tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63326200938506946982024-03-21T14:30:23.438-07:00Morrison's MercantileA little vintage, a little new, something Victorian, something country/cottage.
Just whatever the mood is for the day.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-33291759607260707172013-01-02T12:23:00.000-08:002013-01-02T12:23:39.583-08:00<h3 style="text-align: justify;">
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This reminds me of when my Grandchildren were in the Nut-<br />
cracker ballet. My daughter Laurie, and all 3 of her children<br />
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The stocking that was given to me at the hospital when I<br />
had my youngest daughter Leslee, who is now 39. It is on<br />
my tree every year.<br />
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Birthday party for <span style="font-size: large;">2 of my sisters who share Dec. dates with me, and 2 of my daughters.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas was<span style="font-size: large;"> full and fun. Family, prayers, grans and greatgran. Life was good this year. I look forward to the excitement of a new year with a new great<span style="font-size: large;">gran on the way.</span></span></span></span></span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-67748150656758265022012-04-16T13:05:00.000-07:002012-04-16T13:05:58.972-07:00<div style="color: black;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No damage at my home, however there were several area's very torn up in my city.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/15/2297609/aerial-photos-of-storm-damage.html">http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/15/2297609/aerial-photos-of-storm-damage.htm</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a happier note, I am sharing some photo's that were inspired by a favorite blog, http://indulgeyourshelf.blogspot.com/. Laurie posted some photo's of needle cases and sewing articles that reminded me of the items that I made a few years back.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Brenda, at http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/inspires me with her self-discipline making all the </span><span style="font-size: large;">beautiful pillows, towels, etc. Beth is a friend I met at Bird Song last year; http://bethleintz.typepad.com/gathering_dust/. She loves to hand sew and does a fine job!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hussif I made, is a little book made out of silk dupione and then embellished with gathered treasures. The lace was overdyed as well as the silk ribbon. All the the items I have pictured, I made at Attic Heirlooms in Wichita, owner is Julie Craig. She is an amazing artist and teacher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this blog interesting as well; http://secretleavespaperworks.blogspot.com/2010/02/hussif-victorian-sewing-kit.html</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all enjoy my little post today. I sure enjoy visiting all of you and peeking into your life just a little. </span><br />
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<br />Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-10762958649666187232012-02-14T13:39:00.000-08:002012-02-14T13:39:49.718-08:00HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
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I wish for you a love letter, and a box of chocolate's...just the kind you like.
XOSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-6901299461684922562012-02-13T10:51:00.000-08:002012-02-13T10:54:59.279-08:00A time of Reflection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far, this month has brought waves of change in my life.
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A turning point in many homes. New's that brings fear and wonder.
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For me it is a time of reflection and balancing what is important and what isn't.
Two friends have been diagnosed with Cancer, both very serious.
I have found that I have a lower back problem that has to do with aging, and I have a new pretty
cane to walk with. I never expected this until maybe I was 80+ and then I could just sail
on down life's highway and on to the next!! Funny how we think we will handle turning points..and
funny how fast it happens!! I will see a Dr. that will inject happy juice in my back, (never have
done this before), and then I will see the Surgeon just for a "meet and greet," so my PCP says.
For now I go to PT 2 times a week, and wait for my appointment's next week. It is amazing what
fear can conjure up in your mind when you do not know the unknown.
I am sure what I will endure will be far less then my friends, and I am so grateful for them and
their support of me.
