tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20449450676334601512024-03-13T10:08:26.347-05:00A Mcinnis ArtworksAngela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-35874094553055413022015-09-03T20:53:00.001-05:002015-09-16T18:34:39.329-05:00Jack of All Trades...However<div style="text-align: center;">
I had a delightful surprise yesterday! I was invited by Patience Brewster to participate in their </div>
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"Get to Know the Artist" project in honor of the recent Artist Appreciation Month.</div>
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And of course, I said, "YES!"</div>
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Before I introduce myself, let me tell you, if you haven't visited the website </div>
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<a href="https://www.patiencebrewster.com/">Patience Brewster</a> then you have missed a treat!</div>
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Go a little further and check out their <a href="https://www.patiencebrewster.com/ornaments.html">Christmas Ornaments</a> . </div>
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Wowzer! </div>
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An artist extraordinare, Patience Brewster has a talent I could only dream of! </div>
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Check out those pages and see what I mean.</div>
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The way this post works is that I was sent some questions about my art,</div>
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and I am to answer them here on my blog.</div>
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So here we go!</div>
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Let's start at the beginning...a significant moment when I was inspired by art.</div>
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Pictured above are eight of a collection of fifty china dolls that were dressed meticulously by my Great Grandmother Sara A. Whitfield of Jackson, Mississippi.</div>
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My Grandmother, Edna W. Alexander was the caretaker of these dolls for years.</div>
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I grew up with these dolls. I absorbed every tiny detail.</div>
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I knew their names and what they wore down to their pantaloons. </div>
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Using Godey's Ladies patterns, my great grandmother was sure that every detail was perfect. </div>
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This is one of the few remaining dolls in my family's possession.</div>
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I keep her under a glass dome and still am amazed at the intricate handwork. </div>
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This is where I started...noticing detail and wanting to replicate things I observed. I am a Jack of ALL Trades and Master of None! My husband says that I never met a craft I didn't love...and he's right. I have tried it all. Photography, painting, ALL forms of needlework (except tatting), mixed media, making jewelry, cards and baskets, weaving, sewing. I truly feel at peace when I work with my hands. I cook, decorate, undecorate and redecorate.</div>
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I could care less about clothes, although I like jewelry.</div>
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So I guess I am destined to be a rag tag old lady with pretty earrings on. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I combined photography, acrylics and paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My grandfather, Harry A. Alexander's marble collection influenced my love of color. <br />
Here I have separated out the blues. As a child, I loved to separate the colors and then mix them all up!<br />
(I was always a little nutty..)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This miniature Crazy Quilt was featured on the cover of a book!<br />
A Stitch In Crime was the book authored by my friend, Cathy Elliott. <br />
(You truly NEED to read it!)<br />
See more about this below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border: currentColor; text-align: center;">My love of Crazy Quilts and inspiration from Linda Causee,<br />
led to this small jewelry box <br />
for my mother, Anne Alexander.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is my mother's Poppyseed Chicken recipe that I printed on fabric and attached<br />
to a kitchen potholder for family Christmas gifts.<br />
Nothing is safe with me around.</td></tr>
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You'd be surprised at the enjoyment people get from these!</td></tr>
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The mushrooms are wooden salad bowls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually taught my mother to cross stitch!<br />
Once she learned, no surface was bare. <br />
My love of table-scaping came from her.<br />
ALWAYS there was a centerpiece on our table.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Just a side note here: I miss my parents very much.)<br />
The older I got, the smarter they became.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a re-creation.<br />
I actually made the originals over 40 years ago!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I collect Fiesta dishes...what a table setting that would be.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I make fabric placemats and build fabric baskets on my sewing machine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I re-purpose costume jewelry into crosses.<br />
A nice remembrance using "Grannie's" pearls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I re-upholster.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applique is my favorite quilt method..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chalk paint is my friend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old hymnals into angels, anyone?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography...my daddy, Robert Alexander, a professional photographer for over sixty years<br />
inspired my love of texture and color.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginning of a quilt for my grandson, Ryan.<br />
It is made with my father's (his great grandfather), my husband's<br />
(his grandfather) and my son's (his father) shirts. <br />
I need to take a picture of the finished product. <br />
I think he loved it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every day is an adventure for me.<br />
Most mornings I cannot wait to get out of bed and get moving.<br />
(Although I find myself moving a little more slowly lately.)<br />
I am a retired school teacher (31 years) and<br />
my son, Ben and I are owners of a small antiques and<br />
collectibles shop, Dwellings, in Florence, Mississippi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I truly love the feel of a crochet hook and wool between my fingers.<br />
My aunt, Lorraine Westbrook inspired me.<br />
She crocheted until she passed away.<br />
For years she crocheted with little sight in one eye and NO sight in the other.<br />
Her quilts were perfect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table-scaping and decorating my home is a passion.<br />
But not with new stuff..for the most part, I like OLD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer before last....I've moved on to turquoise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't you all eat breakfast like this? Ha.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoy photographing flowers.<br />
I am becoming more comfortable with the color purple<br />
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I get very attached to my art.</div>
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I have to really like you to sell it to you.</div>
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I've been known to change my mind at the last minute.</div>
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Sometimes I give it away. </div>
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I LOVE doing that.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My house isn't a palace, but my family is rich with blessings.<br />
We share a faith in God, respect for our elders and a deep<br />
abiding love of our country and each other.<br />
Enjoyment of simpler times and art began early for all of us.<br />
Below are some of those simple things.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collecting redware, yelloware, and salt glaze pottery began<br />
many years ago with a trip to Lancaster, PA.<br />
Thus began a life long appreciation for the simple things.<br />
Dave Eldreth is one of my favorites.<br />
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One of my very favorite primitive artists, Betty McCool inspired<br />
me with her beautifully painted children's portraits. She was from<br />
Madison, Mississippi and passed away several years ago.<br />
She was an avid collector and I liked every single thing she<br />
collected!<br />
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My sweet friends, Michelle Leach and Sharon Ivy are superior potters (& people).<br />
They inspire me with their energy and technique, even though I<br />
don't "do wheel pottery".<br />
I have tried free form pottery and enjoyed <br />
it immensely.<br />
Rachel Courtney is an artist with a needle. She doesn't need a brush!<br />
Her stitches are as precise and beautiful as any I have ever seen.<br />
Talk about inspiration! <br />
I have been fortunate to know many talented people in my life. Each<br />
has inspired and encouraged me in his own way. To be given talent<br />
and appreciation for God's world is truly to be blessed.<br />
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As you can see, there's not much in the art world that I don't like or appreciate.<br />
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One of my most special moments was being asked to use my crazy quilt on the book cover.<br />
For someone to appreciate my work was gratifying beyond description.<br />
I have gained a friend in author Cathy Elliott and that was the cherry<br />
on the top!<br />
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I am everyone's "crazy aunt". The one people aren't sure how to take.<br />
I don't think you can "make" somebody an artist. You can try. You can<br />
make them take lessons and force the issue, but art isn't just about <br />
ability. It's about true appreciation for the time and love that goes into a project.<br />
I was asked about a dream project that I'd like to do.<br />
Well, my "dream" is to have a big open studio where I never have to <br />
put up my supplies! I want it warm in the winter and cool in the summer.<br />
I would so enjoy a sanctuary where I could go and turn on the radio or a CD and create<br />
something special for somebody special. I may never have that "dream room",<br />
but the urge to create with my hands will go on as long as<br />
the Lord allows it. <br />
Whether you create art with words, pictures, music or other objects, do it well.<br />
Don't give up when something is a big mess. Try again. Encourage others.<br />
Don't give up when nobody seems to appreciate what you've done.<br />
Do it as unto the Lord....not man. <br />
