tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86951724149012670722024-03-16T05:18:48.880-04:00Blackberry RamblesHeather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1598125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-68516798032745993712022-08-15T11:26:00.003-04:002022-08-15T11:26:44.840-04:00The Nature Creative Membership<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tw92pv_OWqw" width="484" youtube-src-id="tw92pv_OWqw"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>The Nature Creative is my monthly nature journaling membership designed to help you connect to the nature around you. This video gives you an idea of what's included. The Creative year begins again in September with all new content for 2022-2023. </p><p><a href="https://www.thenaturejournaler.com/thenaturecreative">Find all the details here</a>.</p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-49205550679870059342021-12-27T18:27:00.000-05:002021-12-27T18:27:00.747-05:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCNHLrAhPYV_IDOGFMqqisTPMe8jJfOhWqN1j0LQQw0NNef36SC5JSSvR6fURQlzUYL_7tvQWhH8sWMg1Zh3akgMQSOkH27eD--kG8F6_d0E7bkyFRQZUeGQPB0jWzuiYMnG9bK6Khiw3832HOXn5ILfqzbwvrenMMRQUV5-r3M0h2Shm3MyGxwtkI6g=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCNHLrAhPYV_IDOGFMqqisTPMe8jJfOhWqN1j0LQQw0NNef36SC5JSSvR6fURQlzUYL_7tvQWhH8sWMg1Zh3akgMQSOkH27eD--kG8F6_d0E7bkyFRQZUeGQPB0jWzuiYMnG9bK6Khiw3832HOXn5ILfqzbwvrenMMRQUV5-r3M0h2Shm3MyGxwtkI6g=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>For those of you who have been here for a long time, I thought I would post an updated family photo so you can see how all the children have grown (and some have become adults).</p><p>Left to right: Rachel, Heather, Laura, Michael, David, Drew, James</p><p>In 2022 I hope to blog more regularly on my business website. <a href="https://www.thenaturejournaler.com/blog">You can find that here by clicking this link.</a></p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-33414700318859501672021-10-04T09:35:00.003-04:002021-11-25T09:02:02.856-05:00Keeping Christmas Class<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNy57sMu4RnRbG4TRwk4oMBMqi63lqlq_c9LKSswEFtkstYR-jvSi9HEENOhWrDhbOVzGg1P1xbmJl2e5DDnJarEJCe80UzVwn9bTdKaBZEFSvQobFoUkAt-skmf2IXoV-_Yi7oO7dLaP/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNy57sMu4RnRbG4TRwk4oMBMqi63lqlq_c9LKSswEFtkstYR-jvSi9HEENOhWrDhbOVzGg1P1xbmJl2e5DDnJarEJCe80UzVwn9bTdKaBZEFSvQobFoUkAt-skmf2IXoV-_Yi7oO7dLaP/w640-h640/Nature+%2526+Nurture.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>I am excited to announce that the Keeping Christmas class is now available. <a href="https://thenaturejournaler.mykajabi.com/keeping-christmas">You can find all the details here</a>. </p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-21509515590756884092021-08-25T15:27:00.002-04:002021-08-25T15:27:46.242-04:00Find me at The Nature Journaler<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9d-4w_tThUhmM3fYPYYZUF8Etaw97f739V-SjAW2fNOgohhpYMQwsI_DglGsgenNnYZZc3MoAZtiYLVLB0nZ7zz_j1SaT80esbtvQ2dL4WWi9S-Vb1y2JTVu-y9adAQHYWx0HkJDMpkW/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+3.23.36+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9d-4w_tThUhmM3fYPYYZUF8Etaw97f739V-SjAW2fNOgohhpYMQwsI_DglGsgenNnYZZc3MoAZtiYLVLB0nZ7zz_j1SaT80esbtvQ2dL4WWi9S-Vb1y2JTVu-y9adAQHYWx0HkJDMpkW/w640-h494/Screen+Shot+2021-08-25+at+3.23.36+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hello Everyone! </p><p>Just wanted you to know that I am busy and active over on my new website <a href="https://www.thenaturejournaler.com" target="_blank">The Nature Journaler</a> where I run nature journaling classes based on literature and history and as of September 1, 2021 will be hosting <a href="https://www.thenaturejournaler.com/thenaturecreative">The Nature Creative: a monthly nature journaling membership</a>.</p><p>I do hope to take up blogging again, very soon, over on <a href="https://www.thenaturejournaler.com">The Nature Journaler</a>. I'd love to see you there!</p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-32711570806289830652021-03-17T08:52:00.000-04:002021-03-17T08:52:06.640-04:00Nature Journaling on St. Patrick's Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECvhNPqhzvdFoQWuu5PcWS-r3GPQKC88lteHJikFi5g81I_AZE-v7mT6F1ioPtAjL_YWlcLUPvhBNwRevrCqli1lzfA5iyI_BXCtlfa0OLW3sEe-3pXLjIQZTmopamnQfSEW-9Q__MyJu/s1774/Screen+Shot+2021-03-17+at+8.49.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECvhNPqhzvdFoQWuu5PcWS-r3GPQKC88lteHJikFi5g81I_AZE-v7mT6F1ioPtAjL_YWlcLUPvhBNwRevrCqli1lzfA5iyI_BXCtlfa0OLW3sEe-3pXLjIQZTmopamnQfSEW-9Q__MyJu/w502-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-03-17+at+8.49.03+AM.png" width="502" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy St. Patrick's Day! I've created a 9-minute video with the history of St. Patrick and a whole bunch of nature journaling ideas you can use to record this day! </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/fE4pNWEP_lY" target="_blank">Find the video here on YouTube. </a></p><p><a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/education/" target="_blank">Find the accompanying PDF's to download here on my nature journaling website.</a> (My easy recipe for Irish Soda Bread is also included!)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-88483038145423831382021-01-15T11:02:00.000-05:002021-01-15T11:02:12.855-05:00Nature & Nurture Journaling Class<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlO_MIOnQxt1H4Jr7_5wp6YK758D_-cOAOs7XbF9rm85HIOPWy853jFxBYE7RKupQ-ndJDT78drX1eQKDZO9_bAFY5oE-uYKhq3UBN0gF5aOF4GHyZDBz_soHhJAf1Q1bbFAriBg_mxQa-/s1080/Nature+%2526+Nurture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlO_MIOnQxt1H4Jr7_5wp6YK758D_-cOAOs7XbF9rm85HIOPWy853jFxBYE7RKupQ-ndJDT78drX1eQKDZO9_bAFY5oE-uYKhq3UBN0gF5aOF4GHyZDBz_soHhJAf1Q1bbFAriBg_mxQa-/w640-h640/Nature+%2526+Nurture.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's time to sign up for Nature & Nurture: a six week online class (do at your own pace) covering the lives of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and Beatrix Potter. We'll talk about their lives, the landscapes they lived in, how that nature translated to their writings, and what observations we can make about our own lives in nature. As a bonus we will also explore teatime with these authors and try our hand at painting some food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6C3fDjKkNNTyjife9zTQLCWmWePRdyTQj6t-wnf8m1CXdjE0OALiEYHOKdd5lXA0_A6mSoYApXgGpsfdVucl05i7j2xWLqssZuSR7X6qo35tz2PJwvKkd5C9wMjDVOCp1rrc1vALQMXw/s2048/04036E21-F229-45D9-BDE6-7FB48C3464AA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6C3fDjKkNNTyjife9zTQLCWmWePRdyTQj6t-wnf8m1CXdjE0OALiEYHOKdd5lXA0_A6mSoYApXgGpsfdVucl05i7j2xWLqssZuSR7X6qo35tz2PJwvKkd5C9wMjDVOCp1rrc1vALQMXw/w640-h640/04036E21-F229-45D9-BDE6-7FB48C3464AA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Landscape has a huge effect on one's life, even when we don't realize it. The three landscapes of these authors are unique and varied. </div> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17l3B5oiOJJNo9-F4tMrG9MOB3b9M7ID-0z3JPUOV-mBn6KvX_4GqLG8eGxGrq3o1-J-VEY6EVyFisB7WBqx1vmHlNyD-4qQVEn_Vi3AZ291fUDW8ztrUkCKF2qoxY2hoM-mN7RMzm-Y1/w640-h640/IMG_4258.JPG" width="640" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each of these authors lived during a different time in "tea history" and we'll explore what kinds of tea they drank, what they had to accompany that, and how we can "taste history" ourselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy8tpj3qxP4dX8G0bpCkUbj5FKMkfcaRI1IMe3BpC-R9vPhl-1PSxi7qeGMpP9NjEPOp0hlHiHHtnhC2ehhTv25g9JrAuMyT-AwN1qPY4gy3B7_0K-ZePn7TaFZu66OLTxv3gXxuwgeW_/s2048/IMG_0809.