tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687066363494245682024-03-13T06:02:57.530-04:00Primitive Country CabinA site devoted to Country living and Primtiive crafts and decor.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-71648046423293947912013-11-02T18:47:00.000-04:002013-11-02T18:47:15.982-04:00Another Penny Rug Christmas Tree<div style="text-align: center;">
Just listed another one on Ebay. Off to make a couple more for my craft sale!</div>
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I've been busy getting ready for my first craft show and getting the house ready for winter.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-65647832536293082392013-07-02T18:50:00.001-04:002013-07-02T18:50:45.420-04:00Not sure how to even start this post...My Dad passed away on June 20th. We've all been lost ever since. I was blessed to have him in my life for 49 years....oh, but what I wouldn't give to have more. My Mom and Dad were blessed with 55 years together and were so in love. He passed away at home in our arms. This is what I wrote and somehow managed to read for his memorial service because I really am lost as to how to explain what a great man he was and how much we miss him.<br />
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the most unselfish man I’ve ever know. He cared for and loved his family with
every fiber in his being. He always put his
family first. We were his world and he was ours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My Mom and
Dad set the bar high for what a marriage is supposed to be like and with it an
amazing example to us all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My Dad
taught me many things and many lessons in life. He taught me practical things every
girl needs to know like – roofing, how
to put siding on a house, landscaping ,how to drive a boat and a car...the list
goes on and on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One lesson
that I learned from him has always stayed with me. I was about 12 or 13 and I drove my boat to
my friend Tut’s house which was about 5 miles down the lake from our home. It
was a small 10 ft aluminum boat with a little 10 HP motor that you steered from
the back. After spending the day at her place it was time to go back home. I called my parents to let them know I was coming
home – a rule they insisted on if I was to have the privilege of using that
little boat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They told me
that the big part of the lake was rough and to make sure I had my life jacket
on. The bay that sheltered Tut’s house didn’t look too wavy at all so I didn’t
think too much of it – after all Lake Nosbonsing was never that rough – one of
the great things about small lakes. So I threw my life jacket on and started
home. Well when I headed out of that bay and onto the big part of the lake – I
saw what they meant. I had never seen waves that big before on the lake. The
waves started coming up over, and into the boat. I grabbed my bailing can and
started bailing the water out while steering with the other hand. Being a pretty
good swimmer – more like a water rat at that age - I’m not afraid to admit – I was terrified. I
thought about turning around and going back to my friend’s house but I
remembered what my Dad had taught me – how to ride with the waves, so I carried
on towards home. I was drenched and having a hard time seeing through the water
that was covering me every time I went down into another wave when all of a
sudden I saw my Dad in his boat coming to meet me. When he reached me he helped me into his
boat and tied my little one behind to tow it home. We had just started going
again when he stopped his boat, told me to get back into mine and he would
follow beside me. I remember thinking What? Why would he do that to me when I
was safe in his boat and terrified to go back into the little one. He simply said “If you’re going to be out on
the lake by yourself, you need to learn how to handle the rough waters as well
as the calm waters”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dad was
right and I made it home safely with him beside me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many times
throughout rough waters in my life, my Dad and Mom have always been beside me
seeing me safely through – no matter what. And when things get bad and I think I can’t
handle the situation in front of me, I remember his words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I think I
speak for all of our family that June 20<sup>th</sup> was the hardest day of
our lives. This past week has been full of rough waters but I know with God’s
Love and our family and friends beside us that we will find calm waters again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in our hearts and memories forever Daddy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This spring has been a strange one. Warm for a few days then back to winter. I'm lucky my lilacs haven't died due to the frost we've had the past week. Figured I better pick them while I can :)</div>
Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-16382196627560473292013-05-22T15:35:00.001-04:002013-05-22T15:35:20.832-04:00Summer SaleThe other day I needed something for a penny rug I'm working on so I entered my craft room. Couldn't find what I was looking for and after digging through many tubs and boxes decided it was time for a HUGE summer sale. I won't show pics of my room but it's cleaned up and organized now - somewhat! It's over flowing so it's time to get rid of some stuff.<br />
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I've spend the last couple of days listing items on ebay and there will be more coming! Most of the items start at only $2.00. Great time to start Christmas shopping of pick up something for yourself *wink*. Check back often as I have a ton of stuff to add.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=390599953926&ViewItem=&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562">http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=390599953926&ViewItem=&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562</a><br />
