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Sewing Away
My good friend and her children have been here for the last few days. She so graciously is helping me by sewing some costumes for our co-op day on the Middle Ages. I will be forever indebted to her. I could give her a 100 hugs, feed her peeled grapes and cook meals for her for a month and still not be able to show my gratitude! I LOVE people that will sew for me. Can you tell it’s not a strong point for me? I made things in my youth but never developed too much skill in that area so I have willingly let others bless me with their talents.…
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Castles of Long Ago
Thursday the families that will be involved in our homeschool speech co-op day will be getting together to do a few projects related to the time period of the middle ages as well as to paint and build props for our speech day. One of the props will be a castle – or at least a small portion of one. I decided to look on the Internet for castles from that time period. Here’s a few that I found… Lindisfarne castle is located in England on the border between it and Scotland. Not only did it see the English and Scots fight but Vikings frequented the area. Irish monks built the…
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A Little Crafty Advice, if You Please
I bought this plate recently at Goodwill for half off – $2.50. I may not be the most savvy of decorators but I’m pretty sure the previous owner didn’t make a wise choice when they used blue/red ribbon with a pink plate. It kinda makes me want to shudder when I look at it. But take that ribbon off and I don’t think it’s half bad. The problem is my house isn’t pink, much to my husband and boys’ delight; 🙂 so I want to paint the plate white. I thought I read somewhere that this was possible. Is it? If so, what special paint should I use?
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Host Your Own Anne of Green Gables Tea Party
Who cannot love the little orphan Anne of Green Gables? Her caring, vivacious and imaginative personality warms us, causes us to laugh and captures our hearts. Today I want to share with you ideas we had for an Anne of Green Gables Tea Party. In hostessing this party, Serenity first made her invitations. She found a picture of Anne online and placed that on the front of her invitations. Inside the invite she wrote: You’re invited to an afternoon of fun, friendship and tea in the spirit of Anne of Green Gables! We will be having a tea party at my house (Green Gables) and then going to the White…