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy8tpj3qxP4dX8G0bpCkUbj5FKMkfcaRI1IMe3BpC-R9vPhl-1PSxi7qeGMpP9NjEPOp0hlHiHHtnhC2ehhTv25g9JrAuMyT-AwN1qPY4gy3B7_0K-ZePn7TaFZu66OLTxv3gXxuwgeW_/w640-h640/IMG_0809.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The houses these women lived in played another role in their lives and writings.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZGPzr_P3H1-s_-JgTE3pC1JhFN4IBwEKUPt6bbERpyvnhE621z9yR_y4Op-jndnfzHPXekJRCCRUc1LYvlj6G-2eBFFKNMOIRjJFpiGrRbMwb8pNXJGbLnSrX1WSP5wZuRHvcBpajNRV/s2048/IMG_5891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZGPzr_P3H1-s_-JgTE3pC1JhFN4IBwEKUPt6bbERpyvnhE621z9yR_y4Op-jndnfzHPXekJRCCRUc1LYvlj6G-2eBFFKNMOIRjJFpiGrRbMwb8pNXJGbLnSrX1WSP5wZuRHvcBpajNRV/w640-h480/IMG_5891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll talk about the moods of landscape and how those moods appeared in the books that were written.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRfgTD6Dhvj4-MDB002SdMdnildBCQEb-bHriNY3MJxhMkO74swT5Fv5DFjhDdsK8NAwnWhfEdMbdng8awQ_XSZ6SjHrOK3d4dxHyHVuvmE-AtstAZeIFm5P2fy_M9k23UerTypZbx9az/s1080/IMG_4407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRfgTD6Dhvj4-MDB002SdMdnildBCQEb-bHriNY3MJxhMkO74swT5Fv5DFjhDdsK8NAwnWhfEdMbdng8awQ_XSZ6SjHrOK3d4dxHyHVuvmE-AtstAZeIFm5P2fy_M9k23UerTypZbx9az/s320/IMG_4407.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Included will be plenty of watercolor tutorials so you can add to your sketchbook!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3I2Ftu9iaKHVLxCk59k9QLYiLwmE2s_8fyPcar95xKhrl96AvK9dGkqTCGKWoTyOCjModT5cOoPoh9YaKIbo9WFwAOksS3ZhiRgKr9eb7yQscdUnYOxTGfTczzYYjq2MyclnCydWLd65/s1080/IMG_4406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3I2Ftu9iaKHVLxCk59k9QLYiLwmE2s_8fyPcar95xKhrl96AvK9dGkqTCGKWoTyOCjModT5cOoPoh9YaKIbo9WFwAOksS3ZhiRgKr9eb7yQscdUnYOxTGfTczzYYjq2MyclnCydWLd65/w640-h640/IMG_4406.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17l3B5oiOJJNo9-F4tMrG9MOB3b9M7ID-0z3JPUOV-mBn6KvX_4GqLG8eGxGrq3o1-J-VEY6EVyFisB7WBqx1vmHlNyD-4qQVEn_Vi3AZ291fUDW8ztrUkCKF2qoxY2hoM-mN7RMzm-Y1/s1080/IMG_4258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div></div>And there will be an optional live Zoom each Wednesday evening so you can join others in the class to discuss what we are learning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5TAINfNiLfZJq9pvhcFrjJfrR-J9htQ-KHCs6N6rEOKtEpuPgDnDt3h5HBcz17EY6YFASXDtX9Xy3QghxzfmZPrA-0ak7ZSLM36N27wHuGXDMqisZaJcQOV2SuA6uBbgpVaFC61sKIyE/s2048/IMG_8832.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5TAINfNiLfZJq9pvhcFrjJfrR-J9htQ-KHCs6N6rEOKtEpuPgDnDt3h5HBcz17EY6YFASXDtX9Xy3QghxzfmZPrA-0ak7ZSLM36N27wHuGXDMqisZaJcQOV2SuA6uBbgpVaFC61sKIyE/w640-h480/IMG_8832.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have any questions, find me on Facebook or Instagram and send me a DM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C50hbJ5EMANPGZimJpiTRvigMwJvu5oHaQkXC2Klp0t5x37aXsW5usZ_5NK3DdhwcsPyOnCpBXtBwUHJGlGyKL0KYqKzoE3Jq3a82lnIJWLwfhZ8FLt6N-IScPmgqPctm91u6Q_BiVWn/s1080/IMG_4593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C50hbJ5EMANPGZimJpiTRvigMwJvu5oHaQkXC2Klp0t5x37aXsW5usZ_5NK3DdhwcsPyOnCpBXtBwUHJGlGyKL0KYqKzoE3Jq3a82lnIJWLwfhZ8FLt6N-IScPmgqPctm91u6Q_BiVWn/s320/IMG_4593.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'd love to have you join me! <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/product/nature-nature-an-online-nature-journaling-class/">Find the sign-up info by clicking this link. </a><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-40317483868691065342021-01-05T08:00:00.002-05:002021-01-06T09:55:41.819-05:00FREE Journaling Winter Nature Journaling Course in January<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r8DyhdEe180etmIeNcKhaurdWMFh2oaeYDJY5rV9DYJMXa-QLjg_LmSe03-9aQPk7iOttRAxe6dCLjm3y7DarM4ietC0oHUcEr06DuazyChT9kO5zVjDAx2O54h9-I8F3J4fhcLa4RAD/s1080/Journaling+Winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r8DyhdEe180etmIeNcKhaurdWMFh2oaeYDJY5rV9DYJMXa-QLjg_LmSe03-9aQPk7iOttRAxe6dCLjm3y7DarM4ietC0oHUcEr06DuazyChT9kO5zVjDAx2O54h9-I8F3J4fhcLa4RAD/w640-h640/Journaling+Winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I am so excited to offer you a free online nature journaling course this January called Journaling Winter!</p><p>You can access this course by signing up for my newsletter (see the left side-bar of this blog). All you need will come automatically to your email inbox (well, except for physical painting supplies)! You can then view the course whenever you want on your own schedule.</p><p>I created this course because I want to encourage everyone to get out and explore nature this winter as one of the biggest ways to beat the winter blues and find encouragement and joy in what can be a discouraging time of year. I am convinced that connecting with nature will reap benefits in each of our lives. </p><p>I hope you find a way to make nature connection a part of your winter! If you take the course, let me know if you enjoyed it. </p><p><br /></p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-18065204924405259212020-11-25T06:34:00.000-05:002020-11-25T06:34:43.011-05:00Christmas Botanicals Class<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEt0wndZFyib0TMlD8lQ7MAP5gisQvxrajoFRc2vqmjBJ3rIW4ae1d60yAX-QIpalKzfQ_q8D-CnrmIE00sqUtUPAmR31PAMQWW0y4Oi9j1TAfe3ayjLGKD_XX2-bZewPyyPn74SZyyiY/s1080/an+online+nature+journaling+class+to+help+you+explore-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEt0wndZFyib0TMlD8lQ7MAP5gisQvxrajoFRc2vqmjBJ3rIW4ae1d60yAX-QIpalKzfQ_q8D-CnrmIE00sqUtUPAmR31PAMQWW0y4Oi9j1TAfe3ayjLGKD_XX2-bZewPyyPn74SZyyiY/w640-h640/an+online+nature+journaling+class+to+help+you+explore-3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Time has flown this fall and here we are at Thanksgiving! I have been busy giving nature journaling classes online this fall and am excited to announce my online Christmas class: Christmas Botanicals! This class is all about connecting with nature through the month of December. With videos you can watch whenever you want, we will dive into nature walks, learning all about conifers, berries, and pine cones, discuss the historic use of greens for decorating at this time of year, and of course spend time painting all these lovely things! You can find <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/education/" target="_blank">all the details over on my website here</a>. <p></p><p>You'll also see this class advertised: it's part one of my signature class on famous artists and authors and the nature that they loved. I can't wait to explore with students the nature that captured the imaginations of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and Beatrix Potter and paint it all into our journals. This would make a great Christmas present for someone!