tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59402081145170855722024-02-19T08:13:48.093-06:00Cowgurl's Blessingdebiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-87437626929636630812020-05-07T14:29:00.000-05:002020-05-07T14:29:31.809-05:00Starting OverThinking of blogging again, but from a new location and about a new way of life.<br />
More good things to come!<br />
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<br />debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-6828112473217662192013-09-07T06:42:00.000-05:002013-09-07T06:42:06.893-05:00Altered Art for Oma's 90th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My best friend's mother is celebrating 90 years this month, and in honor of her life the family is gathering cards, greetings and "love notes" from friends and family.</div>
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I've known Oma (Frieda) since 1973. It was that summer that Oma opened her home to me and I came to live with my girl friend and her family for awhile on Long Island, NY. I was so blessed by this family and by their extended community of friends and family.</div>
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It was during this stay that I learned most of my German cooking skills from Oma and I counted this time as "training" for my marrying into a German family. Oma's family immigrated from Germany in the 1950's and were first generation immigrants to the US (as are my husband's family who immigrated to Canada). Needless to say home life in a German family was very different than what I knew growing up in Texas..it was a whole other world from Texas!</div>
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German was the language of the home and my high school German did not prepare me for this! As part of their family I attended a German speaking church and I even attempted a short time with the German Choir! Learning all the wonderful German songs (sung acapella) at gatherings with their other German friends and family is still a sweet memory for me. Even now, when we gather together from all parts of the country for special family events, we hold hands and sing the old songs that I learned so long ago. I had MUCH to learn during my time with this family and Oma was a GREAT teacher.</div>
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One of the very first things she taught me to bake was a proper <span id="ctl00_ContentTitle_PageTitle">Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte</span> (Black Forest Cherry Torte). It was a hot, humid day and the whole cake was a flop...but we both laughed (and she was secretly happy that I did not outshine her in my baking skills!) She loves to be the TOP COOK! (and owns that title proudly!)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To pay tribute to Oma on her birthday, I wanted to create something that would honor her life and the legacy that she has given, no only to me and my family, but for all the memories she has created for those of us who have known her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started my project with a search for hands...older hands. Oma's hands a</span>re and now gnarled and work-worn from years of cooking, cleaning and caring for her family. She had a hard life after the war in Germany but her family always came first. Starting life over in the US was also not an easy time for her and her family.</div>
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The next item I wanted to incorporate into my work was scripture describing the Proverbs 31 woman (but in German, of course!) I've seen her rise up early to care for her household. I've also seen those early hours spent in prayer...silently entreating God for the needs of her family. Oma has worked endless hours and performed countless tasks for others. After the war, and once her little family immigrated to the United States there were still many hurdles to overcome...language barriers, cultural differences as well the endless tasks of beginning life anew. </div>
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Using a photo program I "married" the two layers to create my base image. I affixed this base image to my canvas.<br />
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Next, I wanted to give Oma a visual reminder that even though her life has not turned out as she had planned, and there are still many unexpected twists and turns to come, the Lord has not forsaken nor forgotten her.</div>
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To finished the project I added musical notes along the edges to remind her to sing the song in her heart, the songs she has known and sung for years. I also trimmed out the edge with a vintage piece of lace that she gave me years ago!</div>
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Each step of the way on this project I thought of all the years since 1973...family, marriages, babies, death. So much happiness and sadness all held in the same hands...molding her to who Christ has called her to be. I know she has kept all these things in her heart to think on. </div>
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I don't know that there is much to "desire" for a birthday once you turn 90...so, to Oma on her 90th birthday...</div>
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I want to celebrate your life! I know it has not always been easy, nor has it always been comfortable or fair..."God never rejects a weak and weary heart that seeks Him. No matter how broken-down and overwhelmed we are, God welcomes us and is willing and able to help us." Psalm 51:17</div>
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I want to celebrate your strength...not in and of yourself, but the strength you gained from your trust in God that He would carry you through...to the very end!</div>
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You have been an example to me and to others and I pray you will "finish strong!"</div>
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"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timotny 4:6-8<span class="keywordresultextras"> </span></div>
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Much love to Frieda, and to her family, for all they have meant to my life!</div>
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Till tomorrow...</div>
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<br />debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-54134863835161606872013-01-01T12:02:00.001-06:002013-01-01T12:02:42.097-06:00My 60th Birthday – Jubilee!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"<span><em>Set this year apart as holy, a time to proclaim freedom
throughout the land for all who live there. It will be a jubilee year for you,
when each of you may return to the land that belonged to your ancestors and
return to your own clan. This fiftieth year will be a
jubilee for you. During that year you must not plant your fields or store away
any of the crops that grow on their own, and don’t gather the grapes from your
unpruned vines</em>."<strong> </strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leviticus 25:10-11</span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(NLT)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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As I was reading my Bible I came across this Scripture recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These verses tell me that in the fiftieth
year, God commanded that each person was to return to his family property: the
land was not to be harvested; slaves and their children were to be released. On
God’s calendar, the jubilee year was a time for celebration, restoration to
wholeness, rest, and release.<o:p></o:p><br />
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2002 was my true “year of jubilee, but I think I was too busy with children