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Have a good day.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-27057061222123710222011-12-31T10:13:00.000-08:002011-12-31T10:13:57.311-08:00Leaving the Old Year......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4akn02wa7jCbtgDHXoc6YhSOtnSDAKPu7dGhtzhNzSLq_KcQ8EvAMsO2sfJzxhDqWaqr-GciFQfnWzGi_hCjIkmHYUKuwHxKE5b-VACvUyGfwH_xSsvE7sKwmcLJQZtASarJzSBp3A/s1600/pin+cushion+picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="267" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4akn02wa7jCbtgDHXoc6YhSOtnSDAKPu7dGhtzhNzSLq_KcQ8EvAMsO2sfJzxhDqWaqr-GciFQfnWzGi_hCjIkmHYUKuwHxKE5b-VACvUyGfwH_xSsvE7sKwmcLJQZtASarJzSBp3A/s400/pin+cushion+picture.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The last day of 2011 is here. Thoughts of the past year flow through my memory like a river of no return. <br />
I am looking forward to more travel this year, more creating, and time spent with friends.<br />
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I wish you all a peaceful end of the year, and a joyful new beginning.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-4674056330951652011-12-27T12:54:00.000-08:002011-12-27T12:54:57.860-08:00And so....this was Christmas 2011It finally came....and went. All the shopping, cooking, picture taking, visiting, wrapping, decorating...is gone for another year. Now, the dismantling of the decorations, the storing of boxes, etc. I have decided this year to throw away the tissue, ribbon and paper. I usually save everything but not this year. It will be fun to looks for the new next year.<br />
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I would love to say I will be a better blogger in 2012, but who am I kidding? I will try to post more of my escapades and creations....as I sure have plenty to do. I love reading all of my favorites and plan to incorporate some of their ideas into my furniture changes and painting. I have quilts to make, and dresses to sew for that cutie 4 yo grandaughter and now a cutie Great Granddaughter.<br />
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I send you best wishes for a New Year. I pray blessings on each and everyone of you who read my blog and hope to see some of you in an art class this coming year.<br />
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I will leave you with some of my Christmas memories this year....<br />
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A Great Granddaughter for Christmas. Welcome Harper Leigh Lussier<br />
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A little Charlotte doll I made into a snow queen. Don't you just love her?<br />
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Me and my girls. <br />
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Me and my grans, minus 2. Maggie and Myranda were out of town for Christmas. I will post after Wed. when I see them for Christmas celebrations.<br />
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My guy Scott getting ready to dive into an Apple Pie that Leslee made.<br />
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This is our four generation picture. Me, Laurie, her daughter Meggan, and Meggans daughter Harper. I am blessed. I wish Dick were still with us to see his beautiful growing family.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-5975781541352292942011-08-21T12:45:00.000-07:002011-08-21T12:45:23.372-07:00quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cuc5U98114wwru-pxDM80hVwJTesW73IpagN49POZ1479Vd5WIvvvQJhx81TH52dkz0OVQv8-1mpiSVsA7iJWT3xGHeUSzdjM1eAmjNVhxQ1QhRVQDUnK2nuTyWknrmczKga-ZbabQ/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="268" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cuc5U98114wwru-pxDM80hVwJTesW73IpagN49POZ1479Vd5WIvvvQJhx81TH52dkz0OVQv8-1mpiSVsA7iJWT3xGHeUSzdjM1eAmjNVhxQ1QhRVQDUnK2nuTyWknrmczKga-ZbabQ/s400/scan0001.jpg" /></a></div>I call this follow the leader. My youngest daughter has always had a mind of her own and seldom followed the leader. If you look closely you will see one angel flying the opposite direction! lol<br />
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I loved the fabric I picked out for the backing.<br />
Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-41712873493760067692011-08-20T23:36:00.000-07:002011-08-20T23:36:20.902-07:00Baby quilt August 2011I made this one for my Granddaughter for her baby girl who is due in Sept.<br />
