tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48918909598780188042024-03-05T20:48:56.688-05:00camp and cottage livingcamp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.comBlogger624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-32973741779434511652016-08-31T12:41:00.002-04:002016-08-31T12:41:22.580-04:00Fall Decor Ideas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hi, I am sharing some of my favourite Fall décor ideas <a href="http://www.campandcottageliving.com/2016/08/quick-easy-fall-decor/" target="_blank">here.</a> </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I hope you'll pop over, friends!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm so sorry the comment function is not working on my WP blog. I have contacted someone to work on it, so I hope it will be fixed soon. Feel free to comment here if you'd like.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Blessings-Kimberly</span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-84673615285372101342016-08-26T15:37:00.005-04:002016-08-26T15:37:49.203-04:00 Blueberry Jam in Five Minute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-36688536944560619922016-08-22T01:11:00.000-04:002016-08-22T01:11:00.477-04:00Harvesting Lavender<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hi, I've been harvesting lavender <a href="http://www.campandcottageliving.com/2016/08/harvesting-lavender/" target="_blank">here.</a> </span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-47445824347780473382016-08-18T10:01:00.001-04:002016-08-18T10:01:03.148-04:00Camp and Cottage Living Chalk Painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-74959742539787046902016-08-12T12:04:00.000-04:002016-08-12T12:04:03.800-04:00A Repurposed Picture Frame<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hi, I repurposed an old picture frame of mine last week. For details check it out <a href="http://www.campandcottageliving.com/2016/08/easy-to-make-bedroom-sign/" target="_blank">here!</a></span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-34042711129642175822016-08-10T13:49:00.001-04:002016-08-10T13:49:21.286-04:00Reflecting on Summer....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>Hi, I'm posting about my thoughts on summer <a href="http://www.campandcottageliving.com/2016/08/gather-ye-rosebuds-while-ye-may/#comments" target="_blank">here.</a> I hope you'll drop by and begin following me <a href="http://www.campandcottageliving.com/2016/08/gather-ye-rosebuds-while-ye-may/#comments" target="_blank">here</a> as I will soon be posting only from my wordpress site and I don't want to lose any of you!!</strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-71248673041518469912016-08-06T08:30:00.000-04:002016-08-06T08:30:27.023-04:00Fun with the Grands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tim and I had a great time with two of our grands this week!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">A great deal of their visit involved time spent swimming, both in the lake and the cement pond.</span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-32437024422691837242016-07-05T08:00:00.000-04:002016-07-05T08:00:18.038-04:00Vintage Goods For Sale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>Pyrex Delphite Blue Piecrust Teacups and Saucers(Set of 4)-$50.00</strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Forty two years ago on a hot Midwest day I was blessed with the birth of my first child, Jefferson.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Jefferson lives in Alberta now. We don't get to see him and his family as often as we would like. We are praying they will get moved to Ontario real soon!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> He sure still has those amazing blue eyes, doesn't he?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Happy Birthday, Jefferson.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I started this week thinking I would finally complete the bag order I have for the Yukon. I had the machine embroidery patterns selected, the new thread arrived last week, and I had already cut out all of the bags.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">But what happens? The thread keeps breaking on my machine. A simple pattern that shouldn't have taken me even an hour, takes several hours to complete because I am constantly having to rethread my machine. Grrr</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since I'm no dummy, I decide to look to my machine manual for help.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">It suggest five different reasons my machine is breaking the thread. I try all of the remedies-no luck! I finally come to realise that this is a job that's bigger than me.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I go on line, find the nearest embroidery machine repair shop (which isn't near at all) and call. No one answers. I leave a message. No one calls me back.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">This morning I call again and a very pleasant man answers the phone. I explain the situation to him and tell him I want to ship my machine to him for repair.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">He knows and I know that it is going to cost me $50. to ship my machine one way to him. So he says to me, "Let's see if we can fix this over the phone". </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I have to tell you this was not something that encouraged me. I had already tried everything the manual had suggested. It seemed like a waste of time to me, but I didn't want to be rude to the fellow. He was being so nice......</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When it was all said and done we realised that I had some abrasion on my metal bobbin holder. I removed the protective plate coverings, stripped the fine, back side of my emery board and set to gently filing the inner metal bobbin surface. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I have to admit I wasn't putting much faith in this causing my thread to break, but I was under the tutelage of the expert so I did what I was told! I filed until I thought it looked smooth, put all of the parts back in place, then tried the machine.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">It worked!!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I am so grateful and relieved. I was telling Tim that I wish that there were some way I could pay this patient and kind man back for all of his help.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">He came up with the perfect gift, I think.</span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-13676911257235970052016-05-10T07:30:00.000-04:002016-05-11T23:43:43.475-04:00My Yellow Dresser Project is Finished<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Do you remember the yellow dresser that I showed you last week? I told you how much I would like to transform my old nondescript dresser into something beautiful. This is what I ended up</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;"> with.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The colour is not exact. Mine look like a lemony yellow. I haven't waxed my dresser yet, which I think might help to tone down the colour a bit.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What do you think? Is it better yellow than brown?</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">My husband couldn't understand why I would paint the dresser than turn around and scrap paint off of the dresser. I told him he's obviously not kept up on the latest décor styles. He admitted he has not. This dresser is my version of shabby chic, I told him. It was clearly obvious by his expression he had never heard of shabby chic. Can you believe that?</span></strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/05/wednesday-week-73.html" target="_blank">Dedicated House Before and After</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.adelightsomelife.com/2016/05/home-garden-thursday-138-10.html" target="_blank">Home and Garden Thursday</a><br />