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Here are just a few photos cause you know....posts without photos are just well....boring...LOL<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-89295098979038629412013-03-24T10:42:00.000-04:002013-03-24T10:43:23.245-04:00Primitive Country Cabin's on the Facebook! Yep, that's right! I've decided to create a page on FB for Country Cabin. I'm so tired of Ebay's rules and fees...I'm sure many can relate. I'll still keep my ebay store up for selling my Vintage Christmas card CDs but that will be it. All other items will now be listed in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CountryCabin" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a> or my new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Primitive-Country-Cabin/498440960197950" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-32829835553374432352013-02-25T18:56:00.000-05:002013-02-25T18:56:08.905-05:00Primitive Penny Rug Ornies - George and Martha Washington Silhouettes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just added to<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390550209425" target="_blank"> Ebay </a></div>
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Hubby and I started watching the first season of Downton Abbey last night and we went through to the 4th episode. I am HOOKED! What a great series and the antiques...wow!<br />
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I have to admit though my heart strings get pulled more towards the antiques in Cranford (another great show).<br />
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If you love the primitive decor of the late 1800's early 1900's you will enjoy both of these shows!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-4844157627417787422013-02-07T17:01:00.000-05:002013-02-07T17:01:35.300-05:00Another stay in Hospital <div style="text-align: center;">
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Back home and feeling better after another round with my pancreas! I was admitted on Friday Feb 1st and released Tuesday Feb 5th - so it was much shorter than the stint I did in 2008/2009 - that was 2 full weeks of the worse pain short of child birth! UGGH. Apparently I have some calcium build up in the pancreatic duct but they can't be 100% positive because I can't have the MRI that is required to verify it. As many of you know, I had a brain aneurysm in 1989 and I have a metal clip in my head along with some metal staples to secure the part of the skull they had to take out to fix the aneurysm.....so, no MRI for me because it could cause problems with the clip and staples moving! <u><b>MENTAL NOTE:</b></u> - Stay as far away from MRI machines as possible!!!<br />
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For the past 2 days I've been doing a ton of research on the pancreas and what triggers these attacks. Alcohol or Gall stones are the main culprits but smoking and certain medications can as well.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i><b>Alcohol - Not gonna lie...I do like to have a few cocktails....I am French Canadian after all.*smile*</b></i></span><br />
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But what I didn't know and was <u>never</u> even suggested to me was that STRESS could be the cause of it! I have learned through forums and web sites that a ton of people that have this affliction swear that it's stress that causes it. Many of these people have had their gallbladders removed, don't smoke or drink alcohol yet continue to have pancreatic problems. - That would make perfect sense to me considering what we went through last Wednesday and Thursday (the days before I was admitted to the hospital).<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>For those of you that don't already know or who are new followers, we live in our own living quarters that are attached to my parents house and business. My parents have their own living quarters as well and there is an additional apartment in the basement which our youngest daughter Shelby is living in - a multi generational home more or less.</b></span><br />
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Wednesday we woke to a torrential downpour outside- it was REALLY coming down. Even though it was January in NORTHERN Ontario....weird...I know! The week before this thaw we had been getting dumped on with a LOT of snow which was now melting and with the rain coming out of the sky, had no where to go. I'm sure you can all see where this is going... I'll keep it as short as possible and put it in point form.<br />
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*My Dad who is 80 years old and on oxygen (and having a really hard time breathing) decided to go downstairs to check on the sump pump in the basement.<br />
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*Dad comes up the stairs completely out of breathe - call your brother quick!<br />
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*Mom calls my brother Vic and tells him to get out here asap.<br />
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*I go out to woodshed to get a hose that will be needed to hook up spare sump pump. Some critter decided it would be a good meal but we did what every other person would do - put duct tape on it!<br />
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*Basement is flooding - sump pump can't keep up.<br />
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*Spare sump pump doesn't work when plugged in.<br />
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*Dad tells me to shut off the hot water tank and furnace breaker - I accidentally shut off main breaker to the house and store!<br />
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*Tell Dad proudly..."hot water tank and furnace are off" (at this point I didn't know I shut the main breaker off)<br />
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*Run to town to get another pump while hubby, brother, and friend use the shop vac to fill bucket after bucket with water to be hauled up the stairs and outside. They can't keep up but stop it from getting a lot worse.<br />
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*Return from town an hour later with new pump. Half hour one way trip so I made good time considering I went into Home Depot and picked out pump and hose and made it back within the hour.<br />
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*Hook up new pump and MacGuyver a hole out the basement window to pump water out quickly!<br />
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*All of the above was done while standing in ice cold water with wet boots! (I'm buying a good pair of work rubber boots next week!)<br />
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*Basement is drained and we're thinking about how to hook up the new pump because the one in place wasn't keeping up. Turns out there is a problem with the hose that it's attached too - probably froze up at the other end where it comes out. We'll work on that in the spring.<br />
