tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54471794835524446562024-03-23T06:13:51.004-04:00Sweet WoodruffsA thrifty place for resourceful people.Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-45499060472646554782022-07-31T21:05:00.025-04:002022-07-31T21:26:33.960-04:00My Smartest Quilting Purchase…Schmetz Needles <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13sWocQvgt1hufrqlwBCaw8XKLt7f1TFp" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13sWocQvgt1hufrqlwBCaw8XKLt7f1TFp" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my all time most favorite and smartest purchase I ever acquired for my quilting stash.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PMGN2l" target="_blank">Schmetz Bulk sewing machine needles</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't even knew this was an option until I stumbled upon them. You’ll never run out if one breaks and I’ve also found I’m less stingy with swapping for a new needle when needed. I confess in the past I would push a needle as far as I could. I put in a fresh needle more often now, which makes for cleaner stitches and seams. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purchase them through the affiliate link above and make sure your getting the size you need :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Be blessed and be a blessing. </div><div><br /></div></div>Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-30138352473087420242014-10-31T08:30:00.003-04:002014-11-02T10:03:59.437-05:00All Recipes Caramel Corn Review<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>This recipe for <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Caramel-Popcorn/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Thumb&e11=caramel%20corn&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i16"> Caramel Corn from All Recipes</a> has been my go to recipe for years now. </b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caramel Corn makes a great gift too. My family begs for their share at Christmas.</td></tr>
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<i><b>Before we begin....</b></i></div>
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<i><b>How do you pronounce Caramel? </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Being from Texas, I say it differently than my New England Yankee best friend. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>She always gets a kick out of my (mis)pronunciation. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>"Car-mul" </b></i></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">The first thing you should know, this stuff is </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">Make it and promptly give it all away. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">~Put it in individual bags and sell it at a bake sale!~ </span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">~Give it to a skinny friend with a fast metabolism.~ </span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">~Put it in pretty vintage tins and give as gifts.~ </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wish I knew how to load a PDF file of my Caramel Corn Recipe. The one below is the best I can do. :)</td></tr>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Caramel Corn Recipe</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 Cup Butter</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2 Cups Brown Sugar </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1/2 Cup Corn Syrup</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 tsp Salt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1/2 tsp Baking Soda</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 tsp Vanilla</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5 Quarts Popped Popcorn</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="text-align: left;">*I like to use a </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IUWA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00006IUWA&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=EKRRD4WX54NNRR22" style="text-align: left;"> Hot Air Popper</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00006IUWA" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><span style="text-align: left;"> for my popcorn. </span><span style="text-align: left;">I think it's healthier this way but I can also control my portions, making as much or as little as I want. For this recipe, you'll need 5 quarts POPPED Popcorn, not 5 quarts of unpopped kernels (are we clear??). I just throw 5 full <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000CFMZP/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000CFMZP&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=B6M7CPBVUADFLLRI">Pyrex 1-Quart</a> scoops in without exact measuring. I fill it up and dump it into my larger roaster. </span></b></div>
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<b>*I keep my popcorn in the freezer, because I heard it kept better and popped better this way. Is this rumor true? I think I'm going to buy this popcorn next time too. I like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052OOZUU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0052OOZUU&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=MPK4HPCKRGTLSYD4">Bob's Red Mill </a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0052OOZUU" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />
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<b>*The recipe calls for 1 Cup of butter. If you use Salted Butter, you'll have a saltier caramel corn and it will resemble a "salted caramel" flavor. </b></div>
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<b>*It calls for brown sugar. I prefer light brown sugar myself. If you use Dark Brown Sugar, you will achieve a richer "Cracker Jack" flavor. Both sugars taste good, I just like the lighter brown sugar version better. It's up to you. Why not make 2 different batches and taste test?</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light brown sugar makes a lighter caramel. Dark brown sugar makes a richer flavored one. </td></tr>
