tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30446542566200831892024-03-15T20:14:40.605-05:00knit and pearlbarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.comBlogger2616125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-8987607894003132402024-03-15T13:34:00.000-05:002024-03-15T13:34:47.252-05:00alligators...of course<p style="text-align: center;"> I followed along with Mr. b and my brother golfing the other day...</p><p style="text-align: center;">you will see why soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdowBmzgSxQzKVYlnUmuz2H6YvKknU9zd4pVH0Z6yCGps6mQSQaXBJpuh6WHLDZOdHRegALsc3mnkU2CTEjaP0Cdokzg7eXrwZSgfV1W7VpefTLUCBMO7r6zk64yAsYcGr4pFwwLmpdVgZSdwiKafL7PLBaVXHd8vFxDPfi0DzCXfZ3xQse0D02y1VRTU/s3456/IMG_7802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdowBmzgSxQzKVYlnUmuz2H6YvKknU9zd4pVH0Z6yCGps6mQSQaXBJpuh6WHLDZOdHRegALsc3mnkU2CTEjaP0Cdokzg7eXrwZSgfV1W7VpefTLUCBMO7r6zk64yAsYcGr4pFwwLmpdVgZSdwiKafL7PLBaVXHd8vFxDPfi0DzCXfZ3xQse0D02y1VRTU/w426-h640/IMG_7802.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that chicken golf club cover silly? There is definitely a chicken attraction in our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMShtvvWZnNjhWjkhfsZStEa8e8xnvfQ6Hf40a3UkyXkdkr-W7obLdirR4xq0Hy8GqoNK5pTzeN45SL5DStSxgbh6QhA9YlnVmn9BIpPH-GL5MtJtnfd68iQjK1Gmqu9dqHJQb-Mtk8MopKcORflVIMtBiX1d6p356SSCW5E9EjP-gGRHuK7lhbPuO64/s2732/IMG_7803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2732" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMShtvvWZnNjhWjkhfsZStEa8e8xnvfQ6Hf40a3UkyXkdkr-W7obLdirR4xq0Hy8GqoNK5pTzeN45SL5DStSxgbh6QhA9YlnVmn9BIpPH-GL5MtJtnfd68iQjK1Gmqu9dqHJQb-Mtk8MopKcORflVIMtBiX1d6p356SSCW5E9EjP-gGRHuK7lhbPuO64/w501-h341/IMG_7803.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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ANYWHERE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-77669762558708958552024-03-11T14:17:00.000-05:002024-03-11T14:17:01.943-05:00ships<p style="text-align: center;"> Saturday we went in to Galveston to watch the ships go by in the bay.</p><p style="text-align: center;">When we saw that there were cruise ships docked we decided to return to the bay to watch them head out into the open waters of the Gulf. We thought the ships we watched at first were huge but when the cruise ships went to pass them...well you can see the difference.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE_IR-Yc5zjOFY5YshdPf_eznMNEju5qUBJlgBE7WrFfzPhk7mavj3ya9nT3CGY7YG3-ppsP_G3gdKO_JeJgkI5SJlOnCtWPcmabEWbik47_5aC0URFbqU8erGxRJ1yDfMJ0yhduSKy5hpFzUpEh91neBjYYaJADBHkdD-hgT3ijOSp-MwQ0Nt7Crspc/s3343/IMG_7786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="3343" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE_IR-Yc5zjOFY5YshdPf_eznMNEju5qUBJlgBE7WrFfzPhk7mavj3ya9nT3CGY7YG3-ppsP_G3gdKO_JeJgkI5SJlOnCtWPcmabEWbik47_5aC0URFbqU8erGxRJ1yDfMJ0yhduSKy5hpFzUpEh91neBjYYaJADBHkdD-hgT3ijOSp-MwQ0Nt7Crspc/w564-h286/IMG_7786.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59blDti_6y_W7mpNlJosUtmW-Zc0AMXTHFistXmGIwJUlEGSZ7BTLyyCON8E3YRQw52FSK3tpeLNPb1n3gpdJdOSjq4oHXw75mPPH95EIEDs5kff1u2QdskNwUgMn40GXAwmSpev3M3duvb1RwvoFgXTL99VJhQr6-uahfQT_LTwnFm93BzIjQHv9Hpk/s3456/IMG_7784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59blDti_6y_W7mpNlJosUtmW-Zc0AMXTHFistXmGIwJUlEGSZ7BTLyyCON8E3YRQw52FSK3tpeLNPb1n3gpdJdOSjq4oHXw75mPPH95EIEDs5kff1u2QdskNwUgMn40GXAwmSpev3M3duvb1RwvoFgXTL99VJhQr6-uahfQT_LTwnFm93BzIjQHv9Hpk/w552-h367/IMG_7784.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzhX529hXFSvzaibBnAq9TYqWugKG4YYTj_Au50D47c-MBGuA_1QwAb8UwiDtdg4PbnUDGRtwpI9Rr-mTYcZJ26U5mWjn0gCdC2GHW6E_peQ2DLnNJz_Uftdw_Als_7IX9zZv7esoV-oR2-UeXHaATcU4wVAl5E9IaLHAv8OyThYAk2VI-ynrTtDZ_kU/s3363/IMG_7783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="3363" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzhX529hXFSvzaibBnAq9TYqWugKG4YYTj_Au50D47c-MBGuA_1QwAb8UwiDtdg4PbnUDGRtwpI9Rr-mTYcZJ26U5mWjn0gCdC2GHW6E_peQ2DLnNJz_Uftdw_Als_7IX9zZv7esoV-oR2-UeXHaATcU4wVAl5E9IaLHAv8OyThYAk2VI-ynrTtDZ_kU/w569-h300/IMG_7783.JPG" width="569" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64zLHT0JyCMTBhXUtyFnLUQdsklniMlN8gFtlSoetaI1mF7q_ascVWJghDimJhUdBrClGIORKmotCIrr1AfdyqUiR0HN8lp7CJ1d-_oRE_F5UEXMnjplynYnBa9K4IrjAn5pQBakDBpOTKumEuHCcvvMhSzfGSAGQvdvRRNI1AIJJDWwxyA5zATsfnQ8/s3456/IMG_7778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64zLHT0JyCMTBhXUtyFnLUQdsklniMlN8gFtlSoetaI1mF7q_ascVWJghDimJhUdBrClGIORKmotCIrr1AfdyqUiR0HN8lp7CJ1d-_oRE_F5UEXMnjplynYnBa9K4IrjAn5pQBakDBpOTKumEuHCcvvMhSzfGSAGQvdvRRNI1AIJJDWwxyA5zATsfnQ8/w574-h382/IMG_7778.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BvXs8L43aSe60gJC3J0xhS2NujOQJCRjMQL3HVBl7MV750XJ1jz6ntKTZFb_DiH8cQtgnShhY0cPyNt5JgbVKQgfJZPN_bxyf8PiRM4NClOp1Jum8ty1K2wqq4Y85GLHDj0lDjimd1OSUgiRAdZ3kFqFjFIITOnH4kj6w0ClCR_qAD3PBWsDqyNpH1c/s3422/IMG_7773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="3422" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BvXs8L43aSe60gJC3J0xhS2NujOQJCRjMQL3HVBl7MV750XJ1jz6ntKTZFb_DiH8cQtgnShhY0cPyNt5JgbVKQgfJZPN_bxyf8PiRM4NClOp1Jum8ty1K2wqq4Y85GLHDj0lDjimd1OSUgiRAdZ3kFqFjFIITOnH4kj6w0ClCR_qAD3PBWsDqyNpH1c/w577-h329/IMG_7773.JPG" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were three cruise ships that all followed each other out of port. That equals a lot of passengers and workers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looked like the cruise ships had the right of way, I wonder how they decided that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~b</div><p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-68879466368007050072024-03-03T15:29:00.002-06:002024-03-03T15:29:58.125-06:00seashells<p style="text-align: center;"> We are at our happy place for a month...</p><p style="text-align: center;">the Gulf of Mexico by Galveston.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0DjN06u6d3CZuVRj0fWvAX1h8giLdBfGUcC5FyXXVLE8UdKNmSbhyphenhyphend17XBhg0ojJNFxl9VTw0NZOjlRQQMV7NFUf_RcELKumF9d9XbTKVpAgzIyhP5t30LfKzFaMAoYptJAxku-7dVDUt-04pNLkDv_W3VjE9wQVrwjirhNTbM7goaDafBV_ybou2kc/s3456/IMG_7747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Horses on the beach...what could be more fun?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, for me it might be a golf cart.