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Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-18435244901642828962011-08-12T10:30:00.000-07:002011-09-27T04:34:04.103-07:00Meggans baby shower....Life is ever changing and my post this week is about becoming a Great Grandmother!!<br />
That's right my first Granddaughter is expecting in Sept...the 19th to be exact.<br />
We are all so excited. I hosted a luncheon for Ron, the Daddy, and his family before the shower. The flew in from Idaho. Ron's grandmother lives in Salina Ks.<br />
These are just a few of the pictures taken.<br />
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Her nursery colors are Black, Green, and Cream.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-4VTX2I1nzEKG2OjuF81Oe3PrEuDGlBuWuo5-5NquclpJ-8TyHERzXs69lnUCqIkXkLw05r5INjpXFymi2Yl20npWGWmxQyrqVB0Di_kx3ObFGQmnBBeruMfnZAUm0n2zwXz2cA-lA/s1600/224454_10150262360857717_501177716_7644083_71781_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-4VTX2I1nzEKG2OjuF81Oe3PrEuDGlBuWuo5-5NquclpJ-8TyHERzXs69lnUCqIkXkLw05r5INjpXFymi2Yl20npWGWmxQyrqVB0Di_kx3ObFGQmnBBeruMfnZAUm0n2zwXz2cA-lA/s400/224454_10150262360857717_501177716_7644083_71781_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is Ron. He is the daddy:-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfsAzno0lyAS4V6F0IzUfXO5ixboUZjsL6rVQaneyFth7TmdDL53aGnMifdcvtV_IGFrkj1VZxmwfUm2N7FW_Hdn8CjWRqRn3VjhYFW2dO6AyRgS-ZobRUm-BZEhX595Rbi8z2sWXCA/s1600/185382_10150262365242717_501177716_7644158_1104242_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfsAzno0lyAS4V6F0IzUfXO5ixboUZjsL6rVQaneyFth7TmdDL53aGnMifdcvtV_IGFrkj1VZxmwfUm2N7FW_Hdn8CjWRqRn3VjhYFW2dO6AyRgS-ZobRUm-BZEhX595Rbi8z2sWXCA/s400/185382_10150262365242717_501177716_7644158_1104242_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is the quilt I made for Harper. My friend Dana Covey quilted it for me in record time. Don't you just love the colors? The back is flannel, to keep Harper warm.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-48852252708459239542011-07-17T08:38:00.000-07:002011-07-17T08:38:19.775-07:00COZY LITTLE HOUSE: Contact Me<a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/p/contact-me.html?spref=bl">COZY LITTLE HOUSE: Contact Me</a>: "brendakula@gmail.com"<br />Holding you in my heart with prayers and hugs.<br />Tulsa is closer to me since I live in Wichita,<br />and I have a Niece who lives in Broken Arrow.<br />So, at some point we will meet.<br />Take this change, "one bite at a time."Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-92019496150451239782011-06-27T19:44:00.000-07:002011-06-27T19:44:07.659-07:00Remembering...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gH4v4sp9aZEMsx_vJitm3al9u8UAg36rjBN6Ne4pTV0O-OrqL9_STsivOpIDBGLvQqWRuyeMTbV30NnU4DMYEpCERvbmSRD4hWND3DTHkENl4cPsYUpVoPTDrnwv84JlDhf8xjszkA/s1600/Tasha+Tudor+and+children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="350" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gH4v4sp9aZEMsx_vJitm3al9u8UAg36rjBN6Ne4pTV0O-OrqL9_STsivOpIDBGLvQqWRuyeMTbV30NnU4DMYEpCERvbmSRD4hWND3DTHkENl4cPsYUpVoPTDrnwv84JlDhf8xjszkA/s400/Tasha+Tudor+and+children.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I have an old doll trunk that I have filled with books by Tasha Tudor. I loved her no nonsense about living an authentic life and enjoying all the little things that make life seem so simple.<br />
There is a creek across from my house, and I have often wanted to go there and set a small cake, with candles, afloat on the slow moving water. I have not done that because, "What would the neighbor's think." But I think that someday I will tip toe, after way dark, with a little gran faerie, and we will slip under the bridge and set a cake to float...with candles burning brightly.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-15256383819222617102011-06-07T09:51:00.001-07:002011-06-07T09:51:34.345-07:00<center><a href="http://www.shoppaperrelics.com/item_205/Three-Times-The-Charm.htm"><img border="0" src="http://paperrelics.com/besottment/threetimesthecharm/three-times-the-charm-journaling-ecourse-besottment.jpg"/></a></center>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-23234341090387830492011-06-05T11:42:00.000-07:002011-06-05T11:42:48.580-07:00~ The Feathered Nest ~: en masse ~<a href="http://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/2011/06/en-masse.html#comments">~ The Feathered Nest ~: en masse ~</a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-44687586679721044962011-05-31T15:13:00.000-07:002011-05-31T15:13:16.090-07:00P.S.The outstanding white doggie in the last pictures is my friend and partner, Charlie.<br />
