tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24126339486178018952024-03-20T08:10:15.371-07:00Adventures at GreenacreGreenacremamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928659545207285280noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412633948617801895.post-78825886075577427782024-03-19T12:37:00.000-07:002024-03-19T12:37:03.175-07:00Free printable Easter egg hunt clues and a walnut kifle cookie recipe.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCjQYnVuRPJ2fEqD7g3jtkbVrp44sZTSjx1w_O3GqxOOnpBXENnBuIk9-2wwmLMVL5ylfcSMCm46s3ZyfhE5LD_vYaRbvlZ28XBDFjEdpwkuvI55M7k_q3Xv277XBj5rAipe0tuNhSzmylNqHTmjppFDbDCDxr9fRiZeFUsNBIETuro7K04cL_PzPnRum/s1728/fbcover%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1728" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCjQYnVuRPJ2fEqD7g3jtkbVrp44sZTSjx1w_O3GqxOOnpBXENnBuIk9-2wwmLMVL5ylfcSMCm46s3ZyfhE5LD_vYaRbvlZ28XBDFjEdpwkuvI55M7k_q3Xv277XBj5rAipe0tuNhSzmylNqHTmjppFDbDCDxr9fRiZeFUsNBIETuro7K04cL_PzPnRum/w640-h264/fbcover%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Easter is in 12 days and I have been busy baking and preparing for the Easter egg basket hunt. Time feels like it's going quicker these days. Can you believe that Christmas was 12 weeks ago, feels like it's only been a couple of weeks.</p><p>The Easter decorations came up right after Valentine's Day but I did not throw the casa out of the window with the decorations this year. Instead, I created simpler vignettes to add more of an Easter flavor. With the less is more being the theme for me these past few years because I don't want to have to spend days putting up decorations only to have to spend another couple of days taking it all down. I save that energy for Christmas and birthdays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADKcVbB68Lby06Bse3YyTRBiFW36k0e60i9tlMFfNIAesiFzDQXmawMVIn51-FX59xo4HfRjpJv-rfiHqrNZKoT2F6MfuSJXEPMlP7DT23xqBvsv6iFXDdip2x6FaNWCDiRqBW9fIGrI-i2vyVJbS6laol34uDTPn31uk7sE09J63nnxByrETG_yh6Uht/s2500/ipiccy_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADKcVbB68Lby06Bse3YyTRBiFW36k0e60i9tlMFfNIAesiFzDQXmawMVIn51-FX59xo4HfRjpJv-rfiHqrNZKoT2F6MfuSJXEPMlP7DT23xqBvsv6iFXDdip2x6FaNWCDiRqBW9fIGrI-i2vyVJbS6laol34uDTPn31uk7sE09J63nnxByrETG_yh6Uht/s320/ipiccy_image.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Greenacre's Easter egg hunt is a tad different as the kids hunt down their Easter baskets with clues hidden in plastic Easter eggs. Each clue is put inside a numbered egg that is left in the location of the clue in the riddle of the previous number. For example, clue #7 would be located at the washer and the answer to the riddle would be the dryer. Clue #8 would be located at the dryer with clue #9's location</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_e_s32o8LUbSyPACw0YYeY0k6YTEar6dcZt3bwUB_ilETQRBzNJmFE5UUDtK29hmTQi_tUFcnx55AMnMAyv9UmmQxU8bH7MEuAFTu_8HRy_eRGBYOKz14gm-d1vwapRLdKAJoPE3Vxgcn8AM_wG0QBMC2mqm-VNE0d3AkYoU5JWEYFKwN4KzNi-igKCQ/s650/221612_10150163698234309_822459308_6530161_1122017_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="650" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_e_s32o8LUbSyPACw0YYeY0k6YTEar6dcZt3bwUB_ilETQRBzNJmFE5UUDtK29hmTQi_tUFcnx55AMnMAyv9UmmQxU8bH7MEuAFTu_8HRy_eRGBYOKz14gm-d1vwapRLdKAJoPE3Vxgcn8AM_wG0QBMC2mqm-VNE0d3AkYoU5JWEYFKwN4KzNi-igKCQ/s320/221612_10150163698234309_822459308_6530161_1122017_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">To save the Easter egg hunt clues, right-click on the image and save it to your computer. Print the clues on an 8x10 sheet of paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEkel46ZEs9qSx5YySAY1qiDw6IJMGCfUnosXBSOvNSgbZ3OE-xZRFtYfi7uPrKQv1C9tvrZvCBWknb8LMhyphenhypheny-InIgvFwog3YqcgWLjCO80dXGD2Uuor-hEqnYJbGOYw5Eq9lYotuA_4Bl87UPH9jTyWD9pikOdanTVvApHJeO-ipwya8GCztL1wKOTgG/s1024/egg%20hunt%20clue%20poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEkel46ZEs9qSx5YySAY1qiDw6IJMGCfUnosXBSOvNSgbZ3OE-xZRFtYfi7uPrKQv1C9tvrZvCBWknb8LMhyphenhypheny-InIgvFwog3YqcgWLjCO80dXGD2Uuor-hEqnYJbGOYw5Eq9lYotuA_4Bl87UPH9jTyWD9pikOdanTVvApHJeO-ipwya8GCztL1wKOTgG/s320/egg%20hunt%20clue%20poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made a few different Easter egg hunt clue themes this year. One for kids, teens, and adults. I tried to pick things a lot of people would commonly have in their homes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first Easter egg hunt is for kids with a puppy theme.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXZz1QUJ3acLMQ_aQXrTEeXf4mO27Tn0McTOCt4eaH3igTiRwsfawf0or7RGMeeQX1MHRsq5PU5sTCgP5Op_qGYy2KyAjHSEKFj7iokNyEhwEnh6ylDEpi2nGwsWWkkh5i85g_OHaCID8RUKS25nBcO7GxLv3waHtZUOKtTFkSwYyec0pNjWwa_604G2o/s2598/kids%20easter%20egg%20hunt%20clues-puppies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="2098" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXZz1QUJ3acLMQ_aQXrTEeXf4mO27Tn0McTOCt4eaH3igTiRwsfawf0or7RGMeeQX1MHRsq5PU5sTCgP5Op_qGYy2KyAjHSEKFj7iokNyEhwEnh6ylDEpi2nGwsWWkkh5i85g_OHaCID8RUKS25nBcO7GxLv3waHtZUOKtTFkSwYyec0pNjWwa_604G2o/w258-h320/kids%20easter%20egg%20hunt%20clues-puppies.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlhE0PJEchyDzH7WH-VJ82aphc9qjhIaRXKeiv_vkieOKkoipLedxzbmeOPDF_NYqFgdgnRCYgKm2cdKmgm-36f170Z4MvB9MVn7cFd9dq3ek-F0CzCjf9UDe5rz8Ne6DGJW68ZahZrO-vpVZlprNS8AsfAtkphSshTjVPu1u1UhTW4IvKBZPJFOyS4lI/s2570/Easter%20egg%20hunting%20clues%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The answer sheet</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eLKPqBwPqp1RFIdHUA198VjmbSMBMIa1L0aURS4QgwZRDKoVHUlFDg64aj2OV5Iz6HWPIxNiqdiEs55jKAOxBm8Oz0Asv0gpsiB56APnXmF64wbcltwsGH8KptJe0bXvG9Kr7nK-zrO_zN8ajJ3L_6GRVrBLbizkJorlWiBkoALo7YjnAFJ8e3tXxeq0/s2660/Childrenseasteregghuntcluesanswersheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eLKPqBwPqp1RFIdHUA198VjmbSMBMIa1L0aURS4QgwZRDKoVHUlFDg64aj2OV5Iz6HWPIxNiqdiEs55jKAOxBm8Oz0Asv0gpsiB56APnXmF64wbcltwsGH8KptJe0bXvG9Kr7nK-zrO_zN8ajJ3L_6GRVrBLbizkJorlWiBkoALo7YjnAFJ8e3tXxeq0/s320/Childrenseasteregghuntcluesanswersheet.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next couple of Easter egg hunt clues are for older children and teens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRplxhc0Kpk8Jj0tk_vivRSs8xFJY4Mukg5h4c6HaOvkF_4w6jmwUNDyqCHSkjM8jdlph4mqFtNh7LTzLXseIm82o2DcoDmMVUHmj59hqBPzOAeZtGm_xDaSEYbsqwbAKlb9TNGulAwC1UNLMtWc311zIOb3SS789Fiw68va6zpQ9oa9R2qyzKMBeaXYI/s2578/Easter%20egg%20hunting%20clues%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="2078" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRplxhc0Kpk8Jj0tk_vivRSs8xFJY4Mukg5h4c6HaOvkF_4w6jmwUNDyqCHSkjM8jdlph4mqFtNh7LTzLXseIm82o2DcoDmMVUHmj59hqBPzOAeZtGm_xDaSEYbsqwbAKlb9TNGulAwC1UNLMtWc311zIOb3SS789Fiw68va6zpQ9oa9R2qyzKMBeaXYI/s320/Easter%20egg%20hunting%20clues%201.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Answer sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0x8lpzU0FzteBPIf4lL-63wCisM9mrHdYcF81Abhvt_Qzbs4jfr6caR3g02V45irTFkzKGGLFtKV1-Erp3cX_A92hFa3tzOiLwOFUByWSprybBpp3wOKgmt1nVhxWmTzjAyPPymnZ61S9cQxxvC7S4aNh9VUlLtWPRv8b72ftOy6RiC5QG0SsL-EUEUZ/s2500/egganswer%20sheetfor%20tweens1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0x8lpzU0FzteBPIf4lL-63wCisM9mrHdYcF81Abhvt_Qzbs4jfr6caR3g02V45irTFkzKGGLFtKV1-Erp3cX_A92hFa3tzOiLwOFUByWSprybBpp3wOKgmt1nVhxWmTzjAyPPymnZ61S9cQxxvC7S4aNh9VUlLtWPRv8b72ftOy6RiC5QG0SsL-EUEUZ/s320/egganswer%20sheetfor%20tweens1.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0NpUc0oZDDO_0ClGQehBQJpaK11RK73XMy5Jm49IIro81i-nrl6_Kr4QAuL4ske7Fv493dKTS-cdSNV2oB9LdVFPQa3gwB-B9ydHeKhQ1-4pW3DAm96HNPVh-ul1OaccWNJg6xyP6eA8fN57sg45kVVxpbmIAov6ab7rpMe2wfKIBmjnLTrx3IHISpa1/s2570/Easter%20egg%20hunting%20clues%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="2070" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0NpUc0oZDDO_0ClGQehBQJpaK11RK73XMy5Jm49IIro81i-nrl6_Kr4QAuL4ske7Fv493dKTS-cdSNV2oB9LdVFPQa3gwB-B9ydHeKhQ1-4pW3DAm96HNPVh-ul1OaccWNJg6xyP6eA8fN57sg45kVVxpbmIAov6ab7rpMe2wfKIBmjnLTrx3IHISpa1/s320/Easter%20egg%20hunting%20clues%202.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Answer sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Gqvs_Ue4U2R50ynPD_6loOsiI55jsZyauOhnJxYyidupKwB-CyiBEpzRcilzIip5uvWlJfe3kIVsP2ZIehzIcr7sQypMxU3NqGeFVMspBwRXaZattaegnKMuvau6MMJ99qeoOBTcsJs3vX3X-eMxLZQZJDNy2ZwA_YHz2v7E6RACdZWm84dj63yPVd7l/s2606/teenanswereasteregghuntcluesheet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="2106" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Gqvs_Ue4U2R50ynPD_6loOsiI55jsZyauOhnJxYyidupKwB-CyiBEpzRcilzIip5uvWlJfe3kIVsP2ZIehzIcr7sQypMxU3NqGeFVMspBwRXaZattaegnKMuvau6MMJ99qeoOBTcsJs3vX3X-eMxLZQZJDNy2ZwA_YHz2v7E6RACdZWm84dj63yPVd7l/s320/teenanswereasteregghuntcluesheet2.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last we have the adult Easter egg hunt clues.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoezzHLMumiGpPh_9YHqS0uxFQRARCKBTgSEHtzBIEmwU64ttvsgkZKa18EfeSitCtbOzRVLEkhD9dAq2xCz0__H4FVF0NX67L4tF7SyIxv7Ch4RQVMJWPUCZOEEWV0evD7h4HXREaJJIIvmTsPycmS7yGkkx-G072pZ9m6p9SM9KbrsTa50Je5M4F_TT/s2500/ADULT%20EASTER%20EGG%20HUNT%20CLUES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoezzHLMumiGpPh_9YHqS0uxFQRARCKBTgSEHtzBIEmwU64ttvsgkZKa18EfeSitCtbOzRVLEkhD9dAq2xCz0__H4FVF0NX67L4tF7SyIxv7Ch4RQVMJWPUCZOEEWV0evD7h4HXREaJJIIvmTsPycmS7yGkkx-G072pZ9m6p9SM9KbrsTa50Je5M4F_TT/s320/ADULT%20EASTER%20EGG%20HUNT%20CLUES.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Answer sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3OncL9Su82AyhleMXhJuLZ5kqYWrDGxC9ILWVZ02rTmWpCmAQfT-CpuDE8xsrX_6YlzaVOqYsXcT6mY7F4aOEanh-Wm-6-MbTZ_gsh7_zoYun2jk_x-2yULRsKQqy9PnNkw-5vBjCCRZNtrp9UIz8w0VfGMuJq6x6jnx5ZsWMScqrpOl70tH1dz_R7kJ/s2534/egg%20blank%20coupon%20sheet444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3OncL9Su82AyhleMXhJuLZ5kqYWrDGxC9ILWVZ02rTmWpCmAQfT-CpuDE8xsrX_6YlzaVOqYsXcT6mY7F4aOEanh-Wm-6-MbTZ_gsh7_zoYun2jk_x-2yULRsKQqy9PnNkw-5vBjCCRZNtrp9UIz8w0VfGMuJq6x6jnx5ZsWMScqrpOl70tH1dz_R7kJ/s320/egg%20blank%20coupon%20sheet444.jpg" width="257" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIOaesROQ-JmNZR_Y3aiPsSoaw97WmmgISUVN_DUDSKWaLpnXSMrHsCXAGdHrr03niPqqwlRqyOQR8xJzmyHOokzgDfSlAwYc3bQDBdO75q6xuXnT2ubry-H9iSa7xpKWrU8oxdXEo-SlBUW8qgtUqxGfUEytNgKlKABG9BGCpsxrS9OkDuZ183QtViH3/s3600/6969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIOaesROQ-JmNZR_Y3aiPsSoaw97WmmgISUVN_DUDSKWaLpnXSMrHsCXAGdHrr03niPqqwlRqyOQR8xJzmyHOokzgDfSlAwYc3bQDBdO75q6xuXnT2ubry-H9iSa7xpKWrU8oxdXEo-SlBUW8qgtUqxGfUEytNgKlKABG9BGCpsxrS9OkDuZ183QtViH3/w439-h320/6969.jpg" width="439" /></a></div> </div><div>These cookies are my absolute favorite and I wanted to share them with y'all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ALtVv9orlUs2XubLh_YThfPeqrclzRHSDEVEzePu2RjTcNVLgONJivZiZJw23TRTEWq1k8s2KDCHexwnxjzBUURpzbv2GSJ21wcI4fM8hveuWSYNvDL1cfpsdLOO-QjkbT9K4zvzVJohCBcOU4K47AMrKRZBBWcF62JpRBxmBff-o6TlU32AkJ5kKxwP/s3137/Kifle%20cookie%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3137" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ALtVv9orlUs2XubLh_YThfPeqrclzRHSDEVEzePu2RjTcNVLgONJivZiZJw23TRTEWq1k8s2KDCHexwnxjzBUURpzbv2GSJ21wcI4fM8hveuWSYNvDL1cfpsdLOO-QjkbT9K4zvzVJohCBcOU4K47AMrKRZBBWcF62JpRBxmBff-o6TlU32AkJ5kKxwP/s320/Kifle%20cookie%20pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It took me a couple of years to create this recipe as the original baker did not want to share their recipe so this is a tweaked combination of alot of different recipes found online.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY0q6Z3pXMoAKFuSpo2dSh8bh0U7eIlIpfw81a6Bz6MtWxnH2T6Fgli7dHQ3Wh6z-bbOhG-t4Vg-BeOMXWC4x9iHYDnWykN3ad9-5PolSfvkjYT2U64g6B4Y5R5W-nUJM0SixgfuuA6geN7z3ftzZLXo-5I6iitXcCuT8edmFeYBO-dapD22qZO1E1OnQ/s2500/walnut%20kifle%20recipe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;"><span> Some people like to shape them into crescents but as you can see, I am not one of those people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When they are cooled, sprinkle vanilla icing sugar or plain icing sugar but vanilla icing sugar adds more flavour. I keep half in the freezer and thaw them as needed because the recipes makes a lot of cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope they become your favorite as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCgdbjygC7mC5lbh3bREaisSyl4CNf21-9lDhB7uFStmQUT-ye9vCkIcwFqiZlb_3tdyPIx9TaSWb-RnE1Eqo27AO7DLEWCOYOn2fi4l466A-4zqAUgiwwm-RzXrZma_Rxf1Dgmhz9gUzJh3hL7d_nmfqkxXuNjnhcSDwD2sMeH8c_9URLKVDSNLQQV4G/s515/ShabbyP_SweetSerenity_YellowFlower-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="515" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCgdbjygC7mC5lbh3bREaisSyl4CNf21-9lDhB7uFStmQUT-ye9vCkIcwFqiZlb_3tdyPIx9TaSWb-RnE1Eqo27AO7DLEWCOYOn2fi4l466A-4zqAUgiwwm-RzXrZma_Rxf1Dgmhz9gUzJh3hL7d_nmfqkxXuNjnhcSDwD2sMeH8c_9URLKVDSNLQQV4G/s320/ShabbyP_SweetSerenity_YellowFlower-1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br />Greenacremamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928659545207285280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412633948617801895.post-85382781472951538352023-04-06T11:31:00.005-07:002024-03-19T15:38:45.346-07:00How to make the best cinnamon buns<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIup91bj6FD41umywR5-GDVAK8dyyJJkH6Migvnt_yFi-7yCK6Q7tlwVTmxR4GIlpPEmHA3nw1Bdh-O_sHomibq1tBgzND-W1EKj4h9KJNRta_NuOKMksJLqzgULon_KI27vjt_57aGVYNuJDUdn4X8FzhoczpbVoN8pNs4Uhth55ke2oEjoALvFLTcpAW/s4332/6666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4332" data-original-width="3332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIup91bj6FD41umywR5-GDVAK8dyyJJkH6Migvnt_yFi-7yCK6Q7tlwVTmxR4GIlpPEmHA3nw1Bdh-O_sHomibq1tBgzND-W1EKj4h9KJNRta_NuOKMksJLqzgULon_KI27vjt_57aGVYNuJDUdn4X8FzhoczpbVoN8pNs4Uhth55ke2oEjoALvFLTcpAW/s320/6666.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With Easter on our doorstep, I thought I would share this recipe for the best cinnamon buns a friend gave me that I have so lovingly tweaked. These are perfect for Easter morning, brunch, or any time you're craving something soft and cinnamony. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now between you and I, the secret to making the best cinnamon buns is adding the vanilla pudding mix package. This not only gives the dough much more flavour but it makes it softer. I am only sharing this with y'all because I know you can keep a secret. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>The Best Cinnamon Buns</u></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Dough</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 16.6667px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ¼ cup warm water</span></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast or one package</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">¾ cup whole milk</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">⅓ cup softened butter</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 2 eggs at room temperature</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">⅓ cup granulated sugar </span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">½ teaspoon salt</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ½ teaspoon allspice</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 4 tablespoons of vanilla extract</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour divided</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -1pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 1 package of vanilla jello pudding</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dae1ee60-7fff-8828-f444-2ec32e0ff37c"></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.08; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -1pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Filling</b></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.08; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -1pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">½ cup butter softened</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; margin-left: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">½ cup of white sugar</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ⅓ cup of brown sugar</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 3 tablespoons of vanilla</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Instructions</b></span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ombine the water, yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt in a small bowl. