tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866574221887700202024-03-06T15:01:34.325-05:00From Hand and HeartThe Ramblings of an Eccentric Old Woman who loves cooking, traditional handcrafts, and especially cats.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-81971691877346406042019-10-24T20:29:00.000-04:002019-10-25T19:33:53.205-04:00Trying to Keep Busy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a long few weeks. <br />
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We are trying to keep busy and not think too much about our loss. It seems like we have so much more time on our hands. I didn't realize how invested we were in Brad and Kami. We didn't always spend a lot of time together, but they still took up a large part of our lives.<br />
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We are trying to get out and do a few things and not sit around the house dwelling on the sadness. It's apple season here in PA. We enjoy driving down through Adams County and seeing all the trees loaded with fruit. We visited our favorite orchard and came home with a nice variety bag of apples.<br />
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I'm going to tell you about a fire at our house the weekend after Thanksgiving last year. <br />
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Way back when we first bought our house, we didn't have enough money to build a separate chimney for the furnace. So we put the furnace in front of the old kitchen fireplace because there was a hole there for a stovepipe. <br />
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So on that weekend our very old furnace decided to take a fit and coughed out some sparks and flame and caught the old mantel and the wood around the fireplace on fire. If it hadn't been for the quick action of Brad and Kami, the whole house would probably have burnt down. I called 911 and then frantically tried to fill containers of water to rush to the kids to try to pour on the fire. Zip was busy getting a cup of coffee. What??? The house is on fire? But I just woke up! The fire was going up the wall and smoke was starting to come up through the rest of the house but he had to have a cup of coffee before he could make any fast moves.<br />
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Anyhow, the fire company arrived and with sirens and flashing lights. They brought in the hoses, set up fans and opened all the doors and windows. Zip and I were in a panic because we couldn't find the cats and the firemen would not let us look for them. We had to get out! By that time the fire was extinguished but there was still smoke in the house. We prayed that the kitties would lay low and not panic and run outside. <br />
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Luckily when the smoke had cleared and the doors and windows were closed again, all the kitties were accounted for. The only injury we had was that Penny had burn blisters on her paw pads. We have no idea where she was that her feet had gotten burnt. <br />
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Then we had a two-week period when we had no heat in the main part of the house while the cleanup crew cleared out the smoke damage and the furnace installers did their work.<br />
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So what does this all have to do with getting apples? My wonderful dehydrator fell victim of the smoke clean-up detail. Also two looms, a lot of old musty yarn and many other treasures were hauled away. It was a great way to get the cellar cleaned out but I don't recommend you try it. I will say that our homeowner's insurance did an excellent job of finding clean-up people and restorers. I am very grateful for their timely response.<br />
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So I bought myself a nice new dehydrator and went to work. And luckily I had a supervisor, because I could not have done it on my own. Thank you, Isabell! I now have a nice bag of dried apple slices to snack on during the winter. I also made a big pot of apple sauce that went into the freezer.<br />
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Yesterday I had to go to the podiatrist and have my toenail removed. I've had a toenail fungus in my big toe for many years. Mostly I just treat it with Vicks to keep it in check. Lately I have been getting an ingrown toenail every few months. The podiatrist decided that it was time to try removing the whole toenail. I told her I wanted gas during the operation. She laughed and said that was not something they did in the office. So I had to settle for a few good shots of lidocaine. It was a painless surgery until I got home and the numbing wore off.<br />
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Today I'm trying to take it easy. Hobbling to the bathroom is about as far as I want to go. Getting old is so much fun sometimes.<br />
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Brad and Dad several summers ago.<br />
If you would like to read Brad's obituary, it can be found here, <a href="https://www.duganfh.com/obituaries/Bradley-Wenger?obId=7348637&fbclid=IwAR1N2P--J9yeSnGNV5QBxskvy8p5b96Ttn1jcOanCFkAYQZWBQv2wrmspwU#/obituaryInfo">https://www.duganfh.com/obituaries/Bradley-Wenger?obId=7348637&fbclid=IwAR1N2P--J9yeSnGNV5QBxskvy8p5b96Ttn1jcOanCFkAYQZWBQv2wrmspwU#/obituaryInfo</a><br />
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<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-51604171060805447532019-09-28T08:47:00.000-04:002019-09-28T08:49:50.548-04:00Writing Therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been debating starting to blog again for quite a while. But like many things in my life, I keep putting it off. Now life circumstances have made it necessary. I need the therapy.</div>
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There have been a lot of changes in our lives since I last posted several years ago. I will write about them later, but this is the biggest and most devastating change.</div>
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Two weeks ago, on Sunday September 15, our dear son Brad passed away. He had been diagnosed in the spring with stage four lung cancer. We were reassured at the time that with the newer chemo treatments this did not have to be a death sentence. We had hope. The first round of treatments did seem to make him feel better. He had gained some weight and had more energy. Unfortunately when he had his pet scan, it was found that the chemo was not as effective as everyone had hoped. </div>
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Another round of treatment was started with a stronger drug. It did not work well. He began to be overcome with secondary problems. He lost his appetite and began the downhill slide. We just didn't expect the end to come so soon. Even when you know that something like this can not end well, you are never prepared when the time arrives.</div>
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I've heard so many people say that parents should not have to bury their children. Unfortunately life doesn't always work out that way. We are not the first nor will we be the last. We just have to go on and find our way in this new and altered reality. We can be thankful that he and Kami moved in with us several years ago and we had time to live closely with them and see them on a daily basis.</div>
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Kami has gone to live with her grandmother until she decides what direction her life will be taking. She says she can't live here where she is reminded daily of her and Brad's life together. We all must deal with grief in our own way. We will miss having her with us, but we talk to each other daily on the phone. She will always be welcome here if she decides to come back after taking time to heal.</div>
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So it feels like we have lost both our kids. Zip and I are trying to keep busy and not dwell on the loss. </div>
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Thanks for reading and allowing me to vent.</div>
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weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-5471411013824574012016-07-18T08:03:00.001-04:002016-07-18T08:03:17.789-04:00I Think It's Time....I haven't posted since December of last year. I think it's time to admit that I am done blogging. <br />
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There seems to be nothing new and exciting to write about. My handcraft endeavors are few and far between, I've shown and talked about all the major interesting local attractions, my life is so predictable that I hate to even mention it.<br />
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I've thought about taking a blog in a different direction. Maybe fashion ideas for old fat ladies, in a hope to upgrade my style. But THINK was all I've done about it. I'm still wearing jeans and t-shirts so that isn't an option. Ha-ha!<br />
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I really regret that I've lost my interest because I have really enjoyed writing over the past years. I thank all of you who have followed me and taken the time to comment. I will be keeping my Reading List and continuing to follow many of your blogs. I may even leave a comment occasionally. I may decide to come back and write again some day if there is a good reason. I like to leave the option open.<br />
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But for now, I'm just going to leave the blog where it is and move on.<br />
Thanks to all of you for reading.<br />
<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-26267498434723653052015-12-04T09:31:00.000-05:002015-12-05T17:22:57.125-05:00The Winter Bucket ListFirst, I want to thank all of you for your kind comments and emails from my last post. I took your encouragement to heart and got out those knitting needles and yarn.<br />
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I haven't posted since then because I've been knitting like a crazy fool. My Kindle is dying of neglect. I have gone on to library books on CD so my hands are free.<br />
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Here is the first sweater. It looks pink in the picture but it's burgundy for real. My photography skills have gone to the dogs.<br />
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I used the plus size A-line cardigan pattern from Deb Gemmell of 'Cabin Fever'. Her patterns are my favorites for making larger sized sweaters. She adds in all the little extra techniques that make sweaters fit well on larger women. Thanks, Deb!<br />
I finished this one in October.<br />