and just living life to take time to have a jubilee!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past Christmas (actually the day after ) I
turned 60...and I think it will be my magic age! I have decided that this year will be my
Jubilee Year...a time to renew myself and my relationships. I have chosen to
liberate myself by celebrating the life God has given me.<o:p></o:p><br />
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This year I will renew myself. I want
to explore more of the world around me. See and experience new and diverse
things! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will continue taking classes
to better my art and my sewing skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
will learn and try new skills and activities. I plan to take better care of the
body I’m in—there are really no replacement parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So we do not give up. Our physical body is
becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.” 2
Cor. 4:16 (NCV)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to take more naps and spend leisurely time
with my grandchildren just listening to their ramblings about their life and
interests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to spend more time doing
nothing but holding my new grand baby...to take in her smell and the joy of new
life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will let go of life’s
trivialities, with those things that will not matter in eternity but I strive to
have more patience with others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I want to renew my relationships. My parents will not be with me forever. I
will continue to learn from them and know my history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brothers, sisters and sister-in-laws are
important to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to take time to
speak with them about what is significant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Know who they are and who they continue becoming
and to watch as their children grow and change.<o:p></o:p><br />
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My girls and their husbands, they are my heart!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will take time to listen to them...what is
weighing on their hearts, what is important for their families and their futures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Balancing that fine line of “advice” and
meddling!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will love each of them for
who they are, who they are becoming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Watching as each make life decisions for their families...and loving
being part of their lives!<o:p></o:p><br />
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My husband, my love...I want to continue building on the foundation our 38
year marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To solidify what we have
and plan for our future, of times to come. More importantly, just as the
ancient Israelites allowed slaves to go free, I will release those who have
hurt me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Letting go of what “lies
behind...”<o:p></o:p><br />
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My friends...I am truly blessed with many “long-term” friendships. (I won’t
use the words “old friends”!) Friends are the family we get to “pick” and the
Lord has truly given me some priceless treasures in those He’s planted in my
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to know them more deeply
and continue sharing life’s joy and pain together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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I hope to liberate myself by celebrating the life I have. Too often I can
allow my mistakes and missteps to prevent me from living with joy. I want to be
free to accept who I am, warts and all. I am not perfect—will never be
perfect–but I am created to live in His perfect freedom. I will give the gift
of myself to others, to serve others—I will be set free in order to celebrate
others.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">No one seems to know with complete
clarity and certainty</span> what their life calling is. I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hear people <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>talking about how to “find their soul.” I’ve
always thought this was code to figuring out what they were going to do with
their lives, who they want to be when they “grew up.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am thankful, because I’m not trying to find
my soul anymore. I’m not looking for my “calling.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am honestly not trying to find much of
anything I lack anymore. That is not to say I have gotten many of the things I
thought I needed in my life. But, I did find my soul. I’m not sure when or where
I found it, but I found it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also
feels very complete. I made a conscience decision to be grateful for the things
I’ve been given, which has been a lot.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I am not afraid of death anymore because I know that what I really want is
on the other side of this life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Now we
see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything
with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I
will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.” 1 Cor. 13:12<o:p></o:p><br />
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So...all of this to say, getting older isn’t all that bad! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will not stop asking and seeking (Luke
11:9) for a deeper understanding of who I am in Christ and what my place in His-story
really is. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will live with my freedom—earned
after sixty years of toil—I will celebrate my year of Jubilee! (Even if it is
10 years late!)<o:p></o:p><br />
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Happy jubilee!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Today I am making Christmas Crack (otherwise known as Saltine Cracker Candy.)</div>
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a half sheet baking pan with foil, turn up the edges to form a tray and spray foil with non-stick cooking spray.</div>
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In a saucepan, bring the butter and brown sugar up to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Carefully pour mixture over the crackers and spread it out, evenly coating each cracker. </div>
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<li><span class="ingredient">More or less <span class="amount">1 sleeve</span> of <span class="name">saltines</span>, enough to cover a half sheet jellyroll pan</span></li>
<li><span class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 cup (2 sticks)</span> of <span class="name">butter</span></span></li>
<li><span class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 cup</span> of <span class="name">light or dark brown sugar</span>, well packed</span></li>
<li><span class="ingredient"><span class="amount">Multi pack</span> of <span class="name">full size Hershey’s milk chocolate bars</span>, or one (16 ounce) bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips</span></li>
<li><span class="ingredient"><span class="name">Crushed pecans</span>, <i>optional </i></span></li>
