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It's looking more like spring everyday. We are now starting to see some beautiful days followed by colder periods with rain as expected in the springtime.<br />
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During the Easter weekend, my daughter was here with two of her kids. My granddaughter, Lily, has actually been living with us for the last year. Here I caught them heading off to the barn. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a great time riding their bikes, etc.</div>
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We had extremely heavy rains on Friday and Saturday and it was cold, followed by 2 beautiful, warm days. Our lawn was beginning to dry out but now it's soggy all over again. Poor Morgan fell down as the moisture in the lawn grabbed his boot. When you're only 2 1/2 years old, these things happen lol. I can tell you that he wasn't impressed. Mommy came to the rescue.</div>
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I played "pick up sticks" this weekend. Does everyone remember that game? Well...this wasn't it ha! Each spring, it's time to pull out my handy, dandy "pick-er-upper" and let the fun begin. Funny how my hubby never wants to play along although I invite him to play the game with me every year.<br />
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My pick-er-upper was purchased at the local dollar store and it really saves my back. Especially when I have a lot of trees over a few acres of land to pick up after. Some are worse than others at losing their branches. Grass cutting season is about to begin as the grass is getting greener and slightly longer. I need to be ready or else it will be, "what did I just run over"?<br />
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And here it is...isn't it a beauty? LOL.</div>
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As you can see in the foreground, there is a lot of work to be done. The pond is a little muddy right now after all the rain we received. By Sunday we could see many fish and frogs swimming around as the water cleared a bit. Lily really enjoyed that. She can't wait for the "Lily" pads to start growing.</div>
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This is what we call the frog pond. A small marshy area behind the larger pond. This is where you find the Peepers singing their hearts out in the spring. I never tire of listening to them. It's a lot larger than normal due to the rains, causing it to drain into the main pond. As of Monday, it had stopped. As of today, Tuesday? More rain! April showers bring May flowers.</div>
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Lily appears to be a Mary Poppins wannabe. The winds were quite extreme that day.</div>
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We went out to some garage sales on Saturday and while driving back, we stopped at the old train station in town, Morgan was absolutely thrilled to see the train. Unfortunately, all that remains is a small section of track, a caboose and a passenger car that were brought in for what has become a marine and rail museum.</div>
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So what's in store for this coming weekend? The annual fireman's garage sale where I bought my <a href="https://homespunsnhayfields.blogspot.com/2016/01/harvest-table-adventure.html"><span style="color: orange;">harvest table</span></a>. I haven't posted what we purchased the last 2 years but I may put some items into a post in the future. My hubby and I are quite excited. It's smaller than it used to be though as they had to move to a different location. But lots of fun all the same. We can't wait!</div>
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I hope you had a wonderful Easter!</div>
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I recently took part in a fun gift exchange through <a href="https://theenchantingrose.blogspot.com/"><b>The Enchanting Rose</b></a>. This blog belongs to my lovely niece, Stephanie, and she always does such an amazing job hosting these exchanges.<br />
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This time around, it was a Christmas decoration exchange. If you have taken part in her past tea cup exchanges, you know how much fun they can be. When this opportunity came up, I just couldn't resist. Stephanie always does a fantastic job at pairing everyone up. Through this exchange, you will meet 2 new people. One will be the person that you send to, the other being the person sending to you. Many friendships have been made through these fun exchanges.<br />
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The person that sent a sweet package to me was Mary Anne from <b><a href="https://magpiesmumblings.blogspot.com/">magpiesmumblings.blogspot.com</a>. </b>Mary Anne created everything herself and did an absolutely beautiful job.<br />
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She sent this adorable quilted Santa hot plate. How cute is he? (Sorry for the poor lighting lol).<br />
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Isn't this card angelic?<br />
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I just love the embroidered tree with all the embellishments.<br />
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And to make the package even sweeter, she sent some yummy hot chocolate and two flavored tea bags.<br />
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The person that I sent gifts to is Darla Bodnar. Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of what I sent. <br />
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I recently looked at the date of my last post, my how time flies. I have missed all of you! I also miss blogging. Life has gotten a little crazy again the last few months and I don't know when it's going to get back to normal. So in the mean time, I thought I would do a little post to help me "feel" like things are normal haha.<br />
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Recently, my brother Randy and sister-in-law, Debbie, from <a href="http://shegracesherhome.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">She Graces Her Home</span></a> had come for another visit, parking their motor home at my Dad's home. They try to make it each year in order for Randy and my Dad to compete in the <a href="http://www.worldcrokinole.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">World Crokinole Championships</span></a> in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. Randy usually wins a prize for coming the furthest distance, my Dad wins the oldest player (age 90 this year). This year they had a special treat by winning first place in the Recreational Doubles - well worth the trip for Randy.<br />
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While they were visiting, Debbie and I always try to get out for a girl's day and this year we were able to squeeze in another one. During her <a href="https://homespunsnhayfields.blogspot.com/2017/08/girls-day-out.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">last visit</span></a>, we missed a store that I thought she would really enjoy and I definitely wanted to take her back to The Cluttered Cupboard also. As soon as you step through the door, you can hear the gentle music playing and smell the wonderful scent of a candle burning - how inviting! Do you think the owner would have a problem if I moved in? LOL.</div>
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Prior to arriving at The Cluttered Cupboard, we stopped at a few garage sales along the way. What fun! So many times we found ourselves standing or sitting somewhere, just talking away the time. We were lucky to get to our destination. Oh how we both love to talk when we're together. We haven't seen each other for a year so there's always a lot to catch up on.</div>
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While there, we picked up our "gourmet" lunch from the Frosty Freeze lol and took it down to the lake. We sat and enjoyed the view near the old train station.</div>
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As usual, our day consisted of purchasing a little something. I picked up this cute "vintage looking" metal storage bin at The Cluttered Cupboard.</div>
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Debbie surprised me with this adorable little creamer. She knows I love white. Isn't it sweet?</div>
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I also found this cute chicken at a garage sale. I believe Debbie was looking at it first but she insisted that I get it instead. She picked up the matching rooster. It's always nice to purchase something that reminds us of our day together for many years to come. If you would like to read more about Randy and Debbie's vacation, head over to Debbie's blog for a visit. She would love to have you.</div>
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We call him <b>THE BUNNY WHISPERER</b>. While picking up Debbie for our little excursion, I visited with my brother and Binx. Isn't he beautiful? He is a big boy. Randy has such a way with bunnies that they often fall asleep in his lap.</div>
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Aren't these the most beautiful feet?</div>
