tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41629973330457114942023-11-16T09:26:01.787-05:00Home and the Open RoadTiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-37313888778836746782014-10-15T02:28:00.001-04:002014-10-15T02:28:34.426-04:00earrings for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-46519073354308026272014-09-27T17:31:00.000-04:002014-09-27T17:31:51.339-04:00Handmade necklaces for sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The first necklace is $15, all the rest are $10. I will also add a shipping charge. If you would like necklace measurments or more detailed pictures or more information, let me know. I will be listing more soon.</div>
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<br />Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-46301305321636645392014-07-12T12:10:00.001-04:002014-07-12T12:11:02.968-04:00cabin with a view painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I drew basic outlines of what I wanted and painted in the sky. I wasn't too concerned with the sky since most would be covered. I just wanted it lighter at the bottom then at the top.</div>
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Next, I added the shape of the clouds.</div>
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Then I added some shading in the clouds.<br />
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And I continued to add shading to the clouds in different shades until I was happy with it.<br />
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Then it was time to add in some highlights on the mountain green and add in a little detail on the foreground.</div>
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The painting and the landscape that inspired it. The painting took me 2 1/2 weeks from start to finish. I am VERY happy with how it turned out! <br />
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<br />Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-59839947834318634292014-03-21T12:52:00.000-04:002014-03-21T12:52:36.452-04:00A new chapterA new chapter has begun in my life. We have packed up our house, sold it (a true miracle) piled everything and our 6 dogs in the cars and made a cross country trek to Utah where Adam had a new job and we bought a house that I had not yet seen in person. The house came with the previous owner's dog and 4 cats (thought two of them are very shy and make themselves scarce).<br />
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This is Patches.</div>
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This is Baby.</div>
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This is Noonie.</div>
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The house is a small cabin on the mountain in a very rural town. The town has no stores whatsoever. The closest grocery store is about 20 miles away but the larger town with more options and better prices is an hour away. <br />
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The view from the back balcony.</div>
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I no longer work outside the home. It's something I've dreamed of! But I am able to waste a lot of time so I need to get some sort of schedule together so I waste less time and have more structured free time so I can accomplish more of the things I would like to do. <br />
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And with the apron and bonnet...see that black twig looking thing in front of me? Well, I thought it was a twig and was about to kneel down but I realized it wasn't a twig, it was a big snake!! We just looked at each other for a couple seconds until I regained my sanity and ran away. </div>
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I love the dress! It doesn't fit quite as it should, but that's ok. It took about an hour of scrubbing the hem to get the red clay stains out of it, but there are no stains. :o)<br />
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I used to absolutely hate clothes! When I got married, I really hated trying wedding dresses on. All I knew was that clothes didn't fit right and I had no idea what I liked, what would flatter my body type or anything like that...so I just hated all clothes. But now that I know what I like, I can see the appeal of buying such a special dress. Though this dress looks nothing like a wedding dress, it reminds me of one. Probably because it's so thick and doesn't fall flat. </div>
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It will still take a lot of work, but I will have it done by the time trek rolls around. I can't believe it!</div>
Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-21161209765340453842013-06-04T21:24:00.000-04:002013-06-04T21:25:00.971-04:00Getting so close!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The bodice is done enough to look done. Still needs hooks and eyes in the back, the sleeves need hemming and a little touch up hand sewing. </div>
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The skirt in front is one that fits me...the skirt in back is 144" around and needs to be brought in to the skirt size. The pattern taught me how to cartridge pleat to accomplish that goal. It told me to measure and mark 1/4" all the way around and to draw a line 1/5" down and again 1/2" down from that. Then on the top line, to hand sew in one hole, out the next, in one, out one and so on until I went all the way around...and then do it again on the lower line. Then you just pull and it folds like an accordian. </div>
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Pleated with 576 tiny pleats. Amazing!</div>
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Only about 4 steps left!But they make take a while.<br />