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<b>*Be sure to butter all your pans and utensils or use Pam. Your tools will get sticky with the hot caramel. It makes tossing easier. </b></div>
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<b>*When you first pour the caramel over your corn, you'll be disappointed that not Every. Single. Piece. of Popcorn isn't coated with your caramel. Don't worry about that. In the baking process, it some how manages to melt and spread itself around. All will be well in the end. I promise. Just keep GENTLY tossing it every 15 minutes as the recipe above directs. </b></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>*When working with hot sugar, I like having an extra set of hands. 1 person can do the job, but I always like it when a family member pours the liquid while I toss and coat the popcorn with the boiling caramel..</b><span style="font-size: large;">.using a buttered utensil</span><b>. </b></span><br />
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<b>*I like to use 2 pans for baking, rather than 1 deep one. It bakes the caramel corn evenly. </b><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><b>*TOSS your caramel with tongs, or gently FOLD it in, like you would fold egg whites into batter. Don't be rough with your batch because your popcorn will break into a billion tiny pieces. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Choose Joy. </span></b></div>
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This is an UN-STAGED photo of our rescued dog, Olivia. Where ever the lavender is being diffused, she will follow it, lie down and sleep. She LOVES it. It's the strangest thing. Lavender, Peace and Calming, Valor and Joy have been helping another one of our dogs, Charlie. He is high maintenance with a lot of anxiety. I tried Joy last week and he stopped growling. LOL It's so funny how these things work. I don't get it. I don't understand it. I don't care. If it works, I'm sold. :) <br />
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Don't keep your pretty things locked in a cabinet to be used once a year (or never). Pretty things are meant to be used. We can't take them with us. Make your life and your world beautiful TODAY. Don't wait for Christmas or a birthday to decorate. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">PS: If you're not going to use it, or don't like it, get rid of it. </span></i></div>
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After we pick and peel our peaches</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaches and Cream Cake recipe can be found in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761117199/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0761117199&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=TZW737RIIJIUTIOU">The Cake Mix Doctor</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0761117199" height="1" style="border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, one of my favorite<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/35-peach-recipes/">35 Peach Recipes from Lady Behind the Curtain</a></td></tr>
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I do something yummy my mother-in-law taught me. I make jelly from my saved peach peelings and peach pits. She was born in 1929, so she knew all about resourcefulness and feeding your family with what we now throw in the compost pile. </div>
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You need saved peelings from 3 to 4 quarts of peaches. I throw all mine into a bag and place in the freezer until I'm ready to make my Peach Peel Jelly. You can add some lemon juice to your bag to keep the peelings from going brown. </div>
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This is super easy, just use your common sense. It can be hard to explain because there is no exact science. Place your peach pits and peelings in a large pot. Cover the peelings with water. This part you have to eye ball. You don't want too much water or too little. Just cover the peelings. The goal is to end up with (at least) 3 to 4 Cups of juice by the end of this process. Are we clear?<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>(Feel free to ask questions below in the comments section if I wasn't clear)<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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Bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat down to simmer for 30 minutes. Don't leave because you don't want all your water to boil away and you don't want burnt peaches on the bottom. Remove from heat, cover and cool over night allowing the peach mush to stew. </div>
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Next, you're going to strain your juice from all the cooked down peelings and pits. You can use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TUQF9O/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007TUQF9O&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=N5SQDIXPCL3VZ2HI">Strainers</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007TUQF9O" height="1" style="border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. I prefer using my mother-in-law's trusty old <span style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GBG8MCA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00GBG8MCA&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=YVINJIA46FVHXZGC" style="text-align: center;">Chinois </a>which I use frequently when canning. We would also run our juice one last time through some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JWL22I/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006JWL22I&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=2QORN3GEYRBDXH4S">Cheesecloth</a>. If you don't have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V9K8A6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001V9K8A6&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=2HWRC4HRYZPANJVA">Canning Kit</a><span style="border: currentcolor !important;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001V9K8A6" height="1" style="border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>, you'll need one. They are very useful. You can make it without these items, but you'll find it more difficult. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(these are Amazon Affiliate links)</i></span><br />
