July Blog Train and Fan Freebie

 I finally got to spend a few days with my son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren in Minnesota a couple weeks ago.  I was afraid the kids would be a little stand-off-ish after not seeing us for so long because of the Covid lockdown, but they had smiles and hugs for us from the moment we got there.  Oh, how I missed them!  

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Fan Freebie --

I loved the colors for this month's Blog Train so much, I used them for the Fan Freebie as well, adding more papers and elements to use with the kit above :) 

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The Boo Update --

And, this was Boo's reaction when we got home from our trip to Minnesota.  There's nothing worse than getting "the cold shoulder" from your cat when he's upset that he didn't get to go along with you on a road trip.  (He is soooo spoiled!!)

June Blog Train and Fan Freebie

 It took almost a month, but I finally got internet service again.  Comes in handy, but I found that I really didn't miss it all that much either after the first week.  We got so much done around here while we were "unwired".  Spring roundup went off without a hitch, our Veterinary spent a day here to give each horse its annual checkup and that all turned out good, too.  Looks like we're going to have a really good summer!  And, I have a much better internet system in place now for house and shop.

I don't usually do this, but I really have to.  I got a catalog from Bluestone Perennials earlier this year and had to give their plants a try.  They send live plants in biodegradable pots that you just plant the whole thing.  They're packaged in such a way, that UPS can't destroy them in route, and they look like plants you have just picked up at a greenhouse and brought them home. Within a couple days, they were already growing, and a few of them had already started flowering.  I am so impressed with this company, I wanted to share it with you.  If you're into gardening, be sure to check them out.  

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Fan Freebie --

Here are a few papers and some rosettes made from the flowers found in the kit above.  Enjoy!

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The Boo Update --

When I can't find Boo, I usually find him here between the ferns and palm plant.  He feels right at home with the "Garden Cats" I painted hanging by the front door.  I'll soon be adding a chair in this area that I'm refinishing and reupholstering.  Never reupholstered furniture before, so it should be an adventure!  I just keep telling myself -- "I can do this!"

See ya next month!

May Blog Train and Fan Freebie

 As I write this, I am going through "internet withdrawal".  Just out of the blue, my modem/router stopped working on a Saturday afternoon.  I worked with Tech Services for two days trying to revive it to no avail.  So, while I waited for the new system to get here, I had to drive 6 miles down the road every day to borrow internet time from others.  The new router came and it won't connect to the internet at all.  Their tech service people are working on it, BUT I am now going on 2 weeks without internet.  Fortunately, I had everything already uploaded to the server so that you can get your downloads.  The Fan Freebie page on my website will be updated when I have a working system again.  I'm really bummed.

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Fan Freebie --

Here is the Easter Kit I promised you last month.  A little late, but I'm sure you'll be able to use it for all the wonderful pictures you took.

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The Boo Update --

This is NOT a happy cat.  Poor Boo.  With these internet woes, I have to leave him everyday.  The minute I put on my coat, he starts giving me the "evil eye".  Makes it really hard to get out the door without feeling guilty. 

April Blog Train and Fan Freebie

Ann from New Zealand helped me figure out part of the download problem some of you have been experiencing.  I set up links on my website, and asked her to try downloading there.  It worked.  Thank you, Ann!  She was able to pick up all the downloads since the first of the year.  I will put blog train and freebie kits on that page.  You can pick up all the ones you may have missed starting from January of this year, but all the new links are below as well.

I also added SSL on this blog for extra security and carefree downloading.  Hopefully this will help with download problems for those of you who just use Google Chrome (I'm not a fan myself).  When I work on computers or websites, my husband tells me I sound like I'm talking a foreign language.  Well, ya...I guess it sort of is.  After working with computers since the mid-70s, I don't think about it much.

Anyway, at this point, you should no longer have any downloading problems, but if you do, download directly from my website.  The link will be the second link below each picture or press the Fan Freebie icon on the right side of this page.  

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Fan Freebie --

Matching tags are always good to add for dates or names, or other words that might add to your layout.

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The Boo Update --

A favorite game on sunny mornings is to "Chase Sunshine".  I have a crystal hanging in the kitchen window.  If I move it around, the "sunshine" dances across the floor and Boo likes to chase it.  Sometimes, he'll pounce on it and then carefully lift his paw to see his "catch".  When he lifts his paw and "sunshine" is gone, the look on his face is total bewilderment :)

Happy Easter!

A new Easter kit will be hopping onto this site next month!