Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Spring…

In the spirit of spring renewal and rebirth I decided to dust off this neglected blog and what better place to start than with a day of  egg dying with Mr J and Miss E.
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The eggs were boiled…
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The dyes were mixed…
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The aprons were on…
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and we were ready…
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Each used a different technique…
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Mr J took his time experimenting with mixing different colors…
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and Miss E used each bright color separately and quickly…
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both methods worked well…
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I tried to take pictures of each egg separately…
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using both iphone and dslr cameras…
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The eggs weren’t the only things dyed…
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I think the hands were my favorite.
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It was a colorful day.

Monday, May 30, 2011

A Memorial Day Parade…

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From childhood on,  The 4th of July meant family picnics and Memorial Day meant small town parades.  I marched as a child with the Brownies and Girl Scouts…I watched as my children marched with the school bands and movement centers…Soon I will probably watch as my grandchildren march.  This year we watched from the sidelines and caught lots of candy…

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I hope the sun was shining on everyone’s parade this Memorial Day.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mother’s Day!…

I recently rediscovered an old flea market mug collection and decided to clean them up for Mother’s Day…IMG_0697-1

In the city…

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or in the country…

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Enjoy Mother’s Day! 

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Some Egg Action…

I haven’t bothered with an egg tree every year but this year my Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick  died and its branches make the perfect egg tree…

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I haven’t dyed eggs every year either but this year I needed an activity to do with my grandchildren during an overnight…

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And finally…I rarely had an egg hunt here when my children were young because my parents always held one at their house.  Now I am the grandparent and the egg hunt was here…

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And now to eat all those hard-boiled and chocolate eggs.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentines…

I have had hearts on my mind and in the viewfinder a lot this month…

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…I think it helped me think less about all that snow out there.

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