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*I go upstairs and tell Dad that the basement is drained and he explains to me what should happen when I turn the furnace and hot water tank back on. (There's a whoosh sound when the pilot light lights and then the burner will start)<br />
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*I flip the breaker switch for the furnace - NO whoosh NO sound of the burner starting.<br />
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*I reluctantly go upstairs to tell Dad. I know he's gonna want to come back down and he just can't do stairs any more! WHY OH WHY DIDN'T I PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THIS HOUSE STUFF BEFORE????????????<br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;"><b>*Side note - Hubby is a very intelligent TECHNICAL man - he's a software engineer who can do things with a computer that baffle most minds, but in all honesty, I'm the handy <strike>man</strike> woman of the house.</b></span></i><br />
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*Dad comes downstairs. Tells me to try the switch on the hot water heater - which works. YAY!<br />
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*Mom yells from upstairs that there's no water...cold or hot.<br />
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*Dad realizes what's happened and shows me the correct switch for the furnace and explains that I shut off the main breaker.<br />
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*Main breaker back on. Furnace still doesn't work. Cold water tank not holding pressure.<br />
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*We try everything my Dad tells us to but still can't get the furnace to stay lit or the water tank to hold pressure. I know my Dad could have got all this going by himself in a few minutes but God Bless the man, he just can't do it any more and just knowing that, is hard enough on him.<br />
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*Meanwhile one of our customers Rick, who used to work here with my Dad in the garage, comes into the store while Mom is just getting off the phone with a repairman.<br />
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*He comes downstairs to take a look and tries to bleed the furnace - whatever that means. At this point I'm more worried about my Dad than anything else and am trying to stay out of the way in the basement.<br />
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*He not only got the furnace running again but got the water tank to hold pressure. THANK YOU RICK!<br />
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*Mom makes call to cancel repairman.<br />
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*House has heat and water now and basement is drying out!<br />
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*Now time to deal with the 5 inches of ice that's built up on the slope of our roof before it starts leaking in the house again. Another story for another day but let's just say this has happened before.<br />
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*Still wearing soaking wet boots, hubby and I trek out to the back yard to get ladder to put calcium blocks on roof to melt ice build up.<br />
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*Sink to top of boots walking through the slush in yard. Pouring rain. Wet to the bone we get the pucks on the roof. I forgot to mention that I'm sicker than a dog with the worse cold I've had all winter and am positive it will be pneumonia in the morning....THANK GOD it wasn't :)<br />
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*Once inside I sit down for first time since driving to town for pump.<br />
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*Oldest daughter Santana calls.....she's dealing with a leaky ceiling and basement in her town-house.<br />
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*Clothes in dryer. Dry clothes on.<br />
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*Check on Mom and Dad...been a hell of a day for them and I'm worried about them.<br />
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*Santana calls back....her ceiling has collapsed and is dealing with landlord and insurance man. Bed and TV ruined and now ceiling in baby Evelynn's room is leaking. They have to stay in a hotel for the night. They will be dry and safe...GOOD.<br />
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*Dad flushes toilet at some point and notices it's not flushing good and making that lovely noise that we've all come to know as a full septic tank....you know...the gurgling rumbling sound that warns you it's about to blow? That's the one!<br />
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*Call the septic guy...but because of the flooding, they're backed up (pun intended) too. Can't get here til Friday.<br />
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*Decide to have a drink to calm my nerves....then another, then one more before bed. That's 3 very mild drinks. I was too tired to have more even if I wanted to.<br />
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*Wake up the next morning (Thursday) to a flash freeze and more snow. Dad has Dr. appointment in town and Santana needs a ride back from insurance appt. she had that morning. Drive to town on a rink....literally! The roads are GLARE ice - not salted or sanded yet. Highways are closed due to multiple accidents. Slowest trip to town I think I've ever made but we made it back safe and sound - Thank you GOD!<br />
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*Something else happened that day too but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Guess I started blocking things out from that point on.<br />
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*Had 2 or 3 mild drinks that night.<br />
*Woke up Friday morning in agony. Called ambulance. Admitted to hospital.<br />
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Morphine helped the pain- a bit. No water. No food. And all I did was lay in bed worrying about every one and every thing at home the whole time I was there.<br />
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I'm home. Can't eat or drink much yet, but I'm home and hopefully on the mend :)<br />
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P.S.<br />
