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Boys’ and Girls’ Name Signs – Made To Order – 4″ x 4″ Personalized name signs great to add to a gift, put in a baby shower basket, affix to a backpack, assignment book or journal, prop up against something in their room. Just the thing to remind them how special they are!
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According to the experts, we’re supposed to finally be out from under the ‘excessive heat warnings’ by Sunday night or Monday morning of next week. I’m ready.
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everymum
Yesterday I had fun in my art room doing a bunch of ‘name’ signs on small canvas boards, using bleeding tissue paper, white crayon, and then squeeze white paint. I should finish them today, and then I’ll post pictures.
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I’ve been reading a bunch of books on my Kindle for the past few weeks. The only one I read that’s a keeper is
The Last Flight of the Starleap by Simon Panneton.
I end up reading a book every day or so, most of them completely forgettable, but they do divert me from all the stuff going on in the world.
I’m really happy that I can maintain what is left of my sanity because
Greeting Cards – Set of 4 different cards and envelopes – “Get Well Soon” – $16.99 with FREE SHIPPING to the contiguous U.S. HandmadeHavenByLinda on Etsy.
I hope that you’re staying above the fray, safe and well, and that this Wednesday brings you some fun and joy.
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I think this is exquisite. I just love it. I want to TOUCH it. I want it!
SO – I’ll share it with you here and save it into my Pinterest collection – all I’m really able to do. :0)
Good morning. I hope you’re well and happy today.
Kara Creates
I’m looking forward to playing in my art room, experimenting with white crayon and bleeding tissue paper today.
Ramblings of the Claury on Twitter
Heat index of between 105 and 120 again today. I’m grateful I can insulate myself from the totally uncivilized outside today, staying cool.
(I have to admit I feel guilty complaining about the heat when so many people in our country are suffering right now – Hawaii with the wildfire and California with the flooding.)
If you want to donate, Fox News is suggesting redcross.org/foxforward or text ‘HAWAII’ to 90999 to make a $10 donation. I don’t know whether they will set up help for the states suffering from the flooding or not yet.
Framed 7×5 Friend Sign – “Four Leaf Clover” – $14.99 with FREE SHIPPING to the contiguous U.S. HandmadeHavenByLinda on Etsy
Have a wonderful day.
Sue Hewson Artist – @srh_sue on Twitter
Peter Hogarth – @PeterHogarth55 on Twitter
Peter Hogarth – @PeterHogarth55 on Twitter
It’s totally uncivilized outside. The heat simply smacks you in the face the minute you step outside and doesn’t release you until you’re lucky enough to find some air conditioning. I’m feeling really lucky, now that we’re home again from errands, that we have a good system and can stay cool. Our animals go out, stay a minute or two, and then want to come back inside.
We have our bug spray guy coming between 2 and 4 today, to spray for things known or unknown, large and small, dangerous or merely annoying, hosing out place down inside and out. He’s wonderful.
I’m amazed that we have anything living outside at this point. Our elephant ear plants that came up late seem to be doing fine, though.
We went to check on the bridge replacement project on the way home from errands. There were workers there, and they were moving the machinery around, but we couldn’t tell what they were doing. They are moving very slowly on this project. I’ll be grateful if the new bridge is open by the end of the year, judging by the speed now.
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As you can see, Fort Smith and Greenwood (and Fayetteville – where my sweet cousin Murray now lives – welcome to AR, Murray! :0) ) are in an ‘excessive heat warning’ today, with ‘feels-like’ temps of between 110-120. UGH.
We’re getting ready to drive our trash down and do some errands before coming home and being inside the rest of the day. Our wonderful bug spray guy (who sprays for everything, including elephants) is due to come this afternoon.
I got started yesterday etching the glassware I’m working on, putting my initials and the year on the bottom of the glasses. I decided that I want a smaller Dremel that has variable speeds and is smaller and lighter in order to hopefully increase my control. I have that ordered, and so will switch to some other things I want to try in my art room until the new one arrives.
Hoping for a quiet, albeit too hot, day. I hope you’re safe and happy wherever you are.
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“Early Spring”
Watercolors by Erika Kocsi – @kocsi_erika on Twitter
I think her light and shadows on these is absolutely stunning.
Greenwood is just southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas – just above the “Feels Like 110-115” part of the image. (High of 106 this afternoon). It’s always hot in the summer, but I don’t remember having so many days of ‘excessive heat warnings.’ I think that’s new, and I really don’t consider it a good thing. I’m always griping about the weather, it seems, but Mother Nature just can’t seem to get her head on straight. Thank goodness we’re spoiled by not having to be outside for work and having good air conditioning!
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Yesterday I finally finished liquid etching the stencils on the glassware I’m working on in my art room. The etching worked, but I’m pretty disappointed at how delicate and faint the etching is, even though I left the medium on as long as they said was the LONGEST time to leave it on.
Today I’m going to start experimenting, using my Dremel tool. I’m going to see if I can add names to the glassware with the tool. I’ll keep adding and adjusting to see what I can make of this. This will be a long, slow process. I’ll take my time and just enjoy. (Actually, this is the part I enjoy the most. What I WANTED didn’t happen. Now I’m free to ‘play.’ If something fun comes of it, good. If not, I can always pitch these and start over with something else. :0) )
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Shout-out to Mary Lou – just thought of you when I saw this –
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Hope you have a FUN Sunday.
Amber woke us this morning, barking. She sleeps on a big bed in the utility room downstairs behind a dog gate. Usually she sleeps until one of us comes down groggily making our way to start the coffee. We got up and dressed, not sure why she was barking.
