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Picture a Day #164 – Raindrops on Nasturtiums
Sounds a bit like a song sung by Julie Andrews in a major motion picture. But it’s just my garden drying out after some early June showers. With the warm weather since I took these photos, the garden is growing … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, hobbies, home, nasturtiums, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day # 163 – En Plein Air
Before I show you my watercolor painting of a rose that I painted on my back patio “en plein air,” I have exciting news! Another one of my 6x6x2012 entries has sold! It’s nice to know that someone enjoyed looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, en plein air, hobbies, home, nature, painting, postaday, rose, watercolor
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Picture a Day #158 – Rainy Day Cookies
This recipe has been recycled from an earlier post. It was so gloomy and wet the other day, that I decided to experiment (again!) with my standard oatmeal cookie recipe. The basics are the same. But I added some odds … Continue reading
Picture a Day #155 – The Pull of Gravity
There I was, doing a little early morning gardening and harvesting some radishes. I left them alone for a while, and the weather was hot. Wow! I pulled up some pretty good-sized ones. Some had even split open-too much water? Then … Continue reading
Picture a Day #153 – Duck, Duck, Goose!
One of these squash plants is not like the others. Sound familiar? Like a well-known Sesame Street song? I thought I heard you humming that tune…It is painfully obvious that, although they all came from the same summer squash (yellow … Continue reading
Picture a Day #152 – A Multi-step Project
Now that I have finished the outside of my wool bag, and felted it by washing it in hot water and drying it on high heat, I need to make the lining. I chose a floral denim fabric that I already … Continue reading
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Tagged art, craft ideas, hand knit, hobbies, home, postaday, wool felt bag
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Picture a Day #150- About Cicadas
Yesterday morning was perfect for doing some gardening! The wind that has been relentlessly blowing subsided (until the afternoon at least), it was overcast and cool, and I enjoyed myself immensely! I did some cleanup, thinning, transplanting, and replanting. I … Continue reading
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Tagged California, cicada, gardening, hobbies, home, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day #149 – Holiday Bread
Today I decided to try something new for the Memorial Day Holiday. This recipe is dedicated to all those who have served their country and given their lives. Banana Mango Macadamia Nut Bread Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, banana, food, hobbies, holiday treats, home, macadamia, mango, postaday, recipe
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Picture a Day #148 – My Hand-crafted Bag
As May draws to a close and the summer rapidly approaches, it’s time once again for me to take stock of all my projects. Before I come up with any more hair-brained ideas (some of them work!), I need to tie … Continue reading
Picture a Day #145 – Radishious!
Here I am, just me and my radishes. Something in one of the wine half-barrels that I call a container garden is nibbling on the larger ones, so I have to harvest before they get too big. While I’m at … Continue reading
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