tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302087522024-03-13T03:14:58.881-04:00Tea and Margaritas in My GardenLiving in the country, loving, working, thinking.......something of a keepsake for me to look back on, of my beloved pets and family,interesting things, oh yes, and my decorating atrocities.Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-14400018940057622562013-09-24T11:36:00.001-04:002013-09-24T11:41:43.680-04:00Goodbye sweet, sweet boy. You will be terribly missed :( ... Elvis August1998-September 9 2013.<br />
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<br />Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-77880840877706841432012-04-17T12:50:00.000-04:002012-04-17T12:50:11.818-04:00Rest In Peace Precious Angus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCbkbGCmgCnNYDtCRZZAWG9hG4IsJsSvZ6xVPOhCfjzv8hCuYaLHSi_e8NtaXjCxfwi70f6pwVli_BQ2gEIjuZ3QY6FFHZ3VT9EF7-XoPIJyltGE2jxEgrdgNZt5XTqRDMqE/s1600/Angus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCbkbGCmgCnNYDtCRZZAWG9hG4IsJsSvZ6xVPOhCfjzv8hCuYaLHSi_e8NtaXjCxfwi70f6pwVli_BQ2gEIjuZ3QY6FFHZ3VT9EF7-XoPIJyltGE2jxEgrdgNZt5XTqRDMqE/s320/Angus.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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It's been forever since I blogged but I felt the need to add another memory here, a sad one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>On April 2nd I took Angus to the vets to remove his massive fur matts. When they gave him something to calm him he died :(<br />
It was such a shock and I am still fighting the fact that I left him there and he died. The vet said that he had an unusually large tonsil and when they lay him on his side he suffocated because the needle made it so he had no control and everything relaxed. I pray that he didn't suffer. I feel so bad still. Now there is just Elvis and Isobell. Elvis watched us bury him but Isobell still wonders where he is.Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-52170856092176525522011-06-28T13:36:00.000-04:002011-06-28T13:36:50.546-04:00Sun; Keep on Shining, Elvis' Operation and I Need Time Management<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6grKedQpR4PwHkGVpOGpR3YuAaYCj7JuQpZ8QVGDq-rKUPh8Mx6jeK4IcBQtPhAcFMVGb7wNOrUkTPaXUvEOJ-VoWYybEzUfVtqLqnFNnxefJqIbpWlgC_JLZllwUabC0SiY/s1600/peonies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6grKedQpR4PwHkGVpOGpR3YuAaYCj7JuQpZ8QVGDq-rKUPh8Mx6jeK4IcBQtPhAcFMVGb7wNOrUkTPaXUvEOJ-VoWYybEzUfVtqLqnFNnxefJqIbpWlgC_JLZllwUabC0SiY/s400/peonies.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Like Lilacs, Peonies last for such a short time. Such short life for something so beautiful; and the same can be said for people too. My best friend's older sister is in a hospice with not much time left, due to brain tumors that treatments helped multiply somehow. My friend has lost a father, a brother, and now is losing a sister. A time that I in no way, can pretend to know the feeling of; the only example being a beloved dog or cat and that was hard enough. I've been blessed with two parents, both 79 years old in a few months, that are still alive and happy and active and a brother and sister and children and a husband, the same. I think about having to experience what my friend is experiencing, and has done in the past, and I get very close to feeling that sadness but not completely because there truly must be nothing like it. While T's sister was still conscious, she would point to the left wall and smile and try to speak. My friend T says that it is her father and her brother and her grandmother, comforting her and waiting to take her on her journey. I tend to believe the same. So for all who, out there somewhere in the world, have or are facing this absence of a loved one; I wish you strength and I wish you healing and the faith that you will one day meet again.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNiysnRNU09ymKRkpDBWx4Dje-7TfTy3TL_SzaZZuDMaJraG_Xyqg9lqxsdKhnec6dFqg-90lsRmOaqKmlDpa2inR-eOI4xF51n2OjISYYV6KX2XNKEB8BbDXbJyKdrjSzTQ/s1600/Elvis+conehead.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNiysnRNU09ymKRkpDBWx4Dje-7TfTy3TL_SzaZZuDMaJraG_Xyqg9lqxsdKhnec6dFqg-90lsRmOaqKmlDpa2inR-eOI4xF51n2OjISYYV6KX2XNKEB8BbDXbJyKdrjSzTQ/s400/Elvis+conehead.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Elvis has had fat deposits on him for quite some time. The vet had said not to worry about it, just keep an eye on them. Well we kept eying the one that grew to be very big underneath his right side. Everyone kept telling us he was too old and to just let him live his life out. An operation might kill him. But it got to the point where he had trouble getting up and his breath was so foul, the poor thing. We got him to the vet and asked if it were possible to remove this thing and how much did we need to gather together for it? He was healthy enough after the blood test for the vet to say okay to surgery and the price he gave us was, though not cheap, less than I had feared and our life remains simple so we managed. He said if the surgery went over 1 hour, he would not charge any higher than an hour's work. He is a new vet that is taking over our old vets business and I sense that he was touched that no matter what, we wanted to find a way to make an old dog more comfortable in his last years. Elvis is doing wonderfully now and just got his drains taken out after the vet removed 2 blobs of fat. One large and one small totaling 8 pounds. I had done research on these things and had seen what they looked like so I was prepared for him showing them to us. Now with this extra baggage gone and 4 teeth pulled, Elvis is much happier and so are we. The cone may come off this Saturday. Elvis is hoping. He does have some small lumps still but the worst of it is gone. Hopefully with this and feeding him "pure" dog food as well as cottage cheese and flazseed oil and sardines, he will be able to live out a few more years in comfort and health.<br />
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</div>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-63049227709074276582011-06-06T10:12:00.000-04:002011-06-06T10:12:45.719-04:00Who Let the Birds Out?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZVcv0LfetLrWy_2z70VhqWiucAa14sjh6RgD02tCP42JuTvZpN9kpy06wK-TBLYBgljeofR50COUIuqh_9SnYhOtWqnScoNdeKSr_bcJfRkoi_fH2AmRl10veMq62KgVIhw/s1600/tatum+collecting+eggs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZVcv0LfetLrWy_2z70VhqWiucAa14sjh6RgD02tCP42JuTvZpN9kpy06wK-TBLYBgljeofR50COUIuqh_9SnYhOtWqnScoNdeKSr_bcJfRkoi_fH2AmRl10veMq62KgVIhw/s640/tatum+collecting+eggs.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Despite the dark morning on Saturday and all the rain, it cleared up and the rest of the weekend was beautiful here. Everyone was beginning to wonder if spring would ever come because there was so much rain and chilly weather. No complaining though because there have been so many weather tragedies around the world and we have been very lucky!<br />
My precious Grandson stayed over last Friday night and we spent the whole next morning outside. He helped collect the eggs and then had one for his breakfast, bless his heart LOL<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmqdEiWRNbncTZtZNxHd8E1IKvvUGRy55F3gh_BhDP47aN1XiFXZjZ-CedcGNtS8iG4m4NCeRoe4TEaLojLIVNic59XhSdQk-vtamZpLI95J7i7ugr6tQUwDjOUr1UzdaJbE/s1600/chickens+in+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmqdEiWRNbncTZtZNxHd8E1IKvvUGRy55F3gh_BhDP47aN1XiFXZjZ-CedcGNtS8iG4m4NCeRoe4TEaLojLIVNic59XhSdQk-vtamZpLI95J7i7ugr6tQUwDjOUr1UzdaJbE/s640/chickens+in+garden.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The chickens usually hang around in their pen but occasionally wander. It looks nice, as here for example, and is interesting to see that the cats don`t bother with them at all, or the dogs. But they sometimes are very naughty and kick all the bark out of the gardens! This is in my parents back yard before they made a mess. They proceeded then to come down into mine and do the same all over the stones! Now there are only 2 or 3 that need to be chased away. The others aren`t so bothered, luckily.<br />
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One chicken insists on going into the shed overhang where the lawn tractor is and laying her egg there most days right on the seat for some strange reason.And the other morning at 6am we had one standing at our door and kicking up the loudest racket! She went away after my husband opened the door. Must have wanted us to get up, I guess. Chickens seem to be funny creatures.<br />
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We have a few wilder visitors from time to time. Often think how pretty it would be if swans were able to live here, oh and maybe old stone farm houses to match! But it is beautiful here in the summer.<br />
Hope everyone had a really nice weekend :)<br />
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Tea<br />
xoTeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-28657200913632986412011-06-02T21:57:00.000-04:002011-06-02T21:57:52.326-04:00Subject Change :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAribeCE48YF2reE3hAk2zM5hHVcfFugQhvqJCDKH7eNjhrW3Z0xSkwrs7QR22OlgIbqUgHiqLTc03QTuPCPl6SD1qjuEyaap9NpewUsNAgwSIQu83ZEREFD_NIPvWl2R6f0/s1600/bee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAribeCE48YF2reE3hAk2zM5hHVcfFugQhvqJCDKH7eNjhrW3Z0xSkwrs7QR22OlgIbqUgHiqLTc03QTuPCPl6SD1qjuEyaap9NpewUsNAgwSIQu83ZEREFD_NIPvWl2R6f0/s640/bee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The bumblebees are busy out back this year and are quite big. Luckily they have a better personality than the wasps!Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-22745871603843308622011-05-22T19:14:00.002-04:002011-05-22T22:05:47.756-04:00It`s About Time<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It`s been forever since I`ve posted anything here. Shame on me, but sometimes life keeps one so busy with other things etc etc. I have a little more time for the computer now, so I thought I would throw on a picture of sweet Elvis.<br />
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This is his lady friend, neighbor Sandy. Isn`t she a pretty girl?<br />
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<div>She really wishes that Elvis would play with her, but sadly most times he feels too old to want to be bothered much with childish things that a three year old likes to do, especially run around and play ball.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And Jen over at Calamity Jen <a href="http://calamityjenni.blogspot.com/">http://calamityjenni.blogspot.com/</a>, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">here`s my garden lol </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Not much happening here, I`m afraid, but we will have some nice veg regardless. I gave up with any sort of ground garden because the ground in back here gets so sopping wet. Stones rather than soil now. I have lost an enormous amount of perennials and garden vegetables over time by being too darn stubborn to realize what a lost cause it was. It truly becomes a bit of lake after a lot of rain.<br />
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</div>Remember that nice brick patio we built? Well bricks crumble and we knew that but I was insistent that we at least try something nice that we could do for cheap. So now after three years, they are gone and have been replaced with stones. I loved the bricks but bricks will be bricks. It looks more like dirt in the picture but moss is beginning to grow in some of the cracks which will hopefully add a little country charm back here.<br />
