Tag Archives: What were they thinking

Hold My Beer

Posted on March 19, 2021 by kathy & deb

Deb posted that great picture last week of her cute little snowdrops. Mother Nature took one look at that and said, “Hold my beer”. We got a solid twenty inches of heavy wet snow in less than 48 hours: Our … Continue reading →

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Crazy and Not-So-Crazy Craft Patterns XII or Put Down the Crochet Hook… Please

Posted on March 20, 2020 by kathy & deb

Well folks, it has come to this.  We have given up shopping.  Not for the long haul, but we both feel that we have responsibilities to other folks that mandate our giving up our Fridays, for now.  So far, everyone … Continue reading →

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Gobbling Up Bad Thanksgiving Finds

Posted on November 15, 2019 by kathy & deb

Well, our Thanksgiving is a little later this year so I think with a little coaxing we can get TWO posts for your reading pleasure!  Plus, we have a giveaway which I’m going to start with since it makes us … Continue reading →

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Happy Days Are Here Again

Posted on March 8, 2019 by kathy & deb

What are we happy about, you ask?  We have been visiting the Goodwill backroom bins, and they are FUN again.  They have all sorts of things in them, not just clothes, and they still have the same pricing, 99¢ per … Continue reading →

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Love is a Battlefield

Posted on February 8, 2019 by kathy & deb

I’ve always wondered how and when Valentine’s Day started.  Apparently, it was a Roman holiday, Lupercalia, a celebration of spring and fertility, which was appropriated by a pope in the 5th century.  (We can’t have those pagan fertility rituals being … Continue reading →

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We Count the Days Until Friday

Posted on August 17, 2018 by kathy & deb

So who said it could be the middle of August already?  This has to be one of the most peculiar summers that I can remember—slow to come on, super hot in the middle, and only now does it seem like … Continue reading →

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Chain Reaction

Posted on August 3, 2018 by kathy & deb

Do you ever buy something that triggers an avalanche of work?  Kathy found a cool mid-century modern cabinet in a local consignment shop, modestly priced at $140.  It’s light oak, made in Yugoslavia, and originally sold for $32.50!  Well, I … Continue reading →

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Crazy And Not-So-Crazy Christmas Crafts

Posted on December 8, 2017 by kathy & deb

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as the car advertisements sing.  To me, the craziness is just starting, but the wonderful doesn’t really kick in until right before Christmas.  One of my favorite months is January, when I … Continue reading →

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S is for Spring, or is that Snow?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by kathy & deb

Most of the time, I adore living in Colorado.  Maybe not so much today: This is my front flower garden in the process of getting flattened by a predicted five to eight inches of snow.  Mother Nature, did you LOOK … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring

Posted on April 7, 2017 by kathy & deb

It’s happening!!!  Yes, Spring is creeping around the corner.  We had a dusting of snow this week just to prove it!  Well, that is Colorado in the Spring; it always snows on my daffodils.  Never fear, though, they are still … Continue reading →

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