tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45906192765431900592024-03-04T22:03:06.082-08:00Twisted ThreadsTwisting threads and spinning a yarn about life, travel, knitting, weaving, and, well spinning!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.comBlogger447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-15878668827162894072013-04-27T22:05:00.000-07:002013-04-27T22:05:00.557-07:00Meditation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
AKA 5 yards of compost.<br />
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5 yards of compost equals approximately 5000 wagon loads. I am talking a small wagon here, a yard wagon, deeper but the same width and length of a radio flyer. Who would move 5 yards of dirt with a wagon ? The same person who mows an acre of grass with a walk behind mower that's who. Namely me.<br />
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My week has been spent hiking through the grass towing a wagon full of rich lovely compost. I've filled my garden beds, planted trees, topped off flower beds, transplanted, and weeded till my arms are about to fall off. There is still compost left. I have faith in myself. Faith that this is NOT like the time I over ordered chicken by confusing 4 cases with 40. Or like the guy who I bought gooseberries off of who ordered 500 instead of 50. No, I know I will use every inch of 5 yards of compost. I am just not sure I will ever be quite done hauling it.<br />
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However, it is a meditative job. Working out under the sun, while birds flit around talking to each other about the spring weather, the ocean murmurs in the background and the breeze rustles the leaves in the trees. Watching a bunny hop around, or a duck race after a bug and discover some grass. It's just me, and the dogs. And the mountain of compost. I spend a lot of time thinking of my Grandma, who spent her life tending living things, both to support her family, and also for the sheer joy of watching things grow. I think of my mom who tended growing things, as a teenager working in the fields, and then as an adult tending the minds of preschoolers. And I think of how gardens link us as a glimpse of our soul visible to others. Each one is different, showing the colors and personalities living in us (yes I said personalities - is anyone, only one personality? To quote Jacqueline Kirby -each person is at LEAST 12). My soul is evidently large, slightly haphazard, a little weedy but very enthusiastic.<br />
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The yard is starting to look lovely though, the tulips are just bursting with happiness, and even the daffodils are hanging on. The entire world is happy that it's spring. Most of all me. Because armed with a shovel, a wagon, and a mountain of compost, we will make things grow, flourish and live in this garden.</div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-63420338570492488862013-04-21T21:59:00.001-07:002013-04-21T21:59:19.768-07:00I Wasn't Joking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I really did go play outside. I still am. While simultaneously giggling and feeling guilty for those still stuck in the frozen tundra - which is evidently NEVER going to unfreeze, I have been reveling in springtime in the evergreen state! Glorious spring that makes up load the car up with plants, haul dirt, buy ducklings to eat slugs and dream of the fact that only sunshine and roses await us. Sure, there are raindrops too - rain makes the flowers grow after all...<br />
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So here is a recap of the past month - ok 2. Who is counting anyway?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Built a potting bench.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocus bloomed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staging a yard takeover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic, elephant and otherwise is growing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kale overwintered</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So did lettuce</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azaleas burst out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bleeding hearts bloomed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils danced</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So happy in their new beds</td></tr>
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I currently have a huge amount of plants sitting outside to be planted, and I am ordered 7 yards of compost tomorrow. Yup. It's spring - outside the Frozen Tundra that is!</div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-25977811362302414962013-02-07T20:32:00.001-08:002013-02-07T20:32:20.230-08:00Out of Office<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I will be out of the office for the next few days due to gorgeous sunshine, springlike temperatures, and blue skies in the neighborhood. I have seeds, I have dirt, and I am going to bask in the sun.</div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-88596872453904600612013-01-20T18:57:00.001-08:002013-01-20T18:57:17.309-08:00"The Great Radish Famine"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cdbeGkovaXQ" width="459"></iframe>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-34382192653218809142013-01-17T23:20:00.002-08:002013-01-17T23:20:36.901-08:00Acceptance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I started this week with great expectations of remodeling the house. OK, not really remodeling, my goal was to paint, and then hang pictures on the wall. I mean, I've been here almost 8 months, and 'I'll work on the house when it's rainy' has gone on and on and on. I underestimated the fact that YES it does rain, yet it doesn't rain non stop. The few really rainy days here have been spent shopping, cleaning the garage (I swear the garage breeds empty boxes), or once in awhile doing nothing. Nothing is not overrated.<br />