</div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_Fsqh-Z4NfhxPb9Z3Cxg12sO5SzOmAYdhYZLXYL9XYywO-tlvEqdFoczlHVvPnO7MKQbH_2b4KN4Fq3uk08WiNUSaC4eJDVCos97tv599KmcH2n2i2SJDfyId6LKYVjoLhwHb-mMHQwBmK7Ftkl5mBcfLrVZNtTpKXmxGHrRGMopVfZvSlmQfb5a_BI/s3456/IMG_7741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_Fsqh-Z4NfhxPb9Z3Cxg12sO5SzOmAYdhYZLXYL9XYywO-tlvEqdFoczlHVvPnO7MKQbH_2b4KN4Fq3uk08WiNUSaC4eJDVCos97tv599KmcH2n2i2SJDfyId6LKYVjoLhwHb-mMHQwBmK7Ftkl5mBcfLrVZNtTpKXmxGHrRGMopVfZvSlmQfb5a_BI/w481-h320/IMG_7741.JPG" width="481" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">~b</div></span><p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-2221622854706372162024-02-27T12:32:00.001-06:002024-02-27T14:27:57.186-06:00Texas with beans<p style="text-align: center;"> I have a new cast iron pan. My brother knows I love cooking in cast iron. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It has deep sides making it useful for just about everything.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It works great on my gas stove here in the camper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YratTqnxO_bJ44vefI9a-guXcFA0eb3GlbVd4f02JYDVJhlVs2rRmsJt3Yy9E6DlEdnRsVSyDXFX0EzVP3M0e7uiGSDJNrYIWTmJMa0VZMMkOqfFVMtodQ_oAreoRNvq0zTPZAKgWUyjPCgexB9g_Gf2xAeFbiNqp4adVdjbuyxqktwfO29UWBVfrhU/s3456/IMG_7728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YratTqnxO_bJ44vefI9a-guXcFA0eb3GlbVd4f02JYDVJhlVs2rRmsJt3Yy9E6DlEdnRsVSyDXFX0EzVP3M0e7uiGSDJNrYIWTmJMa0VZMMkOqfFVMtodQ_oAreoRNvq0zTPZAKgWUyjPCgexB9g_Gf2xAeFbiNqp4adVdjbuyxqktwfO29UWBVfrhU/w515-h343/IMG_7728.JPG" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I made Texas chili in it. It's not quite Texas style as I put beans in mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whoever heard of chili with no beans? And Texas serves beans with just about everything else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it just me or does everything taste better out of a cast iron pan?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~b</div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-90622859416127790922024-02-22T16:00:00.001-06:002024-02-22T16:00:34.121-06:00tin cup<p style="text-align: center;"> If you are a baby boomer you can probably remember drinking out of a </p><p style="text-align: center;">rusted beat up tin cup while pumping water from the cistern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2Yis0jcYMkL6KkGZvB1WTx4YiB6V6_5xge1hyphenhyphenQx1dyTC80s5U7Tl0YBdEG2CtKGcTI6q32i9gN36XKSpPIjzQiv3PB6vMZRjnLONkAJlR-3az9N48WwTCsShNOfk3GC2wpQg9UpNpb8Cy4VQh9ZrpzvP1PlcChDnLboFNe6P4ZG6LC-K7G94pdHYq0k/s3456/IMG_7723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2Yis0jcYMkL6KkGZvB1WTx4YiB6V6_5xge1hyphenhyphenQx1dyTC80s5U7Tl0YBdEG2CtKGcTI6q32i9gN36XKSpPIjzQiv3PB6vMZRjnLONkAJlR-3az9N48WwTCsShNOfk3GC2wpQg9UpNpb8Cy4VQh9ZrpzvP1PlcChDnLboFNe6P4ZG6LC-K7G94pdHYq0k/w512-h340/IMG_7723.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Today I painted a memory.</p><p style="text-align: center;">~b</p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-72185084276111309112024-02-22T15:53:00.000-06:002024-02-22T15:53:00.353-06:00smoking hot<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we were in Lockhart Texas...the barbecue capital of Texas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lots of choices of places to eat but we chose Kreuz Market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1875, Jesse Swearington opened the first meat market in Lockhart - selling barbecued pork and beef. In 1900, Charles Kreuz Sr. purchased the store from Swearingen and renamed it Kreuz Market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> As you can see it takes a lot of wood to keep smoking meat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7POLJ5_FN_6K0AUVnmPMk8cAD-swws3mJ5pVBt0X-YrBn3cqPzx_a2t8m6wXB60HTxaSdnjDH_2ybDTVezmnZCIbD5NLTk4puIPb4w6ecbfAf5zlRBLnWKa6NTIicISe-deIs4iq9wKiXqKBO_3k-r94omg4XiAT1oOcnL1MdkZWOJbV0F1s0wYM3_g/s3456/IMG_7711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7POLJ5_FN_6K0AUVnmPMk8cAD-swws3mJ5pVBt0X-YrBn3cqPzx_a2t8m6wXB60HTxaSdnjDH_2ybDTVezmnZCIbD5NLTk4puIPb4w6ecbfAf5zlRBLnWKa6NTIicISe-deIs4iq9wKiXqKBO_3k-r94omg4XiAT1oOcnL1MdkZWOJbV0F1s0wYM3_g/w444-h295/IMG_7711.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They serve your meat on butcher paper which was unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUIlBh8FnurXIORlq4ZYCWIq3GFCSG5P1mKPNg5TZzl84CFerfBZ0WICl-pdE1YAlz9kxHe_xuVGcXk2sYOFgxbd28Ki8TRaZ8BDlqEzfHRpS2CHiLTLUNyVGT47TW_6Hj5nCzXB3AIQwCHbT_AScNduoxYTRMIdquOAeHVt_xshEChtEywHKysFAJXM/s3456/IMG_7706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUIlBh8FnurXIORlq4ZYCWIq3GFCSG5P1mKPNg5TZzl84CFerfBZ0WICl-pdE1YAlz9kxHe_xuVGcXk2sYOFgxbd28Ki8TRaZ8BDlqEzfHRpS2CHiLTLUNyVGT47TW_6Hj5nCzXB3AIQwCHbT_AScNduoxYTRMIdquOAeHVt_xshEChtEywHKysFAJXM/w426-h640/IMG_7706.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_oOdbMM4bQcaWQ18__R5lzEzClPZG6lCEA9luUljjBpXzeJ46awrrlkUEb4_kX-zP8b0PyVKspWXDT5NPaHUjQ7e35QB9XwO-dACGJznvvmiJHbgHypjuKk49D-cJVCthfhnBbopMMgwLkKiXjiJ5XkkcpEhZJbUVg44XlIz5D6DKWttxYNaEWrrYdA/s2996/IMG_7703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="2996" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_oOdbMM4bQcaWQ18__R5lzEzClPZG6lCEA9luUljjBpXzeJ46awrrlkUEb4_kX-zP8b0PyVKspWXDT5NPaHUjQ7e35QB9XwO-dACGJznvvmiJHbgHypjuKk49D-cJVCthfhnBbopMMgwLkKiXjiJ5XkkcpEhZJbUVg44XlIz5D6DKWttxYNaEWrrYdA/w471-h358/IMG_7703.JPG" width="471" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed pork ribs and sausages. If these places could make potato salad and beans like your mother did I would give them 5 stars. But it was a 4.5 star establishment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ b is for barbecue</div><br />barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-43869309859662191132024-02-14T12:32:00.005-06:002024-02-14T12:35:23.904-06:00German<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we went on a road trip to Fredericksburg Texas where we channeled our German roots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fredericksburg is wine country so of course it involved a bottle of wine. It is also known for it's peaches so we made it a bottle of peach wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then there was also peach salsa, peach cider, peach chipotle sauce and more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fredericksburg is also where we buy pecan coffee. Needless to say it was a fun day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCTvSUClT88jWD4xds-9IkxICkyY31241Y-ZBmPymBAidGmlshsoLT9a9-RT9kudUviGMq6iOYBFDPjKtvbGZkYaLgpLsQ0Eu5jmYJkGKG_Ya_toY8f4xV_HXkkKsW6Vqf24tL8WTT4dHX2_ThfcFJCAHbwvQqLU-6V4Xj1XK9kVrkrdVOVhIRdaBbq4/s3190/IMG_7692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="3190" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCTvSUClT88jWD4xds-9IkxICkyY31241Y-ZBmPymBAidGmlshsoLT9a9-RT9kudUviGMq6iOYBFDPjKtvbGZkYaLgpLsQ0Eu5jmYJkGKG_Ya_toY8f4xV_HXkkKsW6Vqf24tL8WTT4dHX2_ThfcFJCAHbwvQqLU-6V4Xj1XK9kVrkrdVOVhIRdaBbq4/w501-h338/IMG_7692.