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My husband is also involved in the trek I'm going on and making the dress for. When I got home from work last night, there were some handcarts in my driveway. I was so excited that I flew down there to try one out. My husband caught me playing. You can actually see my smile in this one. I'm such a geek. lol</div>
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The other three that were in the driveway were just wheels on bare metal frames. Adam and the person in charge of Trek were going to build the boxes for those. They worked all evening on it. <br />
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They finished all three boxes but none are attached yet as they didn't have the right kind of metal tapping screw.<br />
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They actually bought the wheels from a company who makes them for covered wagons and are very good quality. <br />
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And while they worked on those, I worked on my dress. The three sleeve pieces are finally finished (except the hemming of the sleeve edge...I'm waiting until it's attached to the dress so I get it right).<br />
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I hope you had a great Memorial Day. We had a very busy, tiring but good day. We woke up early and with the help of 8 or 9 church friends, we were able to saw down our neighbor's tree. A giant chunk of it had fallen in a very bad storm we had last week. She's a single mother of 5 and couldn't afford to do anything about it. We mulched what we could and cut the branches into firewood. The trunk is still in her yard (we can't do anything about that but at least she and we don't have to worry about the damage the rest of the tree falling would have. Took 5 hours. Well, actually, it's not done as there is a large pile of branches sitting in our yard but people were too exhausted to continue. We finished at 12:45. We had a gang of people coming over at 1 for a bbq lunch. We were planning on eating outside under that giant tree and its shade...but there was no shade anymore. So we just ate inside. </div>
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My mother-in-law, brother-in-law and his family, neighbors who are like grandparents to my husband and his siblings and a family of family friends came. Their 16 year old daughter was in a serious car accident 3 months ago. The doctors didn't think she'd make it. She had a broken eye socket, brain injury, broken ankle, broken back and lost several feet of her intestines. She was in a coma for 5 days. But she is recovering quite nicely. She's fairly traumatized from her experience and is finding it difficult to cope with her new reality but was in good spirits during the visit at least. They are a neat family. </div>
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After the visit I managed to get my house back in order, go weed in the garden a little and then work on the sleeves of my dress a bit. </div>
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The bodice is not finished yet. It still needs piping around the waist and the arm holes, the back needs to be hemmed and have the hooks and eyes added, the side/front panel seams need to be handstitched in the ditch to the lining, and the neckline will need hemming. It is done enough that I was able to finally try it on though and to my relief, it does fit!</div>
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Finally, it's on! (It was midninght and I was falling asleep but had to finish it enough to get it tried on.)</div>
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So now I am moving on to the sleeves even though I'm not quite finished with the bodice. The sleeves, while they don't have lining, will be thick since there are three sleeves stacked on top of each other in varying lengths. </div>
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This is the macheron (the cap sleeve). It gets three deep tucks and each tuck will have piping on the bottom of each tuck. So I'm doing basting stitches to make the folding easier.</div>
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Since the pattern has dropped sleeves and I had no idea how low the drop was, I couldn't tell if I would need to add length to the sleeve or not. So now that I was able to try on the bodice, we pinned the sleeve to it to check. I added 4 inches which will give me the length I need plus hemming room. The black piping is where it ended before my addition. The piping will make it appear intentional, I hope. ;o) And the oversleeve is in place. Just need a mancheron. </div>
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So work continues on the dress. I recently had to unpick a lot of work because I did it wrong. So I am finally back to where I feel like I'm making a bit of progress. </div>
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Here are all the gathers at the bottom of the front. I hand stitched the gathers even though it wasn't in the instructions because if one of them broke, it would ruin the whole look. It went pretty quickly. I did it through the backside so you can't see it on the front side.</div>
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The shoulders called for gathers but I toyed with pleats and eventually went back to the gathers because they're easier. As of right now, this piece is waiting to be sewn to the lining.</div>
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The back pieces have gathers at top and bottom as well. They got resewn to the lining last night. This dress has the closures in the back so I will definitely need help getting dressed. </div>