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGVncBZGP4FlleWcGtypB1bhfd6qcB71PonLPzkG0QnPWJ2J7tFDJV1t0NPs2YH-vGMFEWQuv8g36rGwi4HIlFiU9QlgQw5D7YVZUvknsOmhAq6Pfh7sPeGL0cH9MtFj2Ezn0HLZT0jeL/s1080/Copy+of+Cheers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGVncBZGP4FlleWcGtypB1bhfd6qcB71PonLPzkG0QnPWJ2J7tFDJV1t0NPs2YH-vGMFEWQuv8g36rGwi4HIlFiU9QlgQw5D7YVZUvknsOmhAq6Pfh7sPeGL0cH9MtFj2Ezn0HLZT0jeL/w640-h640/Copy+of+Cheers.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>I'm off to work on the Christmas class and then get some pies baked! We aren't doing a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year -- just soup and salad and pies, ALL THE PIES! Everyone has chosen a pie and I need to bake them today. For those of you celebrating, have a Happy Thanksgiving! A heart of gratefulness can be one of the best things we take with us into 2021.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-8127809544173797152020-09-07T15:04:00.000-04:002020-09-07T15:04:33.350-04:00End of August Beginning of September<p> The last two weeks have been full, as usual. Look at this beautiful collection of spices! My neighbor who grew up in India has been teaching me some of her recipes and these were the spices (some of them) needed to make Biryani this past week. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8PQCCZ4Vz-nD5A0ivuxtIL49Y1QhX_sYk6Ke4GRSozVXSWEVYZpIOeGJRVkEgrhNXhcvhs7C8EDS_eSwSDcsHNd9K0NUKJRlaoSsovWElz818gBEGmj2cFv2lMeydChP7opale1CoXTj/s2048/IMG_8606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8PQCCZ4Vz-nD5A0ivuxtIL49Y1QhX_sYk6Ke4GRSozVXSWEVYZpIOeGJRVkEgrhNXhcvhs7C8EDS_eSwSDcsHNd9K0NUKJRlaoSsovWElz818gBEGmj2cFv2lMeydChP7opale1CoXTj/w469-h625/IMG_8606.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took Michael's mom over to visit my mom for lunch this week. All this outdoor entertaining is wonderful and it was the perfect weather.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_Ef5dm4yvesdUrp6dJ3Gpk2s34ZVKhLkB82poHMZXQng_73FetA23Idg1njhwvSozuCxJj76Jg6RbYC3xsiYMHCMPMHjjzHm-wHU_YfHPmDkjNRd1mRcdmLWmW5yA0vqBbkT-UMSw5qY/s2048/IMG_8740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_Ef5dm4yvesdUrp6dJ3Gpk2s34ZVKhLkB82poHMZXQng_73FetA23Idg1njhwvSozuCxJj76Jg6RbYC3xsiYMHCMPMHjjzHm-wHU_YfHPmDkjNRd1mRcdmLWmW5yA0vqBbkT-UMSw5qY/w625-h469/IMG_8740.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>My mom's flowers are just stunning, and they went with the tea cozy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKLiERopEq_EsPCko0LUnltkrR8pxwBbNrOzBcWMbOxxhzvnO6T76MhGIhyphenhyphenaU_ZHtReut4r5jUeC7S8SiZ2JoAM67I71BuNXHhQ2H51PIjNzIxT5NGcqPJAjAZ8eZ9Q1Wx-4FlD1lzQkc/s4032/IMG_8734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKLiERopEq_EsPCko0LUnltkrR8pxwBbNrOzBcWMbOxxhzvnO6T76MhGIhyphenhyphenaU_ZHtReut4r5jUeC7S8SiZ2JoAM67I71BuNXHhQ2H51PIjNzIxT5NGcqPJAjAZ8eZ9Q1Wx-4FlD1lzQkc/w469-h625/IMG_8734.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>David and Laura picked out pumpkins from the patch they helped Grandma plant. Earlier in the summer they spent quite a few days helping with garden work. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcWl5viyKYYy_c3ecfwkJP3rAFCwJCby8cKUHVLIXcrrd09teappL4avITKO6b-wf7NBPDqCfKDm7uXSPSk7DEz9Bg9EFwcnBmM4FvxqKIEA9mTY2C8TApcwRQ5lrMTNEib_QmUGa6lV8/s2048/IMG_8702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcWl5viyKYYy_c3ecfwkJP3rAFCwJCby8cKUHVLIXcrrd09teappL4avITKO6b-wf7NBPDqCfKDm7uXSPSk7DEz9Bg9EFwcnBmM4FvxqKIEA9mTY2C8TApcwRQ5lrMTNEib_QmUGa6lV8/w469-h625/IMG_8702.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><p>The pumpkin patch grows in a big field. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhizDfLIjatq8cZLhc32VDmO0rb6wrIrdT7ZEaXj-_VU-224Ap_WxFVubSCkAmiHS4cUOr9AkOwhm7z6Farbv_fxQzFTHY93dQgT6Fp3s5AU-SyY06tg0iFdgNbzTWfGnkdALpeyQkZ3k/s2048/IMG_8696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhizDfLIjatq8cZLhc32VDmO0rb6wrIrdT7ZEaXj-_VU-224Ap_WxFVubSCkAmiHS4cUOr9AkOwhm7z6Farbv_fxQzFTHY93dQgT6Fp3s5AU-SyY06tg0iFdgNbzTWfGnkdALpeyQkZ3k/w625-h469/IMG_8696.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>Of course we had to say hello to Job the donkey and his attentive care-giver.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09YIZ6uPJcijRvNd0qZ16DdFaAtNkKfFlhI0dbdi67TUMUnZVfAh3CN_8LoqCTgvaHOvwqz7o7pDtNLmmBVKm-NvAkI4x5syJXcU_Or_i4z98kBo9DOJRd6eV-BC0iMPw4SW7lriLcxcj/s2048/IMG_8693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09YIZ6uPJcijRvNd0qZ16DdFaAtNkKfFlhI0dbdi67TUMUnZVfAh3CN_8LoqCTgvaHOvwqz7o7pDtNLmmBVKm-NvAkI4x5syJXcU_Or_i4z98kBo9DOJRd6eV-BC0iMPw4SW7lriLcxcj/w625-h469/IMG_8693.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>Mom keeps busy taking care of her people and bringing them lots of joy and love and good food! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY_LOYCdNPn1bOicTYPs8bHQADAXPL7TxdFiYLYNiqemEfyu6T5EkNm-NElXFpShk1hmoQ53jula-OJIHtVl8rANK-0KBT3vt6WzfhbQCgX2YKp_8XvKh7m0MVjGR8b7TDd86ONWt8Vxu/s2048/IMG_8691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY_LOYCdNPn1bOicTYPs8bHQADAXPL7TxdFiYLYNiqemEfyu6T5EkNm-NElXFpShk1hmoQ53jula-OJIHtVl8rANK-0KBT3vt6WzfhbQCgX2YKp_8XvKh7m0MVjGR8b7TDd86ONWt8Vxu/w469-h625/IMG_8691.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><p>I took care of myself this week by scheduling a kayak time to my secret point. I enjoyed studying, planning, reading, and painting, not to mention watching all the wildlife and doing some plain old thinking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYUeWx9yr1HPqPlWz5rIdD1lWfKx5fn53lWikCgdDgHGtCUD_ow43Ie_Qkq9d1oPk3aYwsdnbjoINNrFF3dL0JupDXmSXuouKODSbC86Ix96DuLTQxCA8g5TIf_kALYkwGQF4JYhrxCp3/s2048/IMG_8680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYUeWx9yr1HPqPlWz5rIdD1lWfKx5fn53lWikCgdDgHGtCUD_ow43Ie_Qkq9d1oPk3aYwsdnbjoINNrFF3dL0JupDXmSXuouKODSbC86Ix96DuLTQxCA8g5TIf_kALYkwGQF4JYhrxCp3/w469-h625/IMG_8680.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><p>I spent some time creating flat lay pictures for <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/blog/" target="_blank">my nature blog</a> -- do you know about that? It's where I blog about nature! And soon I'll be sharing some of my favorite nature books!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRxapjGxMvsV7ZS40UXgEDu69ZkgASpmO56_j1j5etOhMb4Pgn9n-W6HMIMc_CkceljyuY5DAbHk8hJdfZFjH_6tY7Y10CK7X_ABBgfLX9XksLkNNKZZUWwbKfTEQOHnpjRkpbJuhyphenhyphenVVe/s2048/IMG_8652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRxapjGxMvsV7ZS40UXgEDu69ZkgASpmO56_j1j5etOhMb4Pgn9n-W6HMIMc_CkceljyuY5DAbHk8hJdfZFjH_6tY7Y10CK7X_ABBgfLX9XksLkNNKZZUWwbKfTEQOHnpjRkpbJuhyphenhyphenVVe/w469-h625/IMG_8652.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><p>It's dahlia season and on the weekends my sister orders lots to put up for sale. They are just too pretty!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6s7_NOcLg-F1_OsCiPcW0XbLp17AtlTmWN8Ap7ufJVDiV8wxL7U5QDqic-yboHXYqEl4QttMf4W4sJY1Cphgj0oo_WRMLtOKmh-zbPZqDZgsauISEitot9MrWWx2VrjNP2BEN2ad7Dfc/s4032/IMG_8611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6s7_NOcLg-F1_OsCiPcW0XbLp17AtlTmWN8Ap7ufJVDiV8wxL7U5QDqic-yboHXYqEl4QttMf4W4sJY1Cphgj0oo_WRMLtOKmh-zbPZqDZgsauISEitot9MrWWx2VrjNP2BEN2ad7Dfc/w469-h625/IMG_8611.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes my morning walk is extra special. What a gift.