Well that`s all for now really. I think tomorrow morning I will enjoy doing some blog visiting. It`s long overdue!<br />
Have a great rest of the weekend everyone. It`s Victoria Day tomorrow or as we like to call it, May 24th long weekend!<br />
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Tea<br />
xo</div>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-32536442476318153682010-08-28T12:14:00.000-04:002010-08-28T12:14:52.178-04:00What's REALLY in Your Pet's Food!!<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/dkyBv2wA8tU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkyBv2wA8tU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dkyBv2wA8tU?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-50041850558881838422010-08-28T11:56:00.002-04:002010-08-28T12:09:52.976-04:00Still Around Somewhere......Thanks for all the sweet thoughts everyone. <br />Just popped by to throw up some pictures. I`ve been lazy and busy and not much into blogging as usual. Below is my sweetie-pie Tatum and his adorable half sister JJ.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRezs9R9Kth7rqQeVVy9jdwI0mscDk7guR_toX1gFgwupFtU0wm1nZOkHCyTIzxlI9yUngknmXjBu11_ux0xaQS_zeH4qPz4Qqw5_YQp9NQ6RXppp8CqARSssGxcioQRqP_r8/s1600/tat+and+JJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRezs9R9Kth7rqQeVVy9jdwI0mscDk7guR_toX1gFgwupFtU0wm1nZOkHCyTIzxlI9yUngknmXjBu11_ux0xaQS_zeH4qPz4Qqw5_YQp9NQ6RXppp8CqARSssGxcioQRqP_r8/s400/tat+and+JJ.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510491717800769298" /></a><br />Tat likes to visit the red hens when he comes to our place...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6q4zZjv8VLJuIiOagglstPH6b5nLanfNmPv7W9Q01iWCiHLVs61gIYOVOtp2284-SOcbNGk62uq29iJzxfMNCu3-8I5x0P0ySHW-iutLg5m8cHK5mSj4A3s7mU-3rJDG2Eiw/s1600/tat+and+chicks+small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6q4zZjv8VLJuIiOagglstPH6b5nLanfNmPv7W9Q01iWCiHLVs61gIYOVOtp2284-SOcbNGk62uq29iJzxfMNCu3-8I5x0P0ySHW-iutLg5m8cHK5mSj4A3s7mU-3rJDG2Eiw/s400/tat+and+chicks+small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510491706316178066" /></a><br />Well there used to be some cat nip in the pot but even though it`s dead, Angus still goofs....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAuYPTGB4vMWKSvbhyxWIkj2TkRVPPQjDcJw65LtGT5QblTywzrhSn72fBeo9qDTWrKhOsRXBbpHEYHAwxsILA3kbS6869DpPMI8ioXzuMtax6BWzyJI8Iesd_7XZev9Gseo/s1600/angus+in+the+catnip+pot+small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAuYPTGB4vMWKSvbhyxWIkj2TkRVPPQjDcJw65LtGT5QblTywzrhSn72fBeo9qDTWrKhOsRXBbpHEYHAwxsILA3kbS6869DpPMI8ioXzuMtax6BWzyJI8Iesd_7XZev9Gseo/s400/angus+in+the+catnip+pot+small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510491690130360466" /></a><br />Couldn`t forget sweet Elvis :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq1lAspGuzuXg970IF6D4eW1lQ8y5S0vbs_ANnUIeMHR8Z__OaoaufFydKwTc9rCO8LxHcwD-ZIrikbDsk5oWXoaPF3udNVOvKh0sGFxyyEdTXliql0lk7HLUixNeibqwYZM/s1600/Elvis+is+hot+small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq1lAspGuzuXg970IF6D4eW1lQ8y5S0vbs_ANnUIeMHR8Z__OaoaufFydKwTc9rCO8LxHcwD-ZIrikbDsk5oWXoaPF3udNVOvKh0sGFxyyEdTXliql0lk7HLUixNeibqwYZM/s400/Elvis+is+hot+small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510491684629134754" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-46515135414108379992010-05-24T11:18:00.012-04:002010-09-12T17:06:18.132-04:00Rest in Peace Precious Sweet Teddy.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaOSV2oU6gazeP10nKUpZP5apmBSTVjhvgdsdL4G1PIlcL7xG1Q9ZbRvO7eb7AP4ksca6EbkL-wYNLl0_DzzffJ3dkN4smOxBVZBNGyQ0IZ6ooLAPscxrS_ibvR0y9arIvPo/s1600/Teddy%60s+Last+Christmas+2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaOSV2oU6gazeP10nKUpZP5apmBSTVjhvgdsdL4G1PIlcL7xG1Q9ZbRvO7eb7AP4ksca6EbkL-wYNLl0_DzzffJ3dkN4smOxBVZBNGyQ0IZ6ooLAPscxrS_ibvR0y9arIvPo/s400/Teddy%60s+Last+Christmas+2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474864637095454562" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In Loving Memory<br />Teddy aka "The Cat That Would Be Heard" <br />March 1987-April 14 2010</span><br /><br />I had to finally put Teddy to rest last Friday. Had the vet come to the house. It was awful...it was heartbreaking. You lived a long good life Teds and shared so very many memories with me in this house for 23 years. You were the last to share them.<br />It`s empty feeling now in the front room without old Teds laying on his pillow by the fire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCa1op1XxWhSoPABBLzMQHFeMEdCcbH4iVd1a5S7cPhLvqZ7OB4GWEQhKv1r3RwkuO9viw3TtLQB5qgjtOCF553q5fVuKLp9Glzp2pPE9HOScdhldiudscQZoFByOpWmuKBQ/s1600/teddy+sleeping+on+his+pillow+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCa1op1XxWhSoPABBLzMQHFeMEdCcbH4iVd1a5S7cPhLvqZ7OB4GWEQhKv1r3RwkuO9viw3TtLQB5qgjtOCF553q5fVuKLp9Glzp2pPE9HOScdhldiudscQZoFByOpWmuKBQ/s400/teddy+sleeping+on+his+pillow+small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474864647776439058" /></a><br />I know I don`t bother much with this blog anymore and I`m sorry for that because I`ve lost touch with so many wonderful bloggers. I just haven`t had the inspiration over the past few years and nothing really to write about anymore.<br /> Life is strange and rather puzzling at times filled with many questions and no answers. Questions I`m afraid to ask for fear of the answers I guess. Oh well such is life. Onward and upward...stiff upper lip as Theodore might say LOL Teddy on the other hand would have given me a cuddle and purr :) <br /><br /><br />Anyway, it`s a beautiful and glorious summer day here on this May 24th long weekend and I don`t have to work until tomorrow. It`s Queen Victoria`s Day or rather called Victoria Day here in Canada. Loads of fireworks go off this night.<br />We did go to the horse races last night and that was fun. And I loved Alice in Wonderland by the way.<br />A wonderful movie to see is called " Letters To Juliet " and Vanessa Regrave is perfect in it. It takes place in Tuscany and is one of those movies that makes you just sigh for the touching love and beauty in it. Highly recommended!<br /><a href="http://www.letterstojuliet-movie.com/"></a> <br />Have a wonderful weekend if there is still anyone out there that might happen by here. <br /><br />tea<br />xoTeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-24983643805874152432010-03-06T12:17:00.008-05:002010-03-06T13:11:22.829-05:00Teds is 23 and I`m Late, I`m Late, For a Very Important Date...with Johnny Depp, that is....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd7B-9CNPHUP9VN9Gs_rDk11PQpwlCdt2VPnoftXaQqPD8GSHQ671eD3U4EWtCvZF-ydGGROhlYGGEj1otdHIJ-_3570yOZIpGD3L05ZYDbPM9wBvIv0WLTkdlaFb5ZXi6A0/s1600-h/alice_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd7B-9CNPHUP9VN9Gs_rDk11PQpwlCdt2VPnoftXaQqPD8GSHQ671eD3U4EWtCvZF-ydGGROhlYGGEj1otdHIJ-_3570yOZIpGD3L05ZYDbPM9wBvIv0WLTkdlaFb5ZXi6A0/s400/alice_lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445571871894866930" /></a><br />Here`s lazy, but busy me adding some blogging in a cheating sort of way. Alice in Wonderland.<br />The movie I will be seeing for certain. It looks amazing and even if Johnny Depp is in disguise, who cares! LOL<br />There`s an interesting link from where this picture came from <br /><a href="http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/classics-alice-12.htm">http://the-office.com/bedtime-story/classics-alice-12.htm</a><br />And better yet over at my daughter`s blog are quite a few amazing pictures from the new movie!! The art and animation and colours....oh my! And how it`s all been mixed in with actual actors. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are just too much, all of them really LOL! Here`s a sneak peak to tease..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYT8ZjkQoLkw0Dz8niycfyElexS5h3aUDZ7R2idpYPR9INDArho9aTvqVEjGcglk0eR7vFKvxcrIBQjFPgoukg8lEXdngmokajdRJHmM_YVPYrdqocg_xPVOm90rnCohTac/s1600-h/rabbit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYT8ZjkQoLkw0Dz8niycfyElexS5h3aUDZ7R2idpYPR9INDArho9aTvqVEjGcglk0eR7vFKvxcrIBQjFPgoukg8lEXdngmokajdRJHmM_YVPYrdqocg_xPVOm90rnCohTac/s400/rabbit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445574488153174434" /></a><br />Check them all out here <a href="http://isntitjustdarling.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_23.html">http://isntitjustdarling.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-post_23.html</a><br /><br />And here`s Elvis enjoying a nice soup bone his Nana gave him<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-m8gOlxiBFuyszBQ2v9Fa3BrBP_sK3E7wW380Ti-dM_Gff8yUaTXsRwjGYRV1-TfEJ0IBHeL5iOIBQv4ZbaXcs_iDt_d8Q0jt7jtyFlP-20EcXs4Xfsk-pZXv6lzixExX8/s1600-h/elvis+and+bone+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-m8gOlxiBFuyszBQ2v9Fa3BrBP_sK3E7wW380Ti-dM_Gff8yUaTXsRwjGYRV1-TfEJ0IBHeL5iOIBQv4ZbaXcs_iDt_d8Q0jt7jtyFlP-20EcXs4Xfsk-pZXv6lzixExX8/s400/elvis+and+bone+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445577927121818722" /></a><br />"Okay, I will pose if you insist" thinks Elvis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY0bOMYIrA7PuB6w5eQghFuLa_3neVyagTDGxVuhMMdVNabywQm_np1mu02y72GxZ7miTvvNBBMie5l8EfRz6XqTu5bXpHRsVUhEB4JeIGMneDuXtQ6yCtH_Chyt0bDpAz-s/s1600-h/elvis+bone+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY0bOMYIrA7PuB6w5eQghFuLa_3neVyagTDGxVuhMMdVNabywQm_np1mu02y72GxZ7miTvvNBBMie5l8EfRz6XqTu5bXpHRsVUhEB4JeIGMneDuXtQ6yCtH_Chyt0bDpAz-s/s400/elvis+bone+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445577928128807378" /></a><br />And here`s the sweet old birthday boy today as well. We can`t quite remember which spring month it was he was born so we go by my daughter`s birthday. Which means on the 11th of this month Teddy is 23!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA2QtWeflyGW6v7dzbFcwtj9SIKXSyjazKzhl25soY5sTfPvId1s-qct63frjrCRAkXAg5P1kUthib7HjV6y5gaV5RmuG3FTWaQBPDy91Hz2MDAerGJtgGrHqWCEIECAou4Y/s1600-h/teds+23+tears+old++March+2010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwA2QtWeflyGW6v7dzbFcwtj9SIKXSyjazKzhl25soY5sTfPvId1s-qct63frjrCRAkXAg5P1kUthib7HjV6y5gaV5RmuG3FTWaQBPDy91Hz2MDAerGJtgGrHqWCEIECAou4Y/s400/teds+23+tears+old++March+2010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445579979861653986" /></a><br />His hips bother him and he walks slower sadly and though he`s up and around and eats well, he mostly lays by the fire on the huge dog bed that I`d made for Elvis. Had to put a bit of rolled up fabric by the fireplace edge also because on the really cold days he wanted closer. Poor old thing. He wants to go outside due to the sun having arrived again, but the snow puts him off yet. Didn`t like the flash of the camera either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jSowUv1ua4_-_ovMVy5HugXC1N5NzANSH0xP34G-NZKh5TLjHrXqvMGsFaWmjYQkHFoVv0RZOofjWZ6JTXlDSSsumflCsyjo5DQ2nFL11t_W4RHugCzqijAcb_ZGSgH2Cw4/s1600-h/teds+sleeping.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jSowUv1ua4_-_ovMVy5HugXC1N5NzANSH0xP34G-NZKh5TLjHrXqvMGsFaWmjYQkHFoVv0RZOofjWZ6JTXlDSSsumflCsyjo5DQ2nFL11t_W4RHugCzqijAcb_ZGSgH2Cw4/s400/teds+sleeping.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445579980974489810" /></a><br />Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I`m mostly just taking it easy and recovering from a back injury. But that`s another story.