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Since Grace is away this week (she's spending time with Meme and Pop and attending an art camp) I decided that this would be a good time to accomplish some much needed yard work. I've been highly motivated to tackle our backyard since we arrived home from our vacation - the landscaping at the inn we stayed at was beautiful.</div>
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So, this morning I headed outside armed with my gloves, trimmers and yard bags at sunrise, ready for a day of work. For some reason, I gauge my productivity on the number of bags that I fill and not by the amount of time that I spend working. I ended up being outside for nine hours (some of that time was spent sitting under the shade of the oaks to cool off) and filled six bags to brim.</div>
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As always, I expected to accomplish more than I actually did, but six bags isn't to shabby. Up next is prepping the raised garden beds for fall planting. Stay tuned.</div>
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As we thumbed through the seed catalogs in February, we came across peanuts and wondered if they would grow in southern Florida. Not knowing how successful they would be, I ordered a packet and thought we'd give them a try. To our amazement, they grew. And not only that, they were the most productive plants that we attempted to grow this spring.</div>
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After doing a bit of research, I decided it was probably best to harvest them, despite the leaves not being fully yellowed yet. Apparently it's best to unearth them after a dry spell and since we had gone nearly a week without rain, out they came.</div>
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Grace was eager to help (her desire to garden is hit or miss these days) with pulling up the plants and plucking the swelling pods from their roots. We ended up with nearly half of a dishpan full, not too bad for a four by four foot raised garden bed. After giving them a quick rinse, we placed the peanut pods out on our kitchen counter to dry. Once dry, fresh roasted peanuts here we come!</div>
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One of Grace's friends from school asked if we'd like to join them for a morning of "Art in the Park". Without hesitation, we agreed to join them and couldn't have been happier that we did. The park (which the name slips me at the moment) was in Osprey and was right along the bay. You would have never known that it was July due to beautiful breeze that came off the water and all of the shade provided the sprawling oaks.</div>
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After a nature walk, where the children learned about the many native plants on the property and collected various leaves, they created their art. They used a gelatin relief printing technique, along with their leaves, to create a design on a tote bag. As you can see from the above photo, Grace arranged her leaves to create an ocean scene.</div>
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So there you have it - art in the park!</div>
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Over the weekend we headed to Cocoa Beach. We decided that even though we took our "big" vacation over Grace's spring break, we still needed a "little" getaway this summer. So, off to the beach it was. </div>
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I do believe we may have found a new favorite weekend getaway!</div>
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One afternoon, towards the end of the school year, Grace hopped excitedly into the car exclaiming, "I have a new recipe for us try - it's for little pizzas!". Apparently she had come across it while on the computer completing a "Success Maker" reading activity. Being that pizza is at the top of her list of favorite foods, she jotted the recipe down on a piece of scratch paper.</div>
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I always ask her and Dean what they would like me make for dinners during the week and more often than not they have nothing to suggest. I think the fact that Grace now had a dinner to recommend, along with it being something "new", made her quite pleased with herself. Needless to say, the "pizza muffins" were added to the weekly menu and have been on regular rotation ever since. And I must add that every time we eat them she reminds us that they were made by using "her recipe".</div>
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Our swimming has been curtailed over the past week or so, well make that the entire month of June (and now July), due to frequent rain storms. I've never seen the pond behind our house quite so full, which makes Dean happy since there's less grass to mow now that the water level has risen substantially. However, all that rain has put a serious damper on our pool time.</div>
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Grace managed about forty minutes of swim time yesterday, then the ominous dark clouds rolled in, hampering her fun yet again. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed that the rain will stay away, perhaps just for the day, so Grace can get her swimming "fix". Wish us luck! </div>
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Now that camp is over we find ourselves with a bit more time to create. And what a better way to come up with ideas than to be inspired by books. Grace rarely selects picture books from the library anymore, as chapter books are her "thing" now. Every once and awhile though, the cover illustration on a picture book will spark her interest, so into the bag it goes.</div>
