tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13045344551737182492024-03-13T20:21:12.033+02:00Whale Ears and other WonderingsI learn a lot from my kids.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comBlogger693125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-49133715175082255712019-06-21T21:30:00.002+02:002019-06-21T21:32:23.108+02:00Step-by-step painting of a step<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We have a couple of nice wooden step stools that the kids got from their grandparents long ago. The kids are taller and no longer need them to reach the sink(!), but we still use them. They both are (were) in need of new paint. I started with Brian's blue stool. I cleaned it up, scrubbed off stickers, and slapped on some white paint. I wasn't too concerned about it being even or completely covered. I simply wanted a 'mostly' white/neutral background.<br />
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I picked out a bunch of images that appealed to me from a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tattoos-Inspired-Coloring-Parragon-Books/dp/1472392647" target="_blank">coloring book of tattoo art </a>and I traced/drew the images free hand onto the legs and top of the stool.<br />
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Became this... </div>
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Which end up like this... </div>
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I coated the whole thing in clear spray paint to protect it - it IS a step stool and is meant to be used!</div>
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Here are some more details - leg by leg... </div>
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Now, does this step-stool match anything in any room in the house? No. But I don't really care. I had fun painting it. Ha!<br />
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Random Pixie photo: summer attitude - Have a blessed Solstice!<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-3401664116715543712019-05-12T23:03:00.003+02:002019-05-14T04:36:23.880+02:00Our first Fly-in as volunteers <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We've been to Fly-ins before as we worked to learn more about opportunities for youth and flying. The 80th Anniversary of the AOPA was the first Fly-In Honor and I got to participate in as volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol.<br />
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There were tons of aircraft, booths and displays all over, some amazing WWII era aircraft and a veteran's paratrooper jump. CAP cadets helped with crowd control, serving breakfast, color guard, etc. It was a fun two days' work... despite part of it getting rained out!<br />
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I was able to grab some great photos - (photos are clickable for full size)<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Guess who turned sweet 16 recently? Honor! Yeah, I'm late. Not to celebrate. We managed to catch the right day, just late to post about it. Honor had a ton of school responsibilities and Brian was off at college, but we did our best to make her special day a happy one. Her friends at school did a great job too. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Happy Birthday to my awesome daughter! You are amazing!! Now, have been, and always will be. </span></div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-9100981325112883102019-05-12T21:24:00.001+02:002019-05-12T21:30:17.841+02:00Enchilada 'Lasagna' <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Enchilada 'Lasagna' </b></h3>
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Well, it's not really enchiladas or lasagna, but I wanted to make a dish that would be good for a potluck. Tasty and easy to serve up in 'sample' size portions for our neighborhood Cinco de Mayo potluck.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Onion Bell peppers can black beans cheddar cheese<br />
Chorizo Poblano peppers flour tortillas sliced black olives<br />
Ground beef Spices queso lg can red enchilada sauce <br />
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I browned onions with a small package of chorizo, using the fat from the meat instead of butter or oil to sautee the onions, then added a pound of ground beef and got that cooking too.<br />
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Next I cut 2 bell peppers (I chose pretty yellow and red ones) and 2 poblano peppers into chunks and threw that it. I added a bit of salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, chili powder and cumin too.<br />
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Preheat the oven to 350F<br />
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I sprayed a large glass casserole dish with oil and proceeded to layer goodies.<br />
One layer meat mixture<br />
next layer black beans, drained<br />
next layer flour tortillas cut into bite-sized pieces<br />
next layer queso<br />
next layer more meat<br />
next layer, more tortillas<br />
next layer, the rest of the meat<br />
top layer, shredded cheddar<br />
Pour one large can of red enchilada sauce over the whole dish<br />
garnish with sliced black olives.<br />
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Bake at 350F for one hour.<br />
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No photos. We packed it up, took it over, and it was eaten.<br />
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We recently learned more about our well. We didn't learn about it the easy way either, but it really wasn't as bad as it might have been.<br />
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It started when the pump - down in the basement - wouldn't shut off. I wandered around the house and couldn't find anything, but thought we might have water running somewhere. I was assuming a toilet tank that was leaking and needed a new gasket. I'm still not walking up and down stairs confidently, so I waited for Brad to get home and check it out. That wasn't the problem. We found a big puddle in the back yard. Uh-oh.<br />
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In the morning, we called our usual plumber - they also do well and septic! - and they said that as we had water in the house and the pump still had water going through it, we'd be alright (ie. not burn out the pump) and the soonest they could get to us was early the next morning. They showed up bright and early and looked things over. That's when we found the new 'water feature' in the back yard.<br />
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This was a job that called for excavating. They made a bunch of calls and, having other customers with emergencies going on, told us they'd have a machine delivered to the house and perhaps they'd be able to get to work first thing the next day. Well, maybe an hour later, I look out the window and see this... </div>
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And not long afterwards, the work van was back as well. In case the photo doesn't show up, that's <a href="http://www.zeppplumbing.com/" target="_blank">Zepp Plumbing and Heating, Inc.</a> We recommend them! </div>
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Even with the digger and all, they still had to coordinate the work to be done (and fit in issues going on with other customers too) but they stayed, called for representatives from the utilities companies to come out and mark our power and cable lines, and got right to work. </div>
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It didn't take long for the well cap to be exposed and the cracked pipe found - a plastic elbow. It was a surprise to us because we believed the well was much further away from the house, not right out by the back walk. They got the pipe fixed right away. We also learned that a buried well was not up to code (it was dug in 1960) and new code requires the well cap to extend at least 8" above the surface to protect against ground water contamination. While the ground was already opened up, we decided to go ahead and bring it up to code. Only certified workers are allowed to work on welding on well systems but fortunately Zepp Plumbing knows a guy and they were able to come out the very next day to extend the casing. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is similar to our system. The jet pump and storage tank are in the basement, the pipes extend out to the well. (I'm not sure who to credit this image to, it was copied in multiple locations)</td></tr>
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We now have a capped pipe out behind the house and a perfectly repaired well system. Found out that the well is 80ft deep and the water line is about 13ft below the surface. We've had to wait a week to drink the water again - due to the addition of chlorine to cleanse the well after repairs - but have been able to use the water for washing and showering etc. When I saw the water bubbling up from the ground I thought we were in for a terrible ordeal, but it really wasn't all that bad, and I found the experience interesting and educational too. </div>
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We have some nice rocks surrounding the well pipe, but decided it needed some flowers too. </div>
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Honor and I put the plants in. This was actually a pretty big accomplishment for me. Getting up and down from a low chair on uneven ground was a test of my 'repaired' leg. Honor had to bring me my cane at one point, but I'm getting better! We chose a random assortment of bedding plants as we have no idea what will thrive in our soil and we'll see how these do.<br />
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The large greenish-black rock was Honor's "Birthday Boulder" from 3(?) years ago. We'd asked her what she wanted for her birthday, and jokingly, she said she wanted a boulder. So, Brad and I got the wheelbarrow and went back up into the back 1/2 acre and dug up this big rock to present to her. We told her it was just a baby boulder but with love and attention it will grow big and strong. When we were moving it around to set it back in place, Brad said that it might be slightly heavier now. </div>
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Speaking of flowers, our lawn has been full of wild flowers this year! Pretty little 'weeds' all over the yard. </div>
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I have been looking forward to the end of winter, although I am not sure how we got into April so fast? Admittedly, I lost quite a bit of time due to being broken, but April?? Time flies...<br />
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My favorite first sign of Spring are the green fronds of the daffodil plants emerging. The whole yard will be brown and dormant, but these brilliant dark green shoots start appearing and the bold color is so refreshing after all the dreary winter tones. I love the flowers too. Shortly after the daffodils bloom, the trees begin flowering and even the 'weeds' in the grass get colorful. Much of our back lawn had wild violets and we have solid purple and white with purple flowers all over the ground.<br />
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First the lawn starts showing 'green' a bit...<br />
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And then, of course, the flowers go wild!! </div>
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With the changing of the seasons, comes the shifting (expanding and contracting) of the earth and other elements. The door into the chicken's run got into the spirit and warped. The slats in the upper section have started to shift and fall. We will need to replace the whole door. It already needed replacing anyway, seeing as the fox ate some of the bottom half of it earlier(!) but now it's really a mess. My first time back in the shed since January was to fetch some materials to fix the door temporarily. It's not perfect, but chicken wire will hold it together for a bit. Enough slats had fallen out that the smaller birds could have flown right on out of there!!</div>
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Speaking of saving things and Spring... Now that the weather is warmer, we like to keep the patio door open. The patio is screened in, but it's not completely secure from small critters. The cats can't get out, but they can catch what comes in. The other day, Ninja found a mouse and she brought it INSIDE to us. We heard her calling and when Honor went to see what she wanted, Ninja took off with the mouse to the basement!! Honor chased after. I heard a bit of yelling, but soon enough Honor came back with the mouse trapped in a small box. She took it out into the woods and let it go. Ninja was not a happy cat. She spent the next half hour or so yowling about the loss of her toy. We hope the mouse learned its lesson and stays away.<br />
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Honor captured a beautiful photo of the lucky little thing...<br />
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Another sign of Spring is rain. Of course, because it's been raining since last May, it's not exactly much of an omen this year. The ground in front has not dried our since last year's flood and we've had mud everywhere on the property, so we really didn't get alarmed when the bit behind the carport was wet. Until it REALLY got soaked two days ago and the water pump wouldn't turn off!! It might have just been naturally wet from rain before, but this new 'water feature' is due to a pipe bursting between the house and the well. Sigh. The plumbers are out there now with an excavator to take care of it. But hey, look at our lovely little 'spring-fed' pond (or, you know, burst pipe fed pond... )<br />
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The growling noise in the background is a big woodchipper. A neighbor had a tree chopped down yesterday and they are cleaning up today.<br />
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Ah well... Welcome to the season of re-birth and new growth. Here's your random cat photo...<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-76946758463497216992019-03-13T03:04:00.000+02:002019-03-13T04:06:28.598+02:00Many Years Ago... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Once upon a long time ago, when I was about two years older than Honor is now, I graduated high school and joined the Army.<br />
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That's me in the center of the back row. Why in the world did I look so happy? This was Basic Training! I must have been left out in the sun too long. Nevermind... I enjoyed my service. I liked the work I did, loved the people I worked with, enjoyed traveling, and I could handle the stupid bits. For what it's worth, soldiers didn't get paid enough then, they still don't nowadays, but what's new? There are pros and cons to everything.<br />
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One of my favorite posts was Ft. Campbell. I loved the helicopters. I always found flying in military airplanes to be uncomfortable and boring. There's nothing like being strapped in a canvas web seat for hours, freezing your rear off, and no place to put your feet but up on the wheel of the truck tied down - but still bouncing - in front of you. Wheee. Helicopters though, never bothered me. I loved riding in them.<br />
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Before I came along and broke the trend, pretty much all the family were Navy. </div>
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My grandfather (b<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1893 - d1971) served in the Navy. </span></div>
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My father had these photos of his dad's ship and a school photo from 1918. The note on the back identified it as<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Dunwoody University, College of Technology. And his ship was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wisconsin_(BB-9)?fbclid=IwAR345YnT2tuBZ-EbNQoH8knJo3GcSgrE4uwww-GBHdV-Bw1OHX1cshG4EmA" target="_blank">BB-9, the USS Wisconsin</a>, which I believe he was on in 1918, and was first launched in 1897. It has steam engines and masts too. </span></div>
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My dad dropped out of school and tried to lie about his age to go into service, but he looked too young and got caught. He ended up working on a farm, and then in a big kitchen in an area that is now O'hare airport. He eventually joined the Navy too and served at the end of WWII and during the Occupation.<br />
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He enjoyed his time in China and Australia as well. He learned to like warm weather and never moved back to Chicago.<br />
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She wants to learn to fly, among other things, and has joined the Civil Air Patrol. So, 21 years after I put my own BDUs away, she gets to wear some of her own. We still need to get the name tapes and all sewn on, but she looks a lot more professional than I did when I first started wearing them! Somewhere I've got photos of her dad in uniform too, from once upon a time, and I'll have to include them in a future post. </div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-1463157082060627262019-03-07T01:46:00.001+02:002019-03-07T01:46:02.423+02:00I'm Free! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, I'm sorta free...<br /><br />A little bit free.<br /><br />I'm allowed out of the wheelchair.<br />
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I met with the surgeon on Monday and I've been given leave to gradually start putting weight on the leg. I'm still supposed to wear the boot (bummer) when I walk, but can take it off while sleeping now. It is so much more comfortable!<br /><br />The good thing is that I'm allowed to use the walker and roam about the house. The bad news is I'm still not putting full weight on it, no stairs, and no driving.<br /><br />I also have to relearn how to do all the things. Carrying a cup in the wheelchair? Easy! Walker? Not so much. Unloading and reloading the dishwasher was fairly easy in the chair. I'm going to need a new technique with the walker. That's okay. I'll figure it out eventually.<br /><br />Probably the thing that bugs me most is the boot is so flipping big. It's like walking around on a high heel shoe. ONE high heeled shoe and one flat shoe. Now, I'm not going to put a high heeled shoe on the good leg to balance it out - because that sounds like a dumb way to do physical therapy - but it is tempting. </div>
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A couple of weeks like this and I should be back to walking(-ish) again and then I can probably drive again. I am supposed to use the boot for another 6 weeks though. Ugh. </div>
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Anyway... here's Pixie. Even though she doesn't like the walker as much as she likes riding in the wheelchair, she is still taking care of me... when she doesn't ditch me for Brad...<br /></div>
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Certain individuals in my life have been giving me a hard time recently about not keeping up with my blog. I'm not going to mention any names, but one is my sweet husband, and the other has been known to hang out with questionable individuals of the poultry persuasion...<br />
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I shall henceforth attempt to be more considerate and write the things.<br /><br />So, what things should I write about?<br />
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What? You thought I was going to do all the work? Oh no! That's not how it works. I must have feedback, suggestions, ideas. I'm sure I'll come up with some random stuff on my own, but I'm listening. Comment and let me hear what you have to say. What do you want?<br />
<br /> - Cats?<br />
- Chickens?<br />
- Recipes?<br />
- Books?<br />
- Memories?<br />
- Writing prompts?<br />
- Serious stuff?<br />
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I guess I should make a note about what I've been up to lately, besides slacking off and not blogging. The biggest issue occupying my time has been dealing with a broken leg.<br />
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Mid-January I slipped on the ice and snapped the heck out of my right leg. Broke both the tibia and fibula as well as the ankle. Fortunately Brad and our neighbor were home and they got me over to the hospital where I had surgery to insert a rod through the leg. The doctor did an amazing job with my leg. The break was rather ugly, but when he was done you could barely see where the crack was. I was impressed. Of course, I would have much preferred to NOT have had this happen, but it was cool to see the before and after x-rays and how well it was put back together.<br />
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The surgeon told me that if I'd only broken the leg the rod would have allowed me to start walking on it again two weeks after surgery (in a boot), but since I did a number on the ankle too I was not allowed to put weight on the foot for at least six weeks.<br />
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It's been a long six weeks...<br />
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I had to go to a rehab hospital after my stay at the local hospital where I had the surgery. Now I'm stuck at home in a wheelchair. I can't escape the house. I can't drive. I can't get up or down the stairs or even into some of the rooms on the main floor because this is an old house with small doorways. But that's okay. I keep telling myself it could have been worse. I could have broken my arm too. I could have hit my head - which is, according to my nurses and physical therapists, very common in bad ice falls. This is just a temporary thing and, no matter... Tomorrow I go back to the surgeon for a follow-up. Keep your fingers crossed he sets me free of this no walking restriction!! At least Pixie appreciates the wheelchair...<br />
