tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233939094464788512024-02-02T00:05:37.755-08:00kerrykatiecakesI have lots of posts on embroidery, needlework and crazy quilting. Right now, in the time of Covid pandemic, my interests have turned to living frugally, gardening, cooking, etc. A regular Suzie Homemaker!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1067125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-81330971774329787972023-02-14T16:00:00.000-08:002023-02-14T16:00:06.320-08:00Save the Stitches Finished!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcZqJxTM5DuA3NQT2mHEfMawn6snza-4S40Us5cmQ6APYio0KHxmDb6w4RNIP1xki_ltyA8Z9OptTBt-qOf4un_BIn_Hd46k7qF_twd0lAyRPHwH2Rll6t7uzvRw_BxUVCe0EkfOHdYlh3gdixivJpTzesXbKzGQIYFaZ6xQUDFKyvbDn7FUbVP6V/s4032/20230121_143628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcZqJxTM5DuA3NQT2mHEfMawn6snza-4S40Us5cmQ6APYio0KHxmDb6w4RNIP1xki_ltyA8Z9OptTBt-qOf4un_BIn_Hd46k7qF_twd0lAyRPHwH2Rll6t7uzvRw_BxUVCe0EkfOHdYlh3gdixivJpTzesXbKzGQIYFaZ6xQUDFKyvbDn7FUbVP6V/s320/20230121_143628.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /> I finally finished my "Covid Project"! I worked on Elizabeth Almond's beautiful blackwork sampler design, "Save the Stitches" for much longer than I would like to admit... I have to say though that it was very satisfying every step of the way. I have not been able to concentrate on stitching in any significant way for some time now due to chronic pain and the dullness that the pain meds cause but having finished this piece gives me hope for my stitching future. I also love the framing which was lovingly done by MJ of "Art Effects" in High River, Alberta.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-85725024563073447362022-01-23T14:50:00.001-08:002022-01-23T14:50:28.220-08:00Stitching Journal - Jan. 20, 21 & 22<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Rc5cML1FCryqNWHWFis_0JcnbHqGx0m6QPHEabE2abVwfuAXmxYypwoFIAHOd5gIn3ZxbTFanCDcvQksLWC1pU6seaZ60kouIx26OWj3Y1ytCCyd0a_KIi8_L7VdcNBZmpemqZRxWMRRqK0XbM6IrdE3jMoWVfFvEisFZgUpntl3GHWi0bxTHpAg=s512" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Rc5cML1FCryqNWHWFis_0JcnbHqGx0m6QPHEabE2abVwfuAXmxYypwoFIAHOd5gIn3ZxbTFanCDcvQksLWC1pU6seaZ60kouIx26OWj3Y1ytCCyd0a_KIi8_L7VdcNBZmpemqZRxWMRRqK0XbM6IrdE3jMoWVfFvEisFZgUpntl3GHWi0bxTHpAg=w111-h121" width="111" /></a></div><br /> I am very enamored with thrummed mittens right now, so having finished a pair for Katie, I am now making a second pair for my friend, John. This pair is going much more smoothly and I am almost done the first of the pair.<p></p><p>Jan 20 - 4 hours</p><p>Jan 21 - 3 hours</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Jan 22 - 3 hours</span><br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Total Stitching Tie for 2022 To Date - 21 hours</span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-4502087304465620262022-01-17T15:04:00.001-08:002022-01-17T15:04:12.978-08:00Stitching Journal - Jan. 12 - 16, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQ16O0OSovUpC8fHsp5S_A6yyf31mmHtn8r83hyTUe7SIOBhQ4unhGg-xlQCk5T0WzF91-z8HTYH2HiWcRsBGyvQasRj3n5Tu3tTCw-ybqAZz184sNHtX0J-X6TeKlsSMHq6W4YY335zteYlrTcRgWZ-d8wgXK1k3LSsVpg6U061sqRCWutkrCVVW=s512" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQ16O0OSovUpC8fHsp5S_A6yyf31mmHtn8r83hyTUe7SIOBhQ4unhGg-xlQCk5T0WzF91-z8HTYH2HiWcRsBGyvQasRj3n5Tu3tTCw-ybqAZz184sNHtX0J-X6TeKlsSMHq6W4YY335zteYlrTcRgWZ-d8wgXK1k3LSsVpg6U061sqRCWutkrCVVW=w124-h135" width="124" /></a></div>All workiing on thrummed mittens:<p></p><p>Jan 12 - 3 hours</p><p>Jan 13 - 1/2 hours</p><p>Jan 14 - 2 hours</p><p>Jan 15 - 2 hours</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Jan 16 - 1/4 hour</span><br /></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Yearly Total to Date: 11 hours</span><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-27007995188391906482022-01-11T07:08:00.000-08:002022-01-11T07:08:08.497-08:00Stitching Journal - Jan 8 - 10<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXbb-OHGYEKIIuudFadX5d-Ne190JkzihZja3AzlmE26TzzB-SxnWj-q1KECTJ0SpNDY0748sbJvvR5RvkWIHEFk5lSa0zkL8qrQclks_j2Dh7vZYUPy0NqEKxeWOCZXP3Qj-23rjGY4yLopH3JkEOmSwkXxuEIKv_yfeSOV2m8BEKDiKLHLiTi_uD=s512" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXbb-OHGYEKIIuudFadX5d-Ne190JkzihZja3AzlmE26TzzB-SxnWj-q1KECTJ0SpNDY0748sbJvvR5RvkWIHEFk5lSa0zkL8qrQclks_j2Dh7vZYUPy0NqEKxeWOCZXP3Qj-23rjGY4yLopH3JkEOmSwkXxuEIKv_yfeSOV2m8BEKDiKLHLiTi_uD=w164-h179" width="164" /></a></div>Too busy stitching to journal! Two and a half hours over the last couple days and finished the first thrummed mitten.