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Finally touched the sleeves last night. There are 6 seperate sleeve pieces (3 for each side). A sleeve (full length), an oversleeve (like a 3/4 sleeve) and a mancheron (a cap sleeve of sorts). Each starts at the shoulder seam so that's gonna be a heavy sleeve! lol Guess what...there are more gathers in the sleeves! They sure liked their gathers! I got the gather stitches in both sleeves and over sleeves last night but haven't gathered them as of yet. The mancheron is kind of fancy...no gathers, just a few tucks and lace. I sewed one of the sleeves up to try it on last night. I have big hands so I wanted to make sure my hand could fit through the opening. It did. I need to lengthen the sleeves as my arms are also longer than the average women's apparently. The other area of concern for me is the area in front of my armpit. I feel like the incredible hulk in a lot of women's shirts because it's so tight at the armpit that I can't move very well. It felt like it would be ok...but once it's attached to the bodice (which I haven't been able to try on yet) will be the true test. </div>
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I sure picked a complicated dress after having not sewn a piece of clothing in coming up on 20 years now. My MIL is helping me translate the instructions which the company who made the pattern stated up front that they would be confusing for anyone not familiar with historic clothing construction...yeah, that'd be me! I will be making the corset too but I don't have enough time before this dress is needed next month. The dress I am making is the top one on the right. The bodice is just amazing to me! </div>
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You can see the bodice much better in the illustration below. Lots and lots of gathering in this one. <br />
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Here's the front bodice lining. I've never done darts before and I was so proud of these. They have channels sewn into them for the boning that wasn't added yet when I took this picture but has since been added. <br />
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The actually bodice is four pieces not counting the lining. This is two pieces sewn together and there are two small side pieces not sewn in yet in this picture. If you look closely, you can see my silhouette. This thing is huge...but it won't be for long. This is going to be getting the gathers. (It was midnight and I was exhausted, excuse the blank stare.)<br />
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They have you sew in the gather stitches but before you gather, they have you sew on the side panels. That was a little frustrating because I managed to catch the gathering threads in the stitches. But after taping the threads to the fabric, all went well. 7 gather stitches across the bottom. </div>
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So with that sewed, I had to pin the bodice to the lining. As you can see, it's a poor fit. This is where I stopped tonight. Now the fun begins...gathering everything until the bodice is the same size as the lining. The shoulders have gathers across the top as well.<br />
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My MIL leaves me with homework to do before she comes over next. My homework this time is to do all the gathering, unpin the bodice and lining, pin them back together with wrong sides together and sew everything together except for at the bottom. <br />
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I'm thinking 4 weeks will be pushing it! My MIL says we can do it...I have to have faith in her experience since mine is lacking. But once this dress is done, I really need to come up with a costume for Adam. He's not at all interested in historical correctness though so I am not either, for his costume. We're doing trek next month, in case I didn't mention it. <br />
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It's been a little frustrating, a lot confusing but overall, a great experience. I am learning a lot and I am so excite for this dress! It's going to put my other pioneer costumes to shame. I will be the most accurately dressed on trek, I am sure of that.<br />
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<br />Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-23095627598348035432013-05-03T20:42:00.002-04:002013-05-03T20:42:41.681-04:00Mini ocean<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a mini painting. It's 2"x3". It's nice to be able to do one this size because I am often short on time but want to get a painting done. This size is easy for me to do quickly. I can't mess with too much detail. </div>
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Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-15537096596015900192013-04-28T00:26:00.000-04:002013-04-28T00:26:40.629-04:00learning to paint<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In the middle of March, I decided I wanted to learn to paint. It all started at the doctor's office when I was waiting for the doctor. I was bored so I did a sketch. I love drawing but have never sketched. I really enjoyed the freedom of not having to be perfect and decided that I could finally have that attitude with painting as well. I started with watercolors. Tucker was my willing model. It makes me laugh. </div>
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So since I had so much trouble with the watercolors, I tried acrylics. I was quite pleased with the outcome.</div>
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So I tried a tutorial for an acrylic sunset. </div>
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But then I decided I don't like being beat so I wanted to revisit watercolors. I haven't touched acrylics since...it's all been watercolors. I began by following tutorials I found on YouTube</div>
