A couple of years ago, youngest spawn was unexpectedly at my house for Halloween (it wasn't my turn), without a costume. My sister came to the rescue and we took a quick trip to the closest store with costumes, 30 miles away. The plus side of shopping for a costume on the last day is... Continue Reading →
Tea With Auntie Linden
What, you don't name your trees? This is one of our favorite trees. Mine (Laura) shades my whole front yard in the summer. Lois' shades the old wood shed/ice house at Cook's Country Connection. Listen, if Pocahontas could have Grandmother Willow, we can have an Auntie Linden. And like Grandmother Willow, the Auntie Linden in... Continue Reading →
We’re Baaaaaaack!
Losing Cook Dollar Barn was one of the worst experiences we have lived through. It wasn't just a store; it was an important social hub for the Pajari Girls, and our little town, too. Every day, the list of people and things we miss gets longer. And when people told us that there must be... Continue Reading →
Dancing in Graveyards
I made a Fairy Cemetery for Halloween this year. It seemed appropriate, considering what a year of loss 2013 has been. I've always liked cemeteries. We grew up close to the Cook (Owens Twp.) Cemetery. Micki, Melissa, and I would meet there on bicycle and ride around the circular drives, marveling at the children's stones... Continue Reading →
Frost
Here in northern MN, bitching about the weather and the 9-month-long winter is a sport, a hobby, a point of pride, and a way of life. It wasn't really working for me, though. I have found that hating things I have no control over hurts me a lot more than the thing I am hating.... Continue Reading →
Through the Window
Every day, WordPress issues Prompts or Challenges. Today's was "Look through your nearest window for one minute and tell us what you see". I hereby invoke the right of Artistic License and also include what I THINK when I look out this window. I left it pretty much the way it came out of my... Continue Reading →
Cabin Fever Cures
Friday and Saturday, the winter blues were encroaching. Then my friend Kelly sent me flowers at work to thank me for helping winter suck less. 🙂 AWWWWW! How sweet is that?? Thanks, Kelly! You brighten my winter, too. 🙂 The big gravel pit banks looked kind of intimidating to the 5 year-old, so I broke... Continue Reading →
Um…What the #*@! just happened??
I just got off the phone with my friend informally adopted sister and Official Pajari Girl Melanie. She and her sister Jody had mentioned the community play earlier in the week, and I said I would think about it and get back to them. That was a lie....I was buying time to form a loving,... Continue Reading →
One of my latest self-discoveries was that hating winter doesn't make it shorter, and it certainly doesn't make me any happier. So, after making ice candles, candle rings, and ice gems/marbles, I went hunting for more crafty ideas on Pinterest and found this genius named Tracy Lynn Conway who had pinned ice sun catchers using... Continue Reading →
Fast, Cheap, and Easy Ice Candle Ring
Ok, so all my ice-cream buckets are toast. The ice pushed through the bottoms instead of the tops. 😦 And I have yet to master the five gallon bucket or garbage can methods. However, I did have one experiment that turned out great...an ice candle ring. You will need: A bundt pan about three quarts... Continue Reading →
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