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNAXcS3luSElNKkio6aJnNOu4rpbzjL0Wif4NbqenJL8IL07hqR8KOmBewBJV2Hu9UoVY_3DIfNJZCXIHpfMmTEDtmxw1-CA7eXJPJG_v0go1oaZcxQ_QTfdOpfxKPaDDK3gpS4pbk6HfAdpFWszvQzhVqCseuCYPh2-sUVDLkypAkwy9HXWhv6KcXJw/s3456/IMG_7697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNCT7xIBiFS6tANcQtWj88OI8Uod5HRRbW_g5svEl4USted_icoIS6Rrt51GAE1b33DtRDJtgMix-uscT08VEyF5ns3gtPX7Wozd5Q9W9EIht_Aw36k4zfQo8tUm-0c7vABZQn7LXuDiNh3Ey4vkXgye-V4a9Ca3umHMBMLEiDci4HtC4VhLimowS01I/s3456/IMG_6743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNCT7xIBiFS6tANcQtWj88OI8Uod5HRRbW_g5svEl4USted_icoIS6Rrt51GAE1b33DtRDJtgMix-uscT08VEyF5ns3gtPX7Wozd5Q9W9EIht_Aw36k4zfQo8tUm-0c7vABZQn7LXuDiNh3Ey4vkXgye-V4a9Ca3umHMBMLEiDci4HtC4VhLimowS01I/w505-h336/IMG_6743.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lunch at a German restaurant...chickenschnitzel, schmorbraten, German potato salad </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and apple strudel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dakota Man was pleased to come back with a piece of cypress wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~b is for bratwurst</div><br />barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-82625029664516325512024-02-09T16:18:00.001-06:002024-02-09T16:18:50.828-06:00knitting, reading and painting<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4uMa2NbcBvp5RCbSd6Ywoe24NYLo9Q8mpf-GtSxsvt8sLbahK5kXEia1GRqLSYlVXXQ2qEbTzX422AhTqhSO8rH2_zZJ2sIe_CHGXEyM2d4wYe53213O0kJ9N-G5gMwzH1CvaOBnlD2aEqmQwiMkIU1rnCqaxVA2oM3jTB0FojIEMdO47wUD1zrhN_w/s3456/IMG_7691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4uMa2NbcBvp5RCbSd6Ywoe24NYLo9Q8mpf-GtSxsvt8sLbahK5kXEia1GRqLSYlVXXQ2qEbTzX422AhTqhSO8rH2_zZJ2sIe_CHGXEyM2d4wYe53213O0kJ9N-G5gMwzH1CvaOBnlD2aEqmQwiMkIU1rnCqaxVA2oM3jTB0FojIEMdO47wUD1zrhN_w/w478-h318/IMG_7691.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a new afghan on my needles and a new book beside my chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope it doesn't turn into a 20 year project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoy Jeannette Walls books. They are easy reading and hold my attention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RXq5ALqPAKzz5Q5Dct-Sfyp6k8bAQKxHDD3qqk-PmM6Dfo8WNS8xmOR3JV1KQvNw2PZlSR9H347TGFGhmpOqBHVOMLgk_oLm-5-5El4sTNPMkjkcTJOPLFdgSY7nn8sK2SqVb1JSOlM6R0Qj8L0Ft7me3qKhh1crDzT5kS5OPL9VaWIt7FhPAJTd41E/s3456/IMG_7684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RXq5ALqPAKzz5Q5Dct-Sfyp6k8bAQKxHDD3qqk-PmM6Dfo8WNS8xmOR3JV1KQvNw2PZlSR9H347TGFGhmpOqBHVOMLgk_oLm-5-5El4sTNPMkjkcTJOPLFdgSY7nn8sK2SqVb1JSOlM6R0Qj8L0Ft7me3qKhh1crDzT5kS5OPL9VaWIt7FhPAJTd41E/w487-h324/IMG_7684.JPG" width="487" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like a smoothie when I'm painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a good smoothie maker here in our camper...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">frozen fruit, yogurt, banana, orange juice and ice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. b draws the line at adding anything green.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Knitting, reading and painting pretty much sum up my life here in Texas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div><br /><p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-18941126328950591632024-01-30T14:08:00.002-06:002024-01-30T14:08:39.635-06:001990<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It's 1990 </span>and you have<span style="font-size: medium;"> geese </span>everywhere...</p><p style="text-align: center;">on your wallpaper, pictures,<span style="font-size: medium;"> your pot holders </span>and on shelves. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You probably</span> even had one on the front of your sweater.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Your colors are dusty blue and pink,<span style="font-size: medium;"> balanced out with yellow. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A flour sack towel </span>like this probably hung on your oven door.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5TKEGAa6P2RhzTMmAVugwwpt6uquX01dzJh-9PAbShzERPnX7sBqo24-obFisyqpWGv9TPkP7JCbnd5VIeDI8J7w3AU97O9CT2JHzDQoK58rlT1ZG_XsrZxyg040_wFvMUI5LD1pUOuOwsmh9qOzerfDnEQ0y_obOo2T6qpI7PLSRzz_B4_3-17y0gY/s2343/IMG_7681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2343" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5TKEGAa6P2RhzTMmAVugwwpt6uquX01dzJh-9PAbShzERPnX7sBqo24-obFisyqpWGv9TPkP7JCbnd5VIeDI8J7w3AU97O9CT2JHzDQoK58rlT1ZG_XsrZxyg040_wFvMUI5LD1pUOuOwsmh9qOzerfDnEQ0y_obOo2T6qpI7PLSRzz_B4_3-17y0gY/w457-h450/IMG_7681.JPG" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trends don't interest me anymore. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our home is filled with the things I love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvMGeAncevS0u08pbHJ5GwxuLgNg1pPF5brvV7y9Avzx_K0QwRcVM2SoPVN2c_j2YvaPHRqypEc7XU5d-SY65V4hdP9ID7mjRDtiqPSUPvW6vY9lKaElCGNHQymLS7S5arkhe7hr1J_HKBa1JGWE_wb0xXoWcUGeVCR1oxG2NR-FzOuzrNupqmrlkoLQ/s3456/IMG_7680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvMGeAncevS0u08pbHJ5GwxuLgNg1pPF5brvV7y9Avzx_K0QwRcVM2SoPVN2c_j2YvaPHRqypEc7XU5d-SY65V4hdP9ID7mjRDtiqPSUPvW6vY9lKaElCGNHQymLS7S5arkhe7hr1J_HKBa1JGWE_wb0xXoWcUGeVCR1oxG2NR-FzOuzrNupqmrlkoLQ/w426-h640/IMG_7680.JPG" width="426" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally finished<span style="font-size: medium;"> this afghan </span>I started in the 90's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I will probably keep it regardless of being pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I embroidered<span style="font-size: medium;"> the flour sack towel</span> to coincide with the 1990 trend.