Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Cody's Pumpkin Patch

Welcome to Cody's Pumpkin Patch! We had a WONDERFUL harvest this year...Pumpkin seeds planted in PURE POO...apparently the early onslaught of rain this summer, coupled with the better weather in late August, did the trick! We planted two different kinds of pumpkins this year. One type was a typical jack-o-lantern with green pumpkins that turned orange. The second type was BIG MAX, and they grew VERY fast, and turned from a pale yellow to orange. This type of pumpkin is often used by growers looking to grow HUGE pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds...We basically plant and leave...and we had over a dozen pumpkins, most of a *very* substantial weight..the largest one weighed 42 pounds!! We finally had to pick the pumpkins the other night as it was VERY cold and we got a heavy frost.
Here is the sign I painted for the patch--
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Here is Cody with the first pumpkin he cut from the vine--
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Cody and Brodie in the back of the truck with the entire harvest...Brodie loves to be in the middle of the action! She actually weighs the same amount as the largest pumpkin!
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And here is my girl again-she doesn't mind getting her picture taken at all..I think I am gonna scrapbook this one!
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So now, we just have to make a point to not let all these pumpkins go to waste, and actually carve them!! I usually plug in one of those foam pumpkins that has a nightlight bulb inside, on Halloween night...Lame, I know...It is hard to get help carving pumpkins when your husband and son are out in a treestand somewhere in the middle of Churubusco!
Have a good night!!
**Keri**

Monday, September 21, 2009

Lake Alice Hike

We had the great priviledge of going on a hike yesterday, to Lake Alice in Chazy. The weather was *picture* perfect. It was a flat hike, lots of wooded trails...
We took our picnic lunch, and headed out with a group from church. We were out for a little over 2 hours, then rounded out the afternoon with a bit of fishing...
Here is a group shot:

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Just striking out:
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Picture of the lake--see the dragonfly I got??
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Cody-*forced* to stand still for 5 seconds...
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Right before the boys got away from us and lost us ON PURPOSE...not cool...we were almost lost, we thought THEY were lost...that is what happens when the Moms are looking down and chit chatting instead of paying attention to things ahead of us!
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The boys pretending to fall off the foot bridge....so dramatic..
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It was a really nice time! We are going to try to get in a few more hikes before winter. Hope everyone has a good week!
New items added to my etsy shop!
**Keri**

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Re-cap of a busy week!

Good Saturday morning!
It has been a heck of a week-and I thought I would catch up and save myself a bit of time by giving you all a pictoral recap!!
This is the final result of an order I have been working on for a couple of weeks:
Baby shower favors-tiny boxes with candies inside...
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Baby girl shower invitations--all pertinent info is already printed on the inside:
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And a matching bedroom sign for the baby's room!
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A custom "brain in a book" a friend asked me to make...These things are so great to keep in your bag, so you can right all your lists and to-do's inside and keep them in one spot! I go through at least one a year!
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This is a great gift I rec'd from a friend this week. We participated in a Halloween mingle, where we send a halloween crafting supply, and a hand made item, to the person below us on the sign up list...I got this tinnie--an altered tin can..So it is recycled, and repurposed! It will look cute hanging in my farmhouse kitchen this fall! Thanks to Michele for sending me some of her awesome Purple Onion Designs rubber stamps, and some Halloween patterned paper, too!
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Code-man also went back to school this week. Freshman at NACS! Hard to believe!
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We also said goodbye to a dear friend this week...Our hearts are breaking, but we know she is no longer suffering...Harley would have been 11 in December!
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So that is it for now! I can hardly keep up with everything-work, family, and orders that keep rolling in-I will have a new fall slate to share with you very soon!
Have a blessed weekend!
**Keri**

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Oxen "Preview"

Good morning! Thought I would share with y'all exactly what Humphrey and Hawkeye are gonna look like, when they are big boys! This pair of oxen belongs to Peter's cousin. We went and visited them on Sunday afternoon. Meet Jacob and Red!
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When these guys are hitched up, they can pull a lot of weight, i.e. logs, etc.
I can't wait to see them in action!!
Have a great day!
**Keri**

Monday, September 07, 2009

Baby Shower Invites...

These are the 4 examples of baby shower invitations that I worked up for an order recently...
This first one is a pocket card with a pull tab...Information would be printed on the white panel. Can be decorated for any occasion...I made 100 of this type of invitation for a Sweet 16 last summer!
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This one is more traditional, it opens on the side, and the information would be printed on the inside!
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This style is a single panel, with information to be printed on the front..
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This is the one the customer chose: a circular scalloped card, and the information will be printed on the inside.
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Today is the last day of summer vacation! It has gone by too fast!
Have a blessed Monday!
**Keri**