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We have several of these such books in our possession now and Grace has been inspired to create projects based the their content. First on her list was, "The Boy Who Drew Birds", written by Jacqueline Davies and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. The book is based on the true story of John James Audubon and his love of birds.</div>
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After reading the book together, we busied ourselves drawing and painting our own favorite birds. Grace opted for a Blue Jay due to her current favorite color being blue and I, a Cardinal due to my love of their distinctive chirp while dining at our feeder. We first drew our birds using a drawing pencil, then outlined our pencil marks with a Pigma pen and finally gave them color by using watercolors. </div>
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Grace has spent the past two weeks under the big top at the Sailor Circus summer camp. This was her second year participating and she loved every minute of it. At the beginning of the session each child selects (choosing their favorites, numbering them 1-3) which skill they would like to focus on and perform at the show, which is held in the evening on the final day of camp. Grace received her second choice, the double trapeze or in circus lingo known as the "duo trap". She and her partner, Maverick (he was the anchor and Grace was the performer of the skills so to speak), had a great time performing together.</div>
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It was an action packed two weeks for certain. Grace is already looking forward to attending the newly forming "Circus Arts" classes and is counting down the months until she can officially join the amazing Sailor Circus!</div>
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(To find out more about this wonderful program, visit <a href="http://www.sailorcircus.org/">www.sailorcircus.org</a>)</div>
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On this first official day of summer we celebrated with a quick stop at Detwiler's Market. When we arrived it was quite apparent what season it was, as nearly everyone exiting the market had a large watermelon slung on their hip. However, we weren't there for watermelon - we wanted ice cream.</div>
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You see, Grace has been at camp all week, Sailor Circus camp to be exact, and has handled the lack of air conditioning like a trooper (yes, you're reading that correctly.... no air conditioning.... in Florida.... in the summer). When I picked her up this afternoon, dripping with sweat, I decided a cup of ice cream was in order. Without hesitation she agreed.</div>
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The chapter is making a group quilt in which each member contributes a block or two. The fabric had to be a solid (or read as a solid) and in Florida-themed colors. Other than the finished block size and fabric requirements, the sky was the limit. After a bit of contemplating, I opted to make a circular block along with a zigzag, two techniques I have wanted to try. After I took the photograph, I quilted them using a quilt-as-you-go technique.</div>
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Reading aloud has come down to a snail pace around these parts. Grace has found great interest in graphic novels these days, which shouldn't come to a surprise to me due to Dean's long-time interest in reading them. So suffice it to say that Tintin, Geronimo and many other casts of characters have been occupying a good amount of her summer days.</div>
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Despite our slow pace, we managed to finish our second read-aloud book of the summer, "The Tiger Rising", by Kate DiCamillo. It was well written and I think Grace enjoyed it so much due to her current love of tigers (despite the sad ending related to the tiger's fate). </div>
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(As a side note, the drawing in the photograph above is unrelated to the book with exception that it's of a tiger. From the moment I pulled this drawing out of Grace's backpack, I loved it. She rarely draws animals from this perspective and those two little teeth make me smile every time I see them.)</div>
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One of the things Grace and I pride ourselves on is making delicious homemade desserts for others. For Father's Day, this was no exception. I allowed Grace to select what she wanted to make for Dean and Pop. It was Oreo brownies for Pop and a Hershey's cake for Dean. Oh how this girl loves chocolate!</div>
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For Pop, we used our favorite brownie recipe then added crumbled Oreos (I must confess that I hadn't purchased Oreos in quite some time due to their pesky ingredient list. We usually use a hippie (per Dean) version instead) to the batter and topped the mixture with additional cookies just prior to baking.</div>
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And for Dean, we made his cake to go along with our Black Kow theme. You see Dean is such a good sport hauling bag after bag (weighing a hefty fifty pounds a piece) of manure to our backyard each growing season. So we decided to order him the official Black Kow t-shirt and cap set for his Father's Day gift. For the cake, Grace used Oreos once again, but this time they were crushed to look like a bag of cow manure had spilled all over the cake.</div>
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One of the items on our summer to do list was to go hunting for fossilized shark's teeth. Our local beaches aren't known for them (in fact, we've never found one) but just a bit south of us in Venice, well the beaches there are known to be the "shark teeth hunting capital of the world". So needless to say, we headed to Venice and the shores of Caspersen Beach for a little hunting.</div>