</div><p style="text-align: center;">I'm sure they will both be around <span style="font-size: medium;">for another couple of decades.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-39954365929623059322024-01-25T10:03:00.000-06:002024-01-25T10:03:00.903-06:00Laid back lazy<p style="text-align: center;">We've had lots of rain here in Texas which makes our days even lazier. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today <span style="font-size: medium;">the sun is out </span>so Mr. b will hit the golf course and I will head to the pool</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU-ozJQDtdCR-kVVZ7VmJpdSwZb_2vENG2U9mK4uMxhPp_uEHq6Xywr3STtcommE1PU6bXzdE5jeOV65M9rz8hdKfT5o5RoFkRmcUsTWSpQPswaQl9-2gMh1DQp0qR-fYACNAK8J8ZShMPw-fR3mIe22xf9eJmcvVEy4HgIY7sxaUbh6JRG-6ivuBKE8/s3456/IMG_7670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU-ozJQDtdCR-kVVZ7VmJpdSwZb_2vENG2U9mK4uMxhPp_uEHq6Xywr3STtcommE1PU6bXzdE5jeOV65M9rz8hdKfT5o5RoFkRmcUsTWSpQPswaQl9-2gMh1DQp0qR-fYACNAK8J8ZShMPw-fR3mIe22xf9eJmcvVEy4HgIY7sxaUbh6JRG-6ivuBKE8/w426-h640/IMG_7670.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGnMC12gTiaT1GNgqRISmS-B1LevP13vMkuWtJOky7DZHtcaQqZdXhCy0hbR2v4My3nzmyYIwvHsRUMmpIRWstCpiSnCviCUovb0weoCcTXjVaQNID77CPHIO34JkUBxyuHHxq0DM9V0457bdJ9eO4pp-iOHaiS-yvF4237umg3Ft93mHPRVqDIZfMwY/s3456/IMG_7675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGnMC12gTiaT1GNgqRISmS-B1LevP13vMkuWtJOky7DZHtcaQqZdXhCy0hbR2v4My3nzmyYIwvHsRUMmpIRWstCpiSnCviCUovb0weoCcTXjVaQNID77CPHIO34JkUBxyuHHxq0DM9V0457bdJ9eO4pp-iOHaiS-yvF4237umg3Ft93mHPRVqDIZfMwY/w487-h324/IMG_7675.JPG" width="487" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I'm not at<span style="font-size: medium;"> home stitch'n</span> we are out roaming. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This week we found our way to <span style="font-size: medium;">Trader Joes </span>and I'm a huge fan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rivhpMfGG4EFPhJAi0sz-xF8yBECYTrq-K_x_WB3y1LggfBoQaKiRmmPbk464Z9k4b5ky0L7t2mqEzFYK5dL1lW3wfycZY7BUN1M07Tj32PEIdnLUxhoAGAVzRk3auF4ycWwJj2o1VeAFW1rGbP40KAmIx1i3txHpG8c3eomc9TPb1_yDtkIk77gxDk/s2532/IMG_7667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="2532" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rivhpMfGG4EFPhJAi0sz-xF8yBECYTrq-K_x_WB3y1LggfBoQaKiRmmPbk464Z9k4b5ky0L7t2mqEzFYK5dL1lW3wfycZY7BUN1M07Tj32PEIdnLUxhoAGAVzRk3auF4ycWwJj2o1VeAFW1rGbP40KAmIx1i3txHpG8c3eomc9TPb1_yDtkIk77gxDk/w500-h378/IMG_7667.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We caught this rust on our way to one of <span style="font-size: medium;">our favorite meat markets </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where we came away with a couple of rings of German sausage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My paternal grandmother made the best 'wurst'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-74666950402800298052024-01-15T09:48:00.001-06:002024-01-15T09:48:56.039-06:00Living Texas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can't visit Texas without making a bowl of guacamole</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the avocados are fresh from the border.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLmA0aheu-_r0LEtNqS1uBGIPj3x1RvwdBOSzHMHEzRVaExYccCR1iomvPCns4eBD5vN_Q5uByMyopvNM_rBNiMedv4fE8Um0AI8Mtqb1fefDeVrGBaLDWS64oLEAs5ql7Kcr-QSKOod9qE8pw6rv_NdlWzVkzTU7Cs_4vZ-3HktrTHdYkRmOVL1HSfE/s3456/IMG_7660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLmA0aheu-_r0LEtNqS1uBGIPj3x1RvwdBOSzHMHEzRVaExYccCR1iomvPCns4eBD5vN_Q5uByMyopvNM_rBNiMedv4fE8Um0AI8Mtqb1fefDeVrGBaLDWS64oLEAs5ql7Kcr-QSKOod9qE8pw6rv_NdlWzVkzTU7Cs_4vZ-3HktrTHdYkRmOVL1HSfE/w426-h640/IMG_7660.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">We call this next picture...</p><p style="text-align: center;">"A Texas gated community." Texas definitely has it's trashy areas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPedYKH1Z1R7qTpd2TcucLIyxAnlGgEIJxi7msCnR05I1kfvYXaMOsGIzT9d6dQ7bd-DBqRw0ut8RIjjjjEtDB133bWYbEnuYGi87n3H-j1tr1qwpl1HS3xaHJn-6dUT0vzCc0DQGdMBxSNddtxTo3CPWBExem-omIpGlxLKpHIxzhpWs1TGsB9ln4o8/s3456/IMG_7657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPedYKH1Z1R7qTpd2TcucLIyxAnlGgEIJxi7msCnR05I1kfvYXaMOsGIzT9d6dQ7bd-DBqRw0ut8RIjjjjEtDB133bWYbEnuYGi87n3H-j1tr1qwpl1HS3xaHJn-6dUT0vzCc0DQGdMBxSNddtxTo3CPWBExem-omIpGlxLKpHIxzhpWs1TGsB9ln4o8/w438-h291/IMG_7657.JPG" width="438" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">In-N-Out Burger is our fast food of choice.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sayonara McD!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkBKPUI9kXQoPiBur2QqfF8xioDWUvg4vHouShXCKxiLwi-ZR608npA9lYRqroZ0UAz70AwR-7SQEqAoiX0jzASHHzvfCp13ctXvKS3NvXAsGrsSROIgQyLBwz1ZeACrmm5-v3saeqSoF-MjhlN9emqxX5LzcwdN03q7tbg3_ED3sLZ63MHtRSagZ1s8/s3456/IMG_7652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkBKPUI9kXQoPiBur2QqfF8xioDWUvg4vHouShXCKxiLwi-ZR608npA9lYRqroZ0UAz70AwR-7SQEqAoiX0jzASHHzvfCp13ctXvKS3NvXAsGrsSROIgQyLBwz1ZeACrmm5-v3saeqSoF-MjhlN9emqxX5LzcwdN03q7tbg3_ED3sLZ63MHtRSagZ1s8/w462-h307/IMG_7652.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little knitting, a little painting...reading, kings in the corner and rummy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's unusually cold here today so I will get lots of nothing done.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mN44805q_Mw7jIzh5VkMKTl9juqx_U5XDYulUadcopAcwjj1mm02WMuCFxyg_scSBERo9YtuBxxPX62xR5MfxaF_hMoekcd2u8FXe-excyEQasWLNL9CNCRROxbDdZa977Lq6jmk9tTDpZ4nRAVf4W8oqqlILnFLOow_G3aqgtfFFG9NVnfKkMSpPkg/s3456/IMG_7662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mN44805q_Mw7jIzh5VkMKTl9juqx_U5XDYulUadcopAcwjj1mm02WMuCFxyg_scSBERo9YtuBxxPX62xR5MfxaF_hMoekcd2u8FXe-excyEQasWLNL9CNCRROxbDdZa977Lq6jmk9tTDpZ4nRAVf4W8oqqlILnFLOow_G3aqgtfFFG9NVnfKkMSpPkg/w471-h313/IMG_7662.JPG" width="471" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-40433972446560256232024-01-05T10:21:00.000-06:002024-01-05T10:21:28.824-06:00Texas<p style="text-align: center;">We left 12 inches of snow at home and arrived to sunshine and green grass here in Texas. I've even been able to use the pool which is new to us this year...a heated pool and hot tub in our rv park.