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CASology: Triangle & A Bit of Holiday Joy

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This week's challenge at CASology was just perfect for creating Christmas trees, and I'm still in need of some Christmas cards. Once again I finished this right under the wire!

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Although I could have easily cut a couple of triangles, I knew there were at least a couple in my collection of dies. These came from matching dies for Papertrey's "Hello, Sunshine," and "Tranquil Triology" stamps.

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I thought I had the right little star for the top of the tree among my gems, but nothing really worked. Then I remembered the gold mirror paper I've had for ages and used the Simon Says "Holiday Shapes" die to cut the star. That die gets a lot of use! The gold twine is as old as the mirror paper, and I wish I could remember where I bought it. Fortunately, the quantity on the spool is very generous and it's unlikely I'll run out anytime soon.

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I'd hoped to get the focus on the star; didn't work, but there's no time to retake the photo and get this up before the challenge closes.

The youth retreat was a huge success, and I'll have a few photos later in the week. The adults were exhausted by the end of the weekend, but I'm sure the teenagers were doing fine today.

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Select White (PTI), Bazzill Textured green from scrap drawer, mirror gold (unknown)
Card: Paper Source
Patterned Paper: "Christmas Cottage" (Teresa Collins)
Twill: Scarlet Jewel (PTI)
Stamp: "2008 Holiday Tags" (PTI)
Dies: Holiday Shapes (Simon Says), Tranquil Triology, Tag Sale #6 & Hello Sunshine (PTI)

Happy Mail

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A while ago, I returned a set of tape runners by American Craft which had broken almost right away. They are my favorite tape runner, and I haven't had too many bad experiences with them. I usually order them in bulk from Amazon, and this particular batch was not good. I filed the email away, and forgot about it.

Then one day I was cleaning out that email folder and realized I'd never heard from them. I sent a second email, and got a very prompt and apologetic reply. Evidently the woman I had corresponded with the first time had left the company. Within just a few days, an amazing package arrived on my doorstep with a note saying they'd thrown in a few goodies for my patience.

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First, the replacements (more than I returned).

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When I opened the box, Tracy and I were both amazed by the amount of product they sent me. The best part is all of it is stuff I'll definitely be able to use. This might be the epitome of good customer service! 

I've made two cards with these goodies. The first one I posted here, for a Moxie Fab challenge, using the Washi tape and one of the metal rimmed tags.  Here's the second one.

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The patterned papers are from the paper pad they included and I attached the frame with one of the tiny clothespins. I especially like the birthday text paper.

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Needless to say, I use the tape runners every time I sit down to make a card or complete a scrapbook page. I'm know I'll find lots of uses for the rest of the product as well. 

I'll be off the grid for most of the weekend. Our Presbytery is hosting a four day event with Mark Yaconelli, a gifted workshop and retreat leader who specializes in youth ministry. Turns out he lives in Ashland, OR and is a friend of Sarah and Adam's. Today is a conference for adults at Northeastern Seminary, and tomorrow night a retreat for youth begins at the Rotary Sunshine Camp until Sunday morning. I'm on food detail. We hoped to register about 100 youth for this event, but the final count was close to 200 from 20 different churches across the Presbytery. That's a lot of subs to make for Saturday lunch! I'm not sleeping at the camp, but expect to be there most of the time.

Florida Road Trip: Part 2

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We left Miami Beach around noon, stopped at a fantastic Cuban restaurant, "Havana Harry's" in Coral Gables and headed out to the Florida Keys. Our final destination was Key West, the southern most point in the United States.

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Beside the requisite photo next to the buoy, everyone who visits Key West flocks to Mallory Square for the sunset. It didn’t disappoint.

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The sunset isn’t the only entertainment. There was a man who had trained cats to do a variety of tricks, musicians, and a fire eater.

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Little did we know, but Fantasy Fest had just begun in Key West. Costumes, and various states of undress were common as you walked down Duvall Street. The folks in costume were more than happy to pose for you. We’d never experienced anything quite like it, and our understanding is that the closer you got to Halloween, the “better it got.”

