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I have enlarged the text and brightened the color to make it easier for those that are having trouble seeing it. We are all getting a tad older, dang it, and some of our faculties are not as great as they once were like our eyes especially. I saw a sweet little older lady at the market the other day with glasses on and holding a magnifying glass. I was so impressed and told her that I was going to start doing that. I swear that on some items they deliberately make the text so small that you do indeed need a magnifying glass to read it. So, I would appreciate it if you let me know if this makes it easier to see and read my blogs.</div>
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They have the absolute best chowder, garlic toast and a nice root beer to down it all with. Yummers. Will post more later. Have an AWESOME Friday.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My beautiful Asian Lilies. Wish I had scratch and sniff, the aroma is Heavenly<br /><br />Well since I have decided to start blogging again, I will put all my family and daily adventures here at my primitive nest. I will keep all my Handiwork such as quilting, crocheting, needle punch, rug hooking, and general needle work activities at <br />punchdrunkneedleworks.blogspot.com.<br /><br />I know its going to take a while to get everyone back into the blogging mode since FB started taking over. I admit I was and still am hooked but I so want to detach myself from the social media buzz. Its tough since that is where my family and friends all gather and contact me there instead of having to go to different areas like different blogs.<br /><br />So I hope that you will be one of the few that takes a moment to say good morning and share your day on a more personal note. That is what I am going to do.<br /><br />Please leave a message to let me know you stopped by. I am so happy that you did.<br /><br />So are Phoebe and Baxter</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I am so glad that so many of you friends and family are visiting my blog but I would so much love to hear from you. Even a hello or love or didn't care for your blog. Its just nice to get some feedback. I am trying to break away from spending so much time on Facebook, but I miss the interaction between you and I. Feel free to share anything on my blogs and I hope to see some of my old friends stopping by again. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you liked the first recipe. I will be sharing the Key lime Cheesecake recipe this weekend. See you then.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> one of my very favorite cakes. I make it for very special </span><span style="font-size: large;">occasions and also </span><span style="font-size: large;">for others upon request. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's not a quick </span></div>
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Two (8 - ounce ) packages cream cheese, at room temperature</div>
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1. Prepare the cheesecake layer: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place a large roasting pan on the lower third rack of the oven. Place a kettle of water on the stove to boil. Spray a 9 inch springform pan with nonstick spray and line the bottom with a round of parchment paper. Wrap a double layer of foil around the bottom and up the sides of the pan. ( you want to seal it so the water from the water bath doesn't seep into the pan) In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to mix the cream cheese - blend until it is nice and smooth and creamy.Mix in sugar and salt blend for 2 minutes , scraping down sides of the bowl as needed. Add eggs, one at a time, blending after each addition. Finally mix in sour cream, whipping cream and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Set the pan into the roasting pan in the pre=heatd oven. Carefully pour the hot water from your kettle into the roasting pan ( it will fill the pan surrounding the cheesecake). Pour enough water so that there is about an inch of water coming up the foil along the sides of the cheesecake pan. Bake the cheesecake for 45 minutes. It should be set to the touch and not jiggly. Remove the cheesecake from the roasting pan and let it cool on a wire rack for at least an hour. When it has cooled, place the pan into the freezer and let the cheesecake freeze completely. This can be done in several hours or overnight. </div>
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2. Prepare the cake layer? Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 =inch round metal baking baking pans ( or spray with nonstick baking spray with flour). In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla and vinegar to the flour mixture. Using and electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat for 1 minute, until blended. Scrape side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pans, dividing equally. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pans, then invert cakes onto a rack to cool completely.</div>
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4. Assemble the cake: Place one cake layer into the center of a cake plate or platter. Remove the cheesecake from the freezer, take off the sides of the pan, and slide a knife under the parchment to remove the cheesecake from the pan. Peel off the parchment. Measure your cheesecake layer against the cake layers. If the cheesecake layer turns out to be a little larger round than your cake, move it to a cutting board and gently shave off some of the exterior of the cheesecake to get it to the same size as your cake layers. Place the cheesecake layer on top of the first cake layer. Place the 2nd cake layer on top of the cheesecake. </div>
