tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81379127197685087872024-03-14T00:12:01.446-05:00Along Magnolia LaneA blog about life, crochet, vintage and kittiesSarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-33603527463717636022016-07-25T10:44:00.000-05:002016-07-25T10:51:17.307-05:00Some Pretty Blues to ShareWell, I thought it might be time for a new post.... after all, it's been a mere <i>8 months </i>since my last one! I promise.... hope.... that I'll do better in the future!<br />
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So I thought I would start back with some blue to share on <a href="http://backyardneighbor.typepad.com/backyard_neighbor/">Blue Monday from Backyard Neighbor</a>....<br />
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First up is my little <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MagnoliaSurprise">blue bird from my shop</a> (you may remember him from prior posts) -- he has flown in and out a number of times and just recently flew back in!<br />
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He loves his butterfly friends and always asks them to fly with him!</div>
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Next I want to share this beauty of an Etsy treasury from my BBA teammate Margaret. It just happens to be my personal favorite shade of blue! She has included my tea and cookies set -- and in fact included it a second treasury she made the same day -- oh, my heart is aflutter!</div>
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She has titled the treasury "Summer Daydreams"</div>
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If you'd like to check out any of the lovelies she selected just click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjQ1NTM1OXwyNzI4NTYzMDE2/summer-daydreams">here</a> or on the treasury itself.</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my blues today -- be sure to go over to <a href="http://backyardneighbor.typepad.com/backyard_neighbor/2016/07/blue-monday-zinnias-by-the-shed.html">Blue Monday</a> to see more!</div>
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Noli came over last Friday and brought me a surprise! It was an art project she made in school -- they were to make something out of a foam clay, paint it, and make a box to display it in. So I was super surprised when she made her project just for me!<br />
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Her clay figure was of Oliver and Sam</div>
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Notice the red writing? That's me "<span style="color: #cc0000;">♥ Mumsie</span>"<span style="color: #cc0000;"> Papa signed on the other side :)</span></div>
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What a sweetheart!</div>
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I decided I would lean the clay Oliver and Sam against a framed picture of Domino -- a black and white cat we got when Stephanie was about nine (She's 32 now!) I look at that picture every day and hold the sweet Domino in my heart. Now Oliver and Sam can join him.</div>
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Silly Domino, I caught him in a big yawn!</div>
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They were each rescue cats -- maybe I'll tell their stories one day.</div>
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Sweet Sam, Oliver and Domino</div>
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They warm my heart everyday.</div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-44383548179674063062015-11-16T08:44:00.001-06:002015-11-16T10:42:35.929-06:00Something Blue...Wow, it's been a really long time since I posted anything, and a really <i>really </i>long time since I posted something to <a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2015/11/blue-monday-eyes-have-it.html">Blue Monday</a>! I'll see if I can be better in the future :)<br />
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About a week ago, Noli came over with something new....<br />
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She fell off her scooter and cracked her ring finger...</div>
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Not quite a break, but still required a giant blue cast!</div>
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~ <a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/2015/11/blue-monday-eyes-have-it.html">Blue Monday</a> over at Smiling Sally's <br />
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-63155333283250564942015-10-08T09:16:00.001-05:002015-10-08T15:13:16.712-05:00So Ugly It's Cute!One-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater -- remember that?<br />
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I've got a monster / alien thing going on ... and decided to crochet a monster for my shop. This guy, however, is three-eyed, no-horned, doesn't fly, isn't purple -- and looks too friendly to eat people, but is a monster nonetheless!<br />
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Hmmm, do you think he needs arms? I might make one and see how it looks... I guess he's a work in progress at this point!<br />
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I've only got his head done, but I think he'll turn out really cute! (He lives in Roswell by the way...)<br />
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-70902050668487808782015-09-16T22:28:00.001-05:002015-09-16T22:28:38.852-05:00Rethinking Shipping Confirmation Emails.... or not.... haha!Those of you who shop or sell on Etsy will know that there is a shipping confirmation email that is sent with each order.... written by the seller and sent via Etsy when the item ships. I always use this to let the buyer know that their order is on the way and, of course, as one more way to thank them.<br />
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But this goes above and beyond, and is the greatest thing since sliced bread!! </div>
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My cousin ordered a CD (old school he says....) and got this email....<br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">"Your CD has been gently taken
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">A team of 50 employees inspected your CD and polished it to make