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Thank you for walking through this process with me and thanks to Patience Brewster for including me,<br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-52139781262627037822015-08-20T07:06:00.000-05:002015-08-20T07:06:25.212-05:00An Exceedingly Gracious GiftThis summer, in our women's Sunday School class, we have been studying Biblical Womanhood. My eyes have been opened to many things during this time, but the one thing that stands out like a shining star is the FACT that God has given us a great gift in REPENTANCE. <br />
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My idea of repentance has always been a typical Webster's definition: "to turn from sin and resolve to reform one's life. to feel sorry for (something done) : REGRET." <br />
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And while this definition is correct, it's not nearly that simple. Repenting can become a ritual, like saying "I'm sorry" just to avoid further conflict. Repentance can be mere words with no heartfelt reversal of actions or it can be temporary, a fleeting moment of conscience. <br />
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It's no fun to repent. It means you have to bare your soul. If it's to another human, it's humiliating. But if it's to God, it can be downright heart rending. In prayer, repenting used to be so painful that I dreaded "that part". It was especially hurtful when you kept confessing habitual sin. (Which, of course, means that you said "I am sorry", but didn't take the next step....actually reform.) <br />
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Saying all that brings me to the point here...repentance is a continual process in a Christian's life. God has done His part. He has "imputed my sin to my substitute (Jesus), and hast imputed His righteousness to my soul..", but in my day to day earthly Christian walk, I am still stained with sin. I am so sinful that sometimes (most times) I don't even repent for the right reason.<br />
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BUT, God is faithful and every day He rewards me with His incomparable grace and allows me to approach His throne and REPENT. As I do so, I receive His forgiveness and His strength, through the Holy Spirit to persevere. What a gift to a Christian...to be able to recognize sin, call it what it is and ask for forgiveness. And the "cherry on the top" is that we are given renewed strength day after day.<br />
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" Grant me never to lose sight of<br />
the exceeding sinfulness of sin,<br />
the exceeding righteousness of salvation,<br />
the exceeding glory of Christ,<br />
the exceeding beauty of holiness,<br />
the exceeding wonder of grace."<br />
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(The Valley of Vision, p. 136-137)<br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-48560569459540837022015-08-11T10:04:00.001-05:002015-08-11T10:04:27.418-05:00Don't Let the Sun Set On Your Anger...It is true that you don't know how much you appreciate something until it's gone. That's the case with rain! We have been without rain for weeks now. Summer in the south has been humid and dry at the same time. And did I mention, HOT?<br />
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For two days in a row, we suddenly received super showers. They weren't prolonged periods of rain, but what a blessing of refreshing they were.<br />
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Have you ever had periods in your life like this? The problems seem like they will never end? You are "parched" and need just a cup of water. (Sometimes, I'd even settle for a drop.) That's where I found myself not too long ago. I wanted to share this "thorn in the flesh" in the hope that maybe it would be encouraging to you in some small way.<br />
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God's Word is ALWAYS correct. We can dodge it, try to hide from it, deny it, but in the end, if you know anything about God's Word, you know it's right. Case in point here. Several years ago, I got my feelings hurt...not only at the work place but also at church. People I thought were my friends, weren't. People I trusted, disappointed me. People I loved deserted me when I needed them most. <br />
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Now, if you are a friend, don't try to decide if you were one of them. That's not the point here. Just stay with me and let me get this out there. I have been a Christian for over 60 years, I know the Bible is clear about how to handle situations like this. You are to go to that person who has offended and speak eyeball to eyeball. You are to try and clear the problem up before it becomes a festering sore. You are NOT to let the sun go down while still being angry. You are to go in love and try to restore peace....even if it is NOT your fault. You are not to pout or try to get people on your side. That is called dissension and it is a destroyer. <br />
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And that is exactly what I did....I pouted, I misspoke, I got so angry that I dreaded going to work and worse, I didn't want to go to church. Did my actions make things better for me..or for anyone? Of course not. I felt as though I was walking in a desert. I needed just a drop of water. I needed a Friend.<br />
(Read Ephesians 4.)<br />
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Then it happened. I went back to church. And one day, I went back to Sunday School. And the next thing I knew I felt refreshed. I felt pardoned. I felt forgiven. My prayer life, while not perfect, has been a Godsend. I have had a paradigm shift. The way I face the day is completely different. I have no desire to relive the events that shattered my confidence and my friendships, except to help someone out there who might be struggling in this area. Do I care what you think of me as I write this? Certainly, but not in the way you might imagine. I was given the thirst quenching drink of forgiveness...maybe not from man but more importantly from our Heavenly Father. I want you to feel that forgiveness also. <br />
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People are people. They are sinners. Some have accepted that Jesus died for their sins and are saved from those sins. Some have not yet accepted Him. Some will not. But that's not my call. All I can do is to use the Bible as my "playbook". Read and study it and find the answers to problems that seem to be swirling all around. Whether there is or isn't a definite answer spelled out...give it to God. He knows best. He is my Savior and Friend...even when nobody else provides rain (provision)...He Will. He answers prayer...I believe it, I have seen it, I am a witness to you...He answers prayer. <br />
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A forgiven friend,<br />
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but the truth packed into this little book is timeless. <br />
As I set out to re-read the 176 pages of the book, I have found myself feeling an indebtedness to this man..<br />
O Hallesby.<br />
He has made it simple for my simple mind. With his words, he has guided me<br />
to Scripture and with that, to an understanding as to what has made my prayer<br />
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"Well, what was the problem?" you ask. Give me just a minute to explain. The problem was NOT God. It was NOT that I didn't receive answers to my requests. It WAS, however, my whole approach to prayer. I felt that in order to present my petitions to the Lord that I had to " have my ducks in a row". I had to use a formula, if you will...I needed to repent...I needed to make sure I presented my request clearly...I needed to...well...tell God exactly HOW I wanted Him to handle the situation...and oh, yes...to answer QUICKLY because I was in a hurry...somebody (sometimes me) needed this situation fixed and fixed fast.<br />
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I won't bore you with the sob stories I presented. The buckets of tears I shed or the disappointments I suffered by my own refusal to understand what prayer really is. I am embarrassed to say that for a while I even gave up on the whole thing, because I felt it was too painful, too much of a ritualistic endeavor and some situations seemed just hopeless.<br />
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Oh, my friends...hopelessness is so NOT true. The problem was and always has been ME...my feeble faith and my refusal to shut my mouth and LISTEN to what the Holy Spirit was saying. But there is so much more. Listen to the Preface to Hallesby's book:<br />
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"I have had more of a desire to write this book than possibly any other that I have written. And yet I have been more afraid of this one than of any other. It seems to me that it is very difficult to speak or write about prayer.<br />
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This book does not presume to be anything more than a presentation of a few simple rules for the benefit of souls who are fainting in prayer. It does not aim to give an exhaustive treatment of the great theme.<br />
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My one desire and prayer has been to preach the Gospel of prayer without setting aside any of the laws governing the prayer life."<br />
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How can you not be intrigued? How can you not wonder about the Wonder of Prayer? How can you not desire the fulfillment of laying the requests of your heart at the feet of the ONLY ONE WHO can actually answer your needs and rise and face the day knowing that He will permit not just good but great and wonderful things to be accomplished. Those things will be far and above anything we ever imagined. <br />
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Here are a few quotes that I particularly loved:<br />
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"..the answer to prayer is not dependent upon our emotions or out thoughts before, during or after prayer."<br />
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"...the essence of living faith: it went to Jesus. "<br />
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"To pray is to open our hearts to Jesus."<br />
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"The least gifted, the uneducated and the poor can cultivate the holy art of prayer."<br />
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One more and it is 4 paragraphs...but they are packed with riches...hear him out<br />
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"We think that we understand better than He does when and how our prayers should be answered. Without intending to do so, our prayers become a struggle with God. We make use of prayer to convince God that we see the matter in the right light, that the answer should be given immediately, and should be as we have planned it. Unconsciously we make use of prayer to try to convince God that in this respect we are in the right. <br />
It is this struggle with God which makes us so restless and anxious when we pray. We are afraid that God will not permit Himself to be convinced by our prayers, but will do as He wills regardless of our supplications. I know of nothing that makes our prayer so burdensome and trying as this does. <br />
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When, therefore, the Spirit has taught us that God is unyielding on this point and that He Himself decides when and how our prayers are to be answered, then we will experience rest and peace when we pray. And if the Spirit can teach us also that there is no danger in leaving with Him the time and the means of answering our prayer, our seasons of prayer will become in truth seasons of rest.<br />