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At a later visit to our home, Copper (a.k.a. Mr. Bunny) also enjoyed a visit with Randy. He is also fast asleep. What a lucky bunny to have spent more time with The Bunny Whisperer.</div>
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Note - Debbie had knee replacement surgery today and I know so many of you have been praying for her. I haven't heard anything yet but I'm hoping everything went well. Thank you for your prayers. (I thought I would leave this note in...literally less than 5 minutes after typing this, Debbie sent me a text to state she has already been released from the hospital and is doing well. We are thrilled!)</div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-72179703587023183882018-02-24T22:46:00.001-05:002018-02-25T19:55:33.929-05:00A Touch of FarmhouseHi there!<br />
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It has been awhile since my last post and thought I had better get on it. Hints of spring are in the air, With warmer temperatures and the earthy scent in the air, it can definitely tease your senses. We're not through winter yet and more snow may come our way but we're getting closer and that's all that counts. With the sun shining down, it helped to motivate me to accomplish a project I've been trying to get to for a while. Painting the upstairs hallway.</div>
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I normally do a ton of wall repair prior to painting any room but I did things differently this time. As the upstairs hallway has plaster walls, it was going to take a lot more work to perfect them. It just wasn't worth it. In time, we may cover them up with fake ship lap so I figured it was easier just to get the walls painted so I can enjoy them. I'm so glad I did. Also, the areas that needed repairing aren't as visible now.</div>
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Here is where it began. PEACH - lots and lots of PEACH. Peach is an attractive color but I'm a yellow/tan kind of girl LOL. This photo closely reflects the true peach color the most.</div>
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When we moved into this house, one of the first things I wanted to see gone was the peach paint. It almost had a glow to it. Unfortunately, due to the lighting, it was difficult to photograph the true color for this post.</div>
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The lacy curtains came with the house. I don't mind these but I won't be rehanging them. I will either come up with another solution or not replace them at all. There is so much more light shining in now.</div>
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I just love this old attic door. It's the closest thing to ship lap lol. The stucco ceiling...I would like to see it go. We may eventually cover it up. We hope to be working on the downstairs next so this will be put on hold for now.</div>
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So here is the transformation...<br />
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Ahhhh....what a breath of fresh air. It is so much lighter yet warm and cozy. Even Blackie thinks so. I'm just going to leave the decorating as is for now until I have the time to really work on it.</div>
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<b>Do you have any ideas on how to decorate this space? I would love to hear your thoughts. Farmhouse style of course.</b></div>
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I opened the windows so you can see the neighbors farm field, Blackie was thrilled of course. He is also waiting for spring.</div>
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I completed the painting about a week ago, most of the snow is now gone.</div>
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These curtains came with the house and they MUST go. They especially clashed with the peach walls. They hide a closet but they've done their duty and it's time to say adios.</div>
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The walls in this photo are actually the same color, the lighting just wasn't working for me.</div>
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A few years ago, I went to a garage sale at a cottage that had sold and they were clearing out the furnishings. This was one of the pieces I brought home. At the time, my hubby thought I was downright crazy. He thought it should be in the burn pile but I have transformed him and he gets it now. It had been removed from an old barn or shed and turned into a table. Eventually it no longer served that purpose either and the cottage owner had placed it aside. I used this piece for a while as my craft table (the flat side as shown <a href="https://homespunsnhayfields.blogspot.ca/2017/03/another-craft-room.html"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></b></a>) but now I've been trying to find another purpose for it. . My hubby had this great idea and tried it...it worked. We're going to use this as the closet door. I plan on painting it white and replacing the missing boards to get that farmhouse feel. </div>
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I purchased this little wash stand last year for $20.00. Isn't it cute? I will probably be removing the back piece as it's just plywood and was added sometime later. It currently has an oilcloth across the back and onto the top of the stand. I will probably be removing it also.</div>
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The Ironstone pitcher and basin (and another pitcher) were also purchased for $20.00 last year through a local on-line website.</div>
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Yesterday, my hubby and I decided to have some fun decorating one of our smaller Christmas trees. I had seen this on Pinterest and it looked like something I wanted to try - a Christmas Village on the Christmas tree. My main Christmas village is set up in a different area but I still had some smaller pieces that I could use. My hubby secured the buildings for me using fishing line. It holds and it's practically invisible. If you want to know how well it held, read about it near the end of this post.</div>
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We didn't have enough pieces so we just pushed the tree into the corner and decorated what we could. If you're wanting to try it yourself, the buildings are often available at thrift stores if you want to do it cheap. The figures can sometimes be purchased at your local dollar store. I used cotton batting for the snow (hubby's idea and a good one) and hung some icicle decorations up to brighten things up. Keep reading...I may need to make a visit to the thrift store and dollar store myself...</div>
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Sooo...I put the fishing line to the test today. As I was cleaning, I "gently" moved the little stool the tree was on when KERSPLAT (is that how you spell it LOL??). The tree toppled over and landed face down, I was scared to look. I think it toppled easily due to most of the weight being on one side. Unfortunately, 3 pieces were slightly broken but it held up much better than I thought. But do you know what? As I picked the tree up, the buildings were still hanging on (and I do mean hanging, they require some rearranging). The fishing line held. My hubby is out purchasing my Christmas presents right now. I bet he'll be thrilled to find out I broke something else. He must really love me. I hope he doesn't share this with Santa haha!!</div>
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On another note, this is a photo from 2 days ago while I was getting ready for work. It was just starting to get light outside. Our warm weather lasted a really long time this year but as I live in a snow belt, I knew it was just a matter of time. We have had lots of snow and have been having snow squall warnings daily for possibly a couple of weeks or so. There is no wind today though.</div>
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We forgot to bring the table in off the deck, it looks like it will be a little hard to get to now.</div>
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The barn wedding post has finally been completed. What an adventure it has been. I had so many troubles with accidentally multiplying photos, losing photos, actually losing the whole post at one point. I won't go into too much detail but this one was a struggle.</div>
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Let me introduce to you the newlyweds. Brad and Char (Charlene), my hubby's nephew and his new bride. These two are deeply in love and we wish them all the best for a wonderful future together. </div>
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An interesting fact about these two is that they were born on the EXACT same day in the EXACT same hospital. Who knows, their beds may have been side by side. As they grew up in different towns, they didn't actually meet until about 3 years or so ago. They were married on their birthday.</div>
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These two were so lucky. We had days and days and days of rain prior to the wedding, even the day before it poured. On the day of the wedding, the sun was shining and it was a warm, beautiful day. The following day? Rain.</div>