New report out <a href="http://www.advancednaturalmedicine.com/cancer/pancreas-and-the-pepsi-generation.html" target="_blank">here</a> about the effects of Pepsi on your pancreas. If you drink a lot of soda you need to read this.<br />
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I was drinking 3-4 cans a day.<br />
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I don't drink pepsi, alcohol or smoke cigarettes any more. It's been seven days and it's hard but I'm taking it one craving at a time. Can't decide what I want more a pepsi or a smoke!<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-43206482671424733652013-01-28T09:33:00.003-05:002013-01-28T09:33:56.190-05:00Strange weather!This winter has been one of the strangest I've seen in a long time. A few weeks ago we had a January thaw...which is normal, but this year it was so warm, all the snow melted and the grass was showing. Then we hit a deep freeze for about a week. -40C (without the wind-chill) is just too darn cold!Today, we're getting snow but tomorrow and Wednesday, they're calling for a high of +7C with rain!<br />
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Hailie and I have managed to catch another nasty cold that has lasted 4 weeks now....we're both really tired of being sick. We've had 2 colds and a stomach flu since October!<br />
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We did get out this past weekend to go for a ride and take some photos. We drove out on the lake and walked a bit on the ice to take some photos. It was a beautiful warm sunny day! Would have been a great day for fishing!<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-44669187215129226612013-01-03T11:57:00.000-05:002013-01-03T11:57:56.901-05:00Better late than never and a few new hearts for Valentine's DayI meant to post photos of my Christmas decor - I really did - but life was busy and hectic and now it's all put away until next year.....sorry!<br />
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Here are a few photos of Christmas and our winter wonderland. No photos of New Years as we were all in bed before midnight. You can tell that you're getting older when you could care less about New Year's parties or even watching the festivities on TV :)<br />
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Hailie asked Santa for a violin and was so excited to find out he brought her one! </div>
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This is our neighbour's tree - it's hard to tell from this photo, but it's about 75 feet tall. New neighbours moved into the house next door this past Fall and I was so happy to see them light up this tree for Christmas...I LOVE it :)</div>
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And here are a few of the heart ornies I have for offer on Ebay. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=261150476226&ViewItem=&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562" target="_blank">You can see them here if you'd like</a>.</div>
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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! </div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-31793063581119416302012-12-14T19:31:00.001-05:002012-12-14T20:26:13.836-05:00Prayers and more Prayers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our thoughts and Prayers are with all that were impacted by today's tragedy. May you find peace in His love.</div>
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-37131871252651077912012-11-11T19:06:00.003-05:002012-11-11T19:06:52.237-05:00Better late than never....I meant to post this a couple of days ago but the weekend kind of took over...funny how that seems to happen isn't it? I've been busy painting my kitchen chairs black....something I've been wanting to do for ages and I'm finally getting it done :)<br />
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Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that I've been busy working on some Christmas ornaments and pot holders. Some are listed on Ebay and there are more in the works that will be listed soon. Here's a link if you want to check them out...<a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=261124346077&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=261124346077&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562</a><br />
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Just listed on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/261087703536?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1203" target="_blank">Ebay here</a>! Fall is in the air...is everyone ready???? I sure am, it's my favorite time of year!</div>
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-59268179233487669882012-08-13T18:49:00.002-04:002012-08-13T18:51:40.750-04:00My newest creations - Cross Stitch on Wool!I mentioned in my last post that I was working on something new and I still am but I have a couple of items finished and just listed on Ebay.<br />
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These were free patterns from<a href="http://primitivebettys.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> Betty</a>. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us :)<br />
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We've taken many road trips to Amish Country which is only a 20 minute ride from us. It's gorgeous country farmland and it's my "Happy Place". I hope to move there some day but for now I'm happy taking car rides there to de-stress. I can get lost on the back roads for hours! Good thing Miss Pearl likes it too :) </div>
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This particular day the men were at their small school chopping wood for the winter. I asked if I could take some photos and they said yes. I didn't take any photos of the men themselves though, as I know they don't like that so I stuck to horses, buggies, and beautiful scenery.</div>
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My Dad, Miss Pearl and I went strawberry picking - photo taken with my phone.</div>
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<br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-60335332632722511302012-07-10T20:45:00.001-04:002012-07-10T20:45:13.733-04:00New Penny Rug Table MatJust poppin in to let you all know I've just added my newest penny rug creation. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/261064292286?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">You can find it here on ebay</a>.<br />
