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This little jenny wren...

 took up residence in the bird house

 in our backyard this spring

and has been so entertaining...

As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed.
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head.
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head,
As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed.

She sings opera all day long...

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going hollywood

Good news...

the Dakota Maids went Hollywood last week

when we shipped grandma's vintage pill box hat

to the Santa Clarita Studios in California.

Award nominated costume designer Kathleen Detoro

made the purchase through our etsy shop.

I think grandma would be as thrilled as we are.

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hot peppers

Have I mentioned the extreme heat wave we are having here?

I learned something this morning.

The newsman said heat makes you do crazy things...

like murder someone!

Honestly, I knew it makes me crabby...

VERY crabby in fact!

But...

I didn't know I could use it as excuse

to kill someone?

"Honestly Your Honor...the heat made me do it."

I love the color combination of my

'peppers' dish rags...

chili, bell and banana.

Weatherman says cooler tomorrow...

and I just gotta believe him.

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garden party

Have you been invited to a summer garden party?

I worked this bag up in a new pattern yesterday.

I love the design and combination of large flowers and stripes.

It's perfect for a garden party.

It's listed in Dakota Maid's etsy shop.

And if you haven't been invited to a garden party...

throw your own.

Show off all your beautiful backyard flowers, designing invitations,

 serving lemonade and cucumber sandwiches under bright umbrellas,

the sound of a water fountain in the background.

Sounds like fun doesn't it?

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July 4

Are you having a BLAST today?

Today's list included...

hot dogs

sewing

homemade mac and cheese

sewing

root beer float

sewing

fireworks

sewing

dishrag knitting

sewing...

or anything that included keeping cool!

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idle hands...

Idle hands are the devil's workshop...

Daughter Knit and Pearl found us a fantastic bargain

 on cotton yarn for our dishrags...

52 skeins!

Thats a lot of knitting and crocheting.

I don't see much chance of idle hands here do you?

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in the jungle

Wow! It's a jungle out there today...

92 degrees at noon with high humidity.

Heat advisories until Friday...

weather fit only for wild beasts!

I took these photos in Disney's Animal Kingdom last summer.

 I'm happy to NOT be on vacation on days like this.

Let the boss pay to keep me cool during the day right?

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