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zvKjjAUhNE2a5U1faPmE-qTV3Ly7ith4vf-9kWR-gYiqva81_KZ4HQ2Q-23rRwUhtYJjX5BDQp1VJubeWiSc3slDuc4R5QysAcjQVIFBIyhW1NLKclcfg_NAA1lEzT8a1ZBuoD1Bz_NzXxWTV_jAAb0BdMAZhGdd2hlj0C-F0oYxAtcTQk0z2cAZ2pE/s3456/IMG_7646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zvKjjAUhNE2a5U1faPmE-qTV3Ly7ith4vf-9kWR-gYiqva81_KZ4HQ2Q-23rRwUhtYJjX5BDQp1VJubeWiSc3slDuc4R5QysAcjQVIFBIyhW1NLKclcfg_NAA1lEzT8a1ZBuoD1Bz_NzXxWTV_jAAb0BdMAZhGdd2hlj0C-F0oYxAtcTQk0z2cAZ2pE/w426-h640/IMG_7646.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this rusted out Seven-Up sign had Texas written all over it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVEGEBzIMZNJz0XA-HT2tzRyWhkIqyEk4rRI2cjlEIq4g6F5LQZ5UQcDjDKMRra-yyfTifTdvbb2ILknlUwnxoB-a1VESWaxThbCJ5O01Vmy7dSFu9gL3LJ-Qa4XMHxtNQEEOwfhVwt2QyncsnMOjvujAZF6HbkF3xWfC8_FwQE_iq7AJlM2MxQnDuzA/s1066/Resized_20240103_113946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVEGEBzIMZNJz0XA-HT2tzRyWhkIqyEk4rRI2cjlEIq4g6F5LQZ5UQcDjDKMRra-yyfTifTdvbb2ILknlUwnxoB-a1VESWaxThbCJ5O01Vmy7dSFu9gL3LJ-Qa4XMHxtNQEEOwfhVwt2QyncsnMOjvujAZF6HbkF3xWfC8_FwQE_iq7AJlM2MxQnDuzA/w480-h640/Resized_20240103_113946.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And these dried red chili peppers! = Texas chili</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSMNy8IP8_OL-rStjf54oxKs9H-F3Ni0sEt21gtmV3wHDrXRAP169QcvVlw-6ORj-lXshXwu7bSv52TDrRrm8oaBZaVpWbUQN3AY_YXSMQ3_K1q6FXhuf8kFEN6GK-abqFf0ndp-8eBAV08_LGmGxedo4k0oFJN2qI8FabiEmhLvRfu4R7QmZvB1ji00/s800/Resized_20240101_141223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSMNy8IP8_OL-rStjf54oxKs9H-F3Ni0sEt21gtmV3wHDrXRAP169QcvVlw-6ORj-lXshXwu7bSv52TDrRrm8oaBZaVpWbUQN3AY_YXSMQ3_K1q6FXhuf8kFEN6GK-abqFf0ndp-8eBAV08_LGmGxedo4k0oFJN2qI8FabiEmhLvRfu4R7QmZvB1ji00/w450-h337/Resized_20240101_141223.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. b and my brother Dave didn't waste any time hitting the links on New Years Day. It was an over-priced snooty semi private club but hey...life is short.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b is for bandito</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-49023704530234225022023-12-26T10:04:00.001-06:002023-12-26T10:04:59.152-06:00quilting around the clock<p style="text-align: center;"> It was a <span style="font-size: medium;">cat Christmas </span>for two of granddaughters.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFlAPz5V3BVXXw-xXoT7HhV5uBRDzaw4gupFK1g3f67R28J6gLvLeFp1UZYqWryF19Uw9UG774UdiCWqZ6LAsj5T4u-X3ILJ0slZQkkrhSxmZ-d9IejUgH-VkBe3Q6mMhyG3JmhxtSdeMEXh482qlWtXbkHFyAYSWzKKHjljH0PXQwfMUiujELWa9gWE/s2974/IMG_7624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2974" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFlAPz5V3BVXXw-xXoT7HhV5uBRDzaw4gupFK1g3f67R28J6gLvLeFp1UZYqWryF19Uw9UG774UdiCWqZ6LAsj5T4u-X3ILJ0slZQkkrhSxmZ-d9IejUgH-VkBe3Q6mMhyG3JmhxtSdeMEXh482qlWtXbkHFyAYSWzKKHjljH0PXQwfMUiujELWa9gWE/w488-h378/IMG_7624.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV2AMNUWBNWkK2i8kiluK-DkTG-EoG0NymSXcVjbOPkYAebdDaZDnzUphmEtb1IcsKuasgqjA7W8aLnTp3cHdmWzFygbVPKWiMyUkz7UVm7cLv4QlK85C5XzvtVeJSr-yegCinBWRyPcOW1GdGwd9R3bjQyberzDqc7YDUkDU45oyzZLM7cHkcWSVc1o/s1788/IMG_7631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1788" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV2AMNUWBNWkK2i8kiluK-DkTG-EoG0NymSXcVjbOPkYAebdDaZDnzUphmEtb1IcsKuasgqjA7W8aLnTp3cHdmWzFygbVPKWiMyUkz7UVm7cLv4QlK85C5XzvtVeJSr-yegCinBWRyPcOW1GdGwd9R3bjQyberzDqc7YDUkDU45oyzZLM7cHkcWSVc1o/w496-h449/IMG_7631.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br />There is a lot of hours in the two quilts I made for them.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I used a <span style="font-size: medium;">fleece backing </span>on them to make them warmer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLRFzQfxsIFO9bvmWBs-jMtu1GLizTZc-uT_gjWEvj13vzH6JE-Zmo0heIHLNZiCEG9hQXWajX6S6jzstXY7m48zx_qPMaiqVr03Cx5WQlyje_r9IUhXyj8L08bou53Ucr2jnGtMbB9xEgzVbTC4_zbNdh_lqs_JrHTb42DNttHN_NWZvvTwrYWs4A04/s3456/IMG_7633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLRFzQfxsIFO9bvmWBs-jMtu1GLizTZc-uT_gjWEvj13vzH6JE-Zmo0heIHLNZiCEG9hQXWajX6S6jzstXY7m48zx_qPMaiqVr03Cx5WQlyje_r9IUhXyj8L08bou53Ucr2jnGtMbB9xEgzVbTC4_zbNdh_lqs_JrHTb42DNttHN_NWZvvTwrYWs4A04/w266-h400/IMG_7633.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-86053384214814197962023-12-25T10:21:00.000-06:002023-12-25T10:21:15.366-06:00Merry Christmas<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">From the dakotas!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3b2VeI5LOZX-L_NhST41pTTkthoi8JpEaH_5fnbZ9U72XyWG3BJFxmRKZDEByLw5wZRc6iNARSGdMGaAczrsZrGv40mpphWbbvZ_hxpWUWJCKFvATOIjY48EWSlnKTX_jraWF0xdHA7H9kKYWkXDIO0jDJkZIoZLX6X24ttcyV1DjO-GnU_oXbl6MFU/s3132/IMG_7645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="3132" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3b2VeI5LOZX-L_NhST41pTTkthoi8JpEaH_5fnbZ9U72XyWG3BJFxmRKZDEByLw5wZRc6iNARSGdMGaAczrsZrGv40mpphWbbvZ_hxpWUWJCKFvATOIjY48EWSlnKTX_jraWF0xdHA7H9kKYWkXDIO0jDJkZIoZLX6X24ttcyV1DjO-GnU_oXbl6MFU/w500-h351/IMG_7645.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was yesterday's make.</span> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Fitting wouldn't you say?</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Did the <span style="font-size: medium;">ol' guy </span>make it to your house?</span><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaI8vMW28eHHuZqTtYmfhUImUVmF9rcxXoRE4wLnVKqN7VA9B_o482UyVZmR-xLQmO9FOHW01pomMI3CuqxX6eiITHvVd21VxvsHq48oPfZcBHJ2yAdK4D2LGaSUq-wEBaDOOO3O8cm_AUL9tvqeSC1EKy7VYuTgAYOt1W2ERKUJexFLBWRNOLwCeOhaU/s2646/IMG_7642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2646" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaI8vMW28eHHuZqTtYmfhUImUVmF9rcxXoRE4wLnVKqN7VA9B_o482UyVZmR-xLQmO9FOHW01pomMI3CuqxX6eiITHvVd21VxvsHq48oPfZcBHJ2yAdK4D2LGaSUq-wEBaDOOO3O8cm_AUL9tvqeSC1EKy7VYuTgAYOt1W2ERKUJexFLBWRNOLwCeOhaU/w485-h393/IMG_7642.JPG" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">At the last minute we got our <span style="font-size: medium;">White Christmas.