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So this week dawned sunny but I was determined. And I have been VERY productive!<br />
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Cleaned under the rabbit cages.<br />Built another flower bed.<br />
Planted 100 bulbs.<br />
Cleaned the porch.<br />
Stared at my vegetable beds hopefully.<br />
Made - not placed but filled out a wish list - of seeds.<br />
Researched fruit trees.<br />
Moved a shelf. <br />
Groomed the rabbits.<br />
Spun yarn.<br />
Groomed the poodle.<br />
Organized one drawer.<br />
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Finally yesterday I was bound and determined. I went shopping. Not for paint, I'd scrapped that idea, I mean, I had no time left in this week. Well, and I'd realized I couldn't really move the bed. I think we may have glued it to the floor. But anyway, I was going to get some new organizy things, and put up pictures. So I went to the store.<br />
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This is what I came home with:<br />
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Three fruit trees. Well, and 16 packages of flower seeds.<br />
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I am hopeless. I am destined to do outside things. Housework makes me frustrated and not happy. I am not bad at it, I am artistic at hanging pictures, good at decorating. But let's get real, unless I am decorating a garden, I do not get enjoyment out of it.<br />
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I can be frustrated, and try to change myself, or I can accept it. Be as I am, love myself for me. Me is a girl flitting around in a garden talking to the trees, enjoying the animals, watching plants grow and dreaming of a labyrinth herb garden. Me is not someone who spends hours picking out curtains.<br />
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And I did get hooks for pictures, and a white board, you know, to write things on. I will put them up tomorrow. Right after I plant the trees....<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-47261184503075733082013-01-11T12:09:00.001-08:002013-01-11T12:09:31.123-08:00Spinnish Contents<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My long awaited Dyakcraft needle set came right after New Years -<br />I do not think I am a good enough knitter to use these. Maybe they<br />will magically improve my knitting. Doubtful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My rabbits are supplying me with plenty of fiber to spin.. <br />The 2 on the left are English Angora - 2 on the right shiny satin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totally in love. Both with the rabbits, and the spinning.<br />Like a compulsion. Must - Spin - More - Angora! I keep running<br />out, which makes me want more rabbits, kind of like spinning crack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramses is just addicted to yarn. No fear - this was cheap cotton.<br />The Angora is kept under lock and key.</td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-66444151433450504742013-01-01T20:31:00.002-08:002013-01-01T20:31:53.213-08:002013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Like the title? I thought it was pretty unique myself.<br />
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It's funny, the ritual of the changing of the year. We think all the sudden everything will be better, easier, we'll right all the wrongs and get a new start.<br />
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Of course, in reality, life is what you make of it. Do we change life, or does life change us? The years and the lessons we learn might be hard but overall it's the fun we have along the way, not the destination the lies in store. We can't be sure of our future, but we can be sure of our reactions to our present.<br />
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I don't know what 2013 holds. I know that last night, we watched the spectacular fireworks show over the Space Needle, and then I woke up to a beautiful sunny day over the peninsula. The ducks were playing on the lake, and the dogs and I went on a 4 mile long walk along the beach and the Discovery trail. We saw people doing Yoga, playing, and meditating. All appreciating this perfect day on their own. And since we are all here and present, 2013 is a perfect year.<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-12435695779762970622012-12-31T18:06:00.004-08:002012-12-31T18:06:37.648-08:00Welcome 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>2012 we survived:</b></div>
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Moving 2000 miles with 4 cats.<br />
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Buying a house.<br />
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A harrowing election that tested friendships, and beliefs.<br />
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134,962 times of throwing a tennis ball for Ramses.<br />
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Our first Tsunami watch.<br />
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Christmas without snow!!(YAY!)<br />
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An 8000 mile road trip.<br />
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A trip to the HOTTEST (and maybe Happiest) place on earth in June.<br />
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Visitors.<br />
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And even the end of the Mayan calendar, though I hear it really ended before if you account for leap years and all.<br />
