tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30185297682059041432024-03-05T06:43:24.943-05:00CREATIVE THREADMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158551238078705372noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018529768205904143.post-52032015832924241052020-07-24T22:53:00.000-04:002020-07-24T22:53:00.906-04:00Trimming the Tree <div style="border: 0; margin: 0; position: relative;">
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Here are a few of the ornaments that I have completed in 2020...<br />
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<b>Design: Crackers Christmas ~ Snowman</b></div>
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<b>Designer: The Victoria Secret</b></div>
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<b>Design: Crackers Christmas ~ Santa</b></div>
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<b>Design: Here Comes Santa Claus</b></div>
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<b>Designer: JBW</b></div>
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<b>Book: Santa Claus by Rico Design</b></div>
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<b>If you are interested in seeing how I apply cording to the circular ornaments go <a href="http://creativethreadtutorials.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_8135.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for my tutorial. </b><br />
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Like a number of other bloggers, I left the world of blogging. After a 2 year break, I have decided to return. I am not sure how frequently I will update but I will make an appearance now and then. I wish more bloggers would return and that exchange groups would start up again. I was pleasantly surprised to see that some of you are still around. It was fun visiting your blogs to see what you have been up to. </div>
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So much has happened since I last posted. Here is a quick rundown: </div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><i>September 2017</i></b></span></div>
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<b>Vacationed in Ireland</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><i>November 4, 2017</i></b></span></div>
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<b>Our youngest son got married in Georgia. </b></div>
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<b>We now have another wonderful DIL.</b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i>February 2018</i></span></b></div>
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<b>Our oldest son/DIL had their 1st child.</b></div>
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<b>Making me a Grandmother (</b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">móraí)</span></b><b> to this precious little girl.</b></div>
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<b>I made her these two quilts </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><i>April 2018</i></span></b></div>
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<b>We sold our Vermont house...</b></div>
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<b>And moved to Georgia (move #10).</b></div>
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<b>We are having a house built and will be living </b></div>
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<b>about 30 minutes from our son/DIL (that makes me VERY happy).</b></div>
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<b>Spent a week in Wisconsin visiting this little gem.</b></div>
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<b>Like her </b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">móraí, </span></b><b>she likes French Macarons...</b></div>
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All of our belongings are stored in Vermont, including 95% of my crafting, so I have not been doing much stitching. What I have completed I will share in my next post. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>T</b>omorrow I must get up early and head Nashua, NH to attend Celebration of Needlework. This year I am only able to attend two days, but am happy that I am able to attend at all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I put aside Black Horse Inn so that I could stitch two Easter gifts, one for my DIL…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>W</b>e spent Easter in Denver, CO visiting my DS2 and his GF. DS1 and DIL flew from NYC to spend the holiday, making it that much nicer. Do you know why Denver is nicknamed the mile high city? Because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level (5280 ft).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>H</b>aving only skied in the Northeast, I had never experienced the high elevation effects on the body. I didn't know why I was feeling slightly nauseous and a bit light headed but suspected it was due to the fact that I had not eaten. When we stopped for a break to get something to eat in the lodge, DS1 informed me that I was experiencing mild elevation sickness and suggested I drink plenty of water (something I never do). The elevation in the Colorado vs Vermont is much higher.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another highlight of our Easter trip was the unexpected, and very generous, treat from DS1 and DIL: Brunch at <a href="http://www.elways.com/downtown" target="_blank">Elways</a> in downtown Denver. </span></div>