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Although we drove through Everglades National Park on our way to Tampa, there wasn’t a lot to see from the road. I was glad we stopped at the Visitor’s Center and took the time to take a walk with one of the rangers.

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Our last planned stop was a visit with our friends, Carole and Gordon, in Charlotte, NC. They wanted to take us to Asheville, NC to visit the Biltmore Estate.

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I knew it was supposed to be spectacular, but I wasn’t prepared for how immense it is. If you are used to European medieval castles, it probably doesn’t look as amazing, but it’s the largest private residence in the United States. Built by George Vanderbilt in the early 1900’s, it was a marvel of engineering and construction. We took the additional butler’s tour, and our guide was right out of Downton Abbey. We got to see the servant’s side of the mansion, as well as the amazing heating, plumbing, and communication devices that were state of the art in the early 1900’s. It was fascinating. 

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They were decorating for Christmas while we were there. Some of the rooms had as many as five totally decorated Christmas trees. No photos are allowed in the house, but the beautiful decorations put me in the holiday mood. I’d love to go back in the springtime to see the extensive gardens. All the landscaping was done by Fredrick Law Olmstead, the landscape architect of Central Park and many other public spaces in the United States. 

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On our way home, we drove a bit of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unlike the Adirondacks in September, the Blue Ridge was past it’s autumnal peak, but we enjoyed the slow pace of the parkway before getting on the interstate to head home.

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As much as we've enjoyed and appreciate all the travel we've been able to do this year, we're grateful to be home for awhile. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storytelling Sunday: Better Late than Never

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This is my second post of the day, but I wanted to get this episode of Storytelling Sunday up before the link closes on Sian's blog. I missed last month, and there are only two months left for this year's theme of "Pick Your Precious."

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When the year began, I made a list of some precious things I knew I wanted to write about. These books were on that list, but I couldn't find them. This weekend we pulled out a huge box from the attic of the books I saved from my classroom library when I retired. I don't ever recall using these books at school, but I must have taken them there for some purpose. I'm delighted to have found them.

E. B. White has been a favorite author since I was a child. Stuart Little was published three years before I was born, but my copy was purchased in 1953. My mother's inscription indicates it was bought in Chicago, probably on one of the many trips we made between Kansas (where we lived) and our relatives in Ohio.

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I was four years old when Charlotte's Web was published. Four seems a bit young for Charlotte's Web, but my father read The New Yorker every week, and E.B. White was regularly published there. Thanks to my father, I have a first edition copy.

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My parents inscribed my name and often the date in every book they purchased for me, and I have tried to do the same for my children and grandchildren.

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I wish I had inherited my mother's beautiful script handwriting! As important as these books are to me, what they represent more than anything is the love of reading my parents instilled in me. My father read aloud to us nearly every night, and continued to read articles and short stories aloud to me even when I was in my forties! 

Here's a scrapbook page I made a few years ago that celebrates that love.

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And here, on this Christmas Journal page from 2008, is a photo of my father reading to my brother and me at Christmas time in our apartment in Hays, Kansas.

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It's clear that Charlotte's Web needs a bit of repair and I need to investigate how to do that without ruining the value of the first edition, but it's never going to be sold. I know for sure, Sarah will be happy to acquire it for her already large collection of children's books. She's a more avid reader than I am, and Caleb's first phrase was, "read book." It's a good sign.

Florida Road Trip: Part 1

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We’re nine days into November, and I just finished editing the photos from our road trip to Florida. There was too much driving, but we had a lovely time. The highlight of the trip down was dinner in Savannah, Georgia at Pearl’s Saltwater Grill. I found it on Yelp (one of our favorite apps, especially when we’re traveling), and called for reservations the night before. We had a window table overlooking the saltwater marsh, and were rewarded with a lovely view.

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Then a full moon rose, and our window seat became prime real estate. The food was just as great as the view.