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We will begin to see that it is God's will not only to hear our prayer, but to give us the best and the richest answer which He, the almightly and omniscient God, can devise. He will send us the answer when it will benefit us and His cause the most. And He will send it to us in that way which will give us the best and most abiding results."<br />
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I don't mean to place an undue burden on Mr. Hallesby...the book is clear, concise and Biblical. He connects his statements to appropriate Scripture, in context. The Scripture has been the most invaluable part of the book. <br />
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I close with this thought...in today's world, we know news immediately...sometimes as it is taking place. Our hearts are burdened now more than ever. Sin and sinfulness abounds...as it always has. There is a quiet place of refreshment at the Savior's feet. We, as sinful men and women, can present our praise, our needs, our hopes and dreams to an understanding God. We CAN rest knowing that He will give us not good but GREAT things. With the aid of the Holy Spirit and in the name of Jesus, we can make our requests known to our Father and then face life with a quiet assurance that in His hands, all will be well. <br />
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"Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen." Romans 11: 33-36<br />
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Blessings to you,<br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-59086847910787523022015-06-09T08:02:00.000-05:002015-06-09T08:02:03.309-05:00Elephants and SkeletonsI know you like funny stories and design tips. I can't deliver that today. I have been awake since 4 a.m. The more the sun rose, the worse I felt. I had high hopes for today, but I am sick...not just physically.<br />
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I have a feeling if we tiptoed into your home and quietly opened your front door we might see an elephant or two sitting in your living room. Mine? Oh, I have several on any given day taking up lots of space...especially in my heart.<br />
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What's that rattling noise in my closet? Do you hear it? Do you have that noise, too? It's those pesky skeletons again. Somebody must be trying to see what all is in there again or maybe they are making room for another one. People love those...in SOMEBODY ELSE'S closet. Have you noticed? They love to feast on other's famine. We are all guilty of joining that feast at one time or another.<br />
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This summer the ladies in our church are embarking on a study of biblical womanhood.<br />
I am trying to attend with a totally open heart...like I have never heard of this concept. That's hard to do...but I need this study. I need guidance in how to handle all these "elephant" situations. My heart is full and empty simultaneously. <br />
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Does that make any sense? How can you be overwhelmed with grief and joy at the same time?<br />
I know I sound like a loon...but that's where I am.<br />
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If you are down in this dark hole with me, please, know you are not alone. If you hear somebody blowing her nose..it's me. I am right there..but better yet..we have a Friend there too and He's there with us for the long haul. With His help we can hold our heads up and climb out. My prayer is that you and I may come to truly realize that. Hold on..not to me..but to the One's hand that can steady and strengthen us.<br />
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God bless you,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close....now play around with the placement.<br />
(I painted the barrow, Lagoon, also Rustoleum, <br />
and drilled holes in the bottom of the barrow<br />
for drainage. I covered the holes with pottery<br />
shards to help with drainage.)<br />
Dirt and potting soil were then added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make sure you really firm up the dirt around<br />
your mushrooms.<br />
Plantings were mostly Italian type herbs.<br />
I added some flowers and lavender and<br />
an assorted gnomes and a little bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All that's left is to add mulch and a few<br />
pots of flowers around the bottom to <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While on a mushroom roll, I decided to take<br />
a broken planter and an unused birdbath bottom<br />
to make a larger mushroom...someone said<br />
"a fire hydrant!"...haha<br />
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This morning promptly at 7:00 a.m. I filled my<br />
coffee cup and went out to survey. The mulch<br />
really looks nice. I would show you how nice<br />
but I am having trouble adding new pictures..<br />
so just take my word for it, it's cute!<br />
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<br />Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-14245768547069275642014-11-17T07:45:00.003-06:002014-11-19T18:02:31.415-06:00Over the River and Through the Woods....<br />
Thanksgiving's on its way!! I have always had the most difficult time making dressing (southern for "stuffing".) Once we threw it out to the birds and they flew away...so when I found this recipe for Crock Pot Chicken and Dressing, I thought, "Why not?" I am SO glad I tried it...it's not the usual throw everything into the slow cooker and walk away. The prep time is longer, but it's worth it...this is THE BEST DRESSING ever! I found this recipe here: <a href="http://www.mommyskitchen.net/2012/10/crock-pot-chicken-dressing-happy.html">http://www.mommyskitchen.net/2012/10/crock-pot-chicken-dressing-happy.html</a><br />
I must say, her blog on this was much prettier than mine! I am still getting used to Windows 8 and a new laptop. Either way, you will enjoy this recipe. I promise.<br />
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Read recipe all the way through before attempting. Here are the ingredients and instructions.<br />
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Bake 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts for about 40-45 minutes<br />
@ 375 degrees.<br />
(The recipe called for 5 but my family doesn't like that<br />
much chicken.)<br />
Reserve broth from baked chicken.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chop 2 stalks celery and 1 small onion<br />
(This is to be added to cornbread mixture below)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1-2 t. sage, 1 t. salt, 1-2 t. poultry seasoning, <br />
and 1 t. pepper.<br />
Add to cornbread mixture below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make two cornbreads from 2 packages of mix or use your own recipe.<br />
I used corn BREAD mix...NOT muffin mix!<br />
(Muffin mix is sweet.)<br />
Toast a hamburger bun or two pieces of bread.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crumble and combine cornbread and 1 toasted hamburger bun<br />
or 2 pieces of toasted bread.<br />
Add spices.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boil two eggs, peel and chop. Add to cornbread mix.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point, add one can of Cream of Chicken soup,<br />
two cans of chicken broth and any chicken broth from the cooked<br />
chicken breasts to the cornbread/bread mixture. <br />
I used my Kitchenaid mixer to gently combine the mixture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melt one stick of butter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shred chicken breasts and get ready to add to cornbread mixture.<br />
Add shredded chicken and melted butter to cornbread mixture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip: I shred my chicken while it's warm with the mixer.<br />
Add shredded chicken (after the butter) to the cornbread <br />
mixture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip: Melt butter in small bowl in microwave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip: I have discovered Reynolds Slow Cooker liners!!<br />
Greatest invention EVER! Add liner to Crock Pot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set on high for 4 hours.<br />
Add 1/2 can of second can of Cream of Mushroom soup to bottom of liner.<br />
Spread around the bottom.<br />
Add all mixed ingredients to Crock Pot<br />
and add the other 1/2 of the soup to the top.<br />
The original recipe called for layering. <br />
I did NOT do this, but feel free to.<br />
I like the chicken throughout the dressing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip: I keep a colander in the sink and put all egg shells,<br />
cans, paper, etc. in it. At the end of the process,<br />
I just toss everything into the trash can.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of three and a half hours, check the dressing.<br />
Mine began to cook too much around the edges.<br />
After all, the ingredients were all cooked before they<br />
went into the pot.<br />
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I must say, THIS IS THE BEST DRESSING I HAVE EVER EATEN!!<br />
The dressing was moist, the chicken was tender and it was seasoned<br />
just right!! My only question is, could we leave out the chicken<br />
and just have plain dressing? I think so!!<br />
PLUS: My husband LOVED it!!<br />
After 36 years of trying, I did it!!<br />
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Let me know what you think!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Angela</span></td></tr>
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Hello and happy summer (almost)!</div>
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So much has been going on here.</div>
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My husband has retired after 42 years of work</div>
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and we are adjusting to that.</div>
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"One Day"...</div>
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One day has finally arrived!</div>
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My June 2014 Better Homes and Gardens</div>
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magazine arrived last week.</div>
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I was so busy that I tossed it into the</div>
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until today.</div>
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On a quick drive out of town to see #1 Little Sister</div>
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and family today, I grabbed the mag to read.</div>
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May I say that it was the best issue I have read in a great while.</div>
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So many beautiful pages...</div>
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filled with all sorts of sensible, affordable information.</div>
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I have changed my opinion...I used to think of</div>
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BH G's as a "granny" magazine...</div>
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not any more!</div>
