tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74387423700164990732024-02-19T19:53:01.165-05:00Promises to KeepNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-32302727185861367032020-09-05T19:11:00.002-04:002020-09-05T19:17:01.667-04:00<p> Just sharing a quote from a favorite movie, “The Dust Storm”:</p><p><br /></p><p>“That was the moment I knew I could never live without you in my life...You were always there, like a ghost, haunting any relationship after you.”</p><p><br /></p><p>It reminds me a special someone whose birthday is today. </p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-56414301166414420912018-02-05T18:04:00.003-05:002020-09-05T18:32:40.197-04:00Just a bit about my Etsy shop<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">You may note a widget in the right sidebar which stated that my "pocket shop" (Etsy store) is empty. A few months back Etsy changed their policies in regard to how sellers get paid. Previously, we were free to choose PayPal as our only acceptable method of payment. However, they changed their rules to allow people with Apple Pay to be able to pay for purchases. This would not be a problem IF we were given a choice. However, choice was taken away from us and Etsy wanted our bank account numbers. They were going to gather any payments and send them to us at regular intervals. Sorry, but with all the identity theft going on, I just do not feel that Etsy needs my banking information. Had I been permitted, I would have continued to accept PayPal only but that choice has been removed from me. No one was "grandfathered", despite how long one had been selling on Etsy. So, for now, my shop is on permanent vacation as I do not want to give Etsy my banking information. Had that been the rule when I signed up as a seller, I would have had to accept that or choose not to open a shop. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I would imagine that most senior citizen sellers count on immediate payment through PayPal to have </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); color: #45818e;">the funds available for shipping. The new ruling would delay my ability to ship until Etsy sent payment to my bank. I prided myself on trying to mail packages the same day as the order was received, or at least the next day, but this new ruling would make that impossible. I gave all the fabrics away to charity, all 8 bags. Thanks for your understanding. I miss having my shop but just do not like being told what form of payment I must accept. </span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-72736651404296987252018-02-05T17:46:00.004-05:002020-09-05T18:32:40.601-04:00I need help with a song, please<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I graduated from Melrose Academy high school in 1964. At graduation, we sang a beautiful song entitled "These Things I Wish for You". It was on an album by a group of nuns but the name of their order escapes me. I can almost see the album cover - a group of nuns who seemed to be on tiers and I believe their habits were a medium blue. I once owned the album but it did not come to me post-divorce so perhaps it was discarded. The album came out around the same time as an album of an African Catholic Mass entitled "Missa Luba".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The best I can do is list the lyrics here, hoping someone will know the name of the album on which it appeared, or at least the group of nuns who sang it. I have "googled" for hours, to no avail. Lyrics as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">These things I wish for you:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">These things to see you through:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Someone to walk beside you</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">When the night is cold.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">May seven angels be near</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">While you sleep,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">And may they say a prayer</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">As they guard, as they keep.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">These things I wish for you:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">One love, forever true, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">One dream of starlight silver, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">One of morning gold,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">To shine upon your way,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Until you come one day,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">To find these things I wish for you. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Thank you very much. Nancy</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); color: #45818e;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-65671355243975586302017-11-24T16:10:00.003-05:002020-09-05T18:32:40.909-04:00Remembering Barbi<div style="text-align: justify;">It has been 5 years today since God called you home. It doesn't seem possible that you have been gone from us for so long. Always missed, never forgotten. Rest easy, dear friend.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNVssu6nsRMOPCCxTkagzskeqpWVmQKr5MBhgQFn5w_yD9D0j19wFvN0LeVl0VinUGHdF5OdTB54wUWF39AKeK3nM0VTFOLFmvtK0tavoVeGFtJTyEplN6h9cDZs_u_lZa3HeRfIvTcEg/s1600/Barbi+at+NAIDA+with+rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="815" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNVssu6nsRMOPCCxTkagzskeqpWVmQKr5MBhgQFn5w_yD9D0j19wFvN0LeVl0VinUGHdF5OdTB54wUWF39AKeK3nM0VTFOLFmvtK0tavoVeGFtJTyEplN6h9cDZs_u_lZa3HeRfIvTcEg/s320/Barbi+at+NAIDA+with+rabbit.jpg" width="271" /></a></div></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-53146293165005679622017-11-11T17:47:00.002-05:002020-09-05T18:32:41.180-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Sincere apologies to anyone who chose to follow me via Bloglovin. I just discovered there is no way to remove an unwanted follower on Bloglovin, so I opted to remove it as an option on my blog. I hope this does not inconvenience anyone unduly. I actually prefer receiving new blog posts as an email so hopefully some of you will choose that option.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also apologize for the lack of postings. However, the period since the last post has been filled with various joint replacement procedures and their concomitant PT sessions but most recently, I underwent over a month's worth of testing, including a bone marrow biopsy, because it was felt I might have multiple myeloma or lymphoma. I saw the oncologist yesterday and while I do not have either, I am not completely off the hook. I have something called MGUS - pronounced as em-gus - which means there are some abnormal proteins coming from my bone marrow which could turn into myeloma. The "turn rate" is not high - anually, just 1% of those with MGUS go on to develop myeloma so I will be seeing the oncologist quarterly, with repeat studies, including bone marrow biopsy, annually. The bone marrow biopsy also showed that while our iron stores should be 6/6, mine are 1/6 which might account for the profound fatigue. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite 22 years of pretty severe fibromyalgia, the recent onslaught of pain has been almost unbearable and my usual meds seem unable to handle it. As I write this, I am looking at 7 Anna Griffin card kits I have yet to assemble and many beautiful Stampin' Up stamp sets, papers and other items as yet unused. The pain has been all-encompassing and I am producing nothing. I did join Stampin' Up as a hobbyist but should any of you need a demonstrator, I would be happy to help with anything you need. It may be a while before I start posting cards, however, until I can get the iron levels back up somewhat.<br /><br />For those who might remember Creative Inklings in Lahaska, Pa, I have recently heard they will be reopening in Hatboro, Pa. I do not have a date, however. For anyone near this area, this is wonderful news. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I thank those of you who have stayed with me, despite my lack of posts, which I hope will change soon. </div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-13903276664365012912013-08-23T20:22:00.005-04:002020-09-05T18:32:41.457-04:00Once Upon a Time<div align="justify"><a href="http://eulandasilvey.blogspot.com/2013/08/llc-once-upon-time.html">Once Upon a Time</a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">There is nothing I can add to the post below, from Eulanda's blog, except to thank her from the bottom of my heart for this beautiful tribute to my beloved Mom. Eulanda asked me the other day what my favorite color was. I thought she meant in clothing so I said "blue". She meant overall, so I said "peach". She returned that she did not have peach and would go with blue. Apparently, an old friend was going through the photos in my Facebook albums and turned up a photo of my Mom and me, when I was 3. This put the photo on my Timeline and Eulanda saw it there, and wanted to use it for a card. Please read her blog post below, and be sure to visit her blog and sign up to receive her blog posts by email subscription, so you do not miss a one. Also, despite several tries, I cannot get the text from her blog post to line up correctly on here. Sorry.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">While I follow many cardmakers' blogs, I have my favorites and Eulanda is at the head of that list. Her cards speak to my soul (except maybe the darker ones, but I still admire her genius). Please visit her blog to see the entire post and to learn what she used on the card. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">Here is the post from her blog: Thank you, my friend, for this honor. I am humbled to call you "friend" and am in awe of your ability. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><style type="text/css"> h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div blockquote { padding-left:6px; border-left: 6px solid #dadada; margin-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div li { margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:1em; } table#itemcontentlist tr td a:link, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:visited, table#itemcontentlist tr td a:active, ul#summarylist li a { color:#000099; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} </style> </div><div id="emailbody" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%; margin: 0px 2em;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><table style="border: 0px currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" width="99%"><h1 style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px;"><a href="http://eulandasilvey.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="http://eulandasilvey.blogspot.com/">Cards, Cards and More Cards</a> </h1></td><td width="1%"></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><table id="itemcontentlist"><tbody><tr xmlns=""><td style="line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px;"><div style="margin: 1em 0px 3px;"><a href="http://eulandasilvey.blogspot.com/2013/08/llc-once-upon-time.html" name="1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" title="http://eulandasilvey.blogspot.com/2013/08/llc-once-upon-time.html">LLC "Once Upon A Time"</a> </div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%; margin: 9px 0px 3px;">Posted: 23 Aug 2013 04:00 AM PDT</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 140%; margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This week at <a href="http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/" title="http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/">Live and Love Crafts</a> our inspiration theme is "Once Upon A Time". <br />I thought about the typical fairy tales and books I've read but decided to go <br />with a real life story after seeing this photo surface on Facebook. <br />It belongs to a friend of mine, Nancy Schaub. (More details further down the post.) </div><div style="text-align: justify;">She said this picture of her and her mom was taken in 1950.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've used papers from Pion's "Alma's Sewing Room" and hated <br />covering it up but it still looks so pretty. <br />I've distressed everything including the Vintage Box <br />Lacing Chocolate border die. Also added the resin<br />pieces for some texture. Aren't they gorgeous?!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMSfzqBrd-WbAR9iZdApbKVdrTEtEm1mgJJPu2SpW1Mt8cE9MJrMnks57unFb7sL1STPP9SS_jDfK2YdvOPX_t4bMCC-ux3jmeSdpW4Gcc6DEKmT1gF7pbSqPUuUU0etDjxKpJIMhV1s/s1600/OnceUponATime.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMSfzqBrd-WbAR9iZdApbKVdrTEtEm1mgJJPu2SpW1Mt8cE9MJrMnks57unFb7sL1STPP9SS_jDfK2YdvOPX_t4bMCC-ux3jmeSdpW4Gcc6DEKmT1gF7pbSqPUuUU0etDjxKpJIMhV1s/s1600/OnceUponATime.png"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMSfzqBrd-WbAR9iZdApbKVdrTEtEm1mgJJPu2SpW1Mt8cE9MJrMnks57unFb7sL1STPP9SS_jDfK2YdvOPX_t4bMCC-ux3jmeSdpW4Gcc6DEKmT1gF7pbSqPUuUU0etDjxKpJIMhV1s/s1600/OnceUponATime.png" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMSfzqBrd-WbAR9iZdApbKVdrTEtEm1mgJJPu2SpW1Mt8cE9MJrMnks57unFb7sL1STPP9SS_jDfK2YdvOPX_t4bMCC-ux3jmeSdpW4Gcc6DEKmT1gF7pbSqPUuUU0etDjxKpJIMhV1s/s400/OnceUponATime.png" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMSfzqBrd-WbAR9iZdApbKVdrTEtEm1mgJJPu2SpW1Mt8cE9MJrMnks57unFb7sL1STPP9SS_jDfK2YdvOPX_t4bMCC-ux3jmeSdpW4Gcc6DEKmT1gF7pbSqPUuUU0etDjxKpJIMhV1s/s1600/OnceUponATime.png" width="392" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I made a shabby chic bow using some seam binding from LLC,<br />added some brown tulle behind the bow and popped a vintage<br />pearl in the center of it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZCE98xW_VaQbFXdx9qQl1slspeMm0K5fOuyQYFHsbWAhyvUxvEvz2SLeYh2mROsslZGXTJRaKa8tWX7g4z1jrUZDitm4t95UnlLSfIXBd-PmblzSWA8iufksB_ir23TqVpd-FTkDd4/s1600/OnceUponATimeC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZCE98xW_VaQbFXdx9qQl1slspeMm0K5fOuyQYFHsbWAhyvUxvEvz2SLeYh2mROsslZGXTJRaKa8tWX7g4z1jrUZDitm4t95UnlLSfIXBd-PmblzSWA8iufksB_ir23TqVpd-FTkDd4/s1600/OnceUponATimeC.jpg"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZCE98xW_VaQbFXdx9qQl1slspeMm0K5fOuyQYFHsbWAhyvUxvEvz2SLeYh2mROsslZGXTJRaKa8tWX7g4z1jrUZDitm4t95UnlLSfIXBd-PmblzSWA8iufksB_ir23TqVpd-FTkDd4/s1600/OnceUponATimeC.jpg" border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZCE98xW_VaQbFXdx9qQl1slspeMm0K5fOuyQYFHsbWAhyvUxvEvz2SLeYh2mROsslZGXTJRaKa8tWX7g4z1jrUZDitm4t95UnlLSfIXBd-PmblzSWA8iufksB_ir23TqVpd-FTkDd4/s320/OnceUponATimeC.jpg" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdZCE98xW_VaQbFXdx9qQl1slspeMm0K5fOuyQYFHsbWAhyvUxvEvz2SLeYh2mROsslZGXTJRaKa8tWX7g4z1jrUZDitm4t95UnlLSfIXBd-PmblzSWA8iufksB_ir23TqVpd-FTkDd4/s1600/OnceUponATimeC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUay4g0jel85StgsKTrSlEunl-i-A3w4eWaJ8siASE9qlxHjmagfmAeuHU2Rc-2B7quaFERg9coTAEHLFwGj6Angegfyj_89qYrzsqU9VLO1yXN1F05VuY9G7h4K6QNIohFdMVsbvO34/s1600/OnceUponATimeB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUay4g0jel85StgsKTrSlEunl-i-A3w4eWaJ8siASE9qlxHjmagfmAeuHU2Rc-2B7quaFERg9coTAEHLFwGj6Angegfyj_89qYrzsqU9VLO1yXN1F05VuY9G7h4K6QNIohFdMVsbvO34/s1600/OnceUponATimeB.jpg"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUay4g0jel85StgsKTrSlEunl-i-A3w4eWaJ8siASE9qlxHjmagfmAeuHU2Rc-2B7quaFERg9coTAEHLFwGj6Angegfyj_89qYrzsqU9VLO1yXN1F05VuY9G7h4K6QNIohFdMVsbvO34/s1600/OnceUponATimeB.jpg" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUay4g0jel85StgsKTrSlEunl-i-A3w4eWaJ8siASE9qlxHjmagfmAeuHU2Rc-2B7quaFERg9coTAEHLFwGj6Angegfyj_89qYrzsqU9VLO1yXN1F05VuY9G7h4K6QNIohFdMVsbvO34/s400/OnceUponATimeB.jpg" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUay4g0jel85StgsKTrSlEunl-i-A3w4eWaJ8siASE9qlxHjmagfmAeuHU2Rc-2B7quaFERg9coTAEHLFwGj6Angegfyj_89qYrzsqU9VLO1yXN1F05VuY9G7h4K6QNIohFdMVsbvO34/s1600/OnceUponATimeB.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm sooooooo excited that LLC is carrying Wild Orchid Crafts flowers <br />now. LOVE THEM!! They go so well with the Kort and Godt<br /> rolled flowers that I've added a Melissa Frances pearl to.<br />Oh and don't you just love the bark hearts?!! YES!! </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Nancy is the little girl here in the picture and has now retired and has<br /> kids of her own. She said her mom made the dress in a color she <br />just loved. I think it's soooo super cute!! She is too. <br />What a pretty picture and so inspiring. Nancy loves anything <br />"Once Upon A Time" so I wanted to dedicate this post to her. <br />She's such a lovely lady! I hope I've done her photo justice. <br />I tried to find matching papers for this photo but nothing was <br />working so then I thought, "BLACK and WHITE"...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I actually ended up tinting it more of a sepia color but it's<br /> kind of hard to tell in my photos. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ieS7ZTW0lnaC90ui7kHVhvbBP8-gz5PjJTUVO9nPfZAZJ9dnsJZjP4XthyphenhyphenUoWHTt-_WC8l8JBsugyLxVBnOfDngIKB1tRtqqkSXE3o-ImLUnVvyTkgg_nVfRXwNu_ORQczG3KoO1so/s1600/photo.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ieS7ZTW0lnaC90ui7kHVhvbBP8-gz5PjJTUVO9nPfZAZJ9dnsJZjP4XthyphenhyphenUoWHTt-_WC8l8JBsugyLxVBnOfDngIKB1tRtqqkSXE3o-ImLUnVvyTkgg_nVfRXwNu_ORQczG3KoO1so/s1600/photo.JPG"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ieS7ZTW0lnaC90ui7kHVhvbBP8-gz5PjJTUVO9nPfZAZJ9dnsJZjP4XthyphenhyphenUoWHTt-_WC8l8JBsugyLxVBnOfDngIKB1tRtqqkSXE3o-ImLUnVvyTkgg_nVfRXwNu_ORQczG3KoO1so/s1600/photo.JPG" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ieS7ZTW0lnaC90ui7kHVhvbBP8-gz5PjJTUVO9nPfZAZJ9dnsJZjP4XthyphenhyphenUoWHTt-_WC8l8JBsugyLxVBnOfDngIKB1tRtqqkSXE3o-ImLUnVvyTkgg_nVfRXwNu_ORQczG3KoO1so/s320/photo.JPG" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ieS7ZTW0lnaC90ui7kHVhvbBP8-gz5PjJTUVO9nPfZAZJ9dnsJZjP4XthyphenhyphenUoWHTt-_WC8l8JBsugyLxVBnOfDngIKB1tRtqqkSXE3o-ImLUnVvyTkgg_nVfRXwNu_ORQczG3KoO1so/s1600/photo.JPG" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-top: 4px; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px 6px 1.2em 0px; text-align: left;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-69189261993832286902013-08-08T20:37:00.003-04:002020-09-05T18:32:41.734-04:00Are there birthdays in Heaven?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieqbH7LpdFc8l16Jciyb-YsSfKQbq3ixfIGt8n3ZySyojFXcf3aSpctwWAdef4GhS9mVVrVohaZ-Hy8pYCP5yOVrJSDswj4Lv8z9cULU1NMVelLMmdvVK7lWlp84CtWDvZTWmHOvtGcgp/s320/480300_10151378252035774_1351505283_n.jpg" width="213" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Barbi Kantor-Goldenberg</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Happy Birthday, dear friend. Has it really been only 9 months since you left us, and so soon after Janice's passing? You have not been forgotten. Your FB page is still active and there are many loving birthday wishes on there for you. I don't think I have ever known another person who was so special to so many people - like everyone's best friend. Your suffering is over and God knows you fought a valiant fight. You deserve the rest. I just was not up to posting a tribute to you after your passing, as I did for Janice. It was just too raw and I was hurting too badly. Rest easy, dear one. I do hope the angels are singing Happy Birthday!</span></div><div align="justify"></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-17167505355654025522013-07-28T00:12:00.006-04:002020-09-05T18:32:42.012-04:00A quick note for the quilters among my followers<span style="color: #45818e;">Just a quick note to let the quilters and fabriholics among my followers know that I have added 50 fabrics to my Etsy shop. There is a link on the home page of this blog. Thanks for looking. Nancy</span>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-61030149895192816702012-11-04T17:07:00.003-05:002020-09-05T18:32:42.299-04:00Is there a wedding coming up in your family?<div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">Sometimes our friends will not "toot" their own horns and we must do it for them. I have a friend who makes gorgeous bridal headpieces and I keep telling her she needs a blog to get people to her Etsy shop. I know she will do a blog eventually but in the mean time, I am doing some horn tooting and flag-waving for her, to promote the exquisite things she makes. I met her because she translated and reworked French sewing patterns for a doll named Bleuette, and converted these translations into kits to sew. I won't go into how many of her kits filled with vintage fabrics and trims are sitting in my closet waiting to be made. Messing up terrifies me because I cannot just go out and get more of her vintage fabrics. Suffice it to say she has an "eye" for beauty whether it be in doll clothes or bridal headpieces and her fabric and trim choices are beyond compare. </span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">Anyway, back to her bridal headpieces. If you know someone getting married, please refer her to my friend's Etsy shopped called Joy & Felicity. The link is here:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=Joy%20%26%20Felicity&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US">http://www.etsy.com/search?q=Joy%20%26%20Felicity&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US</a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">Should the link not work, just go to Etsy and look for a shop named Joy & Felicity. Her work is perfection and her designs are exquisite. Thanks!</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">And here is a bit of the beauty she creates:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKicA340Hcv6LFclIV_CTMBzp9zQXDt1mysfz6w9uEryHeYNHcf0PV2RiJ1nMtEIBmtb93UKc0AJTxRHOLBdqYva7_nXjRZMcOmTukhABcn9aahNjOQohE748FqhuxwT8Su1Yqd_FKNYE/s1600/il_570xN_361562718_bsix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKicA340Hcv6LFclIV_CTMBzp9zQXDt1mysfz6w9uEryHeYNHcf0PV2RiJ1nMtEIBmtb93UKc0AJTxRHOLBdqYva7_nXjRZMcOmTukhABcn9aahNjOQohE748FqhuxwT8Su1Yqd_FKNYE/s320/il_570xN_361562718_bsix.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-56761005990941842052012-11-04T16:12:00.003-05:002020-09-05T18:32:42.582-04:00Wonderful quilting hoops<div align="justify"><span style="color: #45818e;">A very quick post today. I came across this website today and think that both quilting hoops look wonderful - beautifully made - and since they were made in Northern Maine, I would think they will stand the test of time. All because a quilter had an idea. Be sure to visit the website if you are in need of either a floor based quilting hoop, or a "sit upon" kind.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://planetpatchwork.com/ek-pp.htm"> http://planetpatchwork.com/ek-pp.htm</a></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-14751233485103955032012-10-28T17:26:00.003-04:002020-09-06T02:08:52.032-04:00REST IN PEACE, DEAR FRIEND<div align="center">
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Thursday, October 25 brought news that our dear friend, Janice Naibert, had died. For years I knew she had trouble breathing and we would wheeze together through brief phone conversations, and even though she considered slowing down of late, never once did she disappoint by not sending out an order. While I know that other "doll people" depended on Janice too, it was my love of a little French doll called "Bleuette" that brought me to Janice first as a customer, and then as a friend. While I never did get to meet her in person, that did not matter during all the times we chatted about dolls and dogs, Beagles in particular. She mourned with me over the loss of my rescue Beagle in 2007. When I was in Maine, we would always talk about meeting at "G Street" - a fabric store near Washington, DC. Unfortunately, each party's health kept that from happening. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">From Janice I bought fabric and trims, patterns and sewing kits, doll bodies and wigs imported from France, but came away knowing I was more than a customer, as were so many others. One has only to read the posts on the various doll groups - Bleuette, Rosette, French Fashion - to know the loss we are feeling. I am saving all these posts in the hope that I can print them out to send to her son and her husband, so they know how much Janice was loved, and how many lives she has touched. No one came away from knowing Janice without a smile. Toot, Toot, dear one. We are tooting your horn for you, in ways you never did for yourself, in your humility. The doll world would not be what it is without the things you did for us. Rest easy, dear friend, and know how much you are missed, and how you were treasured. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">My prayers go out to Janice's family, especially her son who is doing his very best to send out the orders his Mom could not get to before this final illness. What a son! His Mama would be so proud. </span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-20363966633860966272012-10-28T16:21:00.005-04:002020-09-05T18:32:43.086-04:00EAST COAST FRANKENSTORM, HYBRID NOR'EASTER<div align="justify"><div align="center"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://thecuriousquilter.