Friday, February 22, 2019

Reeve's Cottage Dollhouse

 Dollhouse Number 2!   This is going to be for my granddaughter Reeve, who is not exactly dollhouse ready, but I had no choice.  You see, I got a call from an old friend who was in the antiques picking and selling business.  I met her when I had my shop, she would come to get some paint for some of the vintage furniture, and we always loved chatting.  Well she knew my latest obsession is dollhouse stuff, and she ran across a big pile of dollhouse stuff....like...
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Sunday, February 17, 2019

A miniature French harpsichord for my birthday

A miniature French harpsichord made from following plans in a miniature furniture making plan book, was how I spent my big 6-0 birthday.  That wasn't the original plan, but then hubs and I got sick with some kind of strange bug and my birthday plans were dashed.  It felt kind of odd not to have anything fun or exciting or special to do that day I woke up, so I decided, sick or not, I would make it memorable and do something I truly enjoy~so I looked through a book of plans and decided...
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Low Carb Dieting Pays Off

 After two months of following a carb restricted diet, I have practically reached goals!  My total weight loss now is 15 pounds and it is now evident in my appearance and  the clothing I wear. I went for a mammogram and before I put on my smock, I noticed, hey I am looking pretty good now!  So I snapped a pic and will show  you a few uncomplimentary photos of how I looked in recent months.  This is a cropped photo showing me at Nora Murphy's book...
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