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1. I have always, always found it easier to can with the help of at least one other person. I can do it alone, but someone else helping me, makes working faster a lot easier. It's up to you. Some people prefer to work a lone and that's fine. Whatever it takes. </div>
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2. IF, IF, IF....you make your jelly too thin, like I did one year.....no worries. You now have peach pancake syrup. Enjoy! </div>
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I've got <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2013/02/springer-spaniel-rescue-and-foster.html">Charlie</a> asleep in my lap and I'm <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/search/label/Hand%20Piecing">hand piecing</a> some hexies. I've worked so hard this week. I decided to start the weekend early by taking it slow. I'm thinking I'll make him a little hat? Naaaa....he would hate it. </div>
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What are you doing this weekend? Got plans? We're working on our <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/search/label/Boy%20Child">son's</a> room right now. Photos to follow..... Or check out my <a href="http://instagram.com/sweetwoodruffs">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetwoodruffs">Facebook</a>, as I update more often there, than I do here. </div>
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Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-84863122555403543482014-05-16T21:33:00.001-04:002014-06-25T17:43:14.545-04:00Girl child and mamaFriday night. Movie night. She's home visiting us from Texas for only the second time in 2 years. Yay!<br />
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I wanted to share my very favorite spot on our walk every morning. I stop. Look at the sunrise. Smile. Breathe. Whisper a prayer of thanksgiving. A new day. Thank you Lord.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">his mercies never come to an end; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they are new every morning;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">great is your faithfulness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lamentations 3:22-23</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gorgeous foster dog had me wrapped around his finger with those eyes from the very first day. </td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He went to his new home last week and is doing very well. I used to worry about my foster fur kids when they left. They are <i><b>always</b></i> fine. They have gained confidence and trust in humans, are finally in <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-new-foster-springer-spaniel.html"><span style="color: red;">good health</span></a>, and are happy, cheerful dogs when they leave. I would fret only to find out they were blissfully content with their new lives. Isn't that the goal? </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Letting go is sad. But letting go is never as hard as I think it's going to be. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*sniff*</span></i> The building up to the good bye which I know is coming is what is so difficult. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*sniff*</span></i> I keep thinking how much I'm going to miss them. <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*sniff*</span></i> They look into your eyes with so much affection and faith and you feel as if you are about to betray them. I wonder if Abraham must have felt this when looking into Isaac's hopeful face walking up the mountain. But once they are given to their new home, it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. Plus I make my husband do it. Bah! I can't watch.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Letting go starts from the very first day they arrive. I force myself to believe they are not my dogs. They belong to another wonderful family. We just haven't found them yet. And while we search for their forever home, I'm going to <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2013/12/10-reasons-to-foster-dog.html"><span style="color: red;">love the heck out of them</span></a>. When their forever home is found, it would be selfish of me to deny that family the love this beautiful animal has to give. How many animals can I keep anyway? Do the best thing for the dog and share the love. Let the other family experience the joy too. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, once they are gone, I'm fine. I'm so good, I actually feel a little guilty. <i>"Shouldn't I be crying more?"</i> We have one less dog to trip over. 4 fewer muddy paw prints to mop. The dogs are good. The new family is good. Everyone is good. And we did a good thing. Yay! Yay for good things in the world! Let's all do good things and encourage each other in good deeds. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barkley was the Eric Northman (vampire) of Springer Spaniels. Looook into my eyyyes....Hypnotic....he could talk me into anything. LOL I really loved Barkley. Such a sweet boy. Of course I miss him. But I'm not sad. Really!!!</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not ashamed to admit most of our wardrobe comes from the thrift store. I frequently buy a shirt, skirt or dress because I know the fabric will look good sewn into a quilt a year from now when I get tired of wearing it. :) </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>***Shop your own closet first and don't be prideful. Old boxer shorts are nice fabric when cut into strips. People say "<i>gross</i>" when I tell them a certain piece of fabric is from a pair of boxer shorts. WHO CARES! Cotton is cotton! (of course they are washed).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>***If you don't have easy access to thrift stores, don't forget tag sales, garage sales, estate sales, etc. If you have a friend with good taste, tell them you're interested in their shirts next time they clean out their closet.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I like sewing the shirt tags into my quilts. It adds an element of fun, as well as dates the quilt and always makes a for a fun conversation or memory.</span></b></div>