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Do you want to see the loft? Then come along with me...</div>
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The left/balcony is a small area directly above the kitchen and washrooms. The groom and his "boys" spent their time here while waiting for his bride to arrive.</div>
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The view from the loft.</div>
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I didn't like these lights at the beginning as they looked like tavern lights with colorful shades around them. I decided to try replacing them with canning jars. It worked. Now I love these lights.</div>
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My hubby's sister, her husband, their granddaughter who was the flower girl on the left and Lily on the right. As you can tell, Lily just loves spending time with them.</div>
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This planter is actually a milk strainer that I found at a farm yard sale. Unfortunately due to many days of rain and no sunshine, my pentunias weren't exactly in full bloom.</div>
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I had this hanging on the front of my home. I hope the hydrangeas hadn't wilted by the time the wedding party arrived for photos LOL.</div>
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This old piano came with the barn and we didn't have time to deal with it before the wedding. The bride got creative and used it in her display behind the head table. She also has mini lanterns strung up but they weren't lit up at the time of this photo.</div>
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This photo is actually from the rehearsal dinner the night before. This poor little girl was exchausted from having the countryside to run and play in. Everyone was stepping around her and she slept through it all. She still needs her puppy naps.</div>
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The kiddie table. It looks like a lot of fun to me.</div>
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My granddaughter, Lily, was invited to the wedding. She's having a great time playing with the Play-Doh.</div>
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In memory of grandparents that are no longer here.</div>
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The bride and groom are animal lovers. They have 3 dogs, 2 cats and 2 rabbits. The cake topper really reflects their lives.</div>
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This wagon was used as a wedding card box.</div>
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I'm sure most of you know John Wayne, "The Duke". He came with the barn. He was not invited to the wedding but insisted on staying. It resulted in a shootout between my hubby and The Duke. My hubby won! Sorry Johnny.</div>
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Recently I joined in on another tea cup exchange at <a href="http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.ca/2017/11/11th-tea-cup-mug-exchange-reveal.html">The Enchanting Rose</a> blogspot. These are always so much fun and I look forward to them every time. This is my 5th exchange. You receive a person's name and information on their interests and you send a gift package to them. Someone else receives your name and sends a package to you. Beautiful gifts are always sent and everyone puts so much care into their packages, often creating or purchasing that "perfect" gift. People all over the world get involved and many friendships are made.</div>
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This is the package that I received from Jo. Wow, did I get spoiled.</div>
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The person I received my gift package from is Jo Trajillo from Colorado. One of my favorite states. Jo was so considerate, going through my blog to see what my interests are. She found out we have many things in common including our favorite color is yellow, we love crafts, antiques, Ironstone and decorating, etc. It's so nice sharing the same interests with someone.</div>
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I have been quite spoiled throughout the tea cup exchanges I have participated in and the spoiling continued on this exchange. Jo sent me this beautiful Ironstone brown transfer ware tea cup to go with my farmhouse decor. I absolutely love it, and the colors are definitely me. This design is a favorite of hers and I'm so glad she shared it with me.</div>
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The creamer and sugar bowl are just adorable. The warm cream, brown and yellow colors just warm my heart - oh how I love the earth tones. Aren't they pretty?</div>
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Jo chose this tea as it was made right there in Colorado, I look forward to trying every flavor.</div>
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These push pins are just too cute, they will definitely come in handy. I love the sweet little gift box they came in.</div>
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Aren't these pumpkins cute? These will now be part of my annual decor. Pumpkins are one of my favorite Autumn decor pieces.</div>
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I love the card she sent. A fall photo with a religious message, "May you be blessed by the Lord, THE MAKER of heaven and earth Psalm 115:15. Very nice.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">The person that I sent a gift package to was Michele at </span><a href="http://www.finchrest.com/2017/11/tea-cup-exchange-reveal.html" style="text-align: start;">The Nest at Finch Rest</a><span style="text-align: start;">. I love her blog name. </span><span style="text-align: start;">Michelle surprised me by sending me a sweet little gift package back in thanks for what I sent to her. What a wonderful and totally unexpected surprise that was. The card is a beautiful Autumn design and the cards are perfect. They will come in handy. She also sent some wonderful fall related stickers and a very pretty, scented sachet. Thank you Michele! I love everything!</span></div>
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This was another wonderful tea cup exchange and I'm so glad I was able to meet new friends through it. </div>
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Thank you Stephanie (<a href="http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.ca/">The Enchanting Rose</a>).</div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-41372280041883075522017-10-07T19:44:00.002-04:002017-10-07T19:44:44.981-04:00I'm Still HereHey Everyone,<br />
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I thought I should do a quick little post to let you know...I'm still here. Life has been busy as usual with different things on the go,</div>
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First, I have not forgotten about the barn wedding post. After the wedding, I waited for other photos to come our way. I think it was a misunderstanding so I'll be using what I have with some other photos that I may have access to.</div>
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We needed some R & R after this very busy summer so we went camping for a week (a future post I hope) and a day after we arrived home, the hot waterline burst so now we have bathroom renos which we weren't quite planning on doing yet. The line already had a slow leak, it just got to the point where it blew through and was no longer usable.</div>
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During this time, I am trying to get ready for a large craft sale - it's not going so well. There was soooo much more I wanted to make but there's only 5 days left. No stress here lol. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it.</div>
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When we went camping back in September, I decided to bring my sewing machine (just in case). I was worried people were going to think I was off my rocker but the site was fairly private. I actually used it for a few hours one day and it was wonderful. It was set up on the picnic table facing the lake. OOPS - my thread blurred. The weather was absolutely perfect. We're finally getting our summer temperatures although summer has come and gone.</div>
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So I'm going to end this post here. I have a few posts I would like to do on various subjects in the near future. The wedding post will probably be a larger one so that will take some time.</div>
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I probably won't be out and about visiting your blogs in the next little while while I cram for this craft sale but I miss you all.</div>
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For all my Canadian blogging friends, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!</div>
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This summer, my brother and sister-in-law, Debbie from <a href="http://shegracesherhome.blogspot.ca/">She Graces Her Home in God's Beauty</a> came for a visit. We were thrilled to see them as always. These two are a lot of fun to be around and lots of laughs were shared.</div>