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This month was the announcement of the BHG Blogger Award Winners!</div>
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They awarded two awards for each category...one was for Readers' Choice</div>
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and the other was for Editors' Choice.</div>
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I couldn't wait to go through and visit the sites. </div>
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Here were a few of my favorites.<br />
(I am a very, very minor league blogger...these gals are Major Leaguers!)</div>
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Visit them when you can...you won't be disappointed.</div>
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I really loved some of the colors and furniture choices in this blog.</div>
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Good before and after shots.</div>
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This blog's author is funny and while some of her DIY projects are</div>
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Great eclectic projects. You will want to browse all night.</div>
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Wish I had seen this blog a long while ago. If you like to entertain,</div>
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this one is for you!</div>
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Try these out and let me know what you think.</div>
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Get a copy of the June BH&G!</div>
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Blessings,</div>
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-45943022336616894452014-05-06T08:54:00.001-05:002014-05-06T08:54:48.509-05:00A Look At Home<br />
This week, two incidents have given me pause to examine some feelings. First, I have reconnected with some old friends from Grenada over the past few months and have enjoyed exchanging pictures of days gone by with them. Second, I received a decorating book that I ordered with the recommendation of another blogger. I knew I was wrong when I ordered the darn thing...too many pages were filled with things I could never have. I once had a pastor who said he threw away all the catalogs that came to his house. That they just set in motion a yearning for more and more things. How true.<br />
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As I mentally put the book aside, (still in my pajamas) I grabbed my camera and out the door I went.<br />
I quietly absorbed the country stillness, the birds at the feeder, the gentleness of the breeze. I photographed "our land" from different angles. <br />
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This photo is the road "home". Every time I turn onto it, I feel a peace come over me. It's not grand...just a country road, but it signals that I can leave turmoil behind, if only for a while. <br />
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When I sit on my back porch, these pastures are my breathing space. Nothing fancy, just a few horses and some donkeys, a few rolling hills. But when I hear the hooves beat, and see them gallop toward their feeding area at dusk, it just can't be beat. <br />
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I enjoy sitting on my back porch when it rains and watching my rain chain flow.</div>
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My birds that come to my feeders never disappoint me.</div>
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...and those that choose to nest with us every year are like loyal friends.</div>
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My friends are a lot like my favorite birds...there's the chickadee who always flits around, is friendly, kind, shares with others and ALWAYS gives me birdseed as one of my Christmas presents! There are two cardinal friends. They are loyal, always present, and bring beauty and calm whenever they are around. Then there's my mockingbird. She is not afraid to tell me the unvarnished truth...she frequently states, "Stop the Madness!" and pulls me back when I overdo (..she also eats Mexican with me because my husband won't!) Now that's true friendship. My bluebird friend and I can be away from each other for many weeks, but when we get together, we pick right back up where we left off.</div>
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Below is my feeble attempt at gardening. I bought the tomato plant that was the largest and already had a tomato on it....lol. My flowers really show off sometime and wither hideously other times. But I don't give up...every year I make space for some sunny little faces that give me immense pleasure when they decide to cooperate!<br />
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My point in this diatribe is that I really cherish my family, friends (both old and new) and surroundings. I am satisfied..(if I had a workroom and a dining room, I'd be 100% satisfied). I don't love "things" like I used to. Instead, I love people and places that give me fond memories. I would rather somebody else be pleased or delighted than experience those feelings myself. No, I am trying to send out a "humble pie" vibe. It's just the plain truth. <br />
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I don't have to have a showroom house, inside or out. I used to think I did but not anymore. I consciously choose a home with integrity...furnishings with comfort...objects that have sweet memories and people with character and loyalty over showroom any day! <br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-22282561453974920732014-04-20T18:15:00.000-05:002014-04-20T18:15:11.964-05:00A Renewal of HopeAfter living in the hot, humid South for over six decades, I have decided my preference (in order) for the four seasons: <br />
#4...SUMMER (too hot, too much daylight, too much humidity, and did I mention, Too HOT?)<br />
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#3...WINTER (I used to LOVE winter until my joints made it perfectly clear that they did NOT. <br />
However, I do love the starkness of the landscape and the flash of red as the Cardinals feed at the bird feeders. We even had snow this year, which made for a gorgeous Spring. And fires in the fireplace....nothing better!)<br />
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#2...SPRING (I will discuss below.)<br />
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#1...AUTUMN (The colors make my heart pound! As some of you know, I have NO favorite color..<br />
I love them all. That's why it's so hard to make decorating choices for me...I am pretty easy to please..at least for a while.)<br />
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Why has Spring displaced Winter as #2 on my "Ordered Favorite Season " you ask?<br />
I always "liked" her...but she was like the "boy next door"...I never really and truly saw her. She was always there, quiet and delicate, but she didn't knock my socks off. Once I noticed, I fell in love.<br />
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There's something particularly endearing about the fragility of Spring. Those first few weeks when that lovely light green fluff begins to emerge from the cold, wet earth. The one little sprout, then another and then a glorious bud. The sunlight filtering through the newly budded leaves on the trees is something to behold. Spring is the season of hope renewed.<br />
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No words can adequately describe the beauty of God's creation. He provided just what we fickle humans needed...He knew that we couldn't stand the color riot of Autumn year 'round. Why we'd certainly begin to ignore all that flashy color. He was keenly aware that we would be depressed and lifeless if all our days were spent in the cold. Short on daylight we would be short on thanksgiving. Summer, the eternal vacation days of youth, would only be wasted on the young.<br />
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Now, Spring is vying for first place with Autumn in my heart. After losing both my parents, I have come to the realization that my seasons here on earth are also numbered. That reality is slowly sinking in. Oh, I've heard the new "mantra"... 50 is the new 30. So 60 must be the new 40. The problem with that way of thinking is that it gives the illusion that we will never age. We will be forever young in mind and body. And that's just not true. You can Botox and Lifestyle Lift all day long, but the reality is every day that passes pushes you closer to your eternal destiny. <br />
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How sad that it has taken me this long to learn life's lesson. We aren't guaranteed another "season". We must seize the day. What a life we would live if we used our allotted minutes to do that which we were placed here to do! Each of us has a particular purpose given to us by the Creator. How wonderful it would be if we didn't rail against our "lot" in life and if we just determined that purpose and set our eyes on "the prize" and pushed forward toward accomplishing His desire for us. <br />
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Jesus did that. That is what Easter is all about.<br />
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Jesus accomplished the purpose set forth by the Father. <br />
He came as a man, He lived, died and rose again. He did His Father's will. And He did it for us. Without His determination to do His Father's will, we would have no hope...no promise of Spring.<br />
Think on these things...time's a'tickin'. <br />
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Blessings on this Easter day,<br />
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Welcome to my fabric chair seat weaving post!<br />
About a year ago, I decided that I had too many ladder back chairs</div>
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in my shop, Dwellings.</div>
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Most needed work and because I have an affinity for old chairs, </div>
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they kept multiplying.<br />
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One day I decided to try my hand at weaving a seat, but I began with</div>
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Before: Poor thing</div>
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After: My first attempt</div>
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It wasn't great, but when one of our favorite customers purchased it, that inspired me, and I began the journey of fabric weaving not having a clue what I was doing!</div>
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Things didn't get much better.<br />
I couldn't decide whether to paint the chairs or leave them chippy.</div>
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So I did a little of each. </div>
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I was weaving like we used to weave pot holders. I was not weaving both top and bottom and I knew there had to be a way to make the weaving prettier. I began to search the Internet and found one short blog entry that gave some tips. </div>
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Now I weave top and bottom and have reduced my weaving time from 4 hours to about 2 1/2 hours.</div>
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I do sell these chairs in my shop and I will give you a break down on costs. </div>
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It costs more to do these than it would first appear. </div>