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At least this happened in winter. It would suck to be stuck inside during nice weather. It's snowing again today and I'm happy to be watching it from inside the house.<br /><br />I'm ready for Spring, but Winter is pretty too. The day I fell, I had taken some close-up photos of tiny ice crystals on weeds in the gravel part of the driveway.<br /><br /><br />
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One good thing about having a lot of time on my hands has been the opportunity to work on my writing. I'm working on editing books two and three of my series. I'd just finished writing book three before I fell and although I went through and did a good clean up on it as I put it into ebook format, it will still need work. However, because I've been away from it awhile, I'm now going back through book two to polish it up with fresh eyes. <br /><br />Writing seems to keep me energized and focused, unlike some other crafts I enjoy. I thought I might use some of this time to work on crochet too, but I usually use crochet to relax and all I've been doing lately is relax! Crochet hasn't happened. I don't need to relax more. <br /><br />Maybe I'll share some things about my books in future blog posts, but we'll have to see. I made an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReEvolution.Eaglefall/" target="_blank">author page on Facebook</a> and only touch on my writing a little bit. Mostly I use the page for interesting items about writing and grammar, jokes, and things that I find inspiring. </div>
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Apple Crumble Stuff.<br /><br />This is not a recipe. I don't have precise amounts or consistent ingredients. This is dessert.<br /><br />Step 1 -<br /><br />Cut up a couple of apples, or a couple of apples and a peach. In other words, cut up some fruit and stuff and put it in a microwavable bowl.<br /><br />If you're me, cut the fruit dice-sized. If you're Honor, murder them a lot into totally abused tiny, bitty pieces. Whatever.<br /><br />Stir in some sugar. 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on which way the wind is blowing or if it's a Wednesday.<br /><br />Step 2 -<br /><br />Get a pan. Melt a stick of butter. Add stuff.<br /><br />I suggest the following stuff:<br /><br /> - 1 cup of oatmeal<br /> - 1/2 cup flour<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-13458108802222109552017-07-21T00:53:00.001+02:002017-07-21T00:57:16.384+02:00Little House on Lake Pepin - Random Family Tree stuff<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First of all, here's a photo of a girl and a chicken. Appropriate, I think, for a post that started because I just happened to read a story about Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie". Here's my girl. happy on her mini-farm.<br />
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The story reminded me of another story, one I had discovered not too long ago about my 6th Great Grandfather, Pierre Pepin dit LaForce.<br />
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Pierre Pepin's name is included on a Monument in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, honoring famous explorers of the area. The bust is of La Verendrye, credited as discoverer of the Rocky Mountains and explorer of Western Canada. </div>
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Pierre was the son of Guillaume Pepin dit Tranchemontagne and Jeanne Meschin. At some point, he adopted the surname of LaForce, he married Louise Lemire in 1681 and they had 14 children. In 1678, he and his brother Etienne Pepin joined an expedition with Duluth ( <a href="http://www.mnopedia.org/person/greysolon-daniel-sieur-du-lhut-c1639-1710">Greysolon, Daniel, Sieur du Lhut (c.1639–1710)</a>) in exploration of the upper Mississippi. A lake in between Wisconsin and Minnesota bears the name Pepin in their honor (Lake Pepin, Lake of Tears), as does a town in Wisconsin. Another history describes their travel as "In 1679, (they) explored and traded in the present day Lake Pepin, Wisconsin area. They arrived in this area by traveling up the Mississippi from the south.", also, "By the mid-1600’s, the French had begun to send expeditions into Wisconsin via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. King Louis XIII of France is believed to have granted a huge piece of land in the Upper Mississippi River Valley to two brothers, Etiene Pepin de la Fond and Guillaume dit Tranchemontagne. Two of Gillaume’s sons, Pierre Pepin and Jean Pepin du Cardonnets, later explored and traded in this area, and their name somehow became attached to the lake, and ultimately to the village and the county."<br />
What does all this have to do with "Little House on the Prairie"? The <a href="http://pepinwisconsin.org/about-us">Village of Pepin, Wisconsin</a> is the birthplace of Laura Ingall's Wilder and she spent her early days living in the area. Apparently, <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/08/12/bcst-thread-books-laura-ingalls-wilder-road-trip">Charles Ingalls had an "itchy foot"</a> and liked to travel, which is part of why they moved so often as Laura was growing up. I think my ancestors must have had "itchy feet" too.<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-51626264534179844312017-07-14T23:56:00.000+02:002017-07-15T00:49:26.711+02:00Tap..tap.. tap... Hello? Is this thing on? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been a bit... lax. Some might even say lazy. A totally irresponsible blogger. Ok. Fine. You're right. I have been downright irresponsible. I will try to make amends.<br />
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Granted, it's not all my fault...well, it is... because it's my blog, but we've had a big change in lifestyle. We're no longer expats. We're repats. Repatriotates. Is that a word? It should be. It is now, and it's appropriate. It's based on real language, but does not quite fit, which is often how I feel even though we've been back in the US for nearly three years now. Maryland is truly beginning to feel like home to me, but at times, I still feel like an alien, and that is very distracting.<br />
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Sorry. I'm about two years out of date and catching up isn't going to happen. Instead, I think I shall just blog about random stuff and if flashbacks and stories happen, then good. If not, then there will be new stuff and new photos. I will, at least, try to post new and old photos with each blog, but I'm not promising that there will be any pattern or logic to it. </div>
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What's up with me? Well, today is better than yesterday. Yesterday, my back hurt a lot, it was hot, I could not get much done (because of the stupid back) and there was a dead raccoon in the yard. By afternoon, though I started to feel a bit better, it cooled down, and I was finally able to let go of the frustration of not being very mobile. A good attitude goes a long way and that's really all that changed from morning to afternoon... my perky positivity was simply a little slow to get started yesterday. I recall exactly when it kicked in too. Honor had had a friend stay over last night and the friend's mom had just come to pick her up. I was outside trying to reach the hose to clean the chickens' watering can. (My back is being stupid, but I can still do some small things) As our friend was driving down the driveway, she stopped due to problems with her emergency brake. About this time, another friend, a neighbor, showed up with her hayfork to collect the dead raccoon (for an autopsy) which just happened to be only a few feet away from where the car was stuck. I hobbled down the hill to go check in with both of them, and they were both concerned about me and seeing me on a cane. That three-way conversation, about the cane, the car, and the dead raccoon was so perfectly absurd! How could I stay in a grouchy mood? It was a reminder that even when life gets a bit... weird... it is what it is. It is what we make of it. My neighbor was cool and helped with the dead animal, my friend got her car fixed, and my back will get better. Life is good. </div>
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One nice thing about being forced to be careful with my back, ie. stay out of trouble in the yard and/or workshop, is that I didn't have to feel guilty about staying inside and working on the computer. I spent hours digging through Ancestry.com and working on my family tree yesterday. I was fine-tuning some work on one branch on my father's side of the family connected to settlers who came to the US in 1634 and settled in Massachusetts.<br />
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This guy is my 9th Great Grandfather - Rowland Stebbins:<br />
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Rowland Stebbins was born in 1592 at Stebbing (English parish-Bocking), Essex County, England, of a "family of great antiquity." He was baptized on November 5, 1592 at St. Mary’s Church in Bocking. He was the son of Thomas Stebbins. He married Sarah Whiting in Bocking on November 30, 1618. In 1634, with his wife and four children (Thomas-14, Sarah-11, Elizabeth-6, and John-8) and a Mary Winch (possibly a niece), Rowland Stebbins sailed in the ship "Francis" from Ipswich, England to the Colonies.</div>
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Because of his parentage. Rowland was considered a "person of quality." He is included in "Tile Original Lists of Persons of Quality" (Hotten's List of Emigrants) . The Stebbinses sailed from Ipswich as the nearest major seaport. Coming to the New World would have been an adventurous but not unusual undertaking in 1634. Although the Pilgrims had landed at at Plymouth Rock only 14 years earlier, emigration to Massachusetts was already booming. From 1629 to 1640 nearly 10,000 people were transplanted into the colony. </div>
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Because of his parentage. Rowland was considered a "person of quality." He is included in "Tile Original Lists of Persons of Quality" (Hotten's List of Emigrants) . The Stebbinses sailed from Ipswich as the nearest major seaport. Coming to the New World would have been an adventurous but not unusual undertaking in 1634. Although the Pilgrims had landed at at Plymouth Rock only 14 years earlier, emigration to Massachusetts was already booming. From 1629 to 1640 nearly 10,000 people were transplanted into the colony.
Rowland Stebbins and his family first settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 1635, he moved to Agawam, Massachusetts (afterward named Springfield), which was a colony founded by William Pyncheon. His wife, Sarah, died Oct. 4, 1649 at Springfield, Hamdon County, Massachusetts, aged 58 years.</div>
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Rowland is reported to have been assigned a sitting in the first seat of the church along with four other men. He was a freeman in 1664. Between 1664 and 1669, Rowland moved to Northampton, Massachusetts and was one of the first settlers there.</div>
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Rowland was a surveyor. His skills would have been very much in demand during this period when dozens of towns and thousands of farms were being carved out of the wilderness. Indeed, he and his immediate children were involved in at least six new settlements ("developments," as we might call them): Roxbury, Springfield, Brimfield,</div>
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Twenty-four male petitioners founded Northampton in 1653. A 1661 church covenant shows seventy-five men and women in town. By 1674, Northampton held 108 men and the total town population stood at close to 500 persons.<br />
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I can't credit the author, for the story above, as s/he is not listed, but here is the original link. (I've copied this here as I don't want to lose the story in case the original poster removes it.) <a href="https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/6010964"> https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/6010964</a><br />
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I was able to find Rowland Stebbin's name and family listed in Volume 1 of "The Great Migration begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633", information that was confirmed in other documentation, including FindaGrave.com and Ancestry. <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20048398">https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20048398</a><br />
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Rowland Stebbin's descendents, children and grand-children, were present in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Deerfield">Deerfield during the historic "massacre" that took place in 1704</a>. Some were killed in the village. Others died or were killed along the route to Canada. My 6th Great-Grandmother, Thankful Stebbins, was 13yo at the time of the raid and was one of the 80+ captives to have survived the march to Canada. She was adopted (god-daughter) by the commander of the forces that attacked Deerfield, and she assimilated into society there and was eventually baptised as Therese Louise. At age 19, she married Adrien Charles LeGrain dit Lavelle. She was apparently well liked and respected by her community, and she and her husband had eleven surviving children.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thankful STEBBENS and Adrien LEGRAIN had a contract of marriage drawn up on 1 Feb 1711 at Notary Tailhandier. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Thankful/Theresa Louise STEBENS and Adrien Charles GRAIN dit LAVALLEE were married 4 Feb 1711</span><span style="background-color: white;"> at Ste Famille de Boucherville. Jacques DeNOYON was present at the wedding and quite likely Abigail STEBBENS. From her marriage with Adrien LEGRAIN, Thankful/Therese Louise STEBBENS had 13 children. The family lived in the parish of St Joseph de Chambly. Her death on 11 July 1729 at Chambly followed the birth of the least child about one week.</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">The children of Thankful/Therese Louise STEBBINS and Adrien/Charles LEGRAIN were:</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Francoise-Therese, born 2 & bapt 3 Mar 1713 Chambly; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Guillaume, born 28 & bapt 30 Dec 1714 Chambly; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marie-Jeanne, bapt 30 Aug 1716 Chambly; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marie, bapt 5 Feb 1718 Chambly; marr 7 Jan 1738 St Joseph de Chambly Jean-Francols BESSETTE; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Marguerite, marr 27 Nov 1738 St Joseph de Chambly Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE</span><span style="background-color: white;">.; marr 2nd on 8 Oct 1742 St Joseph de Chambly Michel LAGEU dit SANSCARTIER; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Charlotte, bapt 6 Jan 1720 Chambly: marr Mar 1742 La Conception de la Pointe Olivier BAPTISTE VIEN: </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Isabelle/ELISABETH, born 17 Dec 1721 Chambly (mother called Louise THESMEN): as Elisabeth she marr 22 June 1741 La Conception de la Pointe Olivier JEAN BERTRAND; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Judith, bapt 3 Jan 1722 Chambly: </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Antoine. bapt 1 Nov 1723 Chambly; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Marie Therese, born & bapt 2 Feb 1725 Chambly (mother called Marie Therese LEBEAU); marr 23 Jan 1736 St Joseph de Chambly Jean Baptiste LARIVIERE; bur 21 July 1753 St Joseph de Chambly. </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Anonymous, born, bapt at home by "bonne femme" Bessette; died & bur 6 March 1726 Chambly. </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Charles-Antoine, born & bapt 2 June 1727 Chambly; marr Ist 31 Aug 1751 La Conception de la Pointe Olivier FRANCOISE BESSET; marr 2nd on 3 Nov 1756 Chambly Suzanne VALLIERE; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">Veronique. born & bapt 4 July 1729 Chambly; </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e453f; font-family: "source sans pro" , "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Some of the above children likely died in Chambly at a young age. Only 27 burials were listed in Chambly from 1701 to 1730.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;">"</span></blockquote>
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Amazingly enough, I still have this laundry basket. Despite years of play and abuse and work, it's still alive. </div>
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Brian went to a Montessori school and Honor loved to visit!</div>
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Playing in the wading pool, or, you know, not playing in the pool and choosing to sit on mom and dad and get us all wet too. </div>
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Brian's first room. He helped choose the decoration. </div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-76226812108406322742015-05-11T22:36:00.001+02:002015-05-11T22:36:18.447+02:00Archery Event<p>This weekend we attended a well-run and thoroughly FUN archery event hosted by our local SCA barony. By the way, I’m not giving actual event names, places, or other specific details as it’s not mine to give… it’s not secret, as these things are posted on SCA Kingdom and Barony pages for those who are interested in finding out more and possibly participating… but I am keeping my sharing specific to our family activities. Anyway, this weekend’s event was a full day of archery goodness! The amount of prep work to set this thing up and host it must have been truly substantial! I was able to assist one afternoon, to help prep some targets, but that was such a tiny amount of help compared to those who ran around planning and setting things up, prepped the lunch and feast, etc., especially the autocrat and marshal-in-charge. Their hard work paid off and we really had a great time. </p> <p>In the beginning, groups of brave adventurers headed out into the deep dark woods to rout out ravaging bands of monsters and fiends… they were accompanied by a young lady bard who, when not gathering treasures, like shells, shiny rocks, coconut shells and golf balls that she found along the path, recorded their deeds for history. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JJL2W6kCIZQ/VVENbo8Bx_I/AAAAAAAAh-o/aOM45lm7uHo/s1600-h/DSC00566%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00566" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00566" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ad0kH6xzxn8/VVENdzVRhlI/AAAAAAAAh-w/N2uZhIAYTUI/DSC00566_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="374"></a></p> <p>The deep dark woods were quite lovely. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-evfsqAUyRac/VVENkDvBZEI/AAAAAAAAh-4/sSzbd7KSflY/s1600-h/DSC00570%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00570" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00570" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-64bOAta7MlQ/VVENmQUIO2I/AAAAAAAAh_A/vYTQSq6OKAI/DSC00570_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="413"></a></p> <p>Brian is confronted by an evil spider queen. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vpxVsO99zxY/VVENrA7IeoI/AAAAAAAAh_I/vAPf_fINH-A/s1600-h/DSC00580%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00580" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00580" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wHYTwFX3ts/VVENtOb3PEI/AAAAAAAAh_Q/_m0NWsz63GA/DSC00580_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="498" height="399"></a></p> <p>Dad’s got his back. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-quzgeAsg-LQ/VVENx7JRCOI/AAAAAAAAh_Y/yG8o0h3y6qc/s1600-h/DSC00585%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00585" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00585" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cdWbNhOgK-o/VVENzPa-J6I/AAAAAAAAh_g/ej_vE0bn9pQ/DSC00585_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Fmv9pDBWZc/VVEN3XdXpCI/AAAAAAAAh_o/5tLR1_6WWUA/s1600-h/DSC00589%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00589" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00589" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3h4ejWun5LE/VVEN4-eOjPI/AAAAAAAAh_w/OCW3ZRqRL54/DSC00589_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p>And it was mom who took out one of the vile little spider eggs. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DFFjY1jWsR4/VVEN9F_RmeI/AAAAAAAAh_4/pT2Oc3VBZ9Y/s1600-h/DSC00592%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00592" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00592" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qvsp9RqooMs/VVEN_u7iD4I/AAAAAAAAiAA/iNV91O4jBgM/DSC00592_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a></p> <p>And then, there were dragons! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PZNjfhS8uDE/VVEOFSidOVI/AAAAAAAAiAI/5mmyBewnXKA/s1600-h/DSC00604%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00604" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00604" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TTR1_c7Qdy0/VVEOJRc2VuI/AAAAAAAAiAQ/PxyaEnZ2rco/DSC00604_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a></p> <p>Crafty beasts would hide behind trees and such, and we were required to shoot from set locations. 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00612" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-71P5KYvHRe0/VVEOetfxzOI/AAAAAAAAiBA/0CjI0WWZk4Q/DSC00612_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="491" height="386"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--VpnjeYENnU/VVEOi9QRf5I/AAAAAAAAiBI/LVROufP63LA/s1600-h/DSC00629%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00629" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00629" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Gu4I2EGJGs/VVEOnrhMnMI/AAAAAAAAiBQ/HUzhly__tYE/DSC00629_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="495" height="409"></a></p> <p>Ah, a rare glimpse of our Miss Honor, as seen from the other side of the camera. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2q3uU5XFtJg/VVEOrA0uSsI/AAAAAAAAiBY/FXW6ElQGzPc/s1600-h/DSC00631%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00631" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00631" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c4tb-BzeX1k/VVEOtJuhF-I/AAAAAAAAiBg/Y-FKvQChGnk/DSC00631_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="349" height="501"></a></p> <p>And Brian, without a bow attached to his face. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PssUzBHw6f4/VVEOwUEiAJI/AAAAAAAAiBo/2ozq4SXNwQQ/s1600-h/DSC00635%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00635" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00635" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7OylbkATxPo/VVEOy8FSseI/AAAAAAAAiBw/sQPwF84QlSk/DSC00635_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="505"></a></p> <p>Honor took a lot of photos of trees and nature as she walked with us. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4KTubnNlU-w/VVEO3QCqf8I/AAAAAAAAiB4/63bdrzxlDMM/s1600-h/DSC00637%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00637" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00637" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hvuk9Z6AjPk/VVEO6IEDYbI/AAAAAAAAiCA/tcCrSiNFpJc/DSC00637_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lmujS-gUXjs/VVEO84T6zsI/AAAAAAAAiCI/1PaROGDENpE/s1600-h/DSC00639%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00639" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00639" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T11rv_olSM0/VVEO-Uc8gAI/AAAAAAAAiCQ/bpkGWJYL6bY/DSC00639_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="245" height="336"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9GvTw2JR5BY/VVEPA9QW7PI/AAAAAAAAiCY/YkUiiOCoj1o/s1600-h/DSC00641%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00641" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00641" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LkL-2RtMFVM/VVEPCzExQoI/AAAAAAAAiCg/hhvq8g3vWdQ/DSC00641_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="340"></a></p> <p>Some of the targets were quite challenging, hidden behind trees and branches. Sneaky beasts! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X5-63ojez3Y/VVEPI7rQRfI/AAAAAAAAiCo/d9_741xKbAM/s1600-h/DSC00663%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00663" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00663" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DIVCpeiXb2U/VVEPLLNnfXI/AAAAAAAAiCw/m_1F6Q578HA/DSC00663_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a></p> <p>Leaning around… </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ah8YXGLMd04/VVEPP1SA9wI/AAAAAAAAiC4/72KcDvk98d0/s1600-h/DSC00664%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00664" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00664" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o8FstFOaiLw/VVEPRu-6AGI/AAAAAAAAiDA/DMOAo65xNgA/DSC00664_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="501" height="371"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DVf1pQsYihk/VVEPVpM7_HI/AAAAAAAAiDI/yko9ibKm1x0/s1600-h/DSC00669%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00669" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00669" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-psWS-tbDvXc/VVEPX-6FNEI/AAAAAAAAiDQ/0c38ienkzZ0/DSC00669_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="492" height="405"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TBqjIwQLoc8/VVEPbWwhk6I/AAAAAAAAiDY/mL92EyIl5BU/s1600-h/DSC00678%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00678" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00678" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zKEpFImtWos/VVEPdRXd9CI/AAAAAAAAiDg/nBmYqFVVYFI/DSC00678_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="470" height="333"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Rnp9SQqTxo/VVEPhMHdg3I/AAAAAAAAiDo/xJYkT2wtZOQ/s1600-h/DSC00671%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00671" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00671" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AbK8eqQRl9g/VVEPjdK5hjI/AAAAAAAAiDw/WkCF3Ib8P5A/DSC00671_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="415" height="502"></a></p> <p>That branch will not save you! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tM20q2JBIs4/VVEPmhoLcZI/AAAAAAAAiD4/70GZciq8xGw/s1600-h/DSC00675%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00675" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00675" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IrgJ-D1FhVc/VVEPoSVWQPI/AAAAAAAAiEA/M5-RZVWAB5U/DSC00675_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="416" height="327"></a></p> <p>Ok, maybe some branches might save you… many arrows were ricocheted, trapped, and snapped. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6m1xLPhtTdk/VVEPsKv2pII/AAAAAAAAiEI/CJgT-s4N7UI/s1600-h/DSC00696%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00696" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00696" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LaQRKhzwx6A/VVEPuVmReTI/AAAAAAAAiEQ/v4ZHRVzA5qc/DSC00696_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="417" height="360"></a></p> <p>I totally got the sorceress in the head… okay, maybe just the left ear, but it was enough to slow her up so my team-mates could take her down. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c8C0sO8gspY/VVEPwo1i5TI/AAAAAAAAiEY/ija5r-nhT8A/s1600-h/DSC00697%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00697" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00697" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C_NfcPuJUto/VVEPyXEG7gI/AAAAAAAAiEg/tDQevKuvvAA/DSC00697_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="376"></a></p> <p>In the meantime, nature was enjoyed and dandelions were puffed into the wind. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b3sAs0e8Ra8/VVEP3YnWvQI/AAAAAAAAiEo/P6w9ziRFRw4/s1600-h/DSC00702%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00702" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00702" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gO13FrKKx9Q/VVEP5dqNjwI/AAAAAAAAiEw/YA6CiBbdRQw/DSC00702_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zsz29ndvius/VVEP-WLbiDI/AAAAAAAAiE4/h9h1hqYrxH8/s1600-h/DSC00706%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00706" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00706" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rQGAevB6qsc/VVEQAevP8GI/AAAAAAAAiFA/90oY2WkAdek/DSC00706_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a></p> <p>After lunch was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clout_archery">clout shoot</a>, which is an old term that apparently means launching arrows at a target WAY, WAY, THE HECK OUT THERE. I am not sure how far away this one was, but we shot at this target from on top of the hill. Do you see it? Center of the photo? White rectangle peeking through the branches? Not the little t-shaped pole-thing up close, but look beyond that, over the land, over the first bit of water there, to the small outcrop of land in the distance. There it is. For scale… look for the people walking, lower left corner the water. <br><br>I didn’t hit the target (ha!) but I was quite pleased to have made the distance with 2 of the 3 arrows I shot. One landed to the left, one landed to the right. The first one went swimming, way short!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_c2LwWZwR8/VVEQEx3RCMI/AAAAAAAAiFI/47QY34_-Mxw/s1600-h/DSC00718%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00718" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00718" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C3z8pvWKX_A/VVEQG_C-HXI/AAAAAAAAiFQ/jWH9EZ7tx8E/DSC00718_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="524" height="422"></a><br><br>This is the actual target. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--nYu8kxIXPs/VVEQJlchfKI/AAAAAAAAiFY/OFkBuI15tHc/s1600-h/DSC00719%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00719" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00719" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--nPBznoJIb4/VVEQLEodfuI/AAAAAAAAiFg/7ddo7Ah3mTs/DSC00719_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="352"></a></p> <p>And this was another one of the more challenging targets. There were two hanging targets on a spinning base – and did they ever spin, and rock, and twirl! Each target had two sides… one bee, one mosquito. Hit the mosquito for two points, hit a bee and lose a point! (Protect the pollinators!) Brian and I got one mosquito each. This was hard! There was a potential for 12 points here. Brian and I managed 2 points each here, but as this was even difficult for the experienced archers, I was not ashamed of this score! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-idoF13msDbg/VVEQQ2zWqSI/AAAAAAAAiFo/pHUlV0Y9qLI/s1600-h/DSC00723%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00723" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00723" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kkls67YXzsM/VVEQTYc2ZyI/AAAAAAAAiFw/8Y06d-CwGMs/DSC00723_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="404"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Q3hwwPpkqY/VVEQW2IplYI/AAAAAAAAiF4/LpHij4qEUaM/s1600-h/DSC00724%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00724" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00724" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MeJ8HQjZ8qI/VVEQYaQxkPI/AAAAAAAAiGA/wNiRXnXNEj4/DSC00724_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="318" height="350"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x3aRp0XNG64/VVEQfHXGA6I/AAAAAAAAiGI/d5IdCgs8g-s/s1600-h/DSC00726%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00726" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00726" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rv2bZz3ozS0/VVEQhmESs9I/AAAAAAAAiGQ/wbEaCZ7KdKQ/DSC00726_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="408"></a></p> <p>Brian spies an evil purple dinosaur lurking in the woods! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_WyjBMYd570/VVEQmqaTq2I/AAAAAAAAiGY/nHglQBPdFRs/s1600-h/DSC00742%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00742" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00742" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-whWhQFSc8qI/VVEQowgjVFI/AAAAAAAAiGg/qP_a7-kIGHE/DSC00742_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="471" height="380"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yKSaoHVypGI/VVEQuIwpj4I/AAAAAAAAiGo/HYQxv71UvqQ/s1600-h/DSC00744%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00744" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00744" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0y9C00Nfaog/VVEQwO3oxHI/AAAAAAAAiGw/i7dZJjd--J0/DSC00744_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="404"></a></p> <p>And then we had to climb a giant mountain (or maybe it was just a somewhat steep ridge) to fight the monsters on the hill top. Shooting at a slant was tricky. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O9F1CU0DMKE/VVEQ19Dik4I/AAAAAAAAiG4/oUq4xdjIRj4/s1600-h/DSC00747%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00747" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00747" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s_l-EDPiobw/VVEQ4GXgADI/AAAAAAAAiHA/6LPjyTgDDfY/DSC00747_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a></p> <p>It was also hard to shoot pictures without leaning! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IWcbexN3yc8/VVEQ7khbQbI/AAAAAAAAiHI/5hRGjc5JPuE/s1600-h/DSC00750%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00750" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00750" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IC8IQ7p74gA/VVEQ9Y_sSoI/AAAAAAAAiHQ/3YEgHn0WFyQ/DSC00750_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="468"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h6c5Cu8VoLE/VVERCsCRX4I/AAAAAAAAiHY/yQg0V3aUc8I/s1600-h/DSC00752%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00752" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00752" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vG8207TyqZ8/VVERGQvpGBI/AAAAAAAAiHg/IsH_y9i4GpE/DSC00752_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="495" height="397"></a></p> <p>Taking a breather before the downhill bit of the shoot. A rock monster had to be dispatched before we could descend again. At least there was a lovely breeze on top of the ridge! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RXSZ_i6D1Gg/VVERJJKXrDI/AAAAAAAAiHo/qKOyb2dWTzA/s1600-h/DSC00753%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00753" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00753" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_ISFReRSqN8/VVERLLR55QI/AAAAAAAAiHw/EuecPan64k8/DSC00753_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="508"></a></p> <p>Again… it was tricky getting good footing to shoot. And by the way, the backing of this target and a number of others on the course? Were our recycled UAB boxes from when we left Kuwait. Probably the most creative use we’ve ever had for them, but the double-walled cardboard was excellent for this! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ax1qlR9M-hI/VVERPxwhZKI/AAAAAAAAiH4/Rizm15oC-54/s1600-h/DSC00758%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00758" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00758" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vYFpzmdtV8s/VVERRzINBvI/AAAAAAAAiIA/858edREDomo/DSC00758_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="478" height="417"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ECsd60Rb-TA/VVERXxODvkI/AAAAAAAAiII/POhu17nZB7c/s1600-h/DSC00761%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00761" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00761" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aQ88oZRsjU8/VVERZ5Hm-4I/AAAAAAAAiIQ/aS8fRif0l3I/DSC00761_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="395"></a></p> <p>Brian shows us how it’s done. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUZj30cs5F4/VVERez-9-fI/AAAAAAAAiIY/z3FMs9B6VOA/s1600-h/DSC00763%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00763" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00763" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FNqK_4Kulrc/VVERgGsUIXI/AAAAAAAAiIg/F2qZTa4ypus/DSC00763_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lRzhy5L1HUg/VVERk6t4EjI/AAAAAAAAiIo/v-HtF09GmDw/s1600-h/DSC00764%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00764" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00764" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wzCC2xV5H1I/VVERlsbpMII/AAAAAAAAiIw/VlWqoLH4U_E/DSC00764_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Dd-6F368is/VVERqhU7jII/AAAAAAAAiI4/tPeqh0aeU6U/s1600-h/DSC00765%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00765" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00765" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TiPK4S1GKxg/VVERshIqOAI/AAAAAAAAiJA/aWphGMua9lU/DSC00765_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="389"></a></p> <p>Downhill again… and what is this? Could it be? (ominous theme music builds in intensity)…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Uo-hjIrjRoE/VVERvmf_LNI/AAAAAAAAiJI/bTvb5nY4VfE/s1600-h/DSC00784%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00784" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00784" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z5seH4Ibcz4/VVERxIT2ssI/AAAAAAAAiJQ/I8Wi-3IyoVA/DSC00784_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="415"></a></p> <p>It’s a shark! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nnlDIo-0EqU/VVER0wo4e9I/AAAAAAAAiJY/KXlmD0HMM5M/s1600-h/DSC00768%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00768" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00768" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-odYrSrrp04M/VVER2rfpclI/AAAAAAAAiJg/oPycN_Cc6Zk/DSC00768_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a></p> <p>No worries. We fight those too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-13WXiW4LQ1I/VVER6iy3n1I/AAAAAAAAiJo/HEWlLOv-iu4/s1600-h/DSC00771%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00771" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00771" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wc6LSVWm4Kc/VVER9KfxMxI/AAAAAAAAiJw/qVJamP2ruZs/DSC00771_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="395"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8DMh91xxb8U/VVER_6XQB9I/AAAAAAAAiJ4/PSrCasLMcoE/s1600-h/DSC00782%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00782" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00782" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RBipApDQENU/VVESBdYRklI/AAAAAAAAiKA/zcOr_DarmJU/DSC00782_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="498" height="364"></a><br><br>At the end of the day, all the points were tallied and winners decided. Each target had a set number of points that could be achieved with a total possible of about 150. Brad, Brian and I all scored in the 40’s, but considering how tough some of these targets were, and how amazing some of the experienced archers were, I wasn’t surprised or disappointed. Honestly, I thought we did a darn good job! And we had fun - *grin*! </p> <p>And where was Honor during most of this? Petting all the pups, of course. And swinging, and watching the birds, and boats, and hawks, and chatting, and looking for turtles, etc. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ba4yCSVPuIo/VVESHBhTibI/AAAAAAAAiKI/62FNq_ZxT44/s1600-h/DSC00785%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00785" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00785" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9IR4iFwFNeQ/VVESIxKYjtI/AAAAAAAAiKQ/zGvzc3jv5_w/DSC00785_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bXWR_xPhsdk/VVESM4jspRI/AAAAAAAAiKY/OHLJ21TT__8/s1600-h/DSC00791%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00791" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00791" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e7imtfkyCzc/VVESO3z7IfI/AAAAAAAAiKg/b2ug0_VWjGM/DSC00791_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="395"></a></p> <p>And helping to retrieve found things. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oywIg101XDg/VVESTPlaQ0I/AAAAAAAAiKo/mftVrclB8S0/s1600-h/DSC00792%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00792" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00792" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3kfoJpRTH6c/VVESVq4eceI/AAAAAAAAiKw/weZzLdXgx0o/DSC00792_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="467" height="376"></a></p> <p>After dinner, the French and English navies had a fierce naval battle. The English won, but it was a battle of mutual destruction. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mV0tozlSJ0g/VVESZf7z2rI/AAAAAAAAiK4/ruOmTAfv_Vs/s1600-h/DSC00799%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00799" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00799" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gu7vqrupmik/VVESbtZlgwI/AAAAAAAAiLA/No-auLTADxA/DSC00799_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="507" height="398"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wac2SUeYiPg/VVESfw7gp0I/AAAAAAAAiLI/FfPsFxBQWYU/s1600-h/DSC00803%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00803" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00803" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uZz4JAgK5Dk/VVESh8IOvKI/AAAAAAAAiLQ/Ty0kxZvKKVw/DSC00803_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="507" height="398"></a></p> <p>Honor explored more and took some photos of the darkening sky. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2sR8pJvex04/VVESl-x4nyI/AAAAAAAAiLY/TZXylIgrrXo/s1600-h/DSC00805%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00805" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00805" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GHR8GNTxrkc/VVESnUjSrPI/AAAAAAAAiLg/xlInwTvTRe4/DSC00805_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FVgwYYPlFE/VVESqG118PI/AAAAAAAAiLo/fv9PrEiU5sw/s1600-h/DSC00806%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00806" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00806" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rrWvg2k0_bM/VVESrvV1-sI/AAAAAAAAiLw/bnJXTGPmaHI/DSC00806_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SI5Gmuq0Wq8/VVEStguRh1I/AAAAAAAAiL4/4f7gE2dmitc/s1600-h/DSC00809%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00809" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00809" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BJ34r0nhEL0/VVESvAEB8bI/AAAAAAAAiMA/thHwdTWIMtc/DSC00809_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="395"></a></p> <p>And the day was wrapped up with a fierce <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear-thrower">atlatl</a> battle, to the last man standing (we used boxes as stand-ins, we didn’t actually throw spears at each other), and a friend of ours also walked us out to the woods again, by flashlight as we’d completely used up the day by this point, to show us some local plants, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisaema_triphyllum">jack-in-the-pulpits</a>, that we were completely unfamiliar with (being non-native Marylanders!) but by this time, the camera battery had died. Ah well.. next time! </p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-46121426371188888292015-05-11T08:22:00.001+02:002015-05-11T08:22:06.327+02:00Spring Cleaning<p>Now that we have warmer weather, it’s time to get busy in the yard. <br><br>Daffodils appeared all over our yard. Lovely! <br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V6ESyRwhjO8/VVBGVWbGtJI/AAAAAAAAhyA/_phuw4hgn3k/s1600-h/20150413_065904%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_065904" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_065904" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AcgThX6dpU0/VVBGW0JdiYI/AAAAAAAAhyI/chmvYGTA-nY/20150413_065904_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XByxpSDa138/VVBGaQCGAnI/AAAAAAAAhyQ/0xTWZxAnCT0/s1600-h/20150413_065916%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_065916" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_065916" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hP_P1gSAgoc/VVBGcZJYeAI/AAAAAAAAhyY/vJvtSDK0sKY/20150413_065916_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A3n-wCy_4q4/VVBGeUe4ykI/AAAAAAAAhyg/GVIhReOTohA/s1600-h/20150413_065921%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_065921" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_065921" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pw07ACYXbiQ/VVBGhdBGBoI/AAAAAAAAhyo/KK2aEvX_xdE/20150413_065921_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zjtV3aOT3xk/VVBGlU8wNfI/AAAAAAAAhyw/CqY2aKOtauw/s1600-h/20150413_065932%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_065932" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_065932" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8khUaQ_TW7M/VVBGnopBqzI/AAAAAAAAhy4/vH8OlVyIQLw/20150413_065932_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="311"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-maR_inVjBiI/VVBGqazoA1I/AAAAAAAAhzA/lBzWk6S83K4/s1600-h/20150413_065940%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_065940" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_065940" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U3NPrhx0d1Y/VVBGr2_K2NI/AAAAAAAAhzI/0XRwLl1Exj4/20150413_065940_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a></p> <p>I keep finding some friends in the yard too.. this little one was relocated to a safer place. (ie. where I wasn’t digging and raking)</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8sCpXjCxKwI/VVBGuZzEdMI/AAAAAAAAhzQ/FrZ35Y41UjI/s1600-h/20150413_135654%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_135654" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_135654" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76rmcJF6JRs/VVBGv9C9IyI/AAAAAAAAhzY/dIe1N8weenQ/20150413_135654_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xQ3yjYMmvjA/VVBGyrEVdaI/AAAAAAAAhzg/IWDPsIkJaTM/s1600-h/20150413_135705%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_135705" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_135705" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SWC7ieD9XQ8/VVBGz7SHY7I/AAAAAAAAhzo/ghD9PKgJcKY/20150413_135705_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e2AKm2I6AxY/VVBG1y4Ye4I/AAAAAAAAhzw/gPXs06qtE08/s1600-h/20150413_135711%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_135711" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_135711" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NnPJC3JxGRY/VVBG2xjgf8I/AAAAAAAAhz4/RkuX9f3l0AE/20150413_135711_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="505" height="303"></a><br></p> <p>The shop needed a good cleaning. Done! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pm2lcEOyJxE/VVBG5S8YWfI/AAAAAAAAh0A/mf3Q7JEmLjI/s1600-h/20150413_151419%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_151419" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_151419" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cTTlCHmQNe8/VVBG6yJrTvI/AAAAAAAAh0I/OTRAuQ1o55w/20150413_151419_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><br><br>And the yard needs a LOT of work. We’re starting it. A little bit at a time.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uxlhHEByvJM/VVBG_VmD0jI/AAAAAAAAh0Q/mvWb_qcotDQ/s1600-h/20150413_151447%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_151447" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_151447" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4kiWOtxEGJw/VVBHBJZn3UI/AAAAAAAAh0Y/o82OdS2zc_Y/20150413_151447_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><br><br>I edged the grass around the patio. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-poPr9ssZweA/VVBHEUkAHbI/AAAAAAAAh0g/VmgUmnMgxPA/s1600-h/20150413_172004%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_172004" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_172004" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sYdGnTX0CDI/VVBHGMlxW0I/AAAAAAAAh0o/tlR6AyI3zp0/20150413_172004_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xl19YiPuHBY/VVBHICiRP4I/AAAAAAAAh0w/0oTNPie7eSg/s1600-h/20150413_172038%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_172038" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_172038" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Xze5mZjzdI/VVBHJE-rwGI/AAAAAAAAh04/IRLMcYHBonA/20150413_172038_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="194" height="353"></a></p> <p>Briars everywhere… </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aLWwcW_xFQs/VVBHNc2yJqI/AAAAAAAAh1A/9W0v7f6atHI/s1600-h/20150413_174909%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_174909" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_174909" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Is5GjfcP--0/VVBHPFPpLgI/AAAAAAAAh1I/5MCXbSIY81I/20150413_174909_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="338"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AOdgntig-1U/VVBHT8bdYjI/AAAAAAAAh1Q/Vrlpm_wFCK0/s1600-h/20150413_174928%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_174928" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_174928" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Vyy-Ni8FhY/VVBHVk03EkI/AAAAAAAAh1Y/W7Noqj_YZig/20150413_174928_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Ki8ph-vvP8/VVBHbmv8N1I/AAAAAAAAh1g/bAzYIqSpRJE/s1600-h/20150413_174936%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_174936" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_174936" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4P6spjGdj0s/VVBIDXYf66I/AAAAAAAAh1o/vaxQd2WGEMI/20150413_174936_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="301"></a></p> <p>I’m posting these as ‘before’ photos. We’ll see how the progress goes! </p> <p>The garden…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u6oxSoGmA84/VVBIJNiewGI/AAAAAAAAh1w/B3ZFKnIctzw/s1600-h/20150413_175011%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175011" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175011" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kFzVkSa8rg4/VVBILFFHOPI/AAAAAAAAh14/Z44mGwNlEO0/20150413_175011_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a></p> <p>Trellises. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4HNScGNp8sg/VVBIPVmAsII/AAAAAAAAh2A/4pDiUMylTFY/s1600-h/20150413_175038%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175038" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175038" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZOeXjEcmym0/VVBIQ4Y_6RI/AAAAAAAAh2I/yiPGKVB6-NU/20150413_175038_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a></p> <p>These are the briars we have all over the place! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wxwskWRczBQ/VVBITUyUpkI/AAAAAAAAh2Q/fBHiGZRC2SE/s1600-h/20150413_175059%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175059" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175059" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v7CDkd7wlis/VVBIVEGeBfI/AAAAAAAAh2Y/DlCNb0LRrk8/20150413_175059_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a></p> <p>Dead wood all over. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rQP6t35JslU/VVBIaV0TpOI/AAAAAAAAh2g/MRPCe2zbcx8/s1600-h/20150413_175114%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175114" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175114" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8o43un_EZr8/VVBIb4SqPPI/AAAAAAAAh2o/CZ0P6A-kD48/20150413_175114_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a></p> <p>Wild roses. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0rKk_6QwROs/VVBIfEDc-tI/AAAAAAAAh2w/ARZBORJnpR8/s1600-h/20150413_175209%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175209" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175209" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ox7yusOVEQs/VVBIg__wIcI/AAAAAAAAh24/U9XZOwH_8m4/20150413_175209_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GSjsoPXU9JY/VVBImsEeqRI/AAAAAAAAh3A/B7lkbJoX00o/s1600-h/20150413_175249%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175249" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175249" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1rY8wRoXeSc/VVBIo4LgqvI/AAAAAAAAh3I/62_e6d7L8IU/20150413_175249_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3QjtPnnzddo/VVBItDqXLNI/AAAAAAAAh3Q/oH3RpSrusY0/s1600-h/20150413_175300%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175300" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175300" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-akO3qBGq4OA/VVBIuwZPXWI/AAAAAAAAh3Y/b1Q2svkZdv0/20150413_175300_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a></p> <p>I’m thinking that we have a lot of clearing to do before we can put fences up. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9buinNnbtmI/VVBIx798b_I/AAAAAAAAh3g/_fOijhO62Yk/s1600-h/20150413_175633%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175633" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175633" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6nkUTFF9TuE/VVBIzgZre0I/AAAAAAAAh3o/qq5JRI9WD5o/20150413_175633_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="225" height="410"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bacng1a8QR4/VVBI2OyBRGI/AAAAAAAAh3w/_Y8zzQkPx3Q/s1600-h/20150413_175640%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_175640" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150413_175640" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Lag2Yhwf70/VVBI3vg9RtI/AAAAAAAAh34/sGa4d8uRcoM/20150413_175640_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="419"></a></p> <p>My adventurer…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Htzn1AS_GQg/VVBI6BTpJ4I/AAAAAAAAh4A/ulnj5ClduUg/s1600-h/20150413_180229%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150413_180229" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150413_180229" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hoQcDldCv-g/VVBI8K59isI/AAAAAAAAh4I/M08iAVCyeDA/20150413_180229_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="263" height="480"></a></p> <p>More mess in the front yard. Vines all over! Pretty flowers on the tree though. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ci5S_Q0w5Ek/VVBI-pWTxEI/AAAAAAAAh4Q/QsDcS9wZyTQ/s1600-h/20150414_065657%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150414_065657" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150414_065657" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gK_XJRDb7I4/VVBI_zycwoI/AAAAAAAAh4Y/XJD7SwiEMhY/20150414_065657_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="420"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PqUD4mSjGT8/VVBJB4yvl1I/AAAAAAAAh4g/5RkDjQELzOk/s1600-h/20150414_065709%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150414_065709" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150414_065709" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KQgkEB2_qS0/VVBJDOzU1xI/AAAAAAAAh4o/lFSrRYmZDlo/20150414_065709_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="218" height="397"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1UabeSWhfkU/VVBJFDvrDVI/AAAAAAAAh4w/NCkooL-zNDQ/s1600-h/20150414_065714%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150414_065714" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150414_065714" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VRCSlnHQnug/VVBJG7MCK-I/AAAAAAAAh44/GkRp6M1qD7A/20150414_065714_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="227" height="414"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PmjkPCvyrRQ/VVBJIyluuEI/AAAAAAAAh5A/pGxRkMM7yTc/s1600-h/20150414_065725%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150414_065725" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150414_065725" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ycryWNHJkFQ/VVBJK-EsF7I/AAAAAAAAh5I/zZ27YuoP4HM/20150414_065725_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" height="483"></a></p> <p>The clubhouse also needs fixing up… here are before photos for this project - <br><br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KFI4xTk5j7k/VVBJOmdf56I/AAAAAAAAh5Q/KBK8lVmlxuM/s1600-h/20150407_124020%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124020" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124020" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-txz-RhZFUZE/VVBJQCuWpOI/AAAAAAAAh5Y/UlEjx6HR8_0/20150407_124020_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="487" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vS2YozRUcaI/VVBJTd7mx2I/AAAAAAAAh5g/FvVRs681psQ/s1600-h/20150407_124036%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124036" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124036" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gE52uVSr3Nc/VVBJVjRkTSI/AAAAAAAAh5o/ew-In6Jc1Tk/20150407_124036_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="292"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HulGS0-86LY/VVBJYpGHoBI/AAAAAAAAh5w/Gu7tbrduK6s/s1600-h/20150407_124052%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124052" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124052" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PVDunppZfb4/VVBJaYVR7RI/AAAAAAAAh54/Rlm0un4eQj8/20150407_124052_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="498" height="298"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aCOqcnZlH9E/VVBJdNzCzxI/AAAAAAAAh6A/AAh2058intE/s1600-h/20150407_124106%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124106" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124106" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G6gqvA4-6No/VVBJeUSBthI/AAAAAAAAh6I/w4bTLcrjLYQ/20150407_124106_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="237" height="432"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PfNOBneR0zs/VVBJgn999qI/AAAAAAAAh6Q/yBGTryo_i1s/s1600-h/20150407_124114%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124114" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124114" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AzqTAhMfPfc/VVBJiDpZNHI/AAAAAAAAh6Y/Qpd_-NFpY7Y/20150407_124114_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="237" height="432"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tx44orQ7g7c/VVBJkoe9OgI/AAAAAAAAh6g/zq6OfPBObMI/s1600-h/20150407_124121%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124121" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124121" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IKh-ZHA0upI/VVBJmAeSjxI/AAAAAAAAh6o/JeX6-E_V8ZE/20150407_124121_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="301"></a></p> <p>The garden fencing and gate needs repair too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xZoKvqrpcKE/VVBJoaiAslI/AAAAAAAAh6w/q26NiNGOsbo/s1600-h/20150407_124214%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124214" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124214" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fy0L2Q1wUHA/VVBJqILNp5I/AAAAAAAAh64/RiIX34pwTiY/20150407_124214_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="429"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lU4-nZrKJrg/VVBJsoX7VNI/AAAAAAAAh7A/hW2nvKLFr60/s1600-h/20150407_124222%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124222" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124222" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HiMsB2hOfOo/VVBJt8vvFgI/AAAAAAAAh7I/Ag0J9f8OTgc/20150407_124222_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="242" height="441"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UG__nwD4sz4/VVBJx-J95QI/AAAAAAAAh7Q/A_PJwj4MhAU/s1600-h/20150407_124302%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124302" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124302" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cMVRATksbPM/VVBJzndlZMI/AAAAAAAAh7Y/x8VSPNiPEUQ/20150407_124302_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vdFySm_3bf0/VVBJ3RjYyNI/AAAAAAAAh7g/Osr80i-gizo/s1600-h/20150407_124333%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150407_124333" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150407_124333" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aZAe-yhqamE/VVBJ5EagiYI/AAAAAAAAh7o/UuNZy3LJSNU/20150407_124333_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a></p> <p>More pretty flowers running wild in the yard. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DhBZ1ArGGVA/VVBJ-OVn_5I/AAAAAAAAh7w/fH7I-rbjTUM/s1600-h/20150401_174523%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150401_174523" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150401_174523" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HMANKr1O6FE/VVBJ_xxlPVI/AAAAAAAAh74/seyZ4HAzAv0/20150401_174523_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oYsV623ySGw/VVBKEGGLEeI/AAAAAAAAh8A/duIghUl90Ww/s1600-h/20150401_174544%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150401_174544" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150401_174544" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ypxXV1VX_O4/VVBKF18Lx1I/AAAAAAAAh8I/B8gXVnXLZys/20150401_174544_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="318"></a></p> <p>And a new biker running wild in the driveway. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AQaDMZhev3M/VVBKIXoDW-I/AAAAAAAAh8Q/wYQcMb61AwA/s1600-h/20150402_185702%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185702" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185702" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4K_2kGM1RXw/VVBKJRcg5XI/AAAAAAAAh8Y/aXc4gsrUkfU/20150402_185702_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="139" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rEwZdvE16dA/VVBKK352VNI/AAAAAAAAh8g/2rH2hdyupHU/s1600-h/20150402_185712%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185712" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185712" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4j-iP8NyRTI/VVBKLxinRvI/AAAAAAAAh8o/Db-dNJ_zfTk/20150402_185712_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="139" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kwRdo6iKMK4/VVBKOAafXEI/AAAAAAAAh8w/NfXe21E4Vh8/s1600-h/20150402_185848%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185848" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185848" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B9O355Ge0gI/VVBKPJ8R3lI/AAAAAAAAh84/lfN__CtMkMU/20150402_185848_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="139" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iPFSo2Fh2JQ/VVBKREY7k3I/AAAAAAAAh9A/eLN2qWZAoV8/s1600-h/20150402_185850%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185850" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185850" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ruEIsJDy5E/VVBKSAiIp0I/AAAAAAAAh9I/urwgdXedKBk/20150402_185850_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="401"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-79F7jAxJISQ/VVBKU3V9fpI/AAAAAAAAh9Q/y9ZFw9Tg5mY/s1600-h/20150402_185854%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185854" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185854" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CX3rRDBCOk0/VVBKWWLOkFI/AAAAAAAAh9Y/JWX-OUFM6cU/20150402_185854_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="401"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jggdAw_YggI/VVBKYjBbE2I/AAAAAAAAh9g/lZmU2UldTD8/s1600-h/20150402_185912%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150402_185912" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150402_185912" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XITQt19m6FE/VVBKat-_iHI/AAAAAAAAh9o/XExrRsA7IUQ/20150402_185912_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="572"></a></p> <p>And to wrap up this post about lots of work to do, here’s Ninja to demonstrate some relaxation techniques. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rHdp_U-246I/VVBKdCXdc5I/AAAAAAAAh9w/2z1aMfGoAjE/s1600-h/20150406_094213%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150406_094213" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150406_094213" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-13DbdRoyDMM/VVBKeeUeaMI/AAAAAAAAh94/wq8k1iu24SY/20150406_094213_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="290"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e_dGnBS4JqU/VVBKg0HZsyI/AAAAAAAAh-A/_A-_oEj0lzk/s1600-h/20150406_094233%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150406_094233" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150406_094233" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u66I4wrRVxw/VVBKieYG0sI/AAAAAAAAh-I/6HhRslrAfl8/20150406_094233_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="299"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-41642616362512989782015-05-11T07:32:00.001+02:002015-05-11T07:32:15.960+02:00Thrown Weapons<p>We’ve been enjoying learning about the SCA and attending various activities. We attended one recently where the main event was rapier. We attended, but have not had much chance yet to learn about rapier, so we wandered, chatted, and learned about throwing axes and knives. Honor wasn’t feeling all the good that day, so she had a quiet day of watching, but she took a lot of nice photos. </p> <p>Starting the day with a little breakfast.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jXqtui7Bh7c/VVA9ZuwN02I/AAAAAAAAhsY/RNCk9QJJO7o/s1600-h/20150404_100808%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_100808" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_100808" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oN4dcHaQfso/VVA9bMuIAkI/AAAAAAAAhsg/TXhS4kW69sI/20150404_100808_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="318"></a></p> <p>And some shopping. The dress was too small, but Honor liked it. The garb that Brian, Brad and I wore was loaner items from the barony, but Honor’s dress was loaned to her from a new friend.