tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49015986544837709812024-03-18T15:57:49.792-04:00Donna's DesignsDonna Lee Heber ~ www.donnaheber.com
"To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest."Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1003125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-37442691645139984902023-10-29T16:00:00.054-04:002023-10-29T16:00:00.138-04:00Halloween with Lavinia<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Hello my ghoulish friends,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I just wanted to pop on today and show you a Halloween card and some tags I created using Lavinia Stamps. They are located in Ruthin, which is in North Wales. Aren't their silhouette stamps just gorgeous? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Willow the Witch was used for the "spooky" Halloween card and tag.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q-T5yJKKfCnaEwmt69zXFGyZalWIfPtjCBZUSwFuxjGdEhMPP4CKhUtQUxDuTlembF-0EqPqmN-6r0gstLQMM3Bu7oekmaVYUyykGFyxG8tEqYYizL2cf45s1pq1wyUtI9x6RQVnSL4AiOY3L7HgUd0EkNN_Dy_HLxvSMzt2i27LuOz_B1sMK_H2STqe/s3439/IMG_4988-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="2684" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4q-T5yJKKfCnaEwmt69zXFGyZalWIfPtjCBZUSwFuxjGdEhMPP4CKhUtQUxDuTlembF-0EqPqmN-6r0gstLQMM3Bu7oekmaVYUyykGFyxG8tEqYYizL2cf45s1pq1wyUtI9x6RQVnSL4AiOY3L7HgUd0EkNN_Dy_HLxvSMzt2i27LuOz_B1sMK_H2STqe/w313-h400/IMG_4988-(W).jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_ywcwUw-3X-sIHOJN8s0z363rE3vNikPw-os_FUTqyzKgbrg56rHqB9dOT2mrgbpVj2hqNx1Il6y4NvY0TFeBWTlbiAhzxWrSeASW5rKHk7DWQiTenzs3COC9dntnlNW_cGMSVknbIuAcMFbYXlBk-Pe5yoUTOZIs5WuekleW8flUeoXnWYrYHj4pyzc/s4032/IMG_4981-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_ywcwUw-3X-sIHOJN8s0z363rE3vNikPw-os_FUTqyzKgbrg56rHqB9dOT2mrgbpVj2hqNx1Il6y4NvY0TFeBWTlbiAhzxWrSeASW5rKHk7DWQiTenzs3COC9dntnlNW_cGMSVknbIuAcMFbYXlBk-Pe5yoUTOZIs5WuekleW8flUeoXnWYrYHj4pyzc/w300-h400/IMG_4981-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">This tag was created using the crow set and Elm tree.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7CUjPw_qGoE2sYHT8H7b6PhfpM7fEkHMvLD22r5BVa8Gqj_Wu8vNGVblrDl0Ur7aOHTDPCmYqQ82mFeDRwyRDJu0pjnCdmtwv0s7IeI9PSGCOvXn_3QWx2VIEqv2ui5LYI4awpq5CEIlg0bUISxkjIcvtQMgxjh3Gni_POSsazZyBf3OYTCuYi-ymOHj/s4032/IMG_4983-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7CUjPw_qGoE2sYHT8H7b6PhfpM7fEkHMvLD22r5BVa8Gqj_Wu8vNGVblrDl0Ur7aOHTDPCmYqQ82mFeDRwyRDJu0pjnCdmtwv0s7IeI9PSGCOvXn_3QWx2VIEqv2ui5LYI4awpq5CEIlg0bUISxkjIcvtQMgxjh3Gni_POSsazZyBf3OYTCuYi-ymOHj/w300-h400/IMG_4983-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Wishing you all a safe and Happy Halloween!!!</span></div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-37705339050992395602023-09-03T21:00:00.001-04:002023-09-04T08:22:55.105-04:00Catskills - North Lake Trails<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Hey friends,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span>It was a beautiful day to take a drive to the Catskills. We had a picnic lunch at North Lake then went hiking. The trail was a bit more than I expected. I was a little slow on the way back, but hubby helped me down some steep ledges. I'm grateful he was patient with me as he does a lot of hiking in the Adirondacks, which I really can't do any longer.</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBHBS1ZCrcZHv8psWTJE_XKQU7sF54iQgV5cJZoEwZmb0vk7O05tLRL1ei0owk5cJkZ2AnWAUKxE-bXpZ7BEThqQKLZ0_Oa4sTEJlnhuYVTeRMxYx2Qex7s73xfjZdL_TyPi-tekyJBSBiVce5Qokz3H3Z-2O4ndhN6fQ-_-kZKgkKJus4sniSbaXIyyZ/s3596/IMG_4737-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="2697" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBHBS1ZCrcZHv8psWTJE_XKQU7sF54iQgV5cJZoEwZmb0vk7O05tLRL1ei0owk5cJkZ2AnWAUKxE-bXpZ7BEThqQKLZ0_Oa4sTEJlnhuYVTeRMxYx2Qex7s73xfjZdL_TyPi-tekyJBSBiVce5Qokz3H3Z-2O4ndhN6fQ-_-kZKgkKJus4sniSbaXIyyZ/w300-h400/IMG_4737-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddoIMTcEmcgdXyYvwTFnYROl0-KqUKQ5q40__An9uDg_Mwpb4iwD3lgOzDyvq9qzWcqpowecVhWIBM5dpAsyTSx63LHt7P1lC1h0PQO08HlIt_0ockoZIe9imgtZEy2-6P0BsU2QOtaombSUeGZCjNguLaqFvirfYuxmys-mseoleM6nVfR67panQU_sA/w400-h300/IMG_4748-(W).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The views were pretty with the puffy clouds.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyowC3RwP5PJ7SRGwaKbLdfYDGJ27npl6BNIgGfQ0ttG2ExnlvjHhnFJRW73XVfoAEWEwqvCABro7F3mBSsD0NLvAGXZP0eeCQFOxtLFxD2_4Zao1oid17JJM43VsRz2PPmRIW8Qk-4S21RHkdCdcnHnshwVVx9b5JqlUnDGD2HkmW19fxFD0zSViBRUTl/s4032/IMG_4751-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyowC3RwP5PJ7SRGwaKbLdfYDGJ27npl6BNIgGfQ0ttG2ExnlvjHhnFJRW73XVfoAEWEwqvCABro7F3mBSsD0NLvAGXZP0eeCQFOxtLFxD2_4Zao1oid17JJM43VsRz2PPmRIW8Qk-4S21RHkdCdcnHnshwVVx9b5JqlUnDGD2HkmW19fxFD0zSViBRUTl/w400-h300/IMG_4751-(W).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">We continued onward to a few other trails ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCkn2gjXNj2ju9lDH4NV6wF0VqUOQi6weGfR9exa8soXKneZWmobB5o3-UGcjyCd2bhBiKhCBbxmj2RYeuuonzDdzY1hIbg2Z4RD7pRLJBsRIodJyjs67GPe8aI59bVeKYprtsmhwP3AIWLR4O_IkDRZgNqIFM68YTrG96YmuNGsyyu6HvJq1sXniWIJO/s4032/IMG_4756-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCkn2gjXNj2ju9lDH4NV6wF0VqUOQi6weGfR9exa8soXKneZWmobB5o3-UGcjyCd2bhBiKhCBbxmj2RYeuuonzDdzY1hIbg2Z4RD7pRLJBsRIodJyjs67GPe8aI59bVeKYprtsmhwP3AIWLR4O_IkDRZgNqIFM68YTrG96YmuNGsyyu6HvJq1sXniWIJO/w300-h400/IMG_4756-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeS-2hvGYPABJ6pGRvQGeRxHYC_Q2eVvM6K3VfJy9UUytf-Xw6K6vQW0pNrEvwlLs4VWNuqUFsCDSXDBCfgJx5bTW1T3jMK0Cl-Uy1fjgBMe7vL0MlcDCt4Qg3oYzWk2M5eBIb_iWYxv86e064tMvR4981B46Z9226Q5KFO6wa_5xKvvacljGNBaOpxEeF/s4032/IMG_4759-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeS-2hvGYPABJ6pGRvQGeRxHYC_Q2eVvM6K3VfJy9UUytf-Xw6K6vQW0pNrEvwlLs4VWNuqUFsCDSXDBCfgJx5bTW1T3jMK0Cl-Uy1fjgBMe7vL0MlcDCt4Qg3oYzWk2M5eBIb_iWYxv86e064tMvR4981B46Z9226Q5KFO6wa_5xKvvacljGNBaOpxEeF/w300-h400/IMG_4759-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">There were many woodland ferns.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIIQAbsIJclAVGRWmGqT2ZoFKF6dw2x3WVUWRfdtvT5nqQCIY9jrPs2GALBE_glE4DS-dnYrHUkycQhTudD6KHaAcJWxV0JqOg1BqxJ6oHCYfv_f6wiHgXba1kG0X3Sm1ticnGISvXBP7qOKN9DP6AECkIfzOj1JaWjDyxyYas2h13_CQIMxVoYleQ3mb/s4032/IMG_4758-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIIQAbsIJclAVGRWmGqT2ZoFKF6dw2x3WVUWRfdtvT5nqQCIY9jrPs2GALBE_glE4DS-dnYrHUkycQhTudD6KHaAcJWxV0JqOg1BqxJ6oHCYfv_f6wiHgXba1kG0X3Sm1ticnGISvXBP7qOKN9DP6AECkIfzOj1JaWjDyxyYas2h13_CQIMxVoYleQ3mb/w300-h400/IMG_4758-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Do you recognize the plant below? It is Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost plant or indian pipe. They are waxy white and unlike most plants do not have chlorophyll and therefore are non-photosynthetic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eQ13EuMwLPQ5JDZolB8PYMPeUspZtXr5fHngDmBwyfwJKKKLY16zQ6PDOPmR1qvnlAV6gSGstaLMMqNhRQOjI3JOTw-4E4cBVVK2-409Gr0piuwveJSW8ex125HSxqQfhpmtYgaUe-c0zOXF4UF8Mao4ZvFz2Lxf-h4oYVdadfqrAB_loE6YSx_D5dSF/s4032/IMG_4761-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eQ13EuMwLPQ5JDZolB8PYMPeUspZtXr5fHngDmBwyfwJKKKLY16zQ6PDOPmR1qvnlAV6gSGstaLMMqNhRQOjI3JOTw-4E4cBVVK2-409Gr0piuwveJSW8ex125HSxqQfhpmtYgaUe-c0zOXF4UF8Mao4ZvFz2Lxf-h4oYVdadfqrAB_loE6YSx_D5dSF/w300-h400/IMG_4761-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">A few mushrooms could be found, but not a lot.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2HlfEFnkBlJNv0EChzNSr5IpvMI5F4FN7X9KersLxcDpSoguloYDv7DA6eHzsDX6P646vmLbOJAutbHTv5PiKSU5aHfIxbJrw6T3jlWJeQdnnj6KuqQ6kqBNnkwzDLuz8Vj9uhffP63_2gDjVyb4x-ES6a4kgWvz_9AVTs_VRnq70YMAFs-bQG4h9RWf/s4032/IMG_4762-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2HlfEFnkBlJNv0EChzNSr5IpvMI5F4FN7X9KersLxcDpSoguloYDv7DA6eHzsDX6P646vmLbOJAutbHTv5PiKSU5aHfIxbJrw6T3jlWJeQdnnj6KuqQ6kqBNnkwzDLuz8Vj9uhffP63_2gDjVyb4x-ES6a4kgWvz_9AVTs_VRnq70YMAFs-bQG4h9RWf/w300-h400/IMG_4762-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span>My feet were very happy when we arrived back to the registration station!</span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3esejNHWeb8k_Vfw3HDmDYD_QDsC4QIX0Kdfudc45UyDGKQKDbav5M5iRk_7eRNM1Q1QVGy0n-GDPxwJ98zGtkYb30LB5UgBkuRz1XrhAq6S79IW-mEAMBNGH5q6Amao8yV74umvVdz_CtvwgIpIAyx2cXiZTUgmEaURbgo1RL39lb1ReIqYCIsOs-qi/s3848/IMG_4764-(W).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="2886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3esejNHWeb8k_Vfw3HDmDYD_QDsC4QIX0Kdfudc45UyDGKQKDbav5M5iRk_7eRNM1Q1QVGy0n-GDPxwJ98zGtkYb30LB5UgBkuRz1XrhAq6S79IW-mEAMBNGH5q6Amao8yV74umvVdz_CtvwgIpIAyx2cXiZTUgmEaURbgo1RL39lb1ReIqYCIsOs-qi/w300-h400/IMG_4764-(W).