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/frankenstorm-sandy.jpg" /></span></div><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FRANKENSTORM - another "Perfect Storm" (a/k/a "Hybrid Nor'easter"):</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #45818e;"> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Tomorrow, 10-29, will be the 21st anniversary of the sinking of the Andrea Gail (note the movie "The Perfect Storm" with George Clooney). How strange that this almost identical storm system is to hit the east coast on the same day. The last I saw this type of weather-wrath was in Maine in 2007, also on or around 10-29, as I watched the bay churn just off the boat house in Belfast. There were seven of us there, knowing we should be on much higher ground, but we were mesmerized by the power of the sea. There had been 25 boats in the water that night. The next morning, only 10 remained to be seen. I guess the others were on the bottom of the bay as I am sure no one came to take them out at the height of the storm, in the dark.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;">I have long loved the sea, even her power, and so love to sit on a quiet beach and watch the waves as they gently flow to and ebb from shore. One of my earliest memories is of being on my father's shoulders as he took me "out past the waves". At four or so, I thought he was kidding, that the waves did not end but went on forever and ever. He was right, and after a brief walk (on his part) through the waves we were in calm seas. It was amazing to me that I could be behind the waves, watching them roll towards shore.</span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;">Nothing so gentle is planned for this area tomorrow. I am about 20 miles due north of Philadelphia, only a little over an hour from the Jersey shore I so love, which will undoubtedly be changed greatly after Sandy is done with the coast. Atlantic City and surrounding towns, as well as the casinos were subject to mandatory evacuation by 4 PM today. Tolls out of shore towns have been suspended and roads in and closed to all but emergency personnel. Philadelphia has issued a pending state of emergency with evacuation of low-lying areas. </span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;">I will sit in a third floor aerie (apartment) and watch the show, probably without power, reading with the help of my "hug" light which goes around my neck, but mostly, I pray for everyone in the path of this terror, the effects of which it is said will be felt into Ohio and far north. I have personally experienced only one hurricane before - Hazel in the 1950s - and she did terrible damage to areas not nearly as built up as now. My Mother told stories of being evacuated from Ocean City, NJ in a boat because the bay came in to meet the ocean. </span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial;"> As beautful as a calm sea is, If you are in an area to be affected, I pray you and yours are safe and dry elsewhere, and that your homes are spared damage. Perhaps we can all spare a few prayers for the souls who went down in the Andrea Gail 21 years ago too. </span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-65111881371858060562012-07-03T22:12:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:43.336-04:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Very quick post. If any of these interest you, please drop me an email and we can talk about them. I know only that they are either Effanbee or Tonner Toni dolls from the 2005-2007 era . Sometimes medical bills necessitate the passing on of things we might wish to keep otherwise. Thank you. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">This skater has been sold. Only Red Riding Hood remains for sale. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd7AlfobV-rxIf1AAQcWZAmGfvbgF3IJDWSGS4xq3c03unFwYzB9zYG0We0Um68S0W3csTHHMwuTMabt2kBYH-t5Uji4CCIkvCFDUj_yyRWpXyJ6Q3LRBCt7Ofz6q3-ETyidoMNE4arkp/s1600/Effanbee+Toni+on+roller+skates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZd7AlfobV-rxIf1AAQcWZAmGfvbgF3IJDWSGS4xq3c03unFwYzB9zYG0We0Um68S0W3csTHHMwuTMabt2kBYH-t5Uji4CCIkvCFDUj_yyRWpXyJ6Q3LRBCt7Ofz6q3-ETyidoMNE4arkp/s320/Effanbee+Toni+on+roller+skates.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEvbJlfue2IrclivMkUeDIn5PU-9KTqn1g1w7y6XWwNgub_6-SkEloVSGIDGIWP2hbK6YPQuCiHujZ4haiAta4TcVLEoUhbmdWU61kzKhhcLUNxhhYCSW2DcQK0cwfvpSzd9WQz2U-fj0/s1600/Effanbee+Toni+Red+Riding+Hood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEvbJlfue2IrclivMkUeDIn5PU-9KTqn1g1w7y6XWwNgub_6-SkEloVSGIDGIWP2hbK6YPQuCiHujZ4haiAta4TcVLEoUhbmdWU61kzKhhcLUNxhhYCSW2DcQK0cwfvpSzd9WQz2U-fj0/s320/Effanbee+Toni+Red+Riding+Hood.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-27756867076128210562012-04-07T21:23:00.007-04:002020-09-05T18:32:43.615-04:00He is risen, Allelujah!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoBRM_tx5Z_i2FAAIDG9SwOSfc1oxcsxK9sWPt1oWUp3L6f9511gX1pmGRiTyoNzKCvoO_12hUuR06_P-p8aARlvttCFwXx1Rb7wFVS50cWhmrL2ZeZigtizv6Vi0qys-nnBWstJz2oj3/s1600/801371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoBRM_tx5Z_i2FAAIDG9SwOSfc1oxcsxK9sWPt1oWUp3L6f9511gX1pmGRiTyoNzKCvoO_12hUuR06_P-p8aARlvttCFwXx1Rb7wFVS50cWhmrL2ZeZigtizv6Vi0qys-nnBWstJz2oj3/s320/801371.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Happy Easter to all my followers. </span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-81523855084167179692012-04-07T20:24:00.003-04:002020-09-05T18:32:43.904-04:00Rest in Peace, Thomas Kinkade<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">How did I not hear of this, watching the news last night? I am so saddened to hear of the early passing of a man who brought so much beauty and light into people's lives, but how glorious for a man of his faith, that he died on Good Friday and is home with his Lord for Easter.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I was a member of his Collector's Society for several years and treasure the members-only prints that I was able to buy, or which were gifted to me by my children, each year. Always beautiful, but now in sorrow, even more so.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">A light has truly gone out with his passing. My sincere sympathy to his family and my gratitude to God for the gift that was Thomas Kinkade. Now he is painting the heavens. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kinkade">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kinkade</a></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-63286772356210906492012-03-29T22:05:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:44.199-04:00Can you help me find a fabric?<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">When I left Maine to move back to PA in the winter of 2008, I put special things by the door, to remember to load them into the car right before I left. Sadly, in my haste to leave before yet another snow storm, these special things got left behind - including a small bear my son made me (by cutting up his sister's bathrobe when he was 6 and had poison ivy), a bunny that I pulled off a shelf at Bonwit's when I was 2 (much worse for the wear), special family photos and a bag of beautiful doll clothes that I had received in various Bleuette Round Robins. While I miss them all, I could recreate one of the doll outfits IF I could find the fabric. It might have been purchased at JoAnn's, 2008 or before, and while we all try to sew with natural fiber fabrics for these dolls, this may have been rayon or polyester. The doll is 10-5/8 inches tall, so that should help you with the scale. If you have 1/4 or 1/2 yard of this I would be so grateful and will gladly pay for it. The ribbon trim was added separately and thus is not part of the fabric. I tried lost fabric sites but they all seem to be for quilting fabrics. Thanks so very much!</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">On another note, I see that my number of followers is increasing. Perhaps it is time for more blog candy. Hmmm, at 125 or 150? I will think about it and will post when I have decided on the magic number. Nancy</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJygArtBDwSC3GfT35duOq3L75aJ2vhMEe2aXuQFSZyIi6LNEYz6PRdQ2P5z7oPPaTYAe63kWtQwnouH39Akm0DQ95a6sP6_PrrgCI930-drTQxjzUsi0OzMyCDJX8KgPF-xC3lIbk0XD/s1600/HPIM1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJygArtBDwSC3GfT35duOq3L75aJ2vhMEe2aXuQFSZyIi6LNEYz6PRdQ2P5z7oPPaTYAe63kWtQwnouH39Akm0DQ95a6sP6_PrrgCI930-drTQxjzUsi0OzMyCDJX8KgPF-xC3lIbk0XD/s320/HPIM1193.JPG" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox7JCUa1K7m-FCL_r6agKshkdsH-3yAsnaUolqcuIwgA3In4eaFh4DLxjHuVIZTTsv3oTbTvrLLG-oyXnJIe1Cb1VxKvITJeZM_27B6puwf-niZCh-gDUWXiq_FcPOI4eF_qJvLCh2Ef9/s1600/HPIM1195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox7JCUa1K7m-FCL_r6agKshkdsH-3yAsnaUolqcuIwgA3In4eaFh4DLxjHuVIZTTsv3oTbTvrLLG-oyXnJIe1Cb1VxKvITJeZM_27B6puwf-niZCh-gDUWXiq_FcPOI4eF_qJvLCh2Ef9/s320/HPIM1195.