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Can't wait to meet you 2013! <br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-84122220751914466372012-12-20T17:18:00.001-08:002012-12-20T17:18:36.430-08:00Living in a Green Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trees decorate themselves with Holly, while the ferns and evergreens glow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the lake, the woods are resplendent in reds and green<br />while the grass is still emerald.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the beach taunts you to come walk and revel in the sunshine<br />between storms.</td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-81195004484119190132012-12-19T14:04:00.001-08:002012-12-19T14:04:27.770-08:00Christmas at the Seaside<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once twilight fades the entire town glows</td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-9067339149341970852012-12-15T23:21:00.001-08:002012-12-15T23:21:45.891-08:00Mental IllnessI come from a family where first hand I have seen the ravages of mental illness on individual lives. Please read this. <br />
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<a href="http://thebluereview.org/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/">I am Adam Lanza’s Mother</a>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-55024562542874391592012-12-12T20:28:00.002-08:002012-12-12T20:28:38.715-08:00It Is (NOT) Snowing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In the Frozen Tundra the ground lays white.<br />
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Stars sparkle down through frosty air.<br />
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Christmas lights mist through their icy covering.<br />
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Cars are covered with salt.<br />
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People slip and slide down unshoveled sidewalks.<br />
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In our oceanside town the grass is still green.<br />
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Stars sparkle down between clouds.<br />
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Christmas lights glimmer in the raindrops.<br />
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Cars stay clean.<br />
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People skip down sidewalks while Christmas music plays.<br />
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There is nowhere I would rather be, than enjoying this beautiful green Christmas season.<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-575631903888630982012-11-07T09:12:00.000-08:002012-11-07T09:12:08.190-08:00Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's the day after the election night here in America.<br />
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I woke up, after very little sleep to a beautiful sight of sunshine streaming over the evergreens onto the lake while the dew sparkled on the grass.<br />
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I woke up to a country, which had decided on Love.<br />
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Yesterday, we saw people showing love of their country, by standing in line for 7 or 8 hours to exercise their right to vote. People who were proud of their ability to cast a ballot, even though it was being made more difficult in their area.<br />
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We saw people vote YES to love in several states, recognizing the right to to gay marriage, or turning down constitutional amendments that would outlaw that right.<br />
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We saw people vote YES to a more favorable healthcare law.<br />
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We saw people vote YES to legalizing what is essentially a harmless drug, that sends a love of people they love to jail.<br />
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We saw people reject those who said through their words that rape was ok.<br />
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We saw people reject those who said hate was good.<br />
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We saw people say that we were in this together, and that together, we can change the world. We just need to love each other. Love is a powerful thing. I am proud, so many people came together, took time out of their day, and let their love for country, each other, and for individual rights shine through.<br />
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<i><b><span class="userContent">"Young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and
Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay,
straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans sent a message to the
world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a
collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be,
the United States of America." – President Barack Obama, 11-07-2012. </span></b></i></div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-5653309127351237562012-10-19T14:29:00.001-07:002012-10-19T14:30:36.260-07:00Chinook Middle Camp<div><p>The kids are here for a short visit so we ran over to the new park on the Columbia river. It was originally the middle camp for the Chinook tribe where they fished, and later a trading location for settlers. In 1904  St Marys church was built there. They still offer mass during the summer months.</p>
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We got out first good rainstorm the last few days. I'll leave out the details about how Ramses refused to go outside in the rain, or the story of making sure everything was rainerized that I thought already was, but it wasn't cause I didn't anticipate the way the wind would blow here.<br />