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">My play house looks so pretty in the snow </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">wearing a barn quilt from<span style="font-size: medium;"> Dakota Man.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">May your Christmas be filled with love and laughter...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">~Mr. and Mrs. b</span></span></div><p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-50529711395640829352023-12-22T13:12:00.000-06:002023-12-22T13:12:21.418-06:00This week...<p style="text-align: center;"> I made myself a snowman project bag this week.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It got a little larger than I thought it might be but no worries...</p><p style="text-align: center;">I will fill it up with a book and sock knitting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQEVULx1PXM8TKhGKISr0183_ILkuH1Q_a-G4TEHikO8Sl2T8BJhAj42wdgctKLbjyw8ufRNS3SrDHxcgGsJJ0qdw8Vt4orq84TGknwaflUBobuH8J-0coSua00nd-RG_blYKnnicj3KM7QXzKAdIAeDThaEwfagyS0TiWX_zkGoo1PLj5WdyKKdn1e4/s3456/IMG_7638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQEVULx1PXM8TKhGKISr0183_ILkuH1Q_a-G4TEHikO8Sl2T8BJhAj42wdgctKLbjyw8ufRNS3SrDHxcgGsJJ0qdw8Vt4orq84TGknwaflUBobuH8J-0coSua00nd-RG_blYKnnicj3KM7QXzKAdIAeDThaEwfagyS0TiWX_zkGoo1PLj5WdyKKdn1e4/w426-h640/IMG_7638.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbitqogjLciXQihYZXgmCAxhTVU61myplDkoLtgYfL-gwknEjEyMpmKa1DTl7T3gEc-v-PIBs2y65RWjgbh69HI1YuQipE7ykncgie9lxTUl06Npfk2YTt3UBqIp2RQMKRMm2gkQl7Rt7f4hn4QmnOJ3EpdM1F2SnxJ8Psx8C6vwOgXjMI11nwQDEYU9U/s3456/IMG_7640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbitqogjLciXQihYZXgmCAxhTVU61myplDkoLtgYfL-gwknEjEyMpmKa1DTl7T3gEc-v-PIBs2y65RWjgbh69HI1YuQipE7ykncgie9lxTUl06Npfk2YTt3UBqIp2RQMKRMm2gkQl7Rt7f4hn4QmnOJ3EpdM1F2SnxJ8Psx8C6vwOgXjMI11nwQDEYU9U/w426-h640/IMG_7640.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ran across <span style="font-size: medium;">an intriguing recipe </span>this morning for cinnamon rolls.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It didn't call for raising them.They were <span style="font-size: medium;">easy </span>and<span style="font-size: medium;"> fast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not to mention good but can you ever mess up <span style="font-size: medium;">cinnamon rolls?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKOAnyosM994u54OdsagCjJEz_yQezla3CNZFZUxVFhgI_mCdGqHwm0hCAUP1STmOvAOWTNTDF3QSfxNok1698FhXv9Ilub3dU2xJBvtBJTSkv3TLTn5V0p1T5EqdDB9vSYwkOkznmYAbtGRBmYAwKcGeAQYAriK7tS10YRqTR31NP24MBvBf5jAA60A/s3168/IMG_7636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3168" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKOAnyosM994u54OdsagCjJEz_yQezla3CNZFZUxVFhgI_mCdGqHwm0hCAUP1STmOvAOWTNTDF3QSfxNok1698FhXv9Ilub3dU2xJBvtBJTSkv3TLTn5V0p1T5EqdDB9vSYwkOkznmYAbtGRBmYAwKcGeAQYAriK7tS10YRqTR31NP24MBvBf5jAA60A/w471-h343/IMG_7636.JPG" width="471" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-17477277742784785982023-12-19T13:11:00.001-06:002023-12-19T13:11:34.848-06:00Breaking rules<p style="text-align: center;"> We always had a rule <span style="font-size: medium;">at our house </span>that no one could buy anything </p><p style="text-align: center;">for themselves in <span style="font-size: medium;">November </span>and <span style="font-size: medium;">December.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">I broke <span style="font-size: medium;">my own rule</span> when I bought myself this <span style="font-size: medium;">cast iron bread pan.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfYVzxZVCnhKh25cOxMiyE15Pkq8dxv4gYWsILOOusJhj88z1RIdg2_rTU8VSB4bJVrVSbqppr9FuU9me4MJ-W_mEC6hmRLbza5io3ei-qLfahas-CZlhWI8YDLwK4arjnZHFZizxpQkxhpAro0CqjkUkd7vQM9mwPzAuKfLQBVINc1qqHRd-3Y3YKCQ/s3209/IMG_7621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="3209" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfYVzxZVCnhKh25cOxMiyE15Pkq8dxv4gYWsILOOusJhj88z1RIdg2_rTU8VSB4bJVrVSbqppr9FuU9me4MJ-W_mEC6hmRLbza5io3ei-qLfahas-CZlhWI8YDLwK4arjnZHFZizxpQkxhpAro0CqjkUkd7vQM9mwPzAuKfLQBVINc1qqHRd-3Y3YKCQ/w536-h320/IMG_7621.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">This is a loaf of my favorite <span style="font-size: medium;">"Honey Bread".</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cast iron pan </span>gives my bread a nice crisp crust.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I"m always looking at ways to improve my cooking and this pan fits the bill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOLpdPQweFV87lEUZCnq_rnBkDlLSGHGnSye7PU5Lj6bdJgWQpURxaatuOrIy5kT1gJJ4gwJqzZIAGrLk0RKZLoCS8MuRnPutJK2KepajxQLX9o-qKFglDpWQ6J7lWF25paE2qnYPWWYoDDeS-8kfO-8Vlabx6R1_dBXyA5wtvCVHFP5RDwbb_0dqV3I/s2464/IMG_7609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="2304" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOLpdPQweFV87lEUZCnq_rnBkDlLSGHGnSye7PU5Lj6bdJgWQpURxaatuOrIy5kT1gJJ4gwJqzZIAGrLk0RKZLoCS8MuRnPutJK2KepajxQLX9o-qKFglDpWQ6J7lWF25paE2qnYPWWYoDDeS-8kfO-8Vlabx6R1_dBXyA5wtvCVHFP5RDwbb_0dqV3I/w430-h460/IMG_7609.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I finished this <span style="font-size: medium;">Granny Square Vest </span>and gave it to daughter-knit-and-pearl.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's very '1970s' don't you think?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-11805740554130693722023-12-15T07:20:00.000-06:002023-12-15T07:20:51.411-06:00<p style="text-align: center;"> This may be my oldest<span style="font-size: medium;"> unfinished project </span>to date.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMx_MvHUKN2CTo6bZreWtruxKF7BsTAskjVnvCwgrW0o-Ii3KewgsE6dkZ1n8zCMFkE4NNpZCv4_nGVBuyscfTXWROhmDIFI720HzgSBCDQaIncHTZWNSkXzqyZb13Yuc43pfSIWHQ2GRv7tjzMXZgfgbt5FTFddEuUcuma58zNGBkt0ThcIU9If-XDk/s3456/IMG_7614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMx_MvHUKN2CTo6bZreWtruxKF7BsTAskjVnvCwgrW0o-Ii3KewgsE6dkZ1n8zCMFkE4NNpZCv4_nGVBuyscfTXWROhmDIFI720HzgSBCDQaIncHTZWNSkXzqyZb13Yuc43pfSIWHQ2GRv7tjzMXZgfgbt5FTFddEuUcuma58zNGBkt0ThcIU9If-XDk/w484-h322/IMG_7614.