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I immediately started another. This one is also Deb's pattern from her book 'Need A Plus Cardigan'. I modified it to make a crew neck pullover. It's a really basic sweater but fits well and I am happy. I had a skein of darker wool that I added on the neck, sleeve and bottom ribbing to give it a little interest. I finished that sweater last week. The picture of the finished piece didn't come out well.<br />
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Yesterday I started another! Same basic pattern but this will be a v-neck pullover. <br />
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This one will be a little more challenging because I'm doing stripes with slip stitch and a lot of color changes.<br />
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So far I have cleaned out about a quarter of a bin of yarn from my stash. I did have to buy the variegated yarn to pull together the burgundy and dark green in this sweater.<br />
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My winter bucket list is to knit six sweaters four is OK too) and clean out a whole bin of yarn, or most of one anyway.<br />
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The kitties have been helping me. Anyone for a pile of cats???<br />
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This is Deiter and his harem. The girls just love him! Ha-ha!<br />
And where is this pile of kitties located???<br />
Right behind my laptop in my messy work area.<br />
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The basked with all the manilla envelopes is my filing system for circular needles.<br />
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The only needles I use any more are circular ones and this is the best way I've found for keeping my 50-plus sets neat and organized. In the past I've had nice plastic sleeves in a binder or a case with fabric pockets to hold the needles and neither of these methods has worked as well as this inexpensive method. If the envelopes get torn or dirty, I just replace them.<br />
The plastic tubes in the back are double point needles and crochet hooks. I got those handy little tubes years ago when I worked in the hospital lab. They held inoculating loops for microbiology specimens.<br />
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I got the 'Sweater Wizard' software to be able to create and modify my own patterns. I'll have to play with this a while before I can make a judgment on how well it works.<br />
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OK! On to the chocolate factory, Willie Wonka!<br />
Well, it's not really a <i>factory. </i>It's a warehouse and distribution center. And a <i>discount store. </i><br />
It's the new Lindt chocolate outlet right off of I-81 just south of Carlisle. What fun!<br />
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Bins of truffles! Quantity discounts!<br />
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Great time of year to shop if you like to give chocolate for Christmas.<br />
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<i> </i>Doesn't this picture just make you want to eat chocolate. Be still my heart! Ha-ha!<br />
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That trip was three weeks ago. Sadly we are all out of truffles.<br />
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So that you don't get the idea that I've been noshing on a steady diet of sweets, I have been cooking occasionally.<br />
Do any of you love the Zuppa Toscana from Olive Garden the way I do???<br />
I used this basic recipe <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/olive-garden-copycat-zuppa-toscana-38298">http://www.food.com/recipe/olive-garden-copycat-zuppa-toscana-38298</a> <br />
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Chopped onions, garlic and kale. BTW, kale is the only thing left living in the garden. I hope it survives a while yet. <br />
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I didn't add any bacon, the sausage added enough flavor. And instead of potatoes, I added cannelloni<br />
beans. It was yummy!<br />
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I've rambled on long enough for one time.<br />
Thanks for stopping in!<br />
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One final picture. This is what I see every day while I'm working on the computer or knitting. Deiter laying right behind my work area looking at me with his head upside down. Life is GOOD!!!<br />
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<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-49084643370661632172015-10-03T11:42:00.000-04:002015-10-03T11:44:44.080-04:00Putting my Life on Hold Until...I haven't been knitting lately. Like two years lately. Same with sewing.<br />
You may ask why. Or you may not give a rip. But I'm gonna tell you anyhow.<br />
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About four years ago I was doing well on Weight Watchers. I lost 99 pounds. I vowed that I was NEVER going to go through the gaining weight thing again. I had made a 'life style change'. I got rid of all my fat clothing. Never gonna need them again!<br />
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How delusional can one person be??? I never did lose that last pound to make it 100. Even with all the effort I was far from THIN. And after a whole year of sticking to the plan and restricting what I ate, my resistance dissolved and I went right back to binge eating big time. And it took me a year to gain it all back. How ironic.<br />
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So for the past several years I have 'maintained' at my high weight. The thought of restricting food again puts me in a total meltdown. I just can't do it AGAIN.<br />
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So my life has been on hold.<br />
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I did not want to knit because I gave away several nice hand knit sweaters to the thrift shop that were too big at the time. Now I wish I had just stashed them away. Oh, dieting hubris! So when I think about knitting, I remember those sweaters and think 'why waste yarn on big sweaters in case I lose again?' Same thing with sewing. That fabric is really pretty, I should save it until I get thin.<br />
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The reality is: NOT GONNA HAPPEN!<br />
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So I gave myself a slap upside the head and said, 'get out your patterns and that darn yarn and do something with it!' Do I wanna die with all that great yarn laying around??? The kids will probably take it to the landfill. Make big sweaters! I can always take them apart and make them smaller if... Oh, don't even go there!<br />
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So I'm starting with this sweater.<br />
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I made this one before I lost weight the last time. I made my own buttons for it. Now they are gone forever and they looked so good! I still have enough of this yarn to re-make a sweater just like it. Whether I will make new buttons is questionable.<br />
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So I'm gonna dig into the stash and use that lovely yarn and those favorite fabrics. There's no time like now no matter what size I am. And if I use up all the yarn and fabric and somehow through a twist of fate become a smaller size, I can always buy more.<br />
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Right???<br />
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Thanks for stopping by.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-10555029775255564452015-09-18T10:53:00.000-04:002015-09-18T10:55:52.228-04:00Horay For Running Water!This is one of the best products I've bought recently.<br />
It's the Cat Mate pet fountain.<br />
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Previously I had a Drinkwell 360, which was a nice enough fountain. At the time when I bought mine, they were fairly expensive. The cats liked it but it had it's drawbacks.<br />
For one thing, it was a big round fountain and took up a lot of space. It was too big for the counter top so I had to put it on the floor where more dirt and hair seemed to collect in it. The filter was a plastic tube with holes in it and was filled with charcoal. The hair went right through it and got stuck in the intake holes of the pump making it necessary to clean the fountain at least every few days. It was a job tearing it apart, cleaning all the little tubes and hard to reach places, and it took a whole gallon of water to refill it. I finally retired it to the basement. We went back to the old basic water dish. The kitties weren't happy.<br />
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I did some research on Amazon and found this small fountain that costs less than $30. I was skeptical, but the price was right and if I didn't like it I could donate it to the thrift store.<br />
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It is a very nice little fountain. It fits perfectly on the counter top. It's easy to clean. The filter has both fiber and charcoal so that very little hair gets through to the pump. It takes less than a gallon of water to fill. And one of the good sneaky things is that if you buy a few filters to begin with, you can take the little plastic cases apart and replace the filter fiber and pelleted charcoal if you are handy with such things.<br />
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Needless to say, I am thrilled with the Pet Mate. We got a second one for Brad and Kami's cats who live upstairs.<br />
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Here are the happy cats trying out the different levels, the waterfall and the water slide.<br />
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Penny enjoying the top level<br />
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Isabel thinks it makes a great foot bath<br />
I do keep a paper towel beside the fountain because they can be messy drinkers.<br />
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Deiter and Isabel sharing a drink<br />
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If you are trying to encourage your cat(s) to drink more water, this is the way to go. It would probably work well for small dogs too.<br />
I think they also make fountains for larger dogs.<br />
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The kitties who modeled for this post were well compensated for their time. They accept petting, hugs and praise, but they prefer Temptations kitty treats.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-13349932151044659322015-09-14T09:59:00.004-04:002015-09-14T10:03:34.794-04:00The Sum of my SummerThey say a picture is worth a thousand words.<br />
Well, this is a picture of my summer, sad to say.<br />
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+ computer<br />
+ Kindle<br />
+ library books<br />
+ fans, lovely fans<br />
+ lime Jello, my favorite food on a hot day. But not my <i>only </i>food, unfortunately!<br />