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Instructions<br /><br />Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a jellyroll pan with foil and spray foil with non-stick cooking spray.<br /><br />Arrange saltines with the salty side up in the jellyroll pan. In a saucepan, bring the butter and brown sugar up to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Carefully pour mixture over the crackers and spread it out, evenly coating each cracker. Bake for about 5 minutes until bubbly.<br /><br />While that is baking, break up the Hershey bars a bit. Remove the crackers and quickly top with the chocolate bars. As they begin to soften and melt, use a spatula to spread the chocolate evenly all across the top. Sprinkle top with chopped nuts, if desired. Set aside to cool in the pan for a few minutes, then very carefully slide the foil off onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Can also transfer to a cool baking sheet and refrigerate to speed up cooling. Cut into squares.<br /><br /><i>Optional Toppings: </i>Sprinkle the tops of crackers with coconut while the chocolate is still warm. Hershey's Bits 'O Brickle Toffee Bits sprinkled over the warm chocolate. You could also top with any finely chopped nut - pecans, walnuts, peanuts, whatever you like. I've also heard of them served with cooked, crumbled bacon sprinkled on top! <br /><br /><i>Cook's Note:</i> You may substitute graham crackers for the saltines. Add a pinch of salt to the caramel. I prefer using the Hershey's bars because they have such a smooth, creamy texture and they spread so fast and so well. You could also just as easily use chocolate chips and stick the tray back into the oven for a minute to soften before spreading, or melt them on the stovetop and then pour them over the top.debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-38381981966992727612012-07-31T10:19:00.000-05:002012-07-31T10:19:17.947-05:00Link Party<div style="text-align: center;">
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This small bathroom makeover began <a href="http://www.cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/2010/12/small-bathroom-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a>, on December 22, 2010 (and <a href="http://www.cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/2010/12/small-bathroom-makeover_30.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/2011/02/small-bathroom-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://cowgurlsblessing.blogspot.com/2011/02/small-bathroom-makeover_05.html" target="_blank">here</a>)...I can't believe it's been that long!</div>
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Working around the other items in the room was NOT fun! (Especially since the stencil was so large!)</div>
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Since moving in our house (13 years ago) I have been on a burn to change out the "builder grade" light fixtures. I can say there are TWO less light fixtures left to change. Most of the other fixtures seemed to go almost immediately. It was easy to find replacements for bedrooms...they were all replaced with ceiling fans immediately! The dining room and kitchen lights went next. Others in bathrooms and hallways have also found their way to other venues! </div>
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This "dinky" light is our patio light. UGLY!</div>
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I found this lovely lantern at the Army Surplus Store in Madill, OK! Who knew?</div>
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I need a "cuter" light bulb, but I love the look!</div>
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Next absolutely UGLY light fixture is hanging in my entry way. (Don't judge me on my dust!) It's just too ugly to even think about. This spot needs something BIG and I just didn't want to pay big bucks to replace this with something BIG.</div>
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Hard to see when all the bulbs are burning...but it's still better than that gold monstrosity!</div>
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Last, but not least, is this garage sale find. I have been using it in my sewing room to hold "stuff."</div>
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Well, that was my July 4th weekend...and there is still so much to do!</div>
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My friend Linda, from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/rustypearls" target="_blank">Rusty Pearls</a>, uses Chalk Paint on all her lovely furniture. (Check her out on Facebook!) She has the perfect touch for paint, color and decoupage.</div>
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My first color mixture is a very soft gray. I didn't want a stark white so I chose the lightest gray I could find to mix with my unsanded grout. (I mixed 3 tablespoons of unsanded grout with 1 quart of paint. I also did not follow the 'rules' and use a flat paint as suggested by many other bloggers. I used a satin finish and I like the feel of my finished projects after I lightly sand them.)</div>
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I did want to refinish the top of the table in a dark stain, because I also did not want to refinish the hutch I already have in my kitchen. Such dilemmas!</div>
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We sanded the table top early morning, while it still "felt" cool.</div>
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Once the top was sanded I wanted to paint the edge of the table. I used a blue chalk paint mixture for the rope and will paint over the whole area with the gray and then lightly sand to have the blue show through.</div>
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First coat of stain (I forgot to mention this great table also came with a leaf!)</div>
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The detail work on this table was beautiful (and the base alone is HEAVY!)</div>
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I love red, white and blue. Everyone that knows me can attest to this fact...so why would I not use my favorite colors on the base of this table.</div>
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Everything is dry and 3 coats of finish are on the table top.</div>
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Here is the finished base. It has a wax coating (Johnson Paste Wax - Clear.)</div>
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I already have a set of press back chairs I've owned for many years. They are painted red.</div>
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My new press back chairs are all going to be painted gray. The pressed areas are under-painted with the blue and lightly sanded.</div>
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The stain color for the top of the table fits perfectly with my dark hutch.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been off work for several days now (all celebrating the 4th of July, of course!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peter and I were able to complete several projects that have been on my 'to do' list for months! I'll show some of the other projects this week, but for today...we'll make preserves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Figs are ready and unless I pick them everyday, "The Devil" (Mr. Mockingbird) will poke his beak into each and everyone of them...take only one poke, then move on to the next ripe one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ashley also got figs from the farm where she is working, so we had plenty of figs to use for our preserve making time.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">First, gather the supplies: figs, strawberry jello, sugar, wax and our sterilized jars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Begin the process by washing the figs and removing the stems. Once clean, mash them up (skin and all.)</span> </div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Lauren manned adding the strawberry jello</span> </div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">and the sugar. She used her math skills (fractions) to keep track of how much sugar she needed each time we added 3 cups of figs</span>.