He is a mix of Maltese, and The S breed that I can't spell but rhymes with spit!!<br />
He is a doll and with me everywhere I go.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-74147891975067092922011-05-31T15:08:00.000-07:002011-05-31T15:08:39.976-07:00This is for you Brenda KA peak inside my home today. Brenda, Cozy Little House blogger, is always an inspiration with her decorating and love of "home things." <br />
Thank you Brenda!!<br />
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and of course I have been know to take a nap or 2 there!!<br />
Happy TuesdaySharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-15243405378549073442011-05-30T09:34:00.000-07:002011-05-30T09:37:29.356-07:00Taking a break from family story to clean my studio...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKoTNX2huVvR-aTX2-Y-GGluqR-XVTsnqb58tcUXRkk6062INmeJ2cfioV9lZ6KLb5F8iNuY6PyhHoDZlc-ibL08ye0VXnZg7hEkbqAmb7EBu-viY186YXIiRNKst6sK8drLFLUES5Q/s1600/DSC01865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKoTNX2huVvR-aTX2-Y-GGluqR-XVTsnqb58tcUXRkk6062INmeJ2cfioV9lZ6KLb5F8iNuY6PyhHoDZlc-ibL08ye0VXnZg7hEkbqAmb7EBu-viY186YXIiRNKst6sK8drLFLUES5Q/s320/DSC01865.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Well it is time! I have been back from the Birdsong Retreat for weeks now and it is time to finish up, clean up, and start on my new projects. Here is a look at how things can get out of hand in the studio really quick!<br />
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More to come.<br />
Greetings for Memorial Day. Blessings to your loved ones.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-57253583844034188782011-05-26T08:58:00.000-07:002011-05-26T08:58:17.723-07:00Birth Mother, Thelma and her husband Bill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqINt3PVaQbnYEPu7ejvV_xQ8zKosm1tzVHLQygd_rqqtZvwErZKxWVrMNFj35xvNbJw03Ukv5ErkZzRUwMictvUoHmomeCfYbdarXx5qWnFeU9COWJXwX8jo8j0hpqQVoGJJ224tyyQ/s1600/mom+and+bill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqINt3PVaQbnYEPu7ejvV_xQ8zKosm1tzVHLQygd_rqqtZvwErZKxWVrMNFj35xvNbJw03Ukv5ErkZzRUwMictvUoHmomeCfYbdarXx5qWnFeU9COWJXwX8jo8j0hpqQVoGJJ224tyyQ/s400/mom+and+bill.jpg" /></a></div>This is a picture of Thelma and her husband Bill.<br />
This picture was taken a few years after I met them for the first time.<br />
Bill was always very kind and loving to me, even though I was not his <br />
child. Thelma told him about me after he came home from the war and he<br />
was disappointed that she gave me up for adoption.<br />
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More to come as I get photos scanned. More about my sisters, and more about<br />
my Mother's reaction when she leaned I had contacted my biological Mother.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-37962933320508244552011-05-17T10:14:00.000-07:002011-05-17T10:14:27.784-07:00Memories.........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zDv2boEmahMHQQFQFSvtLtU6l5x8MkSIaHE7EQVGQd4Uo3UiwP63jsjfnVN-4phhs3PYC6mCP3kgqSPnofC-rR61C0GH5Pstwa2MLVq_JrxuEfo9Ls_QPH_yn8WClWlRloOHnhI0bA/s1600/226721_2056635656572_1265023599_32476982_4876973_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="284" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zDv2boEmahMHQQFQFSvtLtU6l5x8MkSIaHE7EQVGQd4Uo3UiwP63jsjfnVN-4phhs3PYC6mCP3kgqSPnofC-rR61C0GH5Pstwa2MLVq_JrxuEfo9Ls_QPH_yn8WClWlRloOHnhI0bA/s400/226721_2056635656572_1265023599_32476982_4876973_n.jpg" /></a></div>A little bit about myself today.<br />
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This is a picture of my 3 sisters...L. to R. with me being the youngest, Me, Lois, Betty, and Mary. We did not grow up together as I was put up for adoption before I was born. My biological Mother, Thelma, was married to a service man, who was serving in Germany at the time of my conception.<br />
It was a difficult time for men and women in the 1940's, and loneliness was lurking at every turn. Maybe I am the product of lust, or just plain loneliness, but either way I know my birth Mother loved me and her decision to give me up, plagued her the rest of her life.<br />
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Thelma was an Oklahoma girl and came to Wichita in late '44 with her 3 daughters in tow, and a huge secret. Thelma stay with her sister in a small town south of Wichita. <br />
