Monday, June 24, 2024
Figured it Out
Friday, June 21, 2024
Sunny Day
Today is warming up nicely. We have clear blue skies, the temperature is 84...Life is Good.
We have decided to become Florida residents. This is a costly endeavor swapping over drivers licenses, registrations on the truck and rig and having the proper insurance for Florida. In the long run this is a good thing. Just tedious
Jim has become a Disabled Veteran. We all knew he was a bit off but now it's official. After two years of paperwork, medical tests (by independent doctors) and a lot of man hours the VA finally approved him for compensation. Though he's always had free medical with his Tri Care for life he did have copay for his meds. Now the VA will cover that expense.
I continue to make cards, almost daily. But I now have an I phone and haven't figured out how to share pictures 😇
All is right in our world
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Spring in Our Neck of the Woods
It has been so pleasant the past few days. Balmy breezes, reaching into the 80's during the day and cooling off at night. No Rain! Won't last long but I'll enjoy it while I can. Already the ground water is heating up and from the tap we get tepid water. We're giving the ice maker a solid workout!
As part of the Golf Course improvements they've built a Pro Shop, very small but they don't have a lot of room to work with. Paving of sidewalks has gone in, they've brought in a lot of fill and they spend hours each day moving dirt and smoothing it out in the parking lot area. Work is being done around the restaurant operating hours.
As an early Mother's day present I finally agreed to get on the Apple Watch bandwagon. I like the idea of keeping track of my health and being challenged to move a bit more. I haven't warn a watch in years and never cared for it. But I must say it's a fun toy for keeping me moving! I do not wear it to bed.
For some reason, as part of improvements I suppose, the RV park has been trimming all the trees! They brought in a bucket and started sawing of limbs quite high up. Not sure if we'll have much shade left when they're finished.
Here are a few of my recent cards
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Well, It's Been a Month of Sundays
Since I've posted a blog! I guess I should try a little harder.
We're just enjoying life in north Florida.
Spring can be very interesting. Several storm systems have plagued us the past few days. The first one wreaked havoc in a wide swath (tornado)from Blountstown (where Christy and Rik live) all the way across to mid Tallahassee and eastward. Sonsearae and Chris were in the path of what appears to have been two tornadoes that converged and made a mess! Fortunately the trees down and damage at the Country Feed Store was minimal but the power was out and apparently Christy didn't have water for awhile. Chris said it was nice that the tornado warning he received worked and he a Louie sheltered in place. Their patio furniture was tossed around and their subdivision is a mess. Trees down and debris everywhere.
We are thankful our children are ok! Now as for us, we lucked out being on the southern side of the system. We were in storm, tornado and flood watches but it mainly rained a lot. Across from us a tree limb did fall on a car basically totaling it, but it saved the trailer from being hit.
Two more systems rolled through back to back and we are are soggy. Today we've had windows of sunshine and there's a balmy breeze blowing.
A few of my most recent cards
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Roller Coastal Temperatures
It's spring time in North Florida. Our neck of the world has been enjoying pollen! Pollen from Pine trees and perhaps the blooming trees and bushes. So much pollen that cars are coated with it. I even saw a picture that showed the tides of rising water, it made a rig of yellow around the piling.
Another harbinger of spring is the Live Oaks. They shed their leaves so new ones can appear.
As ya'll north of us get these fronts, we do too....and it gives us the illusion of warmer temperatures. Then a cold front arrives and we get rain and colder temperatures! Back and forth we go, but I'm not complaining, all to soon it will be hotter than hades
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
Dreary Day
I'll be glad when this day is over! Started raining before I got up this morning. And it has continued to rain off and on all day. It just makes me chilly. Perfect for napping but I resisted. Jim took a nap then got up and had some carrot cake!
We spent Jim's birthday with Sonsearae and she treated us to lunch at Azu which we all enjoyed immensely. I did have leftovers which I finished off that evening.
After that we went to a cat café, you pay to sit and play with cats that are up for adoption. So we all had some fun petting and playing with the cats
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Happy Mardi Gras
Having lived in New Orleans for over 20 years I still miss it throughout the year. So much going on! Festivals celebrating everything from Andouille to Zydeco. If it has to do with food to music there is a festival for it. Mardi Gras is the culmination of carnival season (which started in early January). Laissez les bons temps rouler!
