IAN: Thursday 11/12/2015 First Attempt
OK, you have to click on the justification button to get a text box? Well, that worked for me. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 11/19.2015
I have lost the template for this diary so this will have to do for this evening. I made this trading card for a swap where we all had to use this cow stamp. I loved it. She cracked me up. I made 9...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: My new kaleidoscope quilt
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View ArticleIAN:Thursday 11/26/2015 Autumn Eyes
Happy Thanksgiving’s Day to AllAs you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat,...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 12/3/2015: Sunday in the park with Ray
One of my brothers in law is a park decorator for Disneyland in Anaheim. When he first hired on, he was doing construction on the Cars Land attraction. He came home one evening with a problem about...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: The Circus Elephant's Quilt
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View ArticleIAN:Thursday 12/10/2015:Baked Pineapple and other things
I love the look on this woman’s face. It is honest and open, but not open to nonsense. As Tom Petty says in the song referred to here, we all have a little space to fill. Sometimes I fill some of my...
View ArticleThank you to my unnamed benefactor
I recently got a notice from DK that my subscription was due for renewal. Some kind soul gifted me last year with the current subscription and I became so used to no ads that I knew I had to renew. I...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 12/17/2015 Strange things my mother used to day
All of our parents, and most of us, have standard phrases that the culture understands the fuller meaning of. My mother said things that I did not hear from other mother’s and although the meaning was...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 12/24/2015 The Abercr&Fit Man and his Christmas Balls
I have never shopped at Abercromby and Fitch but someone must have brought this merchandise bag into my home. Its been years ago, I can’t remember. But every year, this young man comes down from the...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 12/31/2015 A Paper Bead Tutorial
This diary is going to have a lot of pictures in it, so beware. I have made them small so they don’t take so long to load and the concept is pretty simple anyway. As you can see by Itzl's concerned...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: A Coat of Arms
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View ArticleIAN:Thursday 1/7/2016 Calling leftover recipes
I find that now that I cook for just two, it is difficult to prepare just the right amount. If I scrimp, thinking to avoid leftovers, I feel that I am depriving Mr. Zen of all he needs. If I cook too...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 1/14/2016 "What we have here is a failure to communicate."
I am having trouble with my internet and DK5 so this is all you get. Check in below and have a good day. I will try to check back as the evening goes on but we’ll see. As you can see by Itzl's...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 1/21/2016 Donuts
This evening on the way home from my favorite Mexican restaurant, we stopped at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and indulged. We don’t get donuts (that’s how I spell it) often, and its a damn good thing but it...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 1/28/2016 Rain Barrels
x YouTube Video Until last week, this little song is the only reference I had when i heard the phrase “rain barrel”. I think i learned this song watching Captain Kangaroo in the early 50’s. No one...
View ArticleDK Quilter's Guild: Baby Quilt
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View ArticleIAN:Thursday 2/4/2016 Adventures in cooking
I have been experimenting with more exotic cooking than I usually do. I have been using recipes from Facebook, along with some sent to me by a friend who just loves to read about and watch cooking....
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 2/11/2016
I didn’t get to writing this until right now, 9:34pm. I am sorry but it is just an open thread for tonight. I will do better next week. Or not. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 2/18/2016 Odin and his ravens
I may have posted this multi-media piece before. If so, sorry. It is one of my favorites and I may do another similar to it since this one was sold. I love the myth of Odin’s ravens, who went off...
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