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">We plan to have a cookout, rest and I want to do some crafting. </span></div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a><div><br /></div>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-79248379901124477822022-06-12T15:16:00.000-04:002022-06-12T15:16:11.251-04:00June Blooms ...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Hi everyone,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I can't believe it is almost the middle of June already!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Today I want to share with you a project we started a few weeks ago. We finally decided to move the arbor from the northwest corner of our property to create a new entrance to our backyard. At the time it sounded like an easy job, but the arbor was set in concrete! Hubby did a fantastic job moving and restoring it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p6ACwyMKevS3-1S0ED7u6jGBl2F7iwtLJyqn4FfCSqaH2Utg5OzGcvr9oLupSTR5PiKmcubYHA71p7ClUNfD5MJa8qTAlHexhaLKMjT89zz5ViZhfDeDgnxdTg-1NlogtiQIWrb3-NOpvbZuRalk3U_iNZ1F8tAdpLkYJue6rtzJj4jCwnbFx2HQog/s1209/Gazebo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p6ACwyMKevS3-1S0ED7u6jGBl2F7iwtLJyqn4FfCSqaH2Utg5OzGcvr9oLupSTR5PiKmcubYHA71p7ClUNfD5MJa8qTAlHexhaLKMjT89zz5ViZhfDeDgnxdTg-1NlogtiQIWrb3-NOpvbZuRalk3U_iNZ1F8tAdpLkYJue6rtzJj4jCwnbFx2HQog/w300-h400/Gazebo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I love how he integrated the arbor into our existing garden. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHju1E0Ye1Dn-nVGcfPZIjQEs7pmIIzWEYPRMf_Tq2uRcqVO7srX4XA00YVHnOKtZLHcitsmcdGHNbliBrrwMJ0hm0TS3LVqaPy3gDyG6wavBLcvJNxqrG91j9u3vy1m9yBOPoRR8NdkFpDtwcEktWLtpk6jiFMnXxaa39jOCJ5E_O1FJYYqlXPmgdQ/s1189/Gazebo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHju1E0Ye1Dn-nVGcfPZIjQEs7pmIIzWEYPRMf_Tq2uRcqVO7srX4XA00YVHnOKtZLHcitsmcdGHNbliBrrwMJ0hm0TS3LVqaPy3gDyG6wavBLcvJNxqrG91j9u3vy1m9yBOPoRR8NdkFpDtwcEktWLtpk6jiFMnXxaa39jOCJ5E_O1FJYYqlXPmgdQ/w305-h400/Gazebo%201.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I planted Peaches & Cream Honeysuckle vines and look forward to seeing the blooms next year!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjaLtyze3B7dX6GyyUMGmk1FTej5pTB6qvz84iQAuutWOvN2-WJBzbv3dFmC6TrQcYD6nuLzj0c9r1P3lPsXT-JNXh3RhAMLzAK7UEJAYS2TKMrcdczszFoqjo55yzJaJYNFRVlXFvEtRY8PN4rsl3c1dhYLN4013RbbjPsLn8-uG4-ZV1_cQU8cTEQ/s1209/Peaches%20&%20Cream%20Honeysuckle%20Vines.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjaLtyze3B7dX6GyyUMGmk1FTej5pTB6qvz84iQAuutWOvN2-WJBzbv3dFmC6TrQcYD6nuLzj0c9r1P3lPsXT-JNXh3RhAMLzAK7UEJAYS2TKMrcdczszFoqjo55yzJaJYNFRVlXFvEtRY8PN4rsl3c1dhYLN4013RbbjPsLn8-uG4-ZV1_cQU8cTEQ/w300-h400/Peaches%20&%20Cream%20Honeysuckle%20Vines.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">This week I was able to enjoy the last of my lilacs. Just as I was getting ready to take this photo, a yellow Tiger Swallowtail made it perfect. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzW1ikXfGYtuHHtlNU69-gHl8e5Zseb042osbDFE0OufoEG7se352_eW1DohLaUj9GIJ70NP-OhvlQ6k3vHwCL0A2fIMB8OrvhsRegm6jVRGRzaCNXXKAykpTkQMpnw5pGm-aOs9OXgWjG1Ycr-avlZnmu8MRSBeJersy5VEqUjzloc1_dpy7U07XUQ/s1099/Tiger%20Swallowtail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzW1ikXfGYtuHHtlNU69-gHl8e5Zseb042osbDFE0OufoEG7se352_eW1DohLaUj9GIJ70NP-OhvlQ6k3vHwCL0A2fIMB8OrvhsRegm6jVRGRzaCNXXKAykpTkQMpnw5pGm-aOs9OXgWjG1Ycr-avlZnmu8MRSBeJersy5VEqUjzloc1_dpy7U07XUQ/w330-h400/Tiger%20Swallowtail.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Wisteria 'Blue Moon' has been putting on a show... the pollinators love it!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNUGdbDMBW0Xu8joExS7Zsj3YEo1cushVp5RoxK7SoQA3PAwcmIGGu3VsUXpDr0js4jgl_h1qfqXy3Q9ae-k6jd0bNjfJD-TmG6z0G1dNfUFnbb9O2uGl9v72VgfNqwvz2UrUqVhe76OFt8oCkD0WGIG43Yi9QpsQTQEAlaCLFE9RnT-oE7EbZxgnAQ/s1209/Wisteria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNUGdbDMBW0Xu8joExS7Zsj3YEo1cushVp5RoxK7SoQA3PAwcmIGGu3VsUXpDr0js4jgl_h1qfqXy3Q9ae-k6jd0bNjfJD-TmG6z0G1dNfUFnbb9O2uGl9v72VgfNqwvz2UrUqVhe76OFt8oCkD0WGIG43Yi9QpsQTQEAlaCLFE9RnT-oE7EbZxgnAQ/w300-h400/Wisteria.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Peonies are abundant, but with the recent rain the petals have started to fall.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cyLGMbTq-W5oDBVWU6BL6Ulm3gUErSGCd8xpE6MlQr0AXmOSgNQJogVxyOmssp7u11sZ5jBVPOowBwxsRc8rv9ChwQCwd-d2FDDsp5UuVmEQLsWP6_die30Qi8NlE1NrKn7tXBWeBCF1hVlr-C1qkHIToZLOvJLNScELfTJZelyrcWO_tp31n0lyPQ/s1209/Peony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS7IavakrrFKivysItWJb2vyj1TW614jvKe-Z1u1IQ-TVd9wh3YDJzIzi4ZZd3N3xM4QZbvT3k1Dpu8BkcMm5KLjxg3QyIdgChy3ReX_6YgkdbfgvhWmFnrdy2WJkBW3kRGdiKfEnwx_DueaSW4W2OWk3VPj1WrGj-EhZF8YWkwtZvhOBu2tRKvIeAA/w300-h400/Peony%20Bushes.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Purple geraniums are happy, creeping and spreading...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk6L9zoITYR7SUtWceee0PsYXWGlEGH-ePHXfOkfA0e06QnaPI6leCVsvERt3ufGy8r-brVrgU3ExT2nH34KrG8L0o61I7xsni2fNL4mlBzl4uTHluI31dxVg_33Ctiw5oMeIkgQgxNmmAU5TLnXSnYegFGETWF71MWNO2_ZwMKTQfSkvODb2Jtu-1g/s1161/Geraniums.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk6L9zoITYR7SUtWceee0PsYXWGlEGH-ePHXfOkfA0e06QnaPI6leCVsvERt3ufGy8r-brVrgU3ExT2nH34KrG8L0o61I7xsni2fNL4mlBzl4uTHluI31dxVg_33Ctiw5oMeIkgQgxNmmAU5TLnXSnYegFGETWF71MWNO2_ZwMKTQfSkvODb2Jtu-1g/w313-h400/Geraniums.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Salvia is a staple in my gardens. It is such a hardy perennial for the northeast. I've started to mix the pinks & purples together.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8RbWZWWarpy_GBLVgSAVwhtV7RbQ8wurEGL5GHB7UNZQvXPPr4QCXKUbDO30dXHjKqJHE_iDJHu5ceYm52IfGL9ckKSPOd3IkP6BHXyqoAf3hIHzTyIhXFShC5d6rR2oR0uQ-XYR7DkvWun-xvnqAwEhnLKgtL8w3EgZ3QR2Da5kzPSeXUod0H8jnQ/s1151/Salvia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8RbWZWWarpy_GBLVgSAVwhtV7RbQ8wurEGL5GHB7UNZQvXPPr4QCXKUbDO30dXHjKqJHE_iDJHu5ceYm52IfGL9ckKSPOd3IkP6BHXyqoAf3hIHzTyIhXFShC5d6rR2oR0uQ-XYR7DkvWun-xvnqAwEhnLKgtL8w3EgZ3QR2Da5kzPSeXUod0H8jnQ/w315-h400/Salvia.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Last fall I planted Allium 'Roseum' and wasn't sure if the tiny little bulbs would make it through the winter. To my surprise I have blush frilly globes appearing.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsFvDj_Pln-42dV2iNJixEVtJuTh3tNrXoTP4_BkLUsVlgGAZso-Tsky7FghyyFnvlbfRFbzO1GceV2UXKCPtnJ4kEQ93hwGB_fuEXsqMtt-qFUFTP87iJ9aF7KkMXbVdFJnfOHlT0-uJgS6zaTljlwEMak6y8pDSFVipkaZaK4ypTxdbJ6R1GMAMSw/s1209/Rosa%20Allium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsFvDj_Pln-42dV2iNJixEVtJuTh3tNrXoTP4_BkLUsVlgGAZso-Tsky7FghyyFnvlbfRFbzO1GceV2UXKCPtnJ4kEQ93hwGB_fuEXsqMtt-qFUFTP87iJ9aF7KkMXbVdFJnfOHlT0-uJgS6zaTljlwEMak6y8pDSFVipkaZaK4ypTxdbJ6R1GMAMSw/w300-h400/Rosa%20Allium.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Honeysuckle 'Mandarin' is bursting with color. Every year this vine just keeps getting bigger and bigger.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFJd1QBOfdOUK1JijloVJ8d9GOlrjG32P5M49VLxZfPHPmF0WYhGFx2WqJX3RoRBJKvwioEt01RGTQP0skd8Aq5pZHW6nt25etuWEgsmDinWnF49WCkUETiltDQNO5xiXIuk60wmoFdeKD9O4SpsO_P5c2ezA27vi3b0MGdHqxLamDL4dShY9k117dw/s1209/Honeysuckle%20Vine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFJd1QBOfdOUK1JijloVJ8d9GOlrjG32P5M49VLxZfPHPmF0WYhGFx2WqJX3RoRBJKvwioEt01RGTQP0skd8Aq5pZHW6nt25etuWEgsmDinWnF49WCkUETiltDQNO5xiXIuk60wmoFdeKD9O4SpsO_P5c2ezA27vi3b0MGdHqxLamDL4dShY9k117dw/w300-h400/Honeysuckle%20Vine.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXmRoFvYA-gHQlILsHA0GIB_yMIowx4FJEZM8LIcqsMPgs7rIbOSzj3IZ7MFygeaRFLpRzVYCBnand4yMlLzoZjdRSm8a9ZVJP6xc54sWttdOGsNcK1_u6glv1LdJ19uLjpcjhxKdd2WTTtzDScTBqXjhsxJ8ty4jumY6_KLwM0pqkRAp9fuP2S41vA/s1209/Honeysuckle%20Mandarin%20Close%20Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXmRoFvYA-gHQlILsHA0GIB_yMIowx4FJEZM8LIcqsMPgs7rIbOSzj3IZ7MFygeaRFLpRzVYCBnand4yMlLzoZjdRSm8a9ZVJP6xc54sWttdOGsNcK1_u6glv1LdJ19uLjpcjhxKdd2WTTtzDScTBqXjhsxJ8ty4jumY6_KLwM0pqkRAp9fuP2S41vA/w300-h400/Honeysuckle%20Mandarin%20Close%20Up.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Our amphibians and Koi seem to cohabitate very well together in the garden pond.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jXz9_yZkc_vcrauYwrLByzwUAbW6RWDgr38g2rY174mWBeU-qemh1GegHubo046IGH-M0SFY-Etwt73HWGBfQ0jmji3Rxzyt9WdzLBOEYOwGE767hep3aQ78yuMXpuEJhT_hoZoBbqA9-CVMF0cmid8tbwoD_zjCYza_iqhW6s0JmpjxKVPFssdxlg/s1209/Frog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jXz9_yZkc_vcrauYwrLByzwUAbW6RWDgr38g2rY174mWBeU-qemh1GegHubo046IGH-M0SFY-Etwt73HWGBfQ0jmji3Rxzyt9WdzLBOEYOwGE767hep3aQ78yuMXpuEJhT_hoZoBbqA9-CVMF0cmid8tbwoD_zjCYza_iqhW6s0JmpjxKVPFssdxlg/w300-h400/Frog.