sure it was in the best possible condition before mailing. Our world-renowned
packing specialist lit a local artisan candle and a hush fell over the crowd as
he put your CD into the fine<span class="textexposedshow">st gold-lined box that
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We miss you already. We'll be right here at</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #141823;"> </span><span style="text-decoration: none;">http://cdbaby.com/</span>,</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">
patiently awaiting your return."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-77796799372837269942015-09-02T21:01:00.002-05:002015-09-03T06:54:40.842-05:00Potted Cats<div style="text-align: center;">
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First, I saw Marmalade in the tree...</div>
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which isn't that unusual since he loves hanging over the tree limbs... </div>
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Yum! I'm heading for the supper bowl too!</div>
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Marmalade is really Orange Marmalade and Marmie for short. Not a really he-man name for a boy kitty but that's what he looked like when he was a little tyke. Turned out he's a bit of the scaredy cat and apparently thinks he's safe in the trees... thus we are constantly spotting his tail and tushie hanging over a limb!</div>
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Opera has her own story -- she has a twin sister named Phantom! They each have the "Phantom of the Opera" mask on one side of their face. Phantom has more white on her chest and back (therefore, she is Phantom) and Opera has more black and brown on her back reminiscent of The Phantom's cloak if you squint your eyes and hold your mouth just right!</div>
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I'm so glad I got this shot -- they are just too cute sitting together!</div>
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~sharing on:<br />
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-84352568913850516122015-08-20T00:07:00.001-05:002015-08-20T00:07:20.436-05:00New Car Noli<div style="text-align: center;">
OK, so are you wondering from the title if a nine year old kid really has a new car?</div>
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The song, <i>The Lion Sleeps Tonight, </i>has been on my mind for days and days so in a kind of homage to Cecil, and knowing that L was the next letter on AlphabeThursday, I decided to crochet a roly poly lion for my Etsy shop.</div>
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He's not as magnificent as Cecil, but decidedly cuter, and a whole lot of fun to make! What do you think?</div>
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Of course, this has opened the floodgates of my mind and I'm envisioning roly poly lions and tigers and bears, oh my!! Really, I've already started on a tiger but I haven't done enough for a picture yet. So far, it just looks like an orange circle! I know how I'll make the bear, and I think there might be a roly poly kitty in my future too.... and definitely a cow and a pig! </div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-81193905560742918872015-07-29T15:37:00.000-05:002015-07-29T15:37:43.859-05:00Kipenzi<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.0200004577637px;">It was a sad morning to find out that sweet Kipenzi had died in an accident when the giraffes were being herded into their night barn at the close of the zoo day on Tuesday, April 28. She was an animated and happy baby, just 3 months old, and loved to scamper about. She was playing with her older brother when she took a sharp turn and ran into the edge of a barn that's part of the herd's habitat. She broke three vertebrae in her neck, and died instantly.</span></span></div>
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Last night I dreamed about hot dogs.... </div>
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Remember them? More of a sausage than a hot dog!</div>
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It's been years and now I don't think they make them anymore. Boo.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">But, dream of hot dogs I did -- some friends (have no idea who) were coming over for dinner and they wanted hot dogs. I told them we didn't eat hot dogs and maybe we could have something else (dinner was at my house after all) but, no, they</span><i style="text-align: left;"> insisted </i><span style="text-align: left;">on having hot dogs. </span></div>
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So, I woke up with hot dogs on my mind. The closest thing I had to a hot dog was a corn dog (a guilty pleasure of mine) but that wasn't appetizing at 7:00 in the morning! Since Noli is spending a couple of nights with us, maybe we will indulge in those yummy corn dogs for dinner! </div>
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So, thinking more about hot dogs, I went to my crochet food patterns and realized that it has been a very long time since there were hot dogs or corn on the cob in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MagnoliaSurprise">Etsy shop</a>! </div>
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This also fits in with my <a href="http://magnoliasurprise.blogspot.com/2015/06/summertime-snow-cones-and-popsicles.html"><i>Snow Cones and Popcicles </i>post</a> from Tuesday if you'd like to have a look :)</div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-16744018199300674842015-06-30T07:01:00.001-05:002015-06-30T07:01:52.768-05:00Summertime = Snow Cones and Popsicles <div style="text-align: center;">
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And the thought of those two yummy delights make me go backward in time for some special memories...<br />
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When Noli was about four, I took her to a local snow cone stand for her first taste.... and she decided that we should go to<i> all</i> the snow cone stands so she could sample<i> all</i> the different flavors. I, of course (being a lover of snow cones) agreed. I think we hit three or four places over that summer (I didn't want her to go crazy or I'd be in mucho trouble with the mama LOL!)<br />
