tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301728452024-03-13T23:04:32.892-04:00Tahoma Beadworks & PhotographyPhotography, Beads, Crafts, Music, My Travels & Life in GeneralJoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-86083049507864422682019-10-15T07:00:00.000-04:002019-10-15T07:00:02.130-04:00Joanne'ing Up The House, Pt 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Sorry for the flood of photos but there's a lot to look at in this house. I am NOT moving again. I would love to sell this place someday and move to OH to be closer to the kids, but after unpacking literally EVERYTHING I've had in storage over the years, I am in no hurry to do it again any time soon. In fact, I didn't even decorate for Halloween cause I just can't face going through all the totes. </div>
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So without further adieu, here is the downstairs.</div>
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Which now contains a crap ton of stuff. My old bureau has been pressed into service to hold my fabric, paper and altered art supplies. Every drawer is full.</div>
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Looking out of the door.</div>
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The left side is stuffed full of craft supplies. The right is stuff with all the decoration bins for Halloween/fall and Christmas.</div>
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Craft books, and the cabinet has all my coloured pencils, markers, crayons, etc. The colouring books yet to do are the sideways ones</div>
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Beads</div>
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Photoalbums<br />
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My dad built the smaller bookshelf. It was nice to finally unpack my books and record albums! <br />
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<b>Craftroom</b> a/k/a 'The room formerly known as Dining'. My dad also built that hutch cabinet and probably did the knotty pine. Perfect for bottle collection, marbles and my Harry Potter stuff.</div>
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PNW wall.<br />
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Isn't that chandelier the bomb? I always wanted one to replace the old one. <br />
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Looking into the kitchen<br />
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The wall of doors. Just off the left is that door to an outside porch. Door to the hallway, one to the cellar and to the livingroom. The cellar is creepy. No one likes going down there. It's extremely tiny.</div>
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Hard to see but the window has a ton of window crystals and since this pic was taken, I've added a lot of bottles on the sill.<br />
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<b>Livingroom</b> which is now painted a light blue grey. It used to be yellow. I. Hate. Yellow.</div>
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<b>Kitchen</b> The wallpaper in this room is peeling off the walls. We aren't in a position to deal with this room right now so I did my best with adhesive spray and positioning stuff over the seams that are lifting.</div>
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<b>Porch.</b> A good friend of my dad's carved this sign for him when my dad bought a beach house in the 60s. I repainted it in the 80s and it was in the coop. Now it's the first thing you see when you come in the door.</div>
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<b>Hallway. </b>That painting of this house was done in the early 90s.<br />
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Almost all the windows had these frilly curtains which I never liked. This is the only window that I left them in because I think they work with the decorations and the view of the outside porch.</div>
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<b>Outside Porch. </b>Nice to set a'spell on a cool, breezy afternoon. Unfortunately we didn't get too many of those. </div>
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Living back in my childhood home has been....an adjustment. For one thing, I feel guilty if I'm not killing myself working on the place. When we lived in BBay, it never even crossed my mind to feel guilty if I took two days in a row to make crafts and watch TV in my jammies. But here, I feel like I'm being scrutinized by....well, I don't know who but the townie gossip grapevine has and will always be alive and well. I would hope no one mentions us and I'm flying under the radar but that, sadly, is not so in a town like this. </div>
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As a result, our to-do list, which should've taken at least a year, was done in about 5 months. There's still a ton of work that needs to be done but it already looks better than it has in 20 years. </div>
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Decorating the inside was very strange at first. My mother was a complete nazi about holes in the walls. Her taste in decorating was awful. But still, overcoming that 'fear' and anxiety of putting push pins into the knotty pine was difficult. All my friends said, 'Make it your own'. So I did. This post is of pics from the second floor. </div>
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<b>Master Bedroom </b></div>
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I decided to keep the bureaus because they are really big....and also really heavy.<br />
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Bedroom closet.<br />
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Hallway landing. The stairs would be on the right, just out of this pic. I'm standing in the master bedroom doorway.</div>
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In the hall looking towards bathroom and walk in closet.<br />
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I pretty much saved my old room for last. I hung the beads back in the doorway. Those came from the 1974 Sears Christmas Wishbook and I got them on my 10th birthday, in November of 74. I have taken them, and put them up, in every place I lived out west. It was bittersweet bringing them full circle.</div>
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I grew up in this room. When I was a baby, it had blue wallpaper with white dot flowers, and a dark blue wood floor with white, red and yellow paint splatters and dots. When I was about 7, I was allowed to choose my own wall to wall carpet and I went right for the red shag. My parents were horrified and tried to steer me towards something more practical. Um no. Red shag till the day I finally moved out in the mid 80s after college. After I moved, they gutted it to the studs and put in hardwood floors. I got an area rug for it. I looked for red shag but sadly couldn't find any. I wasn't allowed to have anything on the walls till I was in 9th grade. Of course I went overboard which pissed off my mother cause she said I could put 'a couple' things on the wall. I still remember my dad in the hallway laughing so hard at what I'd done and saying to her, 'Did you really expect her to just put a couple of things up?' He really did know me so much better than she did.</div>
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So why would I let my decorating in 2019 be any different.