The past couple of weeks our weather has been slowly warming up. We’ve even gone to Mashes Sands, our closest beach in Panacea. We have always liked being on or near the water. What is it about salt and sand? To smell the salt air, to hear the surf approaching the shore and watch it pull back. Mesmerizing…it soothes my soul
For some reason Jim has decided to grow a beard. Sometimes I let my hair grow too. For the most part it's because I don't like using the phone to call and make an appointment! Not sure of his reasonHere are a few of my recent cards. Cardmaking is a joy for me and I have so many in my stash! Let me know if you would like to receive one or two. I have a list of family and friends I send to on a regular basis...you know, just to say hello!
This DSP from Stampin' Up! is so pretty!
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Rain! Buckets of rain
The past week or so we've had tolerable weather. I wonder if the freezing temperatures are behind us? No matter as it's a whole lot better here than in the north and mid west. We've had some foggy starts the last few days and now a thunderstorm. A heavy thunderstorm! We lost electricity and internet. I was typing when it happened and lost a paragraph...
Sonsearae goes to Disney World for her birthday and usually Chris goes too, but this year his job prevented it. So we went along to help her celebrate. Have you been to Disney? There are a lot of fabulous restaurants and we ate at several. It's a foodies paradise and we all enjoyed our meals, perhaps to much. We had dinner at Topolino's and the Character breakfast on the day we departed. Yak and Yeti for a quick Asian lunch one day and Maya Grill and Jaleo were the two other fine dining experiences. There is shopping inside the theme parks and at Disney Springs, an outdoor mall. Sonsearae like to check out the Disney merchandise so we checked out quite a few stores. She bought a Blouse at Tommy Bahama and Jim snagged a new jacket (Levi store) and two pair of shoes and leather wallet at a different store, the name escapes me .
In no particular order I'll share some pictures.
On our last morning we went to a character breakfast (Topolino's) and got to see Donald and Daisy Duck along with Minnie and Mickey Mouse! Here's the birthday girl with Artist Mickey
Handmade cards because:
No one displays an email on the mantle
or shows off a tweet on the fridge
Total for 2024
25
For this first set of cards I stamped my own background using wild wheat ink o wild wheat cardstock. The stamps I used were mostly from Quiet Meadow and I used the wheat stalk from Earthen Elegance. Layered on Lemon Lolly cardstock...All Stampin' Up!
I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.
Showing how to make quick and easy cards.
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Move to Florida They Said
Don't get me wrong! I've loved Florida since the first time I saw it in 1967. After boot camp my duty station was in Jacksonville, Florida. I was born and raised in Michigan and I'm here to tell you that Florida is warmer. But after the last two nights of below freezing temperatures we're ready to head back to South Texas....maybe Mexico! Summers are Hotter than hades but we can just summer in San Antonio!
Has your weather been weird? Compare it to last year. Is it colder? Wetter? More snow?
The campground has told us to let the water drip to prevent pipes from freezing up. We're warm enough but both of us are loathe to leave the house. Jim, bless his heart takes care of all the outside prevention and he hates the cold!
All of this is to remind you that even Florida has cold, nasty weather...and we don't like it!
Handmade cards because:
No one displays an email on the mantle
or shows off a tweet on the fridge
Total for 2024
13
Magical Meadows, Snowflake Sky embossing folder and a wee bit of sparkle with the navy and gold ribbon
I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.
Showing how to make quick and easy cards.
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To place an order, head over to my website to view the digital catalogs
Monday, January 1, 2024
Happy New Year
All I can say is wow!
I can't believe the productive year I had making cards. Almost every day I use my supplies to make cards. It gives me joy and I'm pretty sure it lowers my blood pressure
We spent some time with Chris and Sonsearae yesterday. Between the two of them they keep us well fed. Italian pot roast with meatballs and pepperoni. The flavor was Benissimo! Served over fettuccini and served with garlic bread and a beautiful salad. For dessert we had an apple puff pastry concoction. I'm sure it has a proper name. The apples were sliced thinly and softened in the microwave. All wrapped up in the pastry and baked. Kind of like apple turnovers....yum. Sangria was served
On Saturday Sonsearae and I had pedicures. It's always fun spending time with her. Of course the pedicure is wonderful! My old feet like being pampered
We've had a few wintry days with temperatures dipping down to freezing a couple night. Today it's pretty balmy out there. Winds from the south make the 69 degrees feel pretty decent
Handmade cards because:
No one displays an email on the mantle
or shows off a tweet on the fridge
Total for 2023
737
These are from the December Paper Pumpkin Kit...Time to get ready for Spring! Last set of cards for the year
I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.
Showing how to make quick and easy cards.
To order a catalog
Follow me here or on Facebook: Card making with Linda for more detailed instruction.
To place an order, head over to my website to view the digital catalogs