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Whenever they come for a visit, Debbie and I try to find time for a "girls day out". Before their visit, life had been quite busy for them, we also had been working hard to get ready for the wedding at our barn (my hubby's nephew). Everybody was exhausted. Soooo...we were determined to go have some fun. While we were out, my hubby continued to do outside work getting ready for the wedding. OOPS!!!! Sorry honey. </div>
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Debbie and I went to Wiarton (Ontario, Canada) and after stopping at a garage sale and a going out of business antique store in a wonderful old farmhouse, we decided to start with lunch. We purchased our lunch then decided to eat down by the lake (Georgian Bay). Ahhhh! How refreshing, listening to the waves lapping up on the shore. It was so peaceful.</div>
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Usually, they just hang around and watch but not today. They kept dive bombing the bench we were sitting on. I believe one seagull took a bite out of Debbie's lunch as she was taking a bite out of it. She screamed - I couldn't help but laugh. I don't think she knew that it actually took a bite out of her lunch. Sorry Debbie, I didn't have the heart to tell you LOL. Mind you, I'm not 100% sure so lets hope I'm wrong.</div>
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After we had an enjoyable lunch, it was time to go shopping. My hubby had told me about this store and said we must go. I'm so glad he did. Debbie and I share a love of country crafts and decor and this was the perfect place to be. It wasn't until later that I realized this was the store that had originally been right in town that I had visited 4 years ago. It was adorable then too.</div>
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When we first arrived, I couldn't get past the front door. I just stood there and stared, taking in everything around me. The displays, the scents and the soft music playing - I was hooked.</div>
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The shelf speaks "farmhouse" to me. Love it!</div>
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I fell in love with the heavy metal hooks on this shelf.</div>
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This is hanging on the side of my fridge for now, I hope to find a spot that's more complimentary but the walls still need painting.</div>
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The funny thing about this store is this is where the antique store was located, where I had first fallen in love with antique harvest tables as seen in my <a href="https://homespunsnhayfields.blogspot.ca/2016/01/harvest-table-adventure.html">Harvest Table Adventure Post</a>. I had wondered where the exact location of that store had been. I searched for it a few years ago and never found it. As I found out, it had gone out of business a while back.</div>
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After we left The Cluttered Cupboard, we went over to Lake Huron (just a short drive). We waded ankle deep into the lake while watching many kiteboarders gliding across the water. One person in particular kept flying through the air, it was amazing to watch. Unfortunately, they weren't very close by the time I took the photos. Just look for the spots.</div>
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Their visit to Canada involved their travelling in their new-to-them motor home and what a beauty it is. It was full of their fur babies so I can only imagine how many stops were made. Donatella their dog, Toby their cat and their new addition, Binx (a chocolate brown bunny). What a cutie he is. You can see more about him on Debbie's <a href="http://shegracesherhome.blogspot.ca/2017/08/introducing-binx.html">blog</a>.</div>
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On the way back, we drove along the beach for quite a distance. This was in June before the kids were out of school for the summer so there weren't many people on the beach. Driving on the beach is permitted in this particular area.</div>
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Unfortunately, shortly after their arrival at my Dad's house, he became ill and had to be hospitalized for a few days. During this time they took it upon themselves to help out, doing yard maintenance, etc. as he hadn't been up to it himself. My brother, Randy, also restructured his deck and front porch. This was prior to my Dad's cancer surgery which was mentioned in a previous post. They are both such hard workers and will do anything for anybody.</div>
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<b><u>An update on my Dad</u></b> - he has been back home now for a while and is doing okay. They were able to remove all of the cancer and he gets stronger every day. It was difficult for the first 1 1/2 to 2 weeks after he came out of the hospital but it's good to see he's now getting back on track. Thank you to all of you that prayed for him and were concerned for him. It has meant the world to me to see how many absolutely wonderful people there are out there.<br />
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For those of you waiting for the <b>wedding</b> photos, I have part of the post ready but am waiting to see if the newlyweds send some of the professional photos our way. My understanding is that they will, we're guessing within the next couple of weeks (maybe?). Stay tuned.<br />
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Thanks for dropping in and visiting. I hope you enjoyed "Girls Day Out".<br />
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Before summer ends, I wanted to post some photos of various flowers I currently have in bloom along with some other interesting things.</div>
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This guy lives at our pond. Would you go swimming in there? Not me...we believe it's a Snapping Turtle and I value my fingers and toes lol. Mind you, I don't swim in there anyway so I guess I'm safe. <b>Or so I thought</b>...it turns out he/she was walking across our lawn when my hubby called out to me, I finally saw him for real. Prior to that, was he just a myth? I think not! Now I watch if I get into longer grass (especially if I'm wearing sandals lol) as he took a short cut through an overgrown area back to the pond that day. </div>
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The following pictures are of the flowers I currently have in bloom on the property. I think they were late blooming this year as almost the whole month of June it rained. By rain I do mean torrential downpours and almost no sun. It was a little depressing. I'm so happy to see the flowers.</div>
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They're just starting to turn orange. I love using these in my Autumn decor.</div>
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Black-Eyed Susans are one of my favourite flowers. Probably because yellow is my favourite colour.</div>
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Bachelor Buttons (second bloom)</div>
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This little guy showed up at our door. Check out the link, he' quite pretty.</div>
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Unfortunately, I found this one deceased in the driveway. He's quite large and very beautiful.</div>
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Bee Balm and Shasta Daisies</div>
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The last of the Shasta Daisies. So technically, the plant is still in bloom? LOL.</div>
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Purple Cornflower</div>
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Red Bee Balm</div>
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of my gardens. The garden themselves are in a bit of disarray so I showed you the plants only. Maybe next year...they're a work in progress.</div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-67398698218466037332017-07-17T21:56:00.000-04:002017-07-17T21:56:09.946-04:00A Barn Wedding - Sneak PeekHello Friends,<br />
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I just wanted to let you know I'm alive and well...well maybe. We have gone through months of trying to get our property and barn ready for the big day. My hubby said last night, "honey, not only are we alive but we survived". Or something like that...I was half asleep when he said it lol.</div>
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Getting ready for this event has been very exhausting, there never seemed to be enough time and many weekends it just rained and rained so it really slowed down the progress. Of course weekends were when we were ready to go at things.</div>