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I've done a few things in the room that existed when I was a teenager. That poster on the white door is ELO, from their 'Out of the Blue' album. That door was the only place I could put anything before I was finally allowed to decorate the whole room. </div>
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My old dollhouse, which I got for Christmas in approximately 1970, was out in the coop gathering cobwebs for the past 40 years. The furniture, which came from the old Yield House store in the 70s, was in a box in the house so I put it back in the space where it was in elementary school.</div>
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You can't really see it, but above the peace sign on the door is a little plastic plaque that says 'Joanne's Room'. I was surprised to find it in one of my storage boxes that have been sealed up since I lived in California. </div>
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I wanted the futon in there cause I'm hoping to use the room as a nice little reading spot upstairs now that it's not so hot up there. </div>
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The neon sign is 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' which is a parody of Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks' which is on the slanted ceiling right above it.<br />
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Above the door is a Niagara Falls pennant I got in 1975, which hung in that spot when I was a kid.<br />
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Same thing with the Narnia poster on the side of the closet door. And I'm pretty sure my Emerson pennant was in that spot as well.<br />
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Looking inside the 'long closet' in my room...that odd door with the slanted top. It was used to store Christmas decorations when I was growing up. Now it's got most of my purses, 45 records and cassette tapes. Those posters were just way too big for any of the walls so sadly they had to go up in the closet.</div>
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This was the linen closet 'back in the day'</div>
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Now it's one of my bookshelves. I have book shelves in almost every room of the house.</div>
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That is also an original 60s era towel which I've had since then too. I can't believe it didn't get tossed out years ago but I laid claim to it back in the 80s when I discovered that we still had it. </div>
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It's been a very busy, exhausting 7 months since I last posted. The first part of March we were painting and moving stuff to the house. After 8 years in Buzzards Bay, we had no choice but to move to my childhood home when our lease was up. We ended up leaving 2 months early and struck a deal w/ the landlord to use our last month's rent, and our security deposit, for the months of April and May so we were able to splurge a bit on another trip to Ohio. </div>
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We stopped in Somerset PA overnight and went exploring in the area.</div>
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Checked off another thing from my bucket list: The Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA which is a few miles from Somerset. Couldn't stop crying. It's a beautiful, quiet location and so sad.</div>
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We headed to OH to celebrate Mark's birthday, which party was held on Russell's birthday (they are only a day apart).</div>
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I call this pic 'Fathers and Sons'. I love it.<br />
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When we got back, my father in law passed away in early April, and we moved here in May. This place is A LOT of work but we've done so much over the summer and it already looks 100x better.</div>
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Then my mother in law moved into the coop at the end of July. Russell disassembled the gazebo that he built at his mom's in 2015, brought it over here and put it back together. She's really happy here. He also built that trellis and wire fence. </div>
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Sheila and I went around exploring a few times this spring. We went to a couple art exhibits in Sandwich one gorgeous morning.</div>
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Met up in Yarmouth for lunch, shopping, exploring an old cemetery and check out the 'Goreyosity' exhibit, which were art items made by local artists from things found in Edward Gorey's barn.<br />
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Late June found us at the Cape Cod Lavender Farm in Harwich. We wanted to see it before harvest and every year we kept missing it. This year we made it there while the flowers were still in bloom.</div>
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Most of June & July we were super busy pouring resources into fixing up this house and making the coop livable. I also made plenty of time to do some crafts. I will hopefully post pics of those projects later. </div>
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In early June we decided to do a big trip to OH in mid July, hitting more stuff on my bucket list. First I have to acknowledge what a great guy Russell is. He has no problem taking me around to do and see whatever I want, and <i>waiting </i>for me while I get my travel fix. His back has been bad and it's hard for him to walk far distances. So he tells me to take my time, enjoy myself, and he'll be waiting in the coffee shop or visitor center. Unfortunately our trip was set to begin right as that horrible heatwave was set to hit the midwest. </div>
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The first stop was Watkins Glen State Park in upstate NY. It's a pretty grueling walk....over 800 stone stairs in all and I probably did 600 to get to this point on the trail, just to take this picture. It was GORGEOUS. The morning I did this hike, it was cloudy and in the low 70s, but very humid. Still, the cold water from all the waterfalls felt great and I was soaked by the time I finished the hike.</div>
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The next day was Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland....another incredible place. 6 floors of the history of rock music. A. Maze. Ing.</div>
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And just a couple miles away was the Christmas Story house, also in Cleveland. I didn't take the tour cause it was brutally hot and humid. We pretty much hung out in the gift shop which was large and had a/c. If you look closely, you can see the 'soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window'. </div>
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Our next stop the following day was Mansfield, OH where 'Shawshank Redemption' was filmed. As it so happens, this is the 25th anniversary of the movie so the town was spiffing up for the big celebration in August. First we followed the 'Shawshank Trail' in the town itself, till the old reformatory opened at 11. This was another hot and humid day. Russell opted to snooze in the car w/ the a/c running while I did the self guided tour. Seeing the movie now I'm so excited that I finally got to go there! It was amazing and sooooo incredibly creepy. </div>