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Please, read all the way through before beginning.</div>
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Let's get started!</div>
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1. Chairs ($10)</div>
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Chairs need to have the seat removed. They must have rounded dowels on four sides to do what I do.</div>
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Dowels need to be in place and sturdy. I use old metal tin snips to remove the seat. I repair or glue and clamp any areas that need it at this point. I have a rule...I do NOT pay over $10 for a chair.</div>
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This chair above is in the seat removal process.</div>
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You will be amazed at how dirty this process is. Be prepared.</div>
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This chair is ready for weaving...it was painted with Annie Sloan Old White.</div>
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NOTICE: The back and front dowels are lower than the side ones.</div>
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2. Paint ($5-8)</div>
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I would rather take a beating than paint a chair! So I don't take lightly the decision to hand paint or spray. If I spray I use Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover 2X Coverage...it's about $3.76 per can and I use a can and a half per chair. (About $8 for spray and about $5-6 for hand painting.) I DO love all the pretty new colors you can get today and most of my chairs are bright and inviting. People LOVE turquoise, red and hot pink. I personally LOVE black.</div>
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As you can see, I have improved my technique since those first attempts!</div>
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Love these colors and fabrics.</div>
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I love this small chair. I didn't paint it. </div>
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It was painted brown and I left it alone.</div>
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This was my grandmother's maple ladder back.</div>
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I love the way it turned out! I used one fabric.</div>
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3. Fabric ($10-20 per seat)</div>
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Ahhh...fabric. Did I mention that I LOVE fabric in addition to chairs...and china...and Majolica...never mind. Fabric color and type is your choice. Let me give you some pointers that I have found helpful. First, once the fabric is woven, the pattern pretty much goes away. The colors remain, but the cute chicken on the fabric is gone. Remember this when selecting fabric. Go for color and smaller patterns. 100% cotton quilting fabric is nice but pricey...$9.99 yd. If you get it 40% off it's not so high. Cotton and poly blend is OK, too. Burlap, canvas, denim...not so much. They are hard to handle but it can be done. (Just hope you don't mind the ruined manicure and a few blisters.) If you want to wash your fabric, go ahead. Your choice also.</div>
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How much to buy? I will explain why below, but let's say 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 yards of 45" wide fabric per chair. </div>
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I take a color sample (spray can top) with me to the fabric store.</div>
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Excuse the sack...I was so excited about my paint, I forgot to move it.</div>
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This seat uses several colors...but a purposed repeat.<br />
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One fabric...random weaving.</div>
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Two fabrics...checkerboard effect.<br />
Strips are not folded but are scrunched.<br />
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How to prepare the fabric for weaving is my own little way. You do it as you wish. Some people like to fold their strips. Some iron them (ugh) and some sew the strips. Me? I scrunch mine. So these directions are for scrunching. </div>
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Pick out your 45" wide fabric. Approximately 20-23 strips will be needed horizontally and 20-23 strips will be needed vertically. If I have 5 fabrics, and I am using (23+23=) 46 strips divided by</div>
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Some people cut their fabric. I tear. Make the number of cuts you will need on the selvage (woven) edge. I make mine about 1 1/2 " each. Then tear. You will be tearing horizontally and your strips will be more even than if you cut. You will have to deal with strings...but oh, well. Your first tear will not be even because you are having to make up for the people in the fabric store who CUT your fabric unevenly. This is where good fabric is important. Knit, canvas, denim and the like are not suited to tear, you would have to cut them. Burlap....I won't even go there, but it would look cute.</div>
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Notice the frays on the edges. I like that. You, on the other hand, may not. </div>
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Now, working from front to back or side to side...your choice..(I use the lower dowels first, but remember, I am self-taught, so I don't really know what I am doing!)</div>
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Tauntly tie one of your strips in a double knot around two dowels. Trim the knot tails to 1'. Then rotate that knot to the underneath side. Have the knot somewhere in the middle not too far forward or backward. You will tuck those knots in to hide as you progress.</div>
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My first attempt at weaving...and not hiding knots!!</div>
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Yes, only special people get to see this hot mess.</div>
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Begin your first strip in the middle and only pick up the top half of the strip and weave over and under.</div>
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keep fooling with it until it looks neatly done.</div>
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Holding on to both tails...pull to make the fabric taunt. Flip the chair over and on the underneath side begin weaving. Weave both tails (one at a time) until they meet in the middle. Tie and double knot. Cut the tail to about 1inch. Hide the knot in between strips. (Easier said than done!) Some knots will show but at least hide the 1" tails.</div>
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Above is the underneath side of a finished chair.</div>
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Child's rocking chair</div>
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Now, on a lighter note! I have been outside quite a bit over the past week. Just noticing how green things are and how pretty the flowers are. <br />
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Yesterday, while poking around, I found this copper finished bird feeder. It looks so inviting in my crab apple tree. We planted these trees the year my grandson was born, 17 years ago!<br />
I look forward to their annual white tinged with pink blooms each year. In the fall they have the cutest little apples!<br />
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I also found a lantern...it is solar powered and I am excited to see if the candle actually lights up after being in the sun all day. It will be a nice touch on the patio! I found them both half price...can't beat Dirt Cheap for great prices. <br />
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I did some junkin' and found some great additions to my Majolica collection. Everything on Ebay is sooo high, so when I find something in a shop, I snap it up. <br />
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I found this bunny tureen (Haldon Group) awhile back, and yesterday when I saw the little cabbage condiment servers I knew they would be perfect accents. They were made in Portugal by Olfaire.<br />
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Tureen without the little cabbages and with cabbages below!<br />
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I LOVE the black tray! Adds the perfect touch!</div>
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Majolica. I hope to become more discriminating as my collection grows. </div>
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Even though I don't like oysters, I LOVE Majolica oyster plates...but with some selling for over $300, that's a little out of my price range. </div>
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The piece above is unmarked, so it may be new. But it was too cute to pass up!<br />
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The bunnies holding up the leaf is a Haldon Group piece. I really like their work. It's mid-1980's.<br />
They seemed to copy some of the Wedgwood Majolica pieces. Their pieces are more in my price range. Once, when at a yard sale, I spotted a gold German Majolica pitcher! I was in instant love...and much to my surprise, on the other side of town, I found the matching plate!! How fun is that?<br />
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I may be in green Majolica overload.</div>
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The above bowl came with the cabbage condiment servers.</div>
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I don't have anything profound to add to your day...just some fun finds and a hope deliberately sent your way...that no matter what the day brings or what great/terrible circumstances you find yourself plowing through...that you will remember just as spring follows a cold winter, the Lord is even more faithful in His promises to you. Hope you have a blessed day.<br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-85263053913988703142014-03-26T18:21:00.000-05:002014-03-26T18:21:03.705-05:00Word of the Day: PERSEVERANCE<br />
You may have seen my Facebook post about the recent building of a concrete stone wall for my garden and my frenzy to complete it without any help. You may have wondered "what the heck?" Let me explain.<br />
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Of all the character traits my parents modeled for my siblings and me, the number one trait was perseverance. You may not care for my family, but one thing you can never say is that we are quitters.<br />
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About 40 years ago my parents lost all their worldly goods because of some difficult economic times and decisions. They lost their home, their furniture (except for a bedroom set and dining room set). They lost their cars, other possessions and a good size chunk of real estate in the form of a golf course and a subdivision. They separated and then divorced after 30 years of marriage. Both were down for the count...it's the closest I had ever seen them go to the precipice of despair. I was devastated to see them almost give in to the temptations that came with being totally void of hope.<br />