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When we arrived you could see that everyone was there for the same purpose..... to find teeth. People were hunched over scanning and sifting through the sand and shell (this beach is known for shelling too) looking for an intact tooth (fragments could be found everywhere). Some individuals were quite well equipped, while others like ourselves came with some dollar store implement, such as a kitchen strainer, to aid the search.</div>
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A few minutes into our hunting, Grace lost interest and decided that she had other plans. She was hopeful to catch a fish instead. So for our nearly four hour visit she hung around the rocky part of the coast with her net in hand searching for fish. Although the little fish were plentiful, they were a bit too quick and were spared a brief visit in the sand pail. Perhaps next time.</div>
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Our visit yielded about a dozen teeth. Most of them are tiny, as you can see from the picture of Grace's hand above, but they're fossilized shark teeth none the less. Perhaps next time we'll find a prized "big one" but until then we'll be perfectly content with the little ones!</div>
<br />onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-7179814348177007812013-06-10T21:16:00.001-04:002013-06-10T21:16:45.820-04:00Dragon making - part 1.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought it would be a great idea for Grace and I to make a quilt together this summer. Perhaps a wonky log cabin pattern that didn't require a precise seam allowance. When I mentioned my idea to her she was quick to respond with, "Not much", otherwise known as I'm not interested.</div>
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We're using a pattern from Soto Softies which we purchased from Etsy. Since the pattern recommended using wool felt, a trip to Rainbow's End Quilt Shop was in order (it's the only place I know where to purchase wool felt with the exception of the internet). Thankfully, while Grace was visiting with Meme and Pop over the weekend, Meme took her to select three felt colors that the pattern called for.</div>
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This morning, after taking the dogs for a walk in the park, we officially started the dragon. We're being sure to take things slow and steady, to avoid any unnecessary frustration. Today's goal was to cut out all of the required pattern pieces and tomorrow we plan to start sewing.</div>
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Grace is a huge fan of sweet soft-baked pretzels. When the rare opportunity arises when we find ourselves at a mall, whether from "Pretzel Twister" or "Auntie Anne's", we're sure to purchase one (or perhaps two). <br />
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Grace has been requesting to make a batch of pretzels at home for quite some time now. Ours certainly don't taste quite as good as the mall bought variety (perhaps because we use a fair amount of whole grain flour) but they are tasty none the less. We've tried numerous recipes but we find ourselves using a recipe from Gale Gand, which we've tweaked to accommodate the flour we use and Grace's sweet tooth.<br />
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The results of our pretzel making can be seen above. We had our timing right and they came out of the oven just in time for lunch. Pretzels and banana smoothies make for a delicious lunch I tell you!<br />
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On this first day of June and our first official day of summer vacation I expected to be displaying a picture of Grace playing the piano during her recital. But alas, she awoke with a sore throat and fever so we had a change in plans. Instead we had a rather lazy day around the house.<br />
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Due to our laziness we managed to finish our first read-aloud book of the summer, "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo. Dean and I had gotten away from reading aloud to Grace each evening (for reasons which I'll share later) so it certainly feels great to be back at it.<br />
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We hope you'll join us this summer and see what we're up to! onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-992580071536275612012-05-01T20:46:00.000-04:002012-05-02T06:52:47.691-04:00Birthday BingoOver the weekend we spent time helping Meme celebrate her birthday. One of the activities we did together was to play bingo at the first ever "Bingo Night" at Grace's school. Things started off quite well, but then quickly turned sour. You see, Grace can be a bit competetive and when she doesn't win, the drama often begins.<br />
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Needless to say there were no Bingo's in the cards for us on this given night.... but there's always hope for next time!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-69334254806997252592012-04-23T20:27:00.000-04:002012-04-23T20:33:46.551-04:00TenOur sweet Sophie recently turned ten. As with any birthday or festivity Grace enjoys the role of party planner. Sohpie's special day was no exception. Upon her arrival home from school, Grace went right to work - from crafting a card and banner to making a bone shaped "cake" (since Sophie is on a strict prescrition diet due to her sensitive stomach, Grace made the cake using canned dog food) nothing was left out.<br />
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Once Dean arrived home and our dinner was complete, Grace played "Happy Birthday" for Sophie on the piano while we were instructed to sing. Then, the girls (yes, Lucy partook in the treats too) had their yummy birthday cakes.
