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I've gotten several strange emails from my quilting friends overnight. They keep sending me congratulations, but don't say why. The county fair quilt judging was yesterday, I wonder if they are hinting that I might have ribboned with my quilt entry. I have to mow the yard before the rain comes, been staining the deck out…
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Melanie - What you heard was real, certain blocks within a quilt also told a message - like trouble ahead, hide. Or this house will feed and shelter you after nightfall. Sometimes the blocks provided directions. There is a block I like that looks like a flock of geese flying, the direction the geese pointing/flying towards…
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Goals (and wishes) for the month of August: 1) Be faithful and log everything - I only cheat myself by cheating on logging. 2) Continue to exercise every day - the reports don't lie, the more I move the less I weigh. 3) Be kind to myself when (not if) I fall off the wagon. No one is perfect, dust myself off and get going…
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Pip - congrats and those are some killer stats! I tried last Fall to re-learn to ride a bike. I did sorta ride, but didn't enjoy it at all. I am considering donating both of the shiny almost new bikes sitting in the basement to a charity that will gift them to childern for Christmas. There is joy to be had riding a bike,…
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Rori Colorado Foothills - Larimer County Fair. They open August 5th through August 9th. It's held at The Ranch in Loveland next to the Embassy Suites and the Bud Center.
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KJ (Kelly), KarenE, GodMomKim, Carol, Joyce Indiana and all - This is the quilt that is headed to the county fair Tuesday. Its a beast of a quilt, 106" x 106" and I have nowhere in my house I can take contest photos. So the living room is sacked to move furniture out of the way and I climb up on a ladder on the stairway…
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KJ (Kelly) - I'm still here! I have been super busy getting my super king sized quilt ready for the county fair. I carry it in this coming Tuesday. Show quilts take a lot of time, far more than people realize to make them look so perfect. Also needed to finish up 2 quilts for a friend who just had a baby. When it rain it…
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Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon - South Fort Collins. I was lucky enough to buy a lot that has a natural resource area directly behind it with a lake. Because of the conservation efforts the land that lies between the natural resource area and the mountains will not be developed in the future. So I have a wonderful lake view…
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drkatiebug - It's not so much that I can see the season is turning as it's a feeling. Like when you ride a roller coaster and just as you reach the top, the pulling feeling lessens and you get a sense of weightlessness before starting down the other side. Picked my first tomatoes today. By mid-August the nights are cool,…
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Kim - Better Bugs Bunny found your garden than still munching in mine. :D Folks - I can feel the beginning of a turn of the seasons. Yes, we will still have some days in the 90's but I can feel the tender touches of Fall playing in the evening air. The lake out back is a good gauge of Mother Natures cycle, Spring brings…
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Aahhh...it's Sunday. Time to clean up and put things away now that the cook out/fest is over. The Brats, Burgers & Beer fest is over and went very well. We ended up wih a total of 24 different beers in the cooler to taste. I did not taste more than half and only a sip of those sampled. :o When I finally sat down to eat a…
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Michele in NC - I think the frig monster is gone...not sure though, because there is a lot of stuff jammed in the frig anyway it will fit but I don't see the box. Of the original 7 houses, there are no small childern. My DD lives with me and she is 22 and next door their son who is 26 and on the road (job) all the time…
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Michele in NC - Lol! She is working on it...bite by bite it is slowly disappearing. I try very hard to not look at the little box when I open the frig so I am less tempted to sample any. I keep busy and keep reminding myself that I couldn't do enough time on the elliptical to burn off those calories in a day. :s Tomorrow…
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Evening ladies! I found Bugs Bunny Jr. in my back yard yesterday morning. Chased him and discovered he was just small enough to squeeze his head though an opening about 2-3inches wide between the house and the gate support post. I found some wood and blocked the hole. I've never had such a rabbit problem as I have had this…
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I discovered this evening I have a monster lurking in my frig. Yesterday the stonemason came out and applied a liquid sealant to the fireplace stone on my hearth. The fumes were awful! I started getting a headache and my eyes watered up. So to escape the fumes and their affects, I took my daughter and I out to Carrabba's…