<br />May the sun keep shining :)Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-67336690077496126262010-02-05T19:50:00.002-05:002010-02-05T19:51:42.766-05:00Tat and Angus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn5JYJeBwAIkHFjygms_s95Z2J_d9tVPiyugbWqTgZnrjvyeKFFoh5DV7X_Xn7k9zsNdcks-oF1PgJKd5Q80egM6WQbLUim3CebCJwgDmlIQg64cultYRIrvqxZL7cFjyH_s/s1600-h/tat+and+angus+small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn5JYJeBwAIkHFjygms_s95Z2J_d9tVPiyugbWqTgZnrjvyeKFFoh5DV7X_Xn7k9zsNdcks-oF1PgJKd5Q80egM6WQbLUim3CebCJwgDmlIQg64cultYRIrvqxZL7cFjyH_s/s400/tat+and+angus+small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434926666277198706" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-6656278266698928282010-01-30T06:20:00.002-05:002010-01-30T06:25:14.313-05:00Elvis for Judy :)I am a bad blogger and I don`t want t totally give this up so I`ll say I`m on hiatus instead :)<br /><br />Judy at<br /><a href="http://judypatooote.blogspot.com/">http://judypatooote.blogspot.com/</a><br />wants to see Elvis, so here ya go Judy! xox<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQOwjUe3vQikqx2oJqZ80fHWRU81MCQSkvX-TMtRAPRZ4J62o1DfmlRu0xSvbI-2jFzP63nvVlDUxRqar4WC3gFUx-4MIKGDB8CAQsRMIgzM2f50a8Ug51omDj3TX_pl2VXo/s1600-h/small+elvis+nose.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQOwjUe3vQikqx2oJqZ80fHWRU81MCQSkvX-TMtRAPRZ4J62o1DfmlRu0xSvbI-2jFzP63nvVlDUxRqar4WC3gFUx-4MIKGDB8CAQsRMIgzM2f50a8Ug51omDj3TX_pl2VXo/s400/small+elvis+nose.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432491387532458210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5m_RlT3yqRG8zRm3kj_FXNriqx_g0mqkteHv9oqBJuK2nphW7-fxnVcrRlz4fVQaV-BY1lb5QGUe7hrYUCCfejOgLOFUkRBw2Zdce_xpxI9MoPerPjHATdZOJDQ-ZJutAww/s1600-h/elvis+in+glasses+small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5m_RlT3yqRG8zRm3kj_FXNriqx_g0mqkteHv9oqBJuK2nphW7-fxnVcrRlz4fVQaV-BY1lb5QGUe7hrYUCCfejOgLOFUkRBw2Zdce_xpxI9MoPerPjHATdZOJDQ-ZJutAww/s400/elvis+in+glasses+small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432491391445202114" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-62546962184985241492009-11-01T10:30:00.007-05:002022-11-12T14:19:13.059-05:00Costume PartyTeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-66924635909586093952009-10-30T16:15:00.004-04:002009-10-30T16:31:50.574-04:00Happy Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrUX1WQXnAucStkrkNEwy6RJz9XMQNP21QCP8Kbj1XL6qp4kGFTY6Jv5_QWfgTbSo19D1Q1RMKZEciy3dK64pNMByB5e4Mtos9zbCo178zJAYOSaljxhzP2dzYCiQR2rNFDs/s1600-h/blog+Fortune+Teller+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrUX1WQXnAucStkrkNEwy6RJz9XMQNP21QCP8Kbj1XL6qp4kGFTY6Jv5_QWfgTbSo19D1Q1RMKZEciy3dK64pNMByB5e4Mtos9zbCo178zJAYOSaljxhzP2dzYCiQR2rNFDs/s400/blog+Fortune+Teller+02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398493224394737666" /></a><br /><br />I know my blog has been almost dead. All due to lack of doing much really and no summer to show a veg garden etc etc.<br /><br />Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy Halloween. Dressing up this year and going to a party :)<br />I`ll post a picture hopefully if any turn out okay.<br />Have a wonderful weekend!Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-78899582502316458362009-09-10T17:33:00.007-04:002009-10-02T16:59:37.781-04:00A Horse is a Horse Of Course, of Cource......Unless it`s a donkey, that is.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXneVwnWLsl88wzzrZDVdrj4MM7mdiNe3DhyphenhyphenE1V47s6uUwZkwB8wyYboV6g28Me6RrlKHmlIu5OZ1oQT8lhYDgZspe0VHlEU6fRaLDHhsIVfs-_KhxAK9myDRtuRVgjTWwnYw/s1600-h/horses.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXneVwnWLsl88wzzrZDVdrj4MM7mdiNe3DhyphenhyphenE1V47s6uUwZkwB8wyYboV6g28Me6RrlKHmlIu5OZ1oQT8lhYDgZspe0VHlEU6fRaLDHhsIVfs-_KhxAK9myDRtuRVgjTWwnYw/s400/horses.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379956628227281058" /></a><br />When we went off to hubs` family reunion and took a walk down to the barn, it was becoming really overcast and a storm was blowing in. The horses and donkey seemed only interested in going inside the barn. Baby was the only one who didn`t seem concerned.<br />Angus, about to swat the camera lens....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKI8FjRYDcl_-V8GL1R-7QL7eqt7hdoqzzS8Ap5mKdwwMfFO-rYLZ4sO7LbvL3BxnceN-RW9XeRyuqX4Im5JfQqUE_2OGxCgCkTCEbOt2PBh8suQum8p9eA9uoDzwYpmhQu8/s1600-h/Angus.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKI8FjRYDcl_-V8GL1R-7QL7eqt7hdoqzzS8Ap5mKdwwMfFO-rYLZ4sO7LbvL3BxnceN-RW9XeRyuqX4Im5JfQqUE_2OGxCgCkTCEbOt2PBh8suQum8p9eA9uoDzwYpmhQu8/s400/Angus.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379962436120533202" /></a><br />Take a peek, if you get a chance, at <blockquote>Isn`t It Just Darling</blockquote>. It`s a brand new blog that`s young and hip, intelligent and interesting. She`s only just started it, but I love it already. Oh....and it`s by my daughter :) My blog isn`t linked to it because I told her that I`d like to continue remaining incognito lol<br /><a href="http://isntitjustdarling.blogspot.com">http://isntitjustdarling.blogspot.com</a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-47668050597122535222009-09-06T19:08:00.004-04:002009-09-06T19:54:11.078-04:00'Tis Summer Finally, For a Few Days at Least....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wVAhqTzNfP-_0YQh9EizuCbyuxB8M8E4EGTy993hypSJi8WuhTr02vAlDCadmVo5ztzsrbeNXzT3gZ4X4_V5J8FBVFw3AY3c0yWZyzj1IvA50yYtESUlIouPaY-qQHiXmcU/s1600-h/Flowers+on+Table.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wVAhqTzNfP-_0YQh9EizuCbyuxB8M8E4EGTy993hypSJi8WuhTr02vAlDCadmVo5ztzsrbeNXzT3gZ4X4_V5J8FBVFw3AY3c0yWZyzj1IvA50yYtESUlIouPaY-qQHiXmcU/s400/Flowers+on+Table.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378501840196362098" /></a><br />I`m reading a book called "One Fifth Avenue" by Candace Bushnell. It`s light and funny and look at how descriptive she is......<br /><br />"In a tiny room at the edge of the apartment, her husband, James, with his sweet balding head and messy blonde comb-over, was pecking away mercilessly at his computer, working on his book, distracted, and believing, as always, that he was on the edge of failure.<br />Of all his feelings,this edge of failure feeling was the most prominent. It dwarfed all other feelings, crowding them out and pushing them to the edge of his consciousness, where they squatted like old packages in the corner of a room. Perhaps there were good things in those packages, useful things, but James hadn`t the time to unwrap them."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-b4mtipIVZdTY99vyFzd_p4S7wcFY2q6N7kqh70fwYseeUlXt8wGcQe-CfoWcs0aIDh1H4ng-PkmLe9r5LD3Ebua7Q4d1HIKUztDTG-41OyJniE7A3Xi3rPiFJzIsurYY_A/s1600-h/Butterfly+on+butterflybush+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-b4mtipIVZdTY99vyFzd_p4S7wcFY2q6N7kqh70fwYseeUlXt8wGcQe-CfoWcs0aIDh1H4ng-PkmLe9r5LD3Ebua7Q4d1HIKUztDTG-41OyJniE7A3Xi3rPiFJzIsurYY_A/s400/Butterfly+on+butterflybush+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378499850312571586" /></a><br />Hubby captured this butterfly on the butterfly bush which finally only just began to bloom two weeks ago.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6etVyn2jmBr7UOH-pszus1KuGBfXITNuw22tLcdJEPsg6Rhe2n9stjCIn5ukK2h7st_2e1sUX17LwIPOS31m9-a8DWfejI8tujXp-Dkm8T9kcj-FnEC-a2rkFSTpviOQm4hY/s1600-h/Butterfly+on+butterflybush+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6etVyn2jmBr7UOH-pszus1KuGBfXITNuw22tLcdJEPsg6Rhe2n9stjCIn5ukK2h7st_2e1sUX17LwIPOS31m9-a8DWfejI8tujXp-Dkm8T9kcj-FnEC-a2rkFSTpviOQm4hY/s400/Butterfly+on+butterflybush+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378497934988157234" /></a><br />This Poplar tree was struck by lightening a few weeks ago in one of our many electrical summer storms. The bark was blasted off, and luckily no damage anywhere else except our 2 modems on the computers. This tree though makes a horrible mess in Spring. Leaves a thick layer of white fluf all over in it floats through the air as thick as snow. Not fun cleaning up what`s brought inside. So good riddens to it finally coming down and for an excellent price too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEqGeBAcBbv7aVugAHJO7zj3ZdB0ZTaaBGhWw0bjW5CBC3uAZE44qNqbRQQ6-M6XfOytas4tOb1yQoEiD6O_oWYHGUrblM7a283xT-3m3wlPTCaoE0xzy4rkVyYKs3ua-6mA/s1600-h/Way+Up+High.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEqGeBAcBbv7aVugAHJO7zj3ZdB0ZTaaBGhWw0bjW5CBC3uAZE44qNqbRQQ6-M6XfOytas4tOb1yQoEiD6O_oWYHGUrblM7a283xT-3m3wlPTCaoE0xzy4rkVyYKs3ua-6mA/s400/Way+Up+High.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378497906758166738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyNPVVQgo9Of_0Ww6EeDzBVK67FJ8KRyzLFnhbd3jbmDcWcBfz9qKhs1-kLy1yZpDe_YeNLxKVpuBJFUx-BKibEkotNyZT2Aaze1qsi5aBiLxcL8B4wxO-vo-LyPLhleKSPQ/s1600-h/Chopped+Wood.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyNPVVQgo9Of_0Ww6EeDzBVK67FJ8KRyzLFnhbd3jbmDcWcBfz9qKhs1-kLy1yZpDe_YeNLxKVpuBJFUx-BKibEkotNyZT2Aaze1qsi5aBiLxcL8B4wxO-vo-LyPLhleKSPQ/s400/Chopped+Wood.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378497913444959570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4vz-yvzP86_7zMeNwmgKrLy1LnGAMR-zaFFEc4nU6su0QJxjNoB38E8t0J5h2huvZH3FEZ7udiILXNsvh7w3JzG1YX7JUvGUn2BJXPMB-musmFF3HuZlaD9hmx0IZcHp2Hc/s1600-h/Pile+of+Wood+Chips.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4vz-yvzP86_7zMeNwmgKrLy1LnGAMR-zaFFEc4nU6su0QJxjNoB38E8t0J5h2huvZH3FEZ7udiILXNsvh7w3JzG1YX7JUvGUn2BJXPMB-musmFF3HuZlaD9hmx0IZcHp2Hc/s400/Pile+of+Wood+Chips.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378497926436039842" /></a><br />All gone and I really don`t notice it missing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V2WC-V-8nzwELezO2Mqs2rTjteCTRKZyGlhny7l2O_1NLfnPT9nqKXFYVDbzmXOjzp0-ARyXuxBCAmBqQlY2CXYxjAvOBk1c7zOjcZCrL-h-hqNH8vM5yRmlSRW64C2jRyA/s1600-h/Tree+All+Gone.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V2WC-V-8nzwELezO2Mqs2rTjteCTRKZyGlhny7l2O_1NLfnPT9nqKXFYVDbzmXOjzp0-ARyXuxBCAmBqQlY2CXYxjAvOBk1c7zOjcZCrL-h-hqNH8vM5yRmlSRW64C2jRyA/s400/Tree+All+Gone.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378497922558799826" /></a><br />The rare and hard to find "Arial Man" came and fixed my parents antenna for them. This side of the pond has decided to make it very hard for people living in the country to be able to watch tv without paying astronomical satellite fees.<br />Our arial totally conked out for good and we had to cave and get the basic satellite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uMfCjYVMJ7U_exE8NKY9osYxS5W693ll0veMejhWJYQ3Xew1wUwctK1M4pPouDtknJxzK9cMZZXWRgPDF6m1qREfBeHJ99oQmLxswN9HTyY8yT2txIe4fzLhnDjh70yKKeg/s1600-h/Arial+Man.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uMfCjYVMJ7U_exE8NKY9osYxS5W693ll0veMejhWJYQ3Xew1wUwctK1M4pPouDtknJxzK9cMZZXWRgPDF6m1qREfBeHJ99oQmLxswN9HTyY8yT2txIe4fzLhnDjh70yKKeg/s400/Arial+Man.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378499860009554418" /></a><br />And here`s my little sugar man :) He`s over at Granny and Grampa`s for Shepards Pie with Mummy and Daddy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ccYpJLIch5C9qCGomgQ_u2Dma87RHn_OucQu1eNVy3ARqHLaOtZcXTgutjivnftLmr6vSWVnZJ6YR4xYj34I6ZVIxw8MwLVkJlRr5nrrTQnxGFbatCli6uc0tuiXoRkqr20/s1600-h/num+nums.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ccYpJLIch5C9qCGomgQ_u2Dma87RHn_OucQu1eNVy3ARqHLaOtZcXTgutjivnftLmr6vSWVnZJ6YR4xYj34I6ZVIxw8MwLVkJlRr5nrrTQnxGFbatCli6uc0tuiXoRkqr20/s400/num+nums.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378499869177176690" /></a><br />And I saved sweety-pie Elvis for last....`scuse the weeds.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zlFxERozByaQyVmLB1XxSo_GjErhFawbKsfKmJP1Hnon1SqtX_Cn8VUhf0zBmupZfhJdHQFg3ed0fUk-_BOwClcHnyejd401By9n6mDB2tCzpFAE2B3y3crKBcEvkUdaggI/s1600-h/Elvis+in+the+Garden.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zlFxERozByaQyVmLB1XxSo_GjErhFawbKsfKmJP1Hnon1SqtX_Cn8VUhf0zBmupZfhJdHQFg3ed0fUk-_BOwClcHnyejd401By9n6mDB2tCzpFAE2B3y3crKBcEvkUdaggI/s400/Elvis+in+the+Garden.