<p></p><p>Total Stitching for 2022: 5-1/4 hours</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-60254198019048360732022-01-05T21:44:00.000-08:002022-01-05T21:44:32.749-08:00Stitching Journal - January 5<p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAwc5sBi0Xmeh1DMcl1byrCv6ntLDtuTOacGnEQF4cerWDrYZuUfyspkGSzlmM8xfeJSo5as-wbwJqx2DvjoGC1ZCMh95DxS4CpqLygSxol7-H7IVuE01sF_H7_0ydq49NLPT_HX-kKv3RZ5qnpLRdy42V03P-6l4nUVDqu-DKeIE_iOjcuS1olL82=s512" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAwc5sBi0Xmeh1DMcl1byrCv6ntLDtuTOacGnEQF4cerWDrYZuUfyspkGSzlmM8xfeJSo5as-wbwJqx2DvjoGC1ZCMh95DxS4CpqLygSxol7-H7IVuE01sF_H7_0ydq49NLPT_HX-kKv3RZ5qnpLRdy42V03P-6l4nUVDqu-DKeIE_iOjcuS1olL82=w104-h114" width="104" /></a></div>No stitching yesterday but another 2-1/4 hours spent on the thrummed mittens today.<br /><p></p></blockquote><p>Total Stitching Time Year to Date: 3/-1/4 hours </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-29488753434384971782022-01-05T09:39:00.000-08:002022-01-05T09:39:50.944-08:00Stitching Journal - January 4<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4RKEUPaNbPo_IjknOSzetqxYqkdST_sgo03gabJZwxUstUpt2b9jgTj5Q9gtVniwp17_tqp7qoZWwC9oIgvQJX2dqifBKQVxt6MgsZ5tCwtQI1gYtaq-kKwlv4vSsXrM4v3lF0hIRmhe-_-IGmD9lmUKxjsdtypjpCTSc2nqUkFk9VJv4NgHEQOeJ=s512" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4RKEUPaNbPo_IjknOSzetqxYqkdST_sgo03gabJZwxUstUpt2b9jgTj5Q9gtVniwp17_tqp7qoZWwC9oIgvQJX2dqifBKQVxt6MgsZ5tCwtQI1gYtaq-kKwlv4vSsXrM4v3lF0hIRmhe-_-IGmD9lmUKxjsdtypjpCTSc2nqUkFk9VJv4NgHEQOeJ=w114-h124" width="114" /></a></div>I managed to get an hour in last night working on my thrummed mittens. I didn't make a lot of visible progress because I am really not a knitter. I knit dishcloths usually, and not fancy ones either. LOL. There are horrendous mistakes in this mitten but I refuse to tear it out and start over for a third time. If worse comes to worse, I will make three mittens and rip out the first one at the end.<p></p><p>Total .Stitching Total for 2022 to Date - 1 hour</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-8910772237575764892022-01-03T13:23:00.000-08:002022-01-03T13:23:01.013-08:00Word for the Year <p> Well, two actually. The question came up as to what word you would choose for the coming year. One suggestion I really like is focus but it is not quite right and sounds a bit chiding to me. What I really needed was the opposite of Procrastinate and found this online...</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If to procrastinate is "to put off doing something," then its antonym is </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">anticipate</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> — "to deal with beforehand." So you can say the opposite of procrastination is anticipation. If you can live with more than one word, a clearer antonym of procrastination is being proactive.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I like the positive sound of anticipate but proactive sounds a bit more forceful which might be better since I really need to take myself in hand here. So, I will take a page from the book of people who get married and hyphenate their surnames. My word for the year will be Anticipate/Proactive.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-90380092523346327132022-01-03T12:28:00.000-08:002022-01-03T12:28:04.590-08:002022 Stitching Journal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLjtoW83tyGBly8eZGiTdSOta5hRNvxkHn9JH-NjC3WR9PwZ5N4jhnT-WIEXAk8td_la2_Ed6ZO48Ctg2Wxuz2HxqtRJ25qCRqT5mFv11DlxNceM3Qelc2bG_sq_DyNG33j6AHHXkG-AvM8OLwhjKGEzIof35DKnmHZMN0s44uPNic-4w8EYMuRu27=s512" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="469" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLjtoW83tyGBly8eZGiTdSOta5hRNvxkHn9JH-NjC3WR9PwZ5N4jhnT-WIEXAk8td_la2_Ed6ZO48Ctg2Wxuz2HxqtRJ25qCRqT5mFv11DlxNceM3Qelc2bG_sq_DyNG33j6AHHXkG-AvM8OLwhjKGEzIof35DKnmHZMN0s44uPNic-4w8EYMuRu27=w183-h200" width="183" /></a></div>I have decided to keep a daily stitching journal here this year. It was a little challenge from<a href="https://eac-vt.groups.io/g/VTHome" target="_blank"> Virtual Threads, the online chapter of EAC (Embroidery Association of Canada.