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRbD_0EZfvzPy7Ota6OSEC0G1oN19G2d7xfrI4Oxrt9Tsq4ns5Th8-T_L-wXguu_LWV5VJbisxtdaxzEP04_xRMm26D5HBio27UYbyR3-D492hBBo_G0G8ZUfAmtXeFqOwNLL7byGkP_M/s2048/IMG_8518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRbD_0EZfvzPy7Ota6OSEC0G1oN19G2d7xfrI4Oxrt9Tsq4ns5Th8-T_L-wXguu_LWV5VJbisxtdaxzEP04_xRMm26D5HBio27UYbyR3-D492hBBo_G0G8ZUfAmtXeFqOwNLL7byGkP_M/w625-h469/IMG_8518.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>Since I last wrote we had a son turn 18! Congrats Drew! We decorated by finding a whole bunch of things one can legally do when one is 18 and hanging those ideas from the bunting. Finally Drew can buy spray paint and actually get a job without having to get a work permit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEi4dRmFLm14Wr9UkKXzX7NoAoFX5yzP5dEYcVAC0TWB_dXPgVFfp915Nhe7wSrCqFei7B7aGh0s5uCEtV3abLeQJhRQm0AGf1BOY3oBRMnrHHqz_cllo8a2VLtbEhfaomB_kevLVuTkP/s2048/IMG_8508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEi4dRmFLm14Wr9UkKXzX7NoAoFX5yzP5dEYcVAC0TWB_dXPgVFfp915Nhe7wSrCqFei7B7aGh0s5uCEtV3abLeQJhRQm0AGf1BOY3oBRMnrHHqz_cllo8a2VLtbEhfaomB_kevLVuTkP/w625-h469/IMG_8508.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>I've worked at the flower shop quite a bit lately -- lots of weddings and extra orders. This was an anniversary bouquet made to look similar to the original wedding bouquet. Those types of orders are fun to fulfill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoApk8bp5s4djz4lIfU_li2OVv7Eg9xcPE6r3d708R0c2Dr70TFnZyoWL7IBJCxr69tGWaAFmORYn9N9Ze6vwb-3vio1_B6twjWoXVUb7w9K7daHNIbDJzUCLiLxxIpuCvCb63em5XmoQk/s4032/IMG_8499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoApk8bp5s4djz4lIfU_li2OVv7Eg9xcPE6r3d708R0c2Dr70TFnZyoWL7IBJCxr69tGWaAFmORYn9N9Ze6vwb-3vio1_B6twjWoXVUb7w9K7daHNIbDJzUCLiLxxIpuCvCb63em5XmoQk/w469-h625/IMG_8499.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Sunday afternoon we met at the park to celebrate Drew and cousin John's birthdays. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio13SIVXOuYJJeN0kg4AGiawiMihIaad_EWSWkeDMdX4i6L9H_BpUdFkEmt61a91Dz0urz_RhO1n4r6ny8FATyhj0OkR4I0vjLaUUeG1Ulcduv2Ke5VnRgqm5RzOlUkIidhLEPYyZyeIvR/s2048/IMG_8456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio13SIVXOuYJJeN0kg4AGiawiMihIaad_EWSWkeDMdX4i6L9H_BpUdFkEmt61a91Dz0urz_RhO1n4r6ny8FATyhj0OkR4I0vjLaUUeG1Ulcduv2Ke5VnRgqm5RzOlUkIidhLEPYyZyeIvR/w625-h469/IMG_8456.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>The cousins enjoyed seeing each other -- we all enjoyed being in nature!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFNGB7-3R5AegvLeZnEAXL2ZSYL9_QPmhygjBhaDv1l3oc7yZJu2v1um7TNuJP7YNpsIoznjpq4D99TyvzzWvyaqeZwe7Nzjf6r3ztih4F_pM64Zi6isfZOoxTxivXKzEA30q99r6vhlX/s2048/IMG_8454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFNGB7-3R5AegvLeZnEAXL2ZSYL9_QPmhygjBhaDv1l3oc7yZJu2v1um7TNuJP7YNpsIoznjpq4D99TyvzzWvyaqeZwe7Nzjf6r3ztih4F_pM64Zi6isfZOoxTxivXKzEA30q99r6vhlX/w625-h469/IMG_8454.JPG" width="625" /></a></div><p>One weekend we had a lot of social engagements and I made A LOT of pies. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH-e-6acbI_mNPeBtjWiVNslLXBHNF0D565Tnx0_wLp3I_R75n1oEX8Q6IuA5F28A2b5R-xlR8anbhq8iy8bpSXGYdrAwwG0mwNOftUYEMbEhslX_NGIS603hcsBSwlxkFpAVR_PfpaN3/s4032/IMG_8434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmH-e-6acbI_mNPeBtjWiVNslLXBHNF0D565Tnx0_wLp3I_R75n1oEX8Q6IuA5F28A2b5R-xlR8anbhq8iy8bpSXGYdrAwwG0mwNOftUYEMbEhslX_NGIS603hcsBSwlxkFpAVR_PfpaN3/w469-h625/IMG_8434.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>This one was rhubarb:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ1h6MwmWS1lwAG4LOrUYySfVgqjJ2h_WV0pGwWT3ctBZE93eonm5aU8z7pHEDkRQpCuxoa8Oh8YQwn-RirQ9WW6OAWOz17l9rK4u6EyYOMtvnJY5Xrac-aQR0i8eRj9q638IW7dANtCz/s4032/IMG_8429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQ1h6MwmWS1lwAG4LOrUYySfVgqjJ2h_WV0pGwWT3ctBZE93eonm5aU8z7pHEDkRQpCuxoa8Oh8YQwn-RirQ9WW6OAWOz17l9rK4u6EyYOMtvnJY5Xrac-aQR0i8eRj9q638IW7dANtCz/w469-h625/IMG_8429.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>This was a peach tart:</p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcZxylWzmjJdFArPZytHiFxJu3DTLA1CTMabXfwD5moW37IfOloKpVm6rVnJKuJaFZ5TLdDbU_6kjkfFQtu-t1l_T1LMmbT2iz1_fRrK4m6aYtKaFsi75ZDxfZVT5apclSHLv65TAlvz9/s4032/IMG_8414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcZxylWzmjJdFArPZytHiFxJu3DTLA1CTMabXfwD5moW37IfOloKpVm6rVnJKuJaFZ5TLdDbU_6kjkfFQtu-t1l_T1LMmbT2iz1_fRrK4m6aYtKaFsi75ZDxfZVT5apclSHLv65TAlvz9/w469-h625/IMG_8414.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>Once in awhile I get a chance to paint the flowers at work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR5Euk1EHfg3h3LzPKBT9X5oUZU9Frca-s7ynrcSwFOklUpESE6dAmRQmCgio5fQz8eb6Xb4_m82KU2rd9-Ic1gktq1bxWvlsyR5tqqglO5ROYWtjhqEd2PwGmDV5Hgq01K8Hkjd0PM_a/s4032/IMG_8404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR5Euk1EHfg3h3LzPKBT9X5oUZU9Frca-s7ynrcSwFOklUpESE6dAmRQmCgio5fQz8eb6Xb4_m82KU2rd9-Ic1gktq1bxWvlsyR5tqqglO5ROYWtjhqEd2PwGmDV5Hgq01K8Hkjd0PM_a/w469-h625/IMG_8404.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>My online nature journaling classes started this week! I am very excited about them -- can't wait to "meet" everyone I don't know in person. My mind is bursting with ideas for the next five weeks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVDkVyWoWB8QnLNrwZ-MMl34x6IH3EnhmHjTuGIBeBX_dE_UkLZwFU6gaSVFZnuytbXNfF23qDSAPOQcscrIJ_4YmRhj-3B85y8KSMXBgzAz9IXM_xUvoapakhKOszEVu44FplJVJT7Tl/s1280/August+2020+-+1+of+1+%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVDkVyWoWB8QnLNrwZ-MMl34x6IH3EnhmHjTuGIBeBX_dE_UkLZwFU6gaSVFZnuytbXNfF23qDSAPOQcscrIJ_4YmRhj-3B85y8KSMXBgzAz9IXM_xUvoapakhKOszEVu44FplJVJT7Tl/w625-h625/August+2020+-+1+of+1+%25282%2529.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><p>One last picture of flowers.</p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDq0QVZGAsYJ47fYqcJUBpPFhEKuoaOoluzLrGfgk-S8YE9cxmSnNWJAhhm1ih21P246-2CCKhl99cFtjhbJL_MuiYk0tsypp1Ijj0-ks2eZUrsY_xEWLyvQkNeHclDZOUPe3tAZB7dW21/w625-h625/63196130-799C-46DF-946D-DBF5A3E1A3BE.JPG" width="625" /></p><p>Our Labor Day fun plan was cancelled due to rain so we are now working on house organization and the to-do list. Wondering if our evening meal will be rained out too! </p><p><br /></p><br /><p></p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-62404690192417175052020-08-24T21:08:00.001-04:002020-08-24T21:09:37.935-04:00Butterflies, Flowers, and Everyday Life<p> We hatched our final butterflies last week. Since they seem to hatch around 9 or 9:30 in the morning I've missed them while at work -- but Michael takes videos and sends them to me so I don't have to miss out on the fun.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvG0Py_u0axg7rGsomG2kiLcyKq9dTF8vVhHnglNE1uwScJ7N92MqFSB6M3GuHBSvXagvtX6xt6nurCssWjzd9TkT7hiwJ0yJPL6gA408kisqG13BE_9LoqcIcvc-80BRMt8PFfBVa_kP/s2048/IMG_8286.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvG0Py_u0axg7rGsomG2kiLcyKq9dTF8vVhHnglNE1uwScJ7N92MqFSB6M3GuHBSvXagvtX6xt6nurCssWjzd9TkT7hiwJ0yJPL6gA408kisqG13BE_9LoqcIcvc-80BRMt8PFfBVa_kP/s640/IMG_8286.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the end of my exercise walks: the reservoir at Eagle Creek:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeVRItSpVL9p1av0NZo0xwbLL0grf1M1TIxu8H_UikuxojVBNdtkFCC_WirR3NVdof1jdvz06TUjpT18h1q3aCAVx2_Xr7VDCYkLH-XOdWMASPjSl6jcwrrI9hXVowmjqZsy6_SbxWCi8/s640/IMG_8113.