Friday, July 26, 2024

 Just a little over a month and I'm back here!!!  Yaaayyy!
So not a lot has happened since our PA vacation get-away except
I turned another year older on the 10th.  I reached the big 80!!!
In my head and heart I don't feel that age
but my bones tell me it is so 😁
Our boys/wives gave me a big birthday celebration on the 14th with my dearest friends and family.  They did such a fantastic job. Sadly I don't have pictures. 
Doug was in charge of that but his turned mostly blurry 😞
We ordered my cake from Walmart and have always had good luck but not this time.  Doug picked it up and when we opened it it was horrible.  They didn't get the decorations correct, spelled my name wrong and did a crappy job of piping edges and there was way too much filling in between the layers that it just slid off when pieces were cut.
We didn't show the guests the cake, just cut it fast lol
Needless to say we took the pictures to the store and the store manager came over and we explained everything - but first showed him the picture with my name....asked him what did this say and he said Karem....and so we told him my name was Karen with an n, not an m.
We were very polite and didn't get angry - explained things nicely and he totally understood and when they checked on the order slip they saw that it wasn't even a cake decorator employee that did it, just someone off the floor!!!
Manager gave us a full refund 
Cake tasted good though!😁!
Isn't it awful...looks like a grade schooler did it!
Look at the awful piping around the edge lol
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Getting closer to having our condo move in date...they said December
now - but we'll see if that holds true.  September was the other date.
We are so ready to get in and settle finally. 
I'm anxious to get some of our dΓ©cor out of storage.
We went to the build site last week to see one of the units that they are getting further along - took a few pictures (this is not ours).
Originally we were told the cabinets would be white which we liked
 but they will be this color and we rather like it - kind of mellows the look out a bit.



And I love the drop in stove - no back to reach over hot pots to turn burners...I know they won't put up a backsplash so we're thinking of some peel and stick that looks like tiles.


Master bath

Guest bath - not sure why it's larger than the master though.
Looking from the living to the kitchen

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Last Monday was Amazon Prime Day so I saw this corn popper at 50% off - I tried it and don't like it...we have a Whirly Pop and love. it so not sure why I thought I could better that! 
So it's going back.  Why do we get caught up in these on-line gimmicks?  
Anyway - if you have one and like it that's awesome.


Last Friday we went to a rummage sale that advertised fabric for $5 a bolt...
well let me tell you I ran not walked to this one.
Ended up with 2 rolls and 2 bolts.  Not sure what I will use these on
 but you can never have too much fabric if you are a crafter.
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And, Dan DiPaolo was having a tent sale at his studio so we picked up a few items.
he had such low prices on things you couldn't pass things up.
I think I am a paper hoarder - at least that's what it appears
if you could see you cabinet with it in 😁 
I love all his notebooks and buy several each season at his studio.

And I so love things with dots and saw this darling 'creamer'
and of course I had to grab it...for $3 why not!!

This fella is big...at least 32 inches - he was $10

And I don't do much Halloween
 decorating if any but this fella called to me and again $10 why not!!!
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I've been getting back into rug hooking again.
I've been away from it for so long and I missed it.
This turkey one is good sized but an easy hook 22"x32".
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And as a final note...I was doing laundry yesterday and the
detergent fell off the shelf - just glad it didn't fall on the carpet!!
That's it for now...as usual it was a long one!
Thanks for stopping by
Karen (with an 'n') πŸ˜‚

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Summer - Summer - Summer

Yep, Summer...not one of my favorite seasons.
Actually I don't like it at all.
I'm not a sun worshiper, don't do outdoor activities
and the heat is not my friend....okay, end of rant! 

So, a few things happened/happening here.
First off let me back up a bit and try and figure out what has happened since my last post in April.
Well, 2 weeks ago we took a much needed kind of vacation.  By kind of I mean it was to the same place we always go, Lancaster, PA...but it is so familiar to us after going there for the past 45 years it's like our second home. But this time we didn't go out for the business, we just took a week for ourselves to do some personal shopping and backroads site seeing...and visit friends and cousins.

We had the nicest new Air B&B - when we go again we feel pretty sure we would try and get it again. 
Even though it was right on Rt. 30, one of the busiest highways,
we didn't have much of a problem exiting the parking area.











Just a few out and about photos of the trip.
The green out there is so gorgeous and it just flows for miles - it's not chopped up here and there like where we live in the mid west.  You can see for miles and the farms are so beautiful and well kept (yes, there are some nasty ones as in all our areas, but for the most part they are beautifully kept.
We were amazed at how high the corn is, sweet corn is tasseled out already.
















I love how many additions are built onto the main house for the parents and grandparents

Downtown Central Market










Doug and I with John and Linda Schmitt and
Jason and Emmy Schmitt (Owners of Nord Dogs)

Jason Schmitt

On one of the days we drove up to Lititz - had lunch at the Bulls Head
(part of the original General Sutter Inn that had to change their name and it's
now Lititz Springs Inn)
Doug had the Crab cake sandwich and I had the English BLT - both absolutely awesome.
What I liked about my BLT was the bread was grilled
and buttery on the outside, not toasted.


Olde Mill House Shoppes
The house is part of the shoppes and is the original home of the owners
And shops is in the barn


Went to an antique shop after shopping at my favorite wool shop
and saw this enormous bee skep!!!

A few nonsensical items - just stuff I wanted lol
A few Patriotic items

I loved this Fall wreath and Cloves candle...just preparing for Fall 
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Our home we sold had dish and hand soap dispensers built in by the faucet and I really missed
them so thought these clear ones would work okay - I don't like
having things at my sink so these might work.


Some wood boards to mount some of my punch needle on

Found a sweet Geranium pick and some poppies at the Old Candle Barn

Here they are in containers


If you haven't been to Riehls Quilt and Crafts you should go....
all Amish made items and so reasonably priced.
I got all these pieces for less than one piece in a store.
I'm using the bag as a purse, small zipper bag and glasses case.

Even lined!!!

And some yummy wool from my go to store
The Bee and the Bear in Herford, PA


And this wonderful year round wreath

We always go to Roots Farm Market on Tuesdays and
I have to come out of there with pecan sticky buns!!!
Oh and In forgot I bought a loaf of cinnamon bread at Central Market!!


And last, here are a few of my new punch needle designs
You will be able to find them on my Etsy soon
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kmprimitives
(The Blue Heron is on now)
BLUE HERON

MOST REGAL OF BEASTS

SCALLOPS AND FLOWER

This one is still a work in progress
DOO-DOO BIRD