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It was a sweet celebration indeed!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-25827627924822967362012-04-18T14:26:00.004-04:002012-04-18T20:43:18.585-04:00In the GardenWe found ourselves with an extra ten minutes this morning before having the need to head off to school. Grace decided that she wanted to spend the time outside peeking around the garden.<br /><br />For some reason it always seems that so much growth occurs during the night while we're fast asleep. And the plants always appear refreshed first thing in the morning too, unlike their parched state come late afternoon.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTyS2vKz4jqq8mDIQQ78tN3kIONP5aklR8rpUnh2HsbR90s9004PG974BSUg7mJM6JApoo7w8ajAMHRFFbVt40hZmervMYntmUsg3zMMV3_Hm-vSrkW5vJyqzF87rcjux9tNNQ_7QB3Xf/s1600/IMG_8190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTyS2vKz4jqq8mDIQQ78tN3kIONP5aklR8rpUnh2HsbR90s9004PG974BSUg7mJM6JApoo7w8ajAMHRFFbVt40hZmervMYntmUsg3zMMV3_Hm-vSrkW5vJyqzF87rcjux9tNNQ_7QB3Xf/s320/IMG_8190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732809221022652514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGG-cMxj_SL-07UvIO-zMbzAbxLORAt67G1o9f0A72Cv7X9cs8THN1hwh7tIcdpMqJQG-iN6eeRcQNV5wEUtAot9CSOIAeX30QWpGwEhymiQIaxZ_Oa7CsIqajuvRR_e3S5qUnWsBmODd/s1600/IMG_8214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGG-cMxj_SL-07UvIO-zMbzAbxLORAt67G1o9f0A72Cv7X9cs8THN1hwh7tIcdpMqJQG-iN6eeRcQNV5wEUtAot9CSOIAeX30QWpGwEhymiQIaxZ_Oa7CsIqajuvRR_e3S5qUnWsBmODd/s320/IMG_8214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732809229400703186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQafwUq5d6T7QJ5pyA6i8QafYdtSRg1EEKF7jcTPXkyXLSe0XJtDHrQrJUCOizqyaVcK9CGEegvK1Idd5tuK8vQWMfXOKur0_qpfHqmUoQXwNwSnmYqM1jSZ8ucaeMpyWM0r1M-VgjWmUq/s1600/IMG_8218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQafwUq5d6T7QJ5pyA6i8QafYdtSRg1EEKF7jcTPXkyXLSe0XJtDHrQrJUCOizqyaVcK9CGEegvK1Idd5tuK8vQWMfXOKur0_qpfHqmUoQXwNwSnmYqM1jSZ8ucaeMpyWM0r1M-VgjWmUq/s320/IMG_8218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732809231358885218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwFsewh0xXRTJRf-Y9-dBiXdbkJ_G33oFLjjAGiZY-GfkJ_1Z0mhVfhAdVAgoxiEuhrkoD7xDXhCvLEvjqQc39QsvHFKVnyyuP_8SRRSAxzmNayLcRtpDESzFotiaEa5cA4-J14JixEPW/s1600/IMG_8158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwFsewh0xXRTJRf-Y9-dBiXdbkJ_G33oFLjjAGiZY-GfkJ_1Z0mhVfhAdVAgoxiEuhrkoD7xDXhCvLEvjqQc39QsvHFKVnyyuP_8SRRSAxzmNayLcRtpDESzFotiaEa5cA4-J14JixEPW/s320/IMG_8158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732809208732052434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABNuhRkLa95T2Kx9MGt1lKKY2wP0BQcGKULkKondK7HdJEwldvslUvgHPXPPesI7Ub-zbMDYRQHLRJjnDGY1gScEzhB2xngYnHR8GEnShTTtCcdCVaBlcjewFwR5SUMigWbMpjkNNsWAa/s1600/IMG_8200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABNuhRkLa95T2Kx9MGt1lKKY2wP0BQcGKULkKondK7HdJEwldvslUvgHPXPPesI7Ub-zbMDYRQHLRJjnDGY1gScEzhB2xngYnHR8GEnShTTtCcdCVaBlcjewFwR5SUMigWbMpjkNNsWAa/s320/IMG_8200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732809204025815778" /></a><br />Pictures from top to bottom.... 