</a> Another challenge I have decided to accept is the usual UFO (Unfinished Projects) challenge but more on that later.<p></p><p>I will use this little stitching image to easily identify my Stitching Journal Entries. This will not be limited to projects with a threaded needle, but will include other projects such as the thrummed mittens I am currently struggling with because honestly, I find them a lot more difficult than any embroidery.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-69906453539570367612021-03-04T20:25:00.001-08:002021-03-04T20:25:34.501-08:00Update - waiting on a hip & stitching again<p> Crazy long time since the last post again. Finally figured out how to get signed in again though so time for a little diary entry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2QRMcSmy6zhoJE8I1kk4ynvG_td43Oe_iz5msk_yHRkqVYDF5Zv9zdOy2YWcjo4N3cdGPyhVHKORCv7oFror2iE0ErYx7negIOPhsTV66n1KpRrnftK9j4qISfYGsXXdynWxIm4qhaI/s645/hip.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2QRMcSmy6zhoJE8I1kk4ynvG_td43Oe_iz5msk_yHRkqVYDF5Zv9zdOy2YWcjo4N3cdGPyhVHKORCv7oFror2iE0ErYx7negIOPhsTV66n1KpRrnftK9j4qISfYGsXXdynWxIm4qhaI/s320/hip.jpeg" /></a></div>Presently on the list for a new hip - doesn't that look like a fun little project? No immediate cause to worry though since it takes between 12 to 18 months to get in for a consult with the surgeon. One month down... seventeen to go.<p></p><p>Can't believe that we are still dealing with Covid after more than a year. I knew it would take awhile but really did think it would be under control by now. The one year mark was like a magic anniversary in my mind. Can't really be sure how long it will take to get the vaccine but it is very hopeful now that I can actually name one or two people who have had the needle. It's like knowing someone who won the lottery. Almost everyone knows someone at least with six degrees of separation. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dB-dCbebVt2gMhU4t_KgiJVa_CE3CB-U_lE9wsv32jfLhICnBZK_Bls3lOFHy0EJLsPsP9LVieuMuBraKx3Hf5fQdaHmkCYUJtSbT3l93y_yqWICePEoip_60SqOyGZ4rXFkQPIgnAo/s284/savethestitches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dB-dCbebVt2gMhU4t_KgiJVa_CE3CB-U_lE9wsv32jfLhICnBZK_Bls3lOFHy0EJLsPsP9LVieuMuBraKx3Hf5fQdaHmkCYUJtSbT3l93y_yqWICePEoip_60SqOyGZ4rXFkQPIgnAo/s0/savethestitches.jpg" /></a></div>I managed to finally focus enough to start stitching again in the new year and have to say I am loving it. I decided I need a pandemic length project so have started on Save the Stitches. If you aren't familiar with the design, this is what the finished project looks like. I'll take a photo of the progress I have made on mine soon.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-72714525909356855792020-06-13T02:07:00.001-07:002020-06-13T02:07:58.226-07:00Love my chooks!<br />
Chickens have got to be frugal, right? They love to forage around the yard looking for things to eat and, in fact, only eat half as much feed as when they are penned up in the winter. I love watching them out there too, interacting in their little social ways. When they are outside foraging the egg yolks get a lovely bring colour and are so much more appealing than pale store eggs.<br />
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This is my very frugal chicken house. It was basically free since they built this little shed at my husband's work and then decided they didn't need it and were throwing it in the dumpster. Not on his watch! lol So, it came home and got modified a bit. He shingled the roof and added the little run and now it is waiting for me to paint it. As soon as I go to town I will buy a gallon of paint and get at that.<div><br /></div><div>We get about a dozen eggs a day from "the girls" and that keeps us and the kids in eggs and we have enough left over for a couple of regular customers and what we get for the ones we sell basically pays for the feed. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think watching chickens is relaxing in the same way that watching fish in an aquarium is calming. They take very little time to care for although cleaning the chicken house is not a chore I enjoy.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-64170483417664920092020-05-24T16:06:00.004-07:002020-05-24T16:06:56.845-07:00Comments??<br />