<a href="http://staceyembracingchange.com/2016/05/12/creative-inspirations-linky-party-181/" target="_blank">creative-inspirations-linky-party</a><br />
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-61668872546800836032016-05-08T12:09:00.001-04:002016-05-08T12:09:30.730-04:00A Mother's Day Dedication<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This Mother's Day marks the third Mother's Day that I have been without my dear mother. Like so many of you who have lost your mothers it has become a day of reflection on all the wonderful times spent together, a day of fresh sorrow for our loss, and a day of gratefulness for having been gifted with a kind and loving mother. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My mother started her life as most of us born in the 50's did, in a family unit, with both a Father and a Mother. But at the age of nine her mother left. I never quite understood the reason why....There were these hazy words about my grandfather being a womaniser, but never any solid truths about why she left.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">At the age of nine my mother became the 'woman of the house'. She had to watch over her little brother who was four years her junior, clean the house and do the cooking. This is something that is unfathomable to me still.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Mom married at the age of fifteen. Hard to imagine. However, if you had been keeping house and bearing the responsibilities she had since you were age nine it puts this event in a better perspective.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My Mom was such a hard worker. She had her first child at the age of seventeen and her last, me, at the age of thirty two. There were seven of us altogether!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We lived in a small three bedroom home. And let me tell you that house was spotless. Mom was a sterling example of a homemaker to me. She was an excellent cook, spotless housekeeper, and laundress. The one skill she never did embrace was sewing. She would hand repair our clothing, but admitted she had no desire to ever learn how to use a sewing machine.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I remember as a teenager when she went to a knitting class with her sister to take up knitting. Everyone told her it was such a relaxing pastime. She told me it made her a nervous wreck! She never again attempted any other hand crafts in her lifetime.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">When I was thirteen my parents built a new home. This is a photo of Mom at the open house celebration. At this time there was only myself and my brother living at home. Mom was working a full time job by then. As a family we had our routine; work, school, weekends together, and church on Sundays. With five older siblings, who now had children of their own, our weekend were always full</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> with nieces and nephew running about or staying overnight. Exactly opposite to what my life is like with all of my children living so far away now.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Mom was a strict mother with very high morals. Yet she was also warm and affectionate, a real hugger. She was fair. Although as a teenager I didn't think so, I realise now that she was.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Mom wasn't perfect. She had very firm opinions about how life should be and was more than ready to tell you so. As she aged, though, she became less outspoken. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I could go on and on about how wonderful I think my mom was. I know that I was very blessed and I thank God on this day for giving me such a special Mother.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Now that Tim and I have our home on the market every few days one of us is surfing MLS to look for a farmhouse. Tim happened across this one. It is not in <u>my</u> budget but I love it! </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is a true and authentic farmhouse. My goodness it even has a wringer washer in the corner of the kitchen. Imagine that.</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> I thought it may be an Amish home. The electric stove in the kitchen and the ceiling fan tell me otherwise.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Take in that gorgeous wood burning cook stove, the old kitchen table and chairs, the waincoating cabinets and the cabinets with the chicken wire fronts.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I once had a claw foot tub and I am very partial to them. I can attest that they are quite comfy! </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Notice the drainage pipe covered in wallpaper? I've had these in my home and never knew quite what to do with them.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This is one of four bedrooms. My favourite features here are the wainscoting ceiling and the wrought iron bed. Although my taste in decor would be different, I think that the room is still lovely. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">We had a light snow this morning.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I do have two sweet crocus that have bloomed and a few tulips throughout the yard that are showing promise. Spring <span style="color: blue;">is</span> here (I'm tapping my red slippers together).</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Now I will let you run along to check out my dream house. I'm not coveting it, just appreciating the home. </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Really!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hi! I received a free gift last week.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I am not a lover of the colour yellow but for some reason I really, really like the yellow that was used on this dresser.