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-6467224329801941032012-03-29T19:30:00.002-04:002020-09-05T18:32:44.498-04:00Can you help a young Amish boy?<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I just received a blog post from Amish America which told about a benefit for a young Amish boy, Amos Hertzler, who was born with an esophageal problem that has required expensive surgery. There has been a benefit breakfast to help the family cover the balance of what is owed on the hospital bill. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">For the past 40 years, I have lived a little over an hour from the Lancaster Amish community and have long admired the Amish and their life style. I don't think I could live it (I like TV too much, and my car), but I do admire them. I feel so bad for this little boy and for the struggle the parents are going through trying to cover the balance of a very high hospital bill. (The Amish do not have health insurance and others in the community generally rally to help cover expenses like this). </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">If you have a minute, please read the story about the benefit breakfast here:</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://amishamerica.com/amos-hertzler-benefit-breakfast/">http://amishamerica.com/amos-hertzler-benefit-breakfast/</a> <span style="color: #134f5c;">and if you can spare a few dollars, I am sure the family will be most grateful. The information about the fun to help Amos is in the article. It's nice to have someone help when we are up to our necks in alligators. Thanks for listening. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Nancy</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-18544494940512033202012-03-28T19:11:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:44.793-04:00Flying shuttle - maybe<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Every once in a while I will find something at the thrift store of which I have no need, but am sure there is someone who will want it. Now, I know nothing about weaving, other than the barest minimum of how it is done by hand. What I got yesterday is a shuttle - possibly a flying shuttle from what one weaver told me - and while I can read the name of the company, extended searching for information about the company has revealed only one citing - in the business directory of a journal called Posselt's Textile Journal, in the November 1910 issue. The company which made this shuttle is the Pavia Shuttle Co. and it is marked accordingly on the bottom of the shuttle, carved into the wood. Towards one end of the top of the shuttle is the word "Left" and the number "1". </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here is the article which mentioned the company:</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/ptj_07_05_3.pdf">http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/periodicals/ptj_07_05_3.pdf</a></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Perhaps there is a business ad for the company but I was perusing this at 2 AM so may have missed it. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I have written to three weavers requesting information</span>, <span style="color: #134f5c;">and have forwarded the photo to them today. If you have any information about this, or the Pavia Shuttle Co., I would be very grateful for the information. Should it be something in which you are interested, it will be in my Etsy shop here:</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96353792/shuttle-possibly-a-flying-shuttle">http://www.etsy.com/listing/96353792/shuttle-possibly-a-flying-shuttle</a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Thanks for looking:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmIqUQ9KRhpD9oEDmc4wJgvzAJ4YJ8MHUH1ln9I7MbEJeXjIDfPtavrNMAC1eGflZ8hEux8cCYK3GHTHArfK8dYtRGmo-y_mG8890vtiWG7iP1NjhCUqIQ5i6XrIeb92S-XUlvVWmN09b/s1600/HPIM2590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmIqUQ9KRhpD9oEDmc4wJgvzAJ4YJ8MHUH1ln9I7MbEJeXjIDfPtavrNMAC1eGflZ8hEux8cCYK3GHTHArfK8dYtRGmo-y_mG8890vtiWG7iP1NjhCUqIQ5i6XrIeb92S-XUlvVWmN09b/s320/HPIM2590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-61587878333056244972012-02-14T02:33:00.002-05:002020-09-05T18:32:45.017-04:00Happy Birthday, Matt<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Just a quick post to wish a happy thirty-second birthday to my youngest, my son Matt. His birthday is officially 11:07 AM on Valentine's Day! He was my preemie so the fact that he is hale and hearty is a double blessing. Time to go to bed but wanted to post this early. From preemie baby to little boy to handsome man! In the first photo he is at the Philadelphia Zoo and his older brother, Ronnie, is keeping him from climbing in the enclosure. In the second photo, Matt tried to copy the facial expression on the bronze status of Massa, one of the long-term gorillas at the Zoo. In the third photo, all grown up and his Mom is proud. Of course, I am proud of all three of my children but it's Matt's BD. Matt spent the first nine days of life at the Neonatal ICU at a Philadelphia Hospital, about 10 miles from where I had delivered him. Since I had had a C-section, I spent 5 days in one hospital with him in another. So hard and I was so scared. It was on my birthday on the 16th, that the neonatologist called me to tell me Matt was going to be okay. He had hyaline membrane disease which affects many preemies because their lungs have not matured. Aside from a touch of asthma, which all three have, he is strong and healthy and this Mom is grateful. The sad part of all of this is that his early delivery was due to an error on the physician's part but he was a friend and I also knew he was only human. Matt did well, so all was forgiven. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">When Matt was a teenager, I heard of a wonderful organization called "Carewear" which provides for babies in NICUs. I knew I had to form a Carewear group to provide for the NICU babies at one of the poorest hospitals in the Philadelphia area - Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Should you ever want to help, go to yahoo groups and look for Caring for Cooper or use this link:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CaringforCooper/?yguid=68887751">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CaringforCooper/?yguid=68887751</a>. We have patterns on our website but there are also many on the Carewear website: <a href="http://carewear.org/">http://carewear.org/</a>. Of course, you can always help one of your own local hospitals and I believe there are lists of hospitals with needs on the Carewear website. If you are interested, you can ask for a pattern booklet and to be signed up for the quarterly newsletter on the Carewear website. It is a wonderful organization that does so much good. Good night! </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp6M79S6Ba_wUaYfZXxxXvg_kXin9PsccFC1yoHik6yLQmjHFQE_dWmaSG7UYW9Ri-A6Q6Zif4DDcTQ52tFlA-ETYTYdNNVYwP8ncN7k82BnuQHeaHOxTny12ZYfZXuaoL-STP8cK-aT0/s1600/Matt+and+Ronnie+early+1980s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp6M79S6Ba_wUaYfZXxxXvg_kXin9PsccFC1yoHik6yLQmjHFQE_dWmaSG7UYW9Ri-A6Q6Zif4DDcTQ52tFlA-ETYTYdNNVYwP8ncN7k82BnuQHeaHOxTny12ZYfZXuaoL-STP8cK-aT0/s320/Matt+and+Ronnie+early+1980s.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxBIfGy1PbiD_p2RVo9kQb8TurtVMsKiPpVnBh3ZqItC01Zi6xmcbuS9GRlpurflp_fqjE_TTttKIRPp9QbQcxCbe8CpPYHQl0OYqrSAWCDoFjLyRfLBnk53qjQS3OdbwRQxWe1KpX4FE/s1600/Matt+and+Massa,+early+1980s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxBIfGy1PbiD_p2RVo9kQb8TurtVMsKiPpVnBh3ZqItC01Zi6xmcbuS9GRlpurflp_fqjE_TTttKIRPp9QbQcxCbe8CpPYHQl0OYqrSAWCDoFjLyRfLBnk53qjQS3OdbwRQxWe1KpX4FE/s320/Matt+and+Massa,+early+1980s.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZb76GnYxbEkfqKwr3rru8lhywlGWh-i15dXd3tr5syJwspBOekOTUt0gKl5LuI18LO4Igs25fO4UVRsGN4d0Maco-w0gGzppKoDzz30w-a_91t9P8UkhkRdwF5rggB5kroD_PABWlcLP/s1600/173419_1174524668_5235640_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZb76GnYxbEkfqKwr3rru8lhywlGWh-i15dXd3tr5syJwspBOekOTUt0gKl5LuI18LO4Igs25fO4UVRsGN4d0Maco-w0gGzppKoDzz30w-a_91t9P8UkhkRdwF5rggB5kroD_PABWlcLP/s1600/173419_1174524668_5235640_n.jpg" yda="true" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-33061143481084856792012-02-09T14:06:00.005-05:002020-09-05T18:32:45.310-04:00Almost a year later - sorry!