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Archive for June, 2009

I called a friend of mine yesterday to chat, she said she was making Special K Cookies for her teenage grandson who was coming by.  I had forgotten about how great these cookies are, and decided I should mix up a batch for my family .  You don’t have to bake them, so you don’t [...]

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Janice loved music, she sang in our choir and led worship, but the silent music of her heart was the shawls.

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Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember,
and remember more than I have seen.”
-Benjamin Disraeli
Last week I had an adventure by going to a conference and taking the train to Portland.  Since I went alone, I decided to take the train and explore the area through mass transit.  It [...]

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“He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant-
not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
-2 Corinthians 3:6
I got home late last night from a conference in Portland called The Spirit Gives Life. This beautiful banner was created by fabric artist Laurie Bredehoft to [...]

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This year, spring came in struggling with winter, with winter shaking it’s fist blowing snow over the tender buds. Eventually spring triumphed gently and warmly, filling the earth with a parade of ever changing foliage.

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The flowers and roses are blooming here at Cottage House.  They are so charming  peeking out  from behind the white picket fence.  Several years ago, an acquaintance had a lot of old wooden crates he got from a store that used them for storage .  I was longing for a picket fence and he thought [...]

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The warm sun finally returned to the pacific northwest last week breaking all the old heat records.

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Last year I  had more fun over at Rose Colored Glasses visiting porches and seeing how everyone decorates their porch and welcomes friends and family to their home.  I am  sooo excited to join in on the fun this year!
Welcome to our cottage home!   I love our large old fashioned porch on our craftsman style [...]

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“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it is always June”
- L.M. Montgomery

One of my favorite months of the year is June.  The rain leaves for the season, sunshine and blue skies come back again to the pacific northwest, the days are finally warm, and best of [...]

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