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">When we moved into this house 22 years ago I had an excuse to not finish it and file it away.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It is an knitted afghan. Remember when dusty pink was all the rage? </p><p style="text-align: center;">Well, this isn't finished yet but it's dang close and I am determined to get er'done.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It only has a few rows to go.</p><p style="text-align: center;">~b</p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-6528965178030661912023-12-14T11:01:00.003-06:002023-12-14T11:01:48.218-06:00Bing<p style="text-align: center;"> These <span style="font-size: medium;">felted sweater slipper socks </span>are ready to go out the door.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh571eF7800LR6I6gsTHagt7q1d7sT54GrjVYZqdKrUVJoCgAS8KwAEbCq7zRu1ioY5VxHdGTnrSFJs1MciWycUnKFF3pfHqnDYEYgjnxPqr1ttM24E_4MeSu-xqIBP1B90uOdujPju_MiiMPzgNImiSPK_NvBfLf79TotGZieByE0l06HoLl8VrJXGyq0/s3154/IMG_7612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3154" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh571eF7800LR6I6gsTHagt7q1d7sT54GrjVYZqdKrUVJoCgAS8KwAEbCq7zRu1ioY5VxHdGTnrSFJs1MciWycUnKFF3pfHqnDYEYgjnxPqr1ttM24E_4MeSu-xqIBP1B90uOdujPju_MiiMPzgNImiSPK_NvBfLf79TotGZieByE0l06HoLl8VrJXGyq0/w509-h373/IMG_7612.JPG" width="509" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Can you remember that <span style="font-size: medium;">I made mittens </span>out of the same sweater back in 2021?</p><p style="text-align: center;">The sweater that keeps on giving right?</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9P940PVN12Nn1YKcK3siM_zjHFljFsRrszY_nRzmnlFBMRVex2XvtrHyqGZKM3xBOJ2PhaSBABS8cuRuT61xeHArNn8OSKH58_7qVjKqtiy_Bgkq_iU-slAmr_cEMkFtGvv6cZPcBUxokF6O9ZOQz_K4ee6KN5XFASl_1oz0PhaI4jkOm0lNcLDwERK0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="462" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9P940PVN12Nn1YKcK3siM_zjHFljFsRrszY_nRzmnlFBMRVex2XvtrHyqGZKM3xBOJ2PhaSBABS8cuRuT61xeHArNn8OSKH58_7qVjKqtiy_Bgkq_iU-slAmr_cEMkFtGvv6cZPcBUxokF6O9ZOQz_K4ee6KN5XFASl_1oz0PhaI4jkOm0lNcLDwERK0=w518-h345" width="518" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;">How's your Christmas going? </span>The weather hasn't really been cooperating but I'm not going to complain that it's been too nice to catch the spirit of the season.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am making cookies today. </span>I'll just crank up Bing Crosby on the stereo. Who do you think sang Christmas best? And is there such a thing as stereos anymore?</p><p style="text-align: center;">~b<br /></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-70768291889693091742023-12-07T09:27:00.000-06:002023-12-07T09:27:38.854-06:00roly poly<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Dakota Man </span>turned out <span style="font-size: medium;">a roly poly Santa </span>for me to paint</p><p style="text-align: center;">between trips to<span style="font-size: medium;"> my little sewing sweatshop.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">The entire house looks like <span style="font-size: medium;">an artist studio </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(which is something I've always wanted).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">There is alot of detail painting here along with 100's of touch ups.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvunq05vDEGbiMv5LbqK1gAOY-_cbIjgOffhLK_R8RI1ggUEE2hez7W1pE5ZFVZDsKOQSJl2V6Okc80q68nmxJi18kFyXXrjiuiy_s1XFgQOEifwtMqTtEf_fDujjhziOIlsJiZkDTiVRiA0chCnZkKqIrmdWc9wDrkEHyzGJh-UE3nfkOUW_bhEUAwA/s2735/IMG_7606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="2735" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvunq05vDEGbiMv5LbqK1gAOY-_cbIjgOffhLK_R8RI1ggUEE2hez7W1pE5ZFVZDsKOQSJl2V6Okc80q68nmxJi18kFyXXrjiuiy_s1XFgQOEifwtMqTtEf_fDujjhziOIlsJiZkDTiVRiA0chCnZkKqIrmdWc9wDrkEHyzGJh-UE3nfkOUW_bhEUAwA/w506-h353/IMG_7606.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And don't yo<span style="font-size: medium;">u </span>love <span style="font-size: medium;">the bowl </span>he also made?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Life is good...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-81245316074300780362023-12-05T11:09:00.002-06:002023-12-05T11:09:16.453-06:00binding<p style="text-align: center;"> There is nothing better than<span style="font-size: medium;"> binding a quilt </span>in the winter.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The backing </span>is a soft fleece which adds to the warmth of the project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyen3o_udoErJWRkcxlEeGkp0G_iM8aikWaNhjvQAC9tmvb7sTCrDkkSzn0Jk4xTwmmJg_yXVv2EKewbDqxlcM9zCVN4-Q3CRCC70xwNJimyGLksTHcOLwMaFu_oJ1yMcNVX08yY-BdWF6UchhpBVB2zscdOwF4d1I3kj1LKD00PlS7JyGdOyZTfeLdc/s3456/IMG_7596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyen3o_udoErJWRkcxlEeGkp0G_iM8aikWaNhjvQAC9tmvb7sTCrDkkSzn0Jk4xTwmmJg_yXVv2EKewbDqxlcM9zCVN4-Q3CRCC70xwNJimyGLksTHcOLwMaFu_oJ1yMcNVX08yY-BdWF6UchhpBVB2zscdOwF4d1I3kj1LKD00PlS7JyGdOyZTfeLdc/w497-h331/IMG_7596.JPG" width="497" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-86372256034783336102023-12-01T15:51:00.000-06:002023-12-01T15:51:01.833-06:00Post Card Friday<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKUuBgkGeOPW84Jf8cpst0ntih1fta-78KQj55Kxf2mrERcEjuOP8mX799LqHRLO4KdpcxnHaGtNztfX8h3PRZb3NpHEzGo6SuHfuOIRdh-8_nQNdAG7uQAIwNsdREpClSCKC2-R_X-HJsiHAcXsdlkXuePjUPg3QAIpgFd44uxuTCe4Jk4VIimGP-i0/s3456/IMG_3402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKUuBgkGeOPW84Jf8cpst0ntih1fta-78KQj55Kxf2mrERcEjuOP8mX799LqHRLO4KdpcxnHaGtNztfX8h3PRZb3NpHEzGo6SuHfuOIRdh-8_nQNdAG7uQAIwNsdREpClSCKC2-R_X-HJsiHAcXsdlkXuePjUPg3QAIpgFd44uxuTCe4Jk4VIimGP-i0/w426-h640/IMG_3402.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">December </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-47945689669720547622023-11-28T12:38:00.000-06:002023-11-28T12:38:09.759-06:00Heaven and Earth<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Thank </span>you <span style="font-size: medium;">Thank </span>you...