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Drew and I did an "end of summer before college starts outing" -- we didn't eat cake like Rachel and I did, we burned up calories by canoeing on Eagle Creek. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3KPRphJzhvGQVWuBe9MHIGDUthFfweXAxzW1klxMoRO6J_1E4on6FvVXMHcKJB_cJXzrJy4K2DDJUHpO5Q8ga4usQk6G_OCBQXaChvSUBPe8BoFX-VXrkY9j0TRlFUncv9APQPpturXS/s640/IMG_8125.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had some good laughs about this seemingly very tall Great Blue Heron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0VyVI-jhEixLlBtFAf2ZOWaynJ35xkYurc9gBco5j-03qOFwKjeMHFfWAnpAVurVWS4sZRIgbecUBn7zywxC5L08x_GJX7DTIf6j-q9ezMTTPxblOouCyYpVraLVWw-gWgkjo4MxdoBu/s640/IMG_8122.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent a total of three days at the flower shop. Such gorgeous flowers right now because Emily's in-law's are bringing in fresh flowers from their farm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1h1T3mOpS8hR1h7CothKhtf2cvMKwHhyr4aZSy7MH8iTKST0VmL_6c6CmmJgpyQ6azyprNqnbVJc4RHVx78fq-e0PNKG-15JLcUhIIiVh0h-K-mUfmhMwJAezFNMnyDfTY0n9m7E-X5GR/s640/IMG_8174.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such happiness is wrapped up in these bouquets!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKVqoS9dErvAZldeaVvNOm5PzE6gvETDp9QSLGxNYCPaEyL_RtKECWyBSGRIYxeBhLWSMgct1UuXpBD_dVxxEyCRS0CoPCd-Rp1LzPHaKqCP15xJqOP56hFBmgVnjjQsvXqPzFm7Mvb7J/s640/IMG_8165.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I worked on market bouquets the other talented floral designers created wedding flowers. They were so beautiful I could almost cry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5wwHI-3VowJMs4cWJHvaqmYJzIcZ0GL3PEUaZKQweKo6JR_czXHUwXS8oHhsyewMeMAT9uMFuz_B5u7Kf7brbwXmchBtv_pUGgZx8R_Gcmu5Ux76m6nJd5IDQplhzoMkrp8LAJZGa3wG/s640/IMG_8183.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday I got to help make the wedding installation on site (at our Central Library!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhhoHF9LrYLAetQp0UVt1_26bOXMikMrW5z1yLPpNsoR6NuOR3PUJLpFNACntu9viZhSoHJNMFJDUNsWzllgIayHfJVf3dLudovO-ouzIWDOFX8ixbsGuA2bhXVaBc2mkgOqKot1_rvXB/s640/IMG_8211.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rachel went back to Purdue on Saturday and Sunday evening we enjoyed a barbecue dinner with both Grandmas present. There was local corn (thanks to James' side-gig as a corn-picker on Saturday) and local tomatoes (nothing like them!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Rys93eR52t6ps1wZkEtIvqJR7-_Y1yrui9ABPyireJQCyvkbQ5l5xhwFhRQYdDzwY88NRbk9R7isEWdlBs6neu-gS7rrStif8igk9E2pVBizTeW1zecQv4d27oeGv1BgYTpZ75GTEgN3/s2048/IMG_8248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Rys93eR52t6ps1wZkEtIvqJR7-_Y1yrui9ABPyireJQCyvkbQ5l5xhwFhRQYdDzwY88NRbk9R7isEWdlBs6neu-gS7rrStif8igk9E2pVBizTeW1zecQv4d27oeGv1BgYTpZ75GTEgN3/s640/IMG_8248.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Masks are our new art form around here and this week James created a dwarf beard mask for one of his teachers at school. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkAfWAsr77rxQ6Btmt0Y2JQlBtO-q_iic4OhfG_sgpi2gCDRIaNj09HxfghLDTI-LpZ7BjfBNuVVFvtDuOvCM6gqTuYhRMyPs9OsbTGqXEa5zEUG5qdkRMBtx3YRc8V0uxPn6M5EYM4Nd/s4032/IMG_8247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkAfWAsr77rxQ6Btmt0Y2JQlBtO-q_iic4OhfG_sgpi2gCDRIaNj09HxfghLDTI-LpZ7BjfBNuVVFvtDuOvCM6gqTuYhRMyPs9OsbTGqXEa5zEUG5qdkRMBtx3YRc8V0uxPn6M5EYM4Nd/s640/IMG_8247.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />My garden is just full of birds and butterflies and hummingbirds and praying mantis' right now. It's bringing me so much joy!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWdoSK6vCgF14hwBQxUa157NvIc__jNLYpurQh6P0ZuzaMA6-76tk3qQE2tTwVh-FR_OPmWNOcMado1c-iipNV1_PVAXW3c-2ynXHkL2Lfo7P1yEbAR4uFEqUE8DFtt90QMgH7_Fty0Qv/s2048/IMG_8090.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWdoSK6vCgF14hwBQxUa157NvIc__jNLYpurQh6P0ZuzaMA6-76tk3qQE2tTwVh-FR_OPmWNOcMado1c-iipNV1_PVAXW3c-2ynXHkL2Lfo7P1yEbAR4uFEqUE8DFtt90QMgH7_Fty0Qv/s640/IMG_8090.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also enjoyed taking time to paint our <a href="https://thecakebakeshop.com" target="_blank">Cake Bake Shop </a>experience from last week. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG9kYkdPB3yW3wvKXcD6MEc5Cnj-jf8uBxgT7tI-kMiK6t3urEI0VgdVVG-iDy5LANH91fYgJ4i0gFmmJG3QnuPPe9pAl7OZCp8BdotOCixtNhcSyK5zeouiwje_ZFxFirTTJ27lWNml_/s1800/072C57A0-81E9-48E3-9E50-BAFFEF2659D9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG9kYkdPB3yW3wvKXcD6MEc5Cnj-jf8uBxgT7tI-kMiK6t3urEI0VgdVVG-iDy5LANH91fYgJ4i0gFmmJG3QnuPPe9pAl7OZCp8BdotOCixtNhcSyK5zeouiwje_ZFxFirTTJ27lWNml_/s640/072C57A0-81E9-48E3-9E50-BAFFEF2659D9.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And now we are into a new week!</p>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-35264166797673014372020-08-18T20:01:00.002-04:002020-08-18T20:05:18.626-04:00Beautiful August<p>I'm thankful for temperate weather so far in August -- it makes for a beautiful month. </p><p>Flower therapy Monday: I loved the candy pink colors and the bright pink wheat stalks. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8ugCsHhbuX2jjIwbzU0_1NhvhQ2xLbAKZZmBfcvTee0XYWRZ64BMUOJ6t2sOFpU0ieJPmN13ZSGiaQnlRtaGendUDSbI2akHFi0Ws4f7Kb5BHgOM5W2jLjJehXKxoa4jY_hgZRaMTpJX/s640/C9B79F35-640A-4604-AE86-704EC123AA97.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got two morning walks in and loved this view so much I had to paint it later in the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDso22XJqSy9v77P2fTdJYc8F9O8Fy_CAjVDZyRN6c9xJ2XxvYwRkuWx8sIoD4_yW_FgurpylS-XBKdzpXxkHkYDtyt6B6dRHZmVFSkWjCsdenLc5EcjVlMdoih6cpJSgDzul9qofX1is-/s640/IMG_7292.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">David met the sign that graduated in abstentia for him from eighth grade back in July.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgaM3YthXZzsc6bjzfb_fs_wLc6I3hj2KxGw5ES_eJb11Udu6V9tn1howsLqtSJHAqzzbJEFDMZtXS9CwVXG0NPe6FYl4TMI4nl86Vwm1YJ3Lh42PGTSHjjVSOLutaHCfKZ-r-x0IRux0/s1280/IMG_7493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgaM3YthXZzsc6bjzfb_fs_wLc6I3hj2KxGw5ES_eJb11Udu6V9tn1howsLqtSJHAqzzbJEFDMZtXS9CwVXG0NPe6FYl4TMI4nl86Vwm1YJ3Lh42PGTSHjjVSOLutaHCfKZ-r-x0IRux0/s640/IMG_7493.JPG" /></a></div><br />White peaches are my favorite! They taste like a raspberry-flavored exotic fruit. Their color is just beautiful too!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HBaQDjR0X1eX-Q4ILseY21f0JbY-zykqzPim4W5alcdVF4-bzPxfe9CPTQIbLAo1783c3m58JPjS4FU4UCUPExXJN1QC4aihQAjVEsidwNNUxOx3kmDjIF_oBCql7uWT-thxJ5R0NGVO/s640/IMG_7307.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I kept up the hard work on preparing for my fall online nature journaling classes. If you haven't checked them out yet, you can find<a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/education/" target="_blank"> all the information here</a>! Did I mention that I'm also blogging exclusively about nature now on <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/blog/" target="_blank">my new blog "The Nature Journaler"</a>? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9olOLYTeKckk4YN7jmOw7EZtOjuf7jfBZjHGqRMYvB0th-tkjQeIGY2NAB-lQfJgFkA56C7MwEMn2heblvgpHnc4rKKLEw2Ceomo4SseS_dXmZKiI16fxR26UNILqRaXGoKhlC63yePG/s2048/IMG_7088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9olOLYTeKckk4YN7jmOw7EZtOjuf7jfBZjHGqRMYvB0th-tkjQeIGY2NAB-lQfJgFkA56C7MwEMn2heblvgpHnc4rKKLEw2Ceomo4SseS_dXmZKiI16fxR26UNILqRaXGoKhlC63yePG/s640/IMG_7088.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Drew is about to end his Subway career so Michael and I went to visit him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXGspcrsYpiz0UmK2U7V6lt9k4-k5i_VoezvA6BtxNfMWxobKtIzPg5Xrwom7Xk3hhlEfwA5P02wpH_Vjuzy7NgiwPKBsj45hhGYiXQOBryCskp0MTNwfPAVB1IfLNl0JfHpLeNoiLqmn/s640/IMG_7288.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday brought more beautiful flowers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImx4JwadVJLvgsEWH3rN6uzuncEJGVrW5sX2tfVQZcHKWedhCMjqoqFryP5j0U0bGdTrIT5GXTs-JoEjR-K5q-4v-EoU41BJjHo66z0rC7VQUpYhDdbv-wDoM_L-_QoU9tzdLC7xWKHzB/s640/IMG_7370.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday I snuck away to my secret point with blankets, books, paints, and food for a few hours of vacation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC34iT6kkZetzgs6tuB78OXTzlbiQ21MAf_eZtoHgA0vnbUPOhX7KRzsg_AiB3sK0mzw90SdpSgeiO8RegK4N-Q9bHzNe5WFgYHbQEnrMJqmZbfPmwZbhzTZ2g15DIR6se3FRYWlTFulR0/s2048/IMG_7450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC34iT6kkZetzgs6tuB78OXTzlbiQ21MAf_eZtoHgA0vnbUPOhX7KRzsg_AiB3sK0mzw90SdpSgeiO8RegK4N-Q9bHzNe5WFgYHbQEnrMJqmZbfPmwZbhzTZ2g15DIR6se3FRYWlTFulR0/s640/IMG_7450.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was glorious!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfzsBzTMISTyM-NeXCA-NGFwjC-rW7Dn2stIkmDqN8kppHD7J6gd6DS8cPUVLS8oHJBHsAkhYqfaxpgYA7GhrTbP_nWsYVnU_QGsfWfekgYFANoK4bL7yX_qWuHamKYXnaPKaicpvF0lV/s2048/IMG_7440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfzsBzTMISTyM-NeXCA-NGFwjC-rW7Dn2stIkmDqN8kppHD7J6gd6DS8cPUVLS8oHJBHsAkhYqfaxpgYA7GhrTbP_nWsYVnU_QGsfWfekgYFANoK4bL7yX_qWuHamKYXnaPKaicpvF0lV/s640/IMG_7440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was plenty of wildlife to enjoy as well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa0FqnGGlH1wPPa0sk9OKaxeyDRN2we98tJviaHG39tiFIpPifcG7cDpvstn32i8IoyWENKlGgIOXSE0lyNlCnRx1sTH9eYYbu4Z0_Y0Hs979fKr7r-gZd3QqSI_WnYxdP5aKDzwg6X38/s640/6E1462D3-59A6-4234-82E3-8A26A1D9C8E7.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rachel heads back to college this week so we planned a mother-daughter outing to celebrate the end of summer. We headed to the Cake Bake shop in Carmel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlafiXNwBmNImm7vYZ58ZCWP4nyuTn108ne2b8AjT_8Wq24yEqLHSWr0N7Wmk4U3Vd7w1WtB53fWPj6HKe0rkyIhn_GgdqCN4KmgnQTQb_TTpWlBIT41-7ABusfCJ-J1LKbfBtRNrAcGw8/s640/IMG_7465.JPG" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a FUN outing: chocolate cake, macarons, and loose-leaf tea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGP6jQ9oXsOzWfpAWC7r5wR-r66AzZrWfE0SH-SVISAHYS5HoYEclnVUl8sDbgCBGpQtfhb730A4OBqVqz7N7JZLH_g6-OmCJBVPOkNRLuvYYWP-xQ-rHymsfGWWGuPjlxWuRhktq5Xso/s640/IMG_7473.jpeg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a destination not to miss!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XnN1-vpz8nYWQ4xyvzWO3QyldvtUPoedsitX2m6H6WyG26M584TYu5qnKSfRvGiTHELusOx34QnrNefNHrNSGYGbaxZKyIv2g5iTpS_S8PUZxAxs_nfJfiMKD1EoWmvEfwz6fpd00mDc/s640/IMG_7477.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're going to miss Rachel! She's got to go back and work hard on that engineering degree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Rq9R2nbUyqvsaTXOl-eJmjPwoGC5_OalAna9c1MTW831XfrsixVFZNX4CXrsqyUcPIiK-9x3gz1O5JoNN-wNnZni1wrqP4Hs_iWPbzi5_97wGIaCS3xp8mJEgxETzWevzf1kPMKlxLEH/s640/IMG_7485.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /></div><br />And that was our week......<p></p></div>Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-52892044408471627892020-08-10T18:38:00.002-04:002020-08-10T18:38:36.126-04:00August, School, and How Long Will This Schedule Last?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Looking back at pictures for this week reminded me that it was a full week. As usual I was at the floral shop on Monday:</div>
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These flowers from my own garden made me happy all week sitting on the coffee table.<br />
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I got in my three walks with a neighbor. Sometimes we see exciting wildlife like deer or bunnies, always lots of birds.<br />
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We had more butterflies hatching! I can't get over how tiny the wings are when they first hatch and how big they become within an hour.<br />
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After a lot of hard work I got <a href="http://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/" target="_blank">my new website</a> ready to launch! And two online nature journaling classes available for purchase! <br />
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The first class will be six weeks long and will cover September/October (late summer flowers, butterflies, insects, seeds, etc). I'll be sending out videos each week and virtual nature walks as well as instructions and pdf's. My classes will also meet for discussion via Zoom each week. I'm excited!<br />
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You can find more about them here <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/education/" target="_blank">on my website</a>.<br />
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The second class will be four weeks in Oct/Nov and cover fall foliage! Looking forward to this!<br />
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I also took photos and uploaded a bunch of products to <a href="https://www.heatherwinslowlefebvre.com/shop/" target="_blank">my online shop</a>.<br />
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I have milkweed greeting cards and milkweed giclee fine art prints. They make me happy.<br />
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I also have a brand new set of cards with artwork celebrating the historic Washington Heights community in New York City.<br />
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Thursday found me back at the flower shop with lots of flowers! AND it was the first day of high school for James and David! David is a freshman this year and James a junior. So far they have had three days of school in person! Long may this continue!<br />
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I was blessed to be served dinner by a friend one evening. The beauty and deliciousness of the food ministered to my soul, not to mention the conversation.<br />
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I think it was my week of food blessings as a total of four different friends/family sent things our way. One day at lunch my walking friend delivered green beans (incredible!) and a tasty lentil soup. Such a treat!<br />
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Friday movie night came and Michael agreed to let us watch Julia & Julie. It was good to enjoy a foodie movie.<br />
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Saturday I had the joy of creating a tea party reunion for our Sketching England group.<br />