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<b>THANK YOU again, G/M!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>I</b>n a few weeks I will be attending the <a href="http://celebrationofnw.com/overview.php" target="_blank">Celebration of Needlework</a> show in Nashua, NH., where I will participate in Barbara Jackson's <a href="http://celebrationofnw.com/teacher.php?teacherID=5#637" target="_blank">Sunday Best Stitching Basket</a> class. In the class with me will be my friends, <a href="http://carolsxsblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol S</a>. and <a href="http://margosmusings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margaret C</a>. I look forward to spending time with these wonderful ladies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been meaning to share my new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FSCXSCC?psc=1" target="_blank">portable photo studio</a>, which was a Christmas gift. I have only used it twice, but realize that I need more practice to avoid getting shadows. It comes with 4 different colored backdrops, red, white, blue, and black. It will certainly come in handy on those rainy, gloomy days when natural light is not an option.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>March 15, <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.co.uk/p/gifted-gorgeousness-2016-sign-up.html" target="_blank">2016 Gifted Gorgeousness SAL</a></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>W</i></b>e usually spend Easter in MA with my cousins and their families. Although we will miss all of them, we have decided to head to Colorado. I love it there and am looking forward to exploring Denver. There are some LNS, quilt shops, and yarn stores that I plan to visit, and we are hoping to enjoy some spring skiing, especially given the dreadful ski season here in the Northeast. Since we missed out on being together as a family over Christmas, I am happy that we are able to all spend time together over Easter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>V</i></b>ery tiny stitching! At one time I could stitch 40ct over one without readers but not today. I hate that my eyes are not as good as they once were, drives my crazy. This was a quick stitch (using my readers) and a relatively simple finish. To add some dimension to this little design I decided to use some seed beads to look like snow. I am working on another teeny design to slip into a pocket watch; I just love them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The blocks are huge, each one measuring 24 inches. There is a modified version of swoon called, <a href="http://www.waterwheelhouse.com/shop/c/p/Swoon-Sixteen-by-Camille-Roskelley-x8769171.htm" target="_blank">Swoon Sixteen</a> where each block measures 16 inches. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a very popular quilt pattern, just google "Swoon Quilts" and you will see lots of beautiful finished quilts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>F</i></b>or a while now I have had the <b style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">itch to stitch</b>~ as in using my neglected Bernina! My sewing "to do" list is growing:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">English paper piecing project</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Zip Pouches </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Table Runner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Graduation Quilt #1</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Graduation Quilt #2</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2016 Christmas Gift Quilt</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>T</i></b>here are a few bloggers that I know who have ventured off into the world of quilting never to return to cross stitch. Well, that will never happen to me. I have quilted since the early 80's and cross stitched since the late 80's. I truly enjoy them both but I do believe that my favorite is cross stitch. My cross stitch "to do" list is <b><i><u>ENDLESS</u></i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">A</i>nd he also gave me this beautiful bouquet with gorgeous coral colored roses…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I</b> like that the pouch has a boxed bottom so that it stands up nicely. Today I took a ride to JoAnn Fabric to purchase a bunch of zippers because I intend to make a bunch of pouches in all different sizes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>T</b>his size is perfect for my English paper piecing supplies: threads, needles, scissors, and templates…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>O</b>n the second Saturday of each month, I attend an English Paper Piecing sewing group at <a href="http://www.waterwheelhouse.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Waterwheel Quilt Shop</a>. We all work on different projects. For <u><i>my new start,</i> </u>I decided to stitch up some of the designs in <a href="http://www.waterwheelhouse.com/shop/English-Paper-Piecing/Books/p/The-New-Hexagon-by-Katja-Marek-x12703122.htm" target="_blank">The New Hexagon</a> book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>T</b>he shop owner introduced us to <a href="http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/timetosew3/SAL/Sewing%20Crafts/IMG_1806_zpsqk4dqsrj.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> fabulous thread…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>E</b>ach spool has 400 meters of Invisafil thread. It is a poly thread that behaves like cotton and is the perfect choice if you are looking for invisible thread. The 100wt thread is thin, making it barely noticeable when seaming the pieces together but it is extremely durable. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She also introduced us to <a href="http://www.waterwheelhouse.com/shop/Notions/p/Milliners-Needles-11-x11809549.htm" target="_blank">Sue Daly's Patchwork With Busy Fingers</a> #11 Milliners Needles. These help me to take the tiny stitches necessary in paper piecing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>H</b>ere is my progress on Black Horse Inn, which I began in August 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>M</b>y DH and I spent Christmas in California. We flew to San Francisco and spent a few days in that area before heading south down the Pacific Coast Highway, which is an amazingly beautiful ride with many impressive sights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixby_Creek_Bridge" target="_blank"><b>B</b>ixby Bridge</a>, found along the stretch of Big Sur…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>W</b>here we watched busy workers making cookies…</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cookies are soooooo GOOD!