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I worked away from home managing a campground for ten years, from the last snow in the spring to the first snow in the fall basically, and in that time my garden went back to sod. What a job it is trying to reclaim it! That is my excuse/reason for not posting anything for a couple weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yE5DyKq9x7hHRNR2PMM6ONldkL5ydv3GV15LTdbT_RCmz3ZOeYmyFowJkT0y7udfB10hmGKvl7T8aDyH6Uh01ynsiEf-gmYz9dqbzUQrUZ8UztjmavA72BacfwDQw2MmueAY0FCRbHY/s320/DSCN0047.JPG" width="320" /></div><div>The first job I accomplished is represented in these feed bags - completely useless work that should never have been there to do. Someone (God bless his little heart) thought he was being helpful by taking all the bags I had filled when I cleaned the chicken house the last two times and dumping them in my garden in a pile. Noooooo!! Chicken poop is way too "hot" to just go into the garden like that, not to mention all the weed seeds it contains. So, I spent a whole day digging it all up, scraping it together and then refilling the bags so I can drag it off to a compost pile to age for a couple years.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzlJG2qC-O67P6-PnJKsR9Nae1IszzgTwBJHUqI37PWZKZDEwt3rHfxUL1Q9EEo9-omd4keWoOCDiREltwO-Gu3VoU51E60-VxN7Ka4VEysIA__jSi85ShhJvNtXuQ5Lo9YJgloxn8Ww/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3761" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzlJG2qC-O67P6-PnJKsR9Nae1IszzgTwBJHUqI37PWZKZDEwt3rHfxUL1Q9EEo9-omd4keWoOCDiREltwO-Gu3VoU51E60-VxN7Ka4VEysIA__jSi85ShhJvNtXuQ5Lo9YJgloxn8Ww/s320/DSCN0048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These photos are the "before pictures". See what I mean about it reverting to sod? Not just grass either but very stubborn wild prairie grass. So, all this long grass was laying dead all over the garden and I got my whipper-snipper out and cut it all down. I threw it over the fence to the horse and she seemed to appreciate it - looked like hay to me. After that, much as I hate doing it, I sprayed all the grass to kill it. There is just no way I could win a summer long fight against the grass unless I had some sort of edge. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz1zU-qNfDE7u2UYPj-YkxKbNNco2FhCgHlUIeD__WiKXyFM_YGG5YnHA21dtH_TLUIPWC58KHsZ7nrpYaiX8Y5FYF6LUmD_PDHXu80nUOo-7KHHxRYBCH5q1t-nnTgCWz-Of3oHhwKg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz1zU-qNfDE7u2UYPj-YkxKbNNco2FhCgHlUIeD__WiKXyFM_YGG5YnHA21dtH_TLUIPWC58KHsZ7nrpYaiX8Y5FYF6LUmD_PDHXu80nUOo-7KHHxRYBCH5q1t-nnTgCWz-Of3oHhwKg/s320/DSCN0049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I started roto-tilling the beds but we had a massive downpour this week and the earth is too wet and just kept balling up in the tiller. Hopefully tomorrow it will have dried a bit and I can try again. This is another view of the garden "before". Sadly, there are no "after" photos yet because the work isn't done but I have high hopes that I will have the garden back in shape and can show that soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our growing season here is very short, usually less than 100 days from last frost to first frost and the May long weekend is traditionally when people put their gardens in here. The May long weekend was early this year so I am comforting myself with the thought that if I get it in this weekend then I am still on track. Wish me luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJNW-8MT_jjcW7fpA20MvwFD4d9LUljIS4KHQQd_W0widHewATAJkbCbrSRpJNF1kEmIAlTqIgpjEWk_peWUA7-OIHuw_AGpZdaAnFW3ZxX7uGLsPjmZcoQIs4SEFhDZsaDbDs0kjY44/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJNW-8MT_jjcW7fpA20MvwFD4d9LUljIS4KHQQd_W0widHewATAJkbCbrSRpJNF1kEmIAlTqIgpjEWk_peWUA7-OIHuw_AGpZdaAnFW3ZxX7uGLsPjmZcoQIs4SEFhDZsaDbDs0kjY44/s320/DSCN0053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So, wondering about that weird structure in the garden? My husband is building a greenhouse for me from two of the frames from tarp garages. He has a huge roll of reinforced plastic to go on as soon as he has the raised beds built in there. Hopefully that gets accomplished this weekend too but everything seems to be working against us. He had to run down to my daughter's house for the day today to help her fix her roof. The massive downpour I mentioned earlier had her setting pails all over to catch the water dripping inside her house. Daddy to the rescue!