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes or until it becomes foamy.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next, you mix the wet and dry ingredients together but in separate bowls.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Place all the wet ingredients such as the milk, butter, remaining sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in either a pan or microwave. Warm the mixture up to approximately 46-49<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;">℃. </span>Not hot, just warm enough to melt the softened butter. (the eggs are not added in this step)</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients; the flour, jello vanilla pudding package, allspice, and ground cinnamon.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add the room-temperature eggs to the milk, butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract mixture and mix well.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Combine the wet and dry ingredients and knead the dough until it is soft and smooth. Once the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl, knead it into a ball.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eCkW9pV9lcB88kbnojIybgw4TDNqEgsY3T2cjWbJzQOIPG4jx0ZJahRisHVcvN4DmTgbc99LMPBXSJqggchrKALuA60C7yBl59ppCZMjsnX3Keu_UkQDS9Nu6brjGZjaB5rfLn8a2U1dozxvDZFWX-SwyjM9pyu4N-wR_Yl2PjNCzMXq_C2fINpqxw/s2592/DSC02859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eCkW9pV9lcB88kbnojIybgw4TDNqEgsY3T2cjWbJzQOIPG4jx0ZJahRisHVcvN4DmTgbc99LMPBXSJqggchrKALuA60C7yBl59ppCZMjsnX3Keu_UkQDS9Nu6brjGZjaB5rfLn8a2U1dozxvDZFWX-SwyjM9pyu4N-wR_Yl2PjNCzMXq_C2fINpqxw/s320/DSC02859.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gently sprinkle flour on the bottom of a bowl and place the kneaded dough ball in the middle. Cover with a cloth and place in a warm place to rise. The dough should double in size which could take approximately 1-2 hours.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once your dough has risen, gently sprinkle flour on the surface you're going to be rolling the dough out on. It should be about the size of a 17’’ x 14’’ rectangle to give you lots of room for rolling.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BQCfbLwxuWWw7Y6PAySCWsEPl-klF8gUdWJyCH154CCPdTXbHUBixNqTVhsPma6O8Y6xE6nFeP9llDmmmpQ8ZFPLubu3jGbuf_LPWSJqEWlGDDK9KO3tS95H9UnYu6ZtTscNOdXzcuVx_IGJ6WwDDoX_5EGoDpyLGFM0jRwBgMao0YtS7kDNts4YPg/s2592/DSC02860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BQCfbLwxuWWw7Y6PAySCWsEPl-klF8gUdWJyCH154CCPdTXbHUBixNqTVhsPma6O8Y6xE6nFeP9llDmmmpQ8ZFPLubu3jGbuf_LPWSJqEWlGDDK9KO3tS95H9UnYu6ZtTscNOdXzcuVx_IGJ6WwDDoX_5EGoDpyLGFM0jRwBgMao0YtS7kDNts4YPg/s320/DSC02860.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In a small bowl mix the softened butter, cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, and brown sugar.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRY1MAXDYnWETiMOS91PnrgLhqiO1YlJwt1bGjOCEbp1dd1YK6f70mYEWfi7tSP2i0t01Xw0AKdUadHqgAAY3ZZV5F4Ukbw0UiwuhEE9rqatjOZLBNMKcSffUz0Glq6qjL2ZyMwsXFeRfx4pCGhOyUoK1tBsG4_o99mQjqUqjMuFXq9oJWqSAARin4A/s2592/DSC02861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRY1MAXDYnWETiMOS91PnrgLhqiO1YlJwt1bGjOCEbp1dd1YK6f70mYEWfi7tSP2i0t01Xw0AKdUadHqgAAY3ZZV5F4Ukbw0UiwuhEE9rqatjOZLBNMKcSffUz0Glq6qjL2ZyMwsXFeRfx4pCGhOyUoK1tBsG4_o99mQjqUqjMuFXq9oJWqSAARin4A/s320/DSC02861.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Roll the dough into a rectangle about 15’’ x 12’’ or so. Then spread the filling evenly across the dough but not too close to the edges.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qu5dQAzHIYXQEgOWKVUvSZlNpOGEiEE7RZM1ECytYBI4-wZg9ALtxOurZMjDLuf5-6JAN8dHiSQRcxTwesFWC2yMHy81yGc8-q080wdUTOwYQ_9pnCWLGfvIDKBRdjnqr3pfJiqaUIzQi5duQjk5KShCSnE7tCBg41ex76zMv1IGJ1MLTkmPqUHiLw/s2592/DSC02863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Qu5dQAzHIYXQEgOWKVUvSZlNpOGEiEE7RZM1ECytYBI4-wZg9ALtxOurZMjDLuf5-6JAN8dHiSQRcxTwesFWC2yMHy81yGc8-q080wdUTOwYQ_9pnCWLGfvIDKBRdjnqr3pfJiqaUIzQi5duQjk5KShCSnE7tCBg41ex76zMv1IGJ1MLTkmPqUHiLw/s320/DSC02863.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roll the dough lengthwise and cut slices that are 1.5 wide</span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: transparent; clear: both; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJIXjw5CSLxTuguGn3Xx456WdLREWKCZ_y0zYtnT0LsO-WxH9iPZbeK8wVX0bFOytea8nv-G6hYgNIe6ijBHRSU9Skqi7qtOwlpKO3aTnhGDtnuXP9MN-AGFg15v87IsC5LpXkXtJEsDPYwwmjvH162djQ1eIjnoEPB1umley40WEiCfql-lhsDOSNQ/s2592/DSC02865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJIXjw5CSLxTuguGn3Xx456WdLREWKCZ_y0zYtnT0LsO-WxH9iPZbeK8wVX0bFOytea8nv-G6hYgNIe6ijBHRSU9Skqi7qtOwlpKO3aTnhGDtnuXP9MN-AGFg15v87IsC5LpXkXtJEsDPYwwmjvH162djQ1eIjnoEPB1umley40WEiCfql-lhsDOSNQ/s320/DSC02865.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre;"></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Line a pan with parchment paper and place the slices into the pan to rise for another hour. When putting the slices in the pan it is best to stagger them because they double in size.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgs5MVVhrtTz6tARMujCp60e9AcgN2G1cS0iUH0q-E7dtxijd6vD0rMPLx50DfnDFxV_aI9axmwLKWAYtfB3UxZChK_u73RBko-Ri1hIIDl06Y2yLDEqc4zOgyH8lJxcBJofE4ADnBS_oKak4wZxnYJOGp4hP8MjqcsdllrWKoVv-020LLF3qLaqL_Q/s2592/DSC02868.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgs5MVVhrtTz6tARMujCp60e9AcgN2G1cS0iUH0q-E7dtxijd6vD0rMPLx50DfnDFxV_aI9axmwLKWAYtfB3UxZChK_u73RBko-Ri1hIIDl06Y2yLDEqc4zOgyH8lJxcBJofE4ADnBS_oKak4wZxnYJOGp4hP8MjqcsdllrWKoVv-020LLF3qLaqL_Q/s320/DSC02868.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preheat the oven to 370F, brush rolls with milk, and bake for 25 minutes.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEKPEd2xoiQii_DK4KMppeFqUuDB1QeHIJjLWiKDGr_fpTPm53pTkaqGsDw2UlAluPa39U4LfXNgji5PQ-9vynf8ybSoKonOhSBjdg5bu3kDA33gj8JcTLRUxhQxMoQo6I9v8iYcbnyNfHurUbzkBycBadCN1zA0Ywx2uKBquvdyz8LhBq6FVD0bvTA/s2592/DSC02874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEKPEd2xoiQii_DK4KMppeFqUuDB1QeHIJjLWiKDGr_fpTPm53pTkaqGsDw2UlAluPa39U4LfXNgji5PQ-9vynf8ybSoKonOhSBjdg5bu3kDA33gj8JcTLRUxhQxMoQo6I9v8iYcbnyNfHurUbzkBycBadCN1zA0Ywx2uKBquvdyz8LhBq6FVD0bvTA/s320/DSC02874.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt;">I don't add icing on the top because it is sweet enough but my kids disagree and use vanilla cake icing sometimes.</span></div></span></li></ol></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; list-style-type: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #232323; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: transparent; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-pHpEx5pBY2VbU493l_tlBwIgqVIocLIj6Q1qE5bLi7TRiwB2JP-jNGXp3Xv5GPBLQm67_dwzCSfpNkUc339qx__EiS6zhEYZAkJGkHaqcOKMWY2pC5Fbp1FhsItMf2qWGYs4lvRKmFr/s2592/DSC01082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-pHpEx5pBY2VbU493l_tlBwIgqVIocLIj6Q1qE5bLi7TRiwB2JP-jNGXp3Xv5GPBLQm67_dwzCSfpNkUc339qx__EiS6zhEYZAkJGkHaqcOKMWY2pC5Fbp1FhsItMf2qWGYs4lvRKmFr/s320/DSC01082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hola, it's been a while since I have blogged about any of my adventures. Not to sound like a cliche pero everything and nothing has changed. One of life's perfect ironies I guess. <div>One thing that seems to change is the colour I repaint the garden decorations and this year was a color that reminds me of the ocean.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4LTLh45vwoJUOAInDvgZLRWQUyPXUyMsXJWVWKQtX4B6HOQNpI5eNNd3GjeI3c7rpsEVedbZfbbG4wG6i2thQWw340gd6phF16jJ2wawR1jzDUslyMYi7V_4MppCi9oPjW1jg4LIaEDF/s2592/DSC01103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4LTLh45vwoJUOAInDvgZLRWQUyPXUyMsXJWVWKQtX4B6HOQNpI5eNNd3GjeI3c7rpsEVedbZfbbG4wG6i2thQWw340gd6phF16jJ2wawR1jzDUslyMYi7V_4MppCi9oPjW1jg4LIaEDF/s320/DSC01103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Why don't you grab a coffee and come on through.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULDL52o1sXl5FQOCk1LT49vCh1qzmvmX3m-iwSQSY-fKjut2WjSI_W8tIc5BnWvWTTqvh9gvWdzalfbI2VQuSfLD3kIa4pxEUM-ROJodFBuBBZJ4igg9SlhffPctEDC4P8uuEHI2vX6nH/s2592/DSC01161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULDL52o1sXl5FQOCk1LT49vCh1qzmvmX3m-iwSQSY-fKjut2WjSI_W8tIc5BnWvWTTqvh9gvWdzalfbI2VQuSfLD3kIa4pxEUM-ROJodFBuBBZJ4igg9SlhffPctEDC4P8uuEHI2vX6nH/s320/DSC01161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">First up is my recycled wood beach sign pointing to the pool aka beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsBUGfGangZkS8sIuBQCHqd4-X7cHR9D-dcTXQFX6iWdxvl1PLggA3B-D3xnjnTlZtPenVA1ReRvttViWm8AzvdHNPUwJVWHvXHtYxVpZt11Qj9LO3lePKNtnbFlapieu-bwMDCTd8ZKo/s2592/DSC01163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsBUGfGangZkS8sIuBQCHqd4-X7cHR9D-dcTXQFX6iWdxvl1PLggA3B-D3xnjnTlZtPenVA1ReRvttViWm8AzvdHNPUwJVWHvXHtYxVpZt11Qj9LO3lePKNtnbFlapieu-bwMDCTd8ZKo/s320/DSC01163.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This garden of orange daylilies will turn into </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RfqxsJca4g5XO5hba6GCiXyU_9BSr8wiuVp5j-Eem_LDMP-gXDvtJVv0iaSYEif6RaPt7Tco2-ZR-ZJQeqeBXVl83UNID9EddLwLn4v0njAyZg5q5hPZDhV-EK9-PITSkgeGfmU7G_rx/s5152/DSC01261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RfqxsJca4g5XO5hba6GCiXyU_9BSr8wiuVp5j-Eem_LDMP-gXDvtJVv0iaSYEif6RaPt7Tco2-ZR-ZJQeqeBXVl83UNID9EddLwLn4v0njAyZg5q5hPZDhV-EK9-PITSkgeGfmU7G_rx/s320/DSC01261.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this and stay until late Fall.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOuEUt08Tn0kKCuL7dOcnxgCClQSkW_oarLiWfE_GzO-Y256-LCXG06h6laVFhryzNXbGTyDTw3ZmP6RssokcCb1BXQGDtEKjNA6sX5LJNDDt1a6eunA6-Xr-vbhVBR10mAnL5kdeON_a/s2592/DSC01167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOuEUt08Tn0kKCuL7dOcnxgCClQSkW_oarLiWfE_GzO-Y256-LCXG06h6laVFhryzNXbGTyDTw3ZmP6RssokcCb1BXQGDtEKjNA6sX5LJNDDt1a6eunA6-Xr-vbhVBR10mAnL5kdeON_a/s320/DSC01167.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both are such easy plants to have in the garden because they are low maintenance.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A win-win for everyone involved I say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRpMz__JVBuYi2UMTwNbpseCbvSgCC0E446uZhyxOhchDJRsTxjhrz7VqVBoo43QGCiyXgXZt2CNwFwQv11qd5dTneYmLXB67G5IIdoMR0M2pGDM7Ij3nV5BjqyYNPswG66oPmU5NAdzS/s2592/DSC01170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRpMz__JVBuYi2UMTwNbpseCbvSgCC0E446uZhyxOhchDJRsTxjhrz7VqVBoo43QGCiyXgXZt2CNwFwQv11qd5dTneYmLXB67G5IIdoMR0M2pGDM7Ij3nV5BjqyYNPswG66oPmU5NAdzS/s320/DSC01170.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">During the first lockdown I created this little trail by using the fallen trees cut into logs.</div></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWX_d1LdZtC5NIiTYe5wMkxo4CKa2ViWUv3Yxf0EkgFu21qkcu_pejLLJaP8vKmf4UrXhGOwQEo9m0MI0Da5CoXh_x8YmNHH8nGKev2rLtK41T7lvvfBDu0g0naiNAbXHNkPTrg64qz96/s2592/DSC01173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWX_d1LdZtC5NIiTYe5wMkxo4CKa2ViWUv3Yxf0EkgFu21qkcu_pejLLJaP8vKmf4UrXhGOwQEo9m0MI0Da5CoXh_x8YmNHH8nGKev2rLtK41T7lvvfBDu0g0naiNAbXHNkPTrg64qz96/s320/DSC01173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which has become my favourite spot to wander about in and watch the sunrise peeking through the leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZU_WXH4E9RDs0Sb-geF0YonsclEDz-cClcdQVu-qEy2Ug0C3bFlqnM4U4t7A1LxioKf8kCRLGTEgwjyM05-Mj7JxB8W2Tmm4AF4bXPjQoYR2lS4K4Jgm6y5rMXQKne1Wt74yO5wd7Dmt/s320/DSC01187.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The front garden bed has been converted into a vegetable garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncauOSgf3c1zcAa8KrFxyPrNJPb9WVgrImvg9mabkv3D4ur4gm6G9r4LJwQMKFX4PPkkdbc2LsytaNh9L8fJUcTAiHtCVoNZIzIz03Laj_lXsVN7a1U-R8S-8a2iTD08ZZFSyjB9jyl7A/s2592/DSC01193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncauOSgf3c1zcAa8KrFxyPrNJPb9WVgrImvg9mabkv3D4ur4gm6G9r4LJwQMKFX4PPkkdbc2LsytaNh9L8fJUcTAiHtCVoNZIzIz03Laj_lXsVN7a1U-R8S-8a2iTD08ZZFSyjB9jyl7A/s320/DSC01193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It had the best location, and soil and was easiest to fence in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GJZkdm5T3hnvXuphMi1APhBBk64hqT6U1J_NiDOq4aJ2Cec7Hw4nDWwkdv9q617Cq_QWtiI6IY7JIn1lKa2re5cPxVAmwAQzpqCZO2GvL9xrZrIY-GzKYMfjrA_w6NahVVtn0KBNM72W/s2592/DSC01199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GJZkdm5T3hnvXuphMi1APhBBk64hqT6U1J_NiDOq4aJ2Cec7Hw4nDWwkdv9q617Cq_QWtiI6IY7JIn1lKa2re5cPxVAmwAQzpqCZO2GvL9xrZrIY-GzKYMfjrA_w6NahVVtn0KBNM72W/s320/DSC01199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An outer line of flowers was kept so it would blend into the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX82k6Gm_uYlQFim-PVB4569FMhv2-lor6oI1RGVhUjAGaI5RTUitd7qRm_2qSpcmZ0RW03cWlu-OCSRR6B5Jfv4Ogs44z_t73bAHD3meHyNo0Ufl1HrlgDrO1dKDrnx-WyZMhwmGROrtc/s2592/DSC01213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX82k6Gm_uYlQFim-PVB4569FMhv2-lor6oI1RGVhUjAGaI5RTUitd7qRm_2qSpcmZ0RW03cWlu-OCSRR6B5Jfv4Ogs44z_t73bAHD3meHyNo0Ufl1HrlgDrO1dKDrnx-WyZMhwmGROrtc/s320/DSC01213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the first pumpkin of the season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKr-Ew-sWYseigKZpRlR5dssuI10TaiQQ-iS-gtfAU6ESjhxaNhzQ1LPNjdKGJtcWLFigo0u2TmPmb7teGyaww1pGJaLPOO9SEWPoG30qAJfaVZCTUgxol-DAX98ehcB-N2XrGBXMwwNw/s2592/DSC01214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKr-Ew-sWYseigKZpRlR5dssuI10TaiQQ-iS-gtfAU6ESjhxaNhzQ1LPNjdKGJtcWLFigo0u2TmPmb7teGyaww1pGJaLPOO9SEWPoG30qAJfaVZCTUgxol-DAX98ehcB-N2XrGBXMwwNw/s320/DSC01214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second pumpkin and every couple of days a new one would pop up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It not only blocked the sun but brought lots of birds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6l8rWw9hP4p29XBRLwOa8euIQ6-pKaJvaP4XfDtcmi5x5BiNX4Xcf8tAoXaw_Jfc1HoCrSvMNV-rX2h3PEC1nKunYTF9Yr8wzkTBJJUa-bB36smaE4iXArjbH1f1e1XYky61qXKd7R1Q/s2592/DSC01383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6l8rWw9hP4p29XBRLwOa8euIQ6-pKaJvaP4XfDtcmi5x5BiNX4Xcf8tAoXaw_Jfc1HoCrSvMNV-rX2h3PEC1nKunYTF9Yr8wzkTBJJUa-bB36smaE4iXArjbH1f1e1XYky61qXKd7R1Q/s320/DSC01383.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very pretty though!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2kBB8YU1d_X5LRWe2N3sY_-xCEbjs2J3NQ_1LKjlKlDJRpVodVQMxQPIWCvJsK1ApgnPfA-6ZwvoABYGzjA7NaErqP9GU0d051FPmmwLYnZGZI7DBd42gqu1rgzpDyMWMgEH8-hn9eN3/s5152/DSC01255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2kBB8YU1d_X5LRWe2N3sY_-xCEbjs2J3NQ_1LKjlKlDJRpVodVQMxQPIWCvJsK1ApgnPfA-6ZwvoABYGzjA7NaErqP9GU0d051FPmmwLYnZGZI7DBd42gqu1rgzpDyMWMgEH8-hn9eN3/s320/DSC01255.