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Frosting the cake and applying a crumb coat layer to the to the cake. Use a long, thin spatula to cover the cake completely with a thin and even layer of of frosting. Be sure to wipe off your spatula each time you are about to dip it back into the bowl to get more frosting ( this way you won't be transferring any red crumbs into the bowl of frosting) Don't worry at this point about the crumbs being visible in the frosting on the cake. When your cake has a thin layer of frosting all over it, place it into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to " set" the frosting. Once the first layer of frosting is set, apply the 2nd layer. Start by adding a large scoop of frosting onto the top of the cake. Use a long, thin spatula to spread the frosting evenly across the top and then spread it down the sides of the cake too. </div>
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Tip: I trim a little bit off the top of the bottom layer to use for the crumb portion. You can also use Red Velvet Rose cookies for the crumb crust. Also, I took plastic wrap and put it around the crumb covered sides and pushed the crumbs firmly onto the cream cheese frosting layer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So my friends. please drop by for good recipes, tips, and what have ya to pass on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You will discover that Cheesecake is my weakness and I love them all but I do have my favorites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">the great MacKay welcome. Hugs and stop by often.</span><br />
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<a href="http://punchdrunkneedleworks.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-saving-grace.html?spref=bl">Punch Drunk Needle Works: MY SAVING GRACE</a>: Oh my gosh, If God ever created tools this was one of them. I can thread a needle with my eyes closed. Seriously. This is the most awesome Needle threader I have ever used. It is made by Clover.<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-57955461469336535872013-01-19T17:29:00.002-08:002013-01-19T17:30:55.239-08:00Gourd Beading 101 in 2013Where did the year go??<br />
I swear, the older you get the faster time flys by.<br />
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I am going to be doing this for friends that have asked for it<br />
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I am working on a tutorial for gourd beading. I am doing it frame by frame as I don't have a mobile web cam and I can't use my camera as I only have two hands.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uQcxh6LDik/UPs-nr1VphI/AAAAAAAAEIE/xubWg5Qux0g/s1600/DSC02677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uQcxh6LDik/UPs-nr1VphI/AAAAAAAAEIE/xubWg5Qux0g/s200/DSC02677.JPG" width="200" /></a>These are a few of the ones that I have done in the past just to give you an idea of what the beaded gourds look like.<br />
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Now that you see what I am talking about. I will post a materials list and then begin the tutorial'<br />
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Materials list,<br />
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Depending on the surface you wish to work on will determine how many sheets of beeswax you will want.<br />
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I have used gourds, Ostrich eggs, emu eggs but they are a little more fragile. I have also used a sword fish bill like the one below.<br />
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I would at least begin with about 10 -15 sheets of Beeswax natural. </div>
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A design in mind and lots of time.</div>
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Don't get in a hurry as it just won't come together.</div>
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Most of my students purchase one of my 'Thing-A-Ma-Jigs"</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6llIYaM3rlE/UPtG9ZRlHuI/AAAAAAAAEJc/vaKfe6rMjhw/s1600/DSCI4890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6llIYaM3rlE/UPtG9ZRlHuI/AAAAAAAAEJc/vaKfe6rMjhw/s200/DSCI4890.JPG" width="200" /></a>You really need one of these or a T-pin to pick up the 13/0 seed beads as each one is pushed into the wax one bead at a time.</div>
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I will break off here and give everyone a chance to gather some of the materials if you are interested in trying this. </div>
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If you are interested in one of the Thing-A-Ma-Jigs you can purchase one from me for $5.</div>
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Until our next meeting start your gathering and let me know if you are really interested in learning this technique.</div>
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-22904152069158458642012-12-09T10:26:00.001-08:002012-12-09T14:27:08.271-08:00Hello my friends and followers.<br />
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Yep, its been ages and so much has happened. Life goes on and I am dealing with some<br />
heavy duty health issues so that seems to put a crimp on my normal goings on. But, I just<br />
keep plugging along.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gRmIMlusAo4/UMUPuVlpG5I/AAAAAAAAECE/mnzQMPHRxRY/s1600/2012-12-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gRmIMlusAo4/UMUPuVlpG5I/AAAAAAAAECE/mnzQMPHRxRY/s320/2012-12-09.jpg" width="320" /></a>Phoebe and The Baxter keep me going too, especially when the front door blows open when<br />
I was gone and they decided to go for a walk off the leashes, by their selves for the first time<br />
ever. My dear Husband got home before I did and did the initial panicking for me. He went<br />