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>A</b>nd finally a stop in Pismo Beach, CA for the evening, which is where I will pick up in my next post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>M</b>y Christmas was spent vacationing for 12 days in sunny, but not so warm, California. It was nice to get home. Opening this <b>beautiful</b> ornament made it even nicer…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>G</b>orgeous, truly gorgeous! My friend Margaret stitched this beauty; it is perfect in every way: beautiful design, beautiful colors, beautifully stitched, beautifully finished! Makes me so happy that I have a tall, thin tree that I keep up all year. I certainly don't want to pack this away until next year, I want to enjoy it all year. Thank you, Margaret, for your gift and your friendship. </span><br />
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<b>H</b>ere is one last ornament that I sent out to my dear friend, Vonna. I wanted to stitch a PS design for her Prairie Schooler tree. The first design that I stitched, but did not send, was the Mini Nutcracker Santa (1996 mini card). While reading Vonna's blog I noticed that she had two Nutcracker Santa ornaments hanging on her PS tree! No worries, I kept the Nutcracker Santa but got busy stitching this design…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>2015 Christmas Ornament for <a href="http://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vonna</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I</b> rang in the new year with my DH aboard a United Airline flight from CA. We arrived home in the early morning where we were greeted by my oldest son and DIL. Yahoo! They stayed with us from Friday-Sunday where we had delayed Christmas. Everyday that they are able to travel here feels like Christmas! They have since headed back to NYC and shall return when the snow falls…if it ever does!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ugh, bad start to the ski season in Vermont.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wishing you a Happy New Year!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">May all of your dreams turn into reality</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and all your efforts into great achievements.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beautifully stitched and finished (as always!). Viewing the two ladies I immediately thought of our friendship. What a perfect ornament to stitch for a friend. Thank you so much, Carol. I love, love, love this one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is the ornament that I sent to Carol…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>From: 2014 JCS Ornament Issue</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carol spent a great deal of time this year crocheting beautiful blankets so I thought this ornament would be the perfect choice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did personalized the back…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Connie A. stitched this beautiful exchange ornament for me…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">LHN certainly does have some of the best Christmas ornament designs. Connie's stitching/finishing is impeccable! She also sent me the cutest bottle cap style snowman magnets. Thanks for making this a great exchange, Connie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My DS got married last July so I search through my JCS Ornament magazines to find the perfect design and came up with this one… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lastly, I stitched this one for my tree…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to stitch just the head of one of the Prairie Schooler Santa designs, but I can't remember which one right now.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54491/172/646995377BBC66468871A2E657419F17.png" style="border: 0px !important;" /></span></a>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158551238078705372noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018529768205904143.post-23157685081077577992015-12-15T16:44:00.006-05:002015-12-15T18:10:15.520-05:00Treasured Friendship<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been truly blessed with some very cherished friends. One of those friends is Carol S. who I have known, through blogging, for many years. I have also had the pleasure of meeting Carol at Celebration of Needlework in NH where we have taken classes together and spent time chatting over lunch/dinner. She has become one of my treasured friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Earlier this month I was dealing with a dreadful cold. I had not been to the post office in days and knew that my box would be filled. What I did not expect to see when I arrived was a large box from Carol. I could not imagine what was inside and wondered what kind of tree ornament did she stitch that required such a large box! When I arrived home I opened the box and found this…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was completely shocked, and still am, when I pulled this handcrafted crochet lap blanket out, which she made for my upcoming birthday! Like so many crafters I know the time and effort involved in creating such a beautiful gift and am truly grateful to Carol, not only for this amazing birthday surprise but for her friendship. Thank you, my dear friend. You are a blessing