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The reason for our trip was Rachel and Juan’s wedding in Boca Raton, Florida. Rachel and Juan had arranged for rooms at the Boca Resort. Truly the nicest hotel we’ve ever stayed in. 

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Here’s a shot of the view from our room on the 22nd floor overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. 

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The wedding was simply splendid. One of Sarah’s and Rachel’s friends from our church is an ordained pastor, and Lindsey delivered a wonderful homily. We’ve know Lindsey and Rachel since they were toddlers, and it’s so nice to see what wonderful, competent women they’ve become. Following the service, the reception took place on the beach. It was hot the whole time we were in Florida, but the breeze off the ocean kept everyone at the reception comfortable. Here’s a shot of the beautiful bride and handsome groom. It was such a special day!

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As in Savannah, as dinner was being served, a bright orange full moon arose over the ocean. It was magical, but you’ll have to imagine it as the iPhone photo doesn’t do it justice.

Monday we were in Miami Beach for the Art Deco Architectural Tour. 

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(This shot was taken Sunday afternoon; it was hot and humid both days!)

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I knew I liked the Art Deco style, but I didn’t know a lot about it. It’s characterized by geometric lines, eyebrows (more about that in a minute), symmetry, cool colors, and corner windows. In the photo below, look above each window and you’ll see a ledge that hangs over the top of the window. Most of the Art Deco buildings in Miami were built prior to the invention and installation of air conditioning. The “eyebrow” casts a shadow over the window, keeping the rooms cooler. 

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I loved this retro automobile that was sitting on the street across from the welcome center.

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I'll be back tomorrow with the second half of the trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Card: Two Challenges

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One of my favorite challenge sites is Retro Sketches, and I'm just getting Challenge #88 posted under the wire. Once I saw the CASE Study challenge #165, though, I knew I wanted to create a card for one of our good male friends. The gray and black color combination of the CASE Study inspiration seemed perfect for a masculine card. Here are the challenge inspiration and sketch:

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In addition to the color combination, I like the polaroid frame in the CASE Study card. I substituted a sentiment banner for the bow since I was creating a masculine card.

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The layering follows the Retro Sketch pretty well, too. All the patterned papers came from a 6X6 paper pad included in a Studio Calico Card Kit in February. The polaroid frame is one of the frames included in Papertrey's Fabulous Frames die set. I hand cut the sentiment banner, but used the Count Down Die cut for the smaller banner, trimming off a bit to layer two patterned papers. "HAPPY" was die cut with the Headliner alphabet, and the Wonderful Words: Birthday die and stamp finished it off. All the dies are from Papertrey Ink.

Here's a closer look:

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Card Recipe:
Cardstock: True Black & Smoky Shadow (PTI), Bazzill textured from scrap folder
Patterned Papers: Studio Calico
Dies: Fabulous Frames, Wonderful Words: Birthday, Headliner Alphabet, Count Down banner (PTI)
Stamp: Wonderful Words: Birthday 

Merry & Bright: CAS(e) This Sketch #52 & Simon Says

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It's been a wild couple of weeks, almost no creative time at all, and even less to get a blog post pulled together. But I really liked the sketch this week at CAS(e) This Sketch so I carved out enough time this afternoon to get a card made.

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Fortunately, this time the card came together relatively quickly just the way I envisioned it. I pulled out a new stamp and die, "Rustic Wreath," from Papertrey which I love.

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Most of our Christmas cards this year are going to be photo cards that I ordered from Shutterfly. Nonetheless, I've decided I still need a few handmade Christmas cards. It's the first year in nearly 20 years that I haven't made all our cards, but we had a family photo taken this summer that I wanted to use on a card. The photo does not print particularly well on my printer, so I ended up at Shutterfly. It looks great on the screen, so I'm hoping I'll like it when it arrives.

Here's a closer look at the card:

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I think this card fits this week's Simon Says "Keep It Clean and Simple" challenge as well.