and down the street, talking to neigbors, calling for the two of them. He came back home and<br />
called me at which point my heart flew out of my chest. Then he said, "oh wait, here they come<br />
wagging their tails behind them". They must have had a great time and thank the lord we<br />
live in a somewhat quite area so there isn't a lot of traffic. OMG... I would be heart sick<br />
if anything happened to my sweet furry kids.<br />
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Anyway, just want to say that I wish for all my Friends and Followers a very<br />
Merry Christmas and Joyous holiday season to all.<br />
Hugs and Holiday blessings<br />
Jan, Greg, Phoebe and the Baxter<br />
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-43900209498419788872012-04-15T08:43:00.000-07:002012-04-15T08:43:03.180-07:00My oh My I've been gone too long<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uKiyQKduZYI/T4rpigeQyoI/AAAAAAAAC_4/ivQAKGHBclQ/s1600/2012-04-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uKiyQKduZYI/T4rpigeQyoI/AAAAAAAAC_4/ivQAKGHBclQ/s320/2012-04-05.jpg" width="320" /></a>Wow, I had no Idea that it had been that long since I last posted here. Guess I have been too wrapped up in my daily life. Taking care of my dear friend with cancer and then the new puppy that has grown so much. You aren't going to believe how much he's grown so I better show you.<br />
Isn't he just a cuddle bug. We have had so much fun with this little guy. Baxter and Phoebe get along so well. I could't have picked a better match.<br />
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I haven't been able to do too much in the garden yet since Mother nature hasn't been very cooperative. I did get new stawbales and got them transplanted with my strawberries but thats about the extent of it.<br />
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I have been working on a new punch needle for another sewing basket.<br />
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As many of you know I am an avid animal lover and just lost my William Wallace last mothers day. Well, we have a new kid in our family named Baxter that is growing like a weed. Him and Phoebe get along famously and couldn't be closer if they were related.<br />
How ever this posting is for a very dear and special little guy that I have grown to love and adore across the miles. His name is Rufus. He and his brother Buddy were dropped off on the property of a fellow FB friend Named Lana.<br />
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I have just adored Rufus from the start as he reminded be in spirit of my dear William Wallace that I so recently lost. He just crept into my heart from the start.<br />
Last night he was hit and killed by a car and was gone before they could even reach him. So fortunately he didn't suffer but I am just beside myself and my heart is breaking all over again.<br />
Phoebe is so good at picking up on these things and has been trying to comfort me in her own way with toys and paws in my lap. It's funny how they can pick up on those sort of things. I know that Rufus wasn't mine but in my heart he belong to me. I am going to miss him terrible and the tears are flowing freely once again. I take comfort in knowing that he and Wallace are up there playing and running and waiting for us to cross that Rainbow Bridge so we can all take comfort in each others love again.<br />
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Rufus, we are going to miss you. Big hugs go out to Buddy and to Lana who I am sure is suffering from the loss too.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-52983713274400056222012-03-17T09:47:00.000-07:002012-03-17T09:47:16.696-07:00I am such a lucky lady today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yC18lwDzwXk/T2S_jJ6E4PI/AAAAAAAACvw/0ExwVp8BRVw/s1600/greenking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yC18lwDzwXk/T2S_jJ6E4PI/AAAAAAAACvw/0ExwVp8BRVw/s320/greenking.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Saint Patrick's Day to All</div><br />
I am feeling the luck and love of the Irish today. My dearest friend just gave me her old couch and chair as she is getting a new one. The couch isn't really old at all but it is exactly my style and what I would have picked out if I were to go and buy one. I love it and feel truly blessed with her gift.<br />
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She is such a giving lady and I feel so lucky to have her in my life. I have never had a friend like her and her dear daughter and I hold their friendship in my heart and like I say I am truly blessed. Not by what they give me but by there unconditional friendship.<br />
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Also, I want to share, that Phoebe and Baxter now have there own special FB page. Yep, just click here and it will take you there. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhoebeAndBaxter">https://www.facebook.com/PhoebeAndBaxter</a><br />
It just seemed like most of my postings on FB were of Phoebe and Baxter so I thought that I should just get them there own special page.<br />
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Well, as if God heard my pleas for some sunshine, it is gorgeous outside today. What a better way to celebrate Saint Patricks Day. Hope your day is as truly blessed as mine is.<br />
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Friends, Family and sunshine what more could I ask for?Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-77511972446109862272012-02-20T13:53:00.000-08:002012-02-20T13:53:56.778-08:00Dog Day AfternoonYep, another day at the Mackay homestead. My agenda for the day is, Let the dogs out, let the dogs in, let the dogs out, let the dogs in, and in between each entrance is a 8 foot wipe. What it boils down to till the summer time is wiping 56 little feet a day. Geez... forgot about all that. hehehe<br />