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Wishing you a happy new week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Don't forget to stop and enjoy the simple things life has to offer.</span></div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-85262456971315417702022-06-01T12:45:00.022-04:002022-06-01T12:57:22.006-04:00Around the Garden ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">As I dust off my blog and flip the calendar's page, I'm surprised at how quickly May has come and gone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The gardens had a late start with the cool spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">In May, we set up the fountain which I get to enjoy each day.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO8gu7gtDKmJ2DPg5Z-PmSue48Tkb4fWd-jzfcZKTgIg3WsYWHn8sWeM1s-W265f6uvBwAYaWUB6xuzrRg4Q0jTcBtScaWSEmmj7uf25RxFUGLShT_bwq69LFIYALGuUCtwN6h4SG2yoQ66VmQFRPSQLeScLvabDVv2AKurjUSTq3M23uJeIUY_O2_g/s1153/IMG_E1690.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO8gu7gtDKmJ2DPg5Z-PmSue48Tkb4fWd-jzfcZKTgIg3WsYWHn8sWeM1s-W265f6uvBwAYaWUB6xuzrRg4Q0jTcBtScaWSEmmj7uf25RxFUGLShT_bwq69LFIYALGuUCtwN6h4SG2yoQ66VmQFRPSQLeScLvabDVv2AKurjUSTq3M23uJeIUY_O2_g/w315-h400/IMG_E1690.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The pretty purple catmint is in full bloom ...</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaHFNmefBU6MI4PPJk5_EQ4AwczYJ0UNEzymzIv7b-Wb19i65ndztKOC1bOmunPRJ8UCXrKZdBYpNRfAN2NCgknGZR1Oyy0XAUUBbhcEEgXXvhPkA97buXJwRr3LYf1nlUB1b_6yi2n4URCi0pJClfvKFYtMTQASrA38MZ8ClRSeXnSUYGo5gt_gApQ/s1209/IMG_E2792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaHFNmefBU6MI4PPJk5_EQ4AwczYJ0UNEzymzIv7b-Wb19i65ndztKOC1bOmunPRJ8UCXrKZdBYpNRfAN2NCgknGZR1Oyy0XAUUBbhcEEgXXvhPkA97buXJwRr3LYf1nlUB1b_6yi2n4URCi0pJClfvKFYtMTQASrA38MZ8ClRSeXnSUYGo5gt_gApQ/w300-h400/IMG_E2792.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">We even had a visitor stop by to say "Hello".</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ynA9XNRAYDXq0t-GQE02jH6JHVsSwRp6_yR3DN66y40dj4HSZ2iHlwyyn7KJuqAbgT3XOn9_AoW-ZBXMaHT55JizYy6VjBpFb-q7C-jt7xHpnrjscklG-hOowhmM0l6qBCsI5NRoosom7_1UvikWrFrZOgWTmMSle-lmZaWZB_W_6VAKNcxTdduNqQ/s1144/IMG_E2736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ynA9XNRAYDXq0t-GQE02jH6JHVsSwRp6_yR3DN66y40dj4HSZ2iHlwyyn7KJuqAbgT3XOn9_AoW-ZBXMaHT55JizYy6VjBpFb-q7C-jt7xHpnrjscklG-hOowhmM0l6qBCsI5NRoosom7_1UvikWrFrZOgWTmMSle-lmZaWZB_W_6VAKNcxTdduNqQ/w316-h400/IMG_E2736.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' lilac with its beautiful bicolor flowers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9-wSGSQoZ48CmbzS6byxYnThv58WrThFub-z-kg6sVCoiWbiDa2_1zXSt8mctqHLLOR1CkW35W2z3bX_cKzFooDxbLltar4SOU5RPm9Ezb8Gvy7aaK5a5Za9D0gqPsygxUqfELOmeQkuKSFm84qH9-clwe97VUEYAKENQ2P82bsCmYmfawOda7SDRQ/s1209/IMG_E2742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9-wSGSQoZ48CmbzS6byxYnThv58WrThFub-z-kg6sVCoiWbiDa2_1zXSt8mctqHLLOR1CkW35W2z3bX_cKzFooDxbLltar4SOU5RPm9Ezb8Gvy7aaK5a5Za9D0gqPsygxUqfELOmeQkuKSFm84qH9-clwe97VUEYAKENQ2P82bsCmYmfawOda7SDRQ/w300-h400/IMG_E2742.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Soft lavender-pink petals on the Korean lilac bush.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL86g4ItOGBwL0GRjy-ktgYxDvnXnMOlzY86_ofbpAmLXKqQMjXgdwbmCXRi0X3A9OJHiOMfQDC2jjmGH-5m-RDyHDgnJTDPq6lFEV2WY7sll83MS9jeZIRxTZy39LnOjnlHUtDMp0BoaZEYLdDu6RjVvDq3VxWchM_-_sTy_8Zel_Z0YPUMDRZid8Q/s1209/IMG_E2752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL86g4ItOGBwL0GRjy-ktgYxDvnXnMOlzY86_ofbpAmLXKqQMjXgdwbmCXRi0X3A9OJHiOMfQDC2jjmGH-5m-RDyHDgnJTDPq6lFEV2WY7sll83MS9jeZIRxTZy39LnOjnlHUtDMp0BoaZEYLdDu6RjVvDq3VxWchM_-_sTy_8Zel_Z0YPUMDRZid8Q/w300-h400/IMG_E2752.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Drumstick Allium reaching for the sky.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhNFBhR61Rc-33ujXDUPqX6q9UIPA6cphDk0J0YIkCvwiL4CMQF2ugm8RDknrHiRFxduCDKYGSMRR6mU3LN97xHljeKvqByPSY0iFQt7i9Z63Yejn4Pc2bBVDbRJ3XrtYt3n7psmYFP8YBCw7UCChz6GshdsliQjiJfbWgRBt-PixeWlSK_gOfETA/s1209/IMG_E1658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhNFBhR61Rc-33ujXDUPqX6q9UIPA6cphDk0J0YIkCvwiL4CMQF2ugm8RDknrHiRFxduCDKYGSMRR6mU3LN97xHljeKvqByPSY0iFQt7i9Z63Yejn4Pc2bBVDbRJ3XrtYt3n7psmYFP8YBCw7UCChz6GshdsliQjiJfbWgRBt-PixeWlSK_gOfETA/w300-h400/IMG_E1658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Siberian & Japanese Irises have always been a favorite. 'Momogasumi' with warm lavender-pink petals. They remind me of a butterfly.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfuaBwws9J-e5n_lBNMmCvr6qJ-aT4XSWPzHrwZgiSb0bV-mg0DmpQxoWbYse3Mk-07YjK4FiydEeLQqLhZctgiTwgJz5B6Hvxbkaz4jEzAOe0tIpknSWJTpp19UZBjPInce_bpx6HKsqbFwfER24RYSNq1LlDYlB8YTHA2IK_EMH8Ita_MeQy77SYw/s1209/IMG_E1788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfuaBwws9J-e5n_lBNMmCvr6qJ-aT4XSWPzHrwZgiSb0bV-mg0DmpQxoWbYse3Mk-07YjK4FiydEeLQqLhZctgiTwgJz5B6Hvxbkaz4jEzAOe0tIpknSWJTpp19UZBjPInce_bpx6HKsqbFwfER24RYSNq1LlDYlB8YTHA2IK_EMH8Ita_MeQy77SYw/w300-h400/IMG_E1788.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">One of the oldest bushes is the Rhododendron.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg49b03oTcgA8xNu2dOFCGqbFgnficmVApQXUEFVsQIt_Og4trAlvzXiH4HsXE7AfjM0-pdiiXQHOhoKAwPIvqKOrKu08lPdBbogu-7F6gtqfTjQHZT5QXuOiKlfKJvXWKD5ZhfVtxJ9aWHwZT941ycrujpeKKrA7aFJcLz3yK4zFK8AiWQ1_Tbm-8A/s1209/IMG_E2794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg49b03oTcgA8xNu2dOFCGqbFgnficmVApQXUEFVsQIt_Og4trAlvzXiH4HsXE7AfjM0-pdiiXQHOhoKAwPIvqKOrKu08lPdBbogu-7F6gtqfTjQHZT5QXuOiKlfKJvXWKD5ZhfVtxJ9aWHwZT941ycrujpeKKrA7aFJcLz3yK4zFK8AiWQ1_Tbm-8A/w300-h400/IMG_E2794.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Peonies are starting to emerge ... this one is 'Terrific Gal'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDneoft9Ao9INi5oci8pbcu1K9OaRAfEHgNlBUd11Q15wiKxz7MXrlpvT5faE1EVsPzpuUe3LmaorMX3KHAWtjKGog8ujb6bgZEGGC5eGY2IyWeBGpylsX1dGm4ff6brvLNqBU3whCumygsR9G7jz7RVinFmWhD3bmDa6P2iinbshfzpIx20QIQ5-9A/w300-h400/IMG_E2769.jpg" width="300" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Of course, there is 'Sarah Bernhardt' with her large double flowers in pastel pink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3ZaqNXwmZ6osY99ipKYdAjhCgcSLHs7Csdpu0O3gHNKJkRu3D-4fjRlvnGmuL9t0ovBP_a5gi_AK1-S_3XSognOQoyYp8bGPUQ_A9QE-uii02hpr9bTUQ-mRADfXEqssHZW48bhYrOTYvBevIpvH7-NyD06VQEhGlxZQj2z0MzrEdRepJNSnD8VKGw/s1209/IMG_E1719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3ZaqNXwmZ6osY99ipKYdAjhCgcSLHs7Csdpu0O3gHNKJkRu3D-4fjRlvnGmuL9t0ovBP_a5gi_AK1-S_3XSognOQoyYp8bGPUQ_A9QE-uii02hpr9bTUQ-mRADfXEqssHZW48bhYrOTYvBevIpvH7-NyD06VQEhGlxZQj2z0MzrEdRepJNSnD8VKGw/w300-h400/IMG_E1719.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you remember my garden pond? The water irises are blooming ...</span></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPqijXIn3jKLdCZOTjC3P0yrBjc1UpcruvIpICRYBt7fm8CE6iZlOmzmePyEQvoWN8B3iIWlS7VCpsNibzA8SO-i2BhZ7Wstm66xD1JjVPm02VEtbU4fO2hAR7eMB0FeagJbktu-X_AdE497gzgiS_SSs91QAtOZFgA15bJUMIEBotsyuGGTN8YRU6g/s1132/IMG_E2787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="849" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPqijXIn3jKLdCZOTjC3P0yrBjc1UpcruvIpICRYBt7fm8CE6iZlOmzmePyEQvoWN8B3iIWlS7VCpsNibzA8SO-i2BhZ7Wstm66xD1JjVPm02VEtbU4fO2hAR7eMB0FeagJbktu-X_AdE497gzgiS_SSs91QAtOZFgA15bJUMIEBotsyuGGTN8YRU6g/w300-h400/IMG_E2787.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">and our koi is getting big! He was only 4" long when he came to join us. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaCb2_BaGvX7MtRLpyzt4bOxkZq05kFRrN_H3o872hyKaunSdHX7ZG4Vxig3fDeYsD1keRA9qVEVw_gHg133NKBsKNkTzxgwEd8eL_tIkMuhqJxIp6OVzcTaRMPc2ZWPcMTHMKtXgtJbe3dSFvpjYtlQYGqyd6sHjSJrszaO2BndxFFP1jxpYvlZBsQ/s1082/IMG_E2790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="907" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaCb2_BaGvX7MtRLpyzt4bOxkZq05kFRrN_H3o872hyKaunSdHX7ZG4Vxig3fDeYsD1keRA9qVEVw_gHg133NKBsKNkTzxgwEd8eL_tIkMuhqJxIp6OVzcTaRMPc2ZWPcMTHMKtXgtJbe3dSFvpjYtlQYGqyd6sHjSJrszaO2BndxFFP1jxpYvlZBsQ/w335-h400/IMG_E2790.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I've enjoyed playing in the dirt this spring. We have made quite a few changes this year, which I hope to share with you soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Thanks for strolling with me today ...