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG0CoQN9BiDwEgIXMZrO9d_1RXQozokdwiFiB4GXBIX54j10j_6P3aofVGIb0Ma9t8Ha9dz1lXAkupdbiZIlp7jl_rZI0yQeFAvaHtTNoGilcKNPb5rdtrASMV6yB2uK_XXmbSfh4AeM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG0CoQN9BiDwEgIXMZrO9d_1RXQozokdwiFiB4GXBIX54j10j_6P3aofVGIb0Ma9t8Ha9dz1lXAkupdbiZIlp7jl_rZI0yQeFAvaHtTNoGilcKNPb5rdtrASMV6yB2uK_XXmbSfh4AeM/s320/DSCN0054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here it is... one last sad look at how dismal the state of my garden is. Fingers crossed that it doesn't look like this much longer.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-41202130403857815712020-05-08T10:36:00.001-07:002020-05-08T10:36:38.308-07:00Establishing a Raspberry Patch - Frugally!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Once you have a successful and established raspberry bed, it tends to double in size every year so it isn't hard to find someone with raspberries who is willing to share some canes with you. You really don't want to be buying them if you don't need to. A quick google search revealed prices between $4 and $24 per plant in my area and even at $4 each, my 50 canes would have cost $200. </div>
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What do these two buckets look like to you? You likely see about 50 raspberry canes... I see a ton of work ahead in getting them planted. My local garden guru, Ken, generously agreed to dig up some canes for me from his abundant patch of raspberries. So, home they came the other evening gently nestled in these pails of enough water to keep the roots covered. The buckets were placed in the shade until the next day when I got to work on planting them. You want to get your canes planted within a day or two - no dilly-dallying!<br />
Just a word that there is a best time to dig up your canes to share. You want the frost to be out of the ground or you are likely to damage the roots. You want to catch the canes before the shoots start coming out too because they will be very easily broken off during the process.<br />
I had an area in mind along the back fence of my garden for planting. Raspberries like to be planted in a single row about a foot apart. I had to break sod to plant mine but hopefully you will have an area already dug up and ready before you bring your canes home. <br />
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This is where I was at the end of the first day. I dug up the grass and removed as much of the weed roots as I could and then buried the roots of the canes with soil. I tamped the soil down a bit with my foot. Next came a layer of well rotted horse manure which I have on hand since my daughter's horse has lived with us for 15 years now. Horse manure is not my favourite for the garden since it tends to have a lot of weed seeds but it is what I had. After the manure, a layer of compost was added. Tamped it all down again. <br />
This is only half the canes planted. The old body gave out halfway through the job so I had to go out again on the next day to finish. Not ideal, but it is what it is. It was a cool, cloudy day so hopefully the plants didn't get too stressed.<br />
Once you have your raspberries planted you will need to have some patience. They will likely sulk for a year, two or even three before you get much fruit from them. Be patient - remember the old saying: "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now." Same deal with the raspberries!<br />
More on raspberries later - mulching, pruning and all that other good stuff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-12104713770050681662020-05-07T04:44:00.000-07:002020-05-07T04:44:26.638-07:00My Best Spaghetti Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mmmmm.... Look at all that goodness that is going into the spaghetti sauce! Lots of veggies and meat get added into this great basic sauce before the tomato and spices go in and it simmers away! For our family of two hearty eaters, we get one meal from it the day I make it and five or so for the freezer to enjoy later - a bonus as the busy summer season it coming.<br />