1) Grace holding one of the colossal zucchinis - I swear they're the size of your pinkie finger one day, then the size of a billy club the next. 2) One of the many melon blossoms with bush beans in the background 3) Lucy up to her naughtiness in the garden - she's a digger I tell you. 4) An early morning visitor on a corn stalk 5) Grace and Sophie taking a rest after peeking around.<br /><br />So indeed, the morning is a good time to look around this little garden of ours.onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-59320548303179275522012-04-03T14:11:00.004-04:002012-04-03T14:28:19.314-04:00Before and AfterLucy received her first haircut from the groomer last week. Both she and Sophie had reached a ten on the fuzz-o-meter index or in other words were long overdue. You see the groomer wouldn't take Lucy until she had completed her full course of puppy shots and with wanting to keep both dogs on the same haircutting schedule, we waited.<br /><br />Here's how they looked before....... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kFe6_1biaf5FfezvpYdJU4vOk2tyKt8nl1ZFSDRt4_FDb-NOThnYF6pJOnb7_ru33sLupE8CZCc6F5l58IcOUPx7K1_Zfxe5XaxpJdI-Tuq0y1y9_lKFvBaPqI92jrQgQnAsakN34GLF/s1600/IMG_7916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kFe6_1biaf5FfezvpYdJU4vOk2tyKt8nl1ZFSDRt4_FDb-NOThnYF6pJOnb7_ru33sLupE8CZCc6F5l58IcOUPx7K1_Zfxe5XaxpJdI-Tuq0y1y9_lKFvBaPqI92jrQgQnAsakN34GLF/s320/IMG_7916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727238992674556210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhFTSiSsiD4VipciKMJss6aCgrT_BEOl475oIKq_Z47aLsBiKXc_N9Amcdr1ipp6ABGF-a0UWVeocxRbNqes_IG9BPRQiuQlRKDgG14DmPgC6fHO8zzYkBqwu2EuG3O9wlNIjJbaB39PQ/s1600/IMG_7952.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhFTSiSsiD4VipciKMJss6aCgrT_BEOl475oIKq_Z47aLsBiKXc_N9Amcdr1ipp6ABGF-a0UWVeocxRbNqes_IG9BPRQiuQlRKDgG14DmPgC6fHO8zzYkBqwu2EuG3O9wlNIjJbaB39PQ/s320/IMG_7952.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727238981497266738" /></a><br />And after.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH1BC2nazBM8YZWZdz6FPa5ZelTrkEAYjr6X4SyZVgRNNFI7S2Wd51tPdIBORkVheudKv86F9FjfX4S6iyvr35v2Q4Ucn0tKSWagaauaZpcWylFNqggCxLiL8bUL5PZZ7eLSuBuUShAPX/s1600/IMG_7970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAH1BC2nazBM8YZWZdz6FPa5ZelTrkEAYjr6X4SyZVgRNNFI7S2Wd51tPdIBORkVheudKv86F9FjfX4S6iyvr35v2Q4Ucn0tKSWagaauaZpcWylFNqggCxLiL8bUL5PZZ7eLSuBuUShAPX/s320/IMG_7970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727238971914861202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-tLnte3fnWtV1O0UFFAgGbmf7WBfQuu8P5FJZsOaDkZYZqZFEY8nHz-R6y_4JWnw6ruIa6nQ76gtQUxzwkO-wJ3bzJcEdLJ3ec1vFgyb-4e1RLCu4evLBh2n-uj6RWbXZNCXDSGXjrqQ/s1600/IMG_7962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-tLnte3fnWtV1O0UFFAgGbmf7WBfQuu8P5FJZsOaDkZYZqZFEY8nHz-R6y_4JWnw6ruIa6nQ76gtQUxzwkO-wJ3bzJcEdLJ3ec1vFgyb-4e1RLCu4evLBh2n-uj6RWbXZNCXDSGXjrqQ/s320/IMG_7962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727238962862321490" /></a><br />Quite a difference wouldn't you say?onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-58438299380866606522012-03-31T06:53:00.007-04:002012-03-31T13:46:08.341-04:00Strawberry Picking and Jam MakingWhile Grace was on spring break we headed to our favorite spot for strawberry picking, Hunsader Farms. This has seemed to become a tradition of ours, a visit to the farm come late February or early March. We spend an hour or so picking berries, then it's off to visit with the animals and swing on the swings.