1716 posts
Look at this fantastic cutting board Big J made in school! He gave it to me for an early Mother’s Day gift.
It started as two planks of wood. One hickory and one oak. The mix of woods gives interest to the board.
It’s nice and thick…more of a butcher block. It’s beautiful.
I can’t wait to see what he makes next in the metals portion of this class.
Remember to be good to our planet today and everyday,
PS…stop by my friend Elizabeth’s blog today and wish her a Happy Birthday!
Welcome to T stands for Tuesday!
Today also happens to be my wedding anniversary. 22 years! I’ve officially been married for half of my life. Wowsers!
We eloped to Las Vegas…yes, lots of people do that…no, we weren’t drunk and yes, we planned it ahead of time and no, we weren’t married by Elvis.
He looked more like Friar Tuck….not even kidding…can’t make that stuff up.
Not many thought it would last since our courtship was so very short. Most were polite enough to keep their mouths shut about their doubts. Some friends…not so much. By the way…those impolite folk are no longer friends.
We came home to a small champagne celebration in our newly “furnished” apartment. (Note the moving box and folding chair)
Now…here we are…half a lifetime later… a few moves, 3 cats, 2 kids, numerous vehicles, crazy storms, deaths, job changes, vacations, surgeries and celebrations in between.
Many things have happened along the way….the good, the bad and the ugly but what remains the same is the commitment we made as young twenty somethings to have and to hold, for richer and poorer, in sickness and health, til death do us part.
So what does today hold… Well it’s Tuesday…so the usual busy schedule prevails with a couple curve balls just to mix things up. We are planning on getting Chinese takeout tonight so there will be no cooking or cleaning involved. Hooray!
What are you doing today?
Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth.
When I took this photo last week I was intending to show you both my Indian/Mexican fusion breakfast and my new journal. Turns out the journal is no longer mine. Mini-me came home and asked if Micheal’s had more like this one but with a J monogram. Lucky for her a whole alphabet of monogram letters came in the back of the journal. Looks like I’m out of a journal.
You may have noticed my announcement on the main page that I’m working on my site. I’m attempting to make it more user friendly with category pages as well as the main front page to find the newest content. I know I have some readers who could care diddly squat about my garden but came to see crafty projects. Hopefully this change will happen as I imagine.
Speaking of gardens…
my seedlings are coming along quite nicely even with the late start they got. I have them in a large plastic bin with a clear top so that Marvin can’t get to them but they still get the grow light and sunshine from the patio door.
Look at that innocent face while he’s sleeping.
“No I wouldn’t cause any trouble”
Yes, yes he would. He’s definitely still a kitten…just a giant, clumsy kitten.
I’m off for my usual Tuesday craziness. I’ll get around to visiting eventually.
Until then….What are you doing today?
I am working at making some changes. I’ve had things very wonky a couple times already. Feel free to let me know if you see any bugs or anomalies as you browse.
Thanks for your patience.
After completing the cover on my last art journal, I had some scraps of stamped tissue paper laying around. I layered the lovely brown tissue on the pages. This gave my background instant texture and an even more aged feel than the original pages already have.
I really enjoy this color combo. It’s bold yet not something that makes you search for your sunglasses.
It didn’t occur to me until just now that this journal entry is very similar to a small canvas creation that adorns my livingroom.
Someone is very curious about mom’s camera…
As I was saying…before my ADD had me running up to take a photo of the livingroom wall…this color combo is obviously something I like a lot. The complementary colors work so well and the black and white accents give a nice pop.
Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday. Today I wanted to introduce you to a new member of our family.
After having to make the tough decision to put Miss Gracie down mid- February (no I never mentioned it here) we had a hole in our lives.
We had talked about getting a kitten…or two and had been actively seeking them. Then we met Marvin at a local rescue.
He’s a curious guy. He literally stops to smell the flowers each time he walks through the living room. He is also a very big boy.
This is the loveseat…easily seats two adults. We believe he has either Norwegian Forest Cat or Maine Coon in his background. He can put his front paws and face up on the kitchen table if that helps reference his size. Hmmm…so we went from wanting a kitten to getting pretty much the biggest cat we could find.
He is such a lover though. Especially to us girls.
I was curious how he’d be with the kids headed back to school. He loved all the early morning activity such as lunch making.
Another busy Tuesday ahead…
What are you doing today?
I can’t believe how late I am this year starting my seeds. I usually start them around St Patrick’s Day. Somehow it slipped my mind that week then the next was a disaster of monstrous proportions when Murphey stopped by and overstayed his welcome.
I settled on two kinds of tomatoes and green onions this year. At least for now. I’m not ruling out starting a couple more things. Last year my small starter plants didn’t fair well once transplanted so I’m not sure if it’s worth the time and effort,
I decided to try planting my green onion seeds in egg shells this year. For one…they are so cute! And secondly, I can just slightly crush the shell when planting the sprouts in a bigger container instead of trying to move those spindly little onions one by one. Experimentation is always fun.
I’ve been saving my larger plastic containers for transplanting the tomatoes out of the disposable cups (which BTW I’ve had on hand for ages!! Not terribly “green” but they are a necessary evil when hosting a large crowd. ) I decided to cut up a lid and use it as plant markers. This works so much better than wooden popsicle sticks!!
Hopefully next time I share photos the containers will be sporting little tiny green seedlings.
© 2007-2025 Halle's Hobbies All Rights Reserved -- Copyright notice by Blog Copyright
