tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66540683993338032852024-03-18T12:58:03.532-07:00Ivory Pumpkinthe possibilities are endless....Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-51905592043786066082020-09-14T11:01:00.003-07:002020-09-14T11:01:46.343-07:00Minnie Mouse Ears<p> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow! 2 years since my last post......how the time flies. I think I've found a new hobby! I recently made the below Minnie Mouse ears. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been dying to try these for awhile now, and finally found the time and got the supplies. I didn't have a specific theme in mind as I just wanted to see how my first pair would turn out. I went with a Halloween theme since that's what the dollar store had. I think I'll add a bit more pink/purple to the spider (he came with with pink glitter already). I'm pretty happy with them. I love how comfortable they are. Anyone that wears glasses and headbands when they go to Disney Parks knows that can be bothersome.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't wait to make more and I can't wait til Disneyland opens up again!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI37t79PxRlWgSacCuAwCYB3wSFKMMEkJhWu0ZaEcQbf-MI7YDGWCQO-Uayo84fKHNYQPB9aIQF-hFJQJ4G6I7DOthH__r-LsZBWmyfk0NHes2aBEC-yTyme7seP2VjQSjMLioImBltQ/s2048/20200907_080809+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI37t79PxRlWgSacCuAwCYB3wSFKMMEkJhWu0ZaEcQbf-MI7YDGWCQO-Uayo84fKHNYQPB9aIQF-hFJQJ4G6I7DOthH__r-LsZBWmyfk0NHes2aBEC-yTyme7seP2VjQSjMLioImBltQ/s320/20200907_080809+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope all is well with everyone.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take care.</span></span></p>Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-65053353359256499712018-06-08T16:47:00.001-07:002018-06-08T16:47:21.280-07:00Fairy Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure if this illustration has a title. It's by an artist named Milo Winter. You can find out more about him here:<br />
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Have a lovely weekend!<br />
Ivory PumpkinJoanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-13805857197010589612018-06-01T16:55:00.001-07:002018-06-01T16:55:34.369-07:00Fairy FridayThe Willow Fairy<br />
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By the peaceful stream or the shady pool</div>
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I dip my leaves in the water cool.</div>
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Over the water I lean all day,</div>
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Where the sticklebacks and minnows play.</div>
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I dance, I dance, when the breezes blow, </div>
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And I dip my toes in the stream below.</div>
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-Cicely Mary Barker</div>
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Ivory PumpkinJoanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-73496467403942770802018-03-30T12:40:00.002-07:002018-03-30T12:40:39.233-07:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Easter Everyone! Spring is here!Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-27233028199359436692017-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:002017-12-01T12:01:02.205-08:00Christmas Fairy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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....it's that time of year, YAY!!!!!!Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-68053859227463374962017-06-16T08:32:00.000-07:002017-06-16T08:32:23.208-07:00Faerie FridayHappy Friday Everyone!<br />
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Have a lovely weekend!<br />
Ivory PumpkinJoanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-75004996790406388972017-03-17T13:04:00.000-07:002017-03-17T13:05:00.167-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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May you always walk in sunshine.</div>
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May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.</div>
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My shoots are tipped with buds as dusty-grey </div>
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As ancient pilgrims toiling on their way.</div>
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Like Thursday's child with far to go, I stand, </div>
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All ready for the road to Fairyland;</div>
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With hood, and bag, and shoes, my name to suit, </div>
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And in my hand my gorgeous-tinted fruit.</div>
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~Cicely Mary Barker~</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the frosty kiss of Autumn in the dark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the flowers, and the misty morning grieves </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over fallen leaves; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then my olden garden, where the golden soil </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Through the toil </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of a hundred years is mellow, rich, and deep, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whispers in its sleep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">'Mid the crumpled beds of marigold and phlox, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Borders with its glossy green the ancient walks, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There's a voice that talks </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of the human hopes that bloomed and withered here </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Year by year,-- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dreams of joy, that brightened all the labouring hours, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fading as the flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yet the whispered story does not deepen grief; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But relief </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the loneliness of sorrow seems to flow </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From the Long-Ago, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I think of other lives that learned, like mine, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To resign, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And remember that the sadness of the fall </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What regrets, what longings for the lost were theirs! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the silent strength that nerves us to endure </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Things we cannot cure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pacing up and down the garden where they paced, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have traced </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All their well-worn paths of patience, till I find </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Faint and far away their ancient griefs appear: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not apart! </span></div>
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Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-18254024084060694492016-10-25T17:10:00.001-07:002016-10-25T17:18:26.320-07:00Haunted House by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<div style="text-align: center;">
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The harmless phantoms on their errands glide, </div>
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We meet them at the door-way, on the stair, </div>