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jumper with pink appliqued bunnies is horrible, but cut up, it's just pink fabric. </b>*affiliate link*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>***I much prefer smaller thrift stores as their prices are better and the money usually stays local, helping the community. I still shop at larger "corporate" thrift stores but only on half price days. Their prices have increased over the years, and I can get the same item at Walmart or Target for the same price. </b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I had planned on this quilt being more "Low Volume", but it took on a life of it's own and became </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>***Know your favorite thrift store's sale schedule. For example: One of my favorite stores has all men's shirts, $1.00 on Tuesday. Another place has all clothing for .25 cents. Schnikies! It goes without saying, you hopefully want to find lots of XXL, long sleeve items.</b></span></div>
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(Some of the most inspiring quilts I've seen lately are <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.com/">Victoria Wolfe's</a> grandmother's handpieced quilts. I can't stop thinking about them and I'm terribly tempted to start hunting double poly-knit. She shares pictures and stories of her inspirational grandmother in her book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1607055864/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1607055864&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20&linkId=64NNTNPBD24FLVKU">15 minutes of Play</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1607055864" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> I'm really enjoying this book and can highly recommend it. If double poly-knit makes you happy, put it in your quilt). </div>
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<b>I've been quilting with my 2 1/2" square scraps, making "Nine Patch" quilt blocks as a leader/ender project for years. Having over 100 quilt blocks now, it's time to do something with them. A scrappy <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/sisters-choice.html">Sister's Choice</a>? </b><br />
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<b><i>(The link above is to Quiltville, Bonnie Hunter's Blog where you can find her FREE pattern for her "Scrappy Sister's Choice" which I am using. Bonnie is very generous with her free patterns. Go get to know her and buy her books. You'll love her). </i></b><br />
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<b>Picasso had his <span style="background-color: white;">blue</span> period. Van Gogh loved <span style="background-color: white;">yellow</span>. And I'm preoccupied with purple. I've been in a purple mood for 2 years now. This morning I found this Purple blurb and it all became more clear to me, why I can't get purple off my mind. It's because I NEED it. Yes!! We need more purple in our lives. There isn't enough purple in our world. Seriously. Look around your house. Where is the purple? You probably have very little. </b></div>
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<b>My purple fabric drawer is my smallest stash; the color I have the least. I've been on a no-buy policy for awhile now, so it's forcing me to use my scraps and stash. I always enjoy this challenge because it <i>obligates</i> me to creativity and seems to inspire a spirit of contentment in my piecing. If it's all I have, then it's good enough. It's amazing how beautiful our quilts become when we allow the boring fabric we're sick of, to actually work for us, instead of taking up space in our studio, making us feel guilty because we paid $8.99 a yard for that ghastly yard, and by golly, we're going to use it....some day. </b></h3>
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<b>Behold!!! 2<span style="background-color: white;"> Colomns</span>, thus far. </b></h3>
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<b>This is our new <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/search/label/Springer%20Spaniel%20Rescue">Springer Spaniel foster dog</a> we are rehabilitating right now. He is a sweet heart of a dog. A LOT of energy. Oy vey! I can't keep up with him. </b></div>
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<b>Yes. Hi Charlie. I know you're there. I see you. I haven't forgotten you. </b></div>
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<b>(I'm trying to take photos and here come all the animals. Seriously? Can't you give me ONE minute to get something done??? They are like children! </b></div>
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I'm doing something different this time. Instead of piecing all my blocks, then laying them out and sewing them together, I'm sewing them in rows as the blocks are finished. I'm getting a stack of maybe 20 or so completed, then I'll sit down and put 10 together, stitching them up into a row. I LOVE THIS! It's going so fast this way. I don't know if I'll do this every time, as I can see where mistakes can be made in placement. But guess what. I DON'T CARE. It's good enough. :) </h3>