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am always amazed by nature's beauty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85eqnI9BajmSFjjUulXW65bUYsfzzQYS3KjKXK2reA1A2GXrdsx43yA6QtMBkBPESVn6IWaZSaR2eigAOqycvRxEHgU2sTGTzVVkDaxTBJINMjjR-NgZlW276MPTrdwVYoh84LbqbACjWL17TDKkfN1uoCR3ULTjPU5xHQJuqe5KERoJSabCOMUpEpA/s2592/DSC01142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85eqnI9BajmSFjjUulXW65bUYsfzzQYS3KjKXK2reA1A2GXrdsx43yA6QtMBkBPESVn6IWaZSaR2eigAOqycvRxEHgU2sTGTzVVkDaxTBJINMjjR-NgZlW276MPTrdwVYoh84LbqbACjWL17TDKkfN1uoCR3ULTjPU5xHQJuqe5KERoJSabCOMUpEpA/s320/DSC01142.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope y'all are too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANeck_3EcYOfncPU6jxMHoU_yZM85ACaRz3PLjRHq-cKfAv2xU2XCmCZTZrUMssydIUQmwySv26zClMY56fy49HWgodUwcxO1KOi_QiUY4bqwL9E155H40r-IqzEddC_wP4wAfv2-lhU-u7HqNqtf4iestZCjpaDhmMdy0IzxE5yWYUfMqFBCJu-YMw/s2592/DSC01228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANeck_3EcYOfncPU6jxMHoU_yZM85ACaRz3PLjRHq-cKfAv2xU2XCmCZTZrUMssydIUQmwySv26zClMY56fy49HWgodUwcxO1KOi_QiUY4bqwL9E155H40r-IqzEddC_wP4wAfv2-lhU-u7HqNqtf4iestZCjpaDhmMdy0IzxE5yWYUfMqFBCJu-YMw/s320/DSC01228.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVu8Y8T69VEePbUfj7Wa3EIfA01FGGF8eS0cUCg2JB3s0-ZfkqazvD0O7160Je6VS2eLovaP22BrFdr5fa8f348RjZTUz60M3ueD3Y0Lor1-VVenuoNQF6s_HxkeBI0Not8n4FAZ6LQ0ptSWTV6cUXxBMOCH66Qw7zDpQKKytD3q12kS6uPWdAeg-L1w/s432/ShabbyP_SweetSerenity_GoldButterflyStamp-3-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="432" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVu8Y8T69VEePbUfj7Wa3EIfA01FGGF8eS0cUCg2JB3s0-ZfkqazvD0O7160Je6VS2eLovaP22BrFdr5fa8f348RjZTUz60M3ueD3Y0Lor1-VVenuoNQF6s_HxkeBI0Not8n4FAZ6LQ0ptSWTV6cUXxBMOCH66Qw7zDpQKKytD3q12kS6uPWdAeg-L1w/s320/ShabbyP_SweetSerenity_GoldButterflyStamp-3-1.png" width="320" /></a></div></div>Greenacremamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928659545207285280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412633948617801895.post-49396788216371099602020-10-02T11:08:00.007-07:002020-12-07T03:20:08.871-08:00The Fall of Summer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VJoCZ4m-EmGtgYosldSJHaUZ78sBD0vGW_VuxT5BDqM1LiS6qGnC0NpqVJpn2rjbAjbOox5MPtmIiHqMdOg_TiPpweOXns5EqaLYbYqGKnFED8uwhqDhxo4lVBxPuzMCnqQQB8zCwqx3/s2048/DSC02862+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VJoCZ4m-EmGtgYosldSJHaUZ78sBD0vGW_VuxT5BDqM1LiS6qGnC0NpqVJpn2rjbAjbOox5MPtmIiHqMdOg_TiPpweOXns5EqaLYbYqGKnFED8uwhqDhxo4lVBxPuzMCnqQQB8zCwqx3/w400-h300/DSC02862+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Fall Equinox! this marks the official fall of Summer but it really fell a couple of weeks ago when some of the Sumach leaves started turning red in the backyard. I took it as nature's way of giving me the heads up and heeded the advice by starting my fall cleaning. Cutting back all perennials, washing vents, walls and, ceilings in preparation for Falloween decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduxHBdmC1E3URzlxwBQgooKfTJSsdswpDm1rx1kdWq0J3k_vPhndLbMolHhonP7FHlgo63hlh3Qa9sfjp0cqat3ld_7dM9RhsLMhyphenhyphen4kPuKdccYylL8qL65BYyAqqsRBfUte4S0HRPkBAq/s4608/DSC03444+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduxHBdmC1E3URzlxwBQgooKfTJSsdswpDm1rx1kdWq0J3k_vPhndLbMolHhonP7FHlgo63hlh3Qa9sfjp0cqat3ld_7dM9RhsLMhyphenhyphen4kPuKdccYylL8qL65BYyAqqsRBfUte4S0HRPkBAq/w400-h300/DSC03444+%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With each passing day, more and more leaves are changing color.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS-iAZ8nwOZwtjMtu5lxl1YZdKJ-w-TLuaL66ttk9FxRc_8Rv0HfkMZcRHpRE1bf4UXGzq-r5SuXKNLUhX69mu4Hc0zJNKSj-Y9bxqxiUND4SIMhLgpALZXcYambdrfKutBUL2fRi8s7S/s4608/DSC03722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS-iAZ8nwOZwtjMtu5lxl1YZdKJ-w-TLuaL66ttk9FxRc_8Rv0HfkMZcRHpRE1bf4UXGzq-r5SuXKNLUhX69mu4Hc0zJNKSj-Y9bxqxiUND4SIMhLgpALZXcYambdrfKutBUL2fRi8s7S/w400-h300/DSC03722.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The bursts of yellow, crimson red and orange leaves remind me of a Van Gough painting.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNs1hXWZw79U2XNP4gyufnxUxLNImKuC99egMgvZuE-c7mE1lEc8_YgC-QLa8inXLA-yjlt1VSnPRT-2_DVlUWWa3RoPrEDZll3Z2dQ1ipVOmTBXB_EhNrDYBsBClHhRBiTwx68oMHhI2/s4608/DSC03732+-+Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNs1hXWZw79U2XNP4gyufnxUxLNImKuC99egMgvZuE-c7mE1lEc8_YgC-QLa8inXLA-yjlt1VSnPRT-2_DVlUWWa3RoPrEDZll3Z2dQ1ipVOmTBXB_EhNrDYBsBClHhRBiTwx68oMHhI2/w300-h400/DSC03732+-+Copy.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Which I predict within two weeks and one bad Fall wind storm will leave the trees bare once more. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMLJPNDiFXvTez2UYqeJsi7TvQWyjdzPWzHYg_fGmb3mOh1grYFF7E9Im3ewEARiUvOScYvvgrq1TR7-uLn5rVZddyx17qWVRjf4F6FmROzUetTv4LthCrTtUT_vBsU3EUEN3kwhF5u7p/s4608/DSC03766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMLJPNDiFXvTez2UYqeJsi7TvQWyjdzPWzHYg_fGmb3mOh1grYFF7E9Im3ewEARiUvOScYvvgrq1TR7-uLn5rVZddyx17qWVRjf4F6FmROzUetTv4LthCrTtUT_vBsU3EUEN3kwhF5u7p/w400-h300/DSC03766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This was Abuela's favorite time of year and one of the selling features she used to get me to leave Venezuela. Telling me about the trees that change color in Canada and how beautiful it was, especially the yellow trees. Something I just had to see with my very own eyes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH1b9euw1H7tz1kSn172lSfluKErMfI1kazJ7aoyKs-8g4rgobf1cxCyBeP0Q9CaEgpqngKHrEmEkXylg5u-HmiXpSp-fnI5BYu9ymD5gVrajAxERcv5mMLW69Glz9ui-Qa38kteMffrl/s4608/DSC03778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcH1b9euw1H7tz1kSn172lSfluKErMfI1kazJ7aoyKs-8g4rgobf1cxCyBeP0Q9CaEgpqngKHrEmEkXylg5u-HmiXpSp-fnI5BYu9ymD5gVrajAxERcv5mMLW69Glz9ui-Qa38kteMffrl/s320/DSC03778.JPG" /></a></div>Ironically enough there are more yellow trees on the property than any other color. Being surrounded by them feels comforting and serendipitous at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKm5orerULw5ju4rpwY1OnGjskO8wSYItJ3dxOS9wIKL26b7ou-aZ5PTskw-ZRBt3xy3UY2ycIYdj6RPWHHWSo7PJnDJVbFZe5_8AY9QSz91ufHpcp3X8qWYomnGPp4Z-qXJR5rPO9MFx/s4608/DSC03717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKm5orerULw5ju4rpwY1OnGjskO8wSYItJ3dxOS9wIKL26b7ou-aZ5PTskw-ZRBt3xy3UY2ycIYdj6RPWHHWSo7PJnDJVbFZe5_8AY9QSz91ufHpcp3X8qWYomnGPp4Z-qXJR5rPO9MFx/w300-h400/DSC03717.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Greenacre is all ready for Falloween, been ready since mid-August, soon as I saw those Sumach leaves. Thought to myself, "yup, time to start the transition" and let go of Summer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhkJC2nrJUiUm4qrzseaB4cLIvOgYH-kGkmUkJThmR64cRvODALtiMcJknJaGXIszB18S656sJmL8fMuNbmcumFehymEarzfrLMhZmDMzfUfmU7iUTMpI6ZkFESWe6vFQhL0sUPJIzn85/s2048/IMG_4634.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhkJC2nrJUiUm4qrzseaB4cLIvOgYH-kGkmUkJThmR64cRvODALtiMcJknJaGXIszB18S656sJmL8fMuNbmcumFehymEarzfrLMhZmDMzfUfmU7iUTMpI6ZkFESWe6vFQhL0sUPJIzn85/w400-h300/IMG_4634.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Now Summer 2020 will go down as the most epic Summer ever because of this little addition to the clan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILuSZ-qloPHoNiAtiNsU-7OXDGVYnYeY4grDOsq8I-ikt5Bk3Hko318Wc9xdzLgoVEtiVx1rvd3EyIvuTM7GAHokgw_9EFqYRKkkivNlj_VsXLlaqLm5nLXpv6kobB_OSBbWWvJTgfcsN/s784/Adorable+Pink+and+Yellow+Accents+Baby+Announcement+Facebook+Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILuSZ-qloPHoNiAtiNsU-7OXDGVYnYeY4grDOsq8I-ikt5Bk3Hko318Wc9xdzLgoVEtiVx1rvd3EyIvuTM7GAHokgw_9EFqYRKkkivNlj_VsXLlaqLm5nLXpv6kobB_OSBbWWvJTgfcsN/w309-h400/Adorable+Pink+and+Yellow+Accents+Baby+Announcement+Facebook+Post.png" width="309" /></a></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;">What started as a prank with a stuffed life-size husky, quickly turned into a real-life husky. When my reaction to "Mommy we got a dog" was the complete opposite of what was expected. The hunt began and by the next weekend, one of the twins came to tell me that Daddy messaged a person about a dog. Now the house is puppy proofed, the floors lined with pads and, littered with chew toys. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcsVtDsYCoSl2p6ivMFvLC310ZUYro7ulKRy5SXw0rd-RUOwxDmAZUOGEc4gDuRLk8OON5BE-bOYivwFqfLhfzRUh0jSALyq4WxcQnWN3YSY-IQpbnRZmDMUsspMA-RIo2YieSlXZE3Cq/s2048/IMG_4386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcsVtDsYCoSl2p6ivMFvLC310ZUYro7ulKRy5SXw0rd-RUOwxDmAZUOGEc4gDuRLk8OON5BE-bOYivwFqfLhfzRUh0jSALyq4WxcQnWN3YSY-IQpbnRZmDMUsspMA-RIo2YieSlXZE3Cq/w300-h400/IMG_4386.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Her arrival equaled my departure from the little sleep I got as Miss Luna loves long walks in the wee morning hours to smell the wind and every blade of grass until she finds the perfect one to pee on. A huge fan of three o'clock in the morning runs, soccer matches and long games of chase. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GwmiZUJYymEjzzaMJvuSIuqdlwvrs2WRc8TuJrk_4TJrmyAvhYcWwBRdb-uFU41inVClstz4d5yXWrJ6Wk6Pw2zsAO8FUDMyRSwxQol6qnHdZd60m7h8MRQQLv0ETT4EsRnBpqYKMTcq/s4608/DSC03133+-+Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GwmiZUJYymEjzzaMJvuSIuqdlwvrs2WRc8TuJrk_4TJrmyAvhYcWwBRdb-uFU41inVClstz4d5yXWrJ6Wk6Pw2zsAO8FUDMyRSwxQol6qnHdZd60m7h8MRQQLv0ETT4EsRnBpqYKMTcq/w400-h300/DSC03133+-+Copy.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's been the greatest learning opportunity for the girls, feeling under their own skin some of a parent's responsibility, unconditional love, and selflessness. Starting with the night we brought her home and she peed on us. Instead of getting upset, my girl told me it was okay because it was Luna's pee. Thank goodness because we were only half-hour into the 2 and a half-hour drive home. Took that moment to explain to her that is the unconditional love we feel for them. That no matter what they do, we love them no matter what. Hearing her say "now I get it", that's truly priceless.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgkPOn_GVz0wpYLjKjpeJ4WIOzn-T11smBMk3M8telce4oIu33bk4obMy-YfwSHhSI74mq_25YLalLOCAI1jN1ewGSyzva1uVNhWlaRDuZScFQHcjugi_HjcWJWGYKq2THcFVSqFvkYSU/s2048/IMG_4322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgkPOn_GVz0wpYLjKjpeJ4WIOzn-T11smBMk3M8telce4oIu33bk4obMy-YfwSHhSI74mq_25YLalLOCAI1jN1ewGSyzva1uVNhWlaRDuZScFQHcjugi_HjcWJWGYKq2THcFVSqFvkYSU/w300-h400/IMG_4322.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>Abuela always told me that everything has a price and for every credit, there will be a debit. Things have to die to make room for the new. Ironically, Luna was born on the 9th and Abuela died on the 9th. She would have adored her, especially when Luna jumped into the pool after the twins went underwater thinking she needed to save them. Never being in a pool before, she jumped in without hesitating and went underwater for the first time. Her expression says it all when she found out it was all in vain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFvVgOkpvZIpa4DaneRk3GyF1K276okxyrHURD03sGMTStRsPoo2JvNyGkSxZe8syxqX0oOgYcqlNUafNd6qUqhn6IrS3an4Y3Q0enGPgUKZUAEF_mBvnK64rWD43VbkavyZLLQUYp_Zr/s2048/IMG_4186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFvVgOkpvZIpa4DaneRk3GyF1K276okxyrHURD03sGMTStRsPoo2JvNyGkSxZe8syxqX0oOgYcqlNUafNd6qUqhn6IrS3an4Y3Q0enGPgUKZUAEF_mBvnK64rWD43VbkavyZLLQUYp_Zr/w300-h400/IMG_4186.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Her nocturnal schedule has me enjoying more of these breathtaking sunsets and</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV_4u97_cKV9LlB08_NTSIxT762lm99RM6ulymKhkqtb1jOUB1n0IAFFIGNbLERhO3TCTpVlKigNowFXsk2vXXJ21mc-naouqioEwjn1f-_-whEla3mbZ9vIgCkI0LjabLuM099sFZB1s/s2048/IMG_4571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunset" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtV_4u97_cKV9LlB08_NTSIxT762lm99RM6ulymKhkqtb1jOUB1n0IAFFIGNbLERhO3TCTpVlKigNowFXsk2vXXJ21mc-naouqioEwjn1f-_-whEla3mbZ9vIgCkI0LjabLuM099sFZB1s/w400-h300/IMG_4571.JPG" title="sunset" width="400" /></a></div>sunrises that remind me of how amazing Dios is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5kOx18v-AvJC6gYi4AJuxazV2ghWD6Bk4uhyphenhyphenF5TXk9Jj2HfM9SWJaA_npTDX2eVvBKBKg4gi6IB-JNiQRPdGted0Uy3szF29kb3wND9lapU5pGT9Jq9gWedZsKb36FpUSWtxqRvFmbM9/s4608/DSC02891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5kOx18v-AvJC6gYi4AJuxazV2ghWD6Bk4uhyphenhyphenF5TXk9Jj2HfM9SWJaA_npTDX2eVvBKBKg4gi6IB-JNiQRPdGted0Uy3szF29kb3wND9lapU5pGT9Jq9gWedZsKb36FpUSWtxqRvFmbM9/w400-h300/DSC02891.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Blessing my home with such a sweet and brave puppy during such a strange time but it probably wouldn't have happened any other way. With the girls learning from home, it became the perfect time to get a puppy. It is easier just to flow with what is happening then fighting against it. Like wearing grey colored clothing to match her pet hair instead of trying to keep it off the clothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM82l5Fg75WvrLXdGGVirhTVrD-jd-eIWWZLjgXoFsrkIl762fm5IRjERGPlthpiO70xmduCgsUBa-zKijqlikU0bzgF2pgGLLNo52hwIlhfOW95zgDCUrWO2lhyphenhyphenepDa4lgcZp5HBWDJ7X/s4608/DSC03084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM82l5Fg75WvrLXdGGVirhTVrD-jd-eIWWZLjgXoFsrkIl762fm5IRjERGPlthpiO70xmduCgsUBa-zKijqlikU0bzgF2pgGLLNo52hwIlhfOW95zgDCUrWO2lhyphenhyphenepDa4lgcZp5HBWDJ7X/w300-h400/DSC03084.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With age come acceptance and resignation. You get better at picking your battles because you realize that most things don't matter in the grand scheme of life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh1ya0jEuuMVYaqSthyphenhyphenbQnlzyDcZm3XBj4R9aMwpGoHeF-u8MazrLEtbJOdCuXnlM2mf_oo-tCDuKu5OCbnreH9d2XkfNUY7H8PqyuQSB6BKvsqBaVRNePj33iNMLXBAaasbILL7shXoA/s2048/ytyty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDh1ya0jEuuMVYaqSthyphenhyphenbQnlzyDcZm3XBj4R9aMwpGoHeF-u8MazrLEtbJOdCuXnlM2mf_oo-tCDuKu5OCbnreH9d2XkfNUY7H8PqyuQSB6BKvsqBaVRNePj33iNMLXBAaasbILL7shXoA/s320/ytyty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Nothing stays the same anyhow so you savor and hold on to those moments that bring you joy while distancing yourself from that which does not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> Here are some of mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwQrVVejRCo74iZxYKaUaxBVyU4eZtLaPgs1xtg_-f7XE5HqOuiQtwbXdfNOCR953_2CUFy4nCZDE_HXDW7FA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Even though Autumn just has begun, it feels like it's falling too. The hail yesterday like the first red leaves on the Sumach is a sign of things to come. Winter is right around the corner so enjoy this bootiful time of the year and this compilation of the previous Falloweens because this year as you might know is a little different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOCtrjVjaw6uh7sbsPf24mUeXkyAUl_IErI3EGX5d5TUm3ZnZOr8qaDocmK7Jgrw67AVShUvEuLk2SlG8R_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRfx5GExA8X4FJHrEo6whKxhglKDeqCZKneYLA44PtLbNB8SdZjYMkh3Yqiep6X5MeGjsV5hsJ7XnkJ02Sc0n8sYeH5dpDEE9PZXc-GJ3hR1zbIZ_Xpks6CJdTwr26Rgi3epCQICx28so/s2048/BBB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRfx5GExA8X4FJHrEo6whKxhglKDeqCZKneYLA44PtLbNB8SdZjYMkh3Yqiep6X5MeGjsV5hsJ7XnkJ02Sc0n8sYeH5dpDEE9PZXc-GJ3hR1zbIZ_Xpks6CJdTwr26Rgi3epCQICx28so/w400-h300/BBB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep moving and enjoy the view along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidotJApaShnii8hdBPVA_yTfOGmHpI5cKPf96D6KNQ-6RFq8Lj9qQPRJd_IOGuaQEG_tjwFAroJLKCiC6S8kswx4hmFd9P-2XLEGv0Okm5TUeOBovqQJPfUCH6urHtvhknjYBM_Hrh89qv/s432/halloween+page+stamp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="432" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidotJApaShnii8hdBPVA_yTfOGmHpI5cKPf96D6KNQ-6RFq8Lj9qQPRJd_IOGuaQEG_tjwFAroJLKCiC6S8kswx4hmFd9P-2XLEGv0Okm5TUeOBovqQJPfUCH6urHtvhknjYBM_Hrh89qv/w400-h194/halloween+page+stamp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Greenacremamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928659545207285280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412633948617801895.post-62921167735435520222020-06-14T14:57:00.004-07:002020-06-14T18:33:04.489-07:00Choosing Gratitude<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5DHFPYDClWNjMynjcJ-Oy2H3OP47BUmWPo2A790rESW23MqjlCMdg6lwqoXdoRnE_N7sFMg31LtZvQqT9N4eRy96k4Hs7qZie-sdG6b9fUIeyAGjlrj5Jewi-XnhZFJ6-8V8HPJph8QL/s4088/gratitude+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4088" data-original-width="3066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5DHFPYDClWNjMynjcJ-Oy2H3OP47BUmWPo2A790rESW23MqjlCMdg6lwqoXdoRnE_N7sFMg31LtZvQqT9N4eRy96k4Hs7qZie-sdG6b9fUIeyAGjlrj5Jewi-XnhZFJ6-8V8HPJph8QL/w300-h400/gratitude+%25281%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning, I express my gratitude for another day to spend with my girls. Grateful for the opportunity to make more memories that will hopefully turn into epic stories, they tell their children, the same way I tell them the stories about mine with Abuela. Our Thelma and Lousie moments of being serenaded at a folk festival by a group of musicians from Spain, being seated at a reserved VIP table at a jazz club, driving to and from Florida with her husband that had Alzheimer's. Who thought he was being kidnapped and tried to jump out of the car in the middle of a busy highway. No matter what was happening or had happened, they were all life lessons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19MiIJeRmGupxilOW6BgdhrZ0DBzpyXqZC-3XzUaJ_G7zxiXsgsgXCYnlVwvIyZ6j2uYTYgZvXMKEioaGv30xUcK7frjd27RlX4lmK0EcoCqptvViTr5-Q0MxTUjppfDrxTJl_B6j3dzR/w400-h300/DSC02359.