</span></div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-52957827909752316092021-05-18T18:11:00.015-04:002023-09-04T08:18:44.601-04:00Wolf Creek Falls Preserve<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Hi friends,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Today was such a beautiful day we went on a hike to the Wolf Creek Falls Preserve in the Town of Knox. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u0_QsKAst5vP49caCHSoG_H382Vxa4GDCu0n6Lg2LYzM1kkO10tEg15WGgeNsNTHg9VVTVpRj4RmLeWOEZ_at8cvCcqPGXOpL0-k9a2TBdW61MSMK89_LSX3BD7LMpso-I1YEEqUpdsy/s1411/Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1411" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u0_QsKAst5vP49caCHSoG_H382Vxa4GDCu0n6Lg2LYzM1kkO10tEg15WGgeNsNTHg9VVTVpRj4RmLeWOEZ_at8cvCcqPGXOpL0-k9a2TBdW61MSMK89_LSX3BD7LMpso-I1YEEqUpdsy/w400-h300/Sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">This preserve has multiple cascading waterfalls as you wind through the woodland path.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Dii8qMUV4cP3U6ZTTGvgyboZTpIwOAs9XoPgZPjLnlD9rInrdcM-0O7canf9LqFimMnUrIWmbZnB5JuitaLZ3YxyAt7zDIkFpclOHgrTYfu0r4AHEnoKr0XmwALs7sv5brX3a3nygXI/s1411/Trail+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6Dii8qMUV4cP3U6ZTTGvgyboZTpIwOAs9XoPgZPjLnlD9rInrdcM-0O7canf9LqFimMnUrIWmbZnB5JuitaLZ3YxyAt7zDIkFpclOHgrTYfu0r4AHEnoKr0XmwALs7sv5brX3a3nygXI/w300-h400/Trail+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">There are several different trails to choose from which intersect and intertwine with each other both north and south of Bozenkill Road.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaICLzCMMIoUkuPgKk25JNEYYhgM22t1BICAXB9SbV5KvBotYxE865ZDEHsQsXLlWbEA0c8J-__HsIcTZa2y3e06-YYrKZgUHTKZZl5Tre8g_hPqQb45xKMj5XQKuq9Qda9Q4bleJACm0k/s1411/Falls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1411" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaICLzCMMIoUkuPgKk25JNEYYhgM22t1BICAXB9SbV5KvBotYxE865ZDEHsQsXLlWbEA0c8J-__HsIcTZa2y3e06-YYrKZgUHTKZZl5Tre8g_hPqQb45xKMj5XQKuq9Qda9Q4bleJACm0k/w400-h300/Falls.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Stretches of old stone walls can be seen along the trail. The property was once part of the Rensselaerywyck Estate. In 1864 the Van Aukens started clearing the land and put up stone walls to raise sheep, providing wool for the Huyck Felt Mill. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9neAHc1vLM-6EoXIKaoAVsAyoLSvBsUn4MYL_K-73-ppZ9GE-Wh-Sh8d-gxCY4OIDkLXY_IZ5LbVOf3MlUezBRwZFKF2bHKSkixPnsiaX60djbaGIQJdT25I8lQ_rBucz-IhmIqWiON4/s1411/Rocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9neAHc1vLM-6EoXIKaoAVsAyoLSvBsUn4MYL_K-73-ppZ9GE-Wh-Sh8d-gxCY4OIDkLXY_IZ5LbVOf3MlUezBRwZFKF2bHKSkixPnsiaX60djbaGIQJdT25I8lQ_rBucz-IhmIqWiON4/w300-h400/Rocks.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The hike was very peaceful, meandering through the woods. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YkDyb-rI8o0cnIE7z85w2T_ohHFUfMQ4lHqc6ZD2OxgIEMNV3knGZtEyahP1mTErJlz8ECu-B3ot2QLkrB05a7kyTuldEXrMCet8sIi7k1Sg_twDHDW4XSDKGHwBy7MYZnieekv_kvK2/s1411/Stream.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YkDyb-rI8o0cnIE7z85w2T_ohHFUfMQ4lHqc6ZD2OxgIEMNV3knGZtEyahP1mTErJlz8ECu-B3ot2QLkrB05a7kyTuldEXrMCet8sIi7k1Sg_twDHDW4XSDKGHwBy7MYZnieekv_kvK2/w300-h400/Stream.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Half way into our hike we came upon a little picnic area and ate our lunch. There was also a bird house nearby, but was vacant during our visit.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjjr0-xNRfswp-ERAUsagERjxBH9KsJjOwDYm5ecox56QR3Dvr6WRYRFtLYCaUipp4Xc-WzEE4bwhLr-rJ-zjnhhRwut4xRSvJ4XAcjt9jmwlAznXVIVdyZ2PC_WQ8-00Z3Dtqaq7r0Ab/s1411/Michael+on+Trail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjjr0-xNRfswp-ERAUsagERjxBH9KsJjOwDYm5ecox56QR3Dvr6WRYRFtLYCaUipp4Xc-WzEE4bwhLr-rJ-zjnhhRwut4xRSvJ4XAcjt9jmwlAznXVIVdyZ2PC_WQ8-00Z3Dtqaq7r0Ab/w300-h400/Michael+on+Trail.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJvQwxqnSdUaxz8edMRtmmoVK2TMAnbnCnWs59GG4TnuoLjLxQntCCFrTtfB_SKfgeJxnpdSePPmRBIh_v4m6ZdJDohTE94uixVyOLaiIVO2muAcyTc4pSYLTzYCCuYf6sdsg00ccWfXI/s1411/Rock+Falls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJvQwxqnSdUaxz8edMRtmmoVK2TMAnbnCnWs59GG4TnuoLjLxQntCCFrTtfB_SKfgeJxnpdSePPmRBIh_v4m6ZdJDohTE94uixVyOLaiIVO2muAcyTc4pSYLTzYCCuYf6sdsg00ccWfXI/w300-h400/Rock+Falls.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I couldn't resist taking a tree canopy photo. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoFNvbNS0EcMzD3HiCvK_RHl75SQShKR2VGxX8YPaIZNvGH4jt_obCNS2AUHy6jtrW3CKME5o-QyJmUpIP2RpNov1ERdXgu432dXJFoUktaqLxX4lDpAnc469EeTU_xb03i7RwzXf7hvp/s1411/Tree+Canopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoFNvbNS0EcMzD3HiCvK_RHl75SQShKR2VGxX8YPaIZNvGH4jt_obCNS2AUHy6jtrW3CKME5o-QyJmUpIP2RpNov1ERdXgu432dXJFoUktaqLxX4lDpAnc469EeTU_xb03i7RwzXf7hvp/w300-h400/Tree+Canopy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">We came upon this bridge built by Dan Driscoll. It was crafted to produce a tune if you stand on the platform and use a mallet to hit the planks.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJHHnQE2W89LLMFcjTl4wvQkWdr07PxEdKU4zkF8WX6FVPEH4qrt2mTbGa2JVVNPn90G4QKN1HYGSUs9GcVX2K9lTDaQM5QudQkNwStS_D1V7mgzocFXbSr3Nb771We-HfMJO3YCByY3A/s1411/Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJHHnQE2W89LLMFcjTl4wvQkWdr07PxEdKU4zkF8WX6FVPEH4qrt2mTbGa2JVVNPn90G4QKN1HYGSUs9GcVX2K9lTDaQM5QudQkNwStS_D1V7mgzocFXbSr3Nb771We-HfMJO3YCByY3A/w300-h400/Bridge.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKVKWHwCXu5JSLqn1w16AFhfFqSGNd44GIatgJ0cu3OzExWcq2lCPoubPseLvQcQmMqjtk473Zsb9aM1XaI1P0nskNd9CPUo0nZIligMmn7itp2ScL59zbwOT3pCP3HMhSc68TSKltXnL/s1411/Bridge+Close+Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKVKWHwCXu5JSLqn1w16AFhfFqSGNd44GIatgJ0cu3OzExWcq2lCPoubPseLvQcQmMqjtk473Zsb9aM1XaI1P0nskNd9CPUo0nZIligMmn7itp2ScL59zbwOT3pCP3HMhSc68TSKltXnL/w300-h400/Bridge+Close+Up.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdWM863KNxmtM-b6WyxIkfy8Fs0ti9icdM8DrhUgMxzWEaRTfLkKp6H4DagbpDrgymp9uknytxRfyW0BxEQfQxi16mMqaCzzf0G77x9sWmWKZGYBgq4hs0MavzTJRqESYm1oslqjKnKk7/s1411/Trail+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdWM863KNxmtM-b6WyxIkfy8Fs0ti9icdM8DrhUgMxzWEaRTfLkKp6H4DagbpDrgymp9uknytxRfyW0BxEQfQxi16mMqaCzzf0G77x9sWmWKZGYBgq4hs0MavzTJRqESYm1oslqjKnKk7/w300-h400/Trail+1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I was surprised we didn't see any squirrels or chipmunks along the way; however, this little birdie stopped to say "Hello".</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOeKtFvZSmsHXBL9kZ6rIMKX9RctCcxJ9W-DgGrcipEb9bBFIz48Yn-yJoW1ES3VzKBhFhv9X-dSq3qekTukq4Lup72vxSUi8sK6Po-uBU2P6OgPXyTnvvlk0tu6jE7Z5vjqvfBqvLymr/s1411/Birdlie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOeKtFvZSmsHXBL9kZ6rIMKX9RctCcxJ9W-DgGrcipEb9bBFIz48Yn-yJoW1ES3VzKBhFhv9X-dSq3qekTukq4Lup72vxSUi8sK6Po-uBU2P6OgPXyTnvvlk0tu6jE7Z5vjqvfBqvLymr/w300-h400/Birdlie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The hike was just shy of 3 miles and we stayed on the trail to avoid any poison ivy.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaeBrl8Ujx0NuyZ7r5D9-QGtQ1sugyBffZj70-OtxY3IfQR5uXFeAvvCAG9plIBZm7u6SfY7OgdnAAOOoeNFLwvQcXikpRRvVxNgXgdrM7T-Mg0q1BPwHaEYL29OelCNgvtVOI63arl3c/s1411/Tree+Path.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaeBrl8Ujx0NuyZ7r5D9-QGtQ1sugyBffZj70-OtxY3IfQR5uXFeAvvCAG9plIBZm7u6SfY7OgdnAAOOoeNFLwvQcXikpRRvVxNgXgdrM7T-Mg0q1BPwHaEYL29OelCNgvtVOI63arl3c/w300-h400/Tree+Path.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">There is quite a bit of history behind the land, which was donated to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I hope you have a beautiful week!</span></div><div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-53895680189281433272020-11-29T17:19:00.027-05:002023-09-04T08:16:19.016-04:00Micro Paris Planner<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span>H</span><span>ello blogging friends,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">It has been a while since I posted. I've been wanting to share with you my custom micro planner. It turned out better than I could have imagined!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXtXTBiSz8Eq3kdj5Wo4Ja-foVShsl-EwIZyQEHLCVZnMWLAjMkVcPADJ_BBjJD2KeGy6U2pki19vvTXHYk_HWvTgrRW7xnX3lZTOG4QtZLrA6kSZgzBvqTy8cP_OguFeZjpfpUA7YV94/s1411/Black+Planner+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXtXTBiSz8Eq3kdj5Wo4Ja-foVShsl-EwIZyQEHLCVZnMWLAjMkVcPADJ_BBjJD2KeGy6U2pki19vvTXHYk_HWvTgrRW7xnX3lZTOG4QtZLrA6kSZgzBvqTy8cP_OguFeZjpfpUA7YV94/w300-h400/Black+Planner+Cover.