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I've been trying lots of different techniques. They range in sizes from 2"x3" - 9"x12". I really don't have the time to be doing so much painting but I can't help myself. I am getting less sleep than usual as a result. But I can see that all my practicing is, indeed, helping me to improve which only makes me want to paint more. </div>
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People keep asking me what I do with my paintings. Right now, they're just in a pile. Aside from framing a couple of my favorites, I don't know what I would do with them. </div>
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Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-55722118244749600642013-03-10T01:03:00.002-05:002013-03-10T01:03:46.945-05:00following a dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I still remember the first time I flipped through a magazine at the thrift store and saw an ad for a bicycle ride across America as a fund raiser. It started a dream in my mind. From that moment, I knew I would someday do just that...bike across America. I hadn't biked in years. The bike I owned was a cheap Huffy 10 speed from the 80's. It fit when I was 9 inches shorter. I mentioned to a friend of mine who was a biker that I wanted to start riding and he said, "The harder you pedal, the faster you'll be." I dusted off my old bike and took it out for a spin. The first few minutes were easy but as the ride stretched out (I'm talking more than 5 minutes), I could feel my legs not being happy with me so I chanted his words to me over and over in my mind the whole 5 miles. I was dead when I got home. I was entirely out of shape! But I was not deterred. I wanted it more than before. I joined a gym and worked out 5-+6 times a week for 3 months straight. Then I decided I was ready to try a bike ride again. It was so much easier than the time before. I have never looked back. </div>
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Biking has helped me to set goals and to work toward them like when I wanted to do a century (a 100 mile ride in one day). I worked on my mileage and endurance, slowly building up until I could do. It taught me to take one step (or pedal stroke) at a time like when I encountered a hill so steep that I didn't dare stop pedaling because I knew that I would start rolling backward before I even had a chance to set my foot down ...and I made it to the top without stopping! It taught me that sometimes dreams can take a long time to come true but that doesn't mean you should give up...because the journey to it is just as wonderful as what you hope will happen once you reach your goal. But aside from what it has taught me, it has helped me in many ways. It's been my therapy when I was going through dark times. It has helped heal one of my knee disorders. It has given me freedom. It has helped me develop a sense of healthy self-esteem. It has taught me to take the highs with the lows (though I sometimes do much better than others). It has taught me that I need to back in the saddle when I fall. </div>
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On one particular ride, I was feeling so good. I was feeling on the top of the world. I stopped and took this picture. </div>
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Less than 10 minutes later, I was in an accident that gave me 4 wounds that had to be cleaned out at the ER and took months to heal from (this is from 3 months later). </div>
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The accident happened when I was going about 30 MPH when I came on a very tight turn. I made the turn, but my bike didn't. It was about 6 months before the swelling in my hip/thigh went down enough for me to get back on my bike. I had panic attacks every time I had to go down a hill but even more so when it had a turn in it. It took two years, but I finally got rid of the panic attacks. I still feel a little uncomfortable and am more cautious than I used to be but I think that that's pretty normal. <br />
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I haven't reached my dream of crossing the country by bike. I have no idea if it will ever happen. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that I am enjoying the time I do get to spend on my bike and I savor the times I get to go touring. I am learning to have joy in the journey regardless of how it turns out. </div>
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I recently dropped my phone in the sink (while I was sick) and my reflexes were pretty slow. I didn't get it out in time. It died and I lost all my photos from September to now because that was when I last updated my phone to my computer. We got a new phone for me and I have old pictures so I was looking through them and found pics of past meals. Some I had forgotten about and gave me fresh ideas...and even old ideas reminded. I have changed my eating so much that I am always at a loss for what to eat. So I am going to start posting some of these ideas to help keep them in my mind. </div>
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This is a salad with lettuce, beets, tomatoes, olives and avocado.</div>
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A tomato/eggplant stack with cashew cheese between each layer on a bed of lettuce and topped with parsley.<br />
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A blended raw soup of peas, carrots, avocado, almond milk and nutritional yeast.<br />
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I spent a week being sick and the last two weeks getting over it. This past weekend I slept 30 hours!! I was not able to function. I woke up on Sunday t go to church but moved so slow I only made it to the last hour, came home and changed back into my pajamas and slept some more. I am feeling a bit better after that sleep fest but still need more, especially with the way they're working me at work. They have me working in the warehouse and my boss basically told me today that my job is shifting to be a warehouse worker. I am not cut out for that anymore. I've got carpal tunnel from all the pulling I'm doing. </div>