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The forest fire is called the Cold Springs fire. 2,000 people evacuated, 600 acres afire and growing. You can't get from Boulder to Netherland, they have closed all the roads. We've had high winds and no humidity all day today. Latest news is they will be turning over control to the Federal firefighters this evening as it…
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I'm sorry, I can't remember who was headed to Colorado for visits and a mini-vacation but if your plans had you venturing up in the Boulder/Nederland area they are currently dealing with a wildfire that has roads closed and evacuations going on in the Nederland area. I can see the smoke from my house as it's risen so high…
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My DD took me on an adventure last evening. She asked if I wanted to take a walk with her in the nearby park. This is a very unusual event, but not one to pass up company and a walk I said yes, let's go! Seems she had downloaded a free app called Pokemom Go and she wanted to go to the park and walk around collecting…
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Heather - Dull days that seem to run endlessly are my bane also. On the advice of my doctor I upped my vitamin D intake and it has made a large difference. When I feel the 'dulls' coming on (mostly in the winter, but long stretches of cloudy days do it too) I check my Vitamin D intake and adjust as needed. When the dulls…
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When your hubby gets a mug made with your daughter's picture on it in case you forget what she looks like.
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Rori of the Colorado Foothills - I have a good idea generally where you are. I looked in the Golden and Highlands Ranch hogback area at places to buy, but then decided it was just too close to get a view of mountains when you are in the mountains. :D I sometimes travel into Denver and will see if you are free next time I…
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Cheri - I seem to recall Clint Eastwood had 'Trouble with the Curve' ball as well. It will work out for the better, believe! Charleen in Colorado (Staying inside to dodge the heat)
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Becca - Loved your thoughts. I have one that is a bit sideways to one of yours. The most important ingredient in food preparation is my energy level! :( Charleen in Colorado (Good Lord a hot wind blows all day today!)
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Lenora - No, I do not live in a tiny house, that is defined as 600sq feet or less. I bought a house with 2500 less sq feet than my original house. I have a 'full' sized house with all the accessories (washer/dryer etc) but it is only 2000 sq feet vs 4500 sq feet. Since I am inside the city limits, I can not add an…
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Lenora - The epicenter of Tiny House Nation is not far from where I live. When I made the move across country to a smaller home that I could keep up on my own in retirement, the downsizing was uber tough. Both my hubby (deceased) and my college aged daughter were packrats. I cried so many tears as I went through things and…
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Lisa in West Texas - I love your sunny attitude about joining the Tiny House Nation! I am fascinated by folks who downsize so much they can work with so little a footprint for living space. Yes, I am a fan of the show Tiny House Nation. I seriously downsized from my last house to my current one and shedding all the things…
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Hello and it's now July?!? How the summer flies. My June successes were:* lower sugar and sodium intake * increased my exercise minutes much more than I originally planned. * Did not eat my exercise calories back most of the time. My July goals are:* Up my exercise mins to 150 minutes each day * continue to log my food…
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My June goals were:* my main goal is to stay under my calorie goal and not eat back my excerse calories * and finally weight myself to see where I am on this journey. Well I did finally weigh myself and can say I lost 2.5lbs this month. I've gotten better about not eating back my exercise calores so I will declare success…
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Bugs -1 Charleen - 1 (game and match point!) Bugs and Bugs Jr. were spotted outside of the fence this morning. They tried all around the fence including the gates and could not get in! I'll replant seeds for the spinach and lettuce they ate but it will be late in the season before they will be large enough for me to pick.…
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Still have not seen Bugs bunny back in the past 2 days. I'll give it a few more days of being Bugs free before I declare success. I had a lot of strwberries ripen all at once so I got a nice harvest of strawberries. Strange - I usually have issues with the birds getting in them but not this year. I wonder if that funny…