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>UPDATE: </strong>My apologies to my blog followers for the time between posts. In this past year I have come to feel that my address is c/o my local hospital rather than my own home. To sum it up, my knees are shot and I am not a candidate for knee replacement surgery because of other health issues. The most recent admission was scary. For two days my legs would not allow me to stand up so I spent a weekend in my recliner. When I developed a high temperature and skin mottling, it was time to call the doctor on call who sent the ambulance. In the ER the doctors really wanted to find a brain or spinal cord process as the source of the problem but deep in my heart I knew it was my knees and begged them to call my rheumatologist. It took three days but they finally did call my rheumatologist and he tapped my knees (my right knee went down 2 inches in girth!) and instilled steroids. I have to accept the fact that this is my life now, so it's a slow down, but not a stop. I will not give in and if it means an assistive device to get around, then that is what will happen. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>SEWING:</strong> On a better note, in late summer I was given quite a gift - the task of turning a wedding gown into a boy's Christening outfit as well as a girl's Christening gown and a Christening coat. I've been sewing since age 17 (at least 1000 years ago), so I thought I would not have any problems. However, I had never dealt with "pick-ups" before or what was left when they were removed. It took three weeks to take the gown apart and with each stitch removed, my heart sunk a little more. When the pick-ups were released, I was left with 4 inch holes in the skirt fabric where each had been. It was tricky, to say the least, to find enough solid fabric to cut the pieces needed. The hem was another problem because it was a balloon hem and had dragged on the ground. While there was a lot of fabric on the inside, the hemline was badly soiled. A highly recommended dry cleaner would not touch the gown because of all the beading and sequins, so I had to work with what I had. Fortunately, since I was cutting an infant pattern, many of the pieces were small. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">I had started on the gown first but the baby was a beautiful little boy - so I put the gown aside and really got busy on the boy's romper. The pattern was one piece but since the baby's parents are very tall, I was afraid of "popping crotch" from diapers, etc. I made it as a two piece garment, adding two inches to the bottom edge of the shirt part, so it could be tucked in the pants. The Mom liked it so much as it was, that she left the shirt extension out over the pants. I never had a chance to try it on the baby, but it fit him perfectly. Sadly, I did not get the coat done in time for the Christening. The knee incident happened while I was working on it and once I got home, I got a wicked flu (I think we always bring something home from the hospital and it is not always as pleasant as a new baby). I now have time to finish the gown and the coat for the next baby! The holes in the skirt made it hard to match beading patterns but I could come close. Here are photos of the gown as I received it, and the resultant boy's outfit which took every inch of plain fabric on the gown. I will post the photos of the others when they are done. The gown was exquisite and I hated cutting into it but doing so allowed me to create items that can be passed on through the family so that is good. You cannot see it in the first or second photos but the entire bodice is covered with a very fine champagne colored mesh and then beaded on top of that. I was able to leave the bodice intact in case it can someday be used for a little girl's First Communion dress. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdjcR-K2cHpBdUhXccv3rHAzfin0w8r0nfMma3rVBMi6phpqLCakCdxksQFvI_sHMGO_iVuSUrfs1kZuvuBhdbvqRJgKVAyMXfDvZiZq7pkwr06Z9p3lIpCYpiy3A6guBdKmK_X-5e4i9/s1600/HPIM2444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdjcR-K2cHpBdUhXccv3rHAzfin0w8r0nfMma3rVBMi6phpqLCakCdxksQFvI_sHMGO_iVuSUrfs1kZuvuBhdbvqRJgKVAyMXfDvZiZq7pkwr06Z9p3lIpCYpiy3A6guBdKmK_X-5e4i9/s320/HPIM2444.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMan1RbiHB3WKVmPl5H_Uv5cRDe_dEv2JfViN1TRkV-5Dei6PWLGtU2ZDhrh_bomewtyy7x6uDCFqhv5lhji0fSw-6m6LqBLd2D8q_F0EernEXNs8amyncARzZXrnrU0mnGOOBBC_sCIox/s1600/HPIM2441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMan1RbiHB3WKVmPl5H_Uv5cRDe_dEv2JfViN1TRkV-5Dei6PWLGtU2ZDhrh_bomewtyy7x6uDCFqhv5lhji0fSw-6m6LqBLd2D8q_F0EernEXNs8amyncARzZXrnrU0mnGOOBBC_sCIox/s320/HPIM2441.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIOpzKYOo56gyVV2Obm5dVEhUqz2dGPHp1eCu4aVAaJ4s1uz-9UBSggdFmM6NluKSuwT50e8pxl0gs_xWvWqT5caioa9GfSYeLwhjcTHW91vJKkvV_tPED7MiiU2MhMiA5xtH6I1ifncH/s1600/MJ+in+romper+12-18-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIOpzKYOo56gyVV2Obm5dVEhUqz2dGPHp1eCu4aVAaJ4s1uz-9UBSggdFmM6NluKSuwT50e8pxl0gs_xWvWqT5caioa9GfSYeLwhjcTHW91vJKkvV_tPED7MiiU2MhMiA5xtH6I1ifncH/s320/MJ+in+romper+12-18-11.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I do have other sewing plans for the year - the get back to sewing for my reproduction and antique Bleuettes and Rosettes, and maybe for my Mary Hoyer dolls. For the first time in three years, I have ordered another Bleuette and she is due to arrive shortly after my birthday in February. I sew for these dolls by hand and find it so relaxing but I have not been able to find the type of vintage fabrics that I found while living in Maine. Maybe in Philadelphia proper. I also want to work on the great fabric stash in my bedroom that I swear multiplies in the dark! I have been following Lynn's wonderful quilting blog at <a href="http://sewnwildoaks.blogspot.com/">http://sewnwildoaks.blogspot.com/</a> and ordered her Madrigal pattern. I have never used black in a quilt but I like the look of this one and somehow think navy or hunter green would not be as effective. She is also working on it in yellows and greens now so I may have found a use for a stash of Folk Art Wedding fabrics which I purchased in Minnesota in 2000. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>TV:</strong> A friend here at the apartment complex has gotten me started on <strong>Korean dramas</strong>. Of course, the two shows are on at midnight and 12:35 AM here on the east coast, but I am completely hooked. It started when I taped the shows for her while she was away last summer. When she came over to watch them, of course I watched with her, and that was that. I was hooked. One is called<strong> "To Be With You"</strong> and the actress who plays the new mother-in-law is such a good actress (unless she is this evil in real life) that I truly hate her character and mutter under my breath at her during all her evil actions - worse than JR Ewing! The second show is called <strong>"Happiness in the Wind"</strong> and is should be winding up in a week or so. I missed the beginning but the episodes can be seen online. One of the ones I taped for her was "Smile Again, Donghae" but that ended and "To Be With You" took its place. Now, normally when the TV is on, I am doing many other things - reading, cooking, reading e-mails, etc. With these shows I cannot do that because they are all subtitled. I am learning so much about Korean culture and it is so interesting. I wish I could see the Jeju island they talk about as a honeymoon get-away. In one of the episodes last night they were preparing for a holiday - Chuseok, which is a harvest festival, rather like our Thanksgiving. Another thing I found interesting is family heierarchy. The evil mother-in-law has two daughters-in-law, the second of which is older than the first. However since she came into the family second, she is now of lesser status than the first, and they can no longer address each other by their given names, but by terms that mean older sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. Very, very interesting. If you have a DVR or Tivo, you might have fun watching them. Of course I get up later now, staying up so late, but it's like getting fun history lessons!