</p><p style="text-align: center;">I received<span style="font-size: medium;"> this book</span> in the mail today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's been named <span style="font-size: medium;">book of the year by </span>numerous book sellers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9unpvdfxciuDYmgN9llTVDNdf8v6P1-JCkMCm9tFZXaktKZj_bW37c6rVAy6Qn-GlVvBLYeGfN3x8exNgAuugHnO2kUyKbfQZW5rwaKDHLBbTevlcj8vNQGBIw6MGa3uTxABIwrEQFBV4ZbbV_2uZ55rOadtvGWnpNc7YX1Xm_AN17zZ4VapVwugVBDE/s3456/IMG_7592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9unpvdfxciuDYmgN9llTVDNdf8v6P1-JCkMCm9tFZXaktKZj_bW37c6rVAy6Qn-GlVvBLYeGfN3x8exNgAuugHnO2kUyKbfQZW5rwaKDHLBbTevlcj8vNQGBIw6MGa3uTxABIwrEQFBV4ZbbV_2uZ55rOadtvGWnpNc7YX1Xm_AN17zZ4VapVwugVBDE/w334-h502/IMG_7592.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that cute <span style="font-size: medium;">little gnome </span>on top of my book?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dakota Man </span>made them for all our female guests</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to put on my <span style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving table.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you Thank you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b </span> is for book</div>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-1650045405811168632023-11-27T13:51:00.000-06:002023-11-27T13:51:16.228-06:00legal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvssrAHUs_DPay6nHZHNpGHXDixC6Ioy7kSIOK4M1110Syq3LIyCFSneZvsK5vpRzMLKPN-cpuSi0CQn3Moaubt7-8ZEUytEPI5lC9XzgWGCSIUZICY9_brbA9uSkDi01NJmNIQCo7Y7SsTECjbnmX4FAIFi2cL5AO51OQevHxFrz3vzn8ANaYlFex1o/s2632/IMG_7590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2632" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvssrAHUs_DPay6nHZHNpGHXDixC6Ioy7kSIOK4M1110Syq3LIyCFSneZvsK5vpRzMLKPN-cpuSi0CQn3Moaubt7-8ZEUytEPI5lC9XzgWGCSIUZICY9_brbA9uSkDi01NJmNIQCo7Y7SsTECjbnmX4FAIFi2cL5AO51OQevHxFrz3vzn8ANaYlFex1o/w517-h344/IMG_7590.JPG" width="517" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">With <span style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving</span> over I consider it legal to do <span style="font-size: medium;">all things Christmas.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Consider this your <span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas license.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">~b</span></div><p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-37793965337114346202023-11-17T16:57:00.000-06:002023-11-17T16:57:29.631-06:00Post Card Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWiRb3PxnA2kqLlfdFWCSzIo2dWe0r0xMcDnFzZJKL_9JQry2UeVcbI3WDMV9zWtxeuF1TBHrbjCGgublIK2fIS0V5ab0mnbSENSJ1kuz-ygYua0NEosb-NLdancXv_GAhFzUQ4H08kISZ14leVqcES6FIaJ_mO3hVXHu7ngFLAmPusC-RwiG0p0_3BE/s3184/IMG_7582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="3184" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWiRb3PxnA2kqLlfdFWCSzIo2dWe0r0xMcDnFzZJKL_9JQry2UeVcbI3WDMV9zWtxeuF1TBHrbjCGgublIK2fIS0V5ab0mnbSENSJ1kuz-ygYua0NEosb-NLdancXv_GAhFzUQ4H08kISZ14leVqcES6FIaJ_mO3hVXHu7ngFLAmPusC-RwiG0p0_3BE/w488-h331/IMG_7582.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zRWBT1m1ZnsBbNazULcoLdoRMKl-hTWjaTnGceSCE4gMFx-vQ6WuNNZ3VjDLJSpr8rphyphenhyphenUR03VsjcFga7mVbIyaA9IUagE6E-a7qqhWnsII7w96aNTbGNCxEeuW4wROK6L7NokDVV-VndvVv11YkInO1jJTuybhj-7MkChVA4_lW4pxDN6YGT2_ZLZY/s3456/IMG_7584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zRWBT1m1ZnsBbNazULcoLdoRMKl-hTWjaTnGceSCE4gMFx-vQ6WuNNZ3VjDLJSpr8rphyphenhyphenUR03VsjcFga7mVbIyaA9IUagE6E-a7qqhWnsII7w96aNTbGNCxEeuW4wROK6L7NokDVV-VndvVv11YkInO1jJTuybhj-7MkChVA4_lW4pxDN6YGT2_ZLZY/w485-h323/IMG_7584.JPG" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight's bread selection is <span style="font-size: medium;">Cinnamon Rolls.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~b</span></div> <p></p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044654256620083189.post-73775504991214739012023-11-16T09:06:00.000-06:002023-11-16T09:06:24.201-06:00Take One:<p style="text-align: center;">I like to make <span style="font-size: medium;">a test pie </span>the week before Thanksgiving...</p><p style="text-align: center;">not because I need to practice but because <span style="font-size: medium;">I'm craving </span>pumpkin pie.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Some things are just better enjoyed alone.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqRDya-HYbuqo9j_VfzojFCRNEanxjOCAheYL7SV23wupcvBFSRxUhpAbqokTgwCYVXFh8FijQyUKEDxKihm6iCtDnnROXHuVr-vMvz3FW5q1AwItA8Ae5azX1WQKIMxJtxaBEAj6eL2UECamJ71UeXq7Hq-Fyfi8kBM6l9z4s5goDM3RL5I7DpHeXAE/s3287/IMG_7578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="3287" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqRDya-HYbuqo9j_VfzojFCRNEanxjOCAheYL7SV23wupcvBFSRxUhpAbqokTgwCYVXFh8FijQyUKEDxKihm6iCtDnnROXHuVr-vMvz3FW5q1AwItA8Ae5azX1WQKIMxJtxaBEAj6eL2UECamJ71UeXq7Hq-Fyfi8kBM6l9z4s5goDM3RL5I7DpHeXAE/w501-h333/IMG_7578.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then in<span style="font-size: medium;"> a bold move </span>I painted a piece of my pie before I ate it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmQcV7XIYt7LmXg0goxkDhYWf2pTnNFwJqsa35ogSqhXTmzO3vBnZ-Tgu4Yosus1n5bwCgoYir1xxK8-pvJRdGssD30tV7PlhT1GFXczpYidgZsys1eiVZEqFck3WotZyOpBcBlkPGInBqG9RUCxQOLoZlPl2FfUM80-cE63EVd5KoF5tYQSyRn_XwVQ/s2702/IMG_7575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="1801" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmQcV7XIYt7LmXg0goxkDhYWf2pTnNFwJqsa35ogSqhXTmzO3vBnZ-Tgu4Yosus1n5bwCgoYir1xxK8-pvJRdGssD30tV7PlhT1GFXczpYidgZsys1eiVZEqFck3WotZyOpBcBlkPGInBqG9RUCxQOLoZlPl2FfUM80-cE63EVd5KoF5tYQSyRn_XwVQ/w326-h490/IMG_7575.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><br /> We are having beautiful fall days here yet, the leaves are still falling.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Dakota Man enjoys his days out in his woodshed with a small fire going in his woodburner.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've been hiding out in my little sewing sweatshop with Christmas music going.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We are both looking forward to having the whole family here for Thanksgiving.</p><p style="text-align: center;">~b</p>barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741445989870720136noreply@blogger.com0