Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Classic Impressions Needlepoint Update – Secret of the Butterflies

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I’m making a bit more progress on my Classic Impressions Needlepoint that I started in 2020. I don’t know why I’m so slow on this project. I think it’s a pretty piece. I enjoy working on it, I just can’t stay motivated for too long of a stretch of time. 😊

Now for the Secret of the Butterflies. The butterflies in the bouquet behind the needlepoint are really pretty in real life. As I was watering the bouquet the other day, I discovered that the butterflies are made of painted feathers. The body seems to be made with some kind of clay.  They’re so cool!
I can imagine trying to make butterflies like this for many different crafts. Keyword is trying. lol
I thought it was such a clever idea that I’d share it here with you, in case you might want to gussy-up a craft with butterflies sometime.

The welcomed budding and blooming of the world waking up from its long winter’s nap has started big-time. As nice as that is, all the pollens and nonsense tend play havoc with our allergies. Might not be as bad if the wind would stop auditioning for the lead role of trying to prove it’s stronger than the Sun. lol
(Remember the fable: The North Wind and The Sun – Aesop Fables)

The warmth of Spring temperatures sporadically makes appearances. Except for nights, more than a few nights, we have to cover my flowers to keep them from freezing. I’m thankful that it won’t be too much longer until the night temperatures should even out and become pleasant.

Wishing you all the warmth of pleasant
Spring breezes with very few sneezes.

🌞

 

Sylphs at play

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August 7, 2023, there was a wave of really heavy thunderstorms. They helped cool the evening temperatures down quite nicely. We sat out on our back porch and enjoyed the cooler evening.  We watched butterflies and birds feeding on our storm damaged garden. The damaged garden isn’t a loss for us. We stopped gardening a couple weeks ago when a Mama doe and her fawn ran through the yard. After our harvest, we give the last part of the gardening season to the deer and other critters. Especially the Mama does for the extra nourishment to feed their fawns.
We didn’t see any deer, but the clouds were putting on a show. We enjoy cloud watching (and happily enjoy our pareidolia.)
I told my husband “Look the sylphs are at play.” I pointed to the sky, “That one favors a pac-man about to eat a bird.” 🤣
My husband smiled and agreed. 😊

Wishing you all a whimsical rest of the week.

*Just a note: A sylph is an elemental spirit of the air as described by Paracelsus in the 16th century.

February 2021 Weather Gifts and Crafts

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I hope everyone had a pleasant Valentine’s weekend and was able to spend some time with loved ones. I also hope that you all are staying warm and aren’t too iced and/or snowed in.
We had a beautiful snowfall a week ago on February 7th. It was like a winter wonderland, It melted away rather quickly.
We were fortunate over this past weekend, we got just a bit of ice. Right now we’re having a cold rain. According to the forecast, things are about to change for the worse. I’m thankful we did our grocery shopping Sunday morning.. We may be iced/snowed in for a while… hope not… we’ll see. :/

This year we wasn’t much in the mood for Valentine’s celebrating with flowers, chocolates or jewelry activities: flowers die and I rarely wear ornaments other than my wedding ring. So, no gifts is no big deal.
However when my husband hit on the perfect gifts this year, I accepted them with joy and appreciation.
Instead of a dozen roses, I got a fine gauge kb knitting loom.
Instead of gaudy pieces of jewelry, My husband and I gave each other an electric start generator. This is something we’ve wanted since we got hit by a tornado last spring 2020 and we were without electric for a week.
Right now, with threats of bad weather and possibilities of power outages in our area, it’s the perfect time for us to invest in a generator.
In crafting news… My husband and I have started a couple more diamond dot paintings. His is a fish setting and mine is mason jars with flowers. We figure, as long as we’re grounded at home still, we might as well continue to be creative. We really do enjoy this form of crafting. It’s amazing how relaxing it is.

Wishing you all a good week.
Keep warm and stay safe.

 

 

 

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Wee Sun-Bow Peeking in

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The other day I was strolling through my kitchen when I saw this wee lovely rainbow on my wall.

I wish my camera could show how bright and cheerful looking it was.

I tracked it’s source to the peephole in my front door; the morning sun was peeking in.
It gave me a nice smile for the day.

Here’s hoping you find a cheerful smile every day to warm your heart.

 

 

 

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12-30-2020 – The Last Full Moon of 2020

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I think a full moon is the proper way to end 2020. I’m not sure how others feel about a full moon, but I’m holding hope that it’s lighting the way into 2021 for better days to come.
I felt that I needed to try to get a photo of the big beauty. I stepped outside and discovered that it was cloudy. I frowned as I thought I wouldn’t be able to get a clear photo of it. Thankfully, there came a nice break in the clouds and I managed to get a fairly decent photo.

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday filled with happy thoughts.

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This full moon is called the ‘Cold Moon’; a Mohawk name due to the cold conditions of this time of year.
It’s also been called the ‘Long Night Moon’; a Mohican name for it because of its rising on one of the longest nights of the year.
For more info about December’s full moon visit –
https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-december

 

 

 

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