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<b>OHHHH! Come back and see another pretty purple quilt I made...a doll quilt for a 4 year old. I'll share more later. </b></div>
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Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-701995286033568702014-04-12T11:57:00.002-04:002014-04-12T11:57:48.373-04:00I wanna sew!!! Anxious to finish handquilting this green confetti baby quilt I started...um...2 years ago. But homing and nesting awaits. I have to clean a bathroom, finish painting a bedroom and prepare some food for tomorrows Sunday dinner. Oh. And maybe some loads of laundry. *sigh* I just wanna play!!! Waaaaaaa..... <br />
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I have a friend who has 8 children. We go down there together, get tons of produce and split it up. Sharing is good. Here's to hoping this post will spread good cheer to all my friends north or west of me, who are sick of winter.<b><span style="color: #e06666;"> Spring is here!</span></b></div>
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We bought too many flats of strawberries, which were spoiling quickly. Is there really such a thing as too many flats of strawberries? What berries we didn't freeze, we ended up juicing with our carrots. Divine!!!!!! I can HIGHLY recommend carrot and strawberry together. :) Yum. <br />
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We love juicing!! What are you favorite recipes? We always seem to go with carrott and apple, but I want to try some new<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0778801810/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0778801810&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20"> Juice Recipe Books</a><u> </u>Oh wait, check this out. I didn't even know <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I4C4548/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00I4C4548&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20">Joe Cross had a book out</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00I4C4548" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />Duh. Well why wouldn't he? (Hi Joe Cross. Big fan here!! ~~~Waving Hello~~~)</div>
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Did you see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004O63TX6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004O63TX6&linkCode=as2&tag=allseru-20">Fat Sick & Nearly Dead</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=allseru-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004O63TX6" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />? LIFE CHANGING!!<br />
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<b>Choose Joy Pretty People! </b><br />
<b>Bitterness will destroy you. </b><br />
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I will be <i>comfort fooding</i> myself with strawberries as I sort through books. Decluttering books is painfully sad work for a book lover. The project will be made tolerable with freshly picked strawberries (and maybe a sprinkle pinch of refined white sugar...shhhhh).<br />
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It's a berry sweet life I live. Especially in March in Florida for a strawberry lover. <br />
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So grateful for this pretty little berry that brings me so much joy. It's the little things, right?<br />
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Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-5368344674807549302014-02-28T08:57:00.000-05:002014-06-25T17:53:02.959-04:00Quilting Cat and Erin Condren...it's a good dayHello. <br />
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Dear Watson and I have been piecing our first Irish Chain using this book I've had for awhile: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1880972271/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1880972271&linkCode=as2&tag=sweetwoodr-20">Time for a Chain: The Irish Chain Updated</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sweetwoodr-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1880972271" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. We're using purple and brown scraps. It's sooooooooo pretty. I need to sew the rows together and we're done. It's a smaller lap quilt I'm going to give to a friend who just lost her sister. She needs some comfort.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Please, please, please let tomorrow be the day I get my <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/#fragment-3">Erin Condren Planner</a>. She's having a sale on planners and labels, 40% off, so I decided to splurge and get me one. I never spend money on myself and it actually felt good, to do something nice for ME, for a change. Do you feel uncomfortable when you spend money on yourself. I need to get over that!! LOL </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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I am a very indecisive person. I could go back and forth over this for months. Right now, I'm sick of thinking about things. I just want a decision made and let's roll with it. Let's go. Move on. On to the next life altering decision.<br />
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My mom is a big bird watcher and nature lover as I mentioned. I cleaned her window today (see below) and I hope to attach a bird feeder to it. Or maybe one of these bird nest boxes. I've always wanted to try this and see how it went. Do you have experience with these? Share, if you do.<br />
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My idea is to give her a sanctuary, where she can walk into this bedroom and collapse with relief. Then after she is well rested, she can begin her Florida / Bird Watching retirement. :) I hope she feels surprised and blessed. It does seem like I am shopping for myself, LOL, but I know what she likes and we tend to like the some of the same things, in general.<br />