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Saturday, we headed out to a fiber fest a couple hours away. It was cute, small, and only very slightly damp. I picked up a little bit of Merino/alpaca/silk roving, natural colored, and a graduated batt. It was fun to look at yarn and fiber, something that has been woefully lacking. Though I have been spinning a little bit, and knitting some too in between beach trips, gardening, and hours spent wandering around the yard.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the shawl on the left? Yup, knitted that, then mom crocheted an<br /> edge. (she is the person on the right). This was a good plan, as the<br />pattern I was using morphed from easy to clearly wrong, and <br />if it hadn't been crocheted, it'd still be here rather than on the person<br />it was made for (person on the left).</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely fiber, but I can't wait to start that new batt..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some may think this looks gloomy, but I think it looks a heck<br />of a lot better than a blizzard! </td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-36910663746219568162012-10-11T21:49:00.001-07:002012-10-11T21:49:02.438-07:00Fall Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geraniums still blooming like crazy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We painted the pumphouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And added year round flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And bursting with blooms</td></tr>
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The leaves are starting to turn here. Of course we don't have the show in the midwest. It's a muted fall. Nature doesn't feel the need to blast out the colors as a promise spring and colors will be back. They stay around a little bit longer, and come back faster.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the lake the alders are changing at the foot of the evergreens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the golds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple nights ago, a black bear was sauntering along the bank. <br />I was too surprised to run and grab the camera. But if you use your<br />imagination - you can see him there...</td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-47376008310448609352012-10-09T13:10:00.001-07:002012-10-09T13:10:33.412-07:00Random Fall Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of cranberries</td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-32507914145203014802012-09-27T23:12:00.001-07:002012-09-27T23:12:24.233-07:00I Dreamed a Dream..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Christmas day, while everyone is opening presents, stuffing themselves with chocolate and goodies, and having a wonderful time, I will be crying my eyes out.<br />
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Sobbing.<br />
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Potentially hysterical.<br />
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I will, in short, be watching Les Miserables in the theater.<br />
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Did I mention I will be crying? That is a given.<br />
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I am so happy Cameron Macintosh did not cast Taylor Swift as Eponine. Had that rumor held true I may have had to start a write in campaign, and picketed the filming. But since he screen tested her and evidently found her to have little talent (silly, I could have told him that!) I was safe. He instead cast the brilliant, amazing Samantha Barks and my world was safe.<br />
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So I will be sitting there, crying into my tissues, reliving the the lives of Jean Valjean and the rest. To prepare, I am reading the book. Well, and stalking the Les Mis Facebook page. 13 weeks. I can't wait.<br />
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PS: I found the shawl. It was in a laundry basket underneath a load of clean clothes.<br />
PPS: Now the pattern doesn't seem to be working.<br />
PPPS: I have one week to figure it out.<br />
PPPPS: I blame the cats.</div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-83942507464840764032012-09-22T22:27:00.004-07:002012-09-22T22:27:32.765-07:00Welcome Fall...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is fall. I am cooking. I am also ignoring the fact, that the cats (always blame the cats), have misplaced my Mariners Stitch and Pitch bag, which holds a very special shawl I was 2/3 of the way done knitting for a friend. It was a beautiful shawl, and I distinctly remember knitting a row during the playback of Clint Eastwood's chair speech and in my disbelief I messed up. Then I put it back in the bag with a note to myself that I needed to tink back that row, and find my error and carried it home. Evidently at this point the cats stole it and sold it for catnip on the black market. I wouldn't put that past them really. Of course I am seeing the friend in a few weeks and would to have the shawl to give her. Sigh.<br />
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But anyway, back to cooking. I went on a tear today.<br />
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First I went and picked the last of the blackberries. It made me feel so happy, and so at home. It had been 14 years since I got to go blackberry picking. I missed a lot this year due to weirdness of scheduling, which saddens me, we won't be making blackberry jam but we did make pie. Delicious blackberry apple pie.<br />
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Between the berry picking at the pie making, I made 2 ingredient pumpkin fairy cakes (I am calling cupcakes fairy cakes now. Cause I like it). These were actually more than 2 ingredients, as I added cinnamon, ginger, and a little curry powder to the mixture of pumpkin pie filling and spice (not yellow - spice!) cake mix. Then I drizzled a little chai glaze over them. Yum-o and easy.<br />
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Finally, while the pie baked, I made Hot and Sour soup. I made a Vegan version of PF Chang's type, but of course I tweaked it. You know me, I can never make a recipe how it says.<br />
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2qts vegetable stock<br />
1 can Bamboo shoots<br />
