June 2025 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

A day with sun, sand and surf is usually a pretty good day.  Don't see much of that these days, but this color chart brought back memories of all the years I lived in Southern California.

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Fan Freebie --

What good is a big body of water without a sandy beach, right?!!  Better yet if that sandy beach has seashells :)  

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The Boo Update --

At least once a week, my husband sits on the floor with Boo for a good grooming.  You would not believe the amount of loose hair that comes off of that boy.  But, here's the catch -- if I try to groom him, I usually need a band-aid.  Sometimes two!  He's a "Daddy's Boy" for sure, unless it's meal time.  Then, he doesn't care who puts the food in his dish :)

Til next month . . .

May 2025 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

I love this time of year when the perennials break ground and leafy bases start forming.  It's just a matter of time before the flowers start blooming.  And along with that, there will be bugs.  I don't even mind that so much.  I'm just so glad it's NOT winter.  

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Fan Freebie --

Couldn't forget my garden fairies and their "rides" :)  As a side note, I originally designed all the characters in these two kits as full size garden decorations.  The wood pieces add that mystical charm mixed in among the blooming flowers.  

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The Boo Update --

I stuck Boo in the kitchen sink when he was just a tiny little guy and let the water drip to keep him entertained until I could finish what I was doing in the kitchen.  From that day on, it became a daily thing.  This never gets old!  

Happy Mother's Day!

April 2025 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

I, for one, am so glad that winter is almost over and spring is pretty much on its way!  The early spring flowers are coming up fast and some are already blooming.  The color palette this month was so much fun to work with. I used the same colors in the Fan Freebie so you have more papers and elements to create your pages.

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Fan Freebie --

Amazingly, bunnies don't bother my flowerbeds or garden.  I used to cut down all the dried stems before winter, but then I read about just leaving them until spring.  For whatever reason, the plants seem to come up stronger with nicer blooms.  I'm not sure why it would make a difference, but it does.

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The Boo Update -

This isn't the type of photo I would usually share, but since all of you have been reading my blog since Boo joined our family, I thought you might like to see him at his annual veterinary visit.  No, he isn't hissing.  He's hyperventilating.  He knows we're going to the Vet when I pull his carrier out of the closet.  So, by the time we get into the examination room, he's breathing heavy on my husband's lap.  Our vet is so good with him, he really has nothing to worry about.  But, here he is . . . not one of his finer moments.  Poor boy!  The minute he's back in his carrier in my car and we're heading home, he's fine again.  

See you next month!

March 2025 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

This has been a weird winter!  When I started this kit a week or so ago, it was snowing and cold.  Like, below zero cold.  This week, however, the sun is shining and warm so I don't need my heated jacket and gloves when I'm working with my horses each morning.  I could get used to this.  If only it stays this warm and rains instead of snow.  Works for me!

I love coffee.  There is no life until after I've had my first cup.  I'm testing out a few new flavors I picked up at the store last week.  One is just ok.  Two others are pretty good and the fourth flavor is a keeper for sure.  After a cup or two, sometimes three, everything is right with the world :)   

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Fan Freebie --

The colors this month were pretty fun to work with so I made some extra do-dads to go with the collection above.  Have fun creating your pages!

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The Boo Update --

Where the horses get kind of wild and crazy, snow has just the opposite effect on Boo.  Oh, he sat on the windowsill and watched the snow falling for a few minutes, then said "enough of this", jumped on the bed in the guest room and has been there pretty much all afternoon.  

Come back to see me next month!