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Here is the recipe for you to try and enjoy!<br />
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<li>4 T. olive oil</li>
<li>1-1/2 cup sliced mushrooms</li>
<li>1 onion, chopped</li>
<li>1 cup celery, chopped</li>
<li>1 red pepper chopped (or whatever colour you prefer)</li>
<li>1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped</li>
<li>6 cloves garlic, minced</li>
<li>2 pounds ground beef</li>
<li>1 pound ground pork</li>
<li>2 cups water</li>
<li>2 - 28 oz can diced tomatoes</li>
<li>16 oz tomato sauce</li>
<li>2 - 5-1/2 cans tomato paste</li>
<li>4 tsp salt</li>
<li>3 tsp basil</li>
<li>1-1/2 tsp oregano</li>
<li>1/2 tsp crushed red pepper</li>
<li>1/2 tsp paprika</li>
<li>1/4 tsp cayenne </li>
<li>1 bay leaf</li>
<li>1/8 tsp pepper</li>
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Saute the vegetables in olive oil until onion is translucent and veggies are tender. Add the meat and cook until no longer pink. Drain the meat, add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for several hours. If you are freezing some, allow it to cool before putting it in the freezer. You will need to get out a large pot for this recipe - I use my dutch oven.<br />
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This is a tasty, hearty sauce to serve on spaghetti or use in any recipes like lasagna that call for spaghetti sauce. Enjoy!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-5152354388097784132020-04-30T18:33:00.000-07:002020-04-30T18:33:59.501-07:00So, how did your day start?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is how mine started - with a perfect little mess. I am in Victory Garden mode because of all that is going on and the Covid-time grocery prices. So, growing as much of our own food as possible during these times seems like a good idea - save money and keep myself busy. Since I refuse to go to a store unless I absolutely have to, I am planting seeds in every little container I can find around the house. These little cucumbers were in a piece of heavy packing material that my instant pot was nestled in. My husband pointed out it was just like a big peat pot and I agreed but obviously we were both wrong... As I moved it to a different position to catch more sun, I found out that when the plants were watered this very firm cardboard like material has the strength and consistency of a wet tissue.<br />
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So, what is a Victory Garden? The term goes back to World War II when citizens were encouraged to grow a garden to ease the effects of food rationing. After my first grocery shop during the current crisis, the phrase popped into my mind and I thought it would be a very good thing to do. I see on the internet that I am not alone. Hopefully others have more expertise than I do! LOL We can all learn together though, right? Even if only a quarter of it is a success, that is a lot more than if we did nothing!<br />
What are you growing in your Victory Garden and do you usually garden? We have a challenging growing season here in southern Alberta - less than 100 days between the last spring frost and the first one in the fall - so you have to give a lot of thought to what will grow here. We can't really plant anything outside until after the May 24th long weekend so right now I am planting seeds in little containers and trying to catch every ray of sunshine that comes through a window. More on that later.<br />
I hope everyone is finding things at home to occupy their minds and time during this pandemic. Maybe try gardening and plant some veggies? <br />
I will be 65 this summer and am staring into a financial abyss since our retirement funds seem to have disappeared with the crisis and the financial impact of it. Most folks should have time to let the economy come back and their investments will come with it. Not enough time for us though so I feel like I should rename my blog "Cheap old Retired Lady" - what do you think?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-45024136095377522772020-04-21T21:42:00.002-07:002020-04-21T21:44:50.492-07:00Spring is Here! (?)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It felt like spring today! Winter has seemed so long this year and even though I know I am deluded to think winter is really over, how can you resist believing the warmer weather is here to stay? </div>