</div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Stir the figs, sugar and strawberry jello together and mix it well. Once it comes to a boil, cook for 3 to 5 minutes.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">The jars are ready for the hot, sweet mixture.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Our jars were sealed with paraffin wax and when cool we'll add the lids to the jars and they're ready to take to the Farmer's Market. Ashley has been manning the booth at the Greenville Farmers Market on Saturday's...so she'll have some sweet treats for next Saturday!</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Once we completed our project Ashley decided we "needed" to see how big a hole we'll need to knock in her kitchen wall. (She's been on a burn since completing the Chicken Coop to get the wall knocked down between the kitchen and their living room.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lauren took the first swing at the wall and knocked the hole in the sheet rock. She was pretty excited!</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Nice hole...maybe we need a bigger hole to peek into the next room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we can see the other room...</span> </div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure now that the hole is there, by the time I come back out to the farm the sheet rock will be down on both sides of the wall! (Notice when she painted her kitchen she did not paint the middle of the wall...all her plan to make sure there would be a doorway eventually!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Till tomorrow...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. Here is the complete recipe for the Fig Preserves (Thanks Mom!)</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Mock Strawberry Jam made with Figs<br />
3 cups figs, mashed and crushed well (using skin and all) <br />
2 1/2 cups sugar <br />
2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jell-O <br />
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Wash figs. Cut off stems. Mash/crush completely. Place mashed figs, Jell-O and
sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring
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Pour quickly into sterilized jars. Seal immediately or cover immediately with
melted paraffin</strong>.</span></o:p></span></div>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-158025744376643802012-06-25T11:19:00.001-05:002012-06-25T11:19:17.776-05:00Lauren's Headboard from a cast off door<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She stayed the week with us so she could attend camp and in the evening she got her grandfather "n board" to work on the headboard in the evenings.</div>
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Lauren had laid claim to the old door in my garage several months ago. Her mother tried to "steal" it for the Chicken Coop, but NOPE! Lauren already said she needed it for her special project.</div>
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Lauren and Peter took the first trip to Lowe's to pick up the trim items they would need.</div>
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Lauren specifically wanted the rope trim and had a detailed "vision" of how she wanted the bed to look.</div>
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Lauren also wanted lights to be attached to the headboard. (She likes to read in bed!) That requred multiple trips to "various" Big Box stores to find "just the right lights"! </div>
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Once she decided on her color and got the headboard painted, she also wanted to add some detail work. With some left over metal stars from another project, she nailed them to the headboard to create a half moon affect. (She didn't want them too random!)</div>
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I think for a 10 year old she has a lot of style!</div>
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This Spring has been a busy time at work. So many of our projects and activities take place on the weekend, and a week of camp when school is out keeps all of us busy.</div>
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To add to that busyness is "Farm Work."</div>
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Since my daughter and her family moved to their 10.5 acres, it seems my weekends vanish!</div>
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Since mid-April until last weekend, we have been caught up in one of "her" big projects.</div>
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The first big thing Ashley wanted to have completed was a chicken coop. She wanted to be able to buy her chickens and have a home for them before Spring was over. She didn't have a set of plans...noooo...the whole idea of the coop was "in her head". (Just like her father!)</div>
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Of course, she called her dad and checked some of her measurements for her idea, then she headed to the lumber yard to make her initial purchase of lumber.</div>
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She even hitched up the trailer to bring her lumber, tin roof, and additional materials for the coop.</div>
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She started out digging her own holes even.</div>
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And she made some pretty good progress, but before long they borrowed the neighbors hole digger!</div>
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Ashley envisioned each step in the building process.</div>
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Before we could get out the next weekend, Ashley had the whole coop painted!</div>
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Peter and Ashely worked out the nesting boxes. (They read on the Internet that the roofs should be sloped so the chickens can't get on top of them and poop...let's just say they are more sure footed and like to get up to see out the window.</div>
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the last of the fencing is up and the chicks can be set free at last!</div>
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Ashley dotes on her chicks like they are children.</div>
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This was a two month project (from start to finish) with the bulk of the work happening on Saturday's. Ashley and Peter put in a lot of hard hours, with the rest of us jumping in and helping whenever there was a need.</div>
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(Now she wants to knock a wall out inside the house!)</div>
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We have been clearing a lot of cedars from "our" side in prep for building a house...but that's for another day!</div>
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<br /></div>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-1076716622264030322012-06-17T07:22:00.002-05:002012-06-17T07:22:27.648-05:00Happy Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD— rejoice in his presence! Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.” </span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NLT&search=Psalm 68:4-5" title="Psalm 68:4-5"><span style="font-size: large;">Psalm 68:4-5</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=51" title="New Living Translation"><span style="font-size: large;">NLT</span></a></div>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-4129740352767432532012-06-14T07:44:00.003-05:002012-06-14T07:45:04.275-05:00Happy Flag Day<div style="text-align: center;">
Y<span style="font-family: Georgia;">our flag and my flag,<br />And how it flies today<br />In your land and my
land<br />And half a world away!<br />Rose-red and blood-red<br />The stripes forever
gleam;<br />Snow-white and soul-white -<br />The good forefathers'
dream;<br />Sky-blue and true-blue, with stars to gleam aright -<br />The gloried