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lessons that taught me to look for the silver lining because each experience contains wisdom, sometimes its the most minuscule of wisdom dressed in stupidity but it could be life-changing. These lessons also taught me that life has a way of working itself out regardless of what you do because what is meant for you will never pass you by and what is not meant for you, will not stay either. Much like the flowers that decided to sprout in this tiny flower pot. Not caring about the flower pot's capacity to hold them, they grew trusting that it would.<img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CTniM1o5xEXbZSUSrPpX30HnHr7vt8a47hQyQF5uVAuaP04xr1fNFKPItqibMdSBL1_-qOECNUdAGoI0wqvF2P92Oim5RV7EsK-MLbShsLButHdk1xoA5C-maAqjP6Mrq1Fi7oFKnPeZ/w400-h300/DSC02103.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is all about perspective, if you look for the bad then that is what you will see because that is what you're looking for. That's why I choose gratitude because I don't want to take anything for granted. Even the 7 deer flies and 3 carpenter bees I had to kill the other day because, with each kill, my aim only got better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmZE2tZQcghv1vC3ydAErdlsIrgBmgrQ0W2rqa28nfo1TdDew6NQ1pwSYny8qX0Jb3zGwj3ZwkNtb8iSqRPMb2qCmSBRYuFwr3VaZZvBlfCua0guLKo2p2tWsQe5cAlrzDyg9ADpmIrvG/s4608/DSC02389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmZE2tZQcghv1vC3ydAErdlsIrgBmgrQ0W2rqa28nfo1TdDew6NQ1pwSYny8qX0Jb3zGwj3ZwkNtb8iSqRPMb2qCmSBRYuFwr3VaZZvBlfCua0guLKo2p2tWsQe5cAlrzDyg9ADpmIrvG/w400-h300/DSC02389.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is so much joy and beauty in the smallest of details, being grateful helps me see them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSCEhO-Nw-HQ9ATmRIwmlcAm0Wyqh0uy-915lQp65RphO7Z9OSxgh-mfOJAb4kamJwm0lom7tZvlui672elVZ5VozY2WpqptX9mueyBe7L6Iu6IxRzp4ZWzRqY1TMbReNOEcL7wMJLtJb/s4608/DSC01335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gratitute" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSCEhO-Nw-HQ9ATmRIwmlcAm0Wyqh0uy-915lQp65RphO7Z9OSxgh-mfOJAb4kamJwm0lom7tZvlui672elVZ5VozY2WpqptX9mueyBe7L6Iu6IxRzp4ZWzRqY1TMbReNOEcL7wMJLtJb/w400-h300/DSC01335.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like finding the initial of my grandmother's first name sitting on top of a tray of fries, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4aEgdnLTQdIoAvSkvVgLX4htAGMOSkU9Z9M-KKz5XFVuXOVv0OaKb9H2uOuYzfx9pioFEOEJzGqDA31-2RFzlxtl-90PwOnwp_1enlTGzfvyAiHl5iJYAB5aqxYYKJyRucEGZNwZWhkk/s960/IMG_0114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4aEgdnLTQdIoAvSkvVgLX4htAGMOSkU9Z9M-KKz5XFVuXOVv0OaKb9H2uOuYzfx9pioFEOEJzGqDA31-2RFzlxtl-90PwOnwp_1enlTGzfvyAiHl5iJYAB5aqxYYKJyRucEGZNwZWhkk/w300-h400/IMG_0114.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">driving behind a truck with 2 sets of the number 66,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6g4AdE6ix-UFivUZ_NgWTfaOODx4vethPGZmwf3bcsfnkALy6Ygm7SXF6sjcxuAQ7hwxn-e79dqAfdNP29cWa4R9QRs1CT7YqJuh_CcoHsLK5ConZgC8qb0aBRkSsdjktHhHgtp121Z8/s4608/DSC01493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6g4AdE6ix-UFivUZ_NgWTfaOODx4vethPGZmwf3bcsfnkALy6Ygm7SXF6sjcxuAQ7hwxn-e79dqAfdNP29cWa4R9QRs1CT7YqJuh_CcoHsLK5ConZgC8qb0aBRkSsdjktHhHgtp121Z8/w400-h300/DSC01493.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJEC0CYPGkH_qKoEv0_r__Kcf3h7OhiEnHC3t-veJHtklE9jOTwK6ToaOTkBxQz5q5z83EFNoQjvXMwP8B0lNI8lAfWRVZWsA7TeuVsYV_QR9Fvw5USzq0yUJwGHrICdOMPKeT72woFsG/w300-h400/DSC02412.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am grateful for every single thing and especially the hard times because the toughest steel is forged in the hottest fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dfJ2Lc6yIYir29cjlmamtDqIPOak0jcZpXWfaoOL4FkvUsZEnB7u-JBmY5rT-ppx5yUWhgIuJ3z-E0DV_bFHAYCFrPHmIJLjSr1XMlK7QDzG0hRG8Bnr3KbPdg4hp7C0bTgZGwt3VX23/s4088/trust.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="4088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dfJ2Lc6yIYir29cjlmamtDqIPOak0jcZpXWfaoOL4FkvUsZEnB7u-JBmY5rT-ppx5yUWhgIuJ3z-E0DV_bFHAYCFrPHmIJLjSr1XMlK7QDzG0hRG8Bnr3KbPdg4hp7C0bTgZGwt3VX23/w400-h300/trust.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That the energy I put out will always make it's way back to me one way or another, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wp6ql1zyB-SAYJtewarZKWkme6QhRvMmn5oLufcxA9uOfmD_3VCF6ACDlFCM14LnVTwnl7k5qT0k3P8fvMPIrpYiikaqIL6SFhZ6mgtJ_yZkRsYwSDeAFV20rlMHns3aPf34yRAB0B1G/s4608/DSC02200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Wp6ql1zyB-SAYJtewarZKWkme6QhRvMmn5oLufcxA9uOfmD_3VCF6ACDlFCM14LnVTwnl7k5qT0k3P8fvMPIrpYiikaqIL6SFhZ6mgtJ_yZkRsYwSDeAFV20rlMHns3aPf34yRAB0B1G/w400-h300/DSC02200.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and choosing gratitude will only attract more things to be grateful for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn6e9KXEV4rXGKRmJvlAMQejS243cP9lWDFcVYRfe3Y2Ve9QjdI_zKqXyxaH9KyKA0BwMYx2eHgBDgXpE0AvxyJW718yVbd-XH_trSt_DJ-d59OFckpz7z1KbhcWukwpMsPAPp6M-OTY0/s432/ShabbyP_SweetSerenity_GoldButterflyStamp-3-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It seems like every day blends into the other with no real definition of its parameters aside from the progress made in certain blocks of hours. The past couple of weeks turned into a painting marathon that was kicked off with my oldest requesting her pink room be repainted black. The custom pink colour that she insisted had to be the exact same pink as her Hello Kitty purse. This beloved colour had now been outgrown and it was time to say goodbye. So I painted over the colour that will forever be associated with the pre-teen years of her life. The love of Monster High, fancy headbands, Barbie, and nail stickers. With every stroke of the brush, these memories were covered to make space for new ones. </div>
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Like Vans, skateboarding, simplicity, and a rather adult sarcasm that comes from watching alot of great 80's movies. Just like that my firstborn walked into her teenage years during a pandemic and it started a chain reaction. After seeing how good her room turned out, I decided to repaint almost every room in the house. Three rooms short to be exact because one can not simply paint one ceiling, so this became my work station or makeshift hardware store.</div>
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That helped me get through those little moments when things don't go according to plan and you gotta improvise. Or when you get covered in paint, whatever comes first.</div>
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The painting filled the gap in between the courses I am taking and kept my mind on the future, away from the chaos of the present. Then halfway through this marathon, a serendipitous stroke of luck came my way. Photowall contacted me asking if I wanted to do a collaboration with them. Note to self, check for horseshoe later.</div>
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Photowall, incase y'all don't know is a Swedish company that has amazing wall murals, photos, and wallpapers. Check out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/photowall_sweden/" target="_blank">Photowall's Instagram page</a> or go to <a href="https://www.photowall.global/wall-murals" target="_blank">Photowall's wall murals</a> to see the greatness in action. It is truly amazing how wallpaper can transform a room. Something I knew very well because I grew up with several wall murals in my home. The living room had a forest, my brother had a sunset beach and I had a river run right next to my bed. My father had the exact same forest mural back home in Venezuela in his living room and my parents had been divorced for quite some time. Guess they still had alot in common but apart. </div>
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Will admit a forest scene was one of my first choices too but then when I came across the picture of the Aurora Borealis, it was love at first sight. Adding to the serendipity, was that is was a photo taken by one of my favorite vloggers, Jonna Jinton. Here is the picture from the box, sorry for the poor quality.</div>
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It arrived rather quickly considering it was coming from Sweden, within 3 days or so.</div>
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Photowall was not kidding around but it big should read HUGE improvement.</div>
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Super easy and clear instructions, well packaged with nothing missing. I know, it's just too good to be true but really it is. So I prepped my walls and just as I let go of an era in my daughter's life, I let go of one in my own.<br />
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Stripping the room down to nothing and started a new, only this time I was the one choosing what was going to happen instead of making the best of what had happened. I got to decide how it would turn out, fate was in my hands and not just figuratively. As there was no one available to help me, I hung the mural by myself. The panels were just the right size and were super easy to work with. The picture below was taken right after I was finished and you can still see the wet paste underneath but just look at those colours. Next best thing to actually being there, which is on my bucket list once this pandemic is in the rearview mirror.<br />
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No more boring and uninspiring walls. This is my new view, the first thing that greets me in the morning and the last thing I see before going to sleep.<br />
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It inspires me and reminds me of the power we have to control our reaction to external things because time waits for no one. That letting go is sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself and that wonderful things can happen when you least expect it. Things die because they need to make way for the new and that can be a very good thing, not something to be feared.<br />
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Your inspirational ripple had made a huge wave in my life. Kicking off a new era with the most incredible view and the irony is that I don't even have to leave my bed to enjoy it.</div>
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I do however have to leave my bed to seize the day and take the steps necessary to accomplish my goals. Some days there are giant leaps forwards and other days are spent enjoying the journey. </div>
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However, you seize your day, carpe it up. Life is not a dress rehearsal, if it doesn't bring you <span style="font-family: inherit;">happiness</span>, let it go. Don't like it, change it. Take that chance, let go of the past and let a serendipitous stroke of luck happen. </div>
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In light of all the pandemic chaos, Easter is the furthest thing on my mind. Since my grandmother's death, holidays lack the luster and joy they once held. I find myself on autopilot and muster as much joy as possible. Unlike the egg and bunny explosion of decorations of previous years, this year is the least I have ever decorated. I just don't have it to give and I am okay with that. Part of coping and dealing with circumstances for me is acceptance. I can't change what has or is happening, only how I react to it. </div>
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I haven't learned a new language or decluttered my house but I have been busy learning about things that I love. Things that I want to do when this is quarantine is over because it will be over, just a matter of when at this point. Right now we are only half-way through they say, stuck between a way of life we all can't live and an unknown future that will be completely foreign.</div>
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One Christmas when my grandmother became so ill, the emergency doctor told me that if she didn't respond to the antibiotics, they would put in palliative care and make her as comfortable as possible. I had just started decorating and despite the terror of losing her, I soldiered on and finished putting up the Christmas decorations. <span style="text-align: center;">My mind wandered to a million places with every decoration but the constant movement helped the time pass quicker, as I awaited fate's outcome.</span></div>
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Never thought I could ever live through that kind of pain before. The agony of knowing that I could lose her and the pain that would cause my girls who would forever associate Christmas with her death left me gasping for air. My mind played out every scenario and my body felt the emotion of every one of those possible outcomes, but nothing was in my hands. I could do nothing but accept how the cards we're dealt. Either way, I would have to continue because not even Christmas or life stops for no one.<br />
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Time marches on without even batting an eye or pausing so one can catch their breath. So it's up to you to do what you can, with what you have, however that is to get you through. Lucky for me, she responded to the antibiotics and we shared a few more Christmases but it taught me about finding resilience within myself.</div>