<br /><br />This year we picked around sixteen pounds of the red gems before our baskets became heavy and we could no longer bend over. And Grace, as per her usual, spent some of her time in the fields picking wild flowers, making them into cute wee bouquets.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fi7IvjP637vwkujyxI-C6-gUuy2PdbPjUWTLUZ9EUb9qdt8nsCsAuqPKxZT0M4ONK_c7-fAO-dvTPl_IWbpf58rzv04GXKrNyVJ5RKRXtdJXn_4ohjtCGD2a4oz8XiC58PaR42FvBv8T/s1600/IMG_7753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fi7IvjP637vwkujyxI-C6-gUuy2PdbPjUWTLUZ9EUb9qdt8nsCsAuqPKxZT0M4ONK_c7-fAO-dvTPl_IWbpf58rzv04GXKrNyVJ5RKRXtdJXn_4ohjtCGD2a4oz8XiC58PaR42FvBv8T/s320/IMG_7753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726117007272750978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh1WpbYX_tJKgUFubobU9KzLy13r1M8_bzITAmu_R8i90-Ec4bevNkzWtgllQ-tXr2Q73HSsT2oLrNcxHTts4zc-AdlaRFP6ZmEPcUtBdecuMBUY3dfky1HdTQtK8b3X3KGoy4U49bZiY/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh1WpbYX_tJKgUFubobU9KzLy13r1M8_bzITAmu_R8i90-Ec4bevNkzWtgllQ-tXr2Q73HSsT2oLrNcxHTts4zc-AdlaRFP6ZmEPcUtBdecuMBUY3dfky1HdTQtK8b3X3KGoy4U49bZiY/s320/IMG_7764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726116994457017250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjdypwQ02ytyVt7aDJNiFaeu-H882gpoJTiHx8X8p6AhE4oovOTNweM7tA9WWlJrk5fonh8pORJPW9Q6ULkuQfDm611uHkAtcQHtCQOVXK2R9XjTgtXiBL_LZ50kraeDXXqL8KTSwahtg/s1600/IMG_7775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjdypwQ02ytyVt7aDJNiFaeu-H882gpoJTiHx8X8p6AhE4oovOTNweM7tA9WWlJrk5fonh8pORJPW9Q6ULkuQfDm611uHkAtcQHtCQOVXK2R9XjTgtXiBL_LZ50kraeDXXqL8KTSwahtg/s320/IMG_7775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726116990816309970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3xxNxh6sLN8enN1Lgxkvb7zoFQm7H6bZChMi3LPuThMWNbVNi1zm8YUrsXBNjjqvMg-qEzEbEgjixxw-xzlqSp1OgYOLcj9RklzSG1De78cHihpF7tYPws5hIx0rxjY-FfQ9VEc4hRyP/s1600/IMG_7772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3xxNxh6sLN8enN1Lgxkvb7zoFQm7H6bZChMi3LPuThMWNbVNi1zm8YUrsXBNjjqvMg-qEzEbEgjixxw-xzlqSp1OgYOLcj9RklzSG1De78cHihpF7tYPws5hIx0rxjY-FfQ9VEc4hRyP/s320/IMG_7772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726116983970880626" /></a><br />After our morning in the fresh air, it was time to head home to put those yummy berries to good use. Jam making it was - a total of sixteen jars worth. As in previous years, I used two different recipes. One being the "strawberry jam" by Katherine on allrecipes.com and the other, "classic strawberry preserves" from the book, "Canning for a New Generation" by Liana Krissoff. Both are made sans pectin, with first being more sweet, with the consistency and flavor of typical jam, while the latter is made with less sugar and whole berries, making it a perfect dessert topping.