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Dad just loves the new kid too .<br />
Phoebe gets to go to the doctor tomorrow. I think she is going to get a poke in the hiney too. Baxter is saying nanner nanner nanner, now its your turn. heeheh<br />
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Well, as you can see that most of my leisure time is taken up by the new kid on the block but it is such great therapy for a broken heart. We lost our Wallace in May and I think that my heart was aching for a long time. It is smiling again and I feel like our lives are complete again.<br />
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Have a Dog day Afternoon everyone. We are.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-64246700469328671872012-02-17T10:05:00.000-08:002012-02-17T19:16:11.662-08:00We got a new toy and I got stuck in the butt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjV771ydcB4/Tz6WD5HqCCI/AAAAAAAACa4/ahQlFeIdGYg/s1600/DSCI3128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjV771ydcB4/Tz6WD5HqCCI/AAAAAAAACa4/ahQlFeIdGYg/s400/DSCI3128.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Yep, went to see the doctor today for second dose of puppy shots and worming. He was pinned to the table by the assistant and he started screaming, literally like he was being beat and all they were going to do was trim his toenails. Baxter preceded to wee all over his self and was not a happy camper. I don't feel that was necessary as I trim them when he is resting on my lap with no problem but he felt that it was necessary to show who was alpha. Not sure I agree with all that. I would rather it be an enjoyable experience.<br />
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My momma loves us, she love us, she gets down on her knees and hugs us, she loves us like a rock well, at least a honkin pig. heheh<br />
How could you not love these sweet two little kids?Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-20371503976239768572012-02-09T08:41:00.000-08:002012-02-09T08:41:08.185-08:00Newest little mischief<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Q3fD8feOkA/TzP0YccYCWI/AAAAAAAACZs/fZEU7c9P1_w/s1600/DSCI3096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1Q3fD8feOkA/TzP0YccYCWI/AAAAAAAACZs/fZEU7c9P1_w/s320/DSCI3096.JPG" width="320" /></a>Well, like all kids, you need to keep an eye on them all the time. In just a matter of a couple of minutes Baxter proceeded to grab my pin cushion and gave it a few good shakes. Straight pins went flying. ARKKKKK...... I grabbed him and Phoebe and threw them both in the kitchen and blocked it off while I proceeded to spend the next hour<br />
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bones over every inch of floor making sure I didn't miss any. Keeping my<br />
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Just another day in the life at the MacKay household.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-37130787243337546832012-02-02T20:32:00.000-08:002012-02-02T20:32:44.450-08:00A day in the life of two furry kids<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9AdcPdqgxm4/Tythgbe4oBI/AAAAAAAACXs/RDj9pGxO6v4/s1600/DSCI3043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9AdcPdqgxm4/Tythgbe4oBI/AAAAAAAACXs/RDj9pGxO6v4/s320/DSCI3043.JPG" width="240" /></a>Up at dawn and ready to rumble. heheh and rumble they do at 4:30 in the morning while I get the coffee going. They are sitting there asking wheres the beef and I keep explaining that breakfast is at 6:00 as they start to nibble my ankles. The sun comes out and out they go. We are suppose to have sunny days till Tuesday and boy I will gladly take them. I need to mow the lawn just to spruce the place up and keep the kids feet a little cleaner.<br />
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I nice fresh loaf of Fococcia bread split in half.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5zBnJCBMaA/Tw8HqAcIMvI/AAAAAAAACQY/5nuWLbtXO5w/s320/DSCI2797.JPG" width="320" /></div><span style="text-align: center;"> Time to take a nap</span>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895213364640417079.post-39430608060291814542012-01-06T21:36:00.000-08:002012-01-06T21:37:58.465-08:00Folk Magazine.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sCJ8zrJqRqA/TwfYYwHuiSI/AAAAAAAACPg/b58EeEaCTW0/s1600/409173_356064227742402_252309821451177_1689033_1302773255_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sCJ8zrJqRqA/TwfYYwHuiSI/AAAAAAAACPg/b58EeEaCTW0/s1600/409173_356064227742402_252309821451177_1689033_1302773255_n.jpg" /></a></div>Be sure to check out this awesome magazine. My subscription is about to run out but with any luck I could win a free years subscription. If not I won't hesitate to subscribe again.<br />
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I have been busy working on my New Years sampler. It has been a real challenge since I sort of forgot how to CS since I have been doing all these other needle work projects but I am finally getting back in the groove heheh so to speak. I will post a pick when I get a little further along. I am also finishing up a Swedish Weave Afghan for a friend.<br />
I also want to get started on another punch needle and I have a rug hooking to do. WHAT, you think I am getting myself in trouble. Awwww.... one thing at a time gets boring so if I have several going , I can switch off or just go from one project to another.<br />
Hope everyone is having a great year so far. We are almost to the end of the first week of 2012, can you believe it???<br />
Stop by for a chat and let me know you were here.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663438456284940330noreply@blogger.com3