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Pressing on helped me cope with the possibility of her death but with her passing, holidays just don't hold the same meaning. It doesn't mean I won't be throwing the house out the window in the future but right now, I am choosing to spend my time on other things. Things that bring me joy and happiness despite however small the amount might be. I'll take it because every drop eventually fills the glass. </div>
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COVID-19 managed to bring the world to a halt but it can't stop the passage of time or the Easter bunny from hopping through. No more than my grief can but you and I get to decide how to spend that passage of time. There are no right answers, only whatever works personally for you. Don't fret about what other people are doing, if you don't feel like doing nothing, DON'T. Lay up in bed if that is what helps you cope. Bless those people that are deep cleaning their homes while learning a new language and homeschooling their children. That is awesome, for them who you are not. So do you and know that its all good either way. Super productive or super relaxed, don't matter.<br />
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Here are some links that might help your passage of time.<br />
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<a href="https://www.butchartgardens.com/a-virtual-visit/?fbclid=IwAR0uCx99JESLEXQYxbtyXf74dfpOeDm4UnbsCkIxvNlXEdDMQf8zKrVcn9E" target="_blank"> A virtual visit to Butchartgardens</a><br />
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<a href="https://hipparis.com/2020/04/06/paris-museums-online-art-you-can-enjoy-from-anywhere/?fbclid=IwAR0eBed7L6X_9jlMdWCXMLnez9iD5WVw8hoV1ZTmU0LI7RpMy1Qymw68Am4" target="_blank">Visit Paris Museums and Art</a><br />
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<a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/van-gogh-museum?hl=en" target="_blank">Crusie on by the Van-Gogh Museum</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/garden-virtual-tours-36736334" target="_blank">Check out apartmenttherapy.com's garden virtual tours</a><br />
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<a href="http://edx.org/" target="_blank">Grab a coffee and see if edx.org has any free courses that interest you</a><br />
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Maybe listen to sage advice from those who have come before us.<br />
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Take a little spin around the globe to check out the scenery.<br />
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Easter is in a couple of days, why not use my free Easter egg hunt printables to keep the kids occupied longer. You enjoy your coffee while they look for their baskets. A win-win.<br />
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Just like that a decade came and went in what seems to be a blink of an eye. Is it me or is time speeding up?.</div>
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Well either way, Hello and Welcome 2020!</div>
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A new decade to enjoy and savor.</div>
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To seize the day and hours, bending time to our will.</div>
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Looking at the journey ahead, planning the best route to get there.</div>
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Knowing that the destination will be reached</div>
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with each step taken.</div>
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Setting ourselves up to soar</div>
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above the petty nonsense.</div>
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To roll on by the difficulties</div>
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The bounties of abundance </div>
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above us,</div>
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and right under our noses.</div>
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Taking that day off to go to the beach.</div>
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Watching the sunset,</div>
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and studying cloud formations.</div>
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Looking up to the sky, only to find it's looking down on you.</div>
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Preparing you,</div>
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lighting your way</div>
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days of the winter solstice.</div>
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Finding warmth in large coffee cups and study notes.</div>
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Being dazzled by the sunsets</div>
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Enjoying the holiday</div>
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nuestra comida.</div>
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Visiting the greenhouses</div>
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Feeling the holiday majic in the air.</div>
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Being reminded to hold our head up high.</div>
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Confronting whatever comes our way with dignity.</div>
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Reminding you of how much more to life there is.</div>
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Places, people and things to inspire and humble you.</div>
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enjoying this decade before another one goes flying by.</div>
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A year ago today I lost my mother, father, best friend and mentor, </div>
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I had Abuela's care package by the door to take to her, some more Ensure, blueberries and an hallaca.</div>
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Then at 7am, the phone rang to tell me she had passed away in her sleep in the early morning.</div>
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Just like that, she was gone and time stood still for me. One of my biggest fears had come to pass.</div>
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No words can articulate the pain and grief. They say are <a href="https://www.loveliveson.com/5-stages-of-grief/">5-stages-of-grief</a> and I wish it was that simple but it's not.<br />
My stages have been the initial shock, pain, and sorrow with tsunamis of grief.<br />
Tsunamis that leave me lying on the kitchen floor crying from the pain of her death.<br />
She is gone is my only train of thought and the depth of her loss filets me like a fish. So I lay on the floor bleeding my pain and sorrow.<br />
Not sure about time healing all wounds as much as a persons ability to adapt to the changes forced upon them.<br />
Keeping busy helped buy some time for my grieving mind. I had to dismantle the life she had built, piece by piece, Learning more about her in the process and reminding myself of the caliber of the woman who raised me. The strength, tenacity, and bravery by which she lived her life was my crutch. It carried me through those times when all I could see is the image of her lying dead in her bed. That surreal moment when I looked around her room, at everything left behind. For she took nothing with her, not even her body.<br />
For months Abuela had been preparing me for her death, trying to make me understand this how the world works. Telling me not to get sick on the nerves over her death because it's natural. People die and are born every day. Pero nothing can prepare you for death, not even if you see it coming.<br />
It guts you regardless and you carry on, regardless.<br />
The first holidays were horrible reminders of what we had lost and I know that from here on end, they always will be. Best to make peace with that now.<br />
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This was her place at the Thanksgiving meal.<br />
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My ofrenda for all Souls day with all her favorite things.<br />
It is both comforting and painful at the same time.<br />
Comforting because it reminds me that she is always with me.<br />
Painful because it reminds that I won't ever see her again.<br />
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So I honor her by cooking the comida she taught me to make and keeping our traditions alive.<br />
Passing the pearls of wisdom onto my daughters that she learned from her mother. This will keep her alive for generations to come.<br />
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Te extraño con toda mi alma Abuela, que en paz decanse.<br />
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We have exactly 43 days left until Summer vacation comes to an unofficial end here at Greenacre. On September 4th, my girls go back to school and fall will be in full swing. So between then and now, we are going to cram as much Summer goodness as we possibly can handle.</div>
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Enjoying the colourful carnivals,</div>
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Stuffed animal shenanigans,</div>
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Go-kart races,</div>
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Roller skating wherever and whenever possible,</div>
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and lots, LOTS of time beach side.</div>
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Of course, Murphy's law is going to throw a wrench in our plans every now and then. Upset stomachs, nausea, headaches and scrapped knees have already come and gone. So when Mike from Mike Gear Reviews offered this wonderful infographic on 5 Ancients Oils That Might Be Used To Combat Superbugs, I couldn't be more thrilled. Especially since finding out certain medications can <span style="text-align: center;">ruin your liver. Here is a list of the <a href="https://edrugsearch.com/worst-medications-for-liver/">10 worst medications for your liver.</a> Every time I get a prescription from the pharmacy, the side effects listed in the pamphlet are often worse than the illness itself. Makes me wonder why all these chemicals are considered medicine if some do more harm than good. I would rather explore all the natural medicines available to us instead of poisoning our bodies first. </span><div>
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Thank you so much, Mike, for this great information!</div>
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With modern medicines, we have drugs for every common ailment. When we have a headache, we have a pill for that. We drink another pill for fever, and another for a toothache. We seem to have a drug for everything. And for some of us, drinking medicines every day is the norm. But this healing practice is said to be our downfall as well. What used to be easily treatable by antibiotics is now resistant to them. We use antibiotics to treat bugs, but because we rely too much on them, the bugs have developed resistance from the antibiotics. These are called superbugs. So how do we cure superbugs if we can’t use antibiotics anymore? While medicinal science is developing super antibiotics, how sure are we that the superbugs that we have now wouldn’t develop into an even stronger form and become resistant to these super antibiotics? Perhaps it’s time we turn to ancient remedies called essential oils. Ancient oils, or essential oils, somewhat have a reputation of being ineffective just because we are used to taking antibiotics. But they work, and that’s not just pseudoscience. Multiple studies have shown that essential oils work, as evidenced by historical and current use. They are more than just fragrant liquids. With the right application, essential oils can be the answer to superbugs. </div>
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Read more about ancient oils and superbugs below provided by <a href="http://mikesgearreviews.com/">MikesGearReviews.com</a> Source: <a href="https://www.mikesgearreviews.com/oils-and-superbugs-infographic/">https://www.mikesgearreviews.com/oils-and-superbugs-infographic/</a></div>
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One more day until the official start of the Summer solstice but the preparations for its arrival have been in the works for weeks now.</div>
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We had alot of colder than usual days this Spring so I used them to update some furniture and DIY Summer projects. </div>
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The first update was a wood cabinet that holds all our roller skates in the breezeway.</div>
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Layering it with light blue paint to make it look weathered and aged like a fine wine.</div>
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Here is how it turned out after all that layering.</div>
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Still, have to locate some gold rope ties for the curtains I made out of the leftover fabric from the reupholstered wingback chair.</div>
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I recommend watching some of the tutorials on youtube to guide you. Stock up on some coffee, patience and invest in a good stapler.</div>
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Next came upcycling some old wooden children's puzzles into beach-themed signs for outside.</div>
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Again I layered the paint with light blue and some pale yellow to create a more textured background so the fish and seashells would stand out.</div>
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Maybe a little much but we LOVE the beach and all things associated with it.</div>
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The solar lamp post above was made from leftover wooden post pieces and boat rope. A small hole was drilled on the top to place the spike inside so that the lamps could be changed out.</div>
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A neighbor's cat destroyed my cushions which prompted me to make some new covers.</div>
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That gave me the idea to add a hula skirt to the canopy and grabbed some watermelon pillows to make it even juicier.</div>
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Of course, after falling in love with the tiki chair, I decided to grab some more hula grass skirts and hang them around the porch roof.</div>
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Looks really cool when your underneath them too. Gives you that vacation feel and you don't even have to leave your backyard.</div>
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With flowers like, why would you?</div>
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This chair was one of the first pieces of furniture I ever bought over 20 years ago. It was dark green but I used the blue stain from the cabinet to give it a facelift. Not very successful with the rope weaving but the lizards don't seem to mind.</div>