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On top of this, my elderly dad had to have cancer surgery. He will be 90 in a few weeks. He was released from the hospital into our care a day before some of my hubby's family members showed up to help. They were here for basically a week and what a great help they were. This allowed me some time to care for my dad but still trying to sneak in the odd thing that had to be done. In reality, there really wasn't much time for that as I didn't want to leave him alone. I would be so grateful for your prayers for his healing. He has been having a rough time. He doesn't have the results yet as far as whether they removed all the cancer but with his age, the healing process is so much more difficult.</div>
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So here it is, a VERY SMALL sneak peek into the wedding. I will try to finish the complete post as soon as I can but things are still busy with my dad here. So stay tuned.</div>
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The ceremony took place outside.</div>
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I miss visiting with all of you, blogging seems like a distant memory right now - how sad. I'm so looking forward to catching up with life a bit and things returning to normal. </div>
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In the barn...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently I joined in on the 10th Tea Cup Exchange with Stephanie @ <a href="http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.ca/2017/04/10th-tea-cup-and-mug-exchange-reveal.html" style="color: #e69138; font-weight: bold;">The Enchanting Rose</a>, this is my 4th exchange. The person I received my package from was Wendy @ <b><a href="https://septemberviolets.blogspot.ca/2017/04/10th-teacup-mug-exchange.html" style="color: #e69138;">September Violets</a>. </b>She has a wonderful blog, stop in and say hello when you have a chance, you can also see what she received.<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span> I was definitely spoiled by Wendy, she sent so many wonderful things and you could see how much thought she put in to each and every gift. Thank you Wendy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wendy sent two beautiful spring tea towels, lots of tea in sweet little gift bags and those cookies...well, they were gone within a couple of days. I had to tape the box shut for the photo lol. Wendy made the very pretty dish cloth nestled in the Ironstone pitcher, it goes perfectly with the tea towels. And chocolate, who can resist that? She also sent some cute little cookie cutters that you can see on top of the cookie box - a watering can, tea cup and tea pot. Everything she sent was beautifully wrapped with so much detail. Below is </span>an absolutely beautiful wall hanging that Wendy made. An embroidery ring with my blog name and beautiful flowers attached. She made this for my craft room and that's exactly where I will be placing it. It is such a personal gift and means the world to me. She did a beautiful job.</div>
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Wendy knows that I love yellow, isn't it a beautiful tea cup? It's perfect! It's so fresh and bright.</div>
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This little creamer is adorable and it goes quite well with the tea cup. When the two are together the yellow just pops. I have already used it and enjoyed doing so - it's just so sweet.</div>
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As Wendy follows my blog, she knows how much I love Ironstone. She said she came across this piece when searching for my tea cup. I was thrilled.</div>
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Wendy made this tea/coffee cozy and it's yellow - she couldn't go wrong. I absolutely love it. I also love the display that was inserted into the cozy. How cute is that?</div>
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The following gifts are the ones that I sent to my other tea cup buddy, Marina. Marina loves nature, birds, gardening, embroidery, etc.</div>
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If you want to see all the wonderful gifts that people received, stop in at Stephanie's blog.</div>
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Thank you Stephanie for holding another wonderful tea cup (and mug) exchange, it has been a lot of fun as always and it's a great way to meet new friends. I highly recommend it to everyone.</div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-75560714460686014112017-04-16T23:16:00.000-04:002017-04-16T23:16:15.034-04:00Happy EasterHi Everyone,<br />
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This was my attempt at an Easter display. I don't usually create these but seeing so many displays on blogs got me excited. So here it is...lol. I had fun anyway.</div>
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See the robin's egg in the nest? It's a candy Easter egg that I stole from my granddaughter's stash, my hubby was hiding eggs for her before she came over for Easter dinner lol. It was the best I could get on such short notice (short notice being putting the display together for Easter dinner as we were hosting it) lol. I know...how pathetic is that? Most of you have had yours together for weeks. </div>
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I had been wanting to get more decor for my display but didn't really want to spend the money. My hubby and I went to the barn yesterday to look for something when we saw a box on a shelf and we couldn't remember what was in it. The box was one of the many items left behind by the previous owners. As we looked in the box, THERE IT WAS...A GIANT EGG and it was free. Well, actually it was the price of the mortgage but that's besides the point.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I found this cake mould at the thrift store for $3.00. I was thrilled. It's perfect for this time of year.</span></div>
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I hope all of you were able to enjoy Easter dinner with your family and friends. Remember, Jesus is the reason that we celebrate Easter. Best wishes!</div>
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Just over a week ago, I looked outside and saw another amazing sunrise. The original color I saw was of a deep red similar to this <a href="http://homespunsnhayfields.blogspot.ca/2016/01/gods-sunrise.html"><span style="color: orange;">one</span></a>. Last year I used my camera to take the photo but this year I had my cell phone. I wasn't able to capture the deep red that I saw so I gave up and went back into the house to continue getting ready for work. A short time later I looked out the window and saw this. I grabbed my cell phone and raced out a different door hoping I could actually capture the color this time. It was now orange instead of red. I partially zoomed in on the sunrise, this time the color was much closer to what I was actually seeing. It was even brighter in person. Isn't it beautiful?</div>
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This was my attempt to capture the red sky. This was a faded out version of it, I wish you could have seen what it actually looked like. If you look closely though, you can see the multiple shades of red/pink in the sky.</div>
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We have had a few different ducks in the pond in the last couple of weeks. This is a <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Merganser/id"><span style="color: orange;">Common Merganser</span></a>. We have also had <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Merganser/id"><span style="color: orange;">Hooded Mergansers</span></a>, <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Merganser/id"><span style="color: orange;">Red-Breasted Mergansers</span></a>, <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/id"><span style="color: orange;">Mallards</span></a> and <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/lifehistory"><span style="color: orange;">Canadian Geese</span></a>. They have all come in pairs. When I was looking through the binoculars the other day, I only saw the male Merganser which was unusual. While I was looking, I suddenly saw a ton of goldfish suddenly go flying up out of the water. I'm assuming the female was under the water at this point as they are diving ducks. The poor fish though...I wish I could protect everyone, including the fish lol. I guess that one is out of my hands.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">While looking through the binoculars at this duck, a large red fox came trotting down beside the pond. It was beautiful. Although we can see the ducks, fox, etc. with the naked eye, we always use the binoculars for a nice, close look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently I looked out and saw that my birdhouse had been chewed. I wasn't very happy about that as I love this house. Obviously a rodent of some type was trying to get through the holes. There are a total of 5 holes for the birds and every single one has been chewed. I lean towards it being the red squirrel we've seen hanging around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> When we were sitting out on the deck one day I noticed something strange in the wooden box that holds the clothes pegs, I thought it may have been an old wasp nest. Nope. On a closer look, I realized it was a nest. I have a feeling it's the same culprit that chewed up my birdhouse lol. Maybe it has become a permanent home - I hope not. I guess I won't be using my clothes pegs for a little while. I had to laugh though, what a great place to build a nest. I keep meaning to aim the game camera at the hole so I can see exactly what is coming and going.</span></div>
