Irene the cat

Jun 28, 2009 at 11:01

Here she is... Irene Adler, better know by all of the neighborhood dogs as Irene the Terror.

A little wink for you...



We have only recently been letting Irene out of the house. Well, we are not really letting her out. She actually bolts when the door is opened for longer than 60 seconds.

Honestly, I have never seen such a territorial cat, a female cat at that. When other cats come around she puffs up, growls, and charges them off of the property. There is only one cat who does not tolerate this and that is our neighbor's cat. He is three times her size, but she does not let that scare her, she puts up a fight until I come out and "shoo" him off the porch.

However, the neighborhood dogs are a different story. She still puffs up, and growls, but instead of just chasing them to the property line she has actually chased two dogs down the street. One day I am afraid she will chase the wrong dog.

In the meantime, all you dogs in East Hill, take a good long look at her so you know what she looks like. And when you get to our house, cross the street and walk on the other sidewalk.



You have been warned!

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Lots 'o stuff

Jun 15, 2009 at 03:02

Well I have had lots of stuff going on.

Still trying to organize photos from our trip to Portugal. Found a new fabric swap group on Flickr and have been engulfed in it. Also making baby stuff for friends that are near and dear to my heart.

While my little one is out for a nap I thought I would share some.

Cute little outfits that will be packed and shipped to Europe next week. I would post a few more photos of the other handmade things, but I am afraid the recipient will read this posting. So I need to keep a few things secret. ^_^





Here are some of the swaps received from my new Flickr group.

Yummy fabrics!











Lastly, this is how I spent my morning. With my wonderful little guy and my two sweet nieces!



It has been a wonderful day!

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Blueberries

Jun 7, 2009 at 04:37

So this is what 4 pounds of blueberries looks like!



Ben and I and one of his little friends did a little, well okay ALOT, of blueberry picking. It was lots of fun. Except that I grabbed a small gray oak snake in one of the bushes. Darn that mother nature and her camouflage thing. I thought I was grabbing a branch full of berries. At least the snake was friendly. She actually didn't even slither off. I think she was just a little upset that I ruined her nap. Let's just say she ruined my day also.

Okay, so we no longer have 4 pounds...



Thanks Ben! I love you!

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Thrifted finds

May 30, 2009 at 03:42

I love junk shopping.

I don't know how the addiction started, but it started. It's only got worse since I became a stay at home mom. I have found fabulous dishes, fabrics, flatwares and more. I must have organized and re-organized rooms a dozen times to fit items I have bought and brought home. Plus I can't tell you how many dish patterns we have.

Poor Ken. I admit that this man must love me a hundred times over to deal with this (and my fabric addiction). Thank you sweetheart.

My newest additions after today's excursion.

A new (old) salad plate.
The company: Syracuse
The pattern: Nordic



And a new (always old) butter dish from Pyrex. I have been eyeing this pattern on Etsy, but I am glad I waited. As I am sure this one was ALOT cheaper than what I would have paid there.



Happy Saturday everyone.

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Portugal - the first week

May 28, 2009 at 06:20

We finally made it after years of planning. Can you believe it?

Here is a photo of Ben on his first international flight.



He was just amazed they served us food (no matter how bad it tasted) and that he had his own television to watch. Thank you Cartoon Network.

We enjoyed our time in Ericeira (how little it was). My MIL kept us in the car and site seeing. Bless her heart. I thought she knew we were on vacation and wanted a little R&R. Oh well. We now know our way around the northern portion of Portugal, and the next time we go we will be on our own and doing a little more relaxing.

The in-law's condo was wonderful. Perched at the top of the village overlooking the crisp blue oceans of the Atlantic. I could have sat on the veranda with a glass of wine in hand every day for the entire trip.

Our first day we did a little walking around the village to get our bearings.



I love how many of the houses had tiled fronts. Every house was very different, very unique. And look at how short the door was. Just so you know... the people still have not grown much taller in the last who knows how many years.



The oldest discoteque in Ericeira.



The wall of cats. Literally cats lived on this wall. It was neat to see how they maneuvered around the shallow ledges.



On our first weekend in Portugal we ventured into Lisbon. We were suppose to see an Iberian Mask Parade, but did not make it do to two other processions that were taking place on the same day. Lisbon was a mad house that weekend. We did make it to the aquarium and to a small castle to see a Piratas (pier-a-thash) exhibit. The small castle was the first one sailors would see as they entered the Tagus River from the Northern Atlantic Ocean.

I looked excited didn't I. ^_^





The Ben action shot!



More later!

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My first official sell!

May 26, 2009 at 11:27

Yeah! It finally happened... I made my first official sell from my blog.

Of course we were on holiday when it happened and the package was shipped a little late because of it, but everything was cleared up with the buyer and I hope she enjoys her purchase.

Thank you JS!

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