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I finally have a pretty portable planner, which allows me to have a grocery list, meal planning, wish lists and so much more on hand.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48NUpF3YAkp342U0JjrlsXm35n1O2JkMrAMOORARuR986ysx3CfQMaIGrARVnAsLhdYtUeawzSa8kgULYTN7bqqiEF06xR6Gkobl-fwnchG4rlsIpzVdu9gdMG7z_QyGXouC1uXgc-8Vu/s1411/Planner+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48NUpF3YAkp342U0JjrlsXm35n1O2JkMrAMOORARuR986ysx3CfQMaIGrARVnAsLhdYtUeawzSa8kgULYTN7bqqiEF06xR6Gkobl-fwnchG4rlsIpzVdu9gdMG7z_QyGXouC1uXgc-8Vu/w300-h400/Planner+Cover.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The planner is the same size as a Micro Happy Notes, which is 3" x 4". Great for on the go!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81D2PupmmfL1sL9DdDoAReBhojFSWWwceQSU7X2cHq3qQxzhM3b6qiHIGZqZIskY2uRT7DUetjxo3KNyklY74OQ0KWaRrgdMmtLYc5WFxyd60OZfJyxxvh1UEnVZqfQHg-AFXWdlWeSOu/s1356/Paris+Cover+%2528Close+Up%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1017" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81D2PupmmfL1sL9DdDoAReBhojFSWWwceQSU7X2cHq3qQxzhM3b6qiHIGZqZIskY2uRT7DUetjxo3KNyklY74OQ0KWaRrgdMmtLYc5WFxyd60OZfJyxxvh1UEnVZqfQHg-AFXWdlWeSOu/w300-h400/Paris+Cover+%2528Close+Up%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Since I love all things Paris I knew the first cover I created would be a Paris themed one. The images were composed and then the cover was printed on heavy white cardstock and laminated. Yes, I finally bought myself a laminator. Actually, it was a birthday present to myself back in November.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyv_KelUK4lTNiyHpeQ8r-FJzs7k9_3izRBer-RwDPF8SyPPl0hm7J9TNbkOEQWsXhIyInC_6nApObIkZrBXEqS2Hak7sTnTJdsCE4Pifl_olN1pYxvwT6ullcBN9Mw4HT8t3R_jOmemp/s1411/Cloth+%2526+Paper+Dashboard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1058" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyv_KelUK4lTNiyHpeQ8r-FJzs7k9_3izRBer-RwDPF8SyPPl0hm7J9TNbkOEQWsXhIyInC_6nApObIkZrBXEqS2Hak7sTnTJdsCE4Pifl_olN1pYxvwT6ullcBN9Mw4HT8t3R_jOmemp/w300-h400/Cloth+%2526+Paper+Dashboard.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Journaling cards by Cloth & Paper fit perfectly in the planner since the cards are already 3" x 4". No cutting was needed for those. Divider tabs keep everything organized and easy to find.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3ICmciCDWMkWAR9Xw66o0RWiMpNGD-8nB4142L5Iu-sb-2XI5aM_hDLkKlJiEc2HH_iLu0l99XvPcdlv-sztdGem50qe-MX7e54pSTGCYVf_EdjRUHedbSbCMD7SagwYHBxw4_XU5f66/s1364/Dashboard+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3ICmciCDWMkWAR9Xw66o0RWiMpNGD-8nB4142L5Iu-sb-2XI5aM_hDLkKlJiEc2HH_iLu0l99XvPcdlv-sztdGem50qe-MX7e54pSTGCYVf_EdjRUHedbSbCMD7SagwYHBxw4_XU5f66/w300-h400/Dashboard+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span>The discbound system works great for me so I can just pull out my grocery list or meal planning sheets and take them with me to the store. </span><span>I used aluminum 3/4" inch discs from Eleven Discs to keep everything together. I've already started creating different covers for the seasons.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Do you still use a planner or rely solely on your Smartphone?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span>Wishing you a blessed Sunday! </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div></div><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/DonnaHeberSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-72581673859506959052020-04-19T08:58:00.019-04:002023-09-04T08:14:28.422-04:00Happiness Jar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I hope everyone is staying safe. I want to share with you my "Happy Jar". I've been wanting to create one and today I finally had the time to be creative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The concept of a happiness jar is so very simple. A jar you can fill with happy memories as often as you like. There are no rules! Just jot down on a slip of paper the happiest moment of your day or week; fold up the paper and drop it in the jar. I also like to write on my slips of paper the date. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I'm amazed over time the little things I have forgotten had I not jotted them down. I am realizing in uncertain times my happiest moments are common every day things, from watching the birds at the feeder, to having Pippin snuggle up on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">To create my jar, I took a mason jar and painted it with blue chalk paint and then distressed it. Studio Manu Sound of Music scrapbook paper was used for the lid top, jar band, tag and pocket envelope. This is one of my favorite paper designs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Digging deep into my stash of die cuts, I located a Sizzix pocket envelope perfect for my slips of paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Have you created a "Happy Jar"? If not, I hope today I have inspired you to make one!</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><b>Text:</b> 1942 Report, Enjoy the Little Things Text Graphic</span><br />
<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><b>Paper:</b> Studio Manu Sound of Music Scrapbook Paper, Whisper White</span><br />
<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><b>Accessories:</b> Vintage Tea Stained Seam Binding, Cream 12mm Flower Flat Back Pearl, Cream Crochet Flower, Spellbinders Small Circles #4, Labels Four #3, Small Labels Four #4, Large Classic Rectangles #3, Sizzix Pocket with Scallop Edge Die Cut, Scallop Edge Scissors</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope you are staying safe through COVID-19 and doing your part with social distancing. Since my position is in healthcare I am still working and keeping busy trying to maintain a clean, germ free home.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All this washing and scrubbing can really dry out your hands. I've found the best soap to use is goat milk. It has a creamy lather with a subtle smell of sweet milk. Goat milk soap leaves your skin feeling clean, soft and hydrated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Did you know goat milk is rich in Vitamin A and is perfect for sensitive skin? Vitamin A can help reduce lines and wrinkles <i>(and who doesn't want that!)</i> Goat milk soap is made through the process of saponification. Naturally high in saturated and unsaturated fat, which is gentle and nourishing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you are looking for a soap that isn't harsh and keeps your skin healthy, I do recommend trying goat milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It has been such a long time since I've posted on my blog! If you follow Donna's Designs, I do post from time to time on Facebook and Instagram. Today I have an evergreen themed card I created layering digital images. Although I love stamping sometimes I can achieve a much better result with digital imaging. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This card truly represents how I decorate my home for Christmas. You will find snowy trees, reindeer, silver decorations and evergreens. I like to keep the decorations out until mid-January since winter is still upon us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A peek at the inside shows a snow covered deer among evergreen trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a wonderful and memorable Christmas! Pippin received a few new toys that he just adores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Stamps:</b> Digital Images by Isabelle Salem</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A big shout out to all the beautiful mothers out there on Mother's Day! I hope you are having a wonderful day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I wanted to share with you the Mother's Day boxes I put together this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This collection included some of my favorite items, such as an 8 oz. Wildflowers candle by <a href="https://antiquecandleco.com/">Antique Candle Co.</a> Wildflowers smells like a freshly picked bouquet of lilacs, pansies, sunflowers and lilies, with soft notes of sweet orange musk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A farmhouse style tea towel with a Fresh Flower Market Graphic by <a href="https://returning-grace-designs.myshopify.com/">Returning Grace Designs</a>. This towel is 28" x 28" and makes such a pretty Mother's Day gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also, included in a few of the boxes was a faux Rosemary plant in a vintage-style galvanized pot by Lemon Leaf Market. Love the garden marker signs! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However you celebrate your Mother's Day, I hope you cherish the time spent together with family and create some wonderful memories.</span></div>
