My maternal grandmother, known to us as "Granny Mac", was a seamstress, a photographer, and a British war bride.  She made wine, lamb with mint jelly, and daisy chain necklaces.  She took us to the beach, she knit, she went nude in her hot tub, grew beautiful roses, and sewed amazing hawaiian quilts.  When she was 70 years old, she held her first ( Read more... )

A small orange Fuzzi Bunz ,  a periwinkle bumGenius one-size diaper...

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I got fluffy mail yesterday!!!  I had ordered three more Fuzzi Bunz; hot pink, peach, and a checkered girly print!  Still on the wish list:  orange, sage and periwinkle, then I get to start all over when she moves into mediums!


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Yesterday it was sunny and 29 degrees and I burned my back at the park.  Today it's cloudy, windy, and only 8 degrees.  Gotta love the prairie weather.

No major accomplishments around here, except that I got two parcels taped up and mailed off to
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When Abby died my mom bought this ceramic angel and baby, and our church bought us one just like it.  We kept one here at home but put the other with Abby's casket at the funeral and it has stayed at her grave all year.  The little pink rose has faded and fallen off but it has never blown away, even with all the prairies winds, rain and snow.  We ( Read more... )

I was all bummed out yesterday because 
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* chinese food for lunch

* finished my last assignment for Well Woman Care

* made an easy supper that 3 out of 4 family members enjoyed

* received a *huge* box of goodies from 
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