guidon of the day, a shelter through the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">~Wilbur D. Nesbit, <i>Your
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by
white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white
stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty. ~George
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in
declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the
experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been
written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a
history. ~Woodrow Wilson</span></div>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-10706208341343159232012-06-07T16:50:00.002-05:002012-06-07T16:50:40.626-05:00Baby SewingIt's been such a long time since I've done any baby sewing. I loved to sew for my girls when they were little! I believe this is the first "baby" pattern I bought when I was pregnant with my first girl in 1979!! What a long time ago.<br />
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I think this is still my favorite bib pattern. I'd show you the bib I made then, but I believe it is at my daughter's house. Still looks brand new.</div>
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What brings all this on? We're expecting a new grand baby in September! We're all excited here, and I think it's time to create something new for our little one.</div>
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Since Emily LOVES vintage fabrics as much as I do I decided to start with my favorite remnant...a red geranium vintage table cloth. There are only the edges left of this, the middle has a huge hole in it and was not usable.</div>
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I really want to make this bib reversible, so I rummaged until I found this pretty embroidered dresser scarf. I love the little embroidered heart! </div>
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The pattern is a quick and easy sew, the whole project took less than 2 hours.</div>
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Here is side one.</div>
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Another close up of the pretty embroidered heart. I still have the other end of the scarf...maybe I can make some other baby "object" with it?</div>
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Here is the reverse side from the geranium tablecloth.</div>
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This side I added the little pocket along the bottom edge.</div>
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I also added buttons on the edge. They don't work...just embellishments!</div>
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Again, I'll go with reversible.</div>
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A little trim...</div>
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Yes...it's a girl. Emily and Jared are going to call her Olivia Anne. I love her name, and am so excited to be welcoming another girl into our family!</div>
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Side two I completed with rick rack and buttons.</div>
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I think it turned out sweet.</div>
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Just the right gift for a little girl.</div>
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"A Mother . . . When you are a child, she walks before you, to set an example. When you are a teenager, she walks behind you, to be there should you need her. When you are an adult, she walks beside you, so that you can enjoy life together." Author unknowndebiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-15603149767701662352012-05-08T05:30:00.000-05:002012-05-08T06:49:44.072-05:00Waiting in Silence<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Have
you ever played the “quiet game”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
would try to play the game when our girls were little...but it was just too
hard for them to be quiet, or to stay quiet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From the front seat of the car I would declare it was time to play the
quiet game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No sooner were the words out
of my mouth, one girl would begin to giggle, then the other two would follow
and that would be the end of the quiet game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The game never lasted more than a few minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was always fun to try, but even if the
girls declared the game to begin, no one took being quiet too seriously.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I
know I have been quiet, in terms of my blog, since the beginning of the
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just felt right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt the Lord calling me into His “quiet”
and rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For someone who loves to be
busy and get down to the business of attacking and completing a project, I
found it a little disconcerting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
often it’s easier to be busy with urgent activity than spending quiet moments
alone and before I realize it, days had passed since my last quiet time with
Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">My
mind is always rolling on...so many ideas, projects, plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes my mind can run so far ahead I have
to make lists of all the ideas I have floating around in my head or they are
soon forgotten with the next best idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s so easy to run ahead and leave “quiet” behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are so many “good things” I could be
doing...but were they “God things”?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">As
January wore on it seemed right to be still...then February and soon it was
March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By March I felt a little antsy to
be about “business” but my daughter sold her house (very sudden) and she, her
husband and two children moved in with us while waiting for their “new house.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again I got the distinct impression that I
was to be silent.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Four
additional people in a house does not make for a lot of quiet...especially when
one of those new people is a 4 year old!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I loved every minute
they were here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved having breakfast
with the grand kids each morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved
having my daughter here at dinner time...cooking away for all of us (and she’s an
excellent cook!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even their dog began to
grow on me (but NOT on my cat!)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While they were here my son-in-law took over my
craft room for his office...so it seemed appropriate that I had no projects in
the works or anything pressing me into busyness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt a continued peace about being quiet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No sewing, no painting, no big projects
pressing me to complete.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I sought and found quiet in different and more
creative ways while they were here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
also began to feel God was leading me away (out of) some of the busy work I had
been involved in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was still felt too easy
to be drawn to the “urgent” and to see those busy things as “good”.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br /><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the