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cnwEc5hsZrU/VVA9dN3zJRI/AAAAAAAAhso/bTQ485JIZ9Y/s1600-h/20150404_103213%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_103213" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_103213" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Imo5Pr0sZAI/VVA9eYsCjuI/AAAAAAAAhsw/AFrfeUh0QGs/20150404_103213_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="441"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ldaeiBVjD9k/VVA9f_tvx9I/AAAAAAAAhs4/DrLqxdjKsT4/s1600-h/20150404_103219%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_103219" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_103219" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eop0K5nNtDo/VVA9g9S1AxI/AAAAAAAAhtA/3E5o5J_HLic/20150404_103219_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="241" height="439"></a><br><br>These are deceptively strong tents… it was quite a blustery day! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-erUGUEpuR4E/VVA9kuiBFhI/AAAAAAAAhtI/pc9MLM8d6_c/s1600-h/20150404_104554%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_104554" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_104554" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vFXkeDna1OQ/VVA9mKme4LI/AAAAAAAAhtQ/ZA-IaYpBs_0/20150404_104554_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="512" height="316"></a></p> <p>There’s my family! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TsKECg7DfRs/VVA9oELBOoI/AAAAAAAAhtY/PdycziNi1RA/s1600-h/20150404_105052%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_105052" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150404_105052" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ft1VWsDMmcU/VVA9paPtC-I/AAAAAAAAhtg/RkkKmxw0mO0/20150404_105052_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="319" height="583"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4mEgJRv9iYs/VVA9rKo7m3I/AAAAAAAAhto/IMpvahYdAd8/s1600-h/20150404_111600%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_111600" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_111600" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LvIrAIUOxQg/VVA9sQX2ilI/AAAAAAAAhtw/5_j5KAMr2UU/20150404_111600_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="434"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qq-65XMgKVk/VVA9uIW0XKI/AAAAAAAAht4/bmYzN3Dxi34/s1600-h/20150404_111623%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_111623" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_111623" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q-veWY1D4hY/VVA9vdQDpTI/AAAAAAAAhuA/sMh0m55xKbc/20150404_111623_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="428"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lGzdgUJDROo/VVA9xc1BWnI/AAAAAAAAhuI/iG_DhEomWhw/s1600-h/20150404_114817%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_114817" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_114817" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u5kyMtgIuYs/VVA9ypbWIVI/AAAAAAAAhuQ/tky4QGTFCJs/20150404_114817_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="416"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g4ZJFYoLWSs/VVA92XaUIZI/AAAAAAAAhuY/DyB7xGpo0hY/s1600-h/20150404_114843%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_114843" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_114843" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ISeTpg4P_fg/VVA9379C4fI/AAAAAAAAhug/qE86mgE6P0A/20150404_114843_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="292"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_qs6F0tc36U/VVA97MBWoHI/AAAAAAAAhuo/TnSfnw7Fp3M/s1600-h/20150404_115033%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_115033" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_115033" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SYL83aayrpI/VVA98o46ZHI/AAAAAAAAhuw/AnF3mK501jw/20150404_115033_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" height="422"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YlRinJJi2lw/VVA-AuOeY9I/AAAAAAAAhu4/8aH1m8Xiu9w/s1600-h/20150404_115036%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_115036" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_115036" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pqIEhZxCCgc/VVA-CGdmNkI/AAAAAAAAhvA/IR-Q68_LjQw/20150404_115036_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="476" height="317"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Z9jThkyPQg/VVA-E1ZAlBI/AAAAAAAAhvI/-4VpoMi1Wgk/s1600-h/20150404_120504%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_120504" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_120504" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vsvo-Rd3GGs/VVA-Geire_I/AAAAAAAAhvQ/aaAGMBLbZ80/20150404_120504_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="429" height="375"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ilHAqp4h_94/VVA-JbXShcI/AAAAAAAAhvY/Ip_x4yr7EY8/s1600-h/20150404_120506%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_120506" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_120506" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gZu7uzS9zJw/VVA-LFB75GI/AAAAAAAAhvg/UbBLP-zcnEk/20150404_120506_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="481" height="339"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vVR2BFONf2s/VVA-PBxQ6tI/AAAAAAAAhvo/WNcGh7qxQhY/s1600-h/20150404_120356%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_120356" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_120356" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yo1athRTVoo/VVA-QxL54iI/AAAAAAAAhvw/KAPl4YQgNCA/20150404_120356_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="494" height="312"></a><br><br>Do these count? </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KvlQBFXv-VI/VVA-TBGR6KI/AAAAAAAAhv4/Ez4sixU0Vk4/s1600-h/20150404_140440%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_140440" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_140440" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2YYqN1mPFEk/VVA-UZuEhDI/AAAAAAAAhwA/-SfaeX5KS6A/20150404_140440_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3NJ0ZcNBKTU/VVA-XWG766I/AAAAAAAAhwI/JHHugf50BQg/s1600-h/20150404_142533%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_142533" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_142533" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--a10V2_Up7g/VVA-YzbPuvI/AAAAAAAAhwQ/B9nnY3KzWCM/20150404_142533_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="239"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H59hH7W1AOc/VVA-dTwA3sI/AAAAAAAAhwY/uXLf7u4lMmE/s1600-h/20150404_144010%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_144010" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_144010" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5EYjKbaA2Gs/VVA-e2nO2-I/AAAAAAAAhwg/hrbjzUQEu04/20150404_144010_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="439" height="367"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JQowH8mK9WM/VVA-iVzkc6I/AAAAAAAAhwo/hSR50EbXDCM/s1600-h/20150404_144246%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_144246" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_144246" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s8uy5c_qNtM/VVA-jxhzeyI/AAAAAAAAhww/AlRkZIDP6z8/20150404_144246_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="441" height="359"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--BgTPhnN0hg/VVA-mvreABI/AAAAAAAAhw4/_xAMOR0oi38/s1600-h/20150404_144312%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_144312" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_144312" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sXNzsj-Vg5I/VVA-opCiLmI/AAAAAAAAhxA/3N5gcUvoyeQ/20150404_144312_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="444" height="396"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CpF6m8FapRM/VVA-tWMinvI/AAAAAAAAhxI/02U2DvIMxIc/s1600-h/20150404_144320%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_144320" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_144320" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SgA4vZlX90k/VVA-vMEJy3I/AAAAAAAAhxQ/miMTZDYK3Os/20150404_144320_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="380"></a><br><br>Honor was gifted a medieval pinwheel from the friend who loaned her the garb. She also gave her a carved stick, as children often used such things as hobby horses. What a sweet birthday surprise! <br><br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jxsDS720u-M/VVA-yU-yiLI/AAAAAAAAhxY/O4JNPU5kziU/s1600-h/20150404_154822%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150404_154822" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150404_154822" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KArucPnzjLg/VVA-0CsBAUI/AAAAAAAAhxg/DJ6oczI56BQ/20150404_154822_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="322"></a><br><br>Honor and I submitted items to the Arts & Sciences event. Honor’s was planned. She and I attended a scroll making and calligraphy class and she learned a little bit about illumination. She submitted her scroll and she won a nice paint set in the youth event. My entry was not planned. It was suggested to me that I should display my leather archery bracer for feedback, and I thought that sounded interesting as I had no what this sort of thing was like. When I went to do so, it was further suggested that I enter it in the contest. I honestly thought I wouldn’t win anything, as the other entry were two gorgeous leather field coronets(!) made by the man who helped me make my bracer, but I got an honorary mention and a piece of nice cloth for sewing. If I’d known I might win something, I’d have done more to mention my teacher as being responsible for so much help because I’d never made anything leather before! Ah well, it was a fun learning experience for both Honor and myself! <br><br>Honor’s scroll – aren’t these beasties great??</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-orzxPkjtlS8/VVA-15l5wPI/AAAAAAAAhxo/lBoLRbPsNP8/s1600-h/20150403_104946%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_104946" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_104946" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NutdfeE57N4/VVA-3A3Y_hI/AAAAAAAAhxw/92soFCyawO4/20150403_104946_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="457" height="568"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-37150952783548429792015-05-11T06:36:00.001+02:002015-05-11T06:36:13.790+02:00April Birthday Girl<p>April brings us Honor’s birthday. We really mixed her up this year as we had plans on her actual birthday – which was ok with her, we asked – so we had multiple days of celebrating. On one day, after piano lessons, we went out to Coal Fire pizza. Good choice! </p> <p>Brother and sister goofing off at the music school. <br><br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zrf1u49Eihs/VVAwYaXf4bI/AAAAAAAAhmg/64WKANhOndA/s1600-h/20150403_125352%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_125352" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_125352" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q3Ke3oAvFhs/VVAwZjqZh6I/AAAAAAAAhmo/SROkq0DWg_c/20150403_125352_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mfkHUnmbUps/VVAwbbar4oI/AAAAAAAAhmw/KiplN2VCem4/s1600-h/20150403_125357%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_125357" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_125357" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9I2rpPYN1rI/VVAwchO7OoI/AAAAAAAAhm4/scLI8UZ9AII/20150403_125357_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SfDltTTiu8Y/VVAweA0HXvI/AAAAAAAAhnA/RSsaWf0w1QM/s1600-h/20150403_125454%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_125454" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150403_125454" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3_Z1-rdx754/VVAwfoLWcmI/AAAAAAAAhnI/5q29A0u1r4g/20150403_125454_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="572"></a></p> <p>Brian practicing before his lesson. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RuO5XVQFG9c/VVAwiEAhfRI/AAAAAAAAhnQ/pfALlzErO_8/s1600-h/20150403_130513%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_130513" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_130513" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qF5vaURP7Eo/VVAwjQWfLSI/AAAAAAAAhnY/rSEU8yYuDtM/20150403_130513_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a></p> <p>Perfectly good pizza, but she has to try the lemon! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T7sq4C9haLQ/VVAwlB5sL9I/AAAAAAAAhng/xcEDZ6pnKr0/s1600-h/20150403_142926%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_142926" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_142926" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KD8lHKIOvjA/VVAwmUzDIxI/AAAAAAAAhno/FKTQlOqG1dM/20150403_142926_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z7m2MQgV0BY/VVAwoFL4cQI/AAAAAAAAhnw/zQ943mbcM58/s1600-h/20150403_142943%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_142943" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150403_142943" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WdGo9AgTH3c/VVAwpQGXQHI/AAAAAAAAhn4/_k-C9C-42zg/20150403_142943_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a></p> <p>Ah! That’s better! </p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vAxCvX73hiA/VVAwrG_msHI/AAAAAAAAhoA/BmNq0txVR2U/s1600-h/20150403_144327%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_144327" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150403_144327" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yj-CG7Kh0CQ/VVAwtB-1OCI/AAAAAAAAhoI/pGHNrQudffg/20150403_144327_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="542"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZn9MzxUY8I/VVAwu0LC6XI/AAAAAAAAhoQ/5fKlrXl9v-M/s1600-h/20150403_144336%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150403_144336" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150403_144336" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jdyuHjMLxgA/VVAwwBgqjyI/AAAAAAAAhoY/OD-M1ooku0M/20150403_144336_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="447"></a> <p>For her birthday dinner, Honor chose The Melting Pot. A local fondue restaurant that she’s been wanting to go to since we moved her and she saw it! It was really good, and the service was beyond excellent! We’ll definitely go back. <br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mRGrmUCSuZc/VVAwxUgmplI/AAAAAAAAhog/za3u3ewszYk/s1600-h/20150411_184728%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150411_184728" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150411_184728" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NSZvJ_dZMpE/VVAwytuvysI/AAAAAAAAhoo/ib9dIKccCYA/20150411_184728_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="434"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_QatinSUGA/VVAw0GLBv4I/AAAAAAAAhow/4eOUgraBUiA/s1600-h/20150411_210257%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150411_210257" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150411_210257" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-95aqLsrokdw/VVAw1RoxPkI/AAAAAAAAho4/6-cHxfxAEi0/20150411_210257_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="438"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o0ANSGoYN_I/VVAw3cgyabI/AAAAAAAAhpA/FxjdUkEjNk0/s1600-h/20150411_210503%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150411_210503" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150411_210503" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7z42G4oDUvQ/VVAw49bHvOI/AAAAAAAAhpI/v4Pam9yAw2k/20150411_210503_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><br><br>And finally, we had a day for cake and presents! I remembered to get the cake stuff, but totally forgot candles! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EWP__Nc4PvU/VVAw74xsygI/AAAAAAAAhpQ/bRRJ6SRGIfQ/s1600-h/20150412_200445%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_200445" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_200445" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y3XMXTV0DCQ/VVAw9dKdIWI/AAAAAAAAhpY/l1wXnfytHxc/20150412_200445_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kHeMz5-FpQY/VVAw_UEvXKI/AAAAAAAAhpg/Nf5ad09kVaI/s1600-h/20150412_200437%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_200437" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_200437" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4b9kNm3mkLQ/VVAxAsr8SpI/AAAAAAAAhpo/u4v3LLty8cQ/20150412_200437_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YRF-ad4oM20/VVAxCZHw46I/AAAAAAAAhpw/VWtqZy3OASw/s1600-h/20150412_200453%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_200453" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_200453" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VrAABqoEnNA/VVAxDwyITRI/AAAAAAAAhp4/1Ch085Zp5Ek/20150412_200453_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NAV_DdZSjP8/VVAxFvGAKMI/AAAAAAAAhqA/EJBSPazpv0w/s1600-h/20150412_200512%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_200512" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_200512" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XAgf17JkoCk/VVAxG9dxF7I/AAAAAAAAhqI/CiPFjOTUUMo/20150412_200512_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rVcG7avOs58/VVAxIt2WzvI/AAAAAAAAhqQ/kbX8HKvvlhc/s1600-h/20150412_200525%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_200525" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_200525" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T3VJS3CgHFs/VVAxJ1m1nLI/AAAAAAAAhqY/V2f7Th6tav4/20150412_200525_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a><br></p> <p>She got some videos that Brian thought she’d like, and her dad picked out the little turtle for her. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-azTyosbLoxg/VVAxLpHDSSI/AAAAAAAAhqg/2zdf7XR7jkw/s1600-h/20150412_202633%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_202633" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_202633" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tov7E0rPkXY/VVAxNL-pADI/AAAAAAAAhqo/Az-1GnUqTNc/20150412_202633_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="509" height="313"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lv2iiDNUSkY/VVAxO3jdOsI/AAAAAAAAhqw/r1eF7QTpPfc/s1600-h/20150412_202636%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_202636" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_202636" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YR0vN8vlunQ/VVAxQFldE3I/AAAAAAAAhq4/GVzg9s1LeCs/20150412_202636_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a></p> <p>We also got her a bunch of paint and supplies to fix up her clubhouse. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PJGfiJLVLLY/VVAxSNuJgqI/AAAAAAAAhrA/VfhBvSA4EBs/s1600-h/20150412_203803%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_203803" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_203803" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tg8-2f1pZ1M/VVAxTV1WoiI/AAAAAAAAhrI/N3IYa7IVp04/20150412_203803_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="301"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3yHc1OJALkc/VVAxamt5dAI/AAAAAAAAhrQ/JUeVEcs2Xn8/s1600-h/20150412_203805%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150412_203805" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150412_203805" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xX7ZpA1TFRI/VVAxdmHWUmI/AAAAAAAAhrY/Pk21sfAi7_0/20150412_203805_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="299"></a></p> <p>Other than celebrating Honor’s birthday, we’ve been doing normal stuff, like going to school…this is Brian at the bus stop. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0RjXrOxeHkM/VVAxkZ4rg3I/AAAAAAAAhrg/Gg6PSZKHFhc/s1600-h/20150409_070311%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150409_070311" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150409_070311" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9vFS3Br7qyw/VVAxnPI4zQI/AAAAAAAAhro/mMA3k_lobrU/20150409_070311_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="472" height="283"></a></p> <p>Practicing piano</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6qW0xrlLu00/VVAxonFbEhI/AAAAAAAAhrw/5j1fe-wMBuM/s1600-h/20150410_210256%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150410_210256" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150410_210256" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3s9a2Ppdv-c/VVAxp5u62uI/AAAAAAAAhr4/7BNeZIXLa4o/20150410_210256_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="555"></a></p> <p>And teaching the cat to drink out of a cup. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qiNpeRHAxVE/VVAxrpzM5CI/AAAAAAAAhsA/mi1zTus8bmk/s1600-h/20150411_100046%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150411_100046" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150411_100046" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OvzJLj_b2l0/VVAxs8T0PNI/AAAAAAAAhsI/tP8Nqm72_Tk/20150411_100046_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-71913127298563892592015-05-11T05:56:00.001+02:002015-05-11T05:56:34.674+02:00Cousins at the Museum<p>Brad’s cousin and her family came out to DC recently and we met up at the Air and Space Museum downtown. I didn’t get many good family photos as we were wandering and chatting and looking at stuff instead, but we had a lovely visit with them and enjoyed the museum together. Here are some photos that did turn out nice. <br><br>Heading down there by Metro. It was COLD out that day! <br><br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bClorGOrfa8/VVAnI6cGlrI/AAAAAAAAhgk/TJ_QPEXXMA8/s1600-h/20150328_103647%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_103647" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_103647" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bIvNyjzbQic/VVAnKbrIOaI/AAAAAAAAhgs/yKQP7oiS5NQ/20150328_103647_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wwxVlMA7Fao/VVAnM_rmteI/AAAAAAAAhg0/Wvs7IWvS9Js/s1600-h/20150328_105013%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_105013" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_105013" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nuguFv-AqfY/VVAnOjbZ_SI/AAAAAAAAhg8/aZeC7RqnYsI/20150328_105013_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fHUgKo9lEuA/VVAnR1Aca0I/AAAAAAAAhhE/ZNpNrdmhOrU/s1600-h/20150328_105018%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_105018" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_105018" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QR343t2h1TQ/VVAnTwpcxdI/AAAAAAAAhhQ/lHyEljictpw/20150328_105018_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4oIjArYTLQ4/VVAnV212naI/AAAAAAAAhhY/c4XdUdzaTvs/s1600-h/20150328_105833%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_105833" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_105833" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DSUdJ6z49lo/VVAnXF-oSHI/AAAAAAAAhhg/5cDWDflc-0o/20150328_105833_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ptUZ1QnJkzA/VVAnZYmZ2qI/AAAAAAAAhho/dEIgo3HEBuI/s1600-h/20150328_105909%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_105909" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_105909" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IYBSpkoR-3s/VVAnarlcbEI/AAAAAAAAhhw/6EnJIJa9a_U/20150328_105909_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k0uH2OYnlcE/VVAncTqT-VI/AAAAAAAAhh4/h75IC8zhld8/s1600-h/20150328_110006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_110006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150328_110006" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IOJ7II-uF68/VVAndy1cb4I/AAAAAAAAhiA/73Pw5cb7QwQ/20150328_110006_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="341" height="633"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZcXxkFPKo2w/VVAngfgWakI/AAAAAAAAhiI/-5MthgBkyEA/s1600-h/20150328_110618%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_110618" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_110618" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NEJVmnXVShA/VVAnh7u5g8I/AAAAAAAAhiQ/ccsTT5VVeOM/20150328_110618_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="311"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m6mIp79g6lI/VVAnjxdX_GI/AAAAAAAAhiY/UOJ4fOCysRI/s1600-h/20150328_111630%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_111630" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_111630" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XfX-7_Vyx-A/VVAnlD5Z9xI/AAAAAAAAhig/FRIwkqpOMxs/20150328_111630_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="308"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cu-a45DjeFE/VVAnnTCHFVI/AAAAAAAAhio/nHixrST7d70/s1600-h/20150328_111840%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_111840" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_111840" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ocsb2_DsKU4/VVAnpANmPtI/AAAAAAAAhiw/IKFtbccrxwU/20150328_111840_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b8MSVPOxOic/VVAnraTdydI/AAAAAAAAhi4/0ZkPrIEr7jw/s1600-h/20150328_111944%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_111944" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150328_111944" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eCp9TNGmvc4/VVAntK0iIZI/AAAAAAAAhjA/7MS8TV8TxZc/20150328_111944_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="268" height="489"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cM5lFpRzxlg/VVAnvLPvLxI/AAAAAAAAhjI/NBBz1RWMUDw/s1600-h/20150328_112640%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_112640" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_112640" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UqWU72TITZ0/VVAnwp8b_hI/AAAAAAAAhjQ/DIkqVHGKhFM/20150328_112640_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="452"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Da0U-VVG274/VVAnyuYw8-I/AAAAAAAAhjY/UM66cCiepL4/s1600-h/20150328_112856%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_112856" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_112856" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d7rIjwXZ_a8/VVAnzxErciI/AAAAAAAAhjg/yxzExtmc3W4/20150328_112856_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="450"></a></p> <p>The most awesome thing about this cousins picture? These kids haven’t seen each other in forever, they were both small last time, yet, not only were they dressed almost alike, they took to chatting like old friends who just saw each other the day before. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lm1GDZO48FI/VVAn1Ud-R1I/AAAAAAAAhjo/h0hg0IAP57U/s1600-h/20150328_113341%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_113341" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150328_113341" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9sI85JVRZVc/VVAn2zc_-HI/AAAAAAAAhjw/QjP8fYr0hMw/20150328_113341_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="507"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JaUuygfptPI/VVAn5IQ0q9I/AAAAAAAAhj4/9tKZW3PGnV8/s1600-h/20150328_113515%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_113515" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_113515" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-snjvub6a-uA/VVAn6xw9Q8I/AAAAAAAAhkA/aQQm0abMe00/20150328_113515_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="306"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u9UPVZJsWIk/VVAn9sHdgJI/AAAAAAAAhkI/ZwILwmvSyhI/s1600-h/20150328_114511%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_114511" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_114511" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EegixCutoY0/VVAn_PMCA_I/AAAAAAAAhkQ/3aN1RKKD5X4/20150328_114511_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="304"></a></p> <p>Brian taking a break in a chair, and the girls taking a break by wall-sitting. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7c0sEvsQQe4/VVAoA6jeWwI/AAAAAAAAhkY/9Fu-8Wkaup4/s1600-h/20150328_120233%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_120233" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_120233" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gvltt5DFxhQ/VVAoCcN0_YI/AAAAAAAAhkg/QszpcTKigwc/20150328_120233_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="222" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rZcRUxUDMZk/VVAoEeCB2_I/AAAAAAAAhko/JJRkTZoACQI/s1600-h/20150328_123051%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_123051" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_123051" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FE1GY3LGSOk/VVAoFcUE7VI/AAAAAAAAhkw/vOJJbWmmdFo/20150328_123051_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="222" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Y9EULNPmUI/VVAoHQalouI/AAAAAAAAhk4/j7MOxY-XnuU/s1600-h/20150328_141338%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_141338" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_141338" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9HlzL7pi2h4/VVAoIYh6bwI/AAAAAAAAhlA/POCgTbW-ErU/20150328_141338_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iiabZJ2CRF4/VVAoKTuTQ0I/AAAAAAAAhlI/SU_ifhF6zkE/s1600-h/20150328_141403%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_141403" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_141403" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1GtXP9F3F-c/VVAoLeQ1XgI/AAAAAAAAhlQ/mqvCrTlOC7g/20150328_141403_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="170" height="309"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-We-iMUmTt-k/VVAoNigJE5I/AAAAAAAAhlY/fCXl2cWB6_k/s1600-h/20150328_141439%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_141439" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_141439" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S-YQl3UVIwQ/VVAoPAKHheI/AAAAAAAAhlg/oDQg-UrCOlo/20150328_141439_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="322" height="193"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6E7ddWCYZwI/VVAoSEFls2I/AAAAAAAAhlo/da_6MwjYYZs/s1600-h/20150328_153136%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_153136" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_153136" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lk2Yfod9fyo/VVAoT03_-iI/AAAAAAAAhlw/vk0MIwpXeGA/20150328_153136_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U0EqrXuehNc/VVAoWBxQLBI/AAAAAAAAhl4/WIt-miJ8M0k/s1600-h/20150328_154330%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_154330" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150328_154330" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NbHD-F-Ce4E/VVAoXiBz3tI/AAAAAAAAhmA/0OXukHyBxRM/20150328_154330_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="474"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jec5nTuFdf0/VVAoaP30_VI/AAAAAAAAhmI/Gosf2qDgvuI/s1600-h/20150328_155808%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150328_155808" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150328_155808" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DHSoThRLymE/VVAob-KNY2I/AAAAAAAAhmQ/h2SxUmuPGUc/20150328_155808_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="315"></a></p> <p>Funnily enough, I ended up going back to the same museum a couple of weeks later with Brian’s science class. At least I knew where to find the various exhibits! </p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-42239316148059055312015-05-11T05:27:00.001+02:002015-05-11T05:27:54.516+02:00Learning about Archery<p>We have started learning archery, as a family, and are really enjoying it. We do not yet have our own gear, but have had training and loaner gear from our local SCA barony – a wonderful group of talented folk. The marshals are inspiring, and safety focused, and make lessons fun. <br><br>Brian has taken to it quite well. He’s going to get good fast if he keeps it up. <br><br> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BrRlGV88BfU/VVAeufTUTWI/AAAAAAAAha4/0-i9j6V2doU/s1600-h/20150319_174449%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_174449" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_174449" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z3VxWqlY8So/VVAevigrZNI/AAAAAAAAhbA/Xi8wdArPnpk/20150319_174449_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="428"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1VAfbTYGEhQ/VVAex4nE2_I/AAAAAAAAhbI/U6opFQ_c8-s/s1600-h/20150319_174507%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_174507" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_174507" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uc1ydcReHtc/VVAezLHuh7I/AAAAAAAAhbQ/D0TtIVT1iw4/20150319_174507_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="428"></a></p> <p>Honor is finding it a little more difficult to get into, but we hope she’ll continue. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SpLnNCyXl-I/VVAe1g93YmI/AAAAAAAAhbY/Zm1xq3BYoW4/s1600-h/20150319_181814%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_181814" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_181814" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7sIBItGXJXE/VVAe3O7DQbI/AAAAAAAAhbg/s-K3l0d3boA/20150319_181814_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="456"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P92rjbPGhcA/VVAe5VZS_HI/AAAAAAAAhbo/qZ9BTSZLRAE/s1600-h/20150319_190831%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_190831" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_190831" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bxIH__u6rYE/VVAe6-UsrhI/AAAAAAAAhbw/Bou8ruZEiGE/20150319_190831_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="450"></a></p> <p>Brad is quite a good shot too, although it’s harder for him to get to practices. I just need to work on consistency! I have my days. We found out that I am left eye dominant now…. used to be right eye, but Lasik must have (maybe?) changed that. This means I had to switch from shooting right handed to left handed. I can aim better, but I am right handed, so learning to handle the bow and arrows ‘backwards’ has been interesting! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3JTw-f3ul_A/VVAe8_97mjI/AAAAAAAAhb4/5gJNAgUEf68/s1600-h/20150319_190921%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_190921" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_190921" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IFcs7ve4qd4/VVAe-VtdimI/AAAAAAAAhcA/F8nkIhXclKE/20150319_190921_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="434"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-70rFaq6PDeE/VVAfAIWBvcI/AAAAAAAAhcI/YiNxRj9H77U/s1600-h/20150319_190953%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150319_190953" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150319_190953" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fRBcFT08eqc/VVAfBY8mkRI/AAAAAAAAhcQ/Johz4VBLxtg/20150319_190953_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="238" height="434"></a></p> <p>In addition to learning archery, we had a lesson in leathercraft and each made our own bracer. I like working with leather! It’s like carving wood, but somewhat different. I want to do more! </p> <p>Honor made an archer kitty. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M-86WMKpK00/VVAfD0_TkNI/AAAAAAAAhcY/X1oXPsIAvwQ/s1600-h/20150322_180145%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150322_180145" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150322_180145" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u8neL0mcSJo/VVAfGMp0D5I/AAAAAAAAhcg/yiPblK_S_r0/20150322_180145_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="248" height="408"></a></p> <p>Brad chose an oak theme</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--HOBpBZqvfg/VVAfIvQFQ3I/AAAAAAAAhco/DhGPpvkzKes/s1600-h/20150322_180246%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150322_180246" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150322_180246" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-db2aKtQzp3M/VVAfKh62vxI/AAAAAAAAhcw/zuReY5aBArk/20150322_180246_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="337"></a></p> <p>Brian made a tiger in a top hat! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RxuTWJ8enoU/VVAfOapnWKI/AAAAAAAAhc4/l9leVEKVMnQ/s1600-h/20150322_180303%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150322_180303" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150322_180303" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AF0grPY4ygY/VVAfQJjLklI/AAAAAAAAhdA/Xsm4RjK2ILs/20150322_180303_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" height="309"></a></p> <p>Because of my awkwardness in shooting left handed, I keep smacking my upper arm with the string (I am getting better!) and so we came up with a longer bracer design. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rdc19SY1ESI/VVAfSOlno3I/AAAAAAAAhdI/RAxsDAI_2GA/s1600-h/20150322_180327%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150322_180327" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150322_180327" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8kcLm8iToLA/VVAfUOOvUJI/AAAAAAAAhdQ/9GOaIPUT7-4/20150322_180327_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="497" height="303"></a></p> <p>In other crafting news, Honor had a project for school, so we went out to the shop and broke out the tools. She had to make an invention. Her idea was to make a cat powered, bird feeding, bird powered cat toy. The cats would bat a toy to feed the birds, and the birds moving the feeding platform would wiggle the cat toy. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G02BwMcvNBQ/VVAfWYU6TSI/AAAAAAAAhdY/XvMsvXe5xhw/s1600-h/20150323_201522%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201522" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201522" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n_VejEHTcqo/VVAfY1ePq7I/AAAAAAAAhdg/Hl6pjAH0A7Q/20150323_201522_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="297"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h25PEohRbHI/VVAhK8orAHI/AAAAAAAAhds/v6bRxqaJOAM/s1600-h/20150323_201527%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201527" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201527" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2odHGXPJCgc/VVAhMcsUgfI/AAAAAAAAhd0/5fvSeLvXhzs/20150323_201527_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="292"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XfR06ZArSFQ/VVAhOWX5p6I/AAAAAAAAhd8/KiE0OWlBhx0/s1600-h/20150323_201558%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201558" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201558" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KUxlKdwtBTA/VVAhPinjdnI/AAAAAAAAheE/-o-5Ebes57A/20150323_201558_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="502" height="301"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S0187WO2EEo/VVAhR6-URDI/AAAAAAAAheM/XbHEWtmKZN0/s1600-h/20150323_201608%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201608" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201608" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ORGPaJ9wO10/VVAhTkWN-jI/AAAAAAAAheU/vWhSsOIx5Uw/20150323_201608_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="490" height="294"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XKh7IsfX2kc/VVAhV_HlccI/AAAAAAAAhec/eyTABaBIXF4/s1600-h/20150323_201832%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201832" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201832" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QdTqwNPLMRA/VVAhWj60PwI/AAAAAAAAhek/o6nwQi3oVGE/20150323_201832_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cd4AlcJMpyU/VVAhYkdd0LI/AAAAAAAAhes/uctnuxtsH6E/s1600-h/20150323_201839%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201839" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201839" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3xqnKBZUy0w/VVAhZl_DhOI/AAAAAAAAhe0/h6j05rXSp1o/20150323_201839_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A-bFeYkwTrs/VVAhboNaxWI/AAAAAAAAhe8/9sJ_c7Ax_H8/s1600-h/20150323_201953%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_201953" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_201953" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yqHpOk4upcA/VVAhdOXRLtI/AAAAAAAAhfE/oMwgMYXIahg/20150323_201953_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="281"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uG5it2iy1sM/VVAhe6J-ugI/AAAAAAAAhfM/-9FRH4emtmY/s1600-h/20150323_202000%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_202000" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_202000" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zzyGdi_lmDc/VVAhgO2TQGI/AAAAAAAAhfU/G9l0_xUtUfk/20150323_202000_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCjOh0rQZo0/VVAhiFbsS9I/AAAAAAAAhfc/XaSPo6ny8NQ/s1600-h/20150323_202015%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_202015" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_202015" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mVuDo125ZRo/VVAhjbFInvI/AAAAAAAAhfk/NXlRohl3xpk/20150323_202015_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139"></a></p> <p>Our little tool user. She approved of our having a glue gun, but was disappointed in the lack of a scroll saw. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BQ9Pnyx_56Y/VVAhlIqcaqI/AAAAAAAAhfs/yBqLge3E6ZI/s1600-h/20150323_203002%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_203002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150323_203002" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DZWG16WZ7pI/VVAhmshqyoI/AAAAAAAAhf0/m7q4jsDRIzA/20150323_203002_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" height="608"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wJ9cIKafcjQ/VVAho__-TAI/AAAAAAAAhf8/O4vCTgBJwgs/s1600-h/20150323_211834%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_211834" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_211834" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o_zajAM47oA/VVAhqVHDBRI/AAAAAAAAhgE/_EDyZgnSSrw/20150323_211834_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a></p> <p>Honor and her invention! We’re not exactly sure how this would mount through a window or screen… obviously, keeping the cats separated from the bird is important!… but this is just a prototype! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K7xK1MD3DnI/VVAhsWYLdsI/AAAAAAAAhgM/HMHhELTbk-g/s1600-h/20150323_220011%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150323_220011" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150323_220011" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8bwRWKYn38w/VVAht3rWrnI/AAAAAAAAhgU/YjVjekFr9IA/20150323_220011_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-21177232102311884632015-05-11T04:35:00.001+02:002015-05-11T04:35:48.546+02:00Crafting<p>Our new home has room for a craft room. It’s not that big, but it’s a perfect size to keep my machine set up and to have all my stuff. I also have a table for crafting. If need be, my projects can spill out to the rest of the house, but I now have a place to contain most of it. The cats LOVE it. Honor and I do too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-buYsZqFd6vo/VVAVIY7r2fI/AAAAAAAAhYw/Mu8A0QhuDj4/s1600-h/20150313_131650%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_131650" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150313_131650" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qieXe1yUsK8/VVAVJvlkyMI/AAAAAAAAhY4/sGaJWzAoNfA/20150313_131650_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="492"></a></p> <p>Every project though, must have additional time allotted for feline assistance. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o9wd5B7WKks/VVAVLi1T8-I/AAAAAAAAhZA/J0hLnU2S-ys/s1600-h/20150313_131955%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_131955" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_131955" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3caAa82yOwk/VVAVNJXHXYI/AAAAAAAAhZI/mhANitqh6vk/20150313_131955_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AlsIlVNSoKQ/VVAVO0swazI/AAAAAAAAhZQ/qRtgW6puC-4/s1600-h/20150313_132021%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_132021" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_132021" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-29aWrX4ezWI/VVAVQADpDHI/AAAAAAAAhZY/F-qbBA7UI00/20150313_132021_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1udu-1B61Vs/VVAVScK8i4I/AAAAAAAAhZg/mlD88KAjpcM/s1600-h/20150313_132040%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_132040" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_132040" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mixf4jy1iEI/VVAVTqwD9VI/AAAAAAAAhZo/VausHj2wre8/20150313_132040_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ENp4mfpTR2A/VVAVVm1QLkI/AAAAAAAAhZw/c5BuZvwaIxM/s1600-h/20150313_132133%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_132133" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_132133" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8YGD6zx51W4/VVAVXE-abfI/AAAAAAAAhZ4/ll-EX4jXLUA/20150313_132133_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yLCRSmmJrhA/VVAVY4PAWyI/AAAAAAAAhaA/akOnTKiKlGs/s1600-h/20150313_133617%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_133617" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_133617" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h3UEozbdM3Y/VVAVZyiDvMI/AAAAAAAAhaI/ALEaXdCy_z8/20150313_133617_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="432" height="339"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c1pIrvLq85A/VVAVbt0pkiI/AAAAAAAAhaQ/zlYgOSRCJVA/s1600-h/20150313_134041%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_134041" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_134041" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-27C4mpmnnJU/VVAVdBB797I/AAAAAAAAhaY/m0XjkvY7sEg/20150313_134041_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a></p> <p>Anyway, it feels really really nice to have all this stuff unpacked and ready to play with again!! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bCcVAg88p_M/VVAVfCeM53I/AAAAAAAAhag/uw0sQKkfzXA/s1600-h/20150313_163055%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150313_163055" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150313_163055" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DD_byyZP__Y/VVAVgTCThHI/AAAAAAAAhao/0PNfESCCaQg/20150313_163055_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-62194811354179086882015-05-11T04:20:00.001+02:002015-05-11T04:20:13.523+02:00Catching up on the blog–again. March<p>Sooooo, I’ve been busy. I have been saving photos, but not doing anything with them. Catching up as I can. <br><br>Pixie accepts no excuses and believes that I should be more diligent. In the meantime, Honor makes off with another one of my barrettes… </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MFRFnO7TeNw/VVAQxdhWoTI/AAAAAAAAhUs/humTJZQX88M/s1600-h/20150303_080708%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150303_080708" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150303_080708" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDIM6TxotRM/VVAQylrH40I/AAAAAAAAhU0/0cPf4_lLel8/20150303_080708_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="234" height="437"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N1JEOpNo8U4/VVAQ0cbJFCI/AAAAAAAAhU8/AwoN-YC0PRs/s1600-h/20150307_093604%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150307_093604" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150307_093604" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TSkY9xoX5Bc/VVAQ1iuTNgI/AAAAAAAAhVE/tSO3lWW7hz0/20150307_093604_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" height="407"></a></p> <p>Honor and Ninja enjoy playing games on the tablet together. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/---J8LLsxHm0/VVAQ4HaKeYI/AAAAAAAAhVM/jEoe8GIymmY/s1600-h/20150307_190934%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150307_190934" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150307_190934" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--7_BAOK2g_k/VVAQ5zLiwgI/AAAAAAAAhVU/wRKJiCHDl7M/20150307_190934_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="292"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0UpknhP5_wU/VVAQ8Z9DxPI/AAAAAAAAhVc/dl5JCwCD4Lg/s1600-h/20150307_190946%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150307_190946" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150307_190946" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tEqhcFDd2u0/VVAQ9hnKzQI/AAAAAAAAhVk/Yk0D5OsZd-0/20150307_190946_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="483" height="289"></a></p> <p>Pumpkin is sad that he doesn’t have a tablet. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xTdi0gjAZkY/VVARAnA7BUI/AAAAAAAAhVs/e3HLI3v2ngQ/s1600-h/20150307_191011%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150307_191011" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150307_191011" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XCOLBH2CuPw/VVARCJOAXcI/AAAAAAAAhV0/zNJd_oJqtrs/20150307_191011_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="428"></a></p> <p>Honor and the kitties taking over the kitchen.. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GhHoUB0Nmsg/VVARECBRylI/AAAAAAAAhV8/746MiD_sT-E/s1600-h/20150309_155348%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150309_155348" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150309_155348" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c_r43AunNiQ/VVARFvWq2lI/AAAAAAAAhWE/rweXoYnBVa8/20150309_155348_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="520" height="311"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zwe0q5udmqM/VVARHhXsE6I/AAAAAAAAhWM/EZpmblOH9DI/s1600-h/20150309_155357%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150309_155357" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150309_155357" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1iCFdVAFJBY/VVARVyJ285I/AAAAAAAAhWU/JoLEpsDBDdg/20150309_155357_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QMAHeJ-y2e0/VVARX9x4-MI/AAAAAAAAhWc/4_d-vvjA9qo/s1600-h/20150309_155359%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150309_155359" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150309_155359" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5ecZ0pYpAQo/VVARZeUIF0I/AAAAAAAAhWk/ylsXRwyEnSA/20150309_155359_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gc8bmu65b90/VVARbeoLtzI/AAAAAAAAhWs/AGrpnQfveQY/s1600-h/20150309_194321%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150309_194321" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150309_194321" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MT4L4JEfM_M/VVARcy8-DJI/AAAAAAAAhW0/E9lwHjwb4fY/20150309_194321_thumb%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="428" height="270"></a></p> <p>Even in March, it was still COLD! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7XaiSbv48xM/VVAReBGLBEI/AAAAAAAAhW8/mnwrbad6d7A/s1600-h/20150310_070029%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150310_070029" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150310_070029" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nbrsW1-UeOk/VVARfkL1ixI/AAAAAAAAhXE/CTwn_X2SvZw/20150310_070029_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="551"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CTe5VFAYqjg/VVARhQNVzzI/AAAAAAAAhXM/kZoAUC7jLYI/s1600-h/20150311_073228%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150311_073228" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150311_073228" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tujKwToxxrM/VVARi8z0trI/AAAAAAAAhXU/twYG3ZYMpck/20150311_073228_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a><br><br>And Brad and I celebrated our anniversary! 23 years!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hrstJGQlPys/VVARkiQGZOI/AAAAAAAAhXc/7mmNY6wLhxo/s1600-h/20150314_192816%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150314_192816" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150314_192816" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H3mO3BBTofU/VVARmAEMiRI/AAAAAAAAhXk/YzgolEYwHpw/20150314_192816_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a></p> <p>Then came the first day of Spring. Seriously. With snow. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oV-eweVtHKc/VVARpJR58XI/AAAAAAAAhXs/N4ogLWHRunI/s1600-h/20150320_065615%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150320_065615" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150320_065615" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n-EaU1VYJ20/VVARq6EPiCI/AAAAAAAAhX0/qmSHt5iBwUA/20150320_065615_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="509" height="312"></a></p> <p>And the kids still had to go to school. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wQLeS13KMto/VVARswPBkhI/AAAAAAAAhX8/KWn5C2Uwpv4/s1600-h/20150320_065900%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150320_065900" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150320_065900" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ecWMUuqpmTo/VVARuSSibzI/AAAAAAAAhYE/_PmAAQiCnzw/20150320_065900_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ho0NHEcSLGc/VVARxPjt1PI/AAAAAAAAhYM/COiS4Qtld6s/s1600-h/20150320_073018%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150320_073018" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150320_073018" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-16lLZQ9m980/VVARyac5fgI/AAAAAAAAhYU/uwcGamlwyWY/20150320_073018_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2qOCTbAUSRo/VVAR06y6X2I/AAAAAAAAhYc/Zfvmwstzd2E/s1600-h/20150320_073502%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150320_073502" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150320_073502" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--P-Mcxy7gOM/VVAR2Q8EEaI/AAAAAAAAhYk/4uvSzJyeAHw/20150320_073502_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="307"></a></p> <p>Ah well. It’s warmed up a bit since then. Give it a few months and we’ll be wishing for the cold to come back! </p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-5221337307543118182015-03-06T21:14:00.001+02:002015-03-06T21:14:28.038+02:00Black Squirrel<p>When we moved into our new home, we noticed that we have a very pretty, solid black, squirrel on the property. Its fur is so black that it’s shiny. We think there’s only one, but it’s hard to be sure. We have grey squirrels too, but as I’d never seen black squirrels before, I had to look it up. Apparently, they are the same species as the grey. </p> <p>“The <b>black squirrel</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanism">melanistic</a> subgroup of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel">eastern gray squirrel</a>. They are common in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States">Midwestern United States</a>, eastern<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada">Canada</a>, and parts of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States">Northeastern United States</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.” – <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel">from Wiki</a>. </p> <p>and they are likely the result of an import from Canada: </p> <p>“The first batch of black squirrels — eight in number — was sent to the National Zoo in 1902 by <b>Thomas W. Gibson</b>, Ontario’s superintendent for parks. Smithsonian secretary <b>Samuel P. Langley</b>, in his report to Congress that year, wrote that the squirrels were accepted “in exchange,” and, indeed, checking Canadian records, Answer Man discovered that Rondeau park received an unspecified number of gray squirrels from the Smithsonian. (They are “doing nicely,” reported park caretaker <b>Isaac Gardiner</b>.)” - from an article in <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/squirrel-week-where-did-dcs-black-squirrels-come-from-blame-canada/2011/03/30/AFgnPaHC_story.html">the Washington Post</a> by columnist <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/john-kelly">John Kelly</a>.<br><br>Our little squirrel is very hard to photograph as she’s quite skittish and runs like mad whenever we walk out the door, but I caught a few today as she was digging in the snow by the maple tree. </p> <p>She sees me already… </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-M3tH_odR5FE/VPn7pLuaGMI/AAAAAAAAfUk/VQpoEPzPGCQ/s1600-h/20150306_131024%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_131024" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_131024" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jFi6LfHUHtc/VPn7qeWn13I/AAAAAAAAfUs/USYoTS1ym3Y/20150306_131024_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="519" height="311"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--uegSXu2bnA/VPn7sM-vGDI/AAAAAAAAfU0/BkcwEEyuMmQ/s1600-h/20150306_131031%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_131031" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_131031" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mixt6vtDyb8/VPn7szs_4VI/AAAAAAAAfU4/yZdR5FEd-l8/20150306_131031_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="494" height="324"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XTfUbL0zCIg/VPn7vApQxXI/AAAAAAAAfVA/EghkL5p2UcE/s1600-h/20150306_131057%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_131057" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_131057" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZENsLKGk-80/VPn7v5kHOII/AAAAAAAAfVI/QSB5Row7eVo/20150306_131057_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="314"></a></p> <p>I got a little closer… (and zoomed in)</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0ipvoElEwKk/VPn7yRcn6tI/AAAAAAAAfVQ/yK-3rH51Bd4/s1600-h/DSC00553%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00553" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00553" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KYXJx9lj48I/VPn7zqi4YyI/AAAAAAAAfVY/FMxugC0a-e0/DSC00553_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="400"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zR9bKXDpthk/VPn71BkGtBI/AAAAAAAAfVg/_Uhd_JXS-S4/s1600-h/DSC00554%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00554" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00554" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Fvlg0zWiLZU/VPn7132TOSI/AAAAAAAAfVo/AyV4e3C0NDE/DSC00554_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="369"></a></p> <p>She’s got snow on her head! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iNUWrheJkKI/VPn735qlCeI/AAAAAAAAfVw/KlBTm8y9YFw/s1600-h/DSC00555%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00555" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00555" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tIc992u1tnU/VPn748V0HPI/AAAAAAAAfV4/T_s5WogTrLE/DSC00555_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="350"></a></p> <p>Too close! Run away! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-elGxk1ClIg0/VPn77J76ggI/AAAAAAAAfWA/a99Quzeoge0/s1600-h/DSC00557%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00557" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00557" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wTEgJ-fLvYk/VPn78dHlxDI/AAAAAAAAfWI/C1ke9vCvlKo/DSC00557_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="353"></a></p> <p>Ah well. Some day I’ll get a good photo of it! Also, here are some pictures of the pretty (but cold) day we’re having today. Bright sun, blue sky, white snow! It’s lovely. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B4W9H9sd-3M/VPn7_wRw-BI/AAAAAAAAfWQ/AYj8QrCzFYc/s1600-h/DSC00559%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00559" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00559" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-L-QE6RxO_Yg/VPn8BQs4YLI/AAAAAAAAfWY/3sfjhaPNmMg/DSC00559_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-w1szWwoU288/VPn8DNX7tXI/AAAAAAAAfWg/eLw3DdIUGQg/s1600-h/DSC00558%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00558" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00558" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6Yb3_6ZUsg4/VPn8D-R8ciI/AAAAAAAAfWo/tW8-m1fM1kM/DSC00558_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nzMKlSfRNks/VPn8HQNwZoI/AAAAAAAAfWw/N2SkjoOmH2c/s1600-h/20150306_102849%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_102849" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_102849" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Jq-MLRxKIh0/VPn8I88IoqI/AAAAAAAAfW4/2DJCWMdJN4o/20150306_102849_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KwagEHrDK6U/VPn8PQAYEjI/AAAAAAAAfXA/QmgS-Vczfz4/s1600-h/20150306_100822%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_100822" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_100822" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0Qb8oT_NI2A/VPn8QwXv3PI/AAAAAAAAfXI/wvOd9oQLc-M/20150306_100822_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="468" height="343"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ewxt5oMeL3I/VPn8UU9eHkI/AAAAAAAAfXQ/hHBWu7-NE8c/s1600-h/20150306_102739%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_102739" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_102739" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nEN8hO0Ze1E/VPn8V9P6QtI/AAAAAAAAfXY/55YhoMLrML4/20150306_102739_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xsGdAGWVIDo/VPn8X3KvrBI/AAAAAAAAfXg/9R-_y_8Hluo/s1600-h/20150306_101013%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_101013" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150306_101013" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HCPWhdFqIEQ/VPn8ZfRZhjI/AAAAAAAAfXo/S4Fv3uIc0PM/20150306_101013_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="531"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GnHlRvSzF38/VPn8cL0-n9I/AAAAAAAAfXw/NOjM_QqshRs/s1600-h/20150306_102749%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_102749" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_102749" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yLo-j8nAoiQ/VPn8dWIMD0I/AAAAAAAAfX4/XNrnfS6vaRY/20150306_102749_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="310"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-clwf8FlLhug/VPn8h5HdP9I/AAAAAAAAfYA/KTBt4vcGVGg/s1600-h/20150306_102840%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150306_102840" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150306_102840" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-84xq1-2t1Qo/VPn8kdK1hOI/AAAAAAAAfYM/zb4TnJGfqYY/20150306_102840_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="322"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-22684172890906739292015-03-06T02:12:00.001+02:002015-03-06T02:12:02.312+02:00Cold work (but we’re still not ready to move back to the land of sand)<p>This is the un-fun part of snow. Getting rid of the snow so we can get out of the house. We just heard that the kids have another day off of school tomorrow – text message beeped in and there was much cheering - but Brad may have to work, so we went out to clear the driveway. <br><br>Honor also tried to get a bit more sledding in, but the snow was too deep! She just sank right into the fluff! </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9atUjRkgkEs/VPjvxz7SeYI/AAAAAAAAfM4/it8niCsbEEY/s1600-h/DSC00525%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00525" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00525" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SHUdzQDDaYA/VPjvzFqzl2I/AAAAAAAAfNA/8m0KIwcyihg/DSC00525_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a></p> <p>She helped shovel a little bit… </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-liiF2186Qu0/VPjv1jjVI0I/AAAAAAAAfNI/PMgchhtVWEk/s1600-h/DSC00526%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00526" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00526" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Psc4q2nWZaA/VPjv2yq0qWI/AAAAAAAAfNQ/U4rTJp0yUro/DSC00526_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="484" height="380"></a></p> <p>I told her she looked too happy, that kids doing chores were supposed to be sad. She couldn’t make a convincing frown! </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nnPhleroEJ8/VPjv5dGzT6I/AAAAAAAAfNY/U_hQsctCVT0/s1600-h/DSC00527%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00527" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00527" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6DUZl17Mh9A/VPjv64pEVVI/AAAAAAAAfNg/kuQtePHKjoI/DSC00527_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="404"></a></p> <p>Brad brought out the serious tool. Our big yellow snow beast. We ought to come up with a name for it. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OLWu050gGdA/VPjv8D2l6DI/AAAAAAAAfNo/U0y4QyNWKtU/s1600-h/DSC00528%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00528" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00528" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aNJUpKJvfhk/VPjv9b81fAI/AAAAAAAAfNw/ywpk-T8oyKA/DSC00528_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="359" height="479"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uNLoSxijFgA/VPjv_Rcu32I/AAAAAAAAfN4/1u4QqBNZyaw/s1600-h/DSC00529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00529" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00529" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5ce84pB80dE/VPjwAjkJfuI/AAAAAAAAfOA/wFkjSWGhOCQ/DSC00529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5h_26sTihjs/VPjwCbMYR0I/AAAAAAAAfOI/VaR1PilqRso/s1600-h/DSC00533%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00533" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00533" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pl0GMr392uk/VPjwC5lw7kI/AAAAAAAAfOQ/ikSg3j_BkNE/DSC00533_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8whdVa7CIkY/VPjwEUaLDPI/AAAAAAAAfOY/OpGA8jk9Q7s/s1600-h/DSC00534%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00534" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00534" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wIx9q-5n3pk/VPjwE_L3-kI/AAAAAAAAfOg/BRyyfRlwI9s/DSC00534_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="192"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Y5rMpLlkc5U/VPjwHGYk47I/AAAAAAAAfOo/KwX2dIDZnuY/s1600-h/DSC00535%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00535" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00535" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4yW42Q5kjyc/VPjwIQmCQDI/AAAAAAAAfOw/MJF1AYAjHs0/DSC00535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="507" height="398"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xssyk0f5cXw/VPjwLlfuxdI/AAAAAAAAfO4/1b89b6ppFTE/s1600-h/DSC00536%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00536" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00536" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X4Q7gReR9c0/VPjwM6k_IvI/AAAAAAAAfPA/8htGV8lmCQ4/DSC00536_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="404"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bCI44Ke8aRg/VPjwQRED4gI/AAAAAAAAfPI/TqWvV4Tj_Xs/s1600-h/DSC00537%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00537" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00537" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MfDmrPVG2Ck/VPjwR629HTI/AAAAAAAAfPQ/POjpKZRd8kY/DSC00537_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a></p> <p>Driving this yellow beast up and down the hill is hard work. It has a mind of it’s own. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wgHfPx6XsHc/VPjwUFT2W-I/AAAAAAAAfPY/JfANzlDYBHg/s1600-h/DSC00538%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00538" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00538" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-odQEm4d3M7g/VPjwVImBOJI/AAAAAAAAfPg/kArC3Y81Hfc/DSC00538_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="412" height="324"></a></p> <p>Brad was working up a sweat, but it was still snowing. He ended up with snow melting and re-freezing as ice on his hair, face, glasses, and clothes. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bpcMv1AMKTU/VPjwaqhenwI/AAAAAAAAfPo/ho8gq3wOaIk/s1600-h/DSC00539%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00539" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00539" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_lE6XV6cFZk/VPjwcZqLcWI/AAAAAAAAfPw/8UX53M-tEEo/DSC00539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="395"></a></p> <p>The snow beast worked well over the gravel part of the drive too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eBSjXjvLjKU/VPjwfGQV91I/AAAAAAAAfP4/XMtMMMqj7eA/s1600-h/DSC00540%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00540" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00540" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uLyXgB-S6Hk/VPjwf6imm1I/AAAAAAAAfQA/uo8vsLR3o4o/DSC00540_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8tWNtzgs-6w/VPjwi8ZZCAI/AAAAAAAAfQI/vAwinOKCey4/s1600-h/DSC00541%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00541" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00541" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fjJTOJFUjLE/VPjwjdNLjyI/AAAAAAAAfQQ/qhqJxuWg-DQ/DSC00541_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-exCSLwb688s/VPjwlL8zPKI/AAAAAAAAfQY/ea2hZe03efw/s1600-h/DSC00542%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00542" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00542" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z6UmOqkRXiw/VPjwl_XSThI/AAAAAAAAfQg/arZzm0hJPUY/DSC00542_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="403"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--vHn0TQb6qE/VPjwnxQ6s3I/AAAAAAAAfQo/7hm_jZ-LTCQ/s1600-h/DSC00543%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00543" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00543" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-D8Rql7-X3yY/VPjwo9D24aI/AAAAAAAAfQw/8ezELJhX5qw/DSC00543_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a></p> <p>It powered up the hill and really kicked the snow way out… he was painting the trees with the thrown snow, way off to the side.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7j_DAYF59pk/VPjwq24kJ0I/AAAAAAAAfQ4/ol7DFShshAQ/s1600-h/DSC00545%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00545" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00545" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gmiSSra3wNo/VPjwr-9TYlI/AAAAAAAAfRA/v-KF18xFJB0/DSC00545_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-h2grpyVJLmQ/VPjwuO2U4lI/AAAAAAAAfRI/9VFfK_Zcnlk/s1600-h/DSC00548%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00548" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00548" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-73Ur1Ng7kWM/VPjwvMyBAEI/AAAAAAAAfRQ/Ntz5cKgCw-8/DSC00548_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="507" height="398"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EEXTh_xfRYQ/VPjwwg2wXCI/AAAAAAAAfRY/VJI_obuHD-s/s1600-h/DSC00549%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00549" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00549" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2-YtvOLJ_DA/VPjwxuit8JI/AAAAAAAAfRg/POdoKwRbnxA/DSC00549_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a></p> <p>Total accumulation today? 7.5 inches.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pO2jIYo9PAg/VPjwzK3KbLI/AAAAAAAAfRo/8cOKNgdoc7c/s1600-h/DSC00551%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00551" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00551" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tiNK5U_YUps/VPjwz-S9z4I/AAAAAAAAfRw/S_t79dYKSP8/DSC00551_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="507" height="398"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-64219425841218939212015-03-05T23:47:00.001+02:002015-03-06T01:47:30.214+02:00Another Snow Day<p>This forecast did not miss. It was sure enough that the schools cancelled last night. Brad’s work did not call it until this morning. We’ve got almost 7” of new accumulation so far and about 4 more hours of expected snowfall. At least this is the pretty variety of snow. Soft and drifty. Coating the branches and trees with a gorgeous layer of white. It’s more to shovel, but it sure is pretty out there.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iXkMzxynXn4/VPjN7LoC85I/AAAAAAAAfG8/F3IMoWyJ6fo/s1600-h/DSC00500%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00500" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00500" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1vCibnLPYoc/VPjN8Y4B4CI/AAAAAAAAfHE/QQnGO70yqpk/DSC00500_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="522" height="410"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sjBD-RT4sNo/VPjN9vGJBLI/AAAAAAAAfHM/sD4XbYJmc64/s1600-h/DSC00497%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00497" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00497" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Q97joobQNMA/VPjN-LQ4qvI/AAAAAAAAfHU/tw2ikAP4eY0/DSC00497_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="517" height="406"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SxgGHGDwINU/VPjN_691TgI/AAAAAAAAfHc/tR27PcW-Uzs/s1600-h/DSC00498%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00498" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00498" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-leJZqesGPJk/VPjOAryDFsI/AAAAAAAAfHk/_F4OJ_9e1kI/DSC00498_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="511" height="401"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rn2QLnENKTk/VPjODAFu9uI/AAAAAAAAfHs/3LaKvuru_j4/s1600-h/DSC00501%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00501" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00501" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WhqAP-Rt6W8/VPjOENAR8NI/AAAAAAAAfH0/2lpU6-koUeQ/DSC00501_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="404"></a></p> <p>The snow on the screen has Ninja concerned!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pb_XEVKpW1k/VPjOGsUmfAI/AAAAAAAAfH8/YawK95qwjxY/s1600-h/DSC00502%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00502" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00502" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WaVkhiPtShc/VPjOHHgmE6I/AAAAAAAAfIE/v8j7_cyzwmA/DSC00502_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NiAb_8CMA7Q/VPjOKW7zHfI/AAAAAAAAfIM/kecosiw4UN0/s1600-h/DSC00503%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00503" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00503" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AVdyp4-8JbE/VPjOLTce_mI/AAAAAAAAfIU/iKrmcxfJ_ss/DSC00503_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HDnwS8JtO4w/VPjONQCntDI/AAAAAAAAfIc/Ig89JeTbpgs/s1600-h/DSC00504%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00504" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00504" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6Mzg81jEoAI/VPjOOfyPv-I/AAAAAAAAfIk/JnOSnGgNCAQ/DSC00504_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="413"></a></p> <p>Here are some photos that Honor took. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GdocABh_6B0/VPjOQnxi8iI/AAAAAAAAfIs/zpfrxxsKU3M/s1600-h/DSC00505%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00505" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00505" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DysTbLC0B8s/VPjORk8rfwI/AAAAAAAAfI0/bjxxgY1Q1Oo/DSC00505_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="389"></a></p> <p>The neighbor’s horses were running around, kicking up snow and rearing at each other. As she said, “They were horsing around.” </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-z5XqvK0cvdk/VPjOUIdv-qI/AAAAAAAAfI8/2cE5HA8-zOU/s1600-h/DSC00506%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00506" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00506" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2NbfQYow99Q/VPjOVHm533I/AAAAAAAAfJE/CDjqlyLTW-8/DSC00506_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NE10E_j-ORU/VPjOXWgZE0I/AAAAAAAAfJM/Kaq3yrnw7i0/s1600-h/DSC00507%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00507" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00507" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tHdK8CjWG0g/VPjOYJFan7I/AAAAAAAAfJU/6BI-8dnpnVM/DSC00507_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5l6S0cs8Fok/VPjOakszQzI/AAAAAAAAfJc/x5zWJvbIB1k/s1600-h/DSC00508%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00508" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00508" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Jr5CrngLz8Q/VPjObsW7W8I/AAAAAAAAfJk/3Hu-Wd-sa7w/DSC00508_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="407"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T0EsBPFdLq4/VPjOci5VaGI/AAAAAAAAfJs/u47flQj5hL8/s1600-h/DSC00509%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00509" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00509" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mCYzOkb4kNY/VPjOda4AzgI/AAAAAAAAfJ0/tAYldL2c08o/DSC00509_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="530" height="416"></a></p> <p>Even the swings have several inches of snow accumulated! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-M2RLEgI-AbE/VPjOfarJjUI/AAAAAAAAfJ8/MkzxCpGZuxo/s1600-h/DSC00510%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00510" style="border-top: 0px; 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padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiKSVPhq5m8" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dkOYijTfX-A/VPjO7iK7ulI/AAAAAAAAfMw/QdqGzQlCrRk/video6ff7114ba278%25255B26%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('f184a257-f72f-4162-b56b-1e17260eb022'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iiKSVPhq5m8?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iiKSVPhq5m8?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"277\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-58791148670289512732015-03-02T01:20:00.001+02:002015-03-02T01:20:08.312+02:00Kumihimo<p>Cord and bracelet weaving. I picked up a neat little craft tool/toy the other day. I met another lady at a SCA meeting and she was using one of these and I was intrigued. When I saw one of these tools for sale shortly thereafter, I grabbed it up! <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/kit-0221.html">Some kits</a> come with the loom, bobbins, instructions, etc. but I found the loom, and looked up patterns online. <br><br>I found this site - <a title="http://fene4ki.ru/en/" href="http://fene4ki.ru/en/">http://fene4ki.ru/en/</a> which was originally in Russian, but translated to English by the creator so more can enjoy it. <br> <p><br>I used this pattern, with different colors: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-O3pqnsaXZYg/VPOeYR_ALyI/AAAAAAAAe8k/FcYD6mXKLGw/s1600-h/kumihimo-mini-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="kumihimo-mini-4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kumihimo-mini-4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GUmAlDYFnCM/VPOeZKNPIAI/AAAAAAAAe8s/v_9_NcFQixA/kumihimo-mini-4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="205"></a></p> <p>Here is the Kumihimi tool - </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CuWZZNz7kfs/VPOeaGD_02I/AAAAAAAAe80/WYmX-mBnQDE/s1600-h/20150227_175817%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150227_175817" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150227_175817" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-g8IDxBC3MlM/VPOeaytNZjI/AAAAAAAAe88/85V7vE1PY-M/20150227_175817_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="498" height="298"></a></p> <p>And here it is, loaded up and ready to go - </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qkDI9VCFHRc/VPOec0gKjyI/AAAAAAAAe9E/bDtWcWBmQdA/s1600-h/20150227_185759%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150227_185759" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150227_185759" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-msZEtFLGm4U/VPOedo8c7zI/AAAAAAAAe9M/JFBllbHvfV8/20150227_185759_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="395" height="390"></a></p> <p>Here is another view of the work, now in progress. I didn’t have bobbins, so I just bundled up the excess string (cotton cord) with a slip not. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5bdAzVRPvSo/VPOeemb9oEI/AAAAAAAAe9U/HFYTfPeVNPU/s1600-h/20150227_190028%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150227_190028" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150227_190028" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ClrVoMIWya0/VPOefubYd0I/AAAAAAAAe9c/fZnVwL7cjYY/20150227_190028_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="539"></a></p> <p>I used the oh-so-precise measurement of “arms’ length for cutting, and the resulting rope is 4-5 feet in length and quite pretty, as well as strong. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vMdcH2sRMOY/VPOeh02ybkI/AAAAAAAAe9k/GvC9CiTXWXM/s1600-h/20150301_172152%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150301_172152" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150301_172152" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QYGpTVaQUKo/VPOejAm6jYI/AAAAAAAAe9s/9IjDWGFrVV0/20150301_172152_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-13lCL8cq5N8/VPOelK5omQI/AAAAAAAAe90/lX98NTe_sF4/s1600-h/20150301_172204%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150301_172204" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150301_172204" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-asUpD-RoN-0/VPOemuyYXjI/AAAAAAAAe98/kFfmgrPkovo/20150301_172204_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a></p> <p>It took maybe 3 hours to make. I didn’t time it exactly. I made it while watching tv and later, when waiting for the kids to finish piano class. I didn’t get a precise measurement as Honor already owns it! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OXduuGHU3ak/VPOeovcdbRI/AAAAAAAAe-E/DCmmJAkVeAY/s1600-h/20150301_172059%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150301_172059" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150301_172059" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KmqP36vlYes/VPOepp_V3lI/AAAAAAAAe-M/Y-TDsUM-E68/20150301_172059_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="523" height="313"></a></p> <p>The author also shares a great little pattern maker program for this craft. I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s what was used to create this pattern. <br><br><a title="http://fene4ki.ru/en/kumihimo-pattern-maker-program.html" href="http://fene4ki.ru/en/kumihimo-pattern-maker-program.html">http://fene4ki.ru/en/kumihimo-pattern-maker-program.html</a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304534455173718249.post-22946212504705337332015-02-23T18:59:00.001+02:002015-02-23T18:59:26.164+02:00New Toys<p>Well, a mouse isn’t really a toy, unless you’re a cat. Poor little thing. We had a house mouse, and it’s the 3rd one to make the mistake of trying to shelter in our home. This is an old house (60+ years) so we apparently need to go look for wee mouse doors come Spring, and I really can’t blame the little critters. It’s cold outside, and there are all sorts of predators out there. We have hawks, owls, and foxes in our yard all of the time. A warm house with only three cats must seem like an upgrade. But, it’s not a very safe place. Our kitties are excellent mousers. I tried to catch this mouse and put him back out in the woods, but he was too fast for me and my long-handled dustpan. Like the two before him, the cats got him. RIP mouse #3. <br><br>Mighty hunters.. <br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-P73nKjLykpQ/VOtb8k4dNLI/AAAAAAAAe0E/fK_zyhNXTZ8/s1600-h/20150221_001906%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150221_001906" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150221_001906" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7klKbF1qKAg/VOtb9bJmeaI/AAAAAAAAe0M/HB4kKEEF-qg/20150221_001906_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-igOReCl4e2s/VOtb-hbkUNI/AAAAAAAAe0U/Yazl3oUIHWk/s1600-h/20150221_001945%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150221_001945" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150221_001945" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_XwIa5iSby0/VOtb_PKiaZI/AAAAAAAAe0c/bIZ-rCSLCOk/20150221_001945_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="244"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m6PvxMIRFx0/VOtcAFFOYWI/AAAAAAAAe0k/-c3MVQhPXJQ/s1600-h/20150222_003630%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150222_003630" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="20150222_003630" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XQiGE8gcymI/VOtcA0FSL5I/AAAAAAAAe0s/R0OsK_CCgMk/20150222_003630_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" height="389"></a></p> <p>Poor little mouse, climbing the bricks in the living room. Why do they have to be so darn cute? </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CGj4hpWJldo/VOtcC-IThkI/AAAAAAAAe00/07jorNI7q6o/s1600-h/DSC00431%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00431" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00431" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rI-HXmVIC1s/VOtcDiNkkcI/AAAAAAAAe08/wwCBLbyOEJQ/DSC00431_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="368" height="291"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Mmf70Wp_Y7w/VOtcFLh5LgI/AAAAAAAAe1E/ynFXJ9vzuEw/s1600-h/DSC00432%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00432" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00432" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qHqykeyiXFs/VOtcF6abeHI/AAAAAAAAe1M/EDaQL4zDyds/DSC00432_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="394"></a></p> <p>Anyway, the cats have their work to do to keep the house safe, and we have ours. The snow refused to melt sufficiently to ignore yesterday, despite getting up to almost 50F for most of the day, so we had to go clear it. It was still between 3-4 deep at the top of the drive. Out by the street it was VERY deep. 8-10”. Brad decided to get the new snowblower out. It worked very nicely. This thing even motored over the gravel drive pretty well. The drive still required some shoveling, but it was nice to have! Convincing it to not run down hill at speed was a little tricky. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_D3qbyKzaUI/VOtcIATj-GI/AAAAAAAAe1U/An-z1rQpknI/s1600-h/DSC00486%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00486" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00486" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mx9nUAFcL0Q/VOtcI_w2oOI/AAAAAAAAe1c/Z9kogyQVfQE/DSC00486_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="200"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uFPKpB0jcVw/VOtcLd_6ZrI/AAAAAAAAe1k/RiD7PlVadSM/s1600-h/DSC00489%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00489" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00489" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-55WBRM0PMCI/VOtcMULOX5I/AAAAAAAAe1s/Z9gYqVFhjk0/DSC00489_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m4I0sFO6HQ4/VOtcOtpyoLI/AAAAAAAAe10/ZFJxs5Ssu48/s1600-h/DSC00495%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00495" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00495" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wYTKvZmPG-c/VOtcPgLf7MI/AAAAAAAAe18/6GvthrZHH0I/DSC00495_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="500" height="402"></a></p> <p>Brian had a lot of homework to do, but Honor got some play time in. Monday had a 2-hour delay, but it was still a school day. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hiukXiEZo08/VOtcSqxaZhI/AAAAAAAAe2E/7w4Im7Uqrp8/s1600-h/DSC00490%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00490" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00490" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t7JIUfX-8ow/VOtcTjnmIKI/AAAAAAAAe2M/zZKJgZvWHC0/DSC00490_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="513" height="415"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vLxmigzyH58/VOtcUyD7OkI/AAAAAAAAe2U/VnjnnrlIkso/s1600-h/DSC00492%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00492" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="DSC00492" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-c85LLhSTfPc/VOtcV7ZF33I/AAAAAAAAe2c/WlfNHeLun7Y/DSC00492_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="357" height="490"></a> </p> <p>Honor did some sledding, and she made a little snowman too. Eventually, she decided that his hands might be cold, so she let him borrow her gloves. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2MtKGT-TG4A/VOtcXlrQU1I/AAAAAAAAe2k/JSIi2RFVFK0/s1600-h/DSC00481%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00481" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00481" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E4quBxjN3TI/VOtcYdQ3jpI/AAAAAAAAe2s/OcSUh_o8Fyk/DSC00481_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="392"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-c1L3yz3hjss/VOtcaT4tCGI/AAAAAAAAe20/n0EpUJiMRuw/s1600-h/DSC00483%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC00483" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC00483" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m2HLqOP_QpQ/VOtcbDXUBfI/AAAAAAAAe28/1R2RKLzLoLw/DSC00483_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="389"></a></p> Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com2