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My mother, who had never had a job beside being a wife and mother, landed a good job. Several jobs at one time, I might add. Then she got another better job, made her way alone and ended up touring Europe and living comfortably. My father was hit emotionally and financially even harder than my mother. But he got another job and after several years of struggling found his way back into the photography business and started over. They re-married and in the process of putting their lives together again suffered another business loss...but after that, their marriage was once again<br />
strong and they left this world a better place for their final examples of fortitude and hanging onto their faith in God and each other.<br />
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My family is an athletic one...except for me. Funny that I should marry a coach. But even though I don't particularly like sports, I like the fact that the games teach grit and determination. If you don't succeed at first, you put your nose to the grindstone and dig deeper and try again. One of the principles our family lives by is this, <br />
"The shame is not in falling. The shame is in not rising and fighting again."<br />
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When we prepared for our first grandchild's birth, we were delighted! We painted, decorated, planned, bought little clothes...everything with a heart full of expectation and excitement. The day of the birth we were presented with a beautiful baby boy who had suffered a stroke. How severe? What do we expect? We were given no hope...he may never walk, he may never talk. NICU became our home away from home...but we saw something in that tiny person. Every time we would touch him or talk to him his heart monitor would speed up and he'd turn his head toward us. <br />
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Something happened to me in that NICU...I decided NOT to take "No way" as an answer.<br />
At four, he knew his states and capitals. Last night he started first base on his high school team's baseball team. Yes, he is paralyzed all the way down his right side. Yes, he has an unorthodox manner of throwing and running. But, darn it, he doesn't quit. He gets tired, he has to take medicine, peers have made fun of him, he gets down sometime, but he perseveres. When he was little I would tell him, " If I could have chosen any little boy from the Little Boy Store,<br />
it would have been you!" That's still as true today as it was then.<br />
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God allows certain situations in our life to teach us, to mold us and to shape us for His glory. We aren't here to live the HGTV life. We are here to show the love of God to others and to direct them toward God...to help them persevere to the end. <br />
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That concrete stone edging on my flower garden was a symbol to me. Some physical problems have had me very down the past two years. My endurance began flagging...my attitude did, too. So I pictured what I wanted the edge of my garden to look like in my mind's eye. While I was digging that 20 foot trench and picking up those concrete stones, I kept my "eye on the prize"...I refused to stop until I completed the task.<br />
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I hope to do that with the remainder of my life. I want my children to be able to say that I persevered to the end. More than that, I want my Savior to say, " Well done, good and faithful servant." That's what I want for you, too, dear reader. No matter what you have faced, don't give up. Persevere. With God's help and a little help from your friends and family, YOU CAN RISE FROM THE ASHES AND SOAR ONCE MORE! <br />
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WORD OF THE DAY: PERSEVERANCE.<br />
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Even though I have a cold and am bone tired, someone very special to me gave us two camellias in memory of my mother in law and my daddy, and we really needed to get them planted. They appeared slightly in distress and today was the only day to do it or who knows what might happen to them. <br />
{Pretend you see a picture of two beautiful camellias here.}<br />
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So not only am I dealing with emotional turmoil, a new laptop with Windows 8, and a bad cold, here we are out on a cold Sunday afternoon trying to plant two huge camellia bushes! I took some really pretty pictures of the blooms, but I can't figure out how to transfer the pictures from my phone or camera to the new laptop...oh, double ugh!<br />
{This space should contain a picture of the bed before.}<br />
We had originally planned to revamp a flower bed by the dining room window and it had been tilled and was essentially ready for planting. I wanted to use dry stacked stone for the border. But as time had gone by, I decided that landscape stones , aka concrete shaped stones, would be more cost effective and probably be a little neater. So started the stone search saga...<br />
{Here's the picture of the "stone" we wanted.}<br />
"Let's just run to Home Depot," I implored, "and get it over with." Why certainly... except everything that's listed "in store" is NOT and there wasn't one person who could help us. Here we stood on a wet Sunday afternoon, nose running like a faucet, and not a person in HD could help us find the stone of our search. After 25 futile minutes, we elected to "run by" Walmart...the same stone was nearly a dollar per stone HIGHER! What?! So off we trekked to a more local store, Sutherland's. Need I say more? We came home with a shrimp skewer dinner from Captain D's. <br />
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We decided to just "till" up the soil and add some stuff and plant the bushes...the border could be put in later...after another hour of labor, the bushes were in...the birdbath had been relocated in between and everything was ready for some extra planting and the elusive border. Just as I sat down to jot this post, out of the corner of my eye, guess who I saw trounce the pink camellia? Yep, our sweet Dottie. I think she may have run away from home after her scolding...<br />
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It's almost 6:30, may I go to bed now?<br />
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My mother in law and my father recently passed away within 16 days of each other. Both had been ill for the better part of a year and we found ourselves consumed with their care. We have been tethered to our home for the better part of five years because both my husband and I were always "uncomfortable" going out of town for more than a day with both parents not being well.<br />
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It's amazing what you learn about people when the "chips are down". I discovered that a simple note on a card or Facebook or a reassuring phone call can make all the difference in one's feelings. A container of chicken noodle soup is truly good for the soul when presented with love and concern. Attending a funeral or visitation means more than I ever really knew. Why did I NOT understand this years ago? And how will those learned things change the way I act and view others and their problems? <br />
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God chose the perfect time to call our loved ones home. A long, cold winter has ended and spring is just around the corner. My husband's grandmother's 100 year old flower bulbs are in full bloom....a sign that spring still represents the renewed hope that life on this earth continues...at least until God gently opens His arms and calls us to our REAL home.<br />
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As I begin to put my thoughts down on "virtual paper" once again, it's with the hope that something you read here will help, encourage or boost your spirit to a better, kinder, gentler self. <br />
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I saw this quote today: "That awkward moment when you're not sure if you actually have free time or you're just forgetting everything."<br />
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Lately I find my family staring at me as though they don't understand what I have just said. Then I realize I said a lot of stuff to myself in my head, it just didn't all come out of my mouth. The family just shrugs and answers what they thought I meant.<br />
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Once when my granddaughter was in the second grade or so, she was playing in my guest bedroom. I kept hearing something tearing. I went in the room to check on her and she was writing page after page and laying them on the bed. <br />
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"What are you doing? Playing school?" I inquired.<br />
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"Oh, no. I am letting people out of detention," she replied.<br />
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Amused, I asked, " What have they done?"<br />
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"Oh, all sorts of stuff."<br />
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I became a little concerned and bent over to read their sins. Each paper had the name of the offender, their offense (example: talked out of turn), their reprieve and her signature, The Prity Quen of Inglin. Formally translated that would be The Pretty Queen of England. (This is the grandchild you read about in another post who once asked me (loudly and with great clarity) in the checkout of Big Lots, if I had remembered to wear my underwear that day. Another story for another day.<br />
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Now I am NOT a princess much less a queen, but it seems to me that if you've tried to lead a decent life you deserve a certain amount of respect. I have followed the old adage "A place for everything and everything in its place." I tried to make my parents and Home Economics teachers proud. So as I come to my twilight years, I've decided to cut loose a little. The queen thing brought to memory times when I didn't do what I really wanted to do but did what I thought was expected of me. Do I deserve a crown, certainly not...but at this stage of life I feel I can divulge certain activities in which I participated now that a number of years have passed. <br />
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Today I admit that once I swigged directly from the Pepto Bismol bottle. (It was an emergency, there were no clean spoons...another story.) But I have to further admit that I hid the bottle like an alcoholic hides his whiskey. I was afraid someone might get up in the middle of the night and double swig...that would be a catastrophe. As soon as school was over the next day I drove straight to the drug store and bought a new bottle for the family. I kept mine hidden and nipped at it when necessary. This began my downward spiral from Goody Two Shoes to what I have become. <br />
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Another case in point...I have been practicing getting into and out of the bathtub (no small task when you have a trick knee)...fully clothed except for my socks and shoes. As I was trying my exit the other night I realized that the bath mat had been kicked aside and I was barefooted. So? you ask. One of my cardinal rules has always been...No Bare Feet...anywhere except the tub. Well, I had no choice...so my bare feet actually touched the floor and NOTHING HAPPENED! I even used to prefer that if Coach had to exit the bed during the night, that he wash his feet before re-entering. He complied for over 3o years and then one night he snapped. He did it quietly. He acted like he didn't hear me. I didn't say anything. We really walked on the wild side with that. <br />