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Anyway, that week/end I was sick, I didn't hardly sleep. That weekend was the worst of it and I decided to make jewelry to keep my mind off my troubled body. I ended up making 14 pairs of earrings and 7 necklaces. That Sunday was our anniversary so to show him I love him, I took a shower and got dressed in something other than pajamas...clothes I would be willing to be seen in outside the home...we didn't go anywhere...but I was dressed, clean and my hair was combed. That took a lot of effort. </div>
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Here's the original 5 necklaces I made.</div>
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Then a shot with all 7 (though you can barely see the white one on the outer edge.<br />
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I have been reminded of a simple pleasure of life...receiving a package or envelope from a friend. As a child, I eagerly awaited letters from my friends I had moved away from...but time passed and we drifted apart. Letter have been a thing of the past. But through Flickr and Instagram I have connected with some old-fashioned pen pals. </div>
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I am trying to get better about writing to those who mean the most to me (I have sent out a few but still working on everyone else). I never have anything interesting to say, it seems so it's easy to not write. With Facebook, emails, phones, texts (none of which I am good at using) letters seem less about keeping in touch and more about an old-fashioned simple pleasure. So, family and friends, know I have a goal of writing to each of you at least once this year...even though I have nothing interesting to pass along. Hopefully it will brighten your day as it has mine! Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-5470537764960808152013-02-05T00:28:00.001-05:002013-02-05T00:28:17.741-05:00Spring?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-10539569354639674822013-02-01T00:03:00.000-05:002013-02-01T00:03:09.790-05:00Christmas drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was the quickest portrait I've ever done. I worked on it on three separate days, that's it! I finished roughing in both faces and the hands before calling it a night. <br />
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The next day, I had jury duty so I took it with me and worked on smoothing out the shading and started filling in the black of the shirts. <br />
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I messed up on Adam's right eye. I tried to fix it several times but it just wasn't having any of it. Seems I always mess up an eye on these portraits. He said he couldn't see it, even after I pointed it out. But the rest of the face, I like.<br />
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And for me, I think it turned out well too. But for some reason, I put this dark shadow under my hin, on my neck. I have no idea why I put it there. :o\<br />
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I am pretty proud of the hands. I find hands even harder than faces. I still need work on eyes and hair to make it look more professional.. Perhaps that will come with time. Anyway, for now, I am happy with this one. :o)<br />
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To make it, I mix 1 1/2 cups of washing soda, 1 1/2 cups of Borax and 1 grated soap. I've been using Dr. Brommer's lavender soap. </div>
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The best thing I ever discovered for laundry was a wash board. I can't believe these things ever went out of use. They make removing stains easier than I have ever found. This shirt below had a black streak of grease from one edge of the sleeve to the other. 10-15 minutes of soaping and scrubbing and the stain was gone as if it never happened.</div>
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Some years ago, I tried making a coat for Jack but it fit so horribly, even though I used a pattern, that I gave up. I used the same pattern and made one for the dogs. It fit just as horribly. So I drafted my own pattern, slowly, as I went along. They are identical except that Gretel's covers her chest and stomach but Hansel's only covers his chest. Can't cover a male dogs stomach and keep a clean coat. I had to patch Hansel's right away after he gnawed on it. Then the next day, he destroyed his. *SIGH* A waste of a weekend day! Gretel still has hers but he takes it off of her. Grrr! He is such a menace. But I still think they are really cute coats. </div>
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I have neglected my little blog. It wasn't on purpose. I have just gotten to a point in my life where I have so much on my plate that something had to give...and relaxing computer related things (like this blog) just does't happen these days like I would like it to. </div>
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Like every other adult, I lead a busy life. But being busy means something different to me now than it used to. When I was single, I was busy because I worked a full time job and I biked when I wasn't working. After I got Bear, I was busy with a home to maintain, a husband, taking care of a puppy, cooking meals, working, biking and scrapbooking. In those days, I was busy, but if I worked hard, I could get to the end of my to do list and relax. These days...busy takes on a whole new level for me. No matter how hard or for how long I work, I will never, ever get to the end of my to do list. </div>
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I have all kinds of things vying for my time, like...</div>
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Cooking two meals every night. One for Adam, one for me (with my food restrictions we can't eat the same foods)...plus feeding the dogs.</div>
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Since my switch to veganism, I direct my experiments more towards other homesteading endeavors...but even without including animals in there, there is still plenty of other items to experiment with and learn about. </div>
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Biking is a luxury not afforded to me much now that I have 6 dogs...but I can still dream...and hop on the bike when the stars align for me.</div>
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Speaking of having 6 dogs, here they are. They are a handful, to say the least. They must be fed twice a day, the yard has to be mucked at least 3 times a week, if not daily, they all require love and attention, and walks. Plus the puppies won't even go to the bathroom without someone standing in the yard. Some need trims regularly, baths...and the house needs extra cleaning because there are so many tracking dirt in. </div>
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Just because it's winter, doesn't mean the garden is asleep. I have lettuce, collards and carrots still out there. It is certainly less work than a summer garden but it does take some maintenance...and going out and picking the collards for the morning smoothie is sometimes freezing, especially when there's ice on the leaves.</div>
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I also like to craft. I have so many projects lined up...mostly things I want to do for others...but there's plenty for me in there too. </div>
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Lately, this Christmas present was stealing some of my time. It's all finished now but i have no pictures of it finished yet. Adam really liked it. </div>
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I enjoy the sesonal changes and like to take a little time to enjoy those.</div>
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Some times nature presents wonders to you when you least expect them, like on this foggy Christmas Eve night. And when it does, I just have to take the time to enjoy it...and run for my camera. ;o) </div>
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Sunrises and sunsets are my weakness and I would waste all kinds of time watching them...so I guess it's good I don't live somewhere I get to really see them. </div>
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Doing favors for friends...</div>
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This list is not at all inclusive of the activities that fill my days...(cleaning and Gospel related things are high on that list).... oh, and if you didn't notice, I take pictures of everything....which takes time in and of itself. Adam is always volunteering to help someone or other and I feel guilty that I am not helping...so I often tag along and do what I can. </div>
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I am thankful though, for time...not the 24 hours in a day kind of time but the kind of passing of time that allows us to learn, to adapt and to stretch. If I had went from being single, biking hours every day on January 1st then on Jan 2nd I was married with all of my responsibilities I have now, I think my brain and/or my heart may have exploded from the stress. No, I have had time to grow into my current role....and I think it's trying to teach me patience and endurance...maybe someday I'll get it. </div>
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Tiff :o)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08739610974348146697noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162997333045711494.post-33563668559632241342012-10-28T22:48:00.001-04:002012-10-28T22:48:20.063-04:00cat drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have a friend who I only know online. She has been very generous to me. I found out recently that her favorite and oldest cat is sick. So sick that it didn't look like he would live much longer. As an animal lover I know that not many people understand the deep attachment that we can have to our animals, just as much as you love a child. As my dogs are getting older, it is not far off that I will be in the same position. Already , sings of age are creeping in and it makes me teary eyes when I think about it. SO when I heard about her cat, I felt horrible for her and her cat and wanted to do something but drawing a picture was the only thing I could think to do.</div>
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It was on a break at work when I started to sketch the basic idea so I used a scrap piece of paper. But it turned out well enough that I ended up using it and really regretted my decision to not just wait until I was at home with good paper and pencils. </div>
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I worked on it again on my lunch break and on my second break. I finished with the pencil work on that second break. Drawings tend to be difficult for me to be happy with. And while I do not feel this picture is perfect by any means, I felt pretty happy with it. This was it at the end of the day. </div>
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But I knew there were 2 thins I wanted to do to finish it off. I wanted to add whiskers and I wanted to color the eye. The eye was done with 6 different prisma pencils and the whiskers were done with white acrylic paint. The color is off in the picture below because the light was awful. The above pic has the right colors. Anyway, this is a cropped version of the finished drawing. </div>
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