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Hope your week has been a bit less hectic. I'm looking forward to a pretty quiet weekend!

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Woodgrain (Simon Says), Bazzil
Dies: Rustic Wreath and Holly Jolly (Papertrey)
Stamp: Rustic Wreath (Papertrey)
Patterned Paper: Wonderland (Studio Calico) & a piece from the paper pack in the February Studio Calico card kit
Enamel dots: (Doodlebug Designs) 

Make It Monday

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Our recent trip was lovely and there will be photos to share, but for today I want to share a card I made for this week’s Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink. Although their stamps are my favorites, I don't often find time to play along with this challenge. This inlaid die-cut technique is one I’ve wanted to try for awhile, so I decided to put it to work for a thank you card for our friends in Charlotte. We spent a lovely day and a half with them at the end of our trip.

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"Bubble Talk" was a rather impulsive purchase, but it's proving to be one of my favorite stamp sets with dies. I used it here as well as the "Wonderful Words: Thank You" die from Papertrey ink. After die cutting the main white panel with both dies, I cut the sentiment twice– once in Pure Poppy and once in Select White. Then I cut them apart, stamping the white "you" with one of the "Bitty Background Blocks II." They pop into the main panel as if they were one. The bubble die was stamped twice, once in Pure Poppy and then the sentiment was added in black.  It was a fun technique to try, and a great one for mailing since the card is flat. I'm sure I'll try it again.

Here's a closer look at the inlaid die cut:

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Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Select White, Hawaiian Shores
Stamps: Bubble Talk, Bitty Background Blocks II (PTI)
Dies: Bubble Talk, Wonderful Words: Thank You (PTI) 

 

Happy Halloween!

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The blog hasn’t been as quiet as it might have been since I planned some posts to go love while we were away. I didn’t expect it to be so quiet when we returned, but as always after being away for nearly two weeks I returned with a long to-do list, and a miserable cold as well. I shouldn’t complain because I don’t remember the last time I was ill, but it definitely has slowed me down.

I have to admit that Halloween has never been one of my favorite holidays. I have a few Halloween decorations I put out each year, and I loved getting together costumes for Sarah and Matt when they were little, but otherwise it leaves me rather uninspired. 

This year I was determined to come up with more age-appropriate cards for Caleb and Skylar than I managed last year. When I saw this cute ghost during one of Papertrey's recent releases, I grabbed it, and I'm glad I did. The card design is lifted from one of Maile Belles' always creative designs.

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I love that the little bow can be a hair bow—

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or a bow tie.

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I found the perfect Halloween board book for two year olds at Barnes and Noble. I'm quite sure they'll love it.

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The story is in rhyming verse, there are doors to open to see who is there, but the best is a door bell you press to hear the trick 0r treaters arrive at your house. If you celebrate this holiday, I hope it's filled with treaters and not many tricks!

 

Santorini Note Cards

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After we returned from our trip to Turkey and Greece, I made a set of note cards to send to a couple we spent some time with in Santorini. I didn't share them at the time since I hadn't shared my travel posts, but that's done, and before I come back with more vacation photos to share I thought I'd get these posted.

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I embossed Select White cardstock by Papertrey with a Spellbinders die, and then cropped the photos to sit inside the embossed frame. It's a technique that would work with almost any photo you'd like to turn into a note card.

The first photo is of the bottle of wine they gave us to celebrate our anniversary. They had done quite a bit of wine tasting on the island, and brought us this bottle as an anniversary gift one night when we met for dinner. I used it as a thank you note.

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The rest of the cards were some of my favorite images from Santorini.

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I was very pleased with the way they turned out, and need to make a set to use myself. Just seeing them brings back such wonderful memories of that vacation!

 

Congratulations, Juan and Rachel!

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Today is the day! The wedding is this afternoon, and if the weather holds, the reception will be on the beach! We're so delighted to be able to be present at such a special event. Here's the card I made for them.

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Simple and elegant; the way I expect Rachel will look this afternoon. Although I don't anticipate taking a lot of photos, I hope I'll have a few to share with you when we get home.