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This morning I was dressing and Facebooking at the same time when I was faced with a challenge of epic proportions. At the appointed time in my makeup ritual of 50 years, my mascara was gone. I looked in the cabinet...no Maybelline. Then my eyeliner and my blush. The "big three" were all missing from my arsenal. <br />
I began to perspire. I retraced my houseshoed steps. How could three things just vanish? I had never gone outside to work without makeup and I was not beginning today. That's just TOO WILD! Then I remembered that I had to go to my grandchildren's school yesterday and I took a change of clothes and my makeup to work (wouldn't want to embarrass The Prity Quen of Inglin and her brother by being in work clothes.) I located all the items, did a reasonably good job of applying every item and hurried to work. <br />
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Now the reason for this post has totally escaped me. Normally, that would upset me greatly but for some reason it doesn't really bother me today...I have decided to loosen up. You should, too. And if you are already too loose, then tighten up. Whatever..<br />
Angela <br />
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Yesterday in post, I skipped one of the most important pictures I intended to show. <br />
For years I have collected small sheep and lambs. Some are reproductions of old<br />
German sheep. Others are bisque or chalk, but they all have one thing in common.<br />
They all represent an animal that Jesus used frequently in talking about His followers.<br />
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The top shelf contains a redware candleholder, my grandmother's miniature Webster's Dictionary, a salt glaze sheep from my trip to Pennsylvania and a redware bowl my mother brought me from Williamsburg.<br />
The bottom shelf contains a Friendly Village bread and butter plate and my other lambs and sheep.<br />
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I say all that to say this...years ago I read the most wonderful book by Phillip Keller. It's title is <br />
A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23. Keller, who was a shepherd himself, explains the context of the Twenty Third Psalm from a shepherd's view. It is not only an insightful interpretation, but it is also a down to earth explanation of the various symbols in the chapter. I think you would find it interesting.<br />
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In his concluding Introductory paragraph Keller says that if the reader comes to the book with an open mind..."fresh truth and exciting glimpses of God's care and concern for him will flood over his being. The he will be brought into a bold, new appreciation of the endless effort put forth by our Saviour for his Sheep.."<br />
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I highly recommend the book. It's older and you may have to go through Amazon to purchase it. But its revelation will be worth the effort.Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-23945143039331905172013-09-02T20:14:00.000-05:002013-09-02T20:14:44.498-05:00September 1st...It's Fall To Me! Fall Tour<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Whether a rebellious red leaf who falls early has been spotted or September the first arrives, I declare it Fall!! And you know what that means!! Time for Fall tips and tours. Viewing other people's houses and their Autumn decor always sets me on fire to get mine done, too. After several months away from the blog, I decided that September 1 would be my target date to get back in the saddle and "giddy up" by crackie, I'm here. Only my dining and living areas are decorated. Didn't want to freak out all the neighbors quite yet! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After removing the leaf from my oval table, I "lost" a chair (until Thanksgiving) and am enjoying the coziness of the round set up. I also added drapery panels and "lost" the toile swags for a little update.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This centerpiece is a McCarty Cotton Row vase with assorted feathers and berries.<br />
I also added placemats...am having horrible computer issues and can't seem<br />
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Those lampshades are one of my best finds EVER!<br />
When lit, the black velvet leaves show through the front silk panels...<br />
$2.50 each at Ross.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My "collections" lend themselves to the fall months.<br />
Pine needle and woven baskets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redware collection...love the colors. </td></tr>
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Below is my salt glaze pottery collection. <br /> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckrun Pottery houses Cream Brulee candle and is surrounded by<br />
little nutmeg McCarty birds.</td></tr>
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At the risk of losing every picture I post...I am going to add a few more with NO comments. Each time I comment, I lose the picture above and below. I have been at this for about 4 hours over the last 2 days.<br />
Computer issues drive me around the bend! My apologies!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will try one more time...Buckrun pottery bowl and McCarty bunny on coffee table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bittersweet vines and branches are such a reminder of fall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE this table that I got on an online yardsale.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pottery Barn basket (that I got on sale)..with fabric pumpkins that I made years ago.</td></tr>
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This has been such a trial...I have no idea what's wrong with Blogger (or it could be the blogger..me)!<br />
I wanted to show you what I have done...not to brag...not to say..."Look at what I did!" but to encourage you to enjoy the moment...to not worry if it's too early to decorate...to not listen to the "it's not time to decorate" naysayers. I love every season. I enjoy letting my home reflect that. Most of my decor has been<br />
gathered over time or made by me. (For the first 25 years of marriage EVERYTHING was made by me.)<br />
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As I age, I find special joy in savoring the little moments life offers. Fall is one of those moments. Just as your children won't stay little forever...neither will you be able to recapture "the moment". <br />
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-78274622560180961552013-07-15T16:40:00.001-05:002013-07-15T16:40:40.836-05:00The Real Truth about Total Knee ReplacementAfter suffering severe knee pain for over a year and having two minor surgeries, I finally gave in this summer and signed up for total knee replacement in the early weeks of June. Five weeks out from tkr and I have some good news to report! Finally. <br />
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First the not so good news, I have spent much of the past five weeks in bed in pajamas with no makeup and not particularly caring about much of anything. (That gets old very fast.) Next, I followed doctor's orders both pre-and post-op. I gave it my best shot. Exercises, medication, ice, elevation, on and on.<br />
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Last Friday I came to a crossroads in recovery. I made a decision that I hope will help others. I decided that some things just weren't working and I needed to take my own health in my own two hands and make some changes. I have googled tkr to death on my KindleFire. I have read every chat there is on the internet...both good and bad. When I would read those rare posts about how great things were after their surgery...no pain, walking, really feeling better...I would silently cringe and turn over and go back to bed. (Not sleep, mind you, I haven't slept well for over a year.)It has been a discouraging, ragged road and frankly, I am very disappointed in, well, in me. I truly thought I'd pop into surgery and be up and around and feeling like I was 40 (maybe 50) again in no time. Even though there are some patients who are quickly begging for their second surgery... or worse, had both knees replaced at one time, I have been "down for the count". My long suffering husband, has literally been on call 24/7 since this "adventure" began June 11.<br />
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So Friday, I made a decision. It hasn't been easy, but I will say that today is the best I have felt in 5 weeks. It may be that I finally turned a corner or it may be that STOPPING PAIN MEDICATION has helped me grapple with the nuances of recovery with a more clear mind and steady leg. I actually think that the extended use of the pain meds was making me worse. Saturday, Sunday and first thing this morning (Monday) have not been pleasant. But as I was sniffling into my Kleenex on the way to physical therapy this morning I noticed that I actually felt better emotionally. <br />
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Now, I would never say that you shouldn't take anything to control pain after major surgery like this. I don't know that I could have survived, but I think you have to come to a fork in the road with pain meds...you have to say...I think I've had enough and I am going to have to "gut" it out on my own. (I am greatly hopeful that I can continue this way.) But making the transition to Tylenol or Aleve has been a good decision so far.<br />
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Today: <br />
1. I endured a pretty rigorous physical therapy session. <br />
2. Fixed my own lunch and went to the garage freezer to get another loaf of bread. <br />
3. Walked to the mail box and retrieved the daily mail.<br />
4. Fixed the pork chops for supper. <br />
5. Have remained dressed all day. <br />
6. Only took two short naps. <br />
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Now in comparison to Saturday and Sunday where I: <br />
1. Stayed in pajamas all day long. <br />
2. Wore no makeup. <br />
3. Watched Hallmark Movie Channel movies 24/7.<br />
4. Ate jellybeans because nothing else sounded good. <br />
I think I have fared pretty well. <br />
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This is not a surgery for the faint of heart. For most people (according to chatrooms and ortho internet sites), it's a long, hard road to recovery. But for my friends that are contemplating tkr...get in touch with me...I will tell you the unvarnished truth. Your thoughts, posts and prayers have been greatly appreciated. <br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/54/92BF86C0E0DF062B892E1539086E9669.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-48528856112380244422013-07-02T09:50:00.001-05:002013-07-02T09:50:09.780-05:00I'm Still Here!
It is July 2, three weeks after having my knee replaced. I am lying in bed looking out my back Windows....watching my puppy, Dottie dart by, seeing the horses grazing in the pasture. Mostly I am watching life pass by like a blur. It is like sitting in your car watching the Illinois Central zoom by. I am, by nature, someone who likes to be out and about. Searching for antiques for my shop or house, working in my yard, visiting and shopping with friends, running errands with or for my grandchildren. That's my thing.