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Last spring I decided to "get into bees" and set up a hive and ordered a box of bees. Several days before the bee package was due to arrive, I fell and broke my back - no spinal cord damage but two crushed vertebrae. So, when the call came that the bees had arrived I was unable to drive to pick them up and my poor, unsuspecting husband had to go off to get them. I should hasten to add at this point that he was definitely NOT interested in getting into bees. </div>
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He was even less interested in driving home for an hour with a mesh box full of approximately 10,000 annoyed honeybees in the back seat. I have to say he is a good sport. So, he got the queen and her attendants all situated in the hive and I have had very little to do with them until now. As you can see above, today I donned my bee jacket. I went out to try to assess how they managed getting through the winter. I got the two top lids off and my assessment is that they got through VERY well! Or at least there are a lot more than there were when we started out last year. Today's whole experiment came to a quick stop when both the bees and I realized that my gloves were not sting proof. Tomorrow is another day... Took my mind off COVID for awhile though!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-43454960515869376142020-04-20T22:23:00.001-07:002020-04-20T22:24:01.543-07:00Long Time...No See!Wow, has it really been 4 years since I posted?! Well, I'm back. A lot has happened, lots to catch up on... I persevered this evening and figured out how to get back into my blog - felt the urge to start a Covid Diary. I hope everyone who used to follow my blog is well and being safe. More tomorrow!<br />
KerryUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-12735039552833263242016-12-04T14:23:00.001-08:002016-12-04T14:23:42.571-08:00Muskoka Landscape - finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, here it is... finished! Once again, this was a workshop taught by Kim Beamish. I love her projects- they are such fun stitches. Managed to frame this one myself with a thrift store frame complete with matts that I repurposed and I am very pleased with how it turned out.<br />
I will be stitching this again because I messed up several times and want to do it again and get it right. Even with the mistakes I made though - I love it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-77951688488195634162016-12-03T08:19:00.001-08:002016-12-03T08:19:04.533-08:00Muskoka Landscape - Lesson Two <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the photo after lesson two is completed. The satin stitch sections are complete and the stitching for the water. Very little left to do!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-78068981051032099372016-12-02T12:41:00.000-08:002016-12-02T12:41:18.957-08:00Muskoka Landscape - Lesson 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I signed up for an online workshop being taught in Virtual Threads. There are three lessons and this is the work I did on lesson one. The project is a whitework landscape designed and taught by Kim Beamish and I am really enjoying it. Not too much exciting in the first lesson to look at - the sky is done and some outlines for the other portion.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-71610054038313440002016-11-16T12:08:00.000-08:002016-11-16T12:15:33.781-08:00Jim Morrison Jack-O-Lantern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally posting a photo of the only jack-o-lantern I got made this year. Cheating by putting the name in the title of the post but, yes, it is supposed to be Jim Morrison of The Doors. I made this one for my son - making it for him has been on my Hallowe'en to-do list for more years than I like to admit but this year I actually got it done! Just a bit of fun to share...<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-65894733802983229422016-11-06T06:37:00.003-08:002016-11-06T06:38:14.624-08:00Baby Quilt & Baby!