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Anyone up for a tour of the gardens?</div>
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These pair of cranes greet you as enter the forest.</div>
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While the blue crabs remind you of what you might need when going to the pool.</div>
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Mother Mary stands in the middle of it all.</div>
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This arch is all that is left of a gate that once used to guard the front walkway.</div>
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A walkway that leads you to the front garden that now resembles a meadow.</div>
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Something is always in bloom at Greenacre.</div>
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As Rudolph looks on.</div>
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Spring has yet to come through and bring warmer temperatures.</div>
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Not even going to hold my breath on this one either.</div>
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As a few weeks ago it was still a marshmallow world. </div>
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All very pretty but enough already.</div>
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Now we get daily dusting's with most of it melting by the end of the day.</div>
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They are promising more Spring-like temps by the end of the week but the weather has a mind of its own. So until it actually happens, its still very much soup weather here at Greenacre.</div>
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Italian wedding soup is a family favourite and I wanted to share my easy-peasy way of making it.</div>
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First, fill the pot with approximately 10 cups of water</div>
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and bring it to a boil.</div>
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Then add 6 beef bouillon cubes to make the beef broth.</div>
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Unless you already have beef broth made, if you then use 10 cups to fill the pot.</div>
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I don't like the taste of the premade or canned beef broth and found the beef bouillon trick online.</div>
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Let that simmer as you wash and cut the spinach.</div>
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Then bring the beef broth to a simmer and add the spinach.</div>
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Next are the meatballs and to make them you will need:</div>
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1lb of triple mix meat or you can use just beef. (I find triple mix has a better flavor)</div>
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1 small onion chopped finely</div>
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1 package of Shake'n' Bake Crispy Italian (instead of breadcrumbs)</div>
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1 egg and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.</div>
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1/2 teaspoon of oregano</div>
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Mix really well and roll out the balls.</div>
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You can make them whatever size you like, for me small is best.</div>
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Slowly put the balls into the soup and add 1 1/2 cup of the acini di pepi.</div>
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Please do not substitute these little pasta balls for something else because it truly is not the same.</div>
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They are the Juliet to the Romeo meatballs.</div>
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Let them simmer for about half an hour on medium-low heat while gently stirring occasionally.</div>
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My Nonna always liked to add a beaten egg into the soup for extra flavor but that is optional.</div>
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This really hit the spot today as I stared at the snow coming down.</div>
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While thinking...BASTA YA!</div>
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Enough already with this snow and cold.</div>
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Come on SPRING!!!!</div>
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Hurry the hell up.</div>
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10 cups of beeth broth</div>
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or 6 beef <span style="text-align: center;">bouillon</span> cubes and 10 cups of water</div>
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1 lb of chopped spinach</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">1 1/2 cup of the acini di </span>pepi</div>
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1lb of beef or triple mix ground meat</div>
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1 egg</div>
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1 package of Crispy Italian Shake 'n' Bake</div>
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1 small onion</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">1/2 teaspoon of oregano</span></div>
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2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese</div>
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one beaten egg and parmesan cheese to finish top off the soup.</div>
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Summer 2017 came and went in a blink of an eye.</div>
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It wont go down as the best Summer weather ever but it was a great one for my garden.</div>
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All that rain and cooler temperatures kept my garden beds very green and lush.</div>
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Seems almost criminal to cut them back but the time has come.</div>
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I started by cutting back my tiger lilies, African Zinnia and Shasta daisies a few weeks ago.</div>
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They had already begun to turn brown and wilt.</div>
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Being extra careful not to cut off the emerging buds below.</div>
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Here are some websites to help you better identify which perennials you should cut back and when.</div>
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<a href="http://naturework.com/garden-info/handouts/pinching-pruning-and-cutting-back-perennials/" target="_blank">Naturework.com has great information on which perennials you should pinch and prune</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/perennials/cutting-back-perennials/" target="_blank">Better Home & Gardens has a great list on which perennials to cut back</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.gardensalive.com/product/fall-pruning--dont/you_bet_your_garden" target="_blank">Fall 101 at Gardens Alive tells you the don'ts of Fall pruning</a></div>
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Everything in my garden is pruned back with the exception of my Gardillas,</div>
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Echinaceas and</div>
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Rudbeckias.</div>
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They will turn to seeds and hopefully give me some new plants in the Spring.</div>
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Next is the worse chore of all, weeding. The beds had alot more weeds this year because of the rain and it was a constant battle keeping them under control. Come Fall I make sure to remove as many as possible so they dont develop a deeper root system or spread.</div>
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A mini garden rake is a great tool for this. It helps to ease stubborn weeds out by loosing the roots, making it easier to rip them out.</div>
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Now for the most important step of all and the one thing I highly recommend.</div>
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MUCLH!</div>
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This is 2 yards of it and approximately 6 hours of labour. </div>
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So I can get these <a href="http://www.doityourself.com/stry/why-mulch-6-benefits-of-mulching" target="_blank">6 Benefits of mulching</a>.</div>
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Grillo Services has this great article that explains how</div>
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<a href="https://grilloservices.com/grillo-blog/mulching-in-fal/" target="_blank"> Mulch In The Fall For Healthy Plants In The Spring</a>.</div>
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Last Spring I noticed a huge difference in my plants and garden beds. Less weeding, healthier plants and bigger flowers. As well as it looks cleaner with the mulch.</div>
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Here are the beds now, cut back, de-weeded and mulched.</div>
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There are a few plants that you can harvest seeds from for next year.</div>
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I collect my Cosmos and Zinnias seeds.</div>
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The flowers dry into these seed balls . </div>
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Which I cut and store in a marked envelope.</div>
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Here is a more extensive list to help you harvest your seeds.</div>
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ENJOY IT ALL....from the cutting back, weeding, mulching, seed saving or doing nothing at all.</div>
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Lucky for me gardening is all of the above.</div>
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I have to confess that my green thumb does not extend to vegetables or indoor plants. Herbs, shrubs, and flowers are my specialty. One year I tried to grow tomatoes and was not very successful. The following year the bugs killed it and now I go to the farmers market and call it a day. <span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">There are many people that have that patience and green thumb for vegetables. I am so not in this group and that's okay but if you do then this guest post by Jackie Edwards is perfect for you. </span><br />
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;">What garden is complete without a vine of fresh, juicy tomatoes just waiting to be plucked and eaten? As a delicious and nutritious addition to almost any cuisine, it’s no surprise that tomatoes are the world’s most popular fruit. Tomato plants are hardy and relatively easy to cultivate, making them an ideal addition to any organic vegetable garden.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;">When deciding what type of tomato you want to grow, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the different varieties you can find. You should take into consideration not only personal taste preferences, but also how a species grows, when it matures, its full size, and whether or not the strain is disease resistant. You can find both determinate breeds, which ripen all at once,<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/veggies/tomato.cfm" rel="noopener noreferrer">and indeterminate tomato plants</a>, which continue producing new fruit on the vine until the first frosts start to arrive in early winter. There are almost endless varieties of tomato, from tiny Sungolds to hefty Brandywine pinks, but there are a few main categories that plants fall under:</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;"><span class="x_colour">●<span class="x_colour"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="x_colour">Cherry and Grape Tomatoes: These plants produce cute little fruits that are crispy, sweet, and go great in salads. Their size makes them ideal for potting and small spaces, while their hardy nature makes them easy to grow in cooler climates.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;"><span class="x_colour">●<span class="x_colour"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="x_colour">Salad Tomatoes: Larger than cherry tomatoes, this plant produces fruit that is tart, acidic, and perfect for slicing. Despite the name, they’re great in much more than just salads. Use them to make a loose tomato sauce, slice them for sandwiches, or make a delicious tomato soup.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;"><span class="x_colour">●<span class="x_colour"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="x_colour">Roma Tomatoes: Also known as paste tomatoes, these fruits are sweet and firm, with more meat than juice. They’re perfect for Italian sauces and as a roasted topping.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;">No matter what variety of tomato you choose, you should plant seeds two to three weeks after the last frost, around mid-spring to early summer. It should be long enough after the last frost of the summer that the soil is warm enough for germination to happen. Plant seeds 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch deep in starter compost, preferably in a seed tray. Once you see the first leaves sprouting, transplant the seedling into a small pot. You should keep moving your plant into larger pots as it grows so that a healthy root system has room to develop. As the plant grows older, you may have to stake it for extra support.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="x_colour" style="color: black;"><span class="x_font" style="font-family: "times serif" , serif , "emojifont";"><span class="x_size" style="font-size: 18px;">If you’re<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.sproutabl.com/gardening/vegetables/tomatoes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">planting your tomatoes from seed</a>, start your plant in some specially crafted soil designed for germinating plants. You can switch to regular potting soil when the plant begins to mature. Use quarter strength fertilizer when you move your plant to your garden, and then again every one to two weeks once it starts producing fruit. If your plant’s leaves start turning a purple color, it means they aren't getting enough nutrients from the soil, and you should reapply fertilizer regardless of whether the plant is fruiting or not.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times serif, serif, emojifont;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">After all of Jackie's tips, I am inspired to try again. Make sure to check out <a href="https://www.backyardboss.net/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/" target="_blank">Backyard Boss's tips for growing tomatoes</a> for more great tips.</span></span></div>