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">In fact, I like it so much that I went out and bought a small container of paint that I hope matches this yellow to paint a dresser that I have in my basement sewing room.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This is my lovely little dresser. I think it is designed very similar to the one that I have fallen in love with. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Do you see that paint swatch? I'm hoping that it is the colour match I need to copy my dream dresser. You never know about these things until you start painting. I figure if it's way too bright to my liking though I can tone it down with some white paint. EEK-I hope!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My sister mixes her own all the time and assures me it will work.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">1) I have a scratched and stained counter top that I want to cover with contact paper before I show you the room.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">3) I <span style="color: purple;">have </span><span style="color: black;">to finish this bag order for the Yukon before I can take the time to do excuse #1 or 2.</span></span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I can't believe it is Thursday already. I don't feel like I have gotten much accomplished this week at all. I did get all of the bags cut out. I had to wait on my thread order to arrive. It showed up Tuesday. But then Tim and I went gallivanting over to Marathon yesterday and blew my hopes of getting any work done on Wednesday. But that is life. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Last weekend I threw everything else to the wind and whipped up a couple of wall hangings for two of my grands and one for myself, of course.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Weather wise we have been blessed with sunshine the last three days, but cooler temps. I'm not complaining considering the huge amounts of snow I see some of you are getting in Southern Ontario and out East. Yikes! I hope it will melt fast for you.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A little birdie told me that if I don't stop by to say hello every once in a while I will lose touch with bloggers and soon fade away into the sunset.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I really have been busy. I promise I'm not sitting around eating bon bons and watching TV. We've been doing Spring touch up on our home. Oh, and I've recently converted my spare basement room into a sewing room now too. I'll have to show you photos of that soon. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> My crocuses have bloomed now so I'm sure we've turned the corner even if it is going to be cold for this coming week. Fingers crossed!</span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-61755630591964558512016-03-29T08:00:00.000-04:002016-03-29T08:00:23.078-04:00A Clean & Simple Kitchen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I'm wondering why I ever said I would show you my scaled down kitchen now. I only have two pictures taken after all. But here it is...</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Our local grocery had a nice selection of flowers for Easter. I was so surprised to see the hydrangeas. They are my favourite. We are not able to grow anything but the White Annabelle's here. Another customer told me that she bought one in past years and planted it and it did come back for two summers, but not the third. Surprisingly the bouquets of assorted flowers were $35. each, where the hydrangea plants were only $15.00. I would've thought the opposite. If I can just keep it alive until June I'll plant it outside and hopefully keep mine alive for a few years too.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I hope all of you enjoyed your Easter. Truthfully, mine and Tim's was pretty miserable. We had both been sick all last week with the flu. Today was the first day that we didn't spend half the day sleeping.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">So happy to be feeling better! Now if I just regain my energy I'll be cook'in with gas.</span></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-73736989204505984202016-03-25T18:00:00.000-04:002016-03-25T18:00:01.758-04:00The Jewel Tea Man and My Easter Coat of Many Colours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The year was 1963 or 64. The Jewel Tea Man had arrived at our little home with his latest Spring catalogue. This was a moment I had long anticipated. It had already been decided by my mother that I was going to be the recipient of a new Easter dress this year. Now this didn't happen every year for me. I was the last of seven children and if your Easter dress from the preceding year still fit you there was certainly not going to be any money wasted on a new one this year.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Mom and I carefully viewed the dresses and agreed on a two piece outfit, how exciting. The jacket was a rainbow of pastel stripes matched with a white, narrow pleated skirt. This was my first grown up two piece outfit. Before I had always worn ruffled or lacy dresses. Mom also bought a pair of white patent shoes for me with a matching purse and white gloves, of course!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">And now here is the sad part...I was a wicked little girl. After school my cousins and I had taken to playing around the RR tracks beneath the 2nd street bridge. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Don't ask me why, it was so long ago I can't even remember. Maybe it was to collect rocks, I honestly can't say. But looming on the opposite side of the bridge was a factory-Hubinger.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> It wasn't long before it was noted by the workers of the factory that there were children playing around the RR tracks. A call was made to my mother. You may wonder how they knew where I lived. What I didn't tell you was that our home was only half a block from the factory. So it was very easy to watch as I walked from the bridge right to our back kitchen door.What turned out to be a very odd coincidence was that the very day that I arrived home after playing near the tracks was also the day my Easter coat of many colours had arrived from the Jewel Tea Man. I still remember so vividly to this day walking in the door, seeing my mother holding the jacket still wrapped in plastic in her hands. But she wasn't smiling. What could be wrong I had wondered?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">It didn't take long for her to tell me that she had received a call from Hubingers that her daughter had been repeatedly seen playing near the RR tracks beneath the 2nd street bridge. They were concerned, not only because of the trains that pass through, but also because they had dispensed rat poison among the gravel rocks surrounding the tracks. Worst of all, my mother informed me that they were going to call the police if they caught us down there again. I'm not really sure if this was so or Mom's own embellishment to stress just how serious this matter was. But the real tear jerker was that if she couldn't trust me to never go down to the RR tracks the Easter outfit was going to have to go back. I happy to say that through very tearful pleas and promises I managed to convince my mother that I would never go to play under the bridge again and was able to proudly wear my coat of many colours on that Easter Sunday.