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This is the space I'm working with. I hope you can see my vision for what I'm trying to accomplish: <br />
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This will be her view. This is a north facing window. I love this room because it doesn't allow the hot Florida sun during the summer, and since we don't have cold winters, this room never gets too chilly. Perfect. She'll have this back yard all pretty with butterfly attracting plants by next year. My sad little <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2012/03/mosaic-monday-at-little-red-house.html">patch of garden</a> out there should already be planted. I can't wait to get going when we return. </div>
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Oh my goodness, did I forget to show you? I found these <a href="http://www.websterwestsidefleamarket.com/">at Webster Flea Market</a> here in Florida for basically nothing!!! SCORE. Holy cow, I love them!! I love "bluebird" anything. My mom will adore them. </div>
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Well. Here is the blank slate bedroom. We are going to paint it cream with a teeny tiny bit of rose in it. Basically a bisque I guess with more pink than yellow. Clear as mud? LOL I'll show you when it's up. That dresser was found on the street. We are going to fix it up. It's in great condition. We won't keep the iron bed. I'll probably stick in the garden, or maybe I'll sell it. Ugh. Just one more thing to figure out. </div>
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Did I tell you my mother in moving in with us? We are busy getting 3 rooms upstairs ready for her. Whew! I'm exhausted. She'll have a bedroom, a sitting room and a bathroom all to herself up there. I will share pictures of the finished rooms soon. I'm going to Texas on March 3rd to get her. <br />
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Here is some fabric I found at the thrift store. Actually these are 2 pillowcases, I found for .99 cents each. There are about 2 yards of fabric here. Wow! I win! Can't wait to cut it up and put it in a scrappy "I Spy" for a little girl. <br />
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Did I mention I'm exhausted? I need a vacation. My husband is working 14 to 16 hours a day and he has promised when this project is complete, we get to go some where and be quiet for awhile. :) <br />
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But taking lots of quilting breaks to keep my head clear and relaxed. :) One of my favorite things this year so far has been my Judy Hopkins calendar: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1604682108/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1604682108&linkCode=as2&tag=sweetwoodr-20">365 Quilt-Block Patterns Perpetual Calendar: The Best of Judy Hopkins</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sweetwoodr-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1604682108" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. <br />
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NEVER have I been so grateful for being prepared this time. I had big batches of frozen chicken bone broth, stashed away in the freezer. We've been drinking that for a week and I even had enough to share with a sick neighbor AND our dogs. <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/search/label/Furry%20Children">(The dogs LOVE it!!)</a> I get my recipe out of "<u>Nourishing Traditions</u>".<br />
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The book may seem strange, especially if you are new to clean and healthy eating. Some of the recipes may seem over the top to you. Take it with a grain of salt and a pinch of fresh ground cracked pepper. But as far as investing in a book to which you would be making constant reference, this book is NOT a waste of money. <br />
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We will be planting soon and I hope to can more fermented foods from recipes found in the book. You can look on the Amazon page for more information and read all the reviews.<br />
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<br />Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-14231653004506063682014-01-25T04:21:00.000-05:002014-01-29T18:20:09.618-05:00Pastel "Leaders and Enders" Mini Sawtooth Scrap QuiltAbout 8 years ago, I made a pastel snowball quilt for a friend. Of course, I saved all the extra triangles I snipped off. It upsets me to see beautiful fabric in the trash. I pulled these tiny pieces out for my current <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935362305/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1935362305&linkCode=as2&tag=sweetwoodr-20">Leaders & Enders</a> project. I kept it an easy sawtooth, which I LOVE. It will be a doll blanket or a wall hanging.<br />
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The seams sure are bulky in the back. I was playing around with them, trying to make them thinner and not so thick. Oy vey. At least it's pretty on the front. Oh yea, and ignore the ugly black thread. Mistake. But I've been sewing so much, I've run out of all my thread and I'm down to the last of it, which is black. LOL Just ordered some more Friday. I'm impatient for my Aurifil.<br />
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Just love it so much. It will hang on a wall or grace a table </div>
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I also played around with my new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BQA3VWW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BQA3VWW&linkCode=as2&tag=sweetwoodr-20">15 minutes of Play -</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sweetwoodr-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00BQA3VWW" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> book, using my Mother-In-Law's vintage scraps. Delicious colors. I am still trying to to decide what to do with these 3 inch squares. I thought maybe playing would encourage a decision. </div>