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Then 4 days with our sweethearts.<br />
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Got a new-to-me car in early September, a Tucson. Love it. It'll be way more comfortable going to OH than the tiny Elantra. That lease came due so I returned it and got this. No tape deck though. </div>
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Before we left for OH, I dropped off my beaded ship and waterfall project to the Barnstable County Fair. When we got home, it was the last day of the fair so we ran over to see if I won anything and I got 3rd! I'm pretty happy with that because newcomers never place in these old fairs. </div>
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Let's see what else. Oh we finally got Netflix....not that we watch it much....but I binged on 'Stranger Things' and OMG I LOVE IT. Casi took this pic of me in the Dayton Baskin Robbins, where we stopped in so I could get the 'Scoops Ahoy USS Butterscotch'. </div>
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My MIL moved in as soon as we got back and August was spent getting her settled and trying to do work in the crushing humidity. It never let up. Not one single day. So miserable. But we chipped away at it and it's getting done. </div>
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September was our annual trip to King Richard's Faire. </div>
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Two days later, we took my MIL to the Mohegan Sun Casino in CT for her 80th birthday. I'm not much of a gambler and my aim on this trip was to get more pics of the non-casino areas. There are tons of cool designs hung from the ceilings...these giant colourful panels....made from beads. I couldn't believe how many there were. And of course the magnificent Chihuly sculpture.</div>
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Finally, yesterday Russell took me down to Orleans for a baby shower but we were early so we went to Rock Harbor and Skaket Beach (pictured here) so I could get a few snappies. After a couple weeks of nice fall weather, it's hot and humid again!</div>
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Sorry I haven't visited everyone's blogs in ages. I'll try to get back into it now that the cold months are coming up. We need to do a few more things around here to prepare the property for winter (this is a very old house!) and get dead limbs and trees taken down before Ma Nature does it for us. </div>
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OK January did seem unusually long this year but February absolutely flew by. I haven't had anything to blog about. Nowhere to go and nothing to do this time of year. Overall, it's been a satisfactory winter, although last year March was a very stormy month. </div>
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After 8 awesome years in this house, we are moving out in June. Back to my childhood home. I'm not happy about it but there is literally no choice. It didn't sell so we have to move there. I really don't want a 2 story, 130 year old farm house but the rest of the property is nice. We're busy packing and taking loads over every single day. Painting needs doing as well. You never realize how much stuff you have till you start moving it. <br /><br />Been mostly stitching and planning our next trip to Ohio for Mark's first birthday. The party is scheduled on my hubby's birthday so that's going to be super cute with the dual celebration. I'm going to get to the Flight 93 Memorial this time no matter what!!! <br /></div>
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This is a Russian bead embroidery that I worked on for a week in late November and then from after Christmas to mid January.</div>
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I was drawn to that kit because it reminded me of this Pauline Baynes illustration in 'Voyage of the Dawn Treader'. </div>
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I got this dino fleece on sale a year ago with the intent of making Mark a blanket for his first birthday. He wasn't even born yet at the time!!!</div>
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I started this after the blanket, in late January, and promptly lost a week when I was really sick. But it's going much faster now. This is 4 out of 6 pages completed. I've been trying to bring a load of stuff to the house in the mornings, and get home by 12 to stitch for a few hours. I'd like it done before our trip. </div>
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Sorry I haven't made the rounds lately. I've been kind of blah with the cold and big life changes that don't make me terribly happy. Crafting keeps me sane! I'll try to be a better blogger!</div>
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It's that lethargic week between Christmas and New Years where time and day aren't terribly relevant, although at least some adulting was necessary. But mostly it was a quiet week, one of eating leftovers, lounging in pajamas and watching Harry Potter movies. I should really have started keeping track of how many times I've seen each movie. I'm going to say at least 25 times a year, if not more. Never gets old. I haven't been this obsessed with a fandom since I followed the Dead around. But I digress.</div>
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I did manage a few crafts in December, although not the volume that I'm used to making. I bought a bunch of sparkly jewelry at The Christmas Tree Shop and made a festive frame for the pic of the kids with Santa. Dale was not a happy camper. This was his 3rd trip to see Santa and 3rd time he had a meltdown. </div>
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I did a few quick cross stitch projects in Dec. as well. A couple friends up in Maine destashed kits they got ages ago (the copyright dates were in the early and mid 1990s) so I knocked a bunch of them out. West Quoddy Head Light is located in Lubec, Maine.</div>
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I did some small ornaments to send to Tina & Pam out in OH....and I was in such a rush to get them in the mail early that I spaced on taking pics. But I did remember to shoot the Santa I did for Lisa and celestial I did for Annette (which wasn't a kit, but from one of my pattern books). It kinda looks like a fancy Death Star. I also made them cranberry bread.</div>
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This was another kit that my friends sent me so I whipped it up real quick for my friend Tracy.<br />
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The other project I did was a Witch/Yule jar. The tutorial suggested using wintery greens, crystals, lights, etc. It took a few days for me to decide how I wanted it to look and when I finished, realized it really isn't any different than all the other Christmas-themed altered art jars I've done in the past. </div>
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Still, it was enjoyable to assemble. Finally found a use for that wizard head & crystal pendant. That's hung from under the lid. I used a pic of a vintage card that has a pink tree, and added the owl, holly leaf & berries, moonstone crystals and sparkly 'snow'.</div>