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I labeled this post decisions because I am such an indecisive person. Several weeks ago, I was reading some blogs and thought these are "so pretty and I like the layouts." Well, they were WordPress blogs - it got me thinking, perhaps I should switch platforms. After doing my research I decided I would stay on Blogger. I really didn't want to pay for hosting and wasn't familiar enough with WordPress to be able to switch over my feeds and so forth.</div>
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Since I had "blogs" on my mind I thought maybe I would create a new blog design and switch over to a 2-column format. The ultimate goal was to be able to post larger images. My mind was immediately swirling with so many ideas. As I started to create a new blog header, I found myself constantly changing the design. My first thought was a clean modern look with a minimalist design. Soon I had three different designs, but none of them "spoke to me", but it was finally time to start the testing process. Once I had my new template installed with all my gadgets & widgets set up I exported the data from my old blog, then uploaded it to the new one. I then had an OMG moment! All the posts imported fine, but every photo was so blurry you couldn't even make out the images. I knew this could possibly happen since my left sidebar would be larger in the new template. I played around with it for a while ... long while, but the only fix would have been to delete the images from 900+ posts and re-insert them :-(</div>
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Ok, so I put that issue aside and forged ahead. Within a few minutes I realized some of the coding from my original blog was also pulled over to the new template. At this point, I realized I can't import any information. I would literally have to start a new blog from scratch with no content. Among all this design stuff, my husband asked me again, "Why are you creating a new blog?" My response was "I want my images to look a little bigger." I knew I had to take a step back - I was becoming too frustrated. Just the thought of having to create all new social media icons and banners was weighing on me. I couldn't even settle on a color! I know - design is supposed to be fun, right?</div>
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Saturday morning I woke up, made a cup of coffee and sat in front of my desktop. As soon as I opened my blog I immediately thought "I really do love this design." I could never re-create the feeling I get when I see this. It was at that moment I decided to abandon the idea of a new blog. I sipped my coffee and thought all I need to do is make a few changes. I went to work creating a navigation bar, updating some coding, cleaning up the sidebars and adding a few new designs. It's a work in progress. If you had any suggestions, please let me know.</div>
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Although my images may not be as large as I would like them to be, I have "fallen in love" again with my blog. Over time everything comes back in style so perhaps one day 3-column blogs will make a comeback ... LOL!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A while back I had posted about how I decided to switch from paraffin candles to soy and today I would like to share with you why I chose <a href="https://antiquecandleco.com/">Antique Candle Co.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Antique Candle Co. (previously Antique Candle Works) offers high quality, artisan candles made from natural, domestically grown soy beans without any dyes. Soy wax is non-toxic, eco-friendly, renewable and water soluble. Did you know soy candles last longer? They burn at a slower rate and can last almost 30-50% longer than a paraffin candle - Woo hoo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have discovered soy candles burn much cleaner without carcinogens and pollutants. Antique Candle Co. uses cotton wicks for a clean and even burn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another beautiful thing about soy candles is their natural off-white color. The raw color of this wax blends with any decor. Antique Candle Co. offers their candles in a wonderful mason jar with a vintage style metal lid. Can you say farmhouse?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now it's all about the fragrance, right? Well, Antique Candle Co. has spent countless hours blending each product with their signature fragrance combinations. Every step of the process is carefully handcrafted in house by their team of candle chemists. Each unique scent is incredible. A few of my favorites are Country Pear by Cotton Stem, Wildflowers and Sweet Lemon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Brittany, owner of Antique Candle Co., is passionate about what she does. You will be amazed when your candles arrive and how beautiful their packaging is. Each mason jar will come in its own box, including the wax melts. You will also receive an adorable muslin bag hand stamped with the Antique Candle Co. logo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am totally </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>obsessed</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> with Country Pear by Cotton Stem. This luscious fragrance is unbelievable! It truly is a timeless scent perfect for every season. I loved it so much I bought several jars for my friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As part of my gift giving, I created the cute candle tags for each jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today I am taking you for a journey to Paris. Doesn't that sound exciting? There's nothing like the romance of Paris in the springtime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've started with a base card in natural white linen then ran a piece of parchment shell paper through the Big Shot using a Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle #4 die. The image was stamped in StazOn Black on Very Vanilla and mounted to a piece of Early Espresso. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The flowers were colored using Blushing Bride & Pretty in Pink inks with a blender pen. The leaves were done with Prismacolor pencils. A clear Spica pen adds sparkle to each blossom with a pink pearl in the center of each one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So what do you think? Does it make you want to go to Paris?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Stamps:</b> Stampendous I Love Paris</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Card Size:</b> 4 1/2" x 6 1/4"</span><br />
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-45070924161800307822019-03-05T04:00:00.000-05:002019-04-09T10:18:29.420-04:00A Fleuriste Newsprint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Fleuriste Newsprint by JustRite Stamps is a beautiful background stamp I have had for years and <u>finally</u> inked it up. Yes my friends, un-inked stamps - guilty as charged!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The image was stamped in StazOn Stone Gray on Shimmery White paper. I started sponging the background in Distress Shabby Shutters and then added VersaMagic Niagara Mist. Nothing too fancy - I just went with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I wrapped some pretty orchid seam binding around the front of the card and made a triple loop bow. A Stampin' Up antique brad accents the center. These have always been one of my favorite items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's a peek at the inside using the Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight die. I stamped another coordinating butterfly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Stamps:</b> JustRite Fleuriste Newsprint, Impression Obsession Faith Wings, JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Paper:</b> Old Lace, Recollections Purple Passion, Very Vanilla, Shimmery White</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ink:</b> Images & Sentiment - StazOn Stone Gray; Sponging - Distress Shabby Shutters & VersaMagic Niagara Mist; Butterflies - Brilliance Pearlescent Purple; Doily Accent - Brilliance Pearlescent Beige</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Accessories:</b> Bluebird Lane Orchid Seam Binding, SU Antique Brad, Star Dust Stickles, Kaiser Rhinestones in Wine, Spellbinders Floral Doily Accent, Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight #3, Edge Distresser, Bow-Easy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Card Size:</b> A2 (4.25" x 5.5")</span><br />