in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is December Gifted Gorgeousness time so I will share with you my progress on Black Horse Inn…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spent much of my free time stitching Christmas ornaments but did manage to pull this out and put a few stitches in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This year I will be spending Christmas with my DH touring around California. The last time we were in CA my DSs were in elementary school. The oldest is now married and will be spending the holiday with his in-laws and my youngest will be spending the holiday with his GFs family in Georgia. This will be the 1st Christmas without my sons ~ I am not liking that too much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a picture of a gift that I sent to a friend…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>2015 Christmas Gift for Leslie L.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These <a href="http://annalee.com/" target="_blank">Annalee dolls</a> are great for displaying cross stitch smalls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also sent my friend a stitched ornament. She is a true animal lover and is thinking of getting some sheep so when I saw this design I knew immediately who I would stitch it for…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>2015 Christmas Ornament for Leslie L.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Until next time…</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>It's</b> November check in time for the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015-sal/" target="_blank">2015 Smalls SAL</a> and I have 3 little pieces to share….</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Design: Snowman Mini Card (freebie)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Stitched for: <a href="http://stitchyfish.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">Lee F.</a></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Design: <a href="http://lizziekate.com/lizzie-s57-agoodnight-model.html" target="_blank">A Good Night Santa 04</a> (partial)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>We</b> were fortunate to have my DS/DIL (from NYC) AND my DS/GF (from Colorado) spend Thanksgiving with us. We spent the holiday with my relatives and had a great time. Everyone left today, including my DH who will be spending the week in Budapest, so it is very quiet at my house now. I have six more Christmas ornaments to stitch/finish and am hoping to complete them and mail them out before we head to CA on 12/21. Time to put down the laptop and pick up my needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I participated in the HOE Autumn exchange and had the pleasure of stitching for <a href="http://blacksheepsite.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Edgar</a>. Here is what I stitched of for him…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I received this beautiful Autumn exchange from Maggee…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is such a great design and a wonderful finish. Maggee used wool in the finishing of this little pillow, something I have never done but will try in the future. In addition she stitched these tiny little buttons on the back, so cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My work on Black Horse Inn was minimal this month. Actually, I pulled it out a few nights ago so that I could post on this months <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/p/gifted-gorgeousness-sal.html?showComment=1421446624973" target="_blank">Gifted Gorgeousness</a> progress. I stitched the small roof section, that all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In addition, I stitched/sent Christmas ornaments for two exchanges plus I "angel stitched" an autumn design for a fellow exchanger. I'll show pictures of those when I know they have been received. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I</b> finished these cute designs just in time for the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015-sal/" target="_blank">October 2015 Smalls</a> check-in. I filled each little tin with chocolates and mailed them off to my DIL and to DS2 GF.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Both</b> designs were stitched on 28ct even weave. I did change the colors on the Cat…green eyes, red nose/mouth, purple bow tie, and gold stars ~ I like it much better this way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The </b>scarf came in handy for this weeks photography assignment…photographing <u>texture</u>. Here is a sampling of the images I snapped.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Little</b> Emma turned 1 last month. At 3 1/2 pounds she is still very tiny, very cute, and at times very naughty, but we love her. Unlike Lily, her coloring is off. She is much too white around the face but we have no plans to show or breed her so it really doesn't matter. Sweet Lily turned 7 last May. She has a lot of patience when Emma nips at her ears, yips in her face, and tries to steal her toys. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Last</b> months progress on Black Horse Inn:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Not</b> a ton of progress, but I did manage to squeeze in some Gifted Gorgeousness stitching time. I have been spending much of my time working on Christmas ornaments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>M</b>y Halloween exchange arrived from Rosa C. She did a wonderful job stitching and finishing this ornament.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>2015 HOE Halloween Exchange</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The</b> lace and adorable little frog charm are a great added touch! This ornament is a wonderful addition to my Halloween tree Thanks, Rosa.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Wednesday I attended the 1st of 4 photography classes, which left me spending way too much time reading about </span>DSL<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> photography and taking many test shots (in manual mode). I will leave you with a few of my homework pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The</b> fall colors are bursting, which has given me endless photographic options…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I</b> pulled into my garage and saw a colorful reflection in the helmet on the shelf . I grabbed it, brought it outside, positioned it on a large rock, and snapped the foliage ~ interesting view…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>While</b> sitting in my family room I glanced over and witnessed the foliage as a backdrop to my favorite floor lamp; how perfect, a moose in the woods. </span></div>