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>BOOKS:</strong> I have done a lot of reading over the last year, most recently reading a book that I read many years ago. If you are at all interested in the origins of antiseptic care in hospitals, or if you work in the medical field, you may find this book informative. It is called <strong>"The Cry and the Covenant"</strong> by <strong>Morton</strong> <strong>Thompson</strong> and it is about the life of Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who discovered something that could put an end to deaths from childbed fever. He was mocked, ridiculed and basically martyred for his beliefs and findings. It is a powerful book with a lot of Hungarian-Austrian politics of the time (which I glossed over for the medical parts) and it made my blood boil to think that doctors could be so narrow-minded at the time, while thousands of women were dying from the easily prevented childbed fever. In a lighter reading vein, I have discovered <strong>David Rosenfelt</strong> who writes about a lawyer, Andy Carpenter, who has a golden retriever named Tara. The author has begun a foundation for golden retrievers called "The Tara Foundation". While I generally prefer medical mystery type books and authors like Robin Cook, Kathy Reichs, etc., these are not so heavily into law that I find them difficult. Good reads and if there is a dog in it, even better! I am lucky in that the Bookmobile comes here twice a month and the woman who is in charge of the mobile library does a great job of finding the books on my long lists. She has even read a few of them. If you are a <strong>Jan Karon</strong> fan, read her children's books, especially <strong>"Jeremy - The Tale of an Honest Bunny"</strong> and "<strong>Miss Fannie's Hat". </strong> </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I truly am sorry for the delay between postings and thank you for staying with me. Life just got in my way. Sadly, I have also recently learned that a dear friend has acute myelogenous leukemia and needs a stem cell transplant. Friends, donating is not like it used to be with bone marrow donation which was quite painful for the donor. Now, a donor is given something to increase stem cells and then a few days later, blood is drawn as for a transfusion, with the stem cells being filtered out and the donor's own blood being put back in. Donors can be between the ages of 18-60 and no matter how healthy the donor may be, he or she comes off the list at age 61. If you have resisted joining the national registry because of the fear of the harvesting procedure, it is easy now, so please consider joining it. Doing so requires you to do nothing more than swab the inside of your cheek with the swab sent by the registry. Sadly, I am too old at 64 to help my friend or anyone, in this way, but if you want to help someone in the future, you can find more information here: </span><a href="http://ww5.bethedonor.org/">http://ww5.bethedonor.org/</a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">or here: <a href="http://marrow.org/Home.aspx">http://marrow.org/Home.aspx</a>. <span style="color: #134f5c;">You really could save a life. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> I promise it will not be another year before I post again. Hope you are all well. I have missed you. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #bf9000; color: #134f5c;"></span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-22790550844695840122011-03-27T16:19:00.003-04:002020-09-05T18:32:45.543-04:00Peddler's Village, Lahaska, PA<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">A recent visit to Peddler's Village in Bucks County, PA (town of Lahaska, near the Bucks County SPCA) showed that it was too early in the season for much to be in bloom, but photos are always taken, so I will share them, as well as some photos of the quilt exhibit that was going on (although the quilts are in the gazebo and it is too hot in there to be good for them). The quilts were judged in various categories such as Traditional, Amish, Applique, Potluck, and there were categories for children's submissions also. The gazebo is small and there was a railing to keep people from getting close to the quilts, so the photos are not the best but I love the inspiration anyway. One of the best quilt shows I ever attended was the one in the boathouse in Belfast, ME. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCidr4RMJkeRBQ1DdqRjhy-NT75u3R-6BLWwmCKl2BEHkT5UuHGj-jxIRg74EJjdGLVvbFl1RAyLPvHrounUcJXN_jtyFaRqqTChOhxmqo9w9b1J5TpiQMYqeWQwuP4tVXzIj2E_XOpOFk/s1600/CR-HPIM2264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCidr4RMJkeRBQ1DdqRjhy-NT75u3R-6BLWwmCKl2BEHkT5UuHGj-jxIRg74EJjdGLVvbFl1RAyLPvHrounUcJXN_jtyFaRqqTChOhxmqo9w9b1J5TpiQMYqeWQwuP4tVXzIj2E_XOpOFk/s320/CR-HPIM2264.JPG" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocus</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-5375706909037759172011-03-17T00:10:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:45.760-04:00We have a winner!<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I put the numbers 1 through 35 in Random.org to cover the 28 who entered without cards and the 7 who entered with cards.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Here is the result:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">Random Integer Generator</div><br /><br />Here are your random numbers:<br /><br /><br /><br />9<br /><br />Timestamp: 2011-03-17 04:08:04 UTC<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">Congratulations to Patty Price! Thank you to everyone who entered my Birthday Blog Candy. I will have to do this again soon. I know it won't be April, but maybe May. Keep watching and again, thanks for sharing my birthday with me, and for those who made cards, if I do this again, with another photo for inspiration, I will have a separate prize for those who make cards. I wish I could send something to each and every one of you. </span><br /><br /><br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-30861485754815997222011-03-17T00:01:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:46.035-04:00Birthday Blog Candy, finally! Ends 3-16 at midnight<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Finally, all the goodies are here and I can finally get my birthday blog candy up and running! I hope you have not grown disinterested while waiting. There are a lot of goodies, and I am awarding them as one prize. You do not need to follow my blog or post the candy on your side bar to participate. If you follow, I would like it to be because you want to, not for the candy. Making a card according to my inspiration photo will entitle you to an extra chance to win the blog candy. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">So, let me start listing the birthday blog candy:</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">First, from Virginiasvignettes on Etsy: You can see the breakdown of the items in the first photo by visiting the 2-18 blog entry. Virginia is so talented. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8AZIxzwRFVXnc3Xs3ih6nB5OdA51DmOGDs56OE3zG3dU7N_2i8U4yGhImYBncA2yycOQUNTDgu-wTgWpMpbbGiv7BuC646znIAnTJgLxMkCbylLsrvjqsw_8WGNvFXeYPmfxtd-vTD6W/s1600/virginiasvignettes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8AZIxzwRFVXnc3Xs3ih6nB5OdA51DmOGDs56OE3zG3dU7N_2i8U4yGhImYBncA2yycOQUNTDgu-wTgWpMpbbGiv7BuC646znIAnTJgLxMkCbylLsrvjqsw_8WGNvFXeYPmfxtd-vTD6W/s320/virginiasvignettes.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">In this next photo, the carded vintage ribbons and fibers are also from Virginiasvigettes on Etsy as are the beautiful vintage salt and pepper shakers with mica flakes and glitter. Also included are pink crystal leaves and rayon ribbon from other sources. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNue83XuFEHOq8NS0IgMHtC66TV8yYoSSjjl0adrFqSVEa4_jHeENmiXlDFkpUu4xtR0NxTeIkzV_u6pe8IKdT6F09-oLsPJ9cDZzdhRcOh4BI4WPtOEfNEs98pBc98bVMeK4mGp13vcv/s1600/blog+candy+5b-HPIM2254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNue83XuFEHOq8NS0IgMHtC66TV8yYoSSjjl0adrFqSVEa4_jHeENmiXlDFkpUu4xtR0NxTeIkzV_u6pe8IKdT6F09-oLsPJ9cDZzdhRcOh4BI4WPtOEfNEs98pBc98bVMeK4mGp13vcv/s320/blog+candy+5b-HPIM2254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Okay, the next photo shows the three Magnolia stamps, flowers and bling. The Magnolia stamps were donated by the very generous Diana Crick of </span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.magnoliastamps.us/">Magnolia-licious</a> <span style="color: #134f5c;">and are: #3030 Tilda with big ribbon, #294 Tilda with balloon and #226 Birthday Tilda, all from the "You Are So Special" collection. The pink and purple flowers are also from Diana: Flower Patch, pink and purple. The other large packets of flowers are Recollections Boutique Fleur from Michael's and the smaller packs are Jolee's By You. The white pearls are Recollections. The pink pearls are KaiserCraft.