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Impalpable impressions on the air, </div>
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A sense of something moving to and fro. </div>
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There are more guests at table than the hosts </div>
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Invited; the illuminated hall </div>
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Is thronged with quiet, inoffensive ghosts, </div>
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As silent as the pictures on the wall. </div>
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The stranger at my fireside cannot see </div>
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The forms I see, nor hear the sounds I hear; </div>
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He but perceives what is; while unto me </div>
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All that has been is visible and clear. </div>
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We have no title-deeds to house or lands; </div>
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Owners and occupants of earlier dates </div>
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From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands, </div>
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The spirit-world around this world of sense </div>
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Floats like an atmosphere, and everywhere </div>
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Wafts through these earthly mists and vapours dense </div>
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Our little lives are kept in equipoise</div>
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The struggle of the instinct that enjoys, </div>
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These perturbations, this perpetual jar </div>
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Of earthly wants and aspirations high, </div>
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Come from the influence of an unseen star </div>
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An undiscovered planet in our sky. </div>
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And as the moon from some dark gate of cloud </div>
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Throws o’er the sea a floating bridge of light, </div>
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Across whose trembling planks our fancies crowd </div>
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So from the world of spirits there descends </div>
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O’er whose unsteady floor, that sways and bends, </div>
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Wander our thoughts above the dark abyss.</div>
Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-33690883837809345102016-09-20T16:32:00.001-07:002016-09-20T16:32:49.435-07:0041 Days Until HalloweenIt's been so long since I posted I just about forgot how to change my blog background!<br />
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The last couple of years I tried to do a "100 Days Until Halloween" and failed. Work always got in the way and it still is! So now we are down to 41 days til Halloween. Yay!!! What are you looking forward to?<br />
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I've already been to Michael's and Target to check out their Halloween stuff. I still need to make it to a Spirit store though. I've prowled around Pinterest too. Unfortunately, we won't make it to Disneyland this year for Halloween. I don't think I even posted my pics from last year. I'll have to get those up.<br />
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I really just want to curl up on the couch and watch Halloween movies with a big bowl of popcorn!<br />
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Here's a little witchie from Paulina Cassidy to get us started.<br />
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Happy Haunting!<br />
Ivory PumpkinJoanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-41345473320685357892016-02-08T13:26:00.000-08:002016-02-08T13:26:47.620-08:00Wisdom from Winnie the Pooh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
<br />Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-48492801894299487872015-12-22T16:42:00.001-08:002015-12-22T16:42:37.666-08:00Tea on Tuesday - A Christmas TeaA Christmas tea must be served in a Christmas pot. In searching for these I've realized that I do not have a Christmas tea set! Something to wish for from Santa! I love the little children's set. Enjoy!<br />
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I'll tear your dress, and cling, and tease, </div>
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I'll stain your fingers and your face, </div>
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Cicely Mary Barker<br />Flower Fairies of the Autumn</div>
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<br /><br /><br />Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-60334023361620653572015-11-03T11:50:00.000-08:002015-11-03T11:50:23.599-08:00Tea on TuesdayI nearly forgot I started Tea on Tuesday posts! Now that things have slowed down a bit, I have a little more time to dedicate to blogging.<br />
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It's time for an Autumn Tea Party and a recipe. I love this sandwich I came upon it about a year and a half ago and I've been inspired to create similar sandwiches. The recipe for it is <a href="http://www.onceuponacuttingboard.com/2013/10/pear-blue-cheese-caramelized-onion.html">here.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pear, Blue Cheese, Caramelized Onion, & Arugula Panini</b></span></div>
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Adapted from Clean Eating</div>
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<i>Makes 1 sandwich</i></div>
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<b>Ingredients:</b></div>
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1/2 tablespoon olive oil</div>
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1/2 medium-large yellow or red onion, thinly sliced</div>
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Salt & Pepper</div>
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1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar (optional)</div>
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1/2 ripe pear, cored and thinly sliced</div>
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2 slices whole grain bread</div>
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2 teaspoons honey Dijon mustard</div>
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1/2 oz blue cheese, sliced thinly</div>
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Handful of baby arugula</div>
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Heat oil in a medium to large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, stir to coat with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Let cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and caramelized, about 25-30 minutes. I like to add a splash of balsamic vinegar in the last few minutes of cooking to deglaze the pan and add some flavour to the onions, but this step is optional.</div>
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Remove onions from pan, and add sliced pear. Cook over medium heat for around 3 minutes, until softened and slightly golden coloured. Remove from heat.</div>
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Spread mustard on one slice of bread, top with arugula, onions, pears, and blue cheese, and the other piece of bread. Heat in a panini press, or if you don’t have one, heat the sandwich on a griddle pan (or skillet) with a heavy pot on top of the sandwich to press it into the skillet (I put a can inside the pot to weigh it down), then flip and repeat on the other side. Serve warm.</div>