+ lots of heat<br />
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The bottom line is a big fat nothing. That was my summer.<br />
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OK, I did a few things but you've seen all the greenhouses, farmer's markets, and whatever before.<br />
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No handcrafty stuff either. My craft area has been a mess since rearranging rooms when Brad and Kami moved in. A messy work space doesn't make me feel like creating. Maybe instead of wasting my time reading I could have been cleaning and organizing. Do ya think??? But NOOOOO...<br />
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And my helpers weren't into it either. Deiter was too busy being ON the computer.<br />
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Do you see that lovely country scene that's on my desktop? Walking down that dirt road on a nice 75-degree day is what I really should have been doing. If I were not so old and fat and lazy.<br />
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Zip and I did ride around in air conditioned comfort and take a few pictures of houses and flowers. There's nothing I find more appealing than a nicely decorated entrance. These make me want to stop, knock on the door and ask if I could please come in and have tea.<br />
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I don't know any of the people who live in these houses, just dreamin'.<br />
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Newville, near the Big Spring<br />
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Now I'm going to rant about the weather which has such a strangle hold on my moods.<br />
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The summer started out hot. We had rain, usually about twice a week. The yard looked good, the garden flourished, the flower beds filled in nicely<br />
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Then came July. The rain stopped. It got hotter than blazes. The garden dried up, the grass turned brown and crispy. For the past two and a half months we didn't get enough rain to dampen a paper towel. And it drove me crazy, checking WeatherBug daily to see if there was a storm anywhere near Newburg. But NOOOOO! There were storms all around us but not over Newburg. I am so glad that I did not marry a farmer. I would have been hauled off to the loony bin years ago.<br />
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Then there are the weather people on the local news stations with their cheery predictions of <i>chances</i> of showers and thunderstorms. Chances, mind you, that never seemed to materialize. If I had been in charge of the personnel at those stations, all the predictors would now be on unemployment. How can you be so wrong so often and still have a job???<br />
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We finally got a nice little shower on Saturday (yes, they predicted right for once, but we got less than they said we would), not nearly enough but at least we know it still <i>can </i>rain. That little bit of rain and the cooler temperatures that followed have renewed my faith for the moment. The grass is a tiny bit greener.<br />
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Oh, and several of my favorite places have closed or in the process of closing. <br />
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The Fabric Outlet in Lemoyne, my favorite place to buy fabric if I ever decide to sew.<br />
The Country Pantry outside of Shippensburg, my favorite bulk food store.<br />
The Mannings weaving supply and school is closing at the end of the year. One of the best yarn<br />
suppliers and <i>only </i>weaving equipment and thread supplier in the area.<br />
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I will sure miss all of these places.<br />
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Has sitting around in front of a fan reading and eating Jello turned me into a whack job??? Probably. I was on my way down that road anyhow.<br />
But I will end this diatribe with a happy summer picture.<br />
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Don't you just love this little fountain in the middle of a residential section in Chambersburg?<br />
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Water, cool water! <br />
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Happy, happy! Fall is on the way!<br />
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<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-41259545933067114672015-05-11T20:54:00.001-04:002015-05-11T20:58:12.462-04:00Is It July Already???For the past two weeks it has been more like the middle of July than the middle of May. It's been very hot and dry. This makes me fear for what the rest of the summer will be like. I'm praying for a thunder storm tonight.<br />
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Mother's Day started off with Zip and I taking a drive through the country side. We love going by the Mennonite churches and seeing the buggies all lined up.<br />
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The adults with the little children travel in the buggies. The teenagers ride the bicycles, with groups of girls and then a group of boys following.<br />
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The horses stoically wait to be on their way home. <br />
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The kids worked in the yard and flower beds all day. They went above and beyond the call of duty.<br />
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They set up the small water garden. We still need to get some plants so the fish can hide in them. It looks kind of bare not, but once the ferns start to grow out, it will be lovely. <br />
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They added to the plantings beside the wash house and put mulch on it. The larger hostas were the ones we planted last year. That's Kami in the background working hard.<br />
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Brad and Kami love yard sales and always find really nice stuff.<br />
They found two of these benches for $5 each.<br />
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Now those of you who don't live with cats and love them beyond reason and don't think they are the most perfect (maybe a few <i>tiny</i> idiosyncrasies) creatures that ever walked the earth, you can skip over this part because you will not understand.<br />
We were so glad to get a bench that had already been initiated! Yes! There were cat scratches all along the top rail of the back. And look at the leg . Cat barf!!! <br />
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Our kitties don't have to do a thing. The bench has already been made acceptable by other cats. What a find!<br />
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I was in charge of planting the hanging baskets for the front porch. I swore I would not plant petunias again because they didn't grow as full as I wanted them too last year. But somehow they sneaked in to the planter again. Just couldn't resist the lovely pink color to go with the geraniums.<br />
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Instead of getting a flower planter for our little back porch, Zip and I liked this planter of lettuces that we can use in salad.<br />
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Brad and Kami had a lovely little Japanese maple growing by their water garden in Fayetteville. They dug is out and brought it along when they moved in but unfortunately it didn't survive. They have been so expensive at the greenhouses that we've visited that we decided not to replace it. Then much to our surprise, they had them for $12.99 at Aldi. Who would have thought there would be pretty little trees in the grocery store? We bought two. They will have to grow out a bit to be really pretty. We can wait.<br />
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Earlier in the spring we put shutters on the addition. It's looking like home!<br />
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The kids had planned to cook a Mother's Day dinner on the grill. After working so hard all day, Zip and I decided that they deserved a break. Instead we had Japanese for dinner. Mom was very happy to have sushi and tiny shrimp dumplings.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Snore!!!<br />
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I want to thank all of you for your kind comments on my last post. So many people suffer silently from depression. I don't feel that it's something to be ashamed of. I hope talking openly about it can maybe encourage someone else to seek help. <br />
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I am taking the medication the doctor prescribed and it is helping. There aren't huge changes in my mood, but it's enough to be encouraging. I would still like to have more energy. Don't we all want more energy??? So far I'm happy with the results. Every day I feel the urge to get up and out and do a little more.<br />
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So thank you all for your support. I really appreciate it!<br />
<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-2452435963018843632015-04-28T18:18:00.004-04:002015-04-28T18:22:56.388-04:00Trying to RecoverThose of you who have followed my blog for a long time may remember that I have written in the past about having seasonal depression.<br />
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This past winter was particularly difficult with the extremely cold weather and frequent snow, not to mention a majority of gray days. I spent most of the winter doing absolutely nothing. Sitting in the recliner covered in a wool blanket and either sleeping or reading was the order of the day. I did not go out more than once a week if that often. I do not have agoraphobia, I just can't stand cold and will not go out in it. And this past winter was COLD.<br />
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I sank into the worst depression since postpartum depression in the 70's. I resisted medication because I thought that once spring arrived, late as it was, I would snap out of my funk. Of course, my Mom has always told me that if I just do my housewifely duties, motherly duties, and marital duties, I wouldn't have time to be depressed. Yetch!!! I had no interest in doing anything. If the kids hadn't been here to prod me into talking, I would have isolated myself completely.<br />
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Spring arrived and I still was just dragging through the days. I finally made an appointment with the doctor and got some medication. Then after reading the side effects (which really weren't that terrible) I dragged my feet about beginning to take it. I have taken anti-depressants before and they made me feel groggy and out of it. Just what I need, more sluggishness!<br />