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-42518986519799566382019-02-14T07:27:00.000-05:002019-04-09T14:06:14.310-04:00Valentine's Day En Francais<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have a Valentine's Day card to share with you today. Do you remember as a kid making homemade Valentine's Day cards to pass out at school and the nostalgic feeling you had? This is exactly how I felt creating this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When it comes to Valentine's Day I always think of something vintage, old, pink and nostalgic. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I started with a Natural White Linen card base with a layer of Primrose Petals. The floral paper is by K & Company. The pocket heart design I saw on SCS and added the pretty gold metal flourish to the bottom of it. Before folding the paper, I stamped the script background in Versamark and embossed it with gold embossing powder. Sponging was then done in Distress Antique Linen & Soft Suede. The inner heart was cut from a Spellbinders Classic Heart #5 die and embossed using a Craft Concepts Budding Vine embossing folder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A piece of vintage seam binding with a heart brad finish it off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The inside sentiment was also stamped in VersaMark and embossed with gold embossing powder. Distress Walnut Stain was used to stamp the key.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sending you sweet wishes ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Paper:</b> Natural White Linen, Primrose Petals, K & Company Ancestry.com Designer Paper, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ink:</b> VersaMark with Gold EP; Sponging - Distress Antique Linen & Soft Suede, Distress Walnut Stain </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Accessories:</b> Cream Seam Binding, Making Memories Je t'Adore Heart Brad, Gold Metal Flourish (from my stash), Spellbinders Classic Heart #5 Die, SCS Heart Template, Craft Concepts Budding Vine Embossing Folder, Bow-Easy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Card Size:</b> A2 (4.25" x 5.5")</span><br />
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-90808845998388785042019-01-26T21:00:00.000-05:002019-04-08T07:23:18.217-04:00River Garden Studio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During the cold, gloomy winter months I find myself craving greenery. Perhaps that is a sign of a true gardener.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So today we headed to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Shopping---Retail/River-Garden-Studio-1439845816323349/">River Garden Studio</a>. This is a quaint nature inspired shop located in the shopping district. Would you like to come along for a tour?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As soon as I walked in my mood completely changed. The aroma of evergreens and fresh cut pines just brought me back to the holiday season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pretty tropical plants and palms were everywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Look at this gorgeous Silver Queen plant! It doesn't even look real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They had a beautiful display of air plants in hanging glass terrariums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love these tree trunk containers - perfect for that farmhouse look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Barr-Co soaps in different scents. The Fir & Grapefruit has a citrus smell so fresh and crisp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Look what arrived today! I can't tell you how excited I am to try these soy candles by <a href="https://antique-candle-works-retail.myshopify.com/password">Antique Candle Works</a>. I made a conscious decision in December to switch from paraffin candles to soy. I was fortunate enough to pick these up on sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">They came beautifully packaged and with a cute muslin bag hand stamped with the Antique Candle </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Works logo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">White pine makes you feel like you are in the middle of a forest - so fresh and clean. My home is going to smell heavenly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The peppermint candle is amazing! It has a refreshing and soothing aroma - sweet and minty.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>"Look at how a single candle can both defy</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>~ Anne Frank ~</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I can think of so many ideas for the adorable little bag and how to incorporate it into gift giving. I plan to share with you in the near future more about my decision to switch to soy candles and why I chose Antique Candle Works.</span></div>
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-32988367345407366142018-12-26T04:00:00.000-05:002019-04-09T10:21:54.892-04:00A Christmas Nuthatch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful and blessed Christmas! Our little Pippin had a stocking filled with toys. He couldn't decide which one to play with first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today I'm sharing one of the Christmas cards I created. It's always challenging creating with a curious kitty around - he does slow me down some :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've used a digital image by <a href="http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/">Fred She Said</a> with some non-traditional colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I stamped the inside sentiment with StazOn Black using the Memory Box Wonderful Time stamp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have so much to be grateful for this past year, especially for those who come to visit me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wishing you a Happy New Year with the hope you will have many blessings in the year to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Accessories:</b> Kraft 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Kaiser Clear Rhinestones, Spellbinders Victorian Tags, Spellbinders Small Classic Circles #5, Large Classic Circles #5, Small Classic Circles #6, SU Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder </span><br />
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-44710937974563423642018-12-24T12:37:00.000-05:002018-12-24T12:37:27.294-05:00DIY Glitter Monogram Ornaments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't believe it's Christmas Eve! Are you all ready for tomorrow? A couple of weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn and I saw these glitter monogram ornaments. They caught my eye, but I wasn't impressed with the quality of them as they were made out of cardboard. I thought it would be easy to recreate these at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few days later, I swung by Michaels Crafts and picked up 3 wood letters for 99 cents each. I used some Champagne Metallic Paint, Mod Podge, and Fairy Dust Glitter to create monogram letters for our Christmas stockings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I started by drilling a whole in the corner of each letter then sanded the wood lightly to remove any rough spots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next, I painted each letter with a coat of Champagne Metallic Paint. Don't worry if it doesn't come out perfect as the glitter will hide any imperfections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After waiting about 30 minutes or so I painted each letter with a thin coat of Matte Mod Podge and then sprinkled ... sprinkled ... and sprinkled glitter all over them. Tap off the excess glitter and let them sit for a few minutes to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because I didn't want the glitter to rub off onto everything I sprayed an even coat of sealant over the top of each one. To hang each letter from our stocking I used Baker's Twine and tied a knot around the loop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What a super easy project, which allowed me to create letters to match our Christmas stockings and they are better than Pottery Barn!