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Enjoy your sandwich with these pretty pictures!</div>
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Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-42397178309484199682015-11-02T16:11:00.001-08:002015-11-02T16:11:46.698-08:00It's Autumn....It's been Autumn for awhile now but, for me it officially starts after Halloween. Halloween is its own season all together. Also, in Southern Nevada it doesn't really feel like autumn until November. In October we are still in the high 70's and 80's. On Tuesday the temps will drop down to the mid 60's and the leaves on the trees are just starting to change color.<br />
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I hope you all had a lovely Halloween. Of course, I didn't get to do even a smidgen of things on my list and my 100 days of Halloween blog posts are practically non-existent due to my work schedule. One day though I promise to get better at it.<br />
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It's time to go inside. Not indoors, but inside ourselves and reflect on the year that's been and dream of things to come.<br />
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It's time to go for walks on windy days and let the gusts tousle my hair.<br />
It's time to listen to leaves crunching under my feet and watch them scurry across the sidewalks.<br />
It's time to drink hot tea and eat apple pie and cuddle on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn and watch movies and read books.<br />
It's time to knit and crochet with warm, woolly yarns.<br />
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Well, look at me waxing poetic! Anyhoo, here are some pics of pretty places!<br />
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Enjoy and Happy Autumn!<br />
<br />Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-33402030539396834262015-10-28T17:52:00.002-07:002015-10-28T17:52:40.332-07:00Vintage Halloween ImagesI've been a bad Halloween blogger. This is the busy season at work and I just haven't had time to post like I want to. I did have the opportunity to go to Disneyland a few weeks ago and I got some great pictures of the park all decked out in its Halloween gear. Until I can download those images, here are some cute vintage Halloween images. I hope you all are enjoying the season.<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-63586693401455270582015-09-23T17:20:00.002-07:002015-09-23T17:20:43.666-07:00Happy Autumn!Yay! It's here! Although, here in Southern Nevada it doesn't feel like it. We are normally in the low 90's during the day but, the evenings cool down to about the 70's. But, for some reason it's been climbing up into the 100's again....blah! I'm ready for boots, scarves and sweaters.<br />
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One day I will make it back to Massachusetts and take a walk amongst the turning leaves in the woods and feel a crisp wind on my face.<br />
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Posted are just some images from the good ol' internet to celebrate the beauty of Autumn.<br />
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<br />Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-64862809756874392862015-09-08T16:09:00.003-07:002015-09-08T16:12:13.677-07:00Halloween at DisneylandI have a small dream coming true. I'm going to Disneyland in October! Wheee! Disneyland has always been a bit of a dream for me. I went a couple of times when I was a kid, once as an adult on my honeymoon with my first husband, and once with my son when he was about 4 (that was well over 20 years ago). So my memories of it were a bit foggy.<br />
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I didn't go back until last June when my husband took me for my 50th birthday. I was a bit resistant to go. I love Disney and Disneyland but, it's expensive and I hate crowds. I've been meaning to go back but, for the last 25 years I've either had the time but no money or I've had the money but no time.<br />
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I'm now at an age where I need to start doing all that stuff on my bucket list. So we went in June and had a great time and I've fallen in love with Disney all over again. I've a totally new appreciation for the park and the magic of Disney. Since I didn't have to run around after a small child and worry if he was getting too hot, hungry or tired, I could just appreciated where I was at the moment.<br />
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I'm so obsessed with Disney that I've planned to go there in the beginning of October as I've heard that the park goes all out for Halloween. Wow, Disney and Halloween all rolled into one! I can't wait!<br />
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Here are some pics I found online of Halloween 2014 at Disneyland.<br />
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If any of you have been to Disneyland during Halloween and have any tips for visiting the park at that time, please let me know. I don't want to miss anything!<br />
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Here are some little fairy witches by Paulina Cassidy. Her website is on my sidebar.<br />
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Hope you all have a lovely and bewitching weekend!Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-75687931347520856272015-07-27T13:44:00.001-07:002015-07-27T13:44:58.323-07:00100 Days of Halloween - Halloween Project Line UpNow's the time to start getting ready for Halloween projects! For the last year or two I've been wanting to do something with felt and embroidery. I took a gander around Pinterest and here's what I found:<br />
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The above picture is kind of what I'm thinking of, something simple and folk-arty. Felt is inexpensive and I've got a bunch of crewel yarns and embroidery floss. I just noticed the buttons on it too! I've got lots of those.</div>
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This hat is just too cute! I think making a bunch of them and hanging them from a garland would be cute.</div>
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I love this Halloween Tree. I've been meaning to get one for years. I think I'll have to splurge this year. The felt ornaments on the tree seem simple and they are small. It's always good to start small.</div>
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<br />Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-46679465404425913852015-07-24T08:43:00.000-07:002015-07-24T08:43:16.964-07:00100 Days of HalloweenIf I've counted right, including today, it's 100 days until Halloween! Are you all ready for it? I try to post as much as I can about Halloween during this time but, work seems to get in the way. There are, of course, plenty of crafts that I've been thinking of trying and craft stores are starting to bring out the orange and black so there is no lack of inspiration.<br />
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So, once again, here I go, devoting as much time as I can to this wonderful time of year.<br />
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Enjoy!Joanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13970614808838215400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654068399333803285.post-92133553465647614732015-07-17T16:45:00.001-07:002015-07-17T16:45:50.488-07:00This makes me happy to no end.....was at Michael's last week and they're getting ready......<br />
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I was just giddy when I saw this stuff. I went yesterday as well and there were a few more Halloween items on the shelves. Yay!!!! It's coming!<br />
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