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We had a tea party on the lawn!<br />
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And there were flowers, mostly from the garden, to decorate.<br />
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And some very beautiful food that made me happy. It was so good to see our group together again and to hear everyone's plans for the upcoming year.<br />
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James has made his own masks for school -- one for each day -- and the dragons snap on and off for easy washing!<br />
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Our monarch chrysalis' decorated our Sunday table. They make me so happy.<br />
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And now we are into a another week! (PS: It seems I should have called this post "things that make me happy"! ha ha! I could also say "things that I am grateful for")Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-60123671934115025422020-08-03T19:40:00.000-04:002020-08-03T19:40:11.523-04:00School Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another Monday of flower therapy. It's always a challenge to take the flowers I've ordered ahead of time and find things to add to them at the wholesaler and keep it in budget! Never a dull moment.<br />
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I managed two five-mile walks with my neighbors this week. One walk was on a very beautiful foggy morning.<br />
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Laura headed back to school on Thursday to begin fifth grade. She's excited to be back.</div>
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Thursday found me back at the flower shop to make 40 market bouquets and 16 bouquets/arrangements for a wedding.<br />
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The bride's color choice was stunning!<br />
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We hatched two monarch butterflies this week! Such excitement!<br />
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Everyone wants a turn being the one to release the butterfly.<br />
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The garden is bringing so much joy right now, especially when we have magnificent skies to go with it!<br />
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Happy Monday! I hope you have a good week!<br />
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As usual, my week began at the flower shop.</div>
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Tuesday found me in my front yard enjoying a visit from my friend Christy who came all the way from NYC! Incidentally, I was to have been there this weekend but of course covid changed all that. Instead Christy was at my house.<br />
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Wednesday we got together with extended family to celebrate my mom's birthday. Chocolate cake was in order!<br />
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Yay for cousin time!<br />
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The chocolate cake was quite a treat!<br />
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We said hello to Job the donkey.<br />
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And we checked out the gardens at Grandma's house.<br />
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And we even got a safe selfie.<br />
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Thursday I was back at flowers.<br />
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And Friday David turned 14!<br />
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Two of my monarchs went into chrysalis (and as of today I have 5 in chrysalis!).<br />
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Friday evening Drew finally had the chance to graduate high school! Way to go Drew! We are so proud of you!<br />
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Drew begins at IUPUI for Business and Education next month!<br />
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By Saturday I needed a little alone time and took myself off to Eagle Creek for a hike and some painting.<br />
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David had a friend over to celebrate his birthday.<br />
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And I took some pictures of my garden, which is finally getting back to capacity after many years of fighting voles.<br />
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The side garden looks so pretty right now with all the hydrangeas and the purple phlox and hostas.<br />
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And now we are waiting to find out if the kids will go to school this week as planned or if the start of school will be pushed back. Such is life.Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-14977950368740514852020-07-21T19:04:00.000-04:002020-07-21T19:04:11.463-04:00Celebrations Begin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was a busy week as our family celebrations began! Working at the flower shop provides a quiet beginning to my week with beauty to focus on.</div>
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We had friends over to play in the creek that runs near our house. I find it so relaxing to escape to the woods and the running water.<br />
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I've started two days at the shop now -- Monday and Thursday. Beauty refresher midweek! Sounds like a good plan!<br />
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When I'm not working at the shop I'm working on developing nature journaling courses and part of that involves figuring out an indoor filming place. I'm making progress!<br />
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We had a church fellowship event this past week! Maybe our first since the pandemic? It was a chalk drawing night in the parking lot complete with popsicles!<br />
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David's toad (frog?) won a prize!<br />
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Drew painted the shutters for us! I've been wanting them to be painted for several years now and it makes me so happy to have them match the front door again!<br />
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I stopped by a friend's to see her amazing Hummingbird nest! What a treat for her family to have hummingbirds nesting right outside her patio!<br />
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James is playing a lot of tennis this summer in prep for the school season. I drove him to his first tennis matches and mentally prepared for a few more months of this!<br />
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We had a beautiful foggy morning this week and on one of my early walks with neighbors I captured this beautiful scene:<br />
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Laura is reading the Cherry Ames series and it takes me right back to being her age. I loved the Cherry Ames books (about a girl who studies nursing in college and goes on to have quite a glamorous career at a number of nursing jobs).<br />