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTHFDpq6VmRlOI-BExIF6bEXSpvu4AXUS4ixKqFCo905Kth8Thcf6QMWVRRFZOq7iPnvtoJJP9o4lwTzSgtTWZT2fkINy_JZ9J_0IypHQEGNviZtrj3M9-SKS2TZr-Aqt9nRpPpsUQwAS/s1600/IMG_7885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTHFDpq6VmRlOI-BExIF6bEXSpvu4AXUS4ixKqFCo905Kth8Thcf6QMWVRRFZOq7iPnvtoJJP9o4lwTzSgtTWZT2fkINy_JZ9J_0IypHQEGNviZtrj3M9-SKS2TZr-Aqt9nRpPpsUQwAS/s320/IMG_7885.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726116966050258226" /></a><br />Ah yes, I hope this little tradition of ours will continue for many years to come!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-29433664279743809932012-03-20T22:10:00.003-04:002012-03-20T22:24:44.859-04:00It's Spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbgjYInYV2cBpJlbmHpLn-xDJARPimagm1sjCq1iDHh3bF3LEGj4Xb-gOinsDtIqKn-8Zg1FyOhfl2RDrARCXqCsWKPkLTfZpH7Ttjtd_gZKRrYfBh0jtCn61gPqn33hKqOPAObY89z2m/s1600/IMG_7895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbgjYInYV2cBpJlbmHpLn-xDJARPimagm1sjCq1iDHh3bF3LEGj4Xb-gOinsDtIqKn-8Zg1FyOhfl2RDrARCXqCsWKPkLTfZpH7Ttjtd_gZKRrYfBh0jtCn61gPqn33hKqOPAObY89z2m/s320/IMG_7895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722167033357435474" /></a><br />Despite the fact that it already feels like summer, the calendar is indicating otherwise - it claims that it's the first day of spring. We seemed to have missed winter altogether, as we only had one night of frost and I can count on my two hands the number of times Grace was able to wear her winter clothes. Oh well, I should stop complaining since we actually had a decent rain shower this evening - the first in many weeks.<br /><br />So here's to a full rain barrel and well watered plants - happy spring!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-27219060963660546962012-03-17T22:09:00.004-04:002012-03-17T22:53:00.024-04:00What we've been up to..........My lack of posting over the past month was sparked by defunct laptop. With our busy schedules it took us some time to select, purchase, then set up a new system. But now we appear to be up and running, or back on the grid as Dean says.<br /><br />During our absence we...... celebrated Grace's seventh birthday dragon style, attended Grace's second piano concert, lost much sleep over a mocking bird going bananas in our tree at all hours of the night, watched a certain someone lose their two front teeth, created new garden beds and sowed the veggie seeds for spring, unplugged from the television by cancelling our cable service, made a quilt for a new member of the family, went swimming for the first time this season, started Lucy in puppy school, visited the farm for strawberry picking, celebrated our thirteenth wedding anniversary, learned to use a pottery wheel and sadly watched spring break come to a close. <br /><br />And since it's St. Patrick's Day, I leave you with a letter that Grace left on the counter for a wee leprechaun. You see, she was spending this weekend with Meme and Pop and didn't want to miss his visit if he were happen to drop by.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkgAIhUK8hyIGF_asG61jVs7dOCalNdSD_jwq2oLcRjh_niCPfye6b8Deev1mg22XrEN-lyuqGHWOvh-DVooigk7uT9FhzS8JgD76rZfJUHqSBOh2o17iBHC5zgBdOsSG7qeoFJwFnjhD/s1600/IMG_7871.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkgAIhUK8hyIGF_asG61jVs7dOCalNdSD_jwq2oLcRjh_niCPfye6b8Deev1mg22XrEN-lyuqGHWOvh-DVooigk7uT9FhzS8JgD76rZfJUHqSBOh2o17iBHC5zgBdOsSG7qeoFJwFnjhD/s320/IMG_7871.