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">The Jewel Tea man was a welcome site to my mother. With seven children to care for it was wonderful luxury to order the goods right from her kitchen table, then have it delivered to our home as well. I remember her ordering everything; pots and pans, food items, clothing, toys and linens.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">painting! I've noticed a pattern to my madness. I clean one room, then carry the junk from that room to hide in a closet in another room. When I get to that room, a few things are discarded, then the rest goes to another hiding place. When I get to the last room for de-cluttering I am usually ready to rid myself of those items that I've hauled from room, to room, to room. Whew, I just get tired reliving it all.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;"> I have to show you soon, before I start filling it with stuff again. I am not a sick hoarder, honest, even though I sound like one!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">After watching Downtown Abbey last week my mind was full of so many what ifs. I found myself wondering if Edith would find the love of her life and finally marry. I found myself wondering if Anna would make it to full term with her baby or not. Would Mrs. Hughes brush up on her cooking skills enough to satisfy Mr. Carson's taste? Well, I'm not really losing any sleep over this one. But I am honestly waiting in great anticipation for every episode now, just to discover what will happen next.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Prediction #2-I believe that Edith and Mr. Pelham will marry.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prediction #3- I believe that Cora and Isobel Crawley will win out in their quest to consolidate the local hospital, much to The Dowager Crawley's objection.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prediction #4- I believe that Mr. & Mrs. Carson will live happily ever after, even if the Mrs. never does learn to cook like his dear mother once did.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Now that is all of my predictions for today. I have many more, but I want to hear what you believe might happen. </span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Do you think I've missed the mark on any of my predictions? Don't be afraid to tell me-It is all in good fun after all!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">Now it's your turn. Tell me your predictions for this final season.</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">It will be very interesting to see just how close we all come to being correct!</span></em></strong></div>
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camp and cottage livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891890959878018804.post-44791003877489936712016-02-01T13:32:00.001-05:002016-02-01T13:32:59.229-05:00Touching Base<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hi Friends</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I wanted to drop by and let you know that I haven't dropped off of the face of the earth, that I'm still here plugging away. I just haven't really done anything very blog worthy, nothing very interesting!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My real reason for blogging today was to ask you to pray for John, <a href="http://thenanadiana.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">NanaDiana's husband.</a> He has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing very intense treatment. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Deb at <a href="http://www.frugallittlebungalow.com/fasting/" target="_blank">The Frugal Little Bungalow has</a> called for a fast today for John. Those who would like to participate can go to either Deb's blog or Nana Diana's to get more info. We all know what it is like to have a loved one ill and in need of prayer. How wonderful it is that we can turn to our friends in the blogging community for support.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Tim and I have been busy repainting the kitchen walls and cabinets. That's what happens ladies if you decide you want white cabinets, you end up re-painting them nearly every year or two!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Above is one of the two picture frames I found at the resale shop for fifty cents. I've replaced the picture with one more to my liking. Lambs, of course!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I am taking my time in deciding were everything is to hang this time around. I ended up having to fill over two dozen holes I had made in the wall before we were even able to paint this last time. Not good! I was happily amazed that my spackling job worked out and you can't see where I had massacred the walls previously. So I'm going to be good this time and not just hang stuff willy nilly.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I also purchased these four white measuring cups cheaply and would like to hang them somewhere.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Lastly, I'm spending my evening working on this latest cross stitch pattern that I bought for a quarter.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Can you believe it? I've only gotten as far as the wheat, but little by little it will get done even if it takes me years. Which it probably will......</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I find myself getting all mixed up in my stitches though when I'm watching my programs too intensely. Take Downtown Abby for instance. I was sure that Robert was going to die in last night's episode-so glad he didn't. I had to ask myself though if an ulcer could possibly cause such a horrendous reaction. I found that amount of blood shocking. And then I was really irritated with Daisy's way of expressing herself concerning Mr. Mason. She has yet learned how to reign in her feelings. I guess this is all just the sign of Julian Fellow's splendid writing technique, we are drawn in it .</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I do want you to tell you that even though I haven't been blogging lately I'm doing my best to keep up with everyone's blog post. I rarely leave a comment, but I do visit. I don't want to lose touch completely. I've got several projects going, but I need balance in life too. Visiting your blogs is my R&R! Anyway, I'm thinking of you and pray that this finds you all well. Back to the grind.....</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Blessing-Kimberly</span></strong></div>
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