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The memories of these two frozen goodies prompted me to make these crochet versions, and that fit right into the <a href="http://bloggingbusinessartisans.blogspot.com/">Blogging Business Artisans</a> June challenge -- to create something that celebrates the start of summer. This challenge was brought to us by <a href="http://www.natashalh.com/">Natasha of Stalking the Wild Snark</a>. </div>
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Now, don't you think it's time to stock up on snow cones and popsicles?!!</div>
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Our sweet sweet Oliver took his walk over the Rainbow Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Even though we were at the vet, he was surrounded by family and love. Stephanie, his true mama, and Dennis and I were with him. Adam was in Shreveport, LA and learned of his passing when he called Dennis for Father's Day.<br />
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Oliver came to us as a wee kitten -- Stephanie had found him in a parking lot sitting next to what we presume was his mother. When she moved out, I asked that Oliver stay with us since ours was the only home he knew, and he had bonded with Sam, our other rescue cat.<br />
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He was a British Cream, like a light creamsicle ice cream, made even lighter with extra cream. His face had a serious, studious look as if he were contemplating the answers to very important questions. He was a sweet cat who rarely meowed (unless his tail was accidentally stepped on), who ran like thundering hooves through the house, and had a habit of leaping on you when you least expected it (which was a real shock since he was not exactly a petite cat...)<br />
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He enjoyed a good book at night and, in fact, would nudge my book until I finally put it down and paid him some attention. Then he would retreat to the foot of the bed and go to sleep. His last couple of nights were spent sleeping at the head of the bed, right in between Dennis' and my heads, I believe he wanted to be as close to us as possible, because, in the way of cats, he knew he didn't have long even before we did.<br />
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I'll miss his tail smacking me in the face!</div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-22068042162972103082015-05-28T06:59:00.000-05:002015-05-28T06:59:23.426-05:00Little BluebirdWell, it's definitely been awhile since I last blogged -- the first week of May for the letter Y to be exact. I've had computer problems galore.... wound up getting a new one and a new router/modem combo. I had a backup but not everything backed up.... I'm still working on that.<br />
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I'm pretty sure a massive lightning bolt was the cause of my old computer's demise. Oliver and I both ran for the hills (OK, the hall) when that lightening crashed!! Poor cat, with all the rain and thunderstorms we're having, he is just a tad nervous!<br />
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Isn't he a sweetie with his pudgy tummy?! I don't think he's passed up too many worms!<br />
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His wings can be "at rest"<br />
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I plan on making more in various colors.... I've even got a plan for a robin and maybe a cardinal if I can get his black mask right. If not then he'll just be a red bird!<br />
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Look for him and some of his buddies in my Magnolia Surprise shop -- hopefully by the time June rolls around!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mousie turned back to rescue Yellow Kitty, after waiting a few minutes while the big bad hooman man (Dennis) had a good look at her kitten (standing several feet away). That little kitty was mewing away!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then mama ran over, snatched Yellow Kitty up and ran quick as a bunny to the greenhouse. Zip zip through the doggy-now-kitty door and jump jump up onto the built-in potting table, and scoot scoot behind the tarp covered storage boxes on said table.</span></div>
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SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-45440600085559272972015-04-15T22:17:00.001-05:002015-04-25T08:52:11.749-05:00Very Tiny and Very Tall Babies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just three, thank goodness! But Mouse's middle looked like she had swallowed a soccer ball so three really surprised me. From what I can see, they are solid colors -- one grey, one golden and one black. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Katie, one of the giraffes at the Dallas Zoo had her calf on Friday, April 10. After 15 months. <i>Fifteen months! </i>Can you imagine? But I guess it takes a while to grow a 6 foot tall baby! It's a girl -- a petite 5 feet, 10 inches and 139 pounds! No name yet -- the zookeepers have chosen three and fans can vote on them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a collaboration between the <a href="http://www.dallaszoo.com/">Dallas Zoo</a> and <a href="http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/giraffe-birth-live/">Animal Planet</a>. Animal Planet set eight different cameras in the special maternity pen where Katie was, and the birth was broadcast live! Oh what an amazing birth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are twelve giraffes at the zoo and just about all of them were hanging over the fences checking out the new babe! Apparently, they are very curious animals! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually, I wanted to share a bit of Easter fun with you, and didn't want to wait much longer since Easter is over! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Noli knows the truth about the Easter Bunny, but still enjoys the goodies that he brings! Since they (and Nova the dog) were going to the lake on Sunday -- and we didn't particularly want to go with -- Noli and Stephanie came over on Saturday to get in a bit of family (and E. Bunny) time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hid the Easter basket that I had put together for Noli so she wouldn't pounce on it the moment she walked in the door, and then brought it out when she wasn't looking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I told her the story of when the Easter Bunny left me a note in my basket. When I was a kid, I put out my Easter basket like you do your stocking for Santa. And he comes in the night and fills it up. Well, carrying on the Bunny/Santa tradition, I also left a carrot for Mr. E.B. -- and one year, he left me a note!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It said, "Thanks for the carrot, Sarah" -- and the carrot was drawn! It was written in beautiful calligraphy. I was so excited that the Easter Bunny had left me a note!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By the way, just so you know, that is a true story. He did leave me a note! In later years, I insisted that my brother had written it, but he always denied it. I guess I'll just never know for sure.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for Noli's basket.... see the bunny money? I found this cute way of folding a dollar bill into a bunny, so she got bunny money plus shiny new quarters in the eggs. Google "folding dollar bills" and you'll find lots of cool ways to fold them! I glue-sticked the eyes and nose -- the nose is just a hole punch into the pink portion of an advertisement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course, there were peanut M&Ms, along with a fancy new notebook and gel pens,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> some super cool blue nail polish, </span><span style="font-size: large;">and a a big egg full of bunnies (like that monkey game where you hook them all together)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then Stephanie had some surprises for her for Easter morning, one of which was a cute new dress to wear Easter Sunday. Two visits from Mr. E. Bunny!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to Jason's Deli to eat lunch and she started writing in her notebook about what she was eating. (She and I shared a Reuben.... I was surprised that a 9 year old would like corned beef and sauerkraut but she does!) Stephanie and Papa had the salad bar, but Noli and I were craving meat!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of Share Your Cup Thursday.... I just saw that my <a href="http://magnoliasurprise.blogspot.com/2015/04/tea-party-for-two.html">crochet tea and cookies set </a>was featured this week!! Be sure to drop by <a href="http://jannolson.blogspot.com/2015/04/share-your-cup-thursday-144.html">Jann's party</a> to see what others are sharing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK, so it's not a <i>real </i>tea party... but it could be a doll tea party; definitely a little girl's tea party :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe I should call this "Evolution of a Tea Party" because at first I made just one teacup, and was going to list it in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MagnoliaSurprise">Etsy shop</a> as a pincushion. </span></div>
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<br />SarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055028254076342358noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137912719768508787.post-11463677900026338032015-03-25T19:00:00.001-05:002015-03-30T08:34:20.080-05:00Spring is Springing Up Everywhere<span style="font-size: large;">While we were running errands the other day, I couldn't help but notice the flowers that are springing up all over town :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I snapped a few pictures to share, and thought of the March Challenge on the Blogging Business Artisans Etsy team. This month's challenge is brought to us by <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/">Cynthia of Antiquity Travelers</a> who posed the question "The first signs of spring .... what does spring mean to you? What inspires you as the weather starts to warm up?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first flowers popping up, the tiny bright green leaves sprouting on the trees, the breezes prompting me to open my windows and enjoy the beautiful days. That's spring to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, since Mr. Shed sorely needed a new roof, (or as he calls it -- a new Sunday suit) we called our handy friend, Perry, and he agreed to fix Mr. Shed's Sunday suit. Perry is hubby's closest friend and is also very handy and seems to be able to fix just about anything! And, fortunately for us, he doesn't mind being called upon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We put a tarp up there since it was still raining and it would be a few days before Perry could do the work. But as it turned out, the break was only on the overhang and the inside didn't get wet at all. And the sun came out!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since hubby isn't very comfortable walking around on roofs, he was designated the official tool-hander and old shingles picker-upper. Which made me happy because I'm <i style="font-weight: bold;">really </i>not comfortable with his walking around on roofs :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No, I didn't make it, but what a great idea!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isn't she cute -- I love her overalls rolled up and a belt used for the seed bag strap</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and, oh my, are those braids I see?!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love LOVE it when customers share photos with me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sharing at</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/2015/03/alphabe-thursday-letter-q.html">AlphabeThursday</a> for the letter Q as in Johnny's Quest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://jannolson.blogspot.com/2015/03/share-your-cup-thursday-140.html">Share Your Cup Thursday</a> 'cause this Johnny Appleseed makes me smile!</span></div>
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