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house,</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there ...</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When it comes to autumn my go to stamp set is Randi's Song by Our Daily Bread Designs. I've mixed up colors and have created numerous cards with this pretty set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I stamped the Ecclesiastes 3:1 in StazOn Timber Brown on a piece of Shimmery White paper, which was cut from a Spellbinders Small Long Rectangle die. I then sponged the paper with Barely Banana, So Saffron, Summer Sun and Really Rust. This piece was layered onto a piece of Early Espresso.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The leaf image was stamped on Shimmery White paper using a Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad then I sponged the leaf with Barely Banana, So Saffron and Summer Sun. A corner rounder was used on the edges. I adhered this to a piece of Crushed Curry cut from a Small Classic Square #5 die, which I also rounded the corners. Everything was layered onto a piece of Early Espresso using an Eyelet Square #3 die. I weaved a piece of naturals hemp cord through the eyelets. The card base is Crushed Curry with Early Espresso. Next, I ran a piece of Really Rust through the Big Shot using a Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing Folder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The inside sentiment by Impression Obsession was stamped in StazOn Timber Brown and embossed with clear embossing powder with a heat gun. The tree cluster was stamped using the first two colors of the Kaleidacolor ink pad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wishing you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Card Size:</b> A2 (4.25" x 5.5")</span><br />
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-28299293466539564092018-11-16T03:30:00.000-05:002022-06-12T16:42:28.798-04:00Mini Muslin Gift Bag Holder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today I have a super easy project to share with you. I've had these Stampin' Up Mini Muslin Bags forever and finally decided to use one for a gift card holder. Tell me why did I wait so long?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For You was stamped in StazOn Timber Brown on a Spellbinders Gold Labels Four Die. A little Brilliance Pearlescent Beige was added to the edges. I then popped it up on a Labels Four Small Die cut from Close to Cocoa Paper. The tag was hung from Baker's Twine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I created a bow using Winter White seam binding and added the kraft paper leaf dipped in wax. These I had purchased several years ago on Etsy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I think I'm addicted to these bags now! My mind is swirling with ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wishing you a wonderful weekend as we start to think about the Thanksgiving Holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our first dusting of snow arrived last night ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It feels as though autumn came and went so quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was a late start and now the leaves are crisp and speckled with snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The gardens last hurrah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A new season is beginning. The thermometer is at 26.8 degrees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The pond has a thin glaze, but the Koi do not mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's official, hot cocoa season has arrived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping to visit.</span></div>
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Donna Heberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901598654483770981.post-60508392477087707212018-10-14T13:49:00.000-04:002018-10-14T13:49:21.978-04:00Share the Message 2018 Winner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's time to pick our Share the Message blog candy winner. I would like to thank Karin and Jeanne for entering. The # selected using random.org was <b>2</b> - Jeanne at <a href="https://rebalicreates.blogspot.com/">Reba Li Creates</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Congratulations Jeanne! Please email me your address using the link on my right sidebar and I will get these pretty pink items in the mail to you next week. Thank you for your support ladies.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello and thanks for stopping by! I have something a little different to share with you. The other day I created an autumn prayer candle using the Stampin' Up Vintage Leaves Set with matching Framelits Dies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I started with adhering a vintage tea dyed doily to the glass candle. The leaves were stamped in Close to Cocoa, sponged with various inks and cut out using the matching dies. I did spritz them using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold. The tips were glued together then I used a small hole punch so I could string a piece of linen thread through them and wrap the thread around the glass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To finish the project, a piece of ivory seam binding was wrapped around the jar with a triple loop bow. The center was accented with an antique brad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These candles would make great centerpieces on your table or sitting on a shelf. I've started creating other designs for the holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stamping has been quite challenging with Pippin. Just this morning he took off running with one of my sponges ... LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Paper:</b> Shimmery White</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Ink:</b> Close to Cocoa, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Distress Wild Honey, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, YoYo Yellow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Accessories:</b> Ivory Crinkled Seam Binding, 4" Vintage French Lace Doily, Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, SU Linen Thread, SU Leaflets Framelits Dies, Bow-Easy, Glass Prayer Candle</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been gone for way too long. Life has been so busy and Pippin is now over a year old! I thought it was important that I post about 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month'. Breast cancer, and other types of cancers, have touched so many of our lives in one way or another. Let us spread the word about early detection and mammography.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To help promote breast cancer awareness month, I will be giving away a Be You Notebook & Pen, Pink Ribbon Heart Key Tag and Notepad with Magnetic Closure.</span></div>
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<i style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>All you need to do to enter the drawing is be a follower of my blog, like Donna's Designs on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/donnaleeheber">Facebook</a> and leave a comment on this post by Saturday, October 13, 2018.</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will select a winner on Sunday, October 14, 2018 using random.org and will give the winner 48 hours to contact me via email.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please spread the word to your family and friends about October being 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' and the importance of being screened. If you know someone dealing with the disease, I encourage you to reach out to them - your support would mean everything. This is a cause I am passionate about and I'm proud to display my pink ribbon this month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good luck and thank you for joining this cause.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Faith . Love . Hope . Believe</span></div>
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