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been working on this embroidered baby quilt for the last six months! I could not believe how much embroidery was on it once I started. It looked so simple with the stamped design and consisted of mostly large cross stitch but it took me forever! I started soon after I found out my son and daughter-in-law were expecting and managed to finish it two weeks after my new grandson was born. My excuse for that is that little Lucas arrived three weeks early so I was actually done before he was expected to arrive. Since I finished this, I am totally immersed in small stitching projects which require me to use my glasses and magnifier and are tiny enough to finish in a couple days - sort of a backlash from this endless stamped embroidery! <br />
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This is my gorgeous grandson, Lucas. This photo was taken while he was still in hospital. What a sweetie, eh?! He was three weeks old yesterday and Mom and Baby are doing very well. He is a bit tiny because he was early. I am thrilled to be a new Grandma!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-52944684172409991712016-03-23T23:20:00.001-07:002016-03-23T23:20:11.277-07:00Some Sampler Stitching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did these rows of stitching awhile back on a round robin piece and said I would use them again. Well, here they are! <br />
As sometimes happens in the best of families, occasionally a round robin goes awry. This is what happened last year in a round robin.. One of the participants failed to forward another's piece home to them and after a year of pleas, it appears the original piece is lost for good. This does not happen often but when it does, it breaks my heart. It has happened to me and I know how much it hurts.<br />
So, to console the owner of the piece and make it up to her we have started another piece around the rotation again, duplicating as much of the original stitching as we can. I was not in the original rotation so am stepping in in place of the person who failed to send the piece on. I really enjoyed doing this lovely bit of sampler pattern again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-79551344740009559942016-03-23T07:01:00.001-07:002016-03-23T07:01:45.003-07:00Little Butterfly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems like I am getting a few little things done lately - very small things! This is a little cross stitch butterfly stitched onto perforated paper. It is part of a larger project that a group of us are collaborating on. The photo does not show that it is done on gold perforated paper so it has a bit more bling factor than it appears here. I can't help thinking they would make nice little pins.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223393909446478851.post-29659437028294237682016-03-20T10:34:00.001-07:002016-03-20T10:34:15.802-07:00Round Robin Work Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The counted thread round robin I was in on EAC Virtual Threads is done now. I did my work on the last two pieces and received my piece back.<br />
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These butterflies are what I added on this one. I was a bit disappointed in my contribution to this one. If you click on the photo of the entire piece below you can see all the really lovely techniques that had already been added. Obviously, the theme for this piece was butterflies!</div>
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This piece had a theme of things you would find in a garden and we were leaving space in the centre for a favourite quote. I added my favourite flowers to this one - a couple of sweet peas.</div>
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Last but certainly not least, I received my piece back. My theme was Hallowe'en and I was looking for a sampler style piece I could use as a bell pull in my holiday decor. </div>
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I am very pleased with all the fun motifs everyone embroidered for me. I asked for some space to be left at the top and bottom so I could add some more myself when it came home - have to make up my mind now what to add. </div>
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It was an enjoyable round robin - challenging at times but I think everyone is happy with their finished pieces.</div>
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