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Last week I took the first pill and already I can see small differences. Good grief, I actually feel like getting up and doing something!<br />
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Still on the quest for the perfect bread, I signed up for a Craftsy class by Peter Reinhart on making artisan bread. And darned if I didn't make some bread that was better than anything I've made before! Here are my steak sandwich rolls.<br />
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Aren't the pretty? And Chef Reinhart's method is so easy, hardly any kneading at all.<br />
And look at the texture inside.<br />
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I was so pleased with the results!<br />
There is a FREE pizza class by Peter Reinhart on Craftsy and I've tried that one too. Made some really good pizza.<br />
So I'm slowly getting back to some creative things.<br />
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The week after Christmas, our new equipment shed was delivered. We had hoped to get it before it started snowing because the roof was caving in on our old shed and the tractor was getting wet. Unfortunately the day after the shed arrived we had rain and then it froze. The two big piles of crushed stone that were supposed to go inside the shed froze solid and never thawed out until mid-March. We ended up putting a tarp over the tractors and mowers.<br />
But the shed is now in use. Our only regret is that we didn't get a bigger one.<br />
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The kids have been working on the yard and garden. Each year we plan to add another few raised beds. We just got a truck load of compost so will be filling the boxes and then planting our seeds and plants.<br />
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Next brad and Kami will be setting up the water gardens.<br />
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We took a drive a few weeks ago and saw these cute guys waiting for their dinner. The little Mennonite girl was on the other side of the road with a wheelbarrow full of hay.<br />
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Even though I'm feeling better, I still enjoy quiet time reading and drinking tea from my favorite teapot.<br />
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And conversing with my best little companions. I could not live without my kitties!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
Hope you're having an enjoyable spring!<br />
<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-81443792587719497242015-02-11T10:55:00.000-05:002015-02-11T10:55:31.858-05:00A Project StartedWe are still in the icy grip of winter. Yuck!<br />
Our area has been lucky with only small snowfalls of about three to four inches at a time. No major blizzards here but it is COLD!<br />
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We took a drive on Sunday for lack of anything better to do. I finally remembered to take my camera along. Not that there was much that was bight and colorful to save and enjoy. Would you believe BLEAK??? This is the vew of our valley from the top of the mountain in back of our property.<br />
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Since it was Sunday, churches were a good subject. The Mennonite church near our house. Love the rows of buggies. And that is only about a third of them. There are long open fronted shelters all around the sides of the church that are parked full of more buggies. The bicycles belong to the young unmarried men and women. The smaller kids and babies ride in the buggies with the parents.<br />
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This is a little old church in Upper Strausburg. I don'[t know if they still hold services there. There were no cars around when we stopped by in the afternoon. There is a nice little graveyard on the other side of the church that I doesn't show in the picture.<br />
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We drove along the Big Spring near Newville. This is one of Zip's favorite fishing spots. He belongs to a spring preservation group that helps maintain this old mill.<br />
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I love this little abandoned spring house.<br />
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Like I said, it wasn't the most colorful tour but it did get us out of the house. And the car has a great heater! It's warmer in the car than it is in the house.<br />
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I've decided I need to get back to some creative projects. I spend too much time sitting and reading. I cranked a warp on my loom over a year ago and never finished threading. Yesterday was the day. It didn't take nearly as long as I expected. I started threading in the late afternoon and by 9 p.m. I was weaving.<br />
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Threading the heddles.<br />
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The paper on top of the loom is my threading plan.<br />
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Pulling the threads through the reed. This keeps them evenly spaced.<br />
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Strung, tied, and ready to weave.<br />
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The first little sample. <br />
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When I had finished threading, I counted threads and was one thread short. <br />
I thought I was missing a thread. Panic!!! A missed thread that is still stuck somewhere in the roll at the back of the loom comes back to bite you big time later.<br />
When I did my first two inches of weaving, I found the mistake. Two threads were stuck together. I was able to fix the problem without too much hassle.. Sometimes I get lucky. <br />
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This is a lattice twill pattern.<br />
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I'm also going to work on my Baltimore album quilt. I had it basted by a woman who has a long arm quilter and then I was going to quilt it by hand. I haven't done any work on it because I wasn't happy with her size. It was just too big. After all that work, I hated to have to tear the border off and do another narrower one. Now that several years have passed, I'm ready to tackle that mess.<br />
No pictures yet.<br />
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Last but not least, a word from the kitty contingent.<br />
Isabel says she is ready for the windows to be open. Fresh warm air is always welcome.<br />
Winter makes her grumpy!<br />
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weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-14862306734372147702014-12-26T09:11:00.001-05:002014-12-26T09:16:34.460-05:00A Big Sigh of Relief...Yes, Christmas is over!<br />
I always take a deep breath and say 'thank you'. Not that Christmas was stressful this year. I can say it was actually fun and very laid back.<br />
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Brad did most of the decorating. Since we are still adjusting to the move, we only put up the little twig tree instead of the big ones. Between our two families we have lots of vintage decorations that we've inherited or picked up at flea markets.<br />
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Kami and I started baking two weeks ago. We planned on making several kinds of cookies but only got as far as the sand tarts.<br />
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Brad loves Chex mix so we made a whopin' big batch. We baked it slowly in the oven for two hours, stirring every fifteen minutes like our recipe said. It was yummy!<br />
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Later I was reading recipes on line and found a recipe for Chex mix in the microwave. DUH!!! Am I behind the times??? It takes less than ten minutes! We had to make some more to try it out.<br />
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By Christmas Eve there wasn't a crumb of any of these goodies left. We had to buy extra cookies.<br />
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We open our gifts on Christmas Eve. Deiter is checking to see if there is anything exciting for him.<br />
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And strange gifts they were! No lovely pieces of jewelry, no fancy new electronics, not even any new clothing. <br />
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A can of paint for Kami. And now the box belongs to Penny!<br />
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Oh no! Did he find a stray Kitty Treat??? I must check this out! Can you see Isabel's eyes shining in the dark? <br />
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A perfect leap out of the box!<br />
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Notice how the heads on the humans have been cut off the picture. It's all about the kitties!<br />
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Deiter loves rolling in the paper. Boxes and wrapping are the best kind of kitty gifts. Along with a few Kitty Treats.<br />
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After the gifts we had a snack fest. With wings, cheese ball and crackers, bacon wrapped dates, meatballs, veggie tray and cheesecake.<br />
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Deiter took a nap.<br />
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Christmas Day we enjoyed crablegs. Thought I should get some human in the pictures. Zip and Kami chowing down on crab.<br />
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Brad and Reggie. Hmmmmm, that melted butter looks really good! I hope I get some on my pieces of crab. <br />
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We had a really enjoyable Christmas. I am so glad to have Brad and Kami living with us.<br />
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Daddy and Deiter keep the home fires burning.<br />
Zip calls Deiter his little Fire Dog. He is white with black spots like a dalmatian. And if Zip is at the stove tending the fire, Deiter is sitting by his side.<br />
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Hope your holidays were the best ever!<br />
Thanks for stopping by.<br />
See you in the new year!weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-52575093334610654502014-11-30T13:47:00.000-05:002014-11-30T13:53:34.991-05:00FreebiesJust a quick post to mention that I am giving away a hundred+ molds for making reproductions of antique porcelain dolls.<br />
There are many boxes of molds in my basement that I do not want to go through and take the time to inventory.<br />
They are dusty and need cleaning, BUT<br />
THEY ARE FREE for anyone who wants to come with a truck and haul them away.<br />
