November

November 1.  And I am already tired of seeing "black Friday" in ads.  Countdown to Christmas movies will be boring and stale by December.  Why start them so early? 

 

It has rained and rained and rained and will continue. The brats have decided it's too wet and returned to their inside room.  I can pet Bud, he will sleep on my lap, but the other two are still as untouchable as ever.  I do not think it will ever change. 

 

My sister failed to trap a long haired calico this summer so along with her two adorable kits, she is ready to pop another litter.  There's a separate major issue brewing at her house and she is not happy with the side I am taking.  Not a good time for this as we wait for her 5 year old great grandchild's biopsy results. 

 

It took a while but the ceiling paint around the beams is cut in and ready to roll, walls too.  I have read that when using a shade of white on the walls, a similar but different white should be used on trim.  But I can't find one that isn't too yellow or too gray so I'm not following that advice.  Everything will be one.  I chose Valspar's Rare and Radiant shade of white, mixed by Behr who has the formula.  Leaving the darkside, heading toward the light. 

 

My cabinets were to be finished over a week ago and I haven't heard a word from Dominic.  Hope he isn't having a family crisis. 

 

Every time I go into Walmart, our one remaining store, I can just smack the lips off of some mothers.  This time, a several month old baby was beet red and crying as she held him horizontal at her hip as if he were a clutch.  He was crying so hard he could barely breathe.  My 15 minutes of fame may come one day under a headline, "mouthy elderly shopper attacked by useless idiot of a mother".

 

Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

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And an answer

The seller informed me that the chart appearing to be a copy was purchased at her local shop, which she named including the owner.  If it came from a shop, it must be original.  And although I believe there were 4 pages to the chart and should include the photo, there must have been some that did not. 

 

Looking at the chart itself, I don't know if I would ever stitch it.  There are a lot of half stitches and symbols that are already crossing my eyes.

 

Just wanted to update my query.

 

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I hate to ask

..... but I will.  The chart I just purchased on Ebay, does anyone have it?  Could you tell me how many pages are in the packet and if an actual photo is on the cover?  All of my other Sharon Cohen chart cover pages feature a color photo and maybe this one never did, but I thought I would ask.

Tree of Life with Dragon

Nostalgic Needle

 

I've had issues with the internet and phone and TV because someone too good looking to get mad at hit the cable wire.  We just got it fixed and now it won't be hit and miss.  He's coming back tomorrow and Friday and then unless the new shrubs die, probably won't ever see him again.  May have to resort to Roundup in a year or two.  Those damn shrubs just may not make it.  Bad soil 'ya know.

 

The cable repairman was barely able to walk across the lawn, it is like a skating rink!  Water doesn't drain in clay soil and it's terrible with all the rain (and continuing). 

 

Hope all is well with everyone!

 

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It's been a long time

since I purchased a chart.  A long time since I won an auction, remembered to bid, set the timer to warn me of the ending time, was on the laptop at the proper moment, was logged in to Ebay to allow a bid, and remembered my password.

 

Nostalgic Needle

Sharon Cohen

Tree of Life with Dragon

 

I saw it on another site and it claimed to be 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" on 32 count, never read the Ebay description which says 7" x 9" on the same linen.  That makes more sense, I wondered how this could be so small.  I've always wanted the Tree of Life book cover design but never made a bid in time.  This is much more stitching and I'm not crazy about the size but glad it will be in my stash.

 

Jason was here all day.  He'll be coming back soon.  He asked me for coffee on a previous job so I had it ready for him and he asked twice if he could hug me.  I said no.  Was I stunned into stupidity or afraid I wouldn't let go?

 

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Crisp corners and recipes

Several of you were wondering what the heck is all the fuss about touching up drywall.  Well, it's not just nail holes from wall display.  Our corners in mom's addition cracked open enough to lift the drywall tape and they were a mess.  They laid the 4'x8' drywall sheets on their sides creating a seam 4' up the wall, which of course cracked and also needed dug out and redone. So in addition to the holes from crown moulding and displays, I had to cut and remove the corner tapes and compound, replace them, and cover with several coats of "mud" to even the surface, sanding/scraping between.  It's a little more involved, but seams and corners are done!  Ready for primer and paint.  Cutting in around the beams won't be fun.

Take a look at my crisp and sharp corner!!  I've patched ceilings and walls and corners and have done a pretty good job.  Matching a texture on the ceiling can be difficult or easy, no in between.

Here's the stuffed cabbage Halupki  Golapki Golumki recipe that mom used for years, as did our church.  We've tried other mixtures for the juice/sauce but much prefer this one.  You can find it on the recipe blog link in the right hand column, or click here http://marlanco.blogspot.com/.

The recipes for the chiffon cakes are in this post and can be clicked on to enlarge/print.  https://samplers-and-santas.blogspot.com/2013/10/christmas-tree-and-cake.html 

The mahogany is not a sweet chocolate and none of these cakes are very moist, more of a dry texture but definitely textured!  This is the chocolate chip and I want to try a lemon chiffon, think it will be divine.

I have three of these aluminum chiffon cake pans (tube pan) with removable centers and am lucky to have them.  But do I really need three?  The pan is not greased for chiffons but I did use parchment paper cut to fit the bottom.  When inverted on the ears to cool it still stayed put.

My cut is burning like a project gone bad so I glued it shut.

 

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Tractor Supply

Who knew?  They have some really nice Christmas decorations!  Love these large bells ($15), they have smaller ones too.   I don't think there is a striker but I remember something hanging so you could add one.  Maybe.  Maybe not.  I may get one to hang outside the kitchen window.  Maybe.  Maybe not.  They gave me regular coffee instead of decaf (which my irregular rhythm requires) in my large DD iced coffee and I accepted the error. Won't do that again.  Maybe.  Maybe not.  I sure did order a lot of stuff online when I got home.  And I started several different tasks, none of which have been completed.  Not sure if my heart rate has anything to do with that.  Maybe.  Maybe not.  If I knew how to dance, I would be jitterbugging right now.  Maybe.  For sure.  But I only have one shoe on.  Where the hell is the other one?

 

 

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