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 welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with painting again....

Let's get this party started!

LOL and  still laughing.... silent night like you've never heard it

https://youtube.com/shorts/7BiIqXPkOZk?si=UdUYyFT9IJL7Dl8c

I had the best time watching Reindeer games at Big Brother this season, hilarious fun challenges. I also am sad Amazing race is over but would have been content for any of the 3 teams to win. That's nice! I'm writing this Wed afternoon, so the finale of Survivor is on tonight, Yea! but... I wanted Emily to win, she's ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with kitchen table that's as cleared off as it ever gets. I love the little snowman bowl, and it's holding stonewall kitchen's soft peppermints made with real sugar not corn syrup. I love a candy bowl! I made that table runner, and the cow placemats are red after all

 Mandala workshop

happy to be drawing/learning/painting again in my sketchbook. One can join her group to get prompts and I see they'd be good when you want to paint but don't know what to do ...

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Santa on the mantel,  I built the "ice" with a broken ornament!

  Our prompt this week 

Describe your perfect Christmas party, where, who's there, what food and drinks are served, etc

this is all dreaming, as we still distance from infection since I am allergic to the vaccines. But, if I were able, I'd love...

a fancy party where people put on their fun festive silly attire, much like the parties we used to attend in MD at a contra dancing couple's house. Lots of fun nice people, all brought good food to share, everyone looks sparkly ...

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here it is, another Thursday and we're here to tell you what we liked the last week...

the first picture is the changing of holidays... an overlap of pumpkins for Thanksguiviung and shiny baubles for Christmas... 

I liked that we agreed to just have a four day Thanksgiving feast, dragging out the cooking over several days. Took some pressure off.

 listening to on audio books

 

on TV.... 

love dancing with the stars, although I'm sad Barry was sent home. Love survivor and amazing race... it's nice to like a lot of the players. Big Brother will be ...

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oops I have sweet potatoes on my nose-y

 our prompt for today is:

 tell us a funny story about a Thanksgiving you spent... we all have things happen unexpectedly at holidays  so share a funny moment you have had over the years.

1.when I worked in middle school as a counselor with drop out prevention, I put on a big Thanksgiving dinner with the kids providing a dish to share. There is a lot to learn and discuss about how to handle passing food, general manners, what to talk about to keep the peace, etc. I remember once a ...

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well, for this week's list of likes, I start with fruits and vegetables.... wish I could function as a vegetarian. 

I eat mostly fruits and vegetables but my body seems to need animal protein to energize me. 

I am hoping to load photos this week, and life is like a sky of bowling balls, ready to fall at any minute and hit me, so I loaded this fall post last week, hoping to  have something to share while the photos still load. 

tried this butternut squash soup with fennel garnish, sub leek for onion, add maple syrup, no nutmet ...

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life around here is challenging for the last few weeks,

despite wearing masks, staying away from people, and every precaution dh has come down with a horrible virus, is too weak to do anything, fever, nausea. We called a doctor to the house who said what it's not, covid or bacterial, ordered antinausea meds, and it continues closing on a week now. 

I am not strong, I've had to do all the heavy lifting, I'm terrified of catching it, and then what will happen to Milo?

google will not allow me to upload pictures unless I give ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes... I like cold weather and we had a pop-up storm leaving us with 5-6" of show this weekend! We covered the mums best we could

they seem alive just need to snip off the browner ones. The pumpkin took the brunt of it, pic below, and got baked from weeks of heat, then frozen with cold (15 degF) but is still there. 

Our Prompt

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welcome to this week's list of likes... it's beginning to look a lot like Halloween. 

our heat is finally breaking, going from mid 80's to possible snow on Saturday night. We'll see. 

Reading... 

the library took back the last two audio books before I was done so I'm now listening to another: 

 reading on blogs:

I loved this post, thoughtful, timely, meaningful by Melva: https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/

Watching on videos: 

dog math

https://youtube.com/shorts/lfBI93aG-nQ?si=fL1FMOfgaIjLQ5Dc

At first I thought, meh when looking at him cope with fresh pineapple but kept ...

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I Like colorful trees against a blue sky

welcome to this week's list of likes...

 I thought this ghost tie-dye idea was clever... a short video 

https://youtube.com/shorts/nksOgPC5kq4?si=CY2zA7bgx7vP74gj

our prompt this week

Have you ever had your palm read? or tea leaves? Maybe you have a friend who has a lot of intuition or sees what's coming?  Are you really intuitive or psychic?