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378499866955983890" /></a><br />Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. It`s Labor Day long weekend here and I`m savoring every sunny hot moment! We have had a crap summer again here.Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-31697154590688104392009-08-15T22:16:00.009-04:002009-08-16T10:49:25.649-04:00Welcome to the Jungle, Hubby Makes a Headboard and Melts the HouseIt`s been forever since I`ve bothered to post anything here, so I`m slamming up lots of pictures if there`s anyone that hasn`t given up peeking at this blog. We really haven`t had much of a summer. Rain or overcast skies for almost every day.This weekend seems to be our summer so far. Some flowers have bloomed and others are still trying to. Lots of green! The bugle vine ....bugle? I meant trumpet. Knew it was some sort of musical instrument hehe....it has just started and the butterfly bush has no blooms yet. I`ve notices small patches of scarlet or yellow in some trees already along some roads :( No!!! It`s too early!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ0fB1PF62rqqpnQjzrTU_jRl0Q4S9DheKeYde93HioUzAM6nkzIutnEO2RfyCQon-8ZMgkiLS-MVsChIIMNaKOwqVd_Pu6QpdQyI1_U3BoMhclOVC30rIwHObqk6rPXdSsM/s1600-h/no+bloom+butterfly+bush.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ0fB1PF62rqqpnQjzrTU_jRl0Q4S9DheKeYde93HioUzAM6nkzIutnEO2RfyCQon-8ZMgkiLS-MVsChIIMNaKOwqVd_Pu6QpdQyI1_U3BoMhclOVC30rIwHObqk6rPXdSsM/s400/no+bloom+butterfly+bush.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393443490669858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOemzstRGbLkNpHAH0rUXOMEiYTv1z4356htbwVYDx0NTCfzrXUDnP-4vY2r9pm8V2hP3w1Fl3JcttMFyaYmbksdyLiAPQ02aMDeOPTHPW9THawUkFz-h7_k_XbBRYEowdYsk/s1600-h/welcome+to+the+jungle+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOemzstRGbLkNpHAH0rUXOMEiYTv1z4356htbwVYDx0NTCfzrXUDnP-4vY2r9pm8V2hP3w1Fl3JcttMFyaYmbksdyLiAPQ02aMDeOPTHPW9THawUkFz-h7_k_XbBRYEowdYsk/s400/welcome+to+the+jungle+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393439386257474" /></a><br />We`ve had 3 very small tomatoes to eat so far. I`m still hoping the others will ripen a bit. Carrots. lettuce and onions still aren`t ready. My garden is a little wetter than some, so it`s really behind and wants more bright sunshiny days...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKhG3epb8kFb6vbeLRa_60eDAR_1BbBGyksL-X2HxfK9s4VnR-VyaVnSx-FhlfCjPN9-zD5AhEc76BIkYZTnyI3i-b3YPPH5ZJF-J91XyLhSZinNacMUda5OUoPciDhDGxU/s1600-h/sad+veggies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKhG3epb8kFb6vbeLRa_60eDAR_1BbBGyksL-X2HxfK9s4VnR-VyaVnSx-FhlfCjPN9-zD5AhEc76BIkYZTnyI3i-b3YPPH5ZJF-J91XyLhSZinNacMUda5OUoPciDhDGxU/s400/sad+veggies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393437204982946" /></a><br />Teddy...22 now, still enjoying a sit in the pot of catnip yesterday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJwYdtyCMp9hyuLmvhJvpXlQoNoCNnGx_TgL6IEek3jA1umLpDxep84yGi1QNoYfKik1YDPxmp2plga9ioWvwawYcvF9fZsl-ws_sRhQVwZ08LLAnq81MaTBPUf7UrW9ZTkM/s1600-h/teds+still+likes+catnip.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJwYdtyCMp9hyuLmvhJvpXlQoNoCNnGx_TgL6IEek3jA1umLpDxep84yGi1QNoYfKik1YDPxmp2plga9ioWvwawYcvF9fZsl-ws_sRhQVwZ08LLAnq81MaTBPUf7UrW9ZTkM/s400/teds+still+likes+catnip.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393433600547634" /></a><br />Izzy poses up on the roof<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKP1eCYTxUMoKY6VmxSRb9ZEYmVA03kGxqI3rzGUvwYlHmJbZPeX-oCVVBPdWhofyxmPfy5bg82qZEtGHv3wPDobK-ZVUX2OM1DFtyCUEntFd7ZinKBeAdhT7hVdpHYonYZo/s1600-h/silly+izzy+on+roof.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKP1eCYTxUMoKY6VmxSRb9ZEYmVA03kGxqI3rzGUvwYlHmJbZPeX-oCVVBPdWhofyxmPfy5bg82qZEtGHv3wPDobK-ZVUX2OM1DFtyCUEntFd7ZinKBeAdhT7hVdpHYonYZo/s400/silly+izzy+on+roof.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393423771186098" /></a><br />"Enough now" she says<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hDFX3P_R5hC5rwRRvmUswief3ht1u8KnLQ7z_8Sm8deXMWmprd0p6fl9oA3n0Lmtj-vec5q5KdV4rGYT7asY5RLEi32oWylL65E-M1lXQEAmtG2n403bO-v1wSplVSFAatE/s1600-h/enough+already+says+izzy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hDFX3P_R5hC5rwRRvmUswief3ht1u8KnLQ7z_8Sm8deXMWmprd0p6fl9oA3n0Lmtj-vec5q5KdV4rGYT7asY5RLEi32oWylL65E-M1lXQEAmtG2n403bO-v1wSplVSFAatE/s400/enough+already+says+izzy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390453365262194" /></a><br />Angus loves posing for the camera...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSxpeyG1PX1AsRhAeBJvynPw81wSceRwTsY5_iglGD-xthPlAKUf9KT7oH_BoOu-97lfVU_h48CrccZrll9oq5quuXPsdHw-buDbQyDFSfXwPhANH6ZihRqQzq8zmHvuUGJA/s1600-h/angus+the+ham+in+the+front+garden.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSxpeyG1PX1AsRhAeBJvynPw81wSceRwTsY5_iglGD-xthPlAKUf9KT7oH_BoOu-97lfVU_h48CrccZrll9oq5quuXPsdHw-buDbQyDFSfXwPhANH6ZihRqQzq8zmHvuUGJA/s400/angus+the+ham+in+the+front+garden.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390445609851522" /></a><br />Sweet Elvis....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-j6Ad8TEtH4JJLAh5hY70HT30uLyjg6OUGaRElFrFiggSjp1X1462za860G07ZZz4UvNh4SqPjqaBsDfMgGXt7Li2p_vjNrhdxojXUDHjvxO4NLS_h0PuiV46iNKrOC8x_o/s1600-h/elvis.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-j6Ad8TEtH4JJLAh5hY70HT30uLyjg6OUGaRElFrFiggSjp1X1462za860G07ZZz4UvNh4SqPjqaBsDfMgGXt7Li2p_vjNrhdxojXUDHjvxO4NLS_h0PuiV46iNKrOC8x_o/s400/elvis.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390429350346210" /></a><br />Nap time....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuSxdf056xrsTSRj_vYB6bhazuX0l8W3g1NQSoGaCUwa-qTMfOSd8wwen5-14CtR_ujkmrE2xYTUAkJf-tUQH_kYTWPxsGx-CuukIT7MWTNKS0udV_8DeFvjhXqk1YazGV8k/s1600-h/yawn.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuSxdf056xrsTSRj_vYB6bhazuX0l8W3g1NQSoGaCUwa-qTMfOSd8wwen5-14CtR_ujkmrE2xYTUAkJf-tUQH_kYTWPxsGx-CuukIT7MWTNKS0udV_8DeFvjhXqk1YazGV8k/s400/yawn.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390436721834914" /></a><br />We decided to make some home made burgers and cook them for my Mum and Dad.<br />Not being on our BBQ, hubby er um forgot to pull it out away from the house. By the time he did remember it was a bit too late. He called me out and showed me and said "they are going to kill me! I gazed at it as horrified as he. All was well though, of course they knew it was an accident and my Mum said she has never really thought what the reason was to pull it out, and now she knows.My Mr. fix it has another thing to fix now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBwfgYU9lueqDCaFd6zhjUwbS0WtM40-Dk7q9A1yhU5pUnotWPBv1gkRbZbm7TL6as5a2gq1n0PGOX-BVcRFl32AELuP26uQMos66Goc2nr07PpP7BiXs58Ej8kEy9gHc8YM/s1600-h/oh+no+meltdown.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBwfgYU9lueqDCaFd6zhjUwbS0WtM40-Dk7q9A1yhU5pUnotWPBv1gkRbZbm7TL6as5a2gq1n0PGOX-BVcRFl32AELuP26uQMos66Goc2nr07PpP7BiXs58Ej8kEy9gHc8YM/s400/oh+no+meltdown.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370390426958831906" /></a><br />The bedroom is finally finished. I wallpapered and then painted the ugly old dressers blackish and the bedside table gold leaf. Made two bedside throw rugs from some shaggy fabric that`s washable. With pets and this colour, everything MUST be washable LOL..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LUL5p5nUPpnZnhRlNeH6HiXLMqaOpIe855fzm849gAQF5t3bu4BwBKNMBUxVF1emX0fhGSRpkqaQuRBaLf7JdG3IBE2CdHUMzb73ae4A4Mpn0uEkKUeExXOT7B91b7QeyUM/s1600-h/long+dresser.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LUL5p5nUPpnZnhRlNeH6HiXLMqaOpIe855fzm849gAQF5t3bu4BwBKNMBUxVF1emX0fhGSRpkqaQuRBaLf7JdG3IBE2CdHUMzb73ae4A4Mpn0uEkKUeExXOT7B91b7QeyUM/s400/long+dresser.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386633397972514" /></a><br />Never mind my dead hydrangeas....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeS2Qo7BOCBuGxtpooRX3CP6Eb6NzATwAHe3vti81xnNpCXOroY1ijxChUEJluXZItiOQSepJXYWvZB8BGon65n8SI9yokHk2nz7VhAEFclarCoEzuZ2dzcCWAO-9bYyrR0/s1600-h/jigh+dresser.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeS2Qo7BOCBuGxtpooRX3CP6Eb6NzATwAHe3vti81xnNpCXOroY1ijxChUEJluXZItiOQSepJXYWvZB8BGon65n8SI9yokHk2nz7VhAEFclarCoEzuZ2dzcCWAO-9bYyrR0/s400/jigh+dresser.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386627068117682" /></a><br />And ta da! The headboard my husband made! I love it. It`s a budget headboard. The wood and stain cost about $100. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje16jb0LLIxQN__F_PXeQLQXSAYNHb6c0bej3ZdWS3bXqJ3750y04ru5EsRpHwmOWIio0-q4Yl6NWXnkB1w6uEyA8gwPRyBmvMkARigK-ahIehCoobPFxY1Gxhl03anGlHZFM/s1600-h/finished+bedroom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje16jb0LLIxQN__F_PXeQLQXSAYNHb6c0bej3ZdWS3bXqJ3750y04ru5EsRpHwmOWIio0-q4Yl6NWXnkB1w6uEyA8gwPRyBmvMkARigK-ahIehCoobPFxY1Gxhl03anGlHZFM/s400/finished+bedroom.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386618539118050" /></a><br />He didn`t have any tools for fancies so we searched and found some poly-whatsit ornaments and I stained them the same colour as the bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV203z8TGi0zb0bW9nnHwStyMPGcPDVYxtFw871BuFe7NLfCQZZyc0RNQIXELurB6q8z97dXRjo1sT-haDu6eTJrVriCGtj734wYTw15zn6HtX8jpdW3O6f0ZSpTRZi86o0JY/s1600-h/dec+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV203z8TGi0zb0bW9nnHwStyMPGcPDVYxtFw871BuFe7NLfCQZZyc0RNQIXELurB6q8z97dXRjo1sT-haDu6eTJrVriCGtj734wYTw15zn6HtX8jpdW3O6f0ZSpTRZi86o0JY/s400/dec+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370551768739690274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStYRW9X73QcnZN_FiP4xp_50JS4GTLK-tD_tVQGaU2TfLIhP1jvprpU0CcQByof98NFPS7TEZGGaXeQRm7bj0Q0AQu6xSPoyhVlM0ozNI_pZny7egan-esW2FymVwLdyjTKM/s1600-h/post.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStYRW9X73QcnZN_FiP4xp_50JS4GTLK-tD_tVQGaU2TfLIhP1jvprpU0CcQByof98NFPS7TEZGGaXeQRm7bj0Q0AQu6xSPoyhVlM0ozNI_pZny7egan-esW2FymVwLdyjTKM/s400/post.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370551779192994706" /></a><br /> Think I`ll make a little off white skirt to hide the messies inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1laAtU3ttdV_I1peBftDCHwJxQctx6rbC3RNszBrKgKBz-fHBCUeGeAzX9Z-1YtSZrl6w6X4mMVnqEBE7q86LRawzUw344yyMUYDz3UrM8O9vOGdywIaD5IfccGt2z9CZMU/s1600-h/end+table+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1laAtU3ttdV_I1peBftDCHwJxQctx6rbC3RNszBrKgKBz-fHBCUeGeAzX9Z-1YtSZrl6w6X4mMVnqEBE7q86LRawzUw344yyMUYDz3UrM8O9vOGdywIaD5IfccGt2z9CZMU/s400/end+table+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370551788807961090" /></a><br /> Bought an antique chandelier in Toronto when I went to stay over at my daughters for a fun weekend shopping trip and ordered an off white sheepskin rug from out west for the end of the bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtpBCNiYlJLDy04tZRJblmBeiMMCOxPpZkKhksz_B8yhl9UJWS-cfmR-DVJJL5s2AW8WCC7KZS-yXrAxFoxmwW-WqaryY6v23itttMLimzfAQuLOrvzCBY8wC50RYGq2KT2Y/s1600-h/chandelier.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtpBCNiYlJLDy04tZRJblmBeiMMCOxPpZkKhksz_B8yhl9UJWS-cfmR-DVJJL5s2AW8WCC7KZS-yXrAxFoxmwW-WqaryY6v23itttMLimzfAQuLOrvzCBY8wC50RYGq2KT2Y/s400/chandelier.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370551792416636786" /></a> <br />My Mum found me some Euro pillow forms and I made covers for them with some fabric I had and added the tassels. Made the throw pillows except for the cream and gold one and bought a cheap cotton quilt and shams...washable of course! <br />Painted the picture frames black and painted some black on some prints I had.