She gave birth to me on Dec. 12th, 1944 and signed the adoptions papers on her birthday Dec. 13th.<br />
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I was adopted by Valine and Bud, who had adopted a son 3 years earlier and his name was Michael. My mother, Valine had placed an ad in the local paper, requesting to adopt a child and Thelma answered this ad.<br />
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More to come...........Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-48143216211062535042011-05-15T11:54:00.002-07:002011-05-15T11:54:43.209-07:00thought for the daySharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-81093527087719510932011-05-14T10:40:00.000-07:002011-05-14T10:40:23.187-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9VHfs1Q2_4yK-_RKx3BWfKoADBFoHJWtvMw8ViUbB5Cikr1QMfcbI3XhOZkoHDvemMeiF-8Kn9j8zoD9B7zCDZaEiMjnFYKND4QGKsy9K-HvuR6FjncV4hzUevbfCemjGfURYUohnA/s1600/DSC00414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9VHfs1Q2_4yK-_RKx3BWfKoADBFoHJWtvMw8ViUbB5Cikr1QMfcbI3XhOZkoHDvemMeiF-8Kn9j8zoD9B7zCDZaEiMjnFYKND4QGKsy9K-HvuR6FjncV4hzUevbfCemjGfURYUohnA/s320/DSC00414.JPG" /></a></div>Well this is a start for planting on my deck. Monday it was 100 degree's and today it is in the 50's...go figure. Getting ready to put tomatoes in the garden and planting Coriopoulis by the old, rickety bench in front.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-77619553720199126112011-05-12T12:29:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:44:59.484-07:00Sharing a Work Day in Niki's studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUeVSoNTbsc-Oa-5TRq84iuG6E7KKCJs2gFu73tJtlEspZU_HJjiMwAjpwkZJKDEb1yI00nHrOXtiElExcKlv6NjBpqwlePrdNQGVXLNBFc-iy_aHVqMRajWi0PR7gvPflxulEu8X2g/s1600/DSC01015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUeVSoNTbsc-Oa-5TRq84iuG6E7KKCJs2gFu73tJtlEspZU_HJjiMwAjpwkZJKDEb1yI00nHrOXtiElExcKlv6NjBpqwlePrdNQGVXLNBFc-iy_aHVqMRajWi0PR7gvPflxulEu8X2g/s320/DSC01015.JPG" /></a></div><br />
We decided to play with paper and do a decorating project on old train cases or suit cases. I decided to re-do my Grandmothers old silverware case. It was a paper covered box from the 1920's.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-73548612004505484862011-05-10T12:48:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:48:33.357-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYScCPinvoVCYiUyEMZfSvTrRCktVIhM-Hu87nGfe3qz5-UFpY995Y1gowhYH_OWh5P1p_R8PjLkhtRMAkQAioXX-XPCakskshKsoaJCpukWJmzAXlSvjfMIajJCKCPxFjAP4aaOZ1EQ/s1600/DSC01014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYScCPinvoVCYiUyEMZfSvTrRCktVIhM-Hu87nGfe3qz5-UFpY995Y1gowhYH_OWh5P1p_R8PjLkhtRMAkQAioXX-XPCakskshKsoaJCpukWJmzAXlSvjfMIajJCKCPxFjAP4aaOZ1EQ/s320/DSC01014.JPG" /></a></div>Well...I wasn't to please with my picture at Bird Song...so decided to show<br />
what I think it should look like!!! hahaha Oh, the magic of Blogging. I am<br />
still learing and have not figured out how to put pictures side by side, but at least I did stagger them. I have so many more pictures I will add tomorrow, but for now this is it!!<br />
I am looking forward to another retreat...so let me know of any around close girls.<br />
Love to Karla, Carol, Debbie, and Lisa...the wonderful teachers!!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-85549894774070887092011-05-10T12:40:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:40:29.576-07:00"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." - Henry David ThoreauSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6332620093850694698.post-3903262482599564892011-05-10T12:37:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:37:10.338-07:00Bird Song web site.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j_8-BWnoZQdTdT4v4pNnTTSf3echjQY0gs18bxBiNumzqaFBe6xtV3fQgGmtBSAEa_ggreTrwA2xhRP46zzLu7ykh5llxmd9EuibtJfvWyoLn7UN77YXrJ9bR3wz3MRGMa94j6r8WQ/s1600/bird+song+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j_8-BWnoZQdTdT4v4pNnTTSf3echjQY0gs18bxBiNumzqaFBe6xtV3fQgGmtBSAEa_ggreTrwA2xhRP46zzLu7ykh5llxmd9EuibtJfvWyoLn7UN77YXrJ9bR3wz3MRGMa94j6r8WQ/s200/bird+song+logo.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This was the Retreat. I will try to post the address...but I am still new to this blogging thing.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636175191280431398noreply@blogger.com0