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I've got a few other new projects in the works that I'll share as soon as they're done.<br />
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Happy Summer!<br />
<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-42464759161730678512012-07-01T19:09:00.002-04:002012-07-01T19:09:26.548-04:00Happy Canada Day!Happy Canada Day! It was another gorgeous day here today and last night we enjoyed fireworks in our small town. The display was shorter than past years but wonderful just the same. I guess money is tight all over.<br />
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Miss Pearl enjoyed the fireworks, just not the loud noise that accompanies them so we had to cover her ears. Next year I'll bring head phones to cover them...hehe<br />
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The graduation ceremony was held this morning at 11 am at our Arts Centre and then we headed back to the school for some photos and a BBQ. </div>
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This is the old part of the school that is perfect for photos. This building is amazing inside and out with original woodwork including classroom doors and high wooden baseboards all around. Of course the students weren't too fussy about climbing 5 flights of stairs to go to their classes. The newer part of the school is nice too but I'm partial to old buildings like this. </div>
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<br />Miss Pearl practicing for her turn. She was such a good girl through the long ceremony and afterwards. She hugged Auntie "Bebe" and said "Congratulations, I'm so proud of you"....too friggin cute!</div>
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Santana, my oldest, has gone back to school too. She just started a couple of weeks ago. She's studying to become a Paralegal and she's loving the course! She passed her equivalency test (GED) and enrolled in a business college in the city. We are so proud of her for going back to school...it's hard to go back once you've gotten a taste of the working world and are out on your own!<br />
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In other news....hehe, I've just listed a new Halloween Banner and Candle Mat on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/primcountrycupboard/m.html?item=390428160259&viewitem=&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2562" target="_blank">Ebay</a>.<br />
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My eye is healing nicely. I've only lost one of the stitches so far - 4 or 5 more to go! It's really annoying having those stitches in so I can't wait for them to go away. It's like having a bunch of long eye lashes in your eye that you can't take out! Hailie and I are counting down the days until I can lift her (and other things) again....2 more to go! <br />
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Happy Thursday Everyone!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-31702619511056585462012-05-30T08:57:00.000-04:002012-05-30T08:57:50.624-04:00Bursary and ScholarshipsMy baby girl won a $500.00 bursary yesterday and she was notified from the school that she has to be at the awards ceremony next week to accept a scholarship. They won't tell her which one or how much because it's a surprise to all of the winners. I am SO VERY PROUD of her! I know she will do an amazing job in college. She's been accepted into the Police Foundations course at 4 different colleges but she chose to go to our local college...which makes this Mama bear very happy that she'll still be at home :)Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-65811784108731286622012-05-28T09:46:00.001-04:002012-05-28T09:46:42.085-04:00Want a Do Over for this weekend!Well this weekend has been a rough one. I had my eye surgery on Friday. Miss Pearl fell and sprained her ankle while I was away in Ottawa for the operation and refused to even try to put any weight on it until yesterday so my parents had to carry her around all weekend. She finally started walking (with a bit of a limp) on it yesterday. Good thing because I can't lift anything for 2 weeks.<br />
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Then my oldest daughter was in a car accident yesterday. They were trying to avoid being hit by another car and her boyfriend sped up to get out of the way of it. They hit loose gravel and rolled in the ditch. Thank God everyone is OK. She's got a bit of a sore neck and back and baby granddaughter Evelynn cut her toe a bit - no stitches just a bandaid that she won't keep on. Her boyfriend is OK and his brother who was in the back seat with the baby hurt his arm shielding Evelynn when they rolled. Here's a photo of the car.<br />
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I sure hope this week is better. But ya know? God is Amazing to take care of all of us the way He always does! We are all truly blessed and thankful for HIS LOVE.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576270359688148298noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268706636349424568.post-67732041892065029392012-05-26T21:46:00.002-04:002012-05-26T21:46:24.199-04:00Still around and kickin'Hi everyone,<br />
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Just a quick note to let you all know I'm still around. Had a couple of trips to Ottawa in the past month and an eye operation yesterday. I'm not sure if I mentioned this on my blog before or not, but I had a brain aneursym when I was 24 that left me blind for a year and a half and the eyesight never came back in my right eye. Over the years it started turning to the outside of the eye to the point of giving me double vision. It got worse over the past 2 years so I decided to get it fixed. I still don't have full vision out of that eye and never will due to the scarring that occured when the aneurysm burst but the operation I had will help with the double vision and will stop my eye from moving to the far right as it was. It's only been one day and I already notice a huge difference. Hurts like hell right now because they had to cut the muscles on both sides of the eye and I have stitches in my eye but I'm hopeful that I'll feel better in a few days.<br />
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I'll save y'all and I won't post a pic cause it's pretty gross looking...LOL <br />
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Hope to catch up on all my fav blogs soon.<br />
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