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It has been raining for about a week with snow forecasted for today and all of my garden beds have been converted into large puddles, streams or ponds.</div>
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This wet weather even has the garden decorations looking sad.</div>
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Pretty sure the only ones loving all this rain are the flowers. As they say:<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"></span>''April showers brings May flowers".</div>
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We'll just tweak that to May downpour makes flowers more.</div>
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Not as catchy a saying but accurate. </div>
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The rain has us trapped indoors breathing in Winter's recycled air and the moisture has the previous owner's smoking habit weeping through the walls. I despise the smell of cigarettes and have tried everything to eliminate it. From washing the walls and ceilings with bleach to wiping them down with strongly scented cleaners. Burning incense, wax tarts, scented candles, oils, plug-ins, and sprays. When I use the cleaners or try to burn something within 15 minutes my husband extinguishes it and opens the windows because his eyes and throat start burning.</div>
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His reaction prompted me to do some research to find out why and what could be the cause. I was really shocked to find out that my beloved sprays, plug-ins, candles, tarts and oil burners were nothing more than dangerous chemical cocktails. Filled with phthalates, formaldehyde, dichlorobenzene, silica, toluene and benzene. Even more shocking was finding out that the toxins released from paraffin candles are the same as those found in diesel fumes. Along with the learning disabilities, hormone disruption, behavioral and numerous health problems that have been linked to the exposure of high quantities of lead. So instead of making my home smell good, I have been poisoning my family without knowing. Add to that the dangers of open flames, soot stains, and spilled wax.<br />
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To read more about the hazardous effects check out these articles;</div>
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<a href="https://nepis.epa.gov/Adobe/PDF/P1009BZL.pdf">EPA -Candles and incense as potential source of indoor air pollution </a></div>
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<a href="http://www.greenamerica.org/livinggreen/candles.cfm">Are your candles toxic?</a></div>
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<a href="https://healthywildandfree.com/breathing-toxic-fumes-candles/">Are you breathing in toxic fumes from your candles?</a></div>
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Now for the silver lining in this chemical cloud.Knowing that this will not be changing anytime soon, I began researching non-toxic ways of perfuming my home. </div>
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The one product that caught my eye was the Organic Aromas Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser for Aromatherapy. </div>
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Not only does it have great reviews, but the diffusers are gorgeous.</div>
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It was literally love at first sight.</div>
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The diffuser arrived very well packaged, was super easy to assemble and <span style="text-align: center;">came with a free sample of their signature blend. </span></div>
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What makes the Organic Aromas Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser so great is that it doesn't use water to dilute the essential oils. It doesn't alter them with heat, fire, electricity, or corrode them with unhealthy plastics or release any toxic chemicals. </div>
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It purifies the air by helping to kill any fungus or bacteria, especially when combined with powerful antibiotic essential oils like oregano, cinnamon, and clove bud.</div>
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As well as helps to reduce the dust particles floating around because of the ionizing effects. The negative ions attach themselves to the positive ions, causing the dust particles to fall to the ground. So they are no longer airborne polluting the air.</div>
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Using<a href="http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node68.html" target="_blank"> Bernoulli's principle</a>, the nebulizer works by breaking down the essential oils into less than 5 microns (micro-particles) then projecting them into the air making them easier to inhale.</div>
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With so many benefits to essential oils, I would need a couple more blog posts to be able to list them all. Lucky for us a few people already have.</div>
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<a href="https://draxe.com/essential-oil-uses-benefits/" target="_blank">Dr. Axe's 101 Essential Oil Uses & Benefits</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/benefits-of-aromatherapy.html" target="_blank">10 Amazing Benefits Of Aromatherapy</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/18/how-aromatherapy-can-improve-your-health-and-how-to-use-it-effectively.html" target="_blank">How aromatherapy can improve your health and how to use it effectively</a></div>
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As though the health benefits were not enough, the Organic Aromas Radiance Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser has this incredible rainbow led light.</div>
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A touch sensor light switch so you can turn it on or off at with the touch of the finger.<br />
Covers up to 800 sq ft, is entirely safe, extremely quiet, makes no mess and requires no heat.<br />
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In the meantime, I have begun my annual Springtime sprucing.</div>
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De-cluttering, wiping down walls and placing bay leaves all over to help deter ants.</div>
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Packing away Winter items and finding the odd Christmas ornament in the process because there is always one that escapes being packed away. Every year like clockwork it seems.</div>
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I want the house to feel new and light like Spring. </div>
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6 Tips to Arrange your Sofa like a Pro</h1>
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There are several reasons why you'd want to change the position of your sofa: You just bought it; you want to give the living room a makeover, or you moved into a new place. But no matter the reason, there's one thing in common for most people: <i>How should I arrange everything? How did I even do it in the first place?</i></div>
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It's understandable; most people would stare at the space and wonder where to start.</div>
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It turns out the starting point is the easiest part. In every room, you should begin with the biggest furniture item, which -in most living rooms- means the sofa.</div>
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The sofa also happens to be either the focal point or the most important piece pointing towards it. That's why it seems so important to know the right place to arrange it in a living room.</div>
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You don't need to be an interior designer to know a few tips and tricks to get it right. This guide will give you an idea on how to arrange the sofa the best way possible in your living room.</div>
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You'll want to <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/living-and-dining-rooms/7-furniture-arrangement-tips-pictures"><span style="color: #0563c1;">know the dimensions</span></a> of your living room so you can <a href="http://www.sofasumo.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">choose the right sofa for it</span></a>. Not because you enjoy knowing random things, but because it will help you picture where you can and can't put it.</div>
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The sofa should not steal space from other areas, or block aisles, doors or large windows.</div>
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That's why the most usual arrangement means putting the sofa against the largest wall. And while <i>that works</i>, it's not the only way to place a sofa.</div>
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And always take into account the traffic. It's important to create pathways and leave clear areas where people can walk, or stretch their legs.</div>
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The sofa is <i>usually</i> the focal point, but that's not always the case. The <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/change+look+feel+room+creating+focal+point/7540024/story.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">focal point</span></a> might be a fireplace, a large window, the TV, an art piece, etc.</div>
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It seems counter intuitive -especially for small places- but it's actually a great way to make the space look larger.</div>
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A floating sofa will create the illusion of more space, and make the area more conversational by bringing people closer.</div>
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Ideally, the minimum separation between the sofa and the wall should be around one foot, but it depends on other factors. For example, if the sofa is facing the TV and you want to be closer to it, then move it forward.</div>
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Spring has finally sprung and that means that Easter is not to far behind.<br />
So I have made a collection of all my Free Easter egg hunts and printables.</div>
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To make it easier for y'all to start planning.</div>
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Why not mix and match them.</div>
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Inside the girls put a chair (the cup) a happy face ring (jewellery) a flower and wee Easter egg for decoration. </div>
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In hopes of making it seem even more attractive for a leprechaun. On the outside they lined a walkway with coins , offered a car, beads, a turtle night light and a Hello Kitty Valentine.</div>
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Still not sure what we would do if we really did catch one but if it poops gold then we definitely keeping it and feeding it lucky charms.</div>
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My girls came home on Friday with a metallic green coins and a grand idea.</div>
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Their teacher told them they could use it to catch a leprechaun. So they spent most of the night making leprechaun traps and were a little disappointed when they didn't catch one. </div>
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I reassured them it was a good thing because we don't even know </div>
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Thank goodness for goggle because they wanted to learn all about them.</div>
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This link below is a great source of information.</div>
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Tomorrow we have to go out and get some trap making supplies based on the </div>
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Instead of finding an empty trap I thought it would be fun to have the leprechaun leave them scavenger hunt for a pot of chocolate.</div>
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The clues are pretty generic places found in most homes.</div>
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The fridge</div>
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a clock,</div>
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sock drawer or boots.</div>
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kitchen or dinning room table.</div>
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the freezer,</div>
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the shower,</div>
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cereal cupboard,</div>
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and the utensil drawer,</div>
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The treasure can be something as simple as a clay pot painted and filled with Rolo's.</div>
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A bag filled with treats or even a couple of chocolate bars. </div>
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Chocolate is always magical!</div>
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Here is the condensed and easy to print format.</div>
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Although its snowing outside and I still have 44 days until Easter, I have been</div>
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Forty four days may seem like alot but they tend to go by quickly.</div>
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Baskets goodies still have to be purchased, eggs filled and letters to the Easter bunny written.</div>
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As well as the yearly trip to the Greenhouse and pictures with the Easter Bunny.</div>
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So if you like to have your eggs in a row or find this post last minute, here are a few</div>
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Most hiding spots can be found in any home.</div>
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Mix and match to customize your very own hunt.</div>
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I have 12 numbered plastic eggs I place the clues in.</div>
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If you can not find the numbered eggs, number them yourself with a sharpie.</div>
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Now that my eldest is 11, I got to step up my game ALOT MORE.</div>
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She remembers previous years hiding spots , so I have to find new spots every year.</div>
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One year it had snowed and I left footprints. Good thing Daddy was out checking on that rabbit he saw hopping around and good thing I used his boots too.</div>
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Happy Easter hunt planning!</div>
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February is my birthday month and this year I needed a common theme. One that would make a princess and tomboy happy. Neither one would agreed on Spiderman or Shopkins. You would think being twins they would have the same taste but no such thing.</div>