We let her out, with her barking like a maniac, but didn’t see anything in the garage and nothing in the yard that we could see of concern. She then barked to get back in and be fed.
She met me in the bedroom, just finishing making the bed, greeting me with a happy grin, lots of nuzzling and tail bashing into furniture and me in her glee to begin another day.
We ate and finished morning chores. I came in with my coffee and sat in front of my computer. All of a sudden, Amber was here, wagging her tail and smiling at me. We talked a minute and I petted her. She continued. I asked her if she wanted to go back outside. She ran toward the door. I obligingly got up and went to the front door, opening it. She didn’t follow me. I finally decided she didn’t want to go out. She followed me back to my computer chair.
She has had her breakfast. She got the rest of my husband’s cereal and milk.
The answer: SHE. WANTS. MORE!
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This is so true. This is beautifully explained in a way that really gets your attention and resonates. It makes you realize that you also might be jumping to conclusions in your life on the basis of little information. You might need to rethink things as circumstances and events prove your operating assumptions are incorrect. Great life lesson done in a way that won’t be forgotten.
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Hakan reminds us that there is still so much beauty in the world and that people still show kindness. I love his posts and his reminders.
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LookHUMAN
103 for a high today and under an ‘Intense Heat Warning.’ UGH
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I forgot to tell you, but yesterday on the way to Lunch Bunch and errands, we passed a young horse scratching his back like the one in this picture. I was astonished. I’ve never seen a horse act like a dog before, although it makes sense, I guess. My husband, who had a horse of his own when he was growing up, said they do this all the time. I can still see it in my mind. Wonderful. :0)
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The day got away from me yesterday and I didn’t get up to my art room. I’ll get up there today and see if I can finish etching the stencil shapes onto the glassware. As soon as that is finished, the next step will be seeing what I can do with my Dremel tool. That will be the deciding factor on whether I’ll pitch these glasses and start over with another idea or continue trying to make these as presents for Christmas this year.
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An order was delivered yesterday with small canvas boards (two sizes) and bleeding tissue (tissue paper that ‘bleeds’ onto paper, giving the look of watercolor.) I’m still waiting for some white crayons. When I have them, I saw an idea online I’d like to play with.
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Enjoy your day.
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We just finished putting away the stuff we got at Walmart after we got our mail and then enjoyed our friends at Lunch Bunch. Everyone was at Lunch Bunch – for the first time in about a month now, so it was extra special. :0) We got caught up, laughed a lot, got in some really terrific hugs, and said we should do this again. Life gets so busy and complicated. We NEED to try harder to see the people we care about as often as possible.
We checked on the progress of the replacement of the bridge between our house and town on the way home. The fact that they are replacing the bridge is nice for the long run, but it’s aggravating to have to take a much longer route to get to town than usual. It’s only about 5 miles difference, but you notice and grit your teeth a bit.
This is what we found today. Everyone seemed to be at lunch, or they were waiting for something to be delivered, because nothing was happening. You can see my husband as he walks closer to the work.
It seems that they might be getting to the final stages. Since I can only gawk and suppose, at least I HOPE I’m right. A lot of people are inconvenienced by the lack of bridge. I mainly think of delivery people, trash haulers, any kind of service vehicle, not to mention emergency vehicles and home owners.
To be completely honest with you, I’ll also be glad when we can use the bridge again because my husband is like a dog tracking a bone in watching their progress. We had an extremely small space in which to turn the truck around today. I held my breath, my mouth firmly shut, holding on to the chicken handle of my door, bracing my hand on the ceiling, seat belt firmly tight as we turned the truck, went a couple of inches forward, then turned the wheel all the way the other way and went another couple of inches several times before we were finally facing the other direction on the road. Even so, my husband heard me letting my breath out in relief and said, “What?” I didn’t answer.
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Earrings – Dangle/Wire – 2″ Hand-Painted Orange Multi-Colored Light Weight Wooden Teardrop-Shaped – $13.95 with FREE SHIPPING to the contiguous U.S. HandmadeHavenByLinda on Etsy
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That’s almost ALL I did yesterday. My husband was fighting with his computer again, chatting with the experts at Microsoft, with me typing for him, twice yesterday – once with a regular expert and once with a Level 2 expert. My husband can now see my computer over the net. He can now save his backup of his computer over here. We thought we had the networking solved going both ways, but found out we didn’t. I told him that I want to throw in the towel at this point so that I can plan my days to get other stuff done.
I got my new “Wreath” Christmas cards listed as a made to order item in my Etsy shop, though, so that’s something.
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The jury is still out on my etching of the glassware for Christmas presents for my friends. I followed the directions carefully and I can see the etching after I remove the stencils, but it’s much fainter and more ‘delicate’ than I pictured. I’m going to go ahead and do all the stencils on all the glasses, and then see what I can do to punch things up with my Dremel tool.
This looks similar to what I have. I can write words, create designs, etc.
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Pxfuel
We’re going to get our mail, meet friends, we hope, at Lunch Bunch, and go to Walmart.
I hope you’re having a nice Friday.
I don’t usually do this, but I liked a post on Twitter so much this morning that I want to share it here.
‘One of my favorite movie lines from one of my favorite movies. “Don’t you just love New York in the fall? It makes me want to go buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”’
Phyllis Harris @PhyllisHarris on Twitter
(I THINK this quote is from “You’ve Got Mail” with Meg Ryan from 1998.)
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