Today is laundry day in my house and for some reason I'm remembering those days from my childhood. Our "laundry room" was in the garage where the deep freezer was and it consisted of a wringer washer. We had well water and a dairy farm so water was a precious commodity and was much needed in the dairy barn. So, we conserved water like it was gold!!! We would wash all of our clothes in the same water for the week. . .no clean water for each load. But then again, we didn't take baths everyday either and we all used the same bath water. Dad always got the clean water, then Mom, then me until my sister came along and she was 3rd on the list then me. I honestly didn't mind being last because I could play in the water. . .but darn that water was COLD!!! Oh, back to laundry, we actually had 2 "dryers". . .one was 3 sets of clothes lines in the backyard that was used for sunny days. The other was a couple of lines in the garage in the same area where the deep freezer was and those were used for rainy days. On a day like today, those clothes would be hanging in the garage!!! In the winter time those clothes would freeze because there was no heat in the garage!!! I can't tell you how "upscale" I thought we were when Mom and Dad built a porch on the back of the house and got a used washer and dryer from my aunt who was upgrading her appliances and was going to toss her old stuff!!! My goodness to be able to throw a load of laundry in and not have to wring it out by hand was incredible. . .but, in the summer we went back to the wringer washer for the longest time to save water. . .but that dryer could still be used!!!
Well, enough of that story, I've been busy this week scrapping away so here goes. . .
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And with that I am so outta here. . .until next time. . .
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Thursday, July 28, 2016
YIKES. . .Where Did July Go???
Oh my goodness, this is the last week in July!!! Where did this month go??? School will be starting here in another couple of weeks so I'd better try to get those grandkids here!!! Around here, August holds a couple of local festivals and the State Fair. I do have to admit I enjoy going to the State Fair and sure would like to go there this year, but that hinges on a couple of things. Being an old farm girl I enjoy walking through the animal barns and those horse shows really make me super happy. . .especially if I can catch that draft horse show!!! Incredible!!!
In the meantime, I've been doing a bit of scrapping so here goes. . .
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In the meantime, I've been doing a bit of scrapping so here goes. . .
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
Sweating Saturday
Our heat wave continues along with the humidity. It is early morning here and the dew is just hovering over the trees. I think one of the things that makes it so hot here is the woods. . .we had rain night before last and the moisture is just trapped in there and when it starts heating up the humidity goes up. Today I am making carnitas, guac and pico. . .I cook it for hours in the oven low and slow so it shouldn't heat up the house that much. Think I'll make a pie beforehand.
With the heat I've been cleaning and scrapping since indoor activities are just the ticket in weather like this so here goes. . .
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With the heat I've been cleaning and scrapping since indoor activities are just the ticket in weather like this so here goes. . .
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
It's Hot Bob!!!
Last year there was a commercial for a local business and while it had nothing to do with the business the catch-phrase was "It's Hot Bob". . .that really caught on in these parts but goodness it certainly is true this week. It is so hot that I'm planning on getting my groceries this morning as soon as the morning traffic has let up a bit. The heat isn't so bad but the humidity is off the charts!!! Makes it so hard for me to even breathe so I try to stay indoors as much as possible. And that means two things. . .I clean cupboards and I scrap!!! So here goes on the second part of that. . .
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Created using And, that is going to do it for me today. . .going to go get started on things before it gets too hot!!! Until next time. . .
TGIF
It is finally Friday. . .this week has been full of ups and downs, sunshine and storms both literally and figuratively. But it is Friday which means this week is winding down. And, with that I have a few pages to share with you. . .
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This was done for the July 2016 Tic Tac Toe Challenge at TDC Created using
This was done for the July 2016 Use it all Challenge at TDC Created using
This was done for the July 2016 Template Challenge at TDC Created using Well, pooh, forgot to publish this. . .Until next time which will be sooner than you think :-)
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