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7gabrlOgAB7sOgPz_x0T3oeyGplj8Y5Wl2HggbOe2HTY9-RwYojjMU3V6WMVhHST_J5K-oSnx14dH4cyJRxazzRGxl3RfcDBbZskYYMJi2kfizevkTz6szMno1eE-EA3Scc/s1600-h/picture+frame.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7gabrlOgAB7sOgPz_x0T3oeyGplj8Y5Wl2HggbOe2HTY9-RwYojjMU3V6WMVhHST_J5K-oSnx14dH4cyJRxazzRGxl3RfcDBbZskYYMJi2kfizevkTz6szMno1eE-EA3Scc/s400/picture+frame.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370551801867104498" /></a><br />I made a slip cover for this chair with some fabric I had sitting around. Slightly on the shiny side for my taste but will do for now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38vCeVPJgY8BlbZvtodBlo6iGJ8YJcWRGrcQAhXxXgWanyRORwxVDbr8-yQHkrdLWZ7u2EI0UsIy2R-75E6-NIb922T2d5n4gwI_NmJaiG2Kf7G3MdaRNhNfIdLlOqMr86S0/s1600-h/chair+recovered.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38vCeVPJgY8BlbZvtodBlo6iGJ8YJcWRGrcQAhXxXgWanyRORwxVDbr8-yQHkrdLWZ7u2EI0UsIy2R-75E6-NIb922T2d5n4gwI_NmJaiG2Kf7G3MdaRNhNfIdLlOqMr86S0/s400/chair+recovered.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386614339732978" /></a><br />Finally actually took the time to make the bed covers into slipcovers. Much easier to take off now and wash :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVScui35XPPYe7s5-zUXJul_PX2GiVcz9mzPeWs9lqRtzyI43YYYOXglxVffJzpY_r1pmkJhNF-XonCPeDl05uDDybOz-VeObpEoW1PGvcDQt1xc4zFfEQfpbX78TM326b8ow/s1600-h/finally+finished+slip+covers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVScui35XPPYe7s5-zUXJul_PX2GiVcz9mzPeWs9lqRtzyI43YYYOXglxVffJzpY_r1pmkJhNF-XonCPeDl05uDDybOz-VeObpEoW1PGvcDQt1xc4zFfEQfpbX78TM326b8ow/s400/finally+finished+slip+covers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370386609696962050" /></a><br />And last but most important, my little sausage Tatum holstering my cell phone with my niece at the family reunion. He`s such a happy little man! The way the pictures taken looks like his head is bigger than his body LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mpGy0b5cynAnYZx-UEiT0bEXedBSMaIbm9Z1JtgIh5_6u3HoUEDUk9sbRxgqilfG39ZPWJrdHrmFXUoybdzWqjG0RmCfe9TcG3WJBdqQ5o-vuwldFkzQTBgBvDjJTmN1rfA/s1600-h/100_3431+smaller.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mpGy0b5cynAnYZx-UEiT0bEXedBSMaIbm9Z1JtgIh5_6u3HoUEDUk9sbRxgqilfG39ZPWJrdHrmFXUoybdzWqjG0RmCfe9TcG3WJBdqQ5o-vuwldFkzQTBgBvDjJTmN1rfA/s400/100_3431+smaller.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370558355584033106" /></a><br />So that`s what I`ve been up to. Changed the bathroom a bit but kept the wallpaper. I`ll save that for another day and try to get back here much sooner than this!!<br />Have a wonderful rest of the weekend. It`s a lovely sunny day here and no matter how hot it gets,it`s supposed to get really hot, I`m not complaining because we`ve had so few of them.<br /><br />tea<br />xoTeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-72250099337672740622009-06-03T20:09:00.001-04:002009-06-04T13:26:02.714-04:00I`m a Bad Blogger.......Wow....Spring is finally here. An unusually chilly one though.<br />I`ve been busy working and too tired when I get home to blog really. I think I`ve run out of things to write about. Also any time I`m on the computer it`s doing research looking for specific things and with slow internet....oh boy! Hours wasted LOL<br />Hubby is making a headboard from a picture for our bed and then later the footboard. When that`s all done and we`re finally able to find some nice wood appliques, I`ll post about it.<br />For now, here`s Elvis and Tatum for you Judy :) Tat is such a happy little guy and already 7 months old! Off to work soon. This is one of the rare unfortunate days that I`m working in the afternoon. But these days I`m thankful to have a job.<br />Hope everyone is doing good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzYv4gHzCfaH2OmT61dNTgzbhIbdtQgu7Q7J2PwKFUmalMEKkxeOrbS40FSeS1vYPP158LRhsGNWYgCg-8qUBpg7InY3e2v4PYlBE0R9xHgzO04WCCzWP_7CAY7T6J74g3Oo/s1600-h/Elvis+small+size+all.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzYv4gHzCfaH2OmT61dNTgzbhIbdtQgu7Q7J2PwKFUmalMEKkxeOrbS40FSeS1vYPP158LRhsGNWYgCg-8qUBpg7InY3e2v4PYlBE0R9xHgzO04WCCzWP_7CAY7T6J74g3Oo/s400/Elvis+small+size+all.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520981407061538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kt8Sgw4Lyd5ulSIV18ZvtLZg00-5XXzRhyFEYuEa_OWJqMBVx9nztH1BKJ5i7DPKP7J_rQ0IPwvn12IEJaroAuJmI_tKxqXIt2qgpyzhm8Vt_53P-vMASg8APKa76VCvTHk/s1600-h/Elvis+small+size+head+shot+hat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kt8Sgw4Lyd5ulSIV18ZvtLZg00-5XXzRhyFEYuEa_OWJqMBVx9nztH1BKJ5i7DPKP7J_rQ0IPwvn12IEJaroAuJmI_tKxqXIt2qgpyzhm8Vt_53P-vMASg8APKa76VCvTHk/s400/Elvis+small+size+head+shot+hat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520978912291154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkejqp9df-f05Psi6YxYFtNYQ2k6SwrOsTn_tZxsxh523fR1Rugc7oJBlmjkpnvA9WVNqrS_Szq6PrL62U1y5WnMrErG3bPseCqUyThcZ5aM82yNW3hM1uFnKs2g0vWAjmLA/s1600-h/tat+for+blog.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkejqp9df-f05Psi6YxYFtNYQ2k6SwrOsTn_tZxsxh523fR1Rugc7oJBlmjkpnvA9WVNqrS_Szq6PrL62U1y5WnMrErG3bPseCqUyThcZ5aM82yNW3hM1uFnKs2g0vWAjmLA/s400/tat+for+blog.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520977154764306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4QuS8RC-SrcBwsEK0QUVpet0b4rJWFJ4bHAq0J4dwyrZMw76CVpRy6WFRJjtjHr6DRUo7dTRR_lmVAnB2ZUTJ7iW8UsinrqZA5vV_aXVSBw0EjgZ7fTQqQFibTwsbsQ_yDg/s1600-h/ooh+tat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4QuS8RC-SrcBwsEK0QUVpet0b4rJWFJ4bHAq0J4dwyrZMw76CVpRy6WFRJjtjHr6DRUo7dTRR_lmVAnB2ZUTJ7iW8UsinrqZA5vV_aXVSBw0EjgZ7fTQqQFibTwsbsQ_yDg/s400/ooh+tat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520971449939522" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-14373069023317376382009-03-29T19:17:00.008-04:002009-03-30T17:00:36.335-04:00Moving Things AroundTatum is 5 months old now! He`s really growing fast and so sweet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDrogHRm6pD5xXyP8O8ZaqAW6pgqZrrZ3QC0lyn50tY2aT2trh1qA_p-Rt3NCqxGmHJdL9GJiUgGn2iYOOFjDgddL31PBOyXD4i70B9ZbI60veR1TjRhkLSbS7h3T8vai4VY/s1600-h/grin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDrogHRm6pD5xXyP8O8ZaqAW6pgqZrrZ3QC0lyn50tY2aT2trh1qA_p-Rt3NCqxGmHJdL9GJiUgGn2iYOOFjDgddL31PBOyXD4i70B9ZbI60veR1TjRhkLSbS7h3T8vai4VY/s400/grin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318754061236583554" /></a><br />I have a "what do I put of the shelf?" window problem. The plants don`t match at all and I`ve now moved them. I brought the dark pink flowers out from the bedroom for the table for now, until I can think of something else. They are springy anyway and add colour. The chest is from the hall. I wish I had another round picture for the other side of the window. Maybe I can find one sometime. I love that Pears Soap dog. He`s from the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV3PdNCqYrsafkvY-bqbEltXLeuTUCnAFmQ8v2J0aKqTT4Dn_APJkfDXV_gSiDJkuNxPKBHELRRhOFL2CZM6GAZ_YbFcMlJIJ0k1aUErYBETacOlpRi83XX1euaEoQESsu_Q/s1600-h/window+wrongs.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV3PdNCqYrsafkvY-bqbEltXLeuTUCnAFmQ8v2J0aKqTT4Dn_APJkfDXV_gSiDJkuNxPKBHELRRhOFL2CZM6GAZ_YbFcMlJIJ0k1aUErYBETacOlpRi83XX1euaEoQESsu_Q/s400/window+wrongs.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318756008837014930" /></a> <br />This was painted gold before and I decided to make it more garden-like with some acrylic paints and water. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHxnp7lPsVFmw3fHZBf82Y8nknTyeNrnngH0lSPAjDm6416aLQ7XDojdpqQhq8nxpUAVWENTdQLCgiJ8ecOC02ZeoXjJiPUhW-jOsSwqbJYwy65SDU0UZ-1qeHimOSsUhkbs/s1600-h/bust.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHxnp7lPsVFmw3fHZBf82Y8nknTyeNrnngH0lSPAjDm6416aLQ7XDojdpqQhq8nxpUAVWENTdQLCgiJ8ecOC02ZeoXjJiPUhW-jOsSwqbJYwy65SDU0UZ-1qeHimOSsUhkbs/s400/bust.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319077657898233170" /></a><br />It`s now sitting in the window looking lonely LOL<br />This mirror went from the bedroom to the kitchen and now the end of the frontroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlYlAJ6yi7EnKQKpAAK-5IFsxnweNPwb0ChzvifhH4YwaIkV6YwNQg8tOup87JpvG62QaHW6cHORGFq4kovRoR8lSZJY6AOBkO7i7AdeYoYsB-x_QE1g6wVjdyyrlbMpc7fM/s1600-h/mirror.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlYlAJ6yi7EnKQKpAAK-5IFsxnweNPwb0ChzvifhH4YwaIkV6YwNQg8tOup87JpvG62QaHW6cHORGFq4kovRoR8lSZJY6AOBkO7i7AdeYoYsB-x_QE1g6wVjdyyrlbMpc7fM/s400/mirror.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318754087611410802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI1bTBcD4JRKVEnb4L8xtVB1JAjDCzGrFv9-lGMlIDnIzzyPW1zeMM0Wl4Wh3JvNFGrPwZi4iAJf834FAJZ7-xf-ndHdtkBA0VYj4dLgGQnli0VEFCu_1KNrgb8dGJalczfs/s1600-h/mirror+room+end.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI1bTBcD4JRKVEnb4L8xtVB1JAjDCzGrFv9-lGMlIDnIzzyPW1zeMM0Wl4Wh3JvNFGrPwZi4iAJf834FAJZ7-xf-ndHdtkBA0VYj4dLgGQnli0VEFCu_1KNrgb8dGJalczfs/s400/mirror+room+end.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318755989526284722" /></a><br />This is another project waiting to be done. I found this heavy Ralph Lauren Khaki stripe online really cheap. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0fd2y07GR8IdTwv5RIEwYlxbjrzSriRqCa2opMaWKlN0nVLk6IL445X_Y4J-cxiW89-Xgc8NRt1wopaOEtGhlM9EbAE8H77HF5wfEGB1Eee2K7dYW497Hz91d7Umg8eAQFc/s1600-h/next+project+chair.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0fd2y07GR8IdTwv5RIEwYlxbjrzSriRqCa2opMaWKlN0nVLk6IL445X_Y4J-cxiW89-Xgc8NRt1wopaOEtGhlM9EbAE8H77HF5wfEGB1Eee2K7dYW497Hz91d7Umg8eAQFc/s400/next+project+chair.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318762157262739058" /></a><br />Lots of plants in the kitchen. That stone vase was $15 at a vintage shop downtown Toronto. Picked it up when we went to visit my daughter. It can hold water well for flowers or plants. I stuck an artificial one in for now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzdO4fLD6Cfr-0Ar6hor0cqJlwp1oC-naPCgT0t_zQYrcEQw8Idt5lapZvBtkyiMXX3yOqkMSwuZDNaFDDs4fvUq4YNxDrPhrXrzT5aJY9wHvQUHhP1vySVMpu6yeTqvoglU/s1600-h/plants.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzdO4fLD6Cfr-0Ar6hor0cqJlwp1oC-naPCgT0t_zQYrcEQw8Idt5lapZvBtkyiMXX3yOqkMSwuZDNaFDDs4fvUq4YNxDrPhrXrzT5aJY9wHvQUHhP1vySVMpu6yeTqvoglU/s400/plants.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318756002273957058" /></a><br />Sunday was my first day off in 13 days and I got a lot done. Removed two cupboard doors and lined them with fabric stapled on. Some jagged lace is what I have in mind for the edges. The under sink cupboards are coming off next and a skirt to replace them when I get the fabric and the energy. I do have the rod already hehe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwaxBGO-FmCqVQs7gi0mJjP4sPL6oehI0H4NcB4l5QoF2mJMGhNrwrW3iV35crcbt6qugO3fiAXosxNdMV0gGpnX-lknoKNYgRmtZlsAAUv5HZmGSqFxaug8UL-9eilrmSxw/s1600-h/plate+cupboard.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwaxBGO-FmCqVQs7gi0mJjP4sPL6oehI0H4NcB4l5QoF2mJMGhNrwrW3iV35crcbt6qugO3fiAXosxNdMV0gGpnX-lknoKNYgRmtZlsAAUv5HZmGSqFxaug8UL-9eilrmSxw/s400/plate+cupboard.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318755996293776130" /></a><br />I hauled in this old mirror from the spare room and put a print on either side. They need frames yet someday. And moved over a bit. I shoud wait until things are the right way before I post pictures really, but hey, this is real life and I`m decorating "on a dime" or "a dollar" these days. I`m trying for a country style French/Italian/English look LOL Besides, my blogging powers have poorly sunk since I first started out and it`s easier and faster to slap up pictures than use the brain power for Toe Tales or Theodore tsk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQYiKkrb7DZmtt7-ppFLwj3zldbvfaqf1DK3k3roEf5ZItOvEgmjaSHBM4vg_3XbF4uFTGfLlO8M5y8O_Gwtc8hrYEcpdJ8uecxO01fkzunbqCud9ZghPuvGYI0c_z4YZbKs/s1600-h/kitchen+table+area.