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcBkys5qkYgslaBqa_zuORdPkWKIEtQhWLCowqcJjfySqBkbHVKmX-IdY1TUgGkdA2Q6yQjciOGnbSMIvlvXq38nxU8utJNvQcohYjI6wZoKxdD3PY3iBrWz29zCnr05_qEPAKYnpJygM/s1600/Blog+candy+1a+-+HPIM2245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcBkys5qkYgslaBqa_zuORdPkWKIEtQhWLCowqcJjfySqBkbHVKmX-IdY1TUgGkdA2Q6yQjciOGnbSMIvlvXq38nxU8utJNvQcohYjI6wZoKxdD3PY3iBrWz29zCnr05_qEPAKYnpJygM/s320/Blog+candy+1a+-+HPIM2245.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Next items include: an 8 x 8 paper pad by K & Co. in Julianne; Tim Holtz adage tickets; Cosmo Cricket Rub-A-Dub-Dub rub-ons; Mary Englebreit 3-D stickers; an Oriental chipboard pack and two friendship-themed wood mounted stamps by Hampton Arts. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT36eyGMkizCz06xXf75KtmVgB-d3VUA2_tOAmXKhj_H4wfCdgBducn5WoR2_DYnIiudAVp-6VYg17PaGDYLW0v_aOLT4fEUIRdox4PmtjTPBUOken-WCgy2G0MMZzK6Pqoj-Hfta1hNqY/s1600/blog+candy+2a-+HPIM2247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT36eyGMkizCz06xXf75KtmVgB-d3VUA2_tOAmXKhj_H4wfCdgBducn5WoR2_DYnIiudAVp-6VYg17PaGDYLW0v_aOLT4fEUIRdox4PmtjTPBUOken-WCgy2G0MMZzK6Pqoj-Hfta1hNqY/s320/blog+candy+2a-+HPIM2247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Next items include: A Richard Simmons dessert cookbook; a recipe book for gourmet coffee-based drinks; a chocolate strawberry (strawberry flavored chocolate - yummy); hot cocoa scented body cream; a chocolate-scented candle; feathers; vintage beaded lace; silver charms and a packet of Jolee's By You pink button flowers.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbLXOTd8hATmRPl65yA9Dl9fs1efIbeEWIKW1NJRg88hVPgxWRbjhGdJ0NoysDf_ACXGe-OhGFAGeVUkYNSgP_9HW4RoEKEGD1uSV3XfwGymtUaTqPfDYlX1nCXS_BUSxDuFuXKKC8k1z/s1600/blog+candy+3a+-HPIM2249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbLXOTd8hATmRPl65yA9Dl9fs1efIbeEWIKW1NJRg88hVPgxWRbjhGdJ0NoysDf_ACXGe-OhGFAGeVUkYNSgP_9HW4RoEKEGD1uSV3XfwGymtUaTqPfDYlX1nCXS_BUSxDuFuXKKC8k1z/s320/blog+candy+3a+-HPIM2249.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">This final photo shows the last of it: 6 sheets of Basic Grey Nook & Pantry cupcakes 12 x 12 paper (the back is delightful also); another small recipe booklet using boxed cake mixes; a Making Memories storage container and one piece of vintage sheet music with text in English and French. There is a series but this is only one of the series, entitled La Biche (the doe) from a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (a favorite of mine). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOI9tBQNgARlyR0Ry3xEz9C4DetYPu9rabJ-ANzsCKvIl9EsudniFcVGkSSuqy9ZHPn8sQ27JB9OChAdgjepbLIPhirb1rUl7R1Km-1h1bKgxOvKdmG49K4ETSeh9PJlKjZkvtzF4C0aL/s1600/blog+candy+4a+-HPIM2251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOI9tBQNgARlyR0Ry3xEz9C4DetYPu9rabJ-ANzsCKvIl9EsudniFcVGkSSuqy9ZHPn8sQ27JB9OChAdgjepbLIPhirb1rUl7R1Km-1h1bKgxOvKdmG49K4ETSeh9PJlKjZkvtzF4C0aL/s320/blog+candy+4a+-HPIM2251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">And finally, the photo for the card challenge. You may use any aspect of this photo for your card. It does not have to be an exact interpretation. I just want to see how it inspires you to create a card. There is no right or wrong. Just have fun with it.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvwmlE1OU28XEqRMSABWW4f8eZFzlJ0hSO1AB_yD3csLShkVUpIkEOdFatzzdAI3Wy_ouKSWfNFRb2cn2Yqfi_nX18_ouSjmqbCa2txUvpJI2DJfWi0syQFD3t4RNAMryGAOGKB6gNNk3/s1600/WM-MardiGras-2157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvwmlE1OU28XEqRMSABWW4f8eZFzlJ0hSO1AB_yD3csLShkVUpIkEOdFatzzdAI3Wy_ouKSWfNFRb2cn2Yqfi_nX18_ouSjmqbCa2txUvpJI2DJfWi0syQFD3t4RNAMryGAOGKB6gNNk3/s320/WM-MardiGras-2157.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Okay, I got Inlinkz figured out. I am going to add two blue frogs. The first one is for those of you entering for the blog candy without making a card. EVERYONE should add her info here. The second frog is for those making a card,which as I said, gets you a second chance at winning. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><script src="http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=37791"></script><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;">Okay, this second frog is for those making a card also:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=37793"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-27578862182907469422011-03-14T22:36:00.004-04:002020-09-05T18:32:46.258-04:00Flashback Friday 9.0 Challenge<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Well, I don't enter challenges often, but <a href="http://flashbackfridaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/flashback-friday-90.html">Flashback Friday</a> is having a challenge in which you share the first card you ever posted with a window cut in it. I have made ONE, so it was not hard to find. We are not to link back to the previous post but reclaim the card and post it again. I made this in the summer of 2010, and it was my first window card and the first in which I had things tucked inside frames. It took me the better part of an afternoon. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6Nf92GDLHXacWni982B7AhoyVLAn1iuOEW18SjGS9Ffj9-GO_9YCmCFrf7oisrU4M4ubBp14DslSlMfENepEUEVk5nFhFwqs8EeQnEWcH89IV1LZFLnpABbiZXgve9-j199t4hKFrkwz/s1600/60s+Tilda+easel+card+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6Nf92GDLHXacWni982B7AhoyVLAn1iuOEW18SjGS9Ffj9-GO_9YCmCFrf7oisrU4M4ubBp14DslSlMfENepEUEVk5nFhFwqs8EeQnEWcH89IV1LZFLnpABbiZXgve9-j199t4hKFrkwz/s320/60s+Tilda+easel+card+watermarked.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;"><strong>RECIPE:</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Stamps: Magnolia - 60s Tilda #385, Rufus the Dog #402, Swing #512 (the branch is part of this stamp). Sentiment: S.U. Friendships Grow (2001) stamped with Color Box Cat's Eye and embossed with A La Mode clear embossing powder. Flourish: Recollections clear stamp set from Michael's. Cardstock, solid: DCWV Pastels. All the stamps are from Diana at </span><a href="http://www.magnoliastamps.us/store2/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Magnolia-licious</span></a>. <span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">The numbers listed are/were Diana's stock numbers for these stamps. </span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">PAPER: </span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">DP: K & Co. Paper Doll (floral inside the frames, behind the swing and on the easel base). Rufus' Lollipop has been cut from a paper in the DCWV Sweet Stack. Solid is from a DCWV stack. I do not remember the source of the dotted paper. </span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;"></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"> </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">COLORING: Prismacolor and Derwent colored pencils, Gamsol and blending stumps.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">SUPPLIES: </span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Punches: EK Success Rock Fern; MS Frond and Butterfly. </span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Die: Spellbinders Label Two in Cuttlebug</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Grass: Diecut by Jolee's By You/EK Success.</span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Embellishments: Stickles: Crystal on Rufus' Lollipop; Flowers: Prima Spring Petal Mix and Summer Mix (small roses); Glitter: MS coarse glitter in Crystal;</span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Pearls: Queen & Co..</span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: xx-small;">Chalk: Pebbles, Inc. in Shimmers. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438742370016499073.post-4595762742032695422011-03-10T20:32:00.003-05:002020-09-05T18:32:46.540-04:00Wonderful blog post on Amie Bleu blog<div align="justify"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Every once in a while, you come across a blog post that you swear was written for you - or it could be a song, a poem, etc. Recently, it was this blog post. It just stopped me in my tracks and I have shared it with everyone I can think of. Please stop by Amy's blog and read this post, especially if you need a boost, a pickup, something to reinforce a flagging confidence level. Profound and the accompanying video is exquisite!</span> <span style="color: #134f5c;"> Just click on the title of this post to be taken to the AmieBleu blog. </span></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com3