desert and speak tenderly to her. - Hosea 2:14</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I felt as though God had
an important message to convey to me but I was so busy He could not get me to
hear Him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Distractions prevented me from
giving Him my undivided attention. BUT, God has a way (His way) of taking me aside to
get my undivided attention. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God knows the stubborn
human heart...my stubborn heart. He knows that if He is to accomplish His
deepest work, He must take me into the desert in order to give me the quiet I
need to be able to hear His voice. In the desert God changes me and removes
things that hinder me. The quiet forces me to lean into Him and draw deep upon His grace. The
desert is only a season in my life. When He has accomplished what He wants in my
life in the desert, He will bring me out. He has given me a mission to fulfill
that can only be fulfilled after I have spent adequate time in preparation in
the desert. I no longer fear<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the desert,
for it is here I will hear God's voice like never before. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Jesus
also knew how important quiet moments were with the Father.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> "After He had
dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. When evening
came, He was there alone" (Mt. 14:23). </span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The more time I spend with the
Lord, the more precious this time becomes to me. These are the moments I look
forward to almost daily. These quiet moments offer me a time to reflect, to
share my concerns with my Lord, and to listen for His voice and hear Him speak
to me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that Jesus views me as His
friend and He wants to spend time with me. I am depriving Him of His time when
I put Him aside for the urgent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But...when I make quiet time with Him a
priority: Urgent things seem to fade as I focus on Him. He makes all these
other things fall into place. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">These
days, I am ready to be involved in new projects and see where they might lead
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am excited to be blogging again. I
am still involved in some great work serving my community with my job and I am searching for where
new opportunities might be for service...waiting on Him, His
direction...waiting in quiet.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Till tomorrow...</span><br />
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Psalm 108:4 (NLT)<br /> For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. <br /> Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. </h3>
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I love blue dishes...but my all time favorite is a set my husband gave me for Christmas in 1983. They are called "Denmark", and are made by Franciscan. Originally I received 8 place settings and a few serving pieces...</div>
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However, there were many other companies that made "similar" patterns over the years. I like to find "odds and ends" that don't necessarily match, but work with this pattern. It's like a perpetual scavenger hunt!</div>
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I found these three pieces in a resell shop last week. </div>
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The egg cups are not marked, however the tea pot is made by Furnivals and is also called Denmark.</div>
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<br />This pretty oval bowl is by Schumann and called Bavaria.</div>
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These small bowls are a much darker blue and have no markings.</div>
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Here are several pieces made by other manufacturers:</div>
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Jager - can't see the name of the pattern</div>
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Yorktown by Salem China (Olde Staffordshire)</div>
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Royal - Delft Modern</div>
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Myott - Finlandia</div>
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<br />This is Royal Copenhagen’s Blue Fluted pattern. It is as graceful as when it was first adopted in 1775 as the very first porcelain dinner service. </div>
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A more modern take on this pattern is called Mega Blue Fluted by Royal Copenhagen.</div>
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How pretty to mix and match these with the older versions of my Denmark pattern.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The week between Christmas and New Year’s has
traditionally been a time of reflection and goal setting for myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I have found myself thinking about the Biblical practice
of erecting “memorial stones.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
stones were erected to remind those coming after of what happened in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(To read about memorial stones you can look
at Genesis 28:20-22.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also many
other examples to be found in the Bible.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In my mind’s eye I
like to think that </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">an Israelite family
traveling through the area would see these memorial stones piled high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the children would turn to his dad and
ask, "Hey dad, look at that pile of rocks. Why do you think someone
stacked them up like that?" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dad
would then respond, "That’s an excellent question. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me tell you about those stones and what
they are here to remind us about.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Lucky for this child the father knew
what the stones represented. You would think every Israelite would know about
the miracle God performed at that site and the meaning of those stones...not
only that site, but the many other sites and memorials throughout Israel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You would think that those stories would
become part of family history that would be passed on to their descendants, yet
even such important events can be quickly lost to the succeeding generations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The memorial stones were not only to peak the
curiosity of the children but to remind the adults as well. .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By simply passing on our family traditions we can create memory
stones to be used as memorials - as long as the reason for them is also communicated.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>We are all aware of how
quickly the reasons for a celebration can be lost. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In our own society the days that have in the
past been important days of the worship of God and remembrance of what He has
done have been changed by a secular society into excuses for a day off work to
play. (Thanksgiving is now Turkey day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have a Winter Break instead of time off for Christmas.) <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>My
reason for mentioning these as examples is that if our children are to hold any
of them as having any significance, then it is up to us to teach them the
significance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God set up a tradition for the Hebrews to carry
