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IAN:Thursday 4/29/2021 Mostly Recipes
We have been boxed up for so long and now we all want to fly away. I am staying put for a while longer but may go to Gold Beach, Oregon in the late fall to see family. Beyond that, the rest of this...
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DK Quilt Guild: Donations come in and go out.
I am known in my local circles as someone who takes donated fabric and orphan blocks and uses them to make donation quilts for who ever needs them. Most of my quilts are small and go to children’s...
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IAN:Thursday 5/6/2021 Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is around the corner. These hand appliqued basket blocks were donated to me by one of the quilters from another guild who contributed to the collection. It had been a block of the month...
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DK Quilt Guild: Carpenter's Star: A Work In Progress
I watched a video from Jordan’s Fabrics and got this pattern free from her website. I have been waiting until other quilts were finished to move on and the time has come! I wanted to do it in batiks...
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IAN: Thursday 5/13/2021 Dining Out Ain't What it Was
Mr. Zen and I went out to dinner this evening. I am not sure that I want to do that again soon.As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are...
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IAN: Sunday 5/16/2021 Open thread
We seem to be missing a diary this morning so consider this an open thread. I hope loggersbrat is ok. When I typed in the day, I mistyped it as “Sinday”. Must be a Freudian slip.As you can see by...
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IAN:Thursday 5/20/2021 Rehabbing the Pond
This one is my pond rehab project. See below.Itzl stands alert.As 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...
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IAN:Thursday 5/27/2021 I Would Make a Lousy Nurse
We are 3 weeks into Razzle’s recuperation from TPLO surgery. She doesn’t have the cone on any more. She never even tried to lick at the incision and after 2 weeks, the vet’s assistant said I could...
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IAN:Thursday 6/3/2021 I Believe I Do Not Have a Topic
Tull believed in keeping your underpants safe and Douglas Adams believed in keeping your towel with you on interspace travels.YouTube VideoYouTube VideoItzl believes he hears a Who.As you can see by...
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IAN:Thursday 6/10/2021 No Blooms Today
Each of the three lily plants in this pond have buds on them. Each has one with its nose poking up through the surface of the water and you can see the color it will be. But not one of them opened...
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IAN:Thursday 6/17/2021 A Kind Word for Swedish Products
I have a Husquvarna Viking sewing machine, made by the Swedes. It is old enough that it was still made in Sweden. They do little things like print their logo on the top of parts so you know which way...
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IAN: Thursday 6/24/2021 Mornings with Razzle
Razzle has reached the stage in her recuperation where she needs gentle exercise, meaning 2 or 3 15 minute walks on a short leash. Mr. Zen walks her on his days off but I had not walked her myself...
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IAN: Thursday 7/1/2021 Beef Teriyaki Stir Fry
I have been having internet problems in the last few days. My cable is very slow and goes dark often too. I think I need a new cable box. So tonight I am sending you all a recipe that I think will...
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IAN:Thursday 7/8/2021 Local News and Garden Views
Things are perking up in my garden right now. The ponds are getting back to normal and the large one has flowers blooming. The middle pond plants are not doing as well but I have hope they will...
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IAN: Thursday 7/15/2021 Maybe New Kittehs Coming
Well, we had a zoom meeting with the foster mom who has these two cuties, currently named Sunny and Firecracker. They are brother and sister, about 3 months old. They are full of kitteh antics and...
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DK Quilt Guild: Working on my Stripes
So, this is on the machine, getting quilted a little at a time. I stitched on either sided of each seam and am doing a squiggly line design in one stripe in each block. DK Quilt Guild is a place for...
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IAN:Thursday 7/22/2021 Early Morning Challenges
There is no reason the statue of Portlandia graces the opening of this diary other than I love the thing! I always make the trip to see her when I am there. She is amazing from the street. But she...
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IAN:Thursday 7/29/2021 Kitten Tales and Other Stories
Doesn’t he look comfy? Razzle came along soon after this, laid down on top of him and squashed him about flat. Mr. Zen dug Moose out and he loped off into the back of the house.As you can see by...
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IAN: Thursday 8/5/2021 Misc Musings
With the addition to our household of two new kitties, the place looks like there are toddlers in every room. There are cat toys strewn about-the kitties carry them around, Razzle raids the cat toy...
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DK Quilt Guild: Pillowcases and Christmas Swag Bags
As part of my Christmas gifts in 2019, I made every guest one of these reusable bags. I put their names on them and told them to put all their swag in their bag and nothing would get left or lost in...
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