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I was out running a bunch of errands and decided to head down to Town Neck Beach. I thought maybe I could do a bit of beachcombing. Nope. The wind was so cold and I hadn't brought a hat or scarf. Even if I had it was too windy to walk on the beach anyway. It really bugs me that this tree is always crooked. </div>
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Low tide too. I was bummed that I couldn't look for glass.<br />
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Next stop was downtown at the Grist Mill and Shawme Pond<br />
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Herring run.<br />
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Happy New Year to everyone!<br />
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Just a few pics of our decorations, special effects with the lights and a couple pics from Christmas Day. I wasn't in the mood to go all out this year with decorations. It's so much work to put up and take down! Instead of hanging that ornament wreath I made a few years ago, I put the lit ball in the center on the floor.</div>
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Through a marble<br />
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Lisa made those awesome scrabble letter ornaments for us! I just LOVE them!!!!!<br />
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We did deli, munchies, prime rib, mashed taters and green beans for Christmas Day.<br />
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My inlaws joined us this year. It was a little crowded but very mellow/peaceful and great to have the kids as well.</div>
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Munchies! My fave!<br />
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This was a project I saw making the rounds on Facebook so I decided to make one. <br />
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I hope everyone enjoyed their day as much as we did!JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-64513258913356726472018-12-22T07:00:00.000-05:002018-12-22T07:00:03.142-05:00Festival of Lights, La Salette Shrine, Attleboro<div style="text-align: justify;">
Way back in the 80s I went to the La Salette Shrine in Attleboro to check out the Festival of Lights and never forgot it. I was happy to see that they still do it and this year we finally went there to check it out. It's a total mob scene so we were in the parking lot by 4:30, a half hour before the lights go on. La Salette is a Catholic shrine and when I was there in the 80s, there was an amazing 'castle' on the grounds where the clergy lived and studied. Sadly it burned down in 1999, and a modern building now sits in it's place. </div>
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The lights were as awesome as I remembered.</div>
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The light designs are mostly religious in nature, including angels that flank each statue of the stations of the cross.</div>
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These lights in the tallest pines are my favourite. They evoke a feeling...maybe a memory or a dream....that's very familiar. I think something like this was in a Christmas-themed dream I had a few years ago that I never forgot.</div>
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My other fave part was shooting around the little pond. The reflections were beautiful.</div>
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I loved the reflections.<br />
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The last time I was there, people were chucking pebbles on the ice because it made a chirping sound. I never forgot that either. So I tried it and it made the noise again! This is the only place where I've ever heard that phenomena, which you can read about <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/physics/rocks-ice-make-coolest-sound-ever1/"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>. </div>
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I hope everyone has a happy holiday, Merry Christmas, etc etc!JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-44830868938029893982018-12-20T07:00:00.000-05:002018-12-20T07:00:07.230-05:00Plymouth at Christmas<div style="text-align: justify;">
Another fave place to visit in December is Plymouth. Most of the gift shops are closed down for the winter but the lobster trap tree down at the docks is always worth checking out.</div>
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Lobster trap rocking chairs whaaat? <br />
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Then I drove up and parked on Court Street and walked around. I was bummed to see a lot of my fave stores are totally gone and windows papered up. I did get to hit up a couple of my fave antique collectives though.</div>
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A little creepy no?<br />
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Definitely creepy.<br />
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The town tree.<br />
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I am a total sucker for vintage ornaments, esp. Shiny Brites. <br />
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So many ornies, but no monies.<br />
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GAH! I want this!<br />
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This too. It's a beautiful stained glass chess set. <br />
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I left with a few bits & bobs, but not near as much as I would love to have purchased!JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-26813893910548831102018-12-18T07:00:00.000-05:002018-12-18T07:00:06.065-05:00Stained Glass Village: Collection of Annalise and Tom Nelson<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Glass Museum is hosting an exhibit called A Stained Glass Village: From the Collection of Annalise and Tom Nelson, and it was totally worth the visit.</div>
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There were tiny glass animals and trees....some of which were extremely small. <br />
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I wanted them all!<br />
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I desperately want one of these trees but I cannot find them online anywhere.<br />
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The collection of villages was incredible.<br />
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If the top row was arranged as if on a hill, it'd look like the painted ladies of San Francisco.<br />
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The collection is outstanding.<br />
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So many animals and spun glass trees. I am a total sucker for spun glass. <br />
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The Santa and tree are probably no taller than an inch. And all the wee reindeer. SQUEEE!<br />
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Definitely glad I didn't miss this exhibit!</div>
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I know I've posted the Glass Museum many times, but I just can't help myself. It's one of my fave places, especially at the holidays. They always have some kind of amazing special display, plus the annual Glassblower's Christmas. </div>