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I love the challenge of decorating with <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/search/label/Thrifty%20Loot">thrift scores</a>. You have to be patient and diligent, while thinking outside the box. You have to work with what you have. <br />
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This is Olivia's favorite piece. She wanted to model it, so I said, "Jump in the photo girl!!!" I love Thermoses. </div>
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Oh I love this!! Just the piece I have been looking for. </div>
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This McDonald's Batman Mug usually isn't the type of thing I enjoy, but my kids are DC lovers. </div>
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I was excited to find this child's sewing machine. It's very dirty and I don't know if it works. </div>
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I thought I would clean it up and play with it a bit. I doubt it works. </div>
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I can never pass up pansies. I'm liking crewel pieces more and more. </div>
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I love all my vintage Japanese coffee mugs, but I hardly ever find a set of them, </div>
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Love this Hexagon plate and also found a nice unmade Jiffy Stitchery embroidery. </div>
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4 Strawberry Shortcake juice glasses. Sweet as can be and look brand new.</div>
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A strawberry shortcake mug. </div>
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Tea, Coffee, or Hot Chocolate? </div>
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I loved this silly vintage tumbler. What am I going to do with ONE? </div>
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I will put flowers in it, maybe. It was just too pretty to leave. </div>
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I love the colors, the lines and the design. An inspiring little glass. </div>
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Vintage tumblers and swanky swigs. </div>
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Whenever I go to Texas, I find these all the time. I LOVE the fabrics in these vintage wool skirts. </div>
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I can never pass them up. I think I'll take them home to upcycle for projects, </div>
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Some Desert Rose. My friend didn't want them. The bowls aren't so pretty, but the plates are good. One plate broke, but I can't throw it away. </div>
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Even a broken piece of Desert Rose can be used, right? In a mosaic? </div>
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I hate to hoard, but I have enough artsy friends to hang on to it for a few weeks </div>
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I also found this <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2014/01/vintage-payne-fabric-for-sale.html">vintage fabric </a>if anyone wants it. :) </div>
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<br />Sweet Woodruffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926424938367611947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447179483552444656.post-36225723142269995962014-01-21T10:40:00.000-05:002014-01-24T13:50:46.813-05:00My not so Funny Valentine QuiltOh, let's see. I've only been working on this heart shaped raw edge applique quilt...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I'm more than a little "over it" by now, but I refuse to let it win. I must win. I will finish it. I will put it in a choke hold until it yells, "Uncle!" Not a very nice way to treat a Valentine, huh? <br />
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It started as an online Yahoo swap, maybe 10 years ago. That group fizzled out. Years later, when I pull this Valentine quilt out, I get to thinking about it....I can see where I cut out a billion hearts for my blocks. I remember fussy cutting. I remember the fabrics I used. But I don't see any blocks from other people. I wonder if life got so crazy that I never even missed not receiving my swapped sets back. Who knows. I do know I would have found them by now if I had them. Oh well. *sniff*<br />
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Isn't that sad? It's just sad. Sad that life gets so crazy busy and important things are over looked. I'm not going to let that happen to my life or schedule any more if I can help it. I'm done being busy. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Over it!</div><br />
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There is no GUILT in QUILT. I heard <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/">Bonnie</a> say that, and it has stuck with me. <br />
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With that being said, I'm determined to finish all my UFO's, WIP's and big fat PIG's this year. I'm sick of feeling guilt or shame over what hasn't been finished. I'm ready to move on. Onward! Let's move Forward! Use it up or get rid of it. Just finish. It doesn't have to be King Size. If I have enough blocks for a throw, I'm going to allow myself to feel comfortable changing plans. A throw is GOOD ENOUGH.<br />
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It's good enough. Right? <br />
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So I'm ready to fall in love again and get this pretty girl finished in time to love my family with it. <a href="http://sweetwoodruffs.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-valentine-for-lifetime.html">Warm Valentine cuddles</a>, movie night and popcorn await! <br />
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<a href="http://www.conniekresin.com/">Freemotion By the River ~ Link Tuesday</a><br />
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