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQYiKkrb7DZmtt7-ppFLwj3zldbvfaqf1DK3k3roEf5ZItOvEgmjaSHBM4vg_3XbF4uFTGfLlO8M5y8O_Gwtc8hrYEcpdJ8uecxO01fkzunbqCud9ZghPuvGYI0c_z4YZbKs/s400/kitchen+table+area.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318755999429915970" /></a><br />The dog print has now moved above the computer table. I made a skirt and stapled it on around and brought in an old lamp.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCMt7WNLge_jfRU9-SaT9VKiUBmi6QWCCkiSjDHUghFnpx7bzA9tr9SXr4MIce2-hBUVLIQjLuhr6uhkKGtR3ztijN05qSrbgl8JD4WrV7vvc_xsmw-Me5lLPLvB_awx3gDg/s1600-h/computer+area.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCMt7WNLge_jfRU9-SaT9VKiUBmi6QWCCkiSjDHUghFnpx7bzA9tr9SXr4MIce2-hBUVLIQjLuhr6uhkKGtR3ztijN05qSrbgl8JD4WrV7vvc_xsmw-Me5lLPLvB_awx3gDg/s400/computer+area.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318754082265731570" /></a><br />Teddy turned 22 this month and though scraggly looking, he`s still got some spunk left in him. I had this crystal hainging in the window and when I changed the curtains it fell on the floor and became a toy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiAqaKGbw0VxMH80Q37T_W7Fvt872I4CVE3q1fTPYIaUKBHESHXv9qAeXXziUsl5EWaLw_XE0h4p5Ljn4cVRs5lsP6TIaIr822CDNI7lz3DbQaPLCPGmkCgtLrboP3FCMjio/s1600-h/ted+playing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiAqaKGbw0VxMH80Q37T_W7Fvt872I4CVE3q1fTPYIaUKBHESHXv9qAeXXziUsl5EWaLw_XE0h4p5Ljn4cVRs5lsP6TIaIr822CDNI7lz3DbQaPLCPGmkCgtLrboP3FCMjio/s400/ted+playing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319077669830452386" /></a><br />I`ve saved the best pictures for last :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fFnZXg1Es5BmpFScglJtCLQkk6AhgERHjqu1aRThapmcgxS6UK-tde7l_zXUyy86e941aTepksV44ABCe7FUNoH9s9DOoHMc3lRSasL4buIDzVo4gETNwh_a85oNr0dIf20/s1600-h/Elvis+small+size+head+shot+hat.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fFnZXg1Es5BmpFScglJtCLQkk6AhgERHjqu1aRThapmcgxS6UK-tde7l_zXUyy86e941aTepksV44ABCe7FUNoH9s9DOoHMc3lRSasL4buIDzVo4gETNwh_a85oNr0dIf20/s400/Elvis+small+size+head+shot+hat.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318754080298242386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazU6TP8bn-BJVuEzErPrQ908BlY2kLYXPhi4yItgmQ8SENwiqIl-WAjWUNCor0Wm4b3jVMgahf3lGDwrhhftzK12-7tB5dRIXXFaG_pJbEfyvGPvCdZm9ATWofIIr4MKin8w/s1600-h/Elvis+small+size+all.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazU6TP8bn-BJVuEzErPrQ908BlY2kLYXPhi4yItgmQ8SENwiqIl-WAjWUNCor0Wm4b3jVMgahf3lGDwrhhftzK12-7tB5dRIXXFaG_pJbEfyvGPvCdZm9ATWofIIr4MKin8w/s400/Elvis+small+size+all.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318754071270114722" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-47262375972416958132009-03-22T16:30:00.002-04:002009-03-22T19:21:58.618-04:00Been So Busy Working and DecoratingI replaced the clock with a poster that is on canvas and fitting over a piece of wood. I don`t dare show you the back because my quickest way to do that was to use hubby`s red tuc tape(chuckle)<br />I hung it from a cord that is not showing here yet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tbWEChvYqUkx4v34dTycJeXEkQcoNH4jObbszFwo0ffN8Ld80b3ZJoxmlfzmuDCtZqkgHgIEvKzwuDlC_vn33oOhw9ptomlrnQcnlXZjEbGoTin3XgOnkxm6hrdjoGzqzUM/s1600-h/dog+painting.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tbWEChvYqUkx4v34dTycJeXEkQcoNH4jObbszFwo0ffN8Ld80b3ZJoxmlfzmuDCtZqkgHgIEvKzwuDlC_vn33oOhw9ptomlrnQcnlXZjEbGoTin3XgOnkxm6hrdjoGzqzUM/s400/dog+painting.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316152866254339602" /></a><br />Kathleen at http://theinspiredroom.net<br />The Inspired Room bought some lovely tea towels and made some pillows and they looked so pretty that I decided to search some out. I found these and they fit the bill. I hope she doesn`t mind my using her wonderful idea.<br />I finally tossed out my broken down lop-sided computer chair and hauled out one of the old bedroom chairs. Being rose it didn`t match, so I threw a throw over it. Threwing a throw worked too hahahe!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiyV349zPOrr5aaxTmaHjHNXmMxl7993aWQ0fF80xWHFnxWOgOLqHS1PePtrzy_q7XeyY9vHJxkCjL9wMzigCVyQJfow-8sQDBUb5338pvNbi2etB3FA4zHu48AyyCmNE124/s1600-h/kitchen+chair+cushions.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiyV349zPOrr5aaxTmaHjHNXmMxl7993aWQ0fF80xWHFnxWOgOLqHS1PePtrzy_q7XeyY9vHJxkCjL9wMzigCVyQJfow-8sQDBUb5338pvNbi2etB3FA4zHu48AyyCmNE124/s400/kitchen+chair+cushions.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316152855809122786" /></a><br />Painted the chair dark brown that`s in the front room and wrapped a "one day when I have time, I `ll make a pillow cover" piece of stripe over it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx_BhwA3DkSj5ObcOlVO_xAKhrcWj3SoCSSLmp-UDFekdca7PO0Gvn9Rv8JsX8aujfyr97RE_itKi1a2cmS10gCvF2YTzwotKQ5C368GFqPGiQLGztB4SdsAD-LXy32zbDVs/s1600-h/chair.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx_BhwA3DkSj5ObcOlVO_xAKhrcWj3SoCSSLmp-UDFekdca7PO0Gvn9Rv8JsX8aujfyr97RE_itKi1a2cmS10gCvF2YTzwotKQ5C368GFqPGiQLGztB4SdsAD-LXy32zbDVs/s400/chair.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316152859158288290" /></a><br />Been working over time all weekend but Elvis says hi :) May your week be blessed, who reads this and happy week ahead. This dog`s gonna relax for the rest of the night :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-SwqhKWlITZkCxbvlxEvW84IJiUBPxrpO2FQ94ZsRe-Pw5dZ4JQfIhEc1YabiLPP7FXtKn9lv6r51yAwEvSXZKclhHzrWer9cO27__nhC-61UV9uWmycs79VWCqa7zE9_oQ/s1600-h/elvis+face.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-SwqhKWlITZkCxbvlxEvW84IJiUBPxrpO2FQ94ZsRe-Pw5dZ4JQfIhEc1YabiLPP7FXtKn9lv6r51yAwEvSXZKclhHzrWer9cO27__nhC-61UV9uWmycs79VWCqa7zE9_oQ/s400/elvis+face.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316152857939457874" /></a>Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-2398792031692553992009-02-07T15:35:00.013-05:002009-02-07T17:01:58.702-05:00Uncontrollable Pillow Extravagance and Yummy Lemon ChickenI didn`t like the green pillows I made. They looked nice in the picture but in real, they just weren`t cutting it. <br />So spank me please....I went to E-Bay and found what I really wanted instead of making do with any fabric I had.<br />A set of two Ralph Lauren pillows from the states that with shipping came to errr ummmm....$75.47 Canadian :(<br />And one beautiful and finely made tapestry dog pillow cover from England for errrr ummmm $52.17 Canadian. Luckily for that one the shipping was cheap!<br />Here` the back and fronts of the two Ralph Lauren pillows. I adore Ralph Lauren....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLS2uSeG90x0r6fQaqBa4MiQb_Oc4yh79NzyJYvqCKE5k1jKJMS8MIELsr42h_tGASNOpf3wFVQHGRCfEWftRPWc8ZtTo98Cvt7VzXQz8nlMvddhVWSfhX6UkDHrdWt_Gk2Q/s1600-h/ralph+lauren+front.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLS2uSeG90x0r6fQaqBa4MiQb_Oc4yh79NzyJYvqCKE5k1jKJMS8MIELsr42h_tGASNOpf3wFVQHGRCfEWftRPWc8ZtTo98Cvt7VzXQz8nlMvddhVWSfhX6UkDHrdWt_Gk2Q/s400/ralph+lauren+front.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300162191956213314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTyrLinPAOsMPymXnymSzqrwgl4zjCwq87VVIbJVtfBbOpr2Exd3RZsZzZ75WGCk6ZiYLgsCijclQpgaSXEJ_rL_iDDtKWS4coA5ki1pBecaHsGHwnaT3lzoAosoFXwD5VFk/s1600-h/ralph+lauren+back.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTyrLinPAOsMPymXnymSzqrwgl4zjCwq87VVIbJVtfBbOpr2Exd3RZsZzZ75WGCk6ZiYLgsCijclQpgaSXEJ_rL_iDDtKWS4coA5ki1pBecaHsGHwnaT3lzoAosoFXwD5VFk/s400/ralph+lauren+back.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300162192189830242" /></a><br />And here is the tapestry one that looks like my sweet Ben dog...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y3W1judWFvNXdgj83XCm98aVXnMS1jS-FYQCnwVFx4e3MWkXqBY6LQCpPv98o9x6lHFwg6apcgkRUTz5UqunB7qFN6gYcsLiMuOL9gl27vZzD8tmIdg-uf65PX5uKTXEuyw/s1600-h/tapestry+golden+retreiver.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y3W1judWFvNXdgj83XCm98aVXnMS1jS-FYQCnwVFx4e3MWkXqBY6LQCpPv98o9x6lHFwg6apcgkRUTz5UqunB7qFN6gYcsLiMuOL9gl27vZzD8tmIdg-uf65PX5uKTXEuyw/s400/tapestry+golden+retreiver.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300170661025126674" /></a><br />In this close up you can see that it isn`t done cheapely...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwb1BJXX2tQbLTJG2ZEj3Gy6ETm_0-vTX8lm8S1fCAMOrf-lJ_zhKmoHw_XJmbGezz7D8eMQCyKKLcD0gouHCN-WrTYLAQpbEFtBoWqOgps652fsOoRy7qJS9cCTo1kI8jJQo/s1600-h/tapestry+up+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwb1BJXX2tQbLTJG2ZEj3Gy6ETm_0-vTX8lm8S1fCAMOrf-lJ_zhKmoHw_XJmbGezz7D8eMQCyKKLcD0gouHCN-WrTYLAQpbEFtBoWqOgps652fsOoRy7qJS9cCTo1kI8jJQo/s400/tapestry+up+close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300162197217389986" /></a><br />I`ve bought some walnut coloured paint to eventually paint the wicker chair in front of the window back to it`s original colour again. Then I`ll add a natural coloured cushion.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lemon Chicken with Egg Noodles <br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTe2dX9iWD9JL2dq8CTDKaM4iUMRWu827otAJqIJnWCrLQbeey04oa92ohSKD7s70XNr-o0QPPWa8HJ7QxlM1x8egnDcUra7CX0rJA0rtvbLdAFO6KdBBy34-vYs6tQIKG30/s1600-h/Lemon+Chicken.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTe2dX9iWD9JL2dq8CTDKaM4iUMRWu827otAJqIJnWCrLQbeey04oa92ohSKD7s70XNr-o0QPPWa8HJ7QxlM1x8egnDcUra7CX0rJA0rtvbLdAFO6KdBBy34-vYs6tQIKG30/s400/Lemon+Chicken.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300165095371744242" /></a><br />Ingredients (serves 4, but we ate it all!)<br /><br />500g chicken breast fillets, cut into 5cm pieces <br />1 tbs soy sauce <br />1 egg, lightly whisked <br />35g (1/4 cup) cornstarch<br />80ml (1/3 cup) olive oil <br />70g (1/3 cup) white sugar <br />250ml (1 cup) chicken stock <br />60ml (1/4 cup) fresh lemon juice <br />2 1/2 squares of noodles (those long thing sqiggly ones) <br />couple handful Chinese Cabbage cooked and drained<br />red pepper chopped<br />green onions and onion greens chopped<br />brocoli<br /><br />Method<br />***** I used some chicken breast breaded fillets I already had. You can pop them in the oven ahead of time then when cooked, chopped them into thirds and dunp in with the veg mix in a wok or fry pan**** (just make sure the chicken is called breast meat and not called white meat because white meat is just formed chicken.<br /><br />From Scratch Chicken....<br /><br />Combine chicken and soy in a bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes to develop the flavours. Combine egg and 2 tbs of cornflour in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Drain chicken and add to batter. <br />Heat oil to 180°C in a wok over high heat (when oil is ready a cube of bread will turn golden brown in 15 seconds). Add half the chicken and cook for 3 minutes each side or until cooked. Repeat with remaining chicken, reheating oil between batches.<br /><br />Veg<br /><br />Place chopped onions, cooked cabbage and red peppers and bits of brocoli in some olive oil and saute, adding cooked chicken pieces to heat them up again.<br /><br />Lemon Sauce<br /> <br />Combine the remaining cornflour, sugar, stock and lemon juice in a small saucepan and stir until smooth. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. <br />Cook noodles for approx.4 minutes. <br />Transfer noodles to serving bowls. Top with chicken and veg and sauce and a slice of lemon. <br /><br />Couldn`t post without adding sweet Elvis this time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdXAVNYmgu-Eh6GFKmEh9dlt205Xv5zuyYhsMUp7gIutcKD0YRIW060I8SeJEhCwipAXYg6WsSUQYy0NYU3hHSAC9NSHun0jYjULCmkaHzOYf_n0A_lAF_ysAHPp3PYY7fIo/s1600-h/elvis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdXAVNYmgu-Eh6GFKmEh9dlt205Xv5zuyYhsMUp7gIutcKD0YRIW060I8SeJEhCwipAXYg6WsSUQYy0NYU3hHSAC9NSHun0jYjULCmkaHzOYf_n0A_lAF_ysAHPp3PYY7fIo/s400/elvis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300171703011183330" /></a><br />Have a nice rest of the weekend.<br />It was actually a lot warmer here today and some of the snow melted. On the news there were a whole whack of starlings that have flown in around this area. Very unnusual so maybe they`re telling us we`ll have an early spring. Fingers crossed.....Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-47427758216588186982009-01-31T11:22:00.015-05:002009-01-31T13:43:33.001-05:00Finally Brave Enough for Original Decor Idea....If anyone read this blog last year, they will know how I was trying to change my frontroom/livingroom into off white and green. I fell inlove with some brick red floral fabric which was also more practical with pets and everyday sitting on. <br />My couch was green but the sheeting I used was starting to wear, being so thin. You can see it at the side here on the blog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPf7-1XK6x_5MAIWeYqoNJwUQx9FkzeQM2vycABpW3m544X_XO48bMS6Ut9_r3ctuk4QGh2M0sLDslC2PIQqOzJ8BwLy0u9U7SQAl-JWFzdH3opWP3H_CHKFHvSR-3H0x8J4/s1600-h/Teds+on+red.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPf7-1XK6x_5MAIWeYqoNJwUQx9FkzeQM2vycABpW3m544X_XO48bMS6Ut9_r3ctuk4QGh2M0sLDslC2PIQqOzJ8BwLy0u9U7SQAl-JWFzdH3opWP3H_CHKFHvSR-3H0x8J4/s400/Teds+on+red.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297511731125232082" /></a><br />Decided to try a slipcover throw I made on the couch and I liked it. After measuring the couch, I bought two size double, thick and textured....and washable bedspreads from Sears,with three king size pillow shams. The pillow shams were big enough to make cushion covers.I decided against actually fitting the spreads other than sewing them together in the middle because this way it`s easier to get them off to wash and also I haven`t ruined two nice bedspreads. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mStv6PrFbR09lQjM2872Zdnoyzu90j2NYxmFXyFfVFs9tt0yIignj879zu8SQNP9ptweMnBuZQh0IdvlbJbHzjBUJ9bXGIiqO7Gg1vV4f3sI8KDUb4efbeTj73v_W2zsxSA/s1600-h/winter+placement.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mStv6PrFbR09lQjM2872Zdnoyzu90j2NYxmFXyFfVFs9tt0yIignj879zu8SQNP9ptweMnBuZQh0IdvlbJbHzjBUJ9bXGIiqO7Gg1vV4f3sI8KDUb4efbeTj73v_W2zsxSA/s400/winter+placement.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297511746467192258" /></a><br />I used an odd sheer to put on the backs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdUnSIZsLXgE6x7n8u-i7LH-7w50wyzS9pdsx6zJuc8Hv-KPmFFHjrYneVHAgS-MnIJNxl1b4vPx-gV5uJHwpSSomSofnfh98fQV7cGX-QwP_6rvOBpb_I4p2OYRykLONcg4/s1600-h/back+of+cushion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdUnSIZsLXgE6x7n8u-i7LH-7w50wyzS9pdsx6zJuc8Hv-KPmFFHjrYneVHAgS-MnIJNxl1b4vPx-gV5uJHwpSSomSofnfh98fQV7cGX-QwP_6rvOBpb_I4p2OYRykLONcg4/s400/back+of+cushion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297522299178269938" /></a><br />I then dug out a natural coloured old big throw bedspread and threw it over the armchair. I liked it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYhdtZt8MWH8hHOgu1XVAeTjbSzU-a_42Qf7pFqLZfCGGq-YK6NVoEvyrauKepdYIIDzRzjQAOvyf8R-n4OGNUN8UMvD84HSgMl0ei1WPiJXYORAeOjbSScyonaCht5zTTA0/s1600-h/new+chair+style.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYhdtZt8MWH8hHOgu1XVAeTjbSzU-a_42Qf7pFqLZfCGGq-YK6NVoEvyrauKepdYIIDzRzjQAOvyf8R-n4OGNUN8UMvD84HSgMl0ei1WPiJXYORAeOjbSScyonaCht5zTTA0/s400/new+chair+style.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297516765594718194" /></a><br />Then I took the only other thing I had half big enough, and near the colour, I put in on the wing chair. The green plaid is still showing and though it isn`t in the colour shade of the other greens, seems to work for now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYpFv8x-7LbwPTO6DYgJwg5KrEpMYKLTIMZjEqGpJDYXoQowVTkIfQa3q9iT1H84QjzKyH-NHX8ZbrRY2lBz_FDNgSRGTh6ou9yClBkO16s9wV-EdbziAmIOSI8MXTL_7VwM/s1600-h/wing+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYpFv8x-7LbwPTO6DYgJwg5KrEpMYKLTIMZjEqGpJDYXoQowVTkIfQa3q9iT1H84QjzKyH-NHX8ZbrRY2lBz_FDNgSRGTh6ou9yClBkO16s9wV-EdbziAmIOSI8MXTL_7VwM/s400/wing+chair.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297515717850162002" /></a><br />I then recovered the pillows in what I had of the greens I liked and then took down the brick floral curtains on the end window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacNcYL7jWE9K93XDz4xve5-um2NaQDZl7h_Lb9qKKOOoFkSS2h5USZfP6ETTBwjYbwpkDvpQsE88o5dWfZeCdNz41RqfHDOS21H-w5yLdJISGube7_uc7NpUgpoKkA6z30Rw/s1600-h/new+arm+chair+position.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacNcYL7jWE9K93XDz4xve5-um2NaQDZl7h_Lb9qKKOOoFkSS2h5USZfP6ETTBwjYbwpkDvpQsE88o5dWfZeCdNz41RqfHDOS21H-w5yLdJISGube7_uc7NpUgpoKkA6z30Rw/s400/new+arm+chair+position.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297518484294430802" /></a><br />Today I decided to move the couch back to the spring and summer position. Not quite February yet and I`m dreaming of all this snow and cold being gone. I`ve been thinking of it for a couple of days but though "no...it`s too early yet. The couch is nice in view of the fire." But what the heck, it`s only my own rule I wanted to break lol So I did.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzQiC36R5Sdl2hcGObVI1oQcRf8IY8mwkj1wXw8fKQbQgc0Xv61eaIaKGp6EsjTr3ddNVOvjDrtz6WEE3suzfWCoc6fIM7y59lLHlbvpZpT_ZS0lPr8LWVZZjpdGX8OR2ejU/s1600-h/summer+position.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzQiC36R5Sdl2hcGObVI1oQcRf8IY8mwkj1wXw8fKQbQgc0Xv61eaIaKGp6EsjTr3ddNVOvjDrtz6WEE3suzfWCoc6fIM7y59lLHlbvpZpT_ZS0lPr8LWVZZjpdGX8OR2ejU/s400/summer+position.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297516748588105106" /></a><br />Tv`s sure spoil the look of things though. I didn`t want to put it in the middle because it takes away from the fire place, so it`s here catty-corner. I would really like to make this corner look better. But I haven`t a clue of what else can be done with using what I have.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEu1BPDVVci4gCaUfzX9FNm_2EjDg7Vf0YCCiDP0ErpGXe2pmRMBd8texITKNDNj71wzD_LOYvS58ScJsWuXNPDpHFA18b5-pgzKbRs26j9kLgRz0lLIFNM_aQkTYYDkNoxk/s1600-h/question+pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEu1BPDVVci4gCaUfzX9FNm_2EjDg7Vf0YCCiDP0ErpGXe2pmRMBd8texITKNDNj71wzD_LOYvS58ScJsWuXNPDpHFA18b5-pgzKbRs26j9kLgRz0lLIFNM_aQkTYYDkNoxk/s400/question+pic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297516753741485938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvKZ65Ie_MD5VdvV29ObeoNL2D2-uBNUI-Tr5wSsd2gNLBSr3oyuZ3rSJ-SxVuJGofYhyphenhyphenj8R6Ng9wG966Epe5L3mVnK_uNn_pYw_QEojAW9Eh45cO2WWSNT2pO1MYm_fbhCQ/s1600-h/tv+end.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvKZ65Ie_MD5VdvV29ObeoNL2D2-uBNUI-Tr5wSsd2gNLBSr3oyuZ3rSJ-SxVuJGofYhyphenhyphenj8R6Ng9wG966Epe5L3mVnK_uNn_pYw_QEojAW9Eh45cO2WWSNT2pO1MYm_fbhCQ/s400/tv+end.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297515728244429058" /></a><br />I had a problem with where to now stick Elvis` bed. Teddy`s was fine in front of the fireplace as he likes to sleep there.<br />I stuck it here beside Ted`s....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRurohJczr7hMpdYMEZf8NolUAgF1P-VARqTa_xpvSQfeJGzJpLkReyYXgNTqoXQjRWwA9Ol59wze0ysmBYUm-tjXqmFwaCpm-6ppRl4R111rBQfYiLeieSaC97ZKYQmyGwc/s1600-h/pillows+for+pets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRurohJczr7hMpdYMEZf8NolUAgF1P-VARqTa_xpvSQfeJGzJpLkReyYXgNTqoXQjRWwA9Ol59wze0ysmBYUm-tjXqmFwaCpm-6ppRl4R111rBQfYiLeieSaC97ZKYQmyGwc/s400/pillows+for+pets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297516756997777442" /></a><br />Elvis seems okay with it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzSAmUMjNXwM8mlQIAYi0SLj2uB-tiBAVGrEVsMBV4MhrYTbRhdwbul_4pYz1Ywxd9WYsxi0RuvKvC8IkQmyaVzbQCiZhHtOQ3HmV4V0UK_UicvHUCJ_tkSBVktz4H49dHWo/s1600-h/Elvis+new+spot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzSAmUMjNXwM8mlQIAYi0SLj2uB-tiBAVGrEVsMBV4MhrYTbRhdwbul_4pYz1Ywxd9WYsxi0RuvKvC8IkQmyaVzbQCiZhHtOQ3HmV4V0UK_UicvHUCJ_tkSBVktz4H49dHWo/s400/Elvis+new+spot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297518522136528466" /></a><br />Hmmmm....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91nP2R9dvJ4AzlUwdTOQ5n6Ql2tXC5VWoYoKKzWy3lR-fXR7qEaVsPFQpEAnGchokgUQMKaKA9X5rzx28WTxVMmP4xKQTLdrBmHfNIxWwANQTqTAAcC6bD6si-kD2zr1MlpI/s1600-h/ted+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91nP2R9dvJ4AzlUwdTOQ5n6Ql2tXC5VWoYoKKzWy3lR-fXR7qEaVsPFQpEAnGchokgUQMKaKA9X5rzx28WTxVMmP4xKQTLdrBmHfNIxWwANQTqTAAcC6bD6si-kD2zr1MlpI/s400/ted+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297520316921353250" /></a><br />The plain sheers suit better at this end now too. Although you can`t see them for the light coming through the window.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT9W6AQZ24y-ATtjmm4AGP5Q7xXL7XZT0zx-MBZ-CW6ViWdZng3j65uJN6Cnxpi6L-9QrGfk4g2Cf5Cq-t0g_4g-qD8jK8lJ59RPT3Bz1bL18tFLYLQDyAjFnlWUjv6REw0w/s1600-h/other+end+of+room.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT9W6AQZ24y-ATtjmm4AGP5Q7xXL7XZT0zx-MBZ-CW6ViWdZng3j65uJN6Cnxpi6L-9QrGfk4g2Cf5Cq-t0g_4g-qD8jK8lJ59RPT3Bz1bL18tFLYLQDyAjFnlWUjv6REw0w/s400/other+end+of+room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297516762531388226" /></a><br />To chrisen the couch, hubby accidentally spilled a whole lot of red wine on one of the cushions.<br />Without thinking I whipped it off....tearing all the straight pins out as fast I could because I hadn`t sewn it yet at the time and rinsed it in cold water and dumped some of this in the washer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN74Q4zKlFlGbuE3QOvl0nJC1TaYkWySGnXVdkVlKcHhcqABFEK33lZgwL1aWzxuIgKMdYunw1HItFbqUzHrMUqTrhyphenhyphenqOgBzdRxFOrKz9s7cP0D4Kx-qMKGDYBJFvg05W2bi0/s1600-h/wine+stain+remover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN74Q4zKlFlGbuE3QOvl0nJC1TaYkWySGnXVdkVlKcHhcqABFEK33lZgwL1aWzxuIgKMdYunw1HItFbqUzHrMUqTrhyphenhyphenqOgBzdRxFOrKz9s7cP0D4Kx-qMKGDYBJFvg05W2bi0/s400/wine+stain+remover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297521706256767426" /></a><br />It took it all completely out! Whew!<br /><br />So that`s what I`ve been up to. Not blogging too much but I finally had something to put up.<br />Hope everyone has a great weekend! We have a birthday party to go to tonight.Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-23295653871511176672009-01-24T22:45:00.000-05:002009-01-25T13:02:56.498-05:00Bits and Pieces and ToileWell, it`s been awhile since I`ve posted. My excuses are work and slow internet and having nothing really to post. I did go to the chiropractor for the first time. From my neck to my lower back was all seized up he said. Aside from being darn sore anyway all the time, my neck was stiff dor three months and hurt to turn. It felt like he was ripping my head off, but it sure did loosen it up! LOL<br />We had a lovely Christmas and New Year, as I hope everyone did. Teddy is still doing reall well for turning 22 this March.<br />The cats got catnip mice for their gift. Izzy was the most excited over it....