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What a great little entrance.</div>
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I'm hoping these two Canadian Geese aren't looking for a nesting place. They were by the pond for a long time this weekend. I don't want to get chased if I have to do some outdoor work in that area. They're messy but they're beautiful! I'm thrilled to have them come for a visit.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday morning we woke up to 10 cm/4 inches of snow. It's gone now but it was still there around yesterday. We actually reached 21.8°C/71.24 °F today. NICE.</span></div>
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Since this is a random post, I thought I would show my granddaughter, Lily, looking at some books in the thrift store as I haven't really done a post about her in a while. My how she loves books, I think she glanced at nearly every one on this rack. Gammy ended up buying her some things from the thrift store...how can you not?</div>
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The painting has begun. I have been itching to start painting furniture pieces for quite some time and the process has finally started. How exciting!!!</div>
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This is my first completed cabinet.</div>
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Last fall, my hubby was driving down the road when he spotted this nightstand. Screech! I could hear him hitting the brakes from here (just kidding!). The nightstand was free on the side of the road and he thought it was an antique so he stopped to pick it up. Unfortunately, it turned out that it wasn't old at all but it was cute all the same. This would be a future project. </div>
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This is how it looked when it followed him home.</div>
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I have to be honest, I'm not sure if I even remember seeing it although he insists I did. I was recently looking for a starter project to make sure I felt confident in painting the bigger, more important pieces of furniture. He suggested I paint the nightstand in the garage. What nightstand? I'm sure he thought I was nuts. It's not like me to forget about furniture of any kind. These photos were taken just before I began my sanding.</div>
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I painted it an off white and it looked extremely plain. I hadn't reattached the knobs yet but it looked boring and needed a little pizzazz. I wish I had taken a photo at that stage of the process. I decided to distress it a bit. I've had experience in distressing on wooden snowmen, etc. that I made many years ago but never on furniture. You work hard to get that perfect finish then turn around and destroy it. My hubby was scared for me. I told him I was a bit scared myself. But at that moment I decided to live dangerously ha ha.</div>
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I used the palm sander prior to painting but decided to hand sand when I began distressing it. I figured it would allow me to control how much paint was removed and to do it slowly until I obtained the look I was trying to achieve. The palm sander would have worked fine too but I wanted to make sure the original stain remained.</div>
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I love how the stain shows through.</div>
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I'm pleased with how it came out. My hubby really liked the distressing once it was completed. Now I just need to figure out where to put it. That falls into the category of redecorating which we're currently working on.</div>
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More furniture is being worked on and I'm hoping I'll finish a dresser this weekend. Since time is not on our side right now, we have decided to work as a team. My hubby will sand and I will paint. That way we can both be working on something at the same time.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by to see what I'm up to. I hope this inspires you to go and paint or create something yourself although most of you are already way ahead of me. I'm always in awe of all the creativity out there in Blogland.</div>
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<b><i>~ Kelly ~</i></b></div>
Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-84990241408105907322017-03-25T11:51:00.002-04:002017-03-25T11:51:30.330-04:00Spring is Coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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For those of you experiencing full blown Spring weather in your neck of the woods...BEWARE...there are some colder pics in this post LOL.</div>
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Ea<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ch day I have the pleasure of driving past Georgian Bay on my way to and from work. Georgian Bay is a large body of water on the Great Lakes. It's always such a beautiful sight. I look forward to seeing how the scenery will change each day depending on the weather conditions. Four days ago, the sun was bright in the sky and the water (or should I say ice) was blue. I made a decision to pull over and snap some photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> There are a lot of swimmers in this area during the summer months. It's hard to imagine that at the moment. Brrrrr!! The sand is visible though...that's always a good sign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's hard to imagine that two months from now the tourists will be arriving for the long weekend. There is an inviting little campground very close to this area and it will be full. They definitely won't be swimming on that weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a fairly mild winter this year and the water remained open with the waves rolling in. Once March hit though we had a few extremely cold days, everything changed and the lake quickly froze. At least on the surface. After that we had a thaw, it melted and then froze again. You can still see open water farther out but in this particular area, it's frozen closer to shore. Just down the road, the waves are rolling right in to the shoreline. I'm guessing the water is a little deeper in that area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Another road on the way home. There are many large hills throughout this area but they don't seem to show in the photo. You can see the water off to the upper right of the photo. In the summer and the fall months, it is an absolutely beautiful drive.</span></div>
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While I was driving my granddaughter, Lily, home last week along a different portion of Georgian Bay, I stopped to show her the gentle waves rolling in. I opened her window so she could hear them. As the water was a few feet down from the road, she asked why the waves weren't coming up to us and asked if it was because they were scared of us. I laughed. That little girl keeps us laughing, she's always saying something unique as the little ones often do.</div>
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The next photos are ones that I took back in mid February and never had an opportunity to post. I thought the homes were so pretty so decided to share them anyway. Sorry...I know Spring is on it's way and these contain that four letter word "SNOW". So bear with me if you can...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This one is a beautiful red board and batten. It seems to sit on it's own surrounded by bush on a country road. So pretty! These photos were taken at dusk so you can't see how beautiful the red truly is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a stop sign just down the road from my home, in mid February I believe. Can you see it? You have to look close lol. The snow wasn't that deep but the drifts on this particular road were. They kept the road plowed of course but the drifts would fill in quickly. This reflects how strong the winds can get in this area. The snow around the stop sign is now completely gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope you enjoyed your little tour. All of the snow is gone again but that can change in a day. We did have a really nice taste of Spring for a bit but Old Man Winter tricked us again. Now that we're almost into April, things should definitely be looking up. Although the robin's have been here for a little while, I saw my first one yesterday. What a wonderful sight. The birds seem to be telling us Spring is near. We have been hearing and seeing so many more and they're quite active.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for stopping by and as always, I just love reading your comments. Have a wonderful day!</span></div>