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Russell asked me what I wanted to do on my bday and I said I wanted to go here. We took my mother in law and then went out to lunch afterward. It was a fun day! </div>
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I love glass. I've always loved glass. For as long as I can remember. </div>
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Somehow the glass is blown around the glass figure.<br />
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I want this so bad!<br />
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That's the Sandwich Town Hall across the street. Nothing like some Greco Roman architecture in the middle of a quaint colonial town. 😄</div>
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In the gift shop. The trees and ornaments are part of Glassblowers Christmas.<br />
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If I could afford it, I'd buy everything in the gift shop.<br />
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First, today is our grandson Dale's 3rd birthday! How did three years pass already?? Happy birthday Little Buddy!<br />
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Well I didn't fall into a deep depression when we got home like I did after our trip in August, but it was really hard to get motivated for the rest of November. I didn't do any craft shows this year. We had our first measurable snow mid-month but fortunately it was mostly gone by the next day.</div>
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Did one short walk on the Canal but my foot hurts so bad so that was a quick trip.<br />
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After we got home from the trip I was desperate to get to see 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in the theatre so I went one afternoon and he went to a different movie called 'Overlord'. BR is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. If Rami Malek doesn't get nominated for....and win...an Academy Award it'll be a sin. His performance as Freddie Mercury was mesmerizing.</div>
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Thanksgiving was really quiet. Val had to work till about 2 and her mom was doing her dinner at 6, so there wouldn't have been enough time for her to come all the way over here. Since Nick & Karmyn just got engaged, we told them that it was OK if they wanted to play through at her parents' house all afternoon and then go to his mom's for 6. It was just Russell & I and a whole lotta delish food!!!</div>
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Val's birthday was over Thanksgiving weekend. This is the card I made her. </div>
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Also made her a carrot cake from scratch. </div>
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She came over the day after Thanksgiving and I took her to see 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It's very rare that I go to a theatre to see a movie twice but this one is worth a second look. The last time I did that was in 1991 when 'Dances with Wolves' came out. Here we are waiting for it to start. This theatre has recliners and I honestly don't think I can go back to regular movie seats again.</div>
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She also turned me onto Stroopwafels. I've never heard of them or seen them before but wow are they tasty! Just picked up a box!</div>
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One of my friends posted a pic of a cross stitch and wrote 'please make this for me'. So I did. I love fast projects like these. </div>
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Another instant gratification project. This was a free kit with a bead embroidery I got. It came with the little paper frame and a magnet for the back. Took about a half hour or so.</div>
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My friends Cindy and Michelle destashed some of their craft supplies and sent them all to me. There are several little cross stitch ornament kits, and then this one of West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec, Maine. This just took about 3 days to complete. I'm finding it harder and harder to stitch on 16ct Aida, especially white-on-white. My eyesight is so shot. 😢</div>
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We were both kind of dreading the trip home cause that is one long drive from Orlando to Cape Cod. We're talking about 1,200 miles!! We left about 7:00 AM to head north.</div>
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White palmetto tree as seen on the flags and state symbols.<br />
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Up real early in the morning to continue on.<br />
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Got to the Capital Beltway around DC right at rush hour so it was definitely slow going.<br />
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Loved this truck. I lived for Scholastic Book Fairs in elementary school!<br />
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Maryland by mid morning....more traffic around Baltimore.<br />
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I got a really good pie. I miss NY/NJ style pizza!<br />
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He was so very happy to see that they hadn't changed anything with the salad. He got two.<br />
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Aw look how happy!!!!!<br />
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The rest of the trip home was uneventful and we were in the house and relaxing by about 8:00 pm. This was easily one of the best vacations ever....from seeing the boys and doing Halloween with them to living out my dream of seeing Harry Potter World, it was a perfect trip. Made a lot of memories and had a lot of laughs. </div>
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Back in 1976 when we drove home from Florida, my dad stopped at South of the Border, a super kitschy souvenir complex which is right on the South Carolina/North Carolina line. I remembered it being colourful, crowded, somewhat dazzling, and of course all the funny billboards on the way. I asked Russell if he minded stopping on the way home. The billboards were plentiful and amusing.</div>
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However when we got there, I found it so run down that the first thought in my head was 'what a dump'. I'd assumed we were going to be here at least an hour with me looking around and probably eating at the restaurant. Nope. I wasn't going near that restaurant. The whole place was just so hinky and creepy.</div>
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I achieved my goals of souvenirs and a pressed penny but the store was just too weird. The whole vibe there was weird.</div>
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I wanted to walk around outside a bit and get more pics despite it being so tacky and Russell didn't let me out of his sight, slowly driving along close by where I was walking.</div>
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Glad I stopped this time cause I won't be back.JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-55528206963693489092018-12-08T07:00:00.000-05:002018-12-08T07:00:07.086-05:00Orlando<div style="text-align: justify;">
These pics were taken on our last night in town. We were on our way to the Olive Garden at sunset and the clouds were gorgeous.</div>