8 oz Shitake mushrooms sliced<br />
1 carrot thinly sliced<br />
1 stalk celery sliced<br />
1 C soy sauce<br />
1/2 C rice wine vinegar<br />
2 tbsp siracha chili<br />
1 tsp ground ginger<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
fresh ground pepper<br />
2 C or so of extra water<br />
3/4 C brown rice <br />
1 block Tofu pressed and drained<br />
1/3 c cornstarch.<br />
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I dumped all but the tofu and cornstarch in a pot and brought to a boil until the rice was cooked. I will say, I added Siracha and other ingredients till it tasted right to me for the first several minutes. The extra water was added at this point too, as despite doubling the vegetable stock from the mock recipe I was going from, it was still too salty. I think using unsalted stock would fix this, but I live in a vegetable stock shortage area, and I keep forgetting to stock (Ha!) up when I go to the big city. Anyway, I cooked till the rice was done and the carrots tender, added the sliced tofu, and the cornstarch that I had mixed with water cooked it for an additional 10 minutes or so.<br />
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Seriously, best hot and sour soup ever. Seriously. And easy! I won't say it's traditional, it's Heather's Hot and Sour soup. But I loved it :). I may now be addicted.<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-79319131466000837882012-09-20T10:32:00.001-07:002012-09-20T10:35:58.949-07:00Fall Bucket List<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The other day, I read this <a href="http://peasandthankyou.com/2012/09/14/our-fall-bucket-list-and-why-i-need-it/" target="_blank">great blog post by Peas and Thankyou</a>. It is all on their fall bucket list, and how to make every moment count through gratitude.<br />
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Both of these ideas are wonderful. How often do <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7tTyb0QnRCAUrufbchvxt3imieORLEboVXgyJKPT_xz5Di73mFOFhw7WCNbIbR7iqfRDo_2NH9YylPms7DJFz3sBvhUVwAOqEmkZ-_KhBII7kDw8BnZAB1fP-7FKS2TocxrikxmBgs8/s1600/DSCN5793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>we count the moments in memories instead of in production? We all have so many things to do, yet the most important thing we really have to do is to live and make memories.<br />
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So, in celebration of that, here is my own fall bucket list:<br />
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<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Take a walk in the woods</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Make sugar cookies and a huge mess decorating them.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Bake an apple pie and make applesauce.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Spend a day watching movies and doing nothing but fiber arts.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Listen to the rain on the roof while enjoying a good book.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Take a drive to the mountains.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Appreciate every day, that the coming fall and winter does not mean snow, ice, or blizzards!!</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Go to the beach and make a sand sculpture.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Eat stew as often as possible.</span></b></i></li>
<li><i><b><span style="font-size: small;">Make homemade bread.</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> What is on your bucket list for fall?</span><br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-26439806568499870742012-09-14T22:38:00.001-07:002012-09-14T22:38:36.275-07:00Have you Ever Stopped to Think...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
...Just how lucky you are?<br />
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Lucky to be looking at this computer screen?<br />
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Lucky to have a house, or at least shelter at this very moment?<br />
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Lucky to, most likely be safe, secure and warm for another night. <br />
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Lucky to be living now, when even though the world is still a scary place, we are more secure than at almost any time in history?<br />
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These last few days, I have thought about this a lot. With the deaths of Chris Stevens, and 3 others on the heels of 9-11 it is easy to get lost in it all.<br />
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The deaths of so many people in needless stupid wars fighting over oil, riches, or religion. The anger spewed by those unqualified to speak. The way much of the world looks at the USA, either as a beacon of hope, or as a evil bully. Neither are right, but both extremes we can certainly see, especially when so visible in political candidates we have running right now.<br />
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I see the world reaching out for what we have here, freedom of speech, freedom to say what we want, be what we want, and worship who or what we want. While at the same time, I see people in this country seeking to destroy these things. Freedom after all is scary to many. Freedom in this country is misunderstood. Yes, I have the freedom to say whatever I want, or even to make a movie of whatever I want. But I also have to stand behind those words and the actions they can cause. I can't say something and then say I shouldn't be judged for those. If my words or actions result in a more dangerous world, it is my fault. And at the same time, if I can worship who I want, or what I want, it means others have the same right. To do so safely, proudly, and without fear. Without fear that someone will murder them in their mosque or church, without fear their children will be persecuted, hated, or killed. <br />
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Every night, I pray for the safety of my President and other leaders. I pray they have the guidance to keep us safe. I pray that the rest of the world realizes that we are not the extremists, just like I realize the rest of the world is not. I pray for the safety of the children and men and women who are not as lucky as I am. Those who are living every day with the fear of bombs, soldiers, and death. Those who have seen things most of us can not even fathom. And I realize, that it's my responsibility as a voter in this terrifyingly powerful country, to make sure that I vote, and make my voice heard. Otherwise the minority will win. Those who say that killing and bombing are good, those who want to murder, those who use the tragic death of Chris Stevens as a political tool instead of letting us grieve.<br />
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Power attracts the best and the worst people in the land. All I can do, as a citizen, is my best to make sure that those I vote for have the judgement, clarity, and soul needed to make the hardest decisions. As a country we have made terrible mistakes in the past over who we elected. Mistakes that led us directly to the situation we face now in the middle east. It is our responsibility to make sure we don't repeat history. Especially not now.<br />
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We are all our brother's keeper, and we are all family on this world stage. No matter where you are, what god you worship, or what you believe. All we really want is to love, be loved, and be safe. We can accomplish this as a world. We really can. There doesn't have to be an enemy, there doesn't have to be a war. There can be peace. I believe this with all my being. All we need is love.</div>
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-45123932410889332402012-09-13T23:35:00.002-07:002012-09-13T23:35:38.204-07:00Kindling Ideas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A little over a year ago, I wrote about <a href="http://threadtwist.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-vs-kindles.html">Kindles, & books</a>, and how so many of my memories are tied up in reading books, sitting in bookstores, and libraries, and how I feel like nothing could replace the feel, touch, and sight of a book.<br />
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Then I moved. A long way. With a lot of things and animals. I purged my bookshelves. Ok, maybe purge is too strong of a word. But I went through all of my books, including those which had been sealed in boxes in the garage for 5 years. I hemmed and I hawed, and I set rules. To the Goodwill went:<br />
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Any book I didn't like (yes, I normally would keep those, just cause)<br />
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Any book I hated the author of.<br />
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Any book based in Minnesota (just on principle)<br />
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Most paperback books.<br />
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Any book that I had gotten on sale but had never read, and most likely never would read. Except for those that I SHOULD read, and would read someday because I SHOULD (Example: The Plague Dogs.)<br />
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This still left me with an insane amount of books, but a more reasonable library.<br />
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98% of these are in boxes still. They're waiting till we finish the boathouse to nestle into new shelves out there. These were also practically the first things I packed. It was a huge job, I started early to get it out of the way. So most of these books I am going on 8 months of not seeing.<br />
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In the past 8 months, I have been reading on my phone. My phone, I can download onto using the Kindle app. Somewhere along the way, I started downloading classics, all of the sudden I could take Anne of Green Gables with me everywhere. I could slip into Avonlea while I waited for the kids, or into Windy Poplars while I sat at an appointment. I realized too, that it was a great opportunity to download and read some other classics I had always put off. The best part, is that most are free or very low cost.<br />
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That brings me to today. What are my real feelings on Kindles and e-readers. I'm not getting rid of all my books, but instead of being evil, are they in some ways a good extension of the library? Something we can take with us, something we can use to access those classics? I'm not sure. In the past week I've downloaded Albert Payson Terhune novels, Anna Karenina (never read that one before) and realized that Jim Kjeldegarde's books are on Kindles.<br />
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I am not ready to go buy a Kindle yet, but my mind is adjusting. Slowly. And I did manage to avoid the book sale the other weekend, though I keep wondering if I could find a used copy of Anna Karenina somewhere with personality... You know, for the boat house library..<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-30646057067146408992012-09-13T18:19:00.001-07:002012-09-13T18:19:02.697-07:00Summer Days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Venus says it's too bad the weather is always rainy in the Pacific NW.<br />Cause being outside sometimes would be nice. <br />I promise I'll write more when it rains... Really.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566356349853975058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4590619276543190059.post-87344143990192880212012-08-29T16:09:00.002-07:002012-08-29T16:09:27.381-07:00Day Brightener<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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