Good evening, everyone!
I hope everyone is warm and dry with all the strange weather happening...
Tuesday night we had tornado warnings...(it had been close to 70 degrees that day) ~
We actually took the kitties to the basement,
since they would be heck to catch in a hurry, if we all needed to go downstairs!
The storms passed us with no damage here; it's been super-windy all week, though...
late this afternoon it SNOWED again for about 15 minutes,
and the temperature is supposed to be in the teens tonight...
No wonder folks are sick!
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Today would have been my Daddy's 92nd birthday...
Here he is at 6 months old...isn't he a cute little fellow?
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Today would have been my Daddy's 92nd birthday...
Here he is at 6 months old...isn't he a cute little fellow?
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My favorite photo of Daddy with Ring, his Great-Grandfather's dog...
My favorite photo of Daddy with Ring, his Great-Grandfather's dog...
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His graduation photo from Mizzou (University of Missouri) in 1942.
When Daddy passed away I found his original diploma; still in the cardboard tube, pristine.
I immediately had it matted, but had not yet had it framed; of course, it was lost in the fire.
When my youngest son Jonathan was sending his high school transcripts
to several universities a couple of months ago,
I went to the Mizzou website to get their address, and on a whim e-mailed one of the
under-graduate "helpers" for newcomers, telling her about the diploma.
The next day I got an e-mail from the registrar, telling me they would be happy
to issue a replacement diploma for Daddy, at no charge.
I thought that was so nice, and unexpected!
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Happy Birthday, Daddy! ♥
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His graduation photo from Mizzou (University of Missouri) in 1942.
When Daddy passed away I found his original diploma; still in the cardboard tube, pristine.
I immediately had it matted, but had not yet had it framed; of course, it was lost in the fire.
When my youngest son Jonathan was sending his high school transcripts
to several universities a couple of months ago,
I went to the Mizzou website to get their address, and on a whim e-mailed one of the
under-graduate "helpers" for newcomers, telling her about the diploma.
The next day I got an e-mail from the registrar, telling me they would be happy
to issue a replacement diploma for Daddy, at no charge.
I thought that was so nice, and unexpected!
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Happy Birthday, Daddy! ♥
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Okay, here is one of the "arty things" I promised! ;^)
Another Fairy House ~ this one is the home of "Godiva the Chocolate Fairy"!
I did it all in "chocolate" colors, from the darkest "dark chocolate" to
"milk chocolate" to creamy "white chocolate"...
Okay, here is one of the "arty things" I promised! ;^)
Another Fairy House ~ this one is the home of "Godiva the Chocolate Fairy"!
I did it all in "chocolate" colors, from the darkest "dark chocolate" to
"milk chocolate" to creamy "white chocolate"...
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I had such fun trying to make the polymer clay look like candy!
This is the first time I've ever done anything in a monochromatic color scheme...
and you know, it was so strange...
I kept wanting to smell it ~ especially when I was making the "chocolate roses"...
like the clay had somehow transformed into chocolate!
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It has found a home with the Chocolate Gypsy Queen herself,
Wendy of Victorian Chocolate Molds...(click here to go her wonderful website) ~ ♥
I hope she loves it!
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I had such fun trying to make the polymer clay look like candy!
This is the first time I've ever done anything in a monochromatic color scheme...
and you know, it was so strange...
I kept wanting to smell it ~ especially when I was making the "chocolate roses"...
like the clay had somehow transformed into chocolate!
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It has found a home with the Chocolate Gypsy Queen herself,
Wendy of Victorian Chocolate Molds...(click here to go her wonderful website) ~ ♥
I hope she loves it!
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And... here's a new one that I'm working on tonight...
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And... here's a new one that I'm working on tonight...
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Since the gourd "roof" didn't have a curly, "fancy" stem,
I added some polymer buds, leaves and tendrils...
More pics of the progress on this one tomorrow, I hope!
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Since the gourd "roof" didn't have a curly, "fancy" stem,
I added some polymer buds, leaves and tendrils...
More pics of the progress on this one tomorrow, I hope!
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One more thing; a question for you...
This bean pot was my Mom's, and now it's my daughter Mandy's ~
I thought it was mainly decorative (in my house it would be!) ~ ;^)
Do any of you know about "bean pot" cooking?
(Please share if you do!)
Have a good night, all...and a creative Friday!
Love,
One more thing; a question for you...
This bean pot was my Mom's, and now it's my daughter Mandy's ~
I thought it was mainly decorative (in my house it would be!) ~ ;^)
Do any of you know about "bean pot" cooking?
(Please share if you do!)
Have a good night, all...and a creative Friday!
Love,