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In addition to the big theme parks, there are also a lot of other amusement parks around town.</div>
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Including this odd, upside down building called Wonderworks. Apparently it's an indoor amusement park.</div>
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Last pic of the ferris wheel that I would never be caught dead on. <br />
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<br />JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-59362367565670037492018-12-06T07:00:00.000-05:002018-12-06T07:00:15.410-05:00Universal Studios Orlando<div style="text-align: justify;">
We went over to the Universal Studios Park after we finished up Islands of Adventure. </div>
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The first part is a really good replica of Beverly Hills.<br />
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I only went to the real Beverly Hills once over 30 years ago, and this looks like what I remember.<br />
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There is a smaller Walk of Fame here but the stars are real.<br />
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Next up was a replica of a New York City neighbourhood.<br />
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Then San Francisco<br />
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I was pleased with the cable car turn around. Of course this doesn't work and the tracks don't extend far past the circle but it's a nice touch for SF.</div>
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After SF comes London, outside of Diagon Alley. That being the Knight Bus again. While I was tempted to go back into Diagon Alley, it was just so packed by this point and being on the scooter I didn't think I'd be able to navigate well as it's much narrower than Hogsmeade.</div>
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Got a pick of Stan Shunpike though!<br />
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We drove over a wooden bridge to the Simpsons' Springfield.<br />
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This was my third fave part of both parks.<br />
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After loading down with souvenirs at the other park, I didn't dare go in here!!!<br />
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The sign on the way out.<br />
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This was the most incredible three day trip EVER. I am so happy that we finally got to take our long overdue honeymoon!!!!</div>
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When we first started out that morning in Jurassic World I told Russell it was OK, we didn't have to go back to Wizarding World. By the time we got to the Lost Continent I said, 'You do realize I'm going back to Hogsmeade right?' Yes, he already knew that. 😆</div>
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The windows were easier to see into cause it wasn't so wet like the morning before when they were all steamed up. That's a mandrake that moves and squeaks.<br />
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Far less crowded than the day before.<br />
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The Hogs Head bar is in the back of the Three Broomsticks. The bartender touched the hog's nose and it moved and snorted and the bartender said, 'He's just grumpy cause he's stuck on the wall'. </div>
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And Slughorn's Hour Glass. I love it!<br />
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Tom Riddle's Horcrux ring with the resurrection stone</div>
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Wizard's Chess<br />
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Next time I want to get Buckbeak the hippogriff and Pigwidgeon the owl.<br />
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The next two parts of the park were The Lost Continent and Poseidon's Fury. </div>
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This place is incredible.<br />
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<br />JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-67290012259820521632018-11-30T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-30T07:00:13.271-05:00Universal Islands of Adventure, Part 2Seuss Landing was easily my second fave part of the park after Wizarding World. Oh that guy in the picture is using a scooter like the ones we rented.<br />
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The only ride we did was this little tram that chugged along above Seuss Landing but it actually was a bit higher up than I would've liked at one point.</div>
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This was the part where I got scared cause it was way up above that lake.<br />
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How perfect is this? Grumpa and the Grinch<br />
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<br />JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-36759169876969399972018-11-28T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-28T07:00:17.919-05:00Universal Studios Islands of Adventure<div style="text-align: justify;">
Due to the heat and various health/pain issues, we both rented scooters to do the rest of Universal the day after we did Harry Potter. My left foot has terrible plantar faciitis and I wouldn't have been able to make it around the two parks on the second day. After spending all that money on admission, there was no way I was going to miss out on anything.</div>
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We got there around 8:30 and went all the way to the farthest back part of the park, which is Jurassic World.</div>
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Looked like fun but I wasn't gonna do it.<br />
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Another ride in the King Kong area<br />
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Next was Toon Lagoon which was super cute. All the cartoons and newspaper comics I grew up with in the 60s and 70s.</div>
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Next was Marvel Super Heroes. I was never into this genre but this was really neat to see.<br />
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Another 'nope' ride. This was the Hulk I think.<br />
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Loved the mosaics on the ground.<br />
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Universal Orlando is quite a huge park. It's actually 3 parks. Before you even get to the box office to buy your tickets, you go through City Walk. It's full of restaurants and bars and entertainment. Clearly for the younger crowd and it doesn't cost any admission to see that part. </div>
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It was too hot both days to go into this chocolate factory. Anything I bought probably would've melted unless they could've sent it to the front for later pick up.</div>
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Cute mini golf. <br />
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Everything was decorated for Christmas<br />
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<br />JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30172845.post-70048830404332519922018-11-20T07:00:00.000-05:002018-11-20T07:00:03.354-05:00Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley and Back to Hogsmeade<div style="text-align: justify;">