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The flourish (Inkadinkadoo) was stamped with Delicata ink. It has a beautiful sheen which is hard to see in a photograph. The narrow strip of gold paper is from the last of many sheets that I purchased nearly 15 years ago. I admit to hoarding it now. The sentiment is from Mat Stack 2 Collection (Papertrey Ink).

Tuesday Trigger: Apache Tears

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When I first saw the inspiration piece for last week's Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Neither of these two cards come even close to the original idea. 

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I loved the arrows, and knew I had several stamps that might work. I decided on one of the arrows from Papertrey Ink's "Live Love Life," and stamped and hand cut multiple arrows in colors represented in the inspiration piece. I could not, for the life of me, get them put together in any way that I liked. Finally I just gave up. Later in the day I laid one of the arrows on some black cardstock, used a few die cuts from my "left-over die cuts" caddy, and came up with this.

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Then yesterday after completing a card for another blog post, I used some of the supplies left laying on my desk to create this card. The Washi tape and tag from American Craft both have a chevron arrow design so I think it works for the challenge as well. Personally, I like this one a lot better!

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Card Recipes:

Card #1: Cardstock: True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest (PTI)
                   Stamp: Live Love Life (PTI)
                  Dies: "You" (Simon Says), Headline Alphabet (PTI),  Typewriter Numbers (Memory Box)
                  Corner Punch 

Card #2: Cardstock: Select White, Pure Poppy
                  Patterned Paper: Hip Hip Hooray (American Craft)
                  Clothespin (American Craft)
                  Stamp: Balloon Bash (PTI)
                  Die: Fabulous Frames (PTI) 
                  Twine: unknown

Happy Birthday, Cathy!

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Today is one of my good friends' 60th birthday. She's celebrating in Florida with her family as they enjoy a week together before Rachel (her oldest daughter) and Juan's wedding on Saturday in Boca Raton. We're leaving bright and early tomorrow morning to drive to Florida for the wedding. Then we're spending a couple of days exploring southern Florida (Miami's Art Deco architecture, the Keys, and the Everglades) which we've never seen. On our way home, we're stopping to see our good friends in Charlotte, NC and visiting the Biltmore Estate in Ashville with them. I've been to Ashville several times, but never to the Biltmore which is supposed to be amazing. I'm excited about the whole trip! 

Here's the card I made for Cathy. It's one of my favorite birthday cards. 

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A little Washi tape, a tag cut with a Tremendous Tag die from Papertrey Ink and edged with a gold leaf pen, some gold sequins and a bow with some gold twine I bought years ago. The numbers were cut with the Typewriter Numbers by Memory Box. They were the perfect size for the tag. I gave the card to her husband before I remembered to take a photo of the inside which says in gold letters "and fabulous!"

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It's going to be a very busy 12 days so I'm not sure how much time I'll have to read and comment on blogs, but I'll be sure to catch up with you when we return. 

A Weekend in Canada

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Our annual trip to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake was this weekend. This summer we wondered if it would take place when Mike was so sick, but he’s nearly fully recovered, and we had a great time.

I took this shot out the front window of the car as we approached the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. The cloud of mist was amazing. Sadly, the Falls were on the far side of the bridge so I didn’t get any shots of it.

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The Niagara River is always beautiful in the fall.

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Friday night we relaxed at our favorite B&B. We’ve been coming here for many years, and the new owners are the third set we’ve known. John and Phyllis are warm and friendly, and we had a great time with them Saturday afternoon on their patio.

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(This photo is from the web since I totally forgot to take a shot myself.)

Saturday was clear, sunny, and warm. We headed off to a few of our favorite wineries. We always seem to learn something new on these tasting tours, and inevitably end up with a case of wine to bring home. This year was no exception.

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Strewn Winery has the best ever semi-dry reisling. 

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There are still a lot of grapes on the vine. I think this is my 52/50 shot for this week.

