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Excessive Heat Warning

Yipes! We’re having some serious heat warnings this week — and it’s only Monday! Thank goodness for a brand spanking new AC. We had it put in our house at the beginning of May. That was a bit of sticker shock. Then today at work, the air conditioning in my office broke. Can’t a girl catch a break? Luckily my boss immediately called the ac guys and hopefully it will be back up and running tomorrow.

In the meantime, I’ve been busy crafting and taking some super cool classes. Was over at Carol Wingert’s house on Saturday and two weeks ago I headed to Melrose Vintage to take some Terri Brush workshops. I haven’t had a chance to take any pictures yet, so I’ll show everyone what I did at my sweet friend Earleen’s house back in March. Yes I realize that was a long time ago. 😀

We were given a super cute wire dress form and made lots of tags to create the skirt.

I love the tag with the wooden shoe buttons. I found those buttons a few years ago at one of the antique malls (probably Merchant Square) and have been waiting for the perfect project. Viola! The perfect project.

It was an all day event and Earleen certainly treated us right. The food, projects and company were just perfect. Our theme was dress forms, buttons and all things pertaining to vintage sewing. Our colors were aqua, coral and ivory. Super cute!

I love the above tag. There’s just something about all the threads gathered together that makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

There were about 12 of us who attended and we also participated in a tag swap. We each got an additional 12 tags (one from each woman) to add to our dress form. Mine is definitely bursting at the seams. I love her!

We also made a precious album but I’m still working on it. I’ll post pics when I’ve finished it.

Thank you, thank you Earleen for a fantastic weekend! Can’t wait till next year’s “non-event.” 😀

How You Doin’?

Well, we’ve finally hit the 100 degree mark although we should get a reprieve this weekend — 98! Whahoo! Actually, I hate to admit this, but it’s really not that bad. As long as it stays below 110, I’m game for just about anything. Okay, that’s a boldface lie, but it sounded good. 😀

Life is good and thanks to my sweet Chucklebutt, my plants are still thriving. We bought them a few weeks ago when the weather was perfect. It’s now not-so-perfect, and the plants are feeling some abuse. Here they are in happier times.

They are not nearly as full and pretty as these pictures, but they are still fighting the good fight. Meanwhile, Chuck has turned into the hummingbird whisper.

We are a family with the mindset that if one is good — 100 is better!

Our tree has been dead for quite a few years, but I just can’t bear to cut it down. I think the feeders give it some nice color. 😀

Despite the fact we have enough feeders to supply all the hummingbirds in the southwest, they are more interested in our blooming aloe. It’s all the bigger birds that are drinking the nectar and boy have they been making a mess. C’est la vie!

I leave you with some shots of our four-legged family members. They are both doing really well and getting into trouble.