You will have to load them your self, so make sure someone with muscle comes along.<br />
If interested, please email me at <a href="mailto:patandzip@hotmail.com">patandzip@hotmail.com</a><br />
Please put molds in the subject line! <br />
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I also have a floor model kiln that I used to fire the porcelain that I'm giving away. Also heavy and will need to be hauled in a truck and carried out by two strong people.<br />
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I really hope someone would enjoy these supplies.<br />
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If this isn't of interest, wait a month or two and there will probably be more crafting equipment that I'll be needing to unload. weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-61165099386067609932014-11-10T21:51:00.001-05:002014-11-10T21:51:42.572-05:00It's All Finished!...exept for organizing...The addition is officially finished!<br />
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Thanks to our wonderful contractor, Paul of Z and E Construction, the project was completed three weeks ahead of the proposed date. We are so pleased with the work he did! He gave us estimates and did not go over budget. How great is that?!<br />
There is still a lot of work on our part that needs to be done, like organizing the combining of two households. Two households of hoarders, that is.<br />
The kids have moved in with all their stuff. Lots of stuff.<br />
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I haven't included any interior shots yet because we are still arranging furniture and trying to decorate. The pale green cupboard has just been painted and will go in the bathroom. When I took this picture, the Hoosier style cupboard was awaiting it's coat of olive green paint. I've since finished it and put it in the laundry room/pantry.<br />
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Zip's room is mostly finished except for the hanging of pictures and his mounted fish. Mine still needs work, especially curtains.<br />
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The kitties are adjusting well to all the extra family members. Though this past week we thought we were going to lose our dear older girl, Tipper. She got some kind of horrible intestinal illness and was unable to eat or drink. I couldn't even get her to take water by giving it in a syringe. Thankfully the vet gave her medication, first something to settle her stomach and then an antibiotic and an appetite stimulant. She made an amazing recovery. We are so happy she is still with us.<br />
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Deiter has been a source of comfort through all the stress of building and moving. He is such a wonderful even-tempered guy. He brings me joy every single day.<br />
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I just love his furry little white face! I don't know what I would do without this darling boy.<br />
Is there anything more amazingly beautiful than a cat's eye?<br />
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Isabel is muttering to herself, 'oh Mom, give it a break! I can't take much more of this!'<br />
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A few weeks ago we were driving in to Shippensburg and passed by this lovely log house that is being moved to another site. Is this not amazing??? Last week there was an article in the paper about this house moving and it said that no truck pulled the bed that the house was resting on. There was a motor that moved it that was remotely controlled. Totally unbelievable! <br />
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My new header picture was taken this past Sunday morning. I want to get back to this church another Sunday and take better pictures. There must have been at least fifty buggies parked around this small white church. What a great congregation! Seeing this makes me happy to live in rural PA.<br />
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Where did the summer go?<br />
I must say I loved this summer with only one week when the temperatures were in the 90's. Mostly it has been pleasantly warm and sunny with a nice breeze blowing. There were a few much-needed rainy days. I can't remember a more enjoyable summer since I don't know when.<br />
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We've been busy painting in the addition. WOW! Brad and Kami have been life savers. They are so good with the brushes and rollers that the basic wall and ceiling painting only took two day.<br />
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Brad is the king of the roller derby.<br />
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Kami did all the trim work around the ceiling.<br />
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Zip is revving up the reciprocating saw.<br />
There are no pictures of me because I'm sitting on the sidelines supervising the action.<br />
Well, not really. I did do a little bit of the rollering but I just don't have the strength that I used to.<br />
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The job is finished!<br />
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The colors look brighter than the picture.<br />
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This week the crew came and put the trim around the windows and doors, put locks on the French doors and installed the chimney for the wood stove in case we decide to install one. No pictures of that yet.<br />
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Next either the flooring or the electric will be installed. Then all that's left is the plumbing.<br />
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When we took a lunch break during the painting, we discovered this guy taking a stroll through the yard. First turtle I've seen in our yard in several years.<br />
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This past weekend I noticed that little Miss Penny was in the catbox a lot more than normal. I keep little styrofoam bowls handy in the bathroom so that I can take kitty urine samples when necessary. Sure enough, she was peeing pink. We called the vet and they were able to see her right away. She has a recurring bladder problem when she gets stressed. She didn't seem upset by the roadwork by our house and the work crews in the addition, but it must have affected her more than we realized.<br />
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When we got there the vet tech came out with a towel and put it over the cat carrier. They are using 'comfort towels' to lower the stress levels of cats who come in for an exam.<br />
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It was pretty amazing! She isn't a spazz or anything, but she does like to wander around the exam room and climb up on the shelving and hide. This time we got her out of the carrier and put her on the towel and she lay there and purred. She was relaxed and very cooperative all through the exam. I was relaxed and happy too, even when I saw the bill! It isn't supposed to work on humans, but I wonder...<br />
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The stuff they spray on the towel is called Feliway. It mimics the pheromone that cats use to mark their favorite things. You who have cats know how they rub the side of their faces against things. When they do that, they are leaving this certain scent that tells them that this is a good place or thing.<br />
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The brochure claims that Feliway will help reduce inappropriate scratching and spraying and helps reduce stress. I don't know about the first two, but is sure did calm Penny while at the vets.<br />
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I bought a bottle for myself and Kami. She used it on Ernie recently when an inspector came to their house to make an assessment in preparation for selling their place. Ernie who usually races off to a hiding place as soon as someone comes to the door, remained laying on his 'comfort towel' right there in the living room.<br />
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We may have to buy this stuff by the gallon when they move here.<br />
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One last kitty thing. A friend emailed this to me yesterday.<br />
Was she trying to tell me something???<br />
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Zip is a lover of corn. It's his favorite vegetable. You might say he's a corn-a-holic, the Corn Meister, a connoisseur of the cob, a corn wort.<br />
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The quest for fresh sweet corn starts sometime in late winter when Weis Market starts importing corn in the husk from SOMEWHERE. Somewhere far enough away that the corn has that held-in-refrigeration-for-who-knows-how-long taste. Usually a disappointment, but we have to try it. So we hold off for a week or two. Then it's time to try again. Eventually they get in one or two good batches. But we keep buying.<br />
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Finally summer arrives and LOCAL corn is available. Oh Glorious Day!!!<br />
So we start making the rounds of the farm stands and markets. Now where did we get that really good batch last year??? And what variety was it??? Bodacious, Incredible, Butter and Sugar, white, yellow, bicolor?<br />
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We begin to buy and try and buy some more until we have corn coming out of our ears (pun!). <br />
The trouble with corn is that it ages. What was good one week will be probably be too old by next week. But that doesn't always register with Mr. Corn.<br />
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The best way to not get snookered by aging corn is to pull the husk down a little way and LOOK at it. Are the kernels large and waxy looking? If so, I don't want it. But Zip hates to check the corn in front of the people selling it. He says they disapprove. It's embarrassing. So I end up having recipes where I can hide inedible corn. Soups, fritters, quesadillas, salsas.<br />
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But this week we were lucky and found the best corn of the season so far. The farmer had the good sense to pick it while still young and tender. Even I, who am usually to the point by now that I never want to see another ear of corn, loved this.<br />
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Zip wanted me to add that the name of this corn is 'Mariah', like that singer, only sweeter and more luscious. <br />
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If you think humans are the only ones affected by this <i>CORNINESS</i>, you would be wrong.<br />
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Only minutes after Zip laid this bag on the table, The mania began. I came into the kitchen and saw this. Good grief!<br />