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Yes, it is true…<a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2015/10/favorite-things-give-away-enter-now.html?showComment=1444947647194#c9125350076095263895" target="_blank">Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe</a> is offering ANOTHER giveaway. Nancy is truly a very generous blogger!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>My</b> next finish could also qualify for the Smalls SAL. This is the HOE Halloween exchange Treat Bag that I made for Michelle B.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Having</b> spent time at <a href="http://www.yarn.com/" target="_blank">Webs Yarn</a> purchasing an abundance of yarn, I needed to figure out what to make. Given my limited knitting skills I gravitate to scarf patterns. This one has an especially nice cable design. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Here</b> is last months progress picture:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>And</b> here is the progress that I made to date:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It</b> was a beautiful Labor Day weekend and having DS1/DIL + DS2/GF join us made it even better. My younger son has a passion for Jet Skiing. He much prefers the "stand up" jet ski and enjoys getting airborne on it. Honestly, he makes riding a "stand up" look effortless but it isn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thank</b> you to those of you who so kindly let me know that this is a Lily, an Oriental Lily, called Stargazer…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I</b> also learned, from my DS GF, that the pretty white flowers that I cut from the yard and popped into a vase are Hydrangeas. We have two large bushes just bursting with these beauties !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another gorgeous giveaway by Nancy at <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2015/09/aunties-flower-garden-boxed-floss-set.html" target="_blank">Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe</a>, check it out. She is truly one of the most generous people, constantly offering her beautiful floss to her readers! Honestly, her floss tops my list of favorites. I have been purchasing it for years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you love the fall season? Would you like to participate in the HOE Autumn Exchange? Check it out and sign up <a href="http://newexchangeblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/autumn-exchange-open-for-sign-ups.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you again, Melissa. I cannot look at it without thinking of you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Each year I plant a small herb garden, which grows quite well. Last year I tried to grow a sunflower but had no luck. I see sunflowers everywhere, masses of them dotting the landscape. They are not difficult to grow…for other people. Now if I were trying to grow one from seed maybe I could understand, but I am not. This year I planted the sunflower in a different location within my small garden and…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which transformed into this…</span><br />
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Grace and Virtue was finished using a vintage pie plate, which my DH spray painted matte black. I am always on the lookout for items to repurpose. This was quick, easy, and inexpensive…the pie plate was .50 cents at a tag sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I completed the stitching on yet another small for the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015-sal/" target="_blank">2015 Smalls SAL</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is part of a kit that I purchased at Celebration of Needlework in NH. I was hoping to have it finished to share with you but I had surgery on the 20th, which slowed me down to a crawl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My younger son, who moved to Colorado a year ago, is coming home with his GF for the Labor Day weekend. They are arriving tomorrow and will visit with us for a week. My oldest son and DIL (so happy her status has changed from GF to DIL) are also coming for the weekend. They arrive Friday night and head back to NYC on Monday. It's so nice that they will all be here together.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54491/172/646995377BBC66468871A2E657419F17.png" style="border: 0px !important;" /></span></a>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158551238078705372noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018529768205904143.post-38631959048140292942015-08-14T01:29:00.003-04:002015-08-15T20:28:25.724-04:00A New Gifted Start<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My</b> DS wedding last month was a distraction, a nice distraction I should add, to my blogging. As a result I failed to post a July Gifted Gorgeousness update. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>On</b> to my next 2015 Gifted Gorgeousness start…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My</b> DH made a number of these birdhouses and placed them in our yard…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The</b> vintage outdoor faucet handles make perfect decorative flowers! We scouted these out last year when we went to the world longest yard sale: <a href="http://www.127yardsale.com/" target="_blank">127 yard sale</a>. That was quite an experience!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The</b> second birdhouse had just two little birds…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Two</b> other birdhouses became home to tiny little field mice…Ewwww! Not willing to snap pictures of that though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pop on over to <a href="http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.ca/2015/08/new-boxed-floss-sets-give-away-enter-now.html" target="_blank">Victorian Motto Samplers</a> and sign up for her floss giveaway. The fall colors are beautiful!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54491/172/646995377BBC66468871A2E657419F17.png" style="border: 0px !important;" /></span></a>Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12158551238078705372noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018529768205904143.post-32477234121175836482015-07-29T16:59:00.000-04:002015-07-29T17:22:42.641-04:00Birthday Wishes and a SAL Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A dear friend of mine celebrated her birthday recently and I stitched this up for her as a birthday gift….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not long ago she moved to Virginia Beach into a beautiful home on the water. When I saw this design I knew immediately that it would make the perfect birthday gift for her. To my shock and amazement I stitched it up, framed it, and was able to hand it off to her at my DS wedding…which was two weeks prior to her birthday. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let me share with you another recent finish. I stitched this for my DS/DIL and displayed it on the name card table at their rehearsal dinner on July 10th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was a bit preoccupied for a few months before the July wedding. As a result I failed to post a monthly update on the two SAL that I participate in. Fortunately, life has returned to normal and I am happy to be able to post the <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015-sal/" target="_blank">2015 Smalls SAL</a> for July. These little Sled Ornaments are such a quick stitch and an even faster finish…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These will be added to my stash of gift ornaments that I will be sending fellow stitchers in December. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am hosting a <a href="http://newexchangeblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/halloween-exchange-taking-sign-ups.html" target="_blank">Halloween Exchange</a> on the HOE blog so if you are interested in signing up you must do so before August 10th when sign ups close.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>July 11, 2015</i></b></span></div>
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<b><i>THE BRIDE AND GROOM</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">June 15 <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/p/gifted-gorgeousness-sal.html" target="_blank">Gifted Gorgeousness SAL</a> update…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Progress on <i><u>Grace and Virtue Sampler</u></i> has been slow due to my lack of free time. I have been stitching almost daily but have not spent much time on this project. More pressing projects have left me with little free time and forced me to place this projects onto the back burner. Progress no matter how minimal is still progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My first project in the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL is framed and ready for hanging. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Designer: <a href="http://www.littlehouseneedleworks.com/newpatterns.html" target="_blank">Little House Needlework</a></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Design: Lantern Lane</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lantern Lane was kitted up and given to me for my birthday by <a href="http://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vonna</a>. She is such a dear friend whose friendship I treasure ~ Thanks again, Vonna!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's May <a href="http://stitchinglotus.ca/2015-sal/" target="_blank">Smalls SAL</a> check-in time. Here's what kept me busy this past month…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My weekend was spent in Milwaukee, WI. We stopped by Pier Wisconsin, which is situated on Milwaukee's Lakefront. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We entered the building and headed up to the Rotunda to get a better view of the beautiful blue waters of Lake Michigan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The view from the outdoor deck was gorgeous. Docked outside Pier Wisconsin is the Denis Sullivan, the only replica of a 19th century three-masted Great Lake schooner in the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were excited to be able to spend the weekend with our oldest son, whose flew in from NYC to spend the weekend with us. That made my heart happy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Driving along the lake we passed the Family Kite Festival. I was able to snap a picture of just a few of the hundreds of kites dotting the sky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We look forward to returning Wisconsin in mid July and hope that the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the temperature is pleasant, and the weekend is amazing. </span></div>
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