Being down for the count was never on my bucket list. No position is comfortable. Not sitting, lying or standing. There is one thing I can do well and that is THINK. Being out of the loop has caused me to think about things from a different perspective. As in "old person's" perspective. I think back and wonder what my grandmothers must have felt like...alone waiting for a call or a letter maybe a visit from a member of the family. It's such a small expenditure of personal time...but such a large dividend for the lonely.
Don't get me wrong....I will return...as the Terminator said. But older persons in our life don't always have that option. As I have caught up with long ago students and friends on Facebook, I have been thrilled to see the number who have gone into occupations that truly help others. Physical therapy (my current favorite), nursing, teaching...all require a certain giving up of one's own life. And I have seen the "good" side of Facebook. For each time I have felt lonely or afraid, if I post, here comes the Calvary. Sending good wishes and high hopes for the future. It may be little in other's eyes but it's been a Godsend to me.
Hope you have a happy 4th of July!
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/54/92BF86C0E0DF062B892E1539086E9669.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-85967170605347194702013-05-12T08:25:00.000-05:002013-05-12T08:25:10.142-05:00One Aspect of Womanhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Women are "anticipatory" creatures by nature. </div>
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I don't know if that's a real word or not.</div>
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Men see things or people as they are.</div>
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Women see things or people as they can become.</div>
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Men check things off their to-do list.</div>
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When finished, they watch t.v.</div>
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A woman's to-do list is never done.</div>
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There is always something or someone that needs cleaning,</div>
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straightening, "fixing"...</div>
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Women anticipate...</div>
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how to "speed things up",</div>
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how to "make things prettier".</div>
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I once had an employer who called me a butterfly.</div>
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At any social event, he said I was always fluttering around.</div>
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"That's what women do...they flutter...they see a need</div>
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It's not all we do, but it's what we do best.</div>
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Regardless of your lot in life,</div>
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-2213888479872713172013-04-19T18:54:00.000-05:002013-04-19T18:54:37.199-05:00Treasure Broker <div style="text-align: center;">
There are many benefits to being a Treasure Broker (words used by Cari...Cash for Cari on HGTV). I like that title. It sounds exotic...but that is exactly what I do for a living now. After retiring from teaching, I took on the occupation of someone who searches for "treasure", cleans it up and presents it to others for their enjoyment.It is more fun than I ever knew.</div>
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This week I have not only found special treasures, but have met the most interesting people. Thursday a young man entered the shop and stayed quite awhile. He was quiet and unassuming but once engaged in conversation, was fascinating. He is a maker of mid-century modern furniture; he lives in an Airstream; writes fiction and has a great appreciation of all things vintage. </div>
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Then there is the "Toy Man" as I call him. He drops by the shop every week to see if we have any new toys to add to his massive collection. His dream is to find a curator and a town to house the toy collection strictly for others to enjoy. My son's old record player is now in the collection! </div>
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There is the lady who is about my age who enjoys collecting to help re-kindle "good times past". I so look forward to her visits (whether she buys anything or not!)And the younger woman who LOVES furnishing her house with as many vintage items as possible. She has a VERY understanding husband.</div>
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Due to our location, we meet people from all over the United States every day. They are so different, yet so much the same. </div>
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I have divided our customers into several groups: </div>
1. People who are on a mission. They enter, survey and either buy immediately or leave. I call them the <span style="color: magenta;"><u>"Tunnel Vision"</u></span> folks.<br />
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2. People who are bored at home or need a break and come in just to browse and may or may not find some little something to purchase. Potentially could become <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Hoarders</u></span>.<br />
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3. <span style="color: lime;"><u>Hard Core Collectors</u></span>, the purists, who put narrow constraints on themselves and don't look to the right or left...they only want what they want....period. Price isn't really important..they buy what they treasure. They want their purchases to be in v.good to excellent condition. <br />
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4. Then the group that is the most fun of all...the people who really "get vintage"... <u><span style="color: orange;">"</span><span style="color: orange;">The Visionaries"</span></u>. They make a round the shop once, twice, maybe three times. They "take it all in", they start bringing their finds to the counter...they ask questions, make comments, and tell stories. They may or may not be purists...but most are folks who love "the old ways"...dovetails, square nails, rusty enamel, gears, old screens...the items don't have to be perfect. As a matter of fact, they like a little chip or dent or scratch. Perfection isn't their goal...their goal is finding a treasure that will evoke fond memories for both themselves and their family. <br />
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This week I sold a wheat penny album to an older gentleman. He was delighted. We also made a gentleman's day who was looking for an old hoe with a wooden handle. <br />
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I bought a yellow push reel mower because it reminded me of a friend's daddy who mowed his lawn every week with an old mower like it. A good friend's husband picked out his birthday present...a vintage oak ice box...I've never seen him smile so broadly. <br />
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Yes, I think I like being a broker of treasures. Even broke treasures...lol. To hear people tell others about how "grandma used a dipper just like that" and then take it home with them to re-kindle memories of days gone by is something I am enjoying very much! </div>
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-23835869853865262292013-04-05T06:20:00.000-05:002013-04-05T06:23:09.016-05:00Happy 85th Birthday, Daddy!<div align="center">
Today, eighty five years ago, <br />
my daddy, Robert Alexander,<br />
was born!</div>
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Wow! 85 years!</div>
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That's a very long time ago...</div>
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imagine all those decades </div>
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come to pass in them.</div>
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Of all the things he enjoys,</div>
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remembering his Navy days </div>
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and his Navy Pals</div>
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is one of his top "likes".</div>
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He left Tulane University for the service.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When he was gone in the Navy for my first birthday, he sent me this drawing.<br />
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My favorite remembrance of him was in my eighth grade year.</div>
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He had been taking pictures</div>
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(he has been a professional photographer for over 60 years)</div>
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somewhere and while driving through a town he spied a department store</div>
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with a mannequin in the window. </div>
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The mannequin had on a pink dress.</div>
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Long story short...</div>
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he bought it for my eighth grade graduation dress!</div>
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Right size, right color...hit the bullseye dead center.</div>
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I was delighted!</div>
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When I was a senior in high school, I was co-Editor of the high school yearbook.</div>
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I was also taking a Home Economics III course,</div>
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and in those days we had "home" projects that were due every six weeks.</div>
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I had an annual deadline AND a reversible vest due the next morning.</div>
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We had both completed at 8 a.m.</div>
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Daddy sewed the vest.</div>
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(I hope my home ec. teacher, Mrs. Davis, isn't reading this.)</div>
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Daddy gets up every morning with something to do.</div>
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He never just sits (I think that's genetic.)</div>
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After a Burger King breakfast...he's out and about.</div>
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Always on the computer, taking pictures, doing something..</div>
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He just purchased a saxophone (he played many years ago)</div>
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and has formed a quartet to entertain his friends at his apt. complex!</div>
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I could go on and on, but I will part with this...</div>
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Daddy, thank you for all you have done for us over the years.</div>
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We love you and wish you a wonderful day today!</div>
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Happy, happy 85th Birthday from us all!</div>
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Angela McInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962127548669107854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2044945067633460151.post-46419225305096661832013-04-04T17:33:00.002-05:002013-04-04T17:33:57.039-05:00From Light to Light...with help from Annie Sloan<br />
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A vintage light fixture!<br />
I had a vision of something better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even after her transformation, she can still be rewired and used<br />
as a ceiling fixture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After cleaning, a coat of Annie Sloan Coco was added.<br />
Then clear waxed followed by a dark wax...uh, oh...<br />
too dark.<br />
So I re-painted the fixture Coco <br />
and rubbed off enough of the paint to let the brass show through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The detail is so pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What about some candles instead of light bulbs?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or maybe some pretty crackled glass ?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe some feathered candle rings?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The early morning hours were spent trying on new toppers!<br />
I loved these etched glasses..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What else could be done with this dusty old thing?<br />
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