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Keep plastic bags out of the reach of your children!<br />
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Let them dig in trash cans instead.<br />
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The kitties have this irresistible attraction to corn also. They go crazy trying to get husks to chew on. Unfortunately they barf the pieces all over the floor later.<br />
Happiness is NO PICTURES!!!<br />
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OK, I think I've said enough on that subject.<br />
Last week a spinning and weaving friend invited me and several like-minded women to a day of relaxation and chatting under the trees at her lovely 19th century farm house. The weather was beautiful, the company was great, everyone had a nice time.<br />
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I took some dog hair to card, but never got it out of the basket. As usual I was too busy talking.<br />
Our hostess using her Canadian production wheel. At least I think that's what it is. <br />
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Taking the spun yarn off the bobbin and putting it on the niddy noddy to be finished.<br />
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Spinning and knitting.<br />
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Their lovely vegetable garden and pond. Oh no, I don't see a cornstalk anywhere!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and putting up with my foolishness.<br />
And go out and get yourself some really yummy corn-on-the-cob!weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-84224165498724842432014-08-12T20:30:00.001-04:002014-08-12T20:30:24.386-04:00Just PeachyThis past weekend Hollabaugh's Orchard near Biglerville PA held their annual Peach Fest.<br />
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They featured alive band each day, lots of good food made with peaches, and a lovely selection of fruit and veggies for sale.<br />
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We went on Sunday to see a band called The Willys who were supposed to be bluegrass and classic rock. They were heavier on the classic rock which was OK with me. Zip kept mumbling that he thought he was going to be listening to bluegrass.<br />
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We had yummy fresh peach sundaes for lunch. Somehow it got eaten before I even thought of taking a picture.<br />
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There were dozens of varieties of peaches to choose from. These are the best of the crop.<br />
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And then here are the bargain bins where I usually get my peaches. There were so many people gathered around filling their bags that I had no desire to fight for my fruit. Zip and I decided to go back another day through the week to make our purchases.<br />
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The baked goods made with fresh peaches really looked yummy. There again, we decided to wait because the checkout lines were a mile long. I really hated to pass up the kettle corn.<br />
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I don't know how I managed to get a shot of some produce bins without people in the way. They had some lovely yellow watermelons.<br />
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A visit to the orchard isn't complete without a view of the trees from which all these delicious peaches are harvested. The trees in the foreground are apple and the ones up farther on the hill are the peaches.<br />
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On the home front, work has slowed down on the addition. Or maybe the changes just aren't as dramatic. The basic wiring and plumbing is done. <br />
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The drywall being unloaded.<br />
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The French doors are installed.<br />
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I don't know where along the walls we are going to have room for cupboards and dressers, there are so many electrical boxes all over the place. Switch plates, thermostats, receptacles every six feet and the electric baseboard heat. This is Zip's bedroom.<br />
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This is the laundry/storage area. We are keeping the original outside wall with the wood siding and painting it to match.<br />
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The drywall is now hung but still needs finishing. The crew was supposed to come yesterday but didn't show up. No sign of them today either. Where are you, guys???<br />
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We are finally getting some much-needed rain. It will be nice to see green grass instead of brown.<br />
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They really worked hard this past week.<br />
We now have a structure that looks like a house, complete with roof and siding.<br />
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This is the side that faces the street. The double windows are in Zip's bedroom and the small window is the bathroom window. Kinda looks like a mobile home with the roofing trailer sitting there in front. The Addition on Wheels!<br />
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The mud room/laundry attaches the two sections to each other. We'll be able to back the car up to the door to unload groceries and take them right into the kitchen. I can't wait till I can plant something in that area. Seeing that little area looking so bare makes me want to put in a trellis for a vine and lots of ferns and hostas.<br />
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This is the back side of the house. The kitchen is to the left and is the width of the main house.<br />
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You may ask why we put our entry door and porch on the side away from the street.<br />
The large open space under the porch roof is where my French doors will be. I've always wanted French doors <i>somewhere </i>in my house but in the old part of the house there was nowhere that they would fit in. In the new part, they are perfect.<br />
And when Zip is sitting on the porch and I am sitting inside looking out (while weaving, etc.!) I want to be able to gaze on this instead of the neighbors across the street.<br />
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We had the guys put siding on the kitchen area so we don't ever have to scrape and paint the wooden siding again. They made nice new doors to replace the old uninsulated wooden ones.<br />
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The scaffolding they use is amazing. Just two tall aluminum posts. You can see the bottom of one end in the above picture. Between the posts there are two levels of narrow aluminum stages that they walk on and put their supplies on.<br />
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And what holds this up with only two aluminum posts on the ground???<br />
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These two little antennas at either end. Nailed to the roof. In this case these are not even nailed to the new roof. They are nailed down at the other end only where they are still working on the old roof. It looks scary to me!<br />
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No kitty pictures this time. They spend a lot of the day under furniture trying to avoid the blasting of the nail guns and the whine of the saws.<br />
Reggie is the only one who seems interested in watching while they work. He wants in the new area in the worst way. He goes from the nearest window to the door, tries the doorknob and ruminates about ways to get out there. Once the French doors are in place, I will be able to let them explore under supervision.<br />
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They know the instant the guys take their breaks or go to lunch or leave for the day. They everyone comes out and goes to the windows to view the progress. They are much less intimidated than we expected.<br />
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Guess I better get out there and start supervising the work. Ha-ha!weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-50956336433228322532014-07-22T21:09:00.001-04:002014-07-22T21:13:55.022-04:00Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The middle of summer is here and our night blooming cereus is ready to put on it's show.<br />
When I was a child, this was an event at my grandmother's house. She had a huge plant potted in a large galvanized washtub. There were sometimes forty or fifty buds on the monster which was about 5 feet high. My father's family would all come to visit and we stayed extra late to see the amazing flowering.<br />
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I don't have room for such a huge plant so I keep mine pruned back to window-sill size. And I'm perfectly happy with just a few blooms on a summer night. The picture was taken about 10 p.m. with a flash. The blooms are about six inches across.<br />
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Mid summer is also zucchini time. They are growing like weeds and get to the size of a caveman club before you know it. We try to pick ours young and of medium size, but it's hard to keep up with them without harvesting daily.<br />
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I love squash dipped in batter and fried in butter. I could eat a ton of it but have to use restraint. This year I decided to try getting the same kind of flavor with a slightly less caloric recipe. This is my version of zucchini pancakes.<br />
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1 medium zucchini, finely shredded and squeezed to remove most of the water<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 T. oil<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
1 tsp. Italian herb blend<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
1/4 cup cornmeal<br />
1/3 cup Bisquick (or flour with 1/4 tsp. baking powder)<br />
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Shred the zucchini either by hand or in the food processor.<br />
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Squeeze out as much water as possible.<br />
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Mix all ingredients together. The batter should stick to the zucchini and mound up on a spoon. If it seems too runny, add more Bisquick. If it seems too stiff to spread out on the griddle, let it sit for about 5 minutes and it will start to loosen up.<br />
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Drop heaping spoonfulls onto a griddle or frying pan sprayed with cooking oil.<br />
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Fry till golden grown on bottom, then flip and do the other side.<br />