on every year from the time He brought them up out of Egypt. It is the
Passover. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">My life is filled
with many occasions for me to gather memorial stones. There are quiet
remembrances of times spent in fellowship with God. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes there were battles with myself, with
my friends, with loved ones and with enemies. There are times of defeat and
moments of great, tearful, confession and prayer. There are occasions of
mourning and memories of victories and celebrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had times of letting loose and setting
things free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This all brings me to my
question for this New Year...What memorial stones have I set up to both prick
the curiosity of others and to remind myself of what God has done? It may be
that I have set something up already without thinking about it, but I also need
to go beyond and do something on purpose.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This last year my husband and I have “on purpose”
re-instituted the family dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
girls are grown, married and have started families of their own, but I think it’s
important to be intentional about being a family...our family!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their husbands are introduced to our quirks
and foibles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They learn our recipes, our
cooking style, and our “comfort” foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can begin to see how the girls interact
with each other as sisters, as daughters, as aunts, as sister-in-laws and as
friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am intentional about spending time with my
grandchildren.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time spent re-counting
stories of my childhood, of their mother’s childhood, and of important things
to be remembered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who were those who
came before us.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I know of things past...</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BUT, none of those times together can create
memorial stones in our life unless they have significance for each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can we identify with each other?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we encouraging and teaching each
other?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are our memorial stones a place
of refuge and safety?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A place where we
can return to God?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we creating</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span lang="EN">interactions with the
living God for each of us? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have we met
Him? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Has He spoken to us? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did something ever happen between us and God
that changed us and our lives forever?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are the most significant things which we are to use to erect our memorial
stones.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Memorial stones
are those places we can return to when we need spiritual communion with
God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These stones are memories we can
return to for encouragement and comfort in times of loneliness and trials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can use the stones to teach our children,
friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Memorial stones are
places to benchmark where we are in our relationship with God and to measure
how far we’ve come on this journey called life.</span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do YOU have such memorial stones in your life? </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HAPPY NEW YEAR!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Till tomorrow.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The
crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth"</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Luke 3:5).<o:p></o:p></span></div>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-57252868131526100622011-12-24T06:54:00.001-06:002011-12-24T06:54:50.360-06:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”” Luke 2:11-14 NLT</span>debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-81468453515830672782011-12-12T18:04:00.000-06:002011-12-13T09:51:05.035-06:00Christmas Party Appetizers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Another party...another appetizer! Since this one was a breakfast "brunch" I thought I'd bring a "breakfast appetizers...is there such a thing?) Oh well...there is NOW!</div>
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I checked my pantry first to see whether I had some dates on hand and found a package of Dole dates that I had purchased earlier. However, when I went to purchase some more, it took me forever before I found them...different brand, different packaging and different grocery store! How complicated can purchasing some dried fruit be?</div>
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For this recipe you will need about 1.5 packages of dates...so be sure and purchase two!</div>
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You will also need a package of Maple-flavored bacon (which gives a great flavor.)</div>
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I begin by cutingt the bacon into thirds. There are usually about 15 slicess of bacon in a package, so this will give you about 45 individual appetizers.</div>
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<br />Wrap a piece of bacon around the date and secure with a toothpick. (If you don't have toothpicks, not to worry. When the bacon cooks it adheres to itself, the toothpick is only helpful when someone wants to pick up one and place it on their plate. No toothpicks also means no trash or need of plates!) </div>
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Now...a small word about this appetizer. Most people will eat bacon wrapped "anything!" Bacon makes everything taste good. BUT...there is a mental block with "some" that says "I HATE DATES!" Once they've made that statement out loud...they won't even take a bite!<br />SOOOOO...until they've tasted them, don't tell them what's in the middle of the bacon!!! They'll be happy you kept it a secret.</div>
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I recently bought a really pretty lace vest. Of course, as soon as my sister spotted it she wanted one too. </div>
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Alas...that was not to be. When we found one, it was either not in her size or it was not to her liking. We searched long and hard, but...no vest. </div>
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I finally set aside some time this week to pull out my vintage lace pieces and see if I couldn't "fashion" something for her that she would be to her liking!</div>
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The large piece in the back of this picture is actually a dust ruffle I picked up in Canton for only a couple of dollars.</div>
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I started the project with the dust ruffle. I cut a piece from the dust ruffle along the edge to become the bottom edge. I added some more vintage trim around the middle of the dust ruffle to hold the pleats in place.</div>
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This crocheted piece is the perfect size for the back of the vest.</div>
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A dresser scarf is the perfect size for the middle section...</div>