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<i><b>~ Kelly ~</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Life has been busy and I decided to post something before you forget about Homespuns 'n Hayfields completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The old wooden spools of thread in the vintage jar were picked up at the local thrift store. They're for display only unless I get desperate for a certain colour of thread. I love the old wooden spools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In a previous <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5471358177149703243#editor/target=post;postID=872696121664247404;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=45;src=postname">post</a>, I gave you a sneak peek into my craft room. I was almost finished setting things up when life changed. Well...that craft room no longer exists. To make way for my daughter and Lily moving in, parts of my craft room were temporarily relocated to our bedroom. The temporary relocation of course lasted longer than expected but things are starting to be on course again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately, I never really created much when it was in our bedroom for 8 1/2 months but I did have good intentions. I always do lol!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After my daughter and her children moved out last month, we started to reorganize the house. It has been a major undertaking. Basically, 6 rooms are being relocated at once. I need to start thinking on a smaller scale don't I? Maybe 1 room at a time? My original craft room is now in the process of being set up in a different bedroom upstairs so my hubby can have that room for his man cave (hockey room). The poor guy has been waiting a while. To all the ladies out there...crafting is more important than hockey right? LOL!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All I can say is "what a mess". We have made great progress with moving the furniture but now we're down to the smaller details which takes some thinking. We don't have any time to paint, etc. so the rooms are being decorated as is for now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This cabinet was purchased for $20.00 at the Chatsworth Garage Sale 2 years ago. I have recently decided to paint it since some of the veneer has come off. It should give it a fresh new look. I can't believe this garage sale is only 2 months away already. That means Spring is right around the corner. I can't wait!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the next "sneak peek" into the craft room. This bedroom had been turned into a kitchen many years ago and we have now ripped out all the cupboards except for the one you see in this photo. We're going to keep it for now. The wallpaper is definitely not a choice we would have made but it will have to stay for now. I don't think it's that bad actually but it's not what we're looking for. Sneakers of course stopped in to assess the situation.</span></div>
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of the craft room(s). Come back again!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>~ Kelly ~</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few months ago my hubby was looking for the entrance to get down underneath the main floor bathroom as we'll be doing some renos and he needs to know what our options are. He couldn't find it anywhere. The bathroom isn't located in the original home but an addition that was put in some time later...we have no idea when. Therefore, you can't access it through the basement but we knew there HAD to be a way. There was a spongy spot in the dining room floor which is next to the bathroom so he decided to pull the carpet up in that area to access it. Nope!!! No entrance there. Instead, we found a secret. Shhh...don't tell anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We found this cement safe built into the floor. We remembered at that point that somebody once told him that he had installed a safe in that room many years ago, we had forgotten all about that. To our surprise, we found it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When he pulled back the carpet, this is what we first saw. Not too exciting lol. Just the carpet underlay haha!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Step 2 - still quite boring! Hang on friends, the excitement is starting to build...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When he began to remove the top of the safe it was so exciting. What would we find? Money, jewels????? No...just an old tea towel. How disappointing, the story of my life LOL!! We figured it was placed there to keep dampness away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see from my favourite striped helper, it isn't that large. He's a big boy though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The cement slab that had to be removed to access the safe is about 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) thick. It's heavy! You can see it on the right side of this photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's here...it's finally here! Moving day.</span></div>
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In the last 2-3 weeks my daughter, Alyssa, has been working hard on finding an apartment for herself and her two kids. It has been a long haul since they moved in with us - 8 1/2 months to be exact.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When she first moved in with us last May with her daughter, Lily, it was to be a temporary thing but it quickly worked into 6 months. Early November we expected that she would be moving back out on her own but it wasn't meant to be. She gave birth to her second child, Morgan, in mid November and ended up staying longer, we weren't sure if we could make it but really didn't have a choice. It has been quite difficult at times as my hubby and I are very quiet people and there has been a lot of noise lol. It has also been a very rewarding experience. We have had the opportunity to watch Lily grow and learn about many new things and see Morgan go from newborn to smiling and cooing to us. Yesterday was a day full of both excitement and sadness. Excitement that we finally had our house back haha!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Morgan was doing a lot of cooing in this photo, he's sitting in his bouncy chair which he loves dearly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although my daughter is only living about 15 mins. down the road, it's going to be strange for a while. When we arrived home yesterday after moving their contents to their new apartment, Lily's rocking chair was sitting in it's usual spot and I felt a wave of sadness. That little girl has become such a huge part of our lives. We planning on seeing her often but as grandparents instead. We'll be able to send her home lol. On the other side of things - our quiet house is wonderful. I can actually hear myself think, it's been a long time since I could do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The one thing my hubby and I were looking forward to after they moved out was to get the house back in order. The contents of nearly ever room have been shifted so it's going to take a bit of work to accomplish this. Today we were able to get some of that completed. It felt good! Hopefully we can share these photos with you soon as things come together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lately we had been going through a January thaw and have lost a majority of our snow. There was a hint of Spring in the air and it was wonderful. And then...back it came which of course we expected. Snow squall watches and warnings and slippery roads. Thursday morning was gorgeous as we had heavy, wet snow and all the trees were coated. It was beautiful. Unfortunately, I didn't have time for photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, snow has been falling quietly and steadily throughout the day, there wasn't even a hint of a breeze in the air. I had been wanting to get Lily and Katie out for a walk so I thought what better time to go than when it's a winter wonderland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Katie loves her walks so she ran ahead then waited patiently for us to catch up. Once we were close, she took off running again.</span></div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-86441012094063240732017-01-07T20:28:00.000-05:002017-01-08T11:50:36.824-05:00Decorative Heart Pillow TutorialHi Friends,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today is the day for my first tutorial. It has been a long time coming. Since I'm now at the start of my 2nd year of Blogging, I figured it was time. This is a fairly simple pattern but I loved how they turned out and wanted to share it with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ribbon - 12" (approx. 30 cm)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I started out by cutting a heart out of paper. I usually use lined paper as it allows for straight lines or folds when required. You can make any size of heart - it's your creation, create what works for you. My heart measured 8" (approx. 20 cm) in length and 5 1/2" (approx. 