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One batch makes about eight pancakes.<br />
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When the workers left on Friday the foundation walls were finished and they had filled the dirt back in against the foundation.<br />
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Yesterday they brought lumber to start the framing. By the end of the day, we had WALLS!<br />
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Our contractor is a young Amish man. The Amish have elevated this building thing to a science.<br />
They started by putting in the floor joists and covering it with plywood. Then to my amazement, they unloaded the wall pieces from a flatbed trailer. The walls had all been constructed last week in their shop and all they had to do was lift them up, sit them in place and fasten them together. And everything fit perfectly!<br />
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The first piece in place.<br />
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Zip's bedroom walls.<br />
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We are having the outside of the kitchen sided and re-roofed at the same time so it all looks like it fits together. You can see how badly the outside kitchen walls need to be re-done.<br />
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Being a person who is afraid of heights, the way these men walk around on the tops of the walls just amazes me.<br />
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The roof trusses on the flatbed truck.<br />
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Today they put the trusses in place and applied the plywood and black roofing paper.<br />
The interior wall studs are done. A few windows are in.<br />
Things are moving along really well. It's looking like a house.<br />
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I didn't take pictures today because it was so blasted hot that I didn't even want to go out in the late afternoon. But hopefully will get some tomorrow.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-20011066589404659272014-07-11T20:35:00.003-04:002014-07-11T20:37:07.340-04:00Catching UpWe had a really nice July 4th.<br />
Quiet, no fireworks or whoopin' and hollerin'. Just a nice cookout with Brad and Kami.<br />
They supplied all the food and did the cooking too. Zip and I didn't have to do anything but sit and watch and chat.<br />
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The Grill Master in action.<br />
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Brad made his special burgers smothered in provolone cheese. There are lots of secret ingredients in with the ground beef. I know one of them is chopped salami. These are really delish!<br />
We had seasoned grilled corn on the cob, roasted potato slices and creamy coleslaw. for dessert there was lemon cake with fresh strawberries.<br />
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Not a lot was happening on the addition this week.<br />
The blocks for the foundation walls arrived on Monday, but the mason wasn't able to come until today.<br />
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He was able to lay one side of the walls today. It's a slow meticulous job.<br />
I took a picture through the back screen door but it didn't come out well. Next time after more is finished, I'll walk around back and do a better job.<br />
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It's been hot and muggy this week.<br />
I made one of my favorite hot weather salads for lunch. It's a great thing to make at this time of year with both corn and tomatoes in season.<br />
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1 1/2 cups fresh cooked corn cut off the cob<br />
1 1/2 cups black beans, rinsed and drained. (one can is about 1 1/2 cups)<br />
1 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped, Vidalia onion also works fine<br />
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh tomato<br />
1/3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves<br />
2 tablespoons lime juice<br />
1 tablespoon oil<br />
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)<br />
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I don't know what it is about cats pressing themselves between the window glass and the screen, but here's Reggie being a nut. Our windows are hopeless for staying clean because there's always cat paw prints on both inside and outside.<br />
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In the end, the joy of loving cats outweighs all the little messes they make. I couldn't live without them. Right, Deiter???<br />
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Don't mess with me, Mom. I'm on the laptop.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you're having a delightful summer.<br />
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<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-68323921419321038012014-07-03T21:04:00.001-04:002014-07-03T21:08:34.698-04:00The Groundbreaking DecisionI had mentioned several weeks ago that we are in the process of making some life-changing decisions. This was the Big One. For several years Zip and I have debated adding on to our house so that Brad and Kami could move in with us. Zip was ambivalent about the idea. I though we really could use the help of two younger and stronger people. We sure aren't getting any younger.<br />
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They have been coming every week and helping around the house and yard and it has been very nice for us older people not to do heavy lifting, raking, mowing, and carrying things up and down the stairs. There are benefits of having the younger generation nearby. Besides, I simply love their company. And work around the house seems to go much more smoothly with someone to share the misery, especially for those of us who hate housework.<br />
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We spent several months choosing our contractor. Then I drew up a plan. We did the bank stuff.<br />
Finally today we had groundbreaking. This is what the back of the house looked like last year when the tree branch fell on the pantry.<br />
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The pantry, the little add-on with the red door, is being removed so the new addition can be attached to the house. Note the concrete steps and the concrete foundation under the pantry.<br />
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The area is being cleared.<br />
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Then it's time to remove the pantry area. The backhoe dug into it and gave a few mighty tugs and the whole end of the kitchen wall started to come loose. Uh-oh! Time for the reciprocating saw! <br />
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After some careful detaching, the wooden part of the pantry came off nicely. Then for the concrete foundation. We assumed it was a hollow square of concrete blocks. Not so. It was a six foot solid cube of concrete. Here comes the jack hammer! Run for your lives, kitties!!!<br />
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Talk about noise!<br />
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But after half an hour of breaking up concrete, the rest of the afternoon went very well.<br />
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The wooden forms for the footer are in place and crushed stone is spread.<br />
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The cement truck pours the footer while our contractor levels the slurry.<br />
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I really didn't expect so much to be accomplished in one day.<br />
On Monday the blocks will be delivered for laying the foundation.<br />
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This is the plan.<br />
Brad and Kami will have their private living area in the upstairs of the main house. Our private living area will be in the new addition. We will share the downstairs of the main house, the kitchen, the small sitting room with the woodstove and the large sewing and craft room.<br />
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The blueprint for the addition.<br />
There will be a 10 by 10 foot mud room where we will have the washer and dryer plus storage cupboards.<br />
Zip and I will each have a bedroom. There will be a small living room with a woodstove and a bathroom and a front porch.<br />
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There won't be any stairs for us to climb and will be easily wheelchair accessible if we get to the point that we need it. Which I hope is no time soon!<br />
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I'll be updating as the work progresses.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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<br />weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-87144424922553667802014-06-25T04:35:00.002-04:002014-06-25T04:35:58.856-04:00Horay!!! It's Back!!!It's 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning, and as of right now my Reading List is back.<br />
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Should I mention a certain Old Woman's impatience with technology that doesn't work properly every time. Isn't the world supposed to be running on computers and if there can be glitches in something so insignificant as blogging, what does that say about the Big Stuff? If we have to be dependent on the dang machine, shouldn't it be<i> dependable</i>???<br />
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Ha! You thought I was done ranting??? I have a few more left in me.<br />
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But for now, I want to thank all of you who contributed ideas for how to get around the glitch.<br />
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Also I wanted to comment on the picture of Deiter hanging from the bottom of the window frame. There's something about that front window behind my computer that makes him crazy. He stuffs his body up between the screen and the glass as far as he can reach and yowls and wiggles around like a cat possessed. Then he hangs there and throws his head back like in the picture. I have no idea why.<br />
I'd love to be inside a cat's mind for an hour!<br />
I guess we all have our whack-o moments.<br />
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Have a good day, friends!<br />
Mine will be a lot better knowing all is back to normal in blogging world. Ha-ha.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-70644022320269225462014-06-23T19:12:00.000-04:002014-06-25T04:16:05.952-04:00Rant, rave, grumble...<br />
OK, I'm ready to tear my hair out. What little I have left.<br />