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721053650935226338" /></a><br />Hope you had a wonderful day and discovered a pot of gold!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-62977236334310419002012-02-18T06:41:00.006-05:002012-02-18T07:19:00.897-05:00A quick project for LucyLucy's arrival, though long talked about, was a bit unplanned. We were expecting her somewhere around mid-spring, but a simple email message changed all that. With this hastiness came no time to make the quilt we had planned for her, so this project was a temporary fix - taking just about an hour to make.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK509b1dsoEZ1hKwpsmETpKp9zBhrDVovMpf76Z6HvyudXVTTrRJkN0Nwx-wsM_rwBayOIS3coy5CxXHNGtUbtVLszx9i7CvJrp2CKJTzu7g_kiVN4CxXqiNALMhFyWs7iF-gouwkRK9L/s1600/IMG_7245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK509b1dsoEZ1hKwpsmETpKp9zBhrDVovMpf76Z6HvyudXVTTrRJkN0Nwx-wsM_rwBayOIS3coy5CxXHNGtUbtVLszx9i7CvJrp2CKJTzu7g_kiVN4CxXqiNALMhFyWs7iF-gouwkRK9L/s320/IMG_7245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710443236732469874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaWIIM5P82bFaxf_eyboz4CRItbZS-HDXLahjYBCV1iZd7eUsw8QVPa5QRzkPasy5Ql0RrXU08Sj73l2HvWN2Qajkh4xUgZD3lHOyhOorhHUmOlwE5C4cSFLBodMQtkivRDtM-H8Ue3Qx/s1600/IMG_7248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaWIIM5P82bFaxf_eyboz4CRItbZS-HDXLahjYBCV1iZd7eUsw8QVPa5QRzkPasy5Ql0RrXU08Sj73l2HvWN2Qajkh4xUgZD3lHOyhOorhHUmOlwE5C4cSFLBodMQtkivRDtM-H8Ue3Qx/s320/IMG_7248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710443227230214610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZEVu4jxx0n_NwQOJFWZPVud0bMkY_65e-8Sycz7TgDa1TZmtm_PUX9UeF4VgTItv16sM264LkUSQGr7mGOI2VQmVpTAqKtZFXBjRUfyCUxnglfErZul1KNUtqBiTmwhtFVLFRxkljvLJ/s1600/IMG_7256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZEVu4jxx0n_NwQOJFWZPVud0bMkY_65e-8Sycz7TgDa1TZmtm_PUX9UeF4VgTItv16sM264LkUSQGr7mGOI2VQmVpTAqKtZFXBjRUfyCUxnglfErZul1KNUtqBiTmwhtFVLFRxkljvLJ/s320/IMG_7256.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710443223642648530" /></a><br />Her love of laces and anything with a tag on/in it inspired this wee flannel blanket. Although it's been a hit, she continues to prefer the real deal - bring on the shoes!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830651318041423096.post-45587316419469351962012-02-14T12:40:00.001-05:002012-02-14T12:45:31.028-05:00How sweet it is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywZ2HPeJu3xOy-YsVY6Z5S6P26Ys5kHcBoi4tMWoxr3ONR7Xj37XDdypcTczSFcplqt8qhrEz-gwpn4A_wQ5Hb4aKv_VB9BDFazwKL7Z03bFS01GmkTrvPkpFwHZj-Np5XagSUjOG2Mvq/s1600/IMG_7387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywZ2HPeJu3xOy-YsVY6Z5S6P26Ys5kHcBoi4tMWoxr3ONR7Xj37XDdypcTczSFcplqt8qhrEz-gwpn4A_wQ5Hb4aKv_VB9BDFazwKL7Z03bFS01GmkTrvPkpFwHZj-Np5XagSUjOG2Mvq/s320/IMG_7387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709048412644789506" /></a><br />Just dropping in to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!onehappymamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306258940984563705noreply@blogger.com0