This still life was arranged in a nook at another of our favorite wineries, Vineland, our favorite winery for red wines. Tracy bought six bottles to put away for five years. It's good now, and inexpensive, but they told us it will be exceptional in a few years and worth a lot more than we paid for it.

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After Vineland, we went off to lunch at The Irish Harp. We couldn’t get the parking meter to work, so one of the guys at the restaurant gave Tracy a band-aid (they had no tape) to attach a note. The parking meters are monitored constantly here, and we didn’t want to have to deal with a ticket in Canada.

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Here’s a shot of Karen and Mike at The Irish Harp. You can see how great he looks, thanks in part to all your good thoughts and prayers!

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After lunch, we strolled down the main street. The flowers are still beautiful.

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And I loved this window filled with caramel apples decorated for Halloween.

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Saturday night we saw a wonderful production of Guys and Dolls at the Shaw Festival Theater.

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Before we left on Sunday, we stopped at the Pie Plate and picked up a pumpkin praline and a cranberry/apple/pear pie. They’re safely tucked away in my freezer for November entertaining.

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There was a long line of cars waiting to cross the border. Nearly all of them were from Ontario. This weekend is their Thanksgiving, and our Columbus Day holiday, so folks from both countries have a three-day weekend. 

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Today I’m busy organizing and packing for the next trip. We’re home just two days before we head off for Rachel and Juan’s wedding in Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Life: September

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It's hard to believe that we're nearly half-way into October. I wanted to be sure I finished my Project Life pages for September before we got too much further into October. I really think this project is going to work for me. I like that I can do it in stages, and do little bits and pieces when I have a few minutes. This month I started a sketch notebook to help me plan the pages ahead of time, based on the page protectors I wanted to use. It saved a lot of time. 

I knew there'd be lots to document in September.

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I had the cute Jolee's sticker of bread in a sack in my stash which worked perfectly for the journaling card.

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The reason for our September trip to Chicago was the Installation Service for Adam as Associate Pastor for the Winnetka Presbyterian Church. It was a beautiful service. Although we had attended church there in August, the full choir wasn't present, and the music was simply gorgeous. It is a wonderful, friendly congration, and it's clear to me that Sarah and Adam have ended up in a very special place. I didn't get any really sharp photos of this page. Rest assured the photos themselves (taken by a member of the congregation) are sharper than they appear here. The little title photo was taken with my iPhone as we drove around Chicago and popped into a Cathy Z. template.

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A huge contingent of Adam's relatives live in the midwest and were able to attend the service. His sister, brother-in-law, and nephew were here from England as well as his parents from the west coast. After the church reception, Adam's parents hosted a luncheon at the church for the relatives. Caleb and Samuel had a great time playing together all weekend. They will both be two this winter.

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We woke Caleb up early from his nap our last day there to take him to the Model Railroad Garden at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. When we were there in August we didn't arrive in time to get to the trains. He absolutely loved it, and never lost his interest the whole time we were there.

I had fun this month creating some journaling cards. On this one I used Papertrey Ink's "Little Hot Rod" stamps to create the train, and some Studio Calico paper for the "track."

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This journaling card is from Banana Fish. I love the way Caleb is leaning over the fence on his tiptoes to get a better look at the trains.

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I had photos from two events–dinner out and a haircut–I wanted to include so I used a piece of Washi tape to divide one of the journaling cards from the PL Midnight Edition and used some very old arrow stickers.

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And a page for our birthday girl, Skylar, from her visits this month. I used a Simple Stories 4X3 card, and an old cupcake sticker as well as some alphas I've had for a long time the filler card. Another good thing about Project Life:  using up the stash.

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And finally, our weekend in the Adirondacks. While we were in Chicago, I discovered a great little independent stamp store and picked up a Lawn Fawn "Into the Woods" 6X6 paper pad. It had the perfect papers to create the journaling card for this page.

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It feels so good to have all these events documented and saved! I hope I manage to maintain my enthusiasm.