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This year I decided to have a Michael's crafting party because they love to make things and I am not feeling having paint on my white chairs.</div>
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Michael's has alot of themes but the only theme they could agreed on was a Woodland theme and it could not have been more perfect.</div>
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First I found this fantastic and free Woodland clip art kit from</div>
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Then I got to work making the girls initials and the numbers by cutting them out of bristol board, wrapping them in lime green wrapping paper. Embellishing them tissue paper flowers for the princess and leaves and vines for my tomboy. Both letters and numbers were glued onto a piece of ribbon so that they could hang off the wall.</div>
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Here is the finished product in action.</div>
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Next was the green backdrop for the wall behind the table.</div>
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I spread out 3 plastic tablecloths lengthwise on top of each other, Folded the very top about half an inch twice and stapled the fold across the top. Then I made various cuts about and inch or two in width all the way to the stapled fold. In the picture below are two sets of the backdrop side by side.</div>
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The name banners were made from a pre cut banner kit, 2 alphabet sticker packages and some woodland stickers of course.</div>
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Using the same wrapping paper, I cut the triangles and folded over the top onto a long piece of string and glued it to make the happy birthday bunting. </div>
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This is the template I found after I had free handed the triangles.</div>
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The customised water bottles and cupcake toppers were a big hit.</div>
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My girls and guests loved the all decorations and personal touches.</div>
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The kids got to make a fox mask, an owl bookmark and a fox picture frame.<br />
Taking snack breaks in between the projects as the paint and glue was drying.</div>
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It was the best birthday party ever! says the foxes.</div>
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Here are some Woodland birthday printables to make your the bestest ever too.</div>
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If you want to make your own printables, check out <a href="http://blog.mandyartmarket.com/gallery/free-woodland-animals-clipart/">Mandy Art Market</a><br />
for this beautiful Woodland clip art and more.<br />
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With a little more than half way through winter, Valentines day is coming up rather quickly, 16 days to be exact.</div>
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This is my busiest time of year with the girls birthdays and Valentines day only being days apart. To think the obgyn wanted to induce the twins on my older daughters birthday. Good thing it didn't turn out like that. I have enough work trying to incorporate the totally different likes of the twins let alone adding a tween girl into the mix. </div>
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This year we are having venue birthday parties and I am reusing the twins third birthday party theme of Hello Kitty. I had planned and purchased and entire Shopkins theme but a few months ago one of the twins decided she no longer liked Shopkins because they had eyelashes. So there went that idea of one theme for them all. Hello, Hello Kitty.</div>
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Instead if not decorating for Valentines day, I incorporate it as best I can with the current birthday theme. Four days is not enough time to put up Valentines day decor and they are all born during the this wonderful holiday. Why not celebrate both!</div>
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I try to use pink , red and purple as my colour scheme with hints of blue for my dinning room.</div>
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Then go with a cupcake and sweet shop theme in the kitchen.</div>
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The rest of the house is filled with cupid, hearts and lots of LOVE.</div>
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These pink votive candles are from our wedding,</div>
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complete with the Just Married confetti still inside.</div>
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In the blink of an eye thirteen years just flew by .</div>
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Thank you God for our Blessings!</div>
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Here are some free Valentines day printables and cards to celebrate your blessings.</div>
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Greenacremamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928659545207285280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412633948617801895.post-25885303217315412832017-01-06T12:06:00.000-08:002017-01-10T02:20:24.310-08:00Helpful hints to help you cope and survive dementia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hearing that your family member has dementia is like being</div>
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It is an horrible disease that takes your loved away and</div>
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you mourn them even though they are still alive.</div>
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They become shadows of their former self.</div>
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I had never heard of dementia but helped take care of my grandmother's late husband </div>
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that had Alzheimer's. So I am familiar with the decline and it effects.</div>
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He would forget when he ate and was always hungry like a bear or thirsty like a fish.</div>
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A few times he ate an entire bottle of vitamin c and left the burners on the stove.</div>
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We learned to hide all bottles, change the locks to deadbolts,</div>
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remove the knobs off the stove and sleep with one eye open. </div>
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It was not uncommon for him to start wandering in the middle of the night and one time I awoke to find him urinating on my shoe rack. He was totally unaware of what was happening or what he </div>
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was doing. His mind was elsewhere and there was no bringing him back.</div>
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Dementia is similar because it also deals with memory loss but it is </div>
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different in many ways.</div>
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<a href="http://www.alzheimers.net/difference-between-alzheimers-and-dementia/" target="_blank">Learn the differences between Alzheimer's and Dementia</a></div>
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My grandmother or Yaya as my daughters have lovingly nicknamed her, was</div>
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The doctor told me that he can't tell me why she got it other than it is common</div>
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for people of her age to develop it. She would have been 84 at that time.</div>
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<a href="https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/aboutdementia/facts/causes/" target="_blank">What causes dementia?</a></div>
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At first it was simple memory loss things like the placement of items,</div>
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appointments and nothing to really worry about.</div>
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Then it gradually became a common thing and she would think that someone stole her things when she couldn't find them. This got worse as she began to hide her belonging thinking that people were stealing from her. </div>
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One time she misplaced a ring and thought her friend stole it from her room and accused the friend of stealing. I bought her friend a bouquet of flowers and explained as well as apologised on her behalf.</div>
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At times it seemed as though the forgetful part was the only affect and it was manageable. As soon as something went missing I would make sure to find it to for her and put it somewhere visible. I would leave notes all over her room as to the whereabouts and how things worked.</div>
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Then just like that.....she declined and the dementia took another layer from her .</div>
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A woman that could speak 7 languages couldn't recite that alphabet completely or name a tiger in English or Spanish. She could not remember how or what you call a picture of a camel during a MoCA test.</div>
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The following week I took her to the geriatric specialist extremely upset because I have never seen my abuela like that. He then explained the stages of dementia and how each person declines at different rates. No way of telling how or when each person declines.</div>
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I wish the time frames were set in stone and I could get more time with my abuela but they are all approximations and different things can accelerate it.</div>
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After spending a week in the hospital her dementia took even more of her away and left her wishing for death.</div>
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She doesn't want to eat or leave her room and tells me that she just wants to die.</div>
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which explains alot of her current behaviours.</div>
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Right now all I am doing all I can do, bringing her favourite foods and showering her with love.</div>
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You will spend countless sleepless nights and days crying and mourning them.</div>
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It will rip your heart out of you chest every time you see less and less of them present</div>
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you will find strength in the love you share because you know who they really are.</div>
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That they are still there somewhere deep down and they are still your loved one. Even though they might have already forgotten.</div>
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LOVE THEM MORE - remember that although they might forget who you are, their heart still feels the love and they will automatically feel comfortable and good around you.</div>
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TURN UP THE MUSIC-when the pain is unbearable put your favourite band or song on. I love Linkin Park and Fuego. I turn the music up so loud I can feel the beat in my chest. It helps me think about something else . To know that this is not my whole life.</div>
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PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN AND SADNESS-try to keep a normal schedule, do what you always have done and need to do. Nothing is going to change the dementia but dwelling on it will only magnify it. </div>
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GET OUTSIDE- nothing feels better than fresh air and sunlight. Go for a walk or work in your garden. If you live in a cold climate like me, go to a greenhouse until it warms up.</div>
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PRAY- I find my strength in prayer but if you are atheist then this wont apply to you.</div>
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TREAT YOURSELF-be kind and loving to yourself so that you can be kind and loving to them. </div>
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MAKE NEW MEMORIES- one of our traditions is to watch The Sound of Music but she doesn't want to leave her room , so I brought the movie to her. Adjust them to fit the circumstances. Go with the flow and enjoy the moments you have with them. </div>
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DON'T ARGUE WITH THEM-many times she was certain that someone had stolen from her and I only focused on locating the item. Not trying to point out that her belief was wrong and making her feel bad. In their minds it is very real so just fix the problem without discussion.</div>
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TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY- they already feel embarrassed because they know something is wrong with them. Don't add to it by making a big deal out of accidents. Alot of times I have cleaned up urine and vomit and make like its a common thing in my world.</div>
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MAKE JOKES- laughter is a miracle worker. It lightens the worse of moments. One time when we were in Walmart , abuela looked in the mirror and said she was so old wrinkled and ugly. So I told her that even as old and wrinkled as she was....she was still more beautiful than some of these young girls in store. She laughed and told me " the things you say". We were in Walmart which is the perfect store to prove my point too. Nothing against Walmart the store, its just some of the customers are less than stellar.</div>
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PLAY THEIR FAVOURITE MUSIC OR MOVIE- whenever I feel abuela distant or sad I put on one of her favourite artists. It makes her so happy to hear or see someone she remembers on the TV. They say that music has <span style="text-align: left;">therapeutic affects. </span></div>
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That is what they need the most.</div>
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Their memories are being wiped out like a virus in a hard drive.</div>
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Happy 2017!</div>
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With a new year alot of people make resolutions and with the best of intentions to keep them.</div>
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Some will keep them and others will just stop trying.</div>
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Why not keep yourself inspired all year long.</div>
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Here are some free printable inspirational sayings to help you</div>
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stay pumped all year long!</div>
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