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YvO29HyyqV1LjZEK8bXj1KkBxCHCqF6PMbqUbGDouHyujw_r3Z_2mHcWQdzxkRNwtf7iuZB8_GC2nAUNtO5fkZBPJvZyylDt_ePXEAmDju61zEGJe2EFpiATrgrfyx4jzv4/s1600-h/Izzy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YvO29HyyqV1LjZEK8bXj1KkBxCHCqF6PMbqUbGDouHyujw_r3Z_2mHcWQdzxkRNwtf7iuZB8_GC2nAUNtO5fkZBPJvZyylDt_ePXEAmDju61zEGJe2EFpiATrgrfyx4jzv4/s400/Izzy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295240290491675842" /></a><br />Elvis likes to get up on the bed at night if I`m reading. Angus happened to be in his spot, so he pushed him over....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpVX2jeSAuKRCxI9BEyoxFVSjyNMbmYobmER5DPFRc_uNmbPygQpX_VSbN6_uhCcmEUAVzmnumwOyDqxPrkuYYPH_2Q03muobZDryYBWJkfFaoHClEhMW8oR8R1cdd1lmef8/s1600-h/El+and+Ang+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpVX2jeSAuKRCxI9BEyoxFVSjyNMbmYobmER5DPFRc_uNmbPygQpX_VSbN6_uhCcmEUAVzmnumwOyDqxPrkuYYPH_2Q03muobZDryYBWJkfFaoHClEhMW8oR8R1cdd1lmef8/s400/El+and+Ang+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295240290370742370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2IOPD46VSIr-EZzPVjve1kCXmOY9T5M5V-XE7mxyBMO8jmGALWAVKG2-4FY0Gfrg4LOupDpQ9H6eHRdYF_uE6MF4kuBzatk8Q7DZFdn8csji5aey46c9SJ-hkaDFvEaAoh8/s1600-h/Elvis+and+Angus.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2IOPD46VSIr-EZzPVjve1kCXmOY9T5M5V-XE7mxyBMO8jmGALWAVKG2-4FY0Gfrg4LOupDpQ9H6eHRdYF_uE6MF4kuBzatk8Q7DZFdn8csji5aey46c9SJ-hkaDFvEaAoh8/s400/Elvis+and+Angus.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295240291180756898" /></a><br />I`ve always been intrigued with this old home. Woundering what it looked like inside. For Canada, it must be quite old and I bet amazing inside. It`s now for sale and in my dreams, I think I`ll buy it LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fPA-kpH1W4o7d_-tfe_TIM5GBHXOf_LPiUwGwZSTc2Yk3RnZqg0f7K_jd26KRwBAMu6N9J3qGniKSvVablQ9IAC6UfOwgvXRgOjYSh0hQKHQhNjqqNhSDe-ip9ywWtg8tI/s1600-h/old+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fPA-kpH1W4o7d_-tfe_TIM5GBHXOf_LPiUwGwZSTc2Yk3RnZqg0f7K_jd26KRwBAMu6N9J3qGniKSvVablQ9IAC6UfOwgvXRgOjYSh0hQKHQhNjqqNhSDe-ip9ywWtg8tI/s400/old+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295246256634533474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6sM18iIwVF44HKvxuYzAHSNydEpdjaQg15E7IItfWXpsxc6OZMpc2EqDJlfT3m2JoMgCN-Hxv9jzZvHK2d1LFhzYW9A0Cwk2BdSBWv6EK1uVbIRPeL9ZdHxyvqHbbOlB78I/s1600-h/old+hous+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6sM18iIwVF44HKvxuYzAHSNydEpdjaQg15E7IItfWXpsxc6OZMpc2EqDJlfT3m2JoMgCN-Hxv9jzZvHK2d1LFhzYW9A0Cwk2BdSBWv6EK1uVbIRPeL9ZdHxyvqHbbOlB78I/s400/old+hous+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295246260464322754" /></a><br />We went to the movies last night and saw Grand Toreno. I would definately recommend this movie. It is surprisingly profound and moving. Not what you think. It`s about an old grumpy man, messed up from the Vietnam war, who`s just lost his wife and has alienated his grown children. His wife`s last wish was for him to go to confession. He chooses to confess the real truth to someone other than the priest though. When the movie is over you are left remembering all the subtle hints and symbologies and we were quite affected by it all. I can`t say more without spoiling it for anyone wanting to see it. Warning...the language is bad though for children.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW5EcX61bPEMVKNwUB47FxI7TqxemVEU012nBFMpLpspJ3uzsDv8OtweCOsUWs9XG5L4uW0E8ukuf26J5cm5J9lZT9Dpv0zUAGS-E8hcSQFBv8DGlQRCeUtiHNSqkG2TQ7h4/s1600-h/grand-torino-movie-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW5EcX61bPEMVKNwUB47FxI7TqxemVEU012nBFMpLpspJ3uzsDv8OtweCOsUWs9XG5L4uW0E8ukuf26J5cm5J9lZT9Dpv0zUAGS-E8hcSQFBv8DGlQRCeUtiHNSqkG2TQ7h4/s400/grand-torino-movie-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295246268890999746" /></a><br />One of the stars was at the theatre signing posters. Her name is Ahney Her. He chose mostly first time actors for this movie that he wrote and directed. My thinking is so it would seem very true to life and one wouldn`t get distracted by big name faces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEFsXOOBYHAlcw2MExGzYDyrw2PIcaa2Zb93YuKxaAhX084JUh7mK00dzg37pDhA5rJYAAIe2qIMCV8V9HNtjfhYA-pJTQb5x3uDWhCaDJiT24ZpkzjJE1sFtY3lxCTh-UD8/s1600-h/Ahney+Her.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEFsXOOBYHAlcw2MExGzYDyrw2PIcaa2Zb93YuKxaAhX084JUh7mK00dzg37pDhA5rJYAAIe2qIMCV8V9HNtjfhYA-pJTQb5x3uDWhCaDJiT24ZpkzjJE1sFtY3lxCTh-UD8/s400/Ahney+Her.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295246270045672050" /></a><br />We still have too much snow and cold here....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV-5fGCQq9k1BLXf9THhH6p1Nygyqt4ViFidzERt2pOn-twMqbogFJp-_-A_2bYIHOPQNUzPuI1FRiS3QryQGNThOX7iPZcWAw8JOz16qxfB7Jbwko_DVL0RD_v2W5swSkCE/s1600-h/frozen+rose.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV-5fGCQq9k1BLXf9THhH6p1Nygyqt4ViFidzERt2pOn-twMqbogFJp-_-A_2bYIHOPQNUzPuI1FRiS3QryQGNThOX7iPZcWAw8JOz16qxfB7Jbwko_DVL0RD_v2W5swSkCE/s400/frozen+rose.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295248451899910754" /></a><br />I decided to put some curtains up in the kitchen that I had previously made and cover the chair seats with this pretty fabric as well. Put my blur arm chairs in the hall. I love them but they don`t really match anything. I had been hoarding this beautiful green and ivory toile fabric for future use. But the sheers are to patterny for it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3zM3RF0QkSBWhNO7icLc0cXR36KN7en3ZIMv8RpaK1z3vw-3njF-ml_fX7BxhrVWPV-TSOAR0AD0xMUeSLJGRkuuLIJ6UJe3uQcQ_wQLtCH9NQSWgE4CRwwKQ8MbXh1ZkyA/s1600-h/wrong+sheers.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3zM3RF0QkSBWhNO7icLc0cXR36KN7en3ZIMv8RpaK1z3vw-3njF-ml_fX7BxhrVWPV-TSOAR0AD0xMUeSLJGRkuuLIJ6UJe3uQcQ_wQLtCH9NQSWgE4CRwwKQ8MbXh1ZkyA/s400/wrong+sheers.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295248458920882194" /></a><br />I`ve bought on wide long ivory one to sew up into two.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL36Ej-A-s1XeBxoM_dQFrAJv2H6plMeb5aFmsaTACBfbthljuQkZSbxuVK4LSrLkKPOzhSUilfVy7lopUhgqGlhyq93plIv9QJ81IpqC7DLi431UUblhUfHxSqI3igLLeCis/s1600-h/fabric.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL36Ej-A-s1XeBxoM_dQFrAJv2H6plMeb5aFmsaTACBfbthljuQkZSbxuVK4LSrLkKPOzhSUilfVy7lopUhgqGlhyq93plIv9QJ81IpqC7DLi431UUblhUfHxSqI3igLLeCis/s400/fabric.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295291462441804930" /></a><br />The same window was too dark when I took the picture and the lighting isn`t so great in this one either, but it looks better...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8udFXdergVOQC8bQbJ4-5iZPyO2KCk2AKiIBPjf6ZfB1kbvfVIaiXoAG7z3VxrsVNiWYdpuC2TziFXRnUh9Cjal5WhQwX6y0zHKUGTNcDu5PTYirXpr215XvDwzP0WAqPPg/s1600-h/new+curtains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8udFXdergVOQC8bQbJ4-5iZPyO2KCk2AKiIBPjf6ZfB1kbvfVIaiXoAG7z3VxrsVNiWYdpuC2TziFXRnUh9Cjal5WhQwX6y0zHKUGTNcDu5PTYirXpr215XvDwzP0WAqPPg/s400/new+curtains.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295291459681008546" /></a><br />Have a great rest of the weekend!Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-55547032048882128792008-12-21T15:26:00.002-05:002008-12-21T15:47:46.299-05:00Merry Christmas!!Tatum is 8 weeks old now and so adorable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKcc-tS5z8Qk0FtJejlfUQ5ziuRJCZFlUL_fLr3nSgEWS_0F9gOzw9l3amFjsK3KEHM24KcROrSBtd8LwPfP2m9HEBq2nb14VVC3iZfY8OoEl6OZfs91xu0Y8YWUOakhGH7Y/s1600-h/Smiley+babe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKcc-tS5z8Qk0FtJejlfUQ5ziuRJCZFlUL_fLr3nSgEWS_0F9gOzw9l3amFjsK3KEHM24KcROrSBtd8LwPfP2m9HEBq2nb14VVC3iZfY8OoEl6OZfs91xu0Y8YWUOakhGH7Y/s400/Smiley+babe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282346409671796354" /></a><br />Sandy comes to visit the animals occasionally and is fascinated with old Ted...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bR2j46XOv3h6nGYIwWQXtQP7VEK3r5dAj4XnVh5s-K8jiG7NkL8vDrswwvvdJnQ1eaftuqPrcDr7X5y3Vi6WemODiWYLJBd7DHBBwLO-_Px7Ij83tZCLjOQOsUx6pswdyL0/s1600-h/sandy+and+ted.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bR2j46XOv3h6nGYIwWQXtQP7VEK3r5dAj4XnVh5s-K8jiG7NkL8vDrswwvvdJnQ1eaftuqPrcDr7X5y3Vi6WemODiWYLJBd7DHBBwLO-_Px7Ij83tZCLjOQOsUx6pswdyL0/s400/sandy+and+ted.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282346410016806546" /></a><br />Baby, it`s cold outside!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegkoGlkJ2hcYYpSuXoJ_Oo1_cVWNXdkzNUqobgFKRDetj2COibU-D8cglG5B2jw6YS0cxJx6G_9RvUZfxrM9M5ynyEkfkNJ3XsSWDMapTscLyU2y6Zky4TWUbMKcEO45W1y0/s1600-h/angus+and+Ted.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegkoGlkJ2hcYYpSuXoJ_Oo1_cVWNXdkzNUqobgFKRDetj2COibU-D8cglG5B2jw6YS0cxJx6G_9RvUZfxrM9M5ynyEkfkNJ3XsSWDMapTscLyU2y6Zky4TWUbMKcEO45W1y0/s400/angus+and+Ted.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282346408085929554" /></a><br />Elvis waits patiently for the gifts to go under the tree. Especially his.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQISJFKJGlXe71puZNAa42YyigXN642kDxqYeoAODr1m4SvNw5CidSzKBWBQhaiNo0h6zB1QOfgOiHDzDyBhe47GXFUCewqfv_C2KbTHG3Ur10Lu4RQo16rtbiDQsyuA67Z0/s1600-h/Elvis+near+tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQISJFKJGlXe71puZNAa42YyigXN642kDxqYeoAODr1m4SvNw5CidSzKBWBQhaiNo0h6zB1QOfgOiHDzDyBhe47GXFUCewqfv_C2KbTHG3Ur10Lu4RQo16rtbiDQsyuA67Z0/s400/Elvis+near+tree.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282346399824280802" /></a><br />Just a quick post to say I wish all a very Merry Christmas and the best New Year yet!Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30208752.post-75592148595841998102008-12-07T19:35:00.005-05:002008-12-07T20:19:12.110-05:00Still Here........somewhere.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYFdqHResb-hfC3aG2oq5ac7Rr_mOKI3mBw_dxxTi9w-ytlsfhW-FZED2EEG3yNL-rbWUbNYTJz_z_Teju9b2eTRhaBAC85zmweSSwGBtgfDsxMjIGKlkpHc0Z3PUJkUeXlc/s1600-h/angus+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYFdqHResb-hfC3aG2oq5ac7Rr_mOKI3mBw_dxxTi9w-ytlsfhW-FZED2EEG3yNL-rbWUbNYTJz_z_Teju9b2eTRhaBAC85zmweSSwGBtgfDsxMjIGKlkpHc0Z3PUJkUeXlc/s400/angus+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277211878475766834" /></a><br />Just stopping in for a minute and I see that by letting my "who visited my blog" thingy lapse, that it has now vanished forever. Sad. It was fun seeing all the different countries. Oh well. I sort of was thinking that it would at least hang in there along the side of the page and just not add any more LOL<br /><br />I`m still trying to visit blogs. It`s on my "to do" list.....my long "to do" list. With slow dial up connection it makes for a very slow go of loading the pages. But I will get there!<br />This Saturday was my last over-time for a bit and the next weekends are fairly free except for my hub`s huge family Christmas get together next Saturday. They hold it every year in the church basement in Courtis, a little place near Oshawa. Hopefully our journey there won`t be too snowy!<br />I won`t bore anyone with snow pictures, but it was a darn cold day,today and it sounds like it will be for awhile.<br />We finished up the Christmas shopping though :)<br /><br />Well, I`m off to see if Extreme Makeover House Edition is on. It always makes me cry. Then Desperate Housewives . I know..hehe...but it`s entertaining. Haven`t sat in front of the tv in long while except to catch Coronation Street that is. Can`t miss that one. But tonight I`m going to be a veg head.<br />Oh yes....decluttering led to plopping a basket down for a few minutes before hiding it away and Angus thought he`d try it out.<br />And though the world`s in a right muddle at the moment, including our ridiculous government....all the best to everyone.Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.com9