[MmHmm – You know how it goes …] And, all through the house, not a creature was stirring … Except for me, and Ro … Busy week! But, I am prepared! On Tuesday, Rotunda came home. She is TOO FREAKIN’ ADORABLE!!! And, Chloe loves her too! On Thursday, we finished our Christmas shopping. Which …
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Spent 3-4 hours this week fighting with my new computer, Windows 10 and technology. Aaarrggh! I now realize nothing is compatible with Windows 10. Previously purchased (expensive) software programs (Corel, Excel, WinZip) need to be upgraded (‘at a discount’ … MY ARSE!), reinstalled, reconfigured … Good Lawdy! But, my computer, my files and my plotter …
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I knew this would be a crazy couple of weeks – what with turning 29 again! [… Oh, yeah – and the presidential election …] Since I can only control what happens in MY REALM, I can safely report we’ve been busy; Life and glass go on … I continue my battle with time, power surges …
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We had a great time at Harvest Fest on Saturday. Beautiful weather, great people and … while I have no pictures of me, I was smiling! Here was our set-up this year: I stumbled on a new (to me) kind of cabbage at one of the vendors … Flat Dutch Cabbage … It’s supposed …
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… ‘Cuz there’s no choice … And, I wouldn’t have it any other way! [Deep Breath!] So, here’s what we’ve got: ‘Twas two days before Christmas and all through the house, all you can hear is the snoring of 9 brand new mice puppies! Yep, we have babies! Born on Friday, already growing by leaps …
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All ready to go, heavy on the WWU, but … I’ll talk about what’s going on in my studio instead: Spoon rests, owls and renovating … Oh my! I’m wrapping up my spoon rests! 12 down and 13 more to go! But here’s a pic of the first 7, done and now ready for in-depth …
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We had some fun Christmas moments this year: We (as a family unit) decided we needed to hit a few more stores on Christmas Eve … It’s quite an adventure if you haven’t tried it. All sorts of interesting people-watching to be done, including us at times: We found a hat just made for modeling …
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We had our show. It was great! A lot of work, but what a wonderful end to our ‘season’! Here is our 24 foot long ‘booth’ (the only photo I took, as we were still setting up … DOH!) In the meantime, my studio is trashed(!!!), but there is no down-time for the wicked weary …
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HA! I knew I got that heat press for a reason! Still fine tuning, but … this is promising! The kitchen is also mine again: Great shrimp stir-fry for dinner – chocked full of veggies. Then, I made some Cabbage Crack (Napa Cabbage Salad) too – just cuz I love it. And finally, Cinnamon French …
The next 8 days are gonna be so crazy/busy … good thing I love stress! I have adorable kids to get me through! The babies will start moving on to their new homes starting next week … but, we are keeping one. Since the twins are learning Spanish (so I am too – a little) …
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