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For the quite a few years I've been blogging, I've had a Reading List of blogs I follow. It's not even a very long list. Usually less than two dozen, but I do like to read the new posts from my friends every day. All I had to do was click on the little orange B in the upper left corner of my tool bar and my Reading List would appear with about a half dozen of the most recent blog entries for me to read.<br />
Easy peasy, right???<br />
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Not any more! My Reading List went kaputsky!!! Only the most recent ONE blog is now appearing with a little <u>view more</u> notation underneath that does <i>nothing </i>when I click on it.<br />
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And worst of all, I MISSED SOME OF THE RECENT POSTS FROM MY FAVORITE BLOGS!!!<br />
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It's making me crazy enough to do this!<br />
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So I'm frantically going through and trying to subscribe to as many as I can through email or Bloglovin which I really didn't want to do and it's not available for everyone anyhow. Aaaarg!<br />
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Is anyone else having this problem? Or if not, do you have a better way of getting all of your blog posts from your favorite blogs all in one happy place consistently every day.<br />
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I want blogging to be a happy thing!<br />
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I know several other people have had problems of a different type, like losing all their pictures or having a lot of their older posts disappear. There isn't really any good troubleshooting info to be had, unfortunately.<br />
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So if I haven't commented in the past few days, I missed reading your post because my Reading List is dysfunctional and I'm not sure what to do about it.<br />
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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Last year's buckaroos<br />
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Since preparing a menu and shopping for ingredients and packing all their gear is time consuming, I volunteered to help out by baking biscuits and cornbread. On the hottest day of the year so far, of course.<br />
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Yes I used Bisquick.<br />
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Even with something as simple as baking mix, I had a few measuring errors. The heat must have been addling my brain. Not that it takes much.<br />
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But in the end the 80+ biscuits all came out fine. They will be used at breakfast with sausage gravy.<br />
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That is my grandmother Dickey's (Mom's mom) biscuit and donut cutter which she gave to me a long time ago.<br />
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I don't remember if she made good biscuits but she was an excellent baker of pies. She also made really good chicken pot pie, the kind with squares of rolled out dough that was dropped into broth with cooked chicken.<br />
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Those were her two claims to culinary fame. I tried to find a picture to go with this post but couldn't find one without going upstairs and hunting through albums and just didn't have the energy.<br />
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I'm in grave need of a nice relaxing 'Isabel Moment". Are you ready, Little One?<br />
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Yes, we'll rest a while in front of the fan before we tackle the remainder of the day.<br />
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She's such a soothing companion!<br />
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Tomorrow we make cornbread for the cowboy chili. Think we can handle more baking, Isabel???weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-34153447662615734322014-06-15T18:06:00.000-04:002014-06-15T20:13:20.258-04:00Daddy Day<br />
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Brad and Zip last summer<br />
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Brad and Kami came today to celebrate Fathers' Day and to do yard work.<br />
They have been coming every week to help out with the endless mowing and weeding that is required to keep our property even halfway decent. Even when we were younger we were never able to totally keep ahead of all the yard work and now that we're old it's impossible without help. Thankfully Brad <i>likes </i>working outdoors.<br />
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Last week they picked strawberries that I didn't even realize were out there in all the weeds. Two whole bowls full! I wasn't prepared. Didn't have any powdered pectin to make freezer jam (my favorite). So I sent Zip off to the grocery store to get some before going fishing. He brought home the pectin and then headed off to the Big Spring and I got to work. Out came the sugar jar. Oh no, it's going to be close! I needed eight cups of sugar and only have seven! Thank goodness for cell phones.<br />
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So on the way home from fishing he stopped and got sugar. Did I mention that he likes to fish till just after dark??? So at 10 p.m. I'm making strawberry jam. By 11:30 it is finished and the picture is taken. Kind of a dim photo, but that's what you get that lose to midnight.<br />
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Today they dug out hostas and moved them to some new locations, planted lilies, mulched with cocoa shells and mowed. And picked more strawberries.<br />
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Behind the summer kitchen<br />
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Then we had the Fathers' Day lunch of lobster, asparagus, baked potato and salad. I only took one picture of Zip eating lunch and it came out terrible. He looked like he had eaten a stink bug! Ha-ha!!! Brad and Kami brought an ice cream cake for dessert from Windy Knoll grocery in Chambersburg. They make their own home-made ice cream which they use in the cakes. It was yummy.<br />
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So here is father and son this year, enjoying a relaxing moment on the front porch. <br />
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Thanks for stopping in. Hope all of you took time today to remember your fathers and to celebrate the men in your life.<br />
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My father (he's the one with his hands on the ears of his younger brother) in 1945 shortly after he came home from WW2. That's his father holding the two little children and all of his brothers. There were just as many sisters. It was a large family.<br />
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Portrait of my Dad. <br />
He loved fishing.weaverpathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533327863909312395noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286657422188770020.post-35415468347470641352014-06-06T08:57:00.000-04:002014-06-06T09:00:57.214-04:00Lunch in Thailand....I wish!On Wednesday Brad and Kami came to do yard work. They have been coming every week to mow, remove brush and help in the garden. Our yard is looking good this year.<br />
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My job is to provide lunch.<br />
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Weis Market had snow crab legs on sale this week so I decided on a Thai themed lunch with fresh spring rolls and pineapple fried rice to accompany them. I love fresh spring rolls on a hot summer day and I thought they would be great after working out in the hot sun.<br />
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There is no real recipe for them, just a few basic ingredients.<br />
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An essential ingredient is the bahn trang rice paper wrapper.<br />
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The cellophane noodles are optional.<br />
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I usually get these ingredients at an Asian grocery but larger supermarkets have them too.<br />
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leaf lettuce, like romaine, green leaf, butter crunch<br />
strips of zucchini, cucumber, or carrot<br />
shredded meat, chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, whatever you like<br />
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I start by putting about 1/4 pack of the cellophane noodles in a bowl of water and microwaving them for about three minutes until they are pliable. Drain them. Then I snip them with kitchen shears roughly into short pieces and set aside.<br />
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Next I put warm water in a shallow pie pan wide enough to hold the rice paper wrapper and begin soaking one wrapper at a time. You only want to soak the wrapper until it just begins to become pliable. If you soak it too long it will get squishy and tear.<br />
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Less pliable is better than too mushy!!!<br />
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Lay it out on a cutting board or smooth surface and put the lettuce leaf on the upper half.<br />
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Pile on the meat, noodles, veggies and cilantro, but not too thick that you won't be able to roll it up.<br />
I drizzle on a little bit of this Asian sesame dressing for extra flavor. <br />
Cooking can be exhausting so Deiter is taking a nap.<br />
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And then start rolling, using the lettuce leaf to keep the ingredients where they belong. About halfway down, fold in the sides and continue rolling. Those are Kami's lovely hands doing the work.<br />
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And here are the finished spring rolls.<br />
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We used the Asian sesame dressing for a dipping sauce but there are many nice soy based recipes that you can Google that are fast and easy to make.<br />
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The crab legs were yummy and the pineapple rice was a nice side.<br />
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While we were having a lovely lunch the second shift was out working in the yard.<br />
The minute Brad and Zip came inside, these two characters hopped on the mower. They are father and son feral cats who live outside.<br />
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We provide food and shelter. They come close but really don't want to be touched. They don't mind a ride on the lawn mower, though.<br />
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