I probably should've looked on my own but I asked my stepson the night before how to find Diagon Alley. However after being on the street, it was obvious that all you have to do is follow the crowd and listen for the music. That's another super cool thing, both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley play various cuts from the soundtrack. Because a lot of that music brings me to tears every time I watch the movies, I spent most of this day overwhelmed, on the verge of tears and with a lump in my throat.</div>
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Weasley's Wizard Wheazes. The hat lifts up and down.<br />
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Dragon on the top of Gringotts. That was another ride that I was not about to take.<br />
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Sirius' motorbike<br />
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Pygmy puffs<br />
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It was absolutely mobbed.<br />
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Knockturn Alley was cool too. It was pitch dark and super creepy.<br />
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Another interactive window for your wand.<br />
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Inside Borgin Burke's. It was very dark inside.<br />
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These bottles were soooooo beautiful but not for sale.<br />
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Back in the sun. That's an ad for pumpkin juice which I did get a bottle of. It's very strong....too strong for me. There are a lot of spices in it. I did try to choke it all down but I couldn't. I saved the bottle though!</div>
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The insides of the shops were incredible<br />
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Every 15 minutes or so, the Gringotts Dragon breathes fire.<br />
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This was literally one of the most amazing days of my entire life. I can die a happy camper now. I am knocking my bucket list out of the park this year.</div>
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The actual purpose of the trip to FL was so that I could <i>finally </i>get to see Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. To say that I bawled my eyes out when we arrived would be an understatement. I couldn't believe my dream had come true.</div>
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I cannot say enough about how utterly PERFECT this place is. Every single detail lovingly attended to. </div>
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Our first stop was Hogsmeade. The line to ride the first train to Diagon Alley was a mile long so we opted to explore </div>
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First I got an interactive wand at Ollivanders. I picked Luna's. The wand works in front of certain windows. There is a marker on the ground that shows you the wand movement and where to stand. I didn't find that they worked very well at all, for adults or kids. And the lines to do it were also long so I only did a couple. I put the wand safely back in the bag because I was afraid I'd lose or break it.</div>
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Hermione's Yule Ball dress at Gladrags Wizard Wear<br />
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I tried both the regular and frozen butterbeer. The frozen one is way better. But both are delicious.<br />
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Aberforth's bar the Hog's Head<br />
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We had breakfast at the Three Broomsticks.<br />
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Next stop was Honeydukes Sweet Shop<br />
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Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans<br />
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I really want more of these. I only got one. The packing is gorgeous.<br />
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Inside Hogsmeade station.<br />
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In the windows to the outside runs a really cool effect of rushing past the scenery, with characters popping up from time to time. Hagrid waves to the train heading out.</div>
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Those are the compartment lights reflections.<br />
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Buckbeak flying by<br />
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In the frosted windows to the corridor are shadows of the characters and you can hear their voices talking. The trolley witch goes by too.</div>
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It's a very short ride to King's Cross in London.</div>
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I thought this was an inspired bit of decorating, putting up the mural from the beginning of 'Half Blood Prince'.</div>
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When you walk out of King's Cross, you are in 'London', which is in the Universal Studios Theme Park (hence the need of the 2 park ticket)</div>
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The Knight Bus and Stan Shunpike are on the street too.<br />
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The shrunken head moves around and interacts with people. <br />
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Once you get to London it's up to you to try and find where Diagon Alley is....</div>
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When we left OH we drove through the night to make it to Orlando, FL so that I could finally see Epcot and also Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It was soooo hot and humid and it was very surreal for me to be there because I haven't set foot in Florida since 1978 when I was in 8th grade. 40 years. Long before Epcot was built. In a side note, we traveled through Kentucky and Tennessee so I got 2 more states under my belt, even though it was in the wee small hours and I slept through most of it.</div>
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We did a couple of rides first thing. I took a gazillion pictures on this trip so it was hard to pick just a few.</div>
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Mickey<br />
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Manatee in Living Seas.<br />
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We were eager to get to the international countries which opened at 11.<br />
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First up is Canada. I loved that there was more of an emphasis on the Pacific NW.<br />
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I was admiring these gardens and thinking, 'Sure reminds me of Victoria and Butchart Gardens'. Then I saw the plaque saying that this was inspired by Butchart Gardens.</div>
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Russell enjoying his beer at the Rose & Crown in England.</div>
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Next was France. It should be noted that there are penny press machines all over the park and in each country, except for France. Figures. 😒</div>