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Drew went to prom. Yes, they had prom! I'm not sure it was quite what it usually is, but this year I made sure I was in on the pictures.<br />
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And got one with him too!<br />
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In the midst of life we took time to celebrate our 21st anniversary with a picnic.<br />
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Drew's graduation open house was Saturday at a nearby park. It was a great day and we so enjoyed visiting with all his guests.<br />
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I made some flowers for the food table.<br />
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We made all our food individually packaged: veggies and dip, fruit salad, and salami, olive, tomato, and mozzarella bites. Shaved ice for dessert!<br />
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Sunday we celebrated the birthdays of both of our moms! We had peach or blueberry pie for dessert. Yum!<br />
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And we ended the week with a beautiful rainbow out back and a peaceful light over the garden.<br />
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And now we are headed into another week of graduation and birthday celebrations.<br />
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I had the week off from my flower work this past week. So I gave myself the special treat of going to Goodwill Outlet with a friend. I didn't realize until I got home how many wonderful things ended up in my cart! I had to record it in my gratefulness journal:</div>
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Here's my cart part way through the morning. For some reason it's very relaxing for me to cull through all the bins at goodwill looking for random things. </div>
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I've started walking three mornings a week with some neighborhood friends. We start early to avoid the heat and walk about 5 miles. </div>
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I spent quite a few hours going through 17 years of family photos this week in preparation for Drew's upcoming graduation celebration. There were plenty of fun memories to re-discover and lots of records of creative projects to re-inspire me.<br />
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I loved this pic of James having tea with me at one of the most fabulous tea experiences ever on the Isle of Skye.<br />
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The milkweed is still blooming and I love watching all the bug life enjoying it too!<br />
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And the Queen Anne's Lace is just stunning every where I look!<br />
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I had a second day off of the flower shop and devoted a few hours to painting. I had fun with this gouache milkweed.<br />
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And I loved recording the Queen Anne's Lace and teasel this way:<br />
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And I couldn't leave me two hollyhocks out! (The art is for sale: Milkweed 8x10 $100; all the others are 5x7 and $50)<br />
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One morning I walked by myself down to the reservoir and back. It looked like I'd flown away to a vacation. </div>
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Saturday the girls and I attended a lovely shower for a friend's daughter and I brought the flowers.<br />
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I failed to take any other pics of the shower but it was one of the first for Laura to be able to attend. She enjoyed it!<br />
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Sunday, after church, we went to a friend's open house.The sky was just gorgeous and for once I wasn't driving so I could take pictures for future painting! Look at that cloud!<br />
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I took the rest of the week "off" of my art business work and focused on house projects and more time for resting. I was so excited to finally finish of my back closet which has been a several-month long project. It's all rearranged, sorted, and reorganized! (In case you are wondering, that is fabric, not my clothing!)</div>
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I took one morning to paint my hollyhocks with oils -- oils are new to me and there's a big learning curve! Laura decided she wanted to join me with acrylics.<br />
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Michael's dad has been gone for more than two years now but we wanted to celebrate his life on his birthday. We had Michaels' mom over for a special dinner: the kind of meal one would get at a steak house, complete with iceberg wedges with bacon and blue cheese. Yum!<br />
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Michael's siblings all called in on zoom and we sang. One of Michael's brothers had even driven up to Dad's gravesite which was extra special for everyone to be able to see what it is looking like right now.<br />
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All this 90+ degree weather isn't putting us off the outside socializing! Where there's a will there's a way! Laura and her friend followed a painting tutorial all by themselves!</div>
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I made it back to the art museum gardens with a friend (in the heat! iced drinks in tow). I guess the cheery rudbeckia and the creeping jenny below them were my favorite finds of the day.<br />
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On July 4th we had cousin Olivia and my sister, Emily, over to enjoy some time in our local creek and then lunch under the front tree. It proceeded to rain and the kids loved it.<br />
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In the evening our two moms came over for a back patio barbecue. I made some delicious salads and grilled hamburgers and hotdogs.<br />
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We all sat around and enjoyed chatting.<br />
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And we even made s'mores for dessert!<br />
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One special part of my week was sorting photos from my January England trip. It brought a lot joy and good memories for which I was thankful.<br />
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Father's day seems a lot further away than just a week ago. The weather cooperated and we enjoyed our evening meal outside on the patio.</div>
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Sunday is our dessert day. Once in awhile we have a weeknight dessert, especially if we've had something lighter like beans and rice for dinner. This was cherry cobbler. We have a lot of our desserts with natural sugar substitutes (honey or maple syrup) so that everyone can eat them.<br />
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Monday flowers once again. We are starting to have local flowers, grown by my sister's in-laws, to put into bouquets. It makes a difference in the whimsