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Mother's Day 2013

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Oh what a beautiful day yesterday was.  It was everything I had hoped it would be.  The day started with me staying in bed past 7 (!), reading blogs, checking facebook and planning my garden.  The door opened and in walked my kids, each carrying a different piece of my breakfast.  Claire made the card, Fisher poured the cereal, and Holland came up with the brilliant idea for the 1/2 and 1/2 peanut butter and jelly toast! On my front porch sat this little pink geranium, a yearly gift from my across-the-street neighbor.  So nice.  I love neighbors who do neighborly things. After a gorgeous morning run, I showered, made coffee and headed out to buy my gardening supplies. This is what I bought:  Eggplant (new crop for me!), broccoli, red seed potatoes (also new), cucumbers, peppers, and 4 different kinds of tomatoes (Early Girl, Bradley, Roma and Beefcake (or something like that!)). By the time I got home, Lance was well into preparing pancakes, eggs and bacon for our famil

A Fresh Coat of Paint

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After much deliberating, I got my bedroom painted this week.  After carefully scrutinizing every shade of light-blue-gray known to man, Lance and I finally chose "Marilyn's Dress" by Benjamin Moore. I am very pleased with the results: Our bed with a quilt made from men's suits,  quilted by my Great-Grandma.  The dresser is a mid-century modern Craigslist Find.  The rug is a Pottery Barn Craigslist find.  The dog is our Jenny- a permanent fixture in our bedroom. A favorite print of mine is "Master Bedroom" by Andrew Wyeth.  If you note my dog in the previous picture, you'll understand why.  The bench below is the bench that sat in my Grandma's living room.  She called it a  "Deacon's Bench."   The crocheted afghan is also a handmade item from my Great Grandma Cecilia Fevold. This picture shows my latest find from the trash-to-treasure parking lot of a little antique store in our town. I am a little miffed at m