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Morocco was one of my faves. The tile work, lamps and textiles are exquisite.<br />
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Then Japan.<br />
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Italy<br />
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Germany. We stopped into the Biergarten for their buffet and it was so good. Best food ever! With an oompah band too, that did 'Paloma Blanca', which I was so stoked to hear. They sang it first in German and then English.</div>
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I have always been a huge fan of German Christmas items and I saw quite a few of these in Gettysburg back in August but they were very expensive. We spotted this one for a very reasonable $75 (vs. $1,000 in Gettysburg) so we bought it and had it shipped home.</div>
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After we stuffed our faces, we continued on visiting countries. The next one was Africa (although I guess that's technically a continent).</div>
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Norway. At this point it was starting to sprinkle.<br />
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Mexico was next and the skies just opened up and poured down rain. To visit this country, you go inside that pyramid instead of the other countries that have separate buildings but on the street level. Needless to say everyone was pouring into it to get out of the rain. It was packed solid. And dark. Serious claustrophobia.</div>
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Inside the pyramid. If there was a penny press machine, I couldn't find it but I also didn't look. I left as fast as I could. I'd rather get soaked than deal with that crowd.</div>
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By the time we worked our way back to the front it was pouring off and on. It was a long day but an amazing day. I was so happy to finally get to see this place!!!</div>
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So we ended up taking an unscheduled trip to Ohio to spend Halloween with the boys. It all started in mid-September when Casi & I were messaging back and forth about their costumes and sending each other links. She found Snoopy and Woodstock and we both agreed those were the ones. Then I joked that 'now I need to be there to take pictures' and she begged and I asked Russell and he said said yes, so there ya go. </div>
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Unfortunately people thought Mark was Tweetie bird, a little yellow bird and I can't remember what all else. Still the cutest Woodstock ever. He is such a good little baby. So happy all the time unless he's hungry.</div>
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I died. How adorable is little Dale? He's learning how to say 'thank you' which is cute too.</div>
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I hogged the baby.</div>
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Casi & I carved pumpkins. Mine's the owl. We also attempted to roast the seeds then forgot about them till Russell asked, 'what's that smell?' <strike>They were burned to a crisp</strike>. They got a tad overdone. </div>
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Casi's mom works at an assisted living/nursing home and the night of the 30th they hosted a trick or treat, and we also took them around her grandmother's neighbourhood on Halloween. </div>
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Pamela invited us in when we got back. It was a heavy mist all night so we were soaked (not her grandmother, just the rest of us). Russell wisely stayed back at Pam's house too while we went around. </div>
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This kid.</div>
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Casi & I went to the store one morning and got baking stuff. We made cupcakes and rice krispie treats with Reeses cups making a center layer. The cupcakes were good but the other one was way too sweet. </div>
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That's Mark's 'food anticipation face'. It's freakin hysterical the way he kicks his feet and opens wide for the spoon or bottle. He's definitely an Earle. </div>
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She and I also went shopping for kids' winter clothes, and couldn't resist getting Dale this smart little suit.</div>
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We did Christmas and Dale's birthday a day or so after Halloween. We'd brought all the gifts for them. I was so happy that Tina, Pam and Darrell came over for the early festivities. </div>
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The gifts were a hit which was nice. I love spoiling these kids.</div>
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I got this little outfit for Marky and OMG how adorable is he? <br />
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This was taken a couple hours before we had to leave for a bonus side trip from Ohio. We adore these boys and it's always hard to say goodbye. Dale cried. I got misty eyed too.</div>
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The year is rapidly coming to a close and I wish time would slow down. </div>
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Shadow is still coming over but she's starting to fail really fast which is heart breaking. Russell had just finished giving her a bath and she was fast asleep under the blanket. </div>
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We had one afternoon of really unusual weather for this area. There were a couple of water spouts in the Canal which I didn't get pics of. Some people got awesome video of them though and it was a sight to see. There was a small tornado that night too about an hour northwest of us. At our house we had thunder and a torrential downpour of ice pellets. That's one splashing off the table.</div>
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My daughter in law is soooo subtle. 😆</div>
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Like I'm gonna turn down that request!!! PB fudge for Casi.</div>
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Hagrid's Hut metal model by Fascinations Metal Earth. This one had so many teeny tiny pieces. Took about 4 days to build. I have to keep stopping when I get frustrated.</div>
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Finished my Hogwarts Starry Night diamond painting. I love it.</div>
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I got this latch hook kit a few months ago. It was intimidated by the size and was afraid I forgot how to do it. I managed one row during the summer and took it to OH to work on in the hotel, but it never left the truck the whole time we were there. I finally decided to do it and it took about a week of hours each day. Once I got going, it went so much faster. We had a nor'easter stormy day and I spent the entire day in my craft room working on this. Thank god for You Tube for the refresher in latch hooking. Now I need to find a pillow to stuff inside. The back is already attached so I don't have to sew anything.</div>
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Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! Bring on Thanksgiving!!!JoJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com6