14 cm) across the widest part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I pinned this paper heart onto the fabric of my choice, I used a cotton fabric. Cut 2 of these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now repeat this step by pinning the paper heart onto your lace fabric, cut 1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I found this piece in the thrift store, wow is it thick and heavy. I can't recall if it was in the fabric section or the table cloth section, that was erased from my mind before I left the store. I'm sure some of you can relate lol! When I was about to start this project I looked at this piece and thought - I can't cut this, it's too pretty. But then...I saw that someone had already cut one side off. I was in luck! No guilt! I couldn't get to the scissors quick enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Isn't it pretty? I love the scalloped edge, I'll be keeping this part for another project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is what the heart will look like once all the pieces have been cut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the right side of the lace fabric facing up, take one of the cotton hearts and place it face down on top of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now pin these 3 pieces together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stitch around the outside of the heart ensuring you leave an opening of about 1 1/2" (approx. 3.75 cm) or so, I left the opening on the straight side of the heart. To determine my seam allowance, I used the edge of the presser foot as seen below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now for this next part, I forgot to take a photo to show you. When you sew around the curve of the heart and you get past the inner point, go straight across for a few stitches then go back up around the next curve. I hope that makes sense. This will help prevent bunching once you stuff your heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before turning your heart right side out, you want to clip around the curves, cut straight across at the bottom tip of the heart and at the inner corners at the top center of your heart (at the L shape of the seam). </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">CUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO THE SEAM WITHOUT GETTING TOO CLOSE, you don't want to cut the actual seam then have to re-sew it. Are your confused yet? I really need some photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Turn your heart right side out, make sure you turn it with the right side of the lace facing outward. Now you're ready to stuff it with polyester fiber fill. I stuffed mine firmly. Stitch the hole closed with your needle and thread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made one of these lace flowers and placed it on the heart. This particular embellishment is actually an earring from the thrift store. Enjoy being creative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To make this lace flower, cut a strip of lace. I have no idea how long this strip was. How am I doing for my first tutorial? Haha!! I think it was about 12" (approx. 30 cm) long and 1 1/2" wide (approx. 3.75 cm). You will know what length of lace you require as you stitch it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Using a needle and thread, stitch back and forth close to the edge of the lace to create a gather. Pull it tight every so often, by doing this you will see the flower forming. Once the flower is looking full, sew the ends together to secure it. Make sure you use enough lace. If you don't, it will bunch up and curl inward. Place an embellishment in the center once completed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For this lace flower, I glued a fake pearl in the center (it also could have been stitched on instead). I folded the strip of ribbon in half and glued it to the back of the flower, then glued the flower onto the pillow (you could also stitch the flower on instead).</span></div>
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Kelly @ Homespuns 'n Hayfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520890374028112228noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471358177149703243.post-52680308056552532632017-01-04T20:16:00.003-05:002017-01-04T20:16:40.474-05:00A Blustery DayHi Friends,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The snow squalls have set in - yet again. This is normal for the area I live in as the high winds from the Great Lakes blow the snow and sometimes the squalls in producing white out conditions. There are currently a few road closures around the area, I'm hoping tomorrow will bring better weather. I do love being out in the country though, staring out the windows at the blowing snow while being safe and sound in a warm home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Poor Katie...she loves the snow but not when it's like this. It was all I could do to push her outside to do her "doggy deed". As you can tell, she wasn't impressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This poor rocking chair didn't get brought in from the porch before winter set in. The blowing snow gave it a nice wintery coating today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's hard for me to believe that today is the 1 year anniversary of my first post. That year went fast. I was so excited at that time to start a blog and I'm so glad I did. I haven't had any regrets other than wishing I could have created more posts in the last year. Recently, things have been a little slow on the posts but hopefully 2017 will change that. I enjoy it as much now as I did 1 year ago. Many of you have been blogging for years and I'm in awe of that. I hope I can say the same one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so thankful to all of you that have taken an interest in my blog, it means the world to me. I am also very thankful to my niece, Stephanie, over at <a href="http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.ca/">The Enchanting Rose</a> for introducing me to the blogging world, helping me to get started and introducing my blog to so many of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently, my hubby and I decided to take our granddaughter, Lily, out to cut down a Christmas tree, we thought it would be an amazing experience for her. Although I grew up with real trees for Christmas and have always loved them, sometime through the years I converted to a fake tree. It was just easier I guess and they hold the heaviest of decorations. Every few years I would buy a real one but would convert back to the fake one again. When my hubby and I moved to the country, we were determined to have a real tree. Okay...so it took the third Christmas here to do it but we finally did. I didn't realize until that day that although my hubby grew up with real trees, they were always purchased at a store. He had never actually cut one down. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience as did Lily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The day was absolutely perfect. The snow was falling all around us but it wasn't too cold. We were way back on the farm with the forest surrounding us. It was beautiful!!! The only thing missing was a thermos of hot cocoa. Lily had an absolutely amazing time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The determination of a 3 year old. She was only able to pull the tree a few inches on her own before she asked Poppa for help. Look at her form! That girl knows how to get it done lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Life has been busy and hectic again. Not only have I not had the concentration to blog, I haven't had the concentration to visit all of your wonderful blogs either. I was so looking forward to seeing what everyone was posting for the Christmas season and keeping up with your lives. In the mean time, I think I need to catch up with mine lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the busy times recently was on November 17 when my daughter welcomed her second child, Morgan (a boy) into the world. Lily is now a big sister and absolutely loves the role. They are still living with us and it can be quite difficult some days as we're tripping over each other. The original plan was for them to move out sooner but that has been delayed. Needless to say, our home renovating has been placed on hold for the last 7 months and will have to wait a bit longer. I can still dream though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">During this time period we also lost our water supply due to a hole in the line coming from the well, eventually the water stopped running to the house altogether. We had many days of lugging water from the store just so we could continue to live in our house. I have to say...it was NOT FUN! Our plan was to put a new line in but after digging up the yard, the line to the house wasn't located. There goes my lawn and garden. Our neighbour was absolutely wonderful in using his backhoe and only charging us for gas as it could have cost hundreds of dollars otherwise. We have quite the mess to clean up in the Spring. In the end, the line could only be repaired. I hope we don't have any other issues with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I want to wish EVERYONE a Very, Merry Christmas. May God bless you and yours through this holiday season. Remember, Jesus is the reason for the season.</span></div>
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