I think humans have innate knowledge, a gift from God... it's not exclusive and not to be feared.

 There have been times after prayer when suddenly I know what ...

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It's time to list our likes for this week! I like my poodle son, especially sharing the frame with another fave, flamingos  (these ghosts come out every year) 

I have spent time this week, trying to do two workshops, one on painting and one on crafts...

 

 and my back got hurt from trying to do too much at the computer. I guess I need to let it go but I'm sad... when my back goes, vertebra slip and pinch nerves, so... I'll just try to prioritize the lessons and accept my limits. 

Love this big pumpkin on ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with one of our halloween dishes holding breakfast, a turkey sausage patty and a pumpkin oat flour muffin

our prompt this week: 

what is an unusual herb or spice that you love now that you've tried it? How do you use it?

Did you grow up with these or start using them as adults?

 

here are a few special blends we like. We use the mexican fiesta seasoning when we make fajita's: We thinly slice onions and bell peppers, saute them in olive oil and a bit of cooking ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes...starting with decorations for changing seasons... 

I'll share more next week. 

let's start with my two workshops... I'm painting and sewing and making art because of the last three workshops. Free and online. I gave links last week...

Reading: 

finished this one and really enjoyed the audio version, with great accents! Love this author.

finishing this one finally, the library took it back and I've waited many weeks to get it back: 

 

On TV

Dancing with the stars returned to broadcast ABC, and I'm ecstatic! Survivor and ...

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Welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with flowers

My wildflowers didn't really bloom well this year but look what just showed up! A poppy in the most glamorous shade of salmon pink! Ooooo I want a dress this color, and a garden full of them this color

I like to paint, I shall attempt to paint this soon! 

The prompt for the I Like Thursday people this week is: 

"Favorite herbs/spices    Your most used spices or herbs... what do you seem to use over and over?

how do you store spices and herbs? jars they ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes.... starting with painting! I love painting and color on paper! More paintings on Saturday's creativity round up, please come see my portraits then!

Fall is coming soon, I hope, since it's still quite hot for September in the mile high...

 I got out the kitchen towels for Halloween... I have a number of so cute towels that are fun to see...

and baked oat flour/pumpkin muffins for breakfast

all three of us can eat these! Am I the only one who likes a mix of peanut butter and maple ...

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butterfly painting, full shot on Saturday

welcome to this week's list of likes... the small things that make life better. 

I'm enjoying the painting workshop even if I haven't done but two. I've watched others, and learned. 

out in the back 40, er, or out back the million dollar tomato still on the bush. I tried to pull it but it held tight, so I thought, who am I to tell it when it's ready for harvest? (4 tomato plants, 5 months, and two tomatoes to show for it)

the volunteer flowers that blew in ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with my happy place, studio 1. I have different organizational systems, this one holds sharp things like cutting tools. It's a picnic silverwear basket given to me long ago. I painted it red, put a cute fabric around it, and beads and the little compartments are perfect for this, I got the paper girl at a craft show here, supposed to be marker for herb garden. I like this scent of lotion, and keep it in studio. 

On to the show...

I can sometimes work at the computer a bit ...

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not new, but looks like summer right?

whew, Thursday already? I may not be well, but there is always something to like so here goes

I like pizza, and we tried this recipe for quick yeast pizza dough. 

https://www.jennycancook.com/recipes/20-minute-pizza-dough/

It came out pretty good, but next time I'd let it rise closer to 45 min, Better than our non yeast dough was... no pics, sorry I forgot. We put sauteed onions, peppers, mushrooms on it, some turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella 

We found a grocery delivery co that drives refrigerated vans, saw the van while ...

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welcome to this week's list of likes... a very short list because I'm still dealing with body problems but there were things to like

Such as, talking to my friend Cindy and catching up... worth more than gold is a good friend! We spent an amount of time talking about embroidery, and families, and the Outlander series.... she is ahead of me because I need to join starz to see the next two seasons. Jamie and Claire....ahh.... Scottish accents... kilts

I got to zoom with Joy this week, yea! It's been a long time and she ...

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lovely patio pots of wildflowers blooming

welcome to this week's short list of likes... starting with the patio pots of wildflowers. 

I'm coping and being fairly quiet by necessity. I'm enjoying tv, videos, books, and a bit of sewing. 

I'm still trying to do two posts a week, when I can, and hope to share some sewing and painting on Saturday... I added to my little quilted wardrobe this week with a pair of bell bottoms and a halter top

here's a peek

audiobooks enjoyed

finished this

a fun story about a teacher's life ...

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