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and some pretty lace doilies fit nicely for the front panels</div>
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Here is the back top and middle sewn together. I also added some pearl buttons along the back edge.</div>
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Here is the top and middle sewn to the dust ruffle piece.</div>
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From the front shoulder pieces I used the two lace doilies. I didn't have any "bling" for the buttons, so I used two vintage clip on earrings. I'll have her find some "bling" she likes and keep my earrings...but for the photo it just needed a little something!</div>
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The finished piece turned out better than I imagined.</div>
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I'm sure my sister has the "perfect" shirt and pants to wear with her new vest!</div>
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Hopefully she's not reading this before Christmas!!!! (She's so nosey!)</div>
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Lots of parties are already happening...and sometimes I'm asked to bring finger foods or appetizers.</div>
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One of my families all time favorite appetizer is stuffed jalapenos.</div>
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I can remember "popping" them into my mouth while waiting for my grandmother to finish cooking Christmas dinner.</div>
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Sweet memories!</div>
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You will need to purchase the picked jalapeno peppers for this recipe. You can usually find them in a can in the Mexican Food isle (of course I remember living in Canada and having NO Mexican Food isle in the grocery store...such a sad time!) You'll also need a big ole' can of tuna. </div>
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The peppers need to have the tops and stems removed. They need to be cut in half (lengthwise) and all the seeds removed. I usually wear gloves when I do this job. The juice is HOT and not easily washed off. Even hours later, when I go to take my contacts out I will feel the burn of the pepper juice and curse the day I ever touched them!</div>
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I brought this tray home empty the other night and everyone wanted to know how to make them.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Come, thou Fount of every blessing, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">tune my heart to sing thy grace; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">streams of mercy, never ceasing, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">call for songs of loudest praise. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Teach me some melodious sonnet, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">sung by flaming tongues above. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">mount of thy redeeming love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Here I raise mine Ebenezer; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">hither by thy help I'm come; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and I hope, by thy good pleasure, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">safely to arrive at home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jesus sought me when a stranger, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">wandering from the fold of God; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">he, to rescue me from danger, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">interposed his precious blood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. O to grace how great a debtor </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">daily I'm constrained to be! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let thy goodness, like a fetter, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">bind my wandering heart to thee. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">prone to leave the God I love; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here's my heart, O take and seal it, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">seal it for thy courts above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Text: Robert Robinson, 1735-1790 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Music: Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tune: NETTLETON, Meter: 87.87 D </span><br />debiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176357608085739828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940208114517085572.post-54470797892568233302011-11-21T17:02:00.001-06:002011-11-21T19:21:46.247-06:00Thanksgiving Crafts<div style="text-align: center;">
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We flew to Florida earlier this month and attended a beautiful wedding for my friend's nephew. It was a beautiful wedding and the ceremony was absolutely incredible. </div>
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Two young people who love the Lord with their whole heart...so touching!!!</div>
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What young bride is not absolutely beautiful and her young "knight" not handsome?</div>
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We had a perfect time and the best was spending time with by oldest (not in an age sense) BFF from college. We've been friends almost 40 years, and I can only look forward to 40 more years of getting to know her heart and understanding who she is. She is such a joy to spend time with and I always go away so thankful of such a rich friendship!</div>
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As for this week, I have the time off. I have planned out my week for all the projects, sewing, painting, etc. that I want to get done (plus haul out the Christmas decorations.) I was well on my way to completing the laundry today when I got the "Grema" call...could I watch the grandkidsl while mom and dad did some shopping?</div>
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<br />I actually had been thinking of a Thanksgiving project that the two of them could do together (hard to plan an activity for a 9 and 3 year old). I searched the internet and found the perfect project. A Thanksgiving Turkey!</div>
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The turkey begins with paper towel/toilet paper rolls. (Luckily I had been saving them for another project!)</div>
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We began by painting the rolls in fall colors. Lauren chose orange, brown, yellow and red.</div>
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Once all the rolls were dry we cut 1/2 inch rings from each of the colors. Each turkey needs 9 rings for their feathers. </div>
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This was not part of my "TO DO" list today, but spending time with the kids and talking with them while crafting is a priceless time, and I enjoyed the respite from my list!</div>
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Now to be completely open...this is not my idea! I got the tutorial from a blog, <a href="http://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-roll-turkey.html">ChildMade</a>. Some really cute craft ideas for kids.</div>
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I've included a <a href="http://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-roll-turkey.html">link</a> to complete instructions on how to make this turkey, but she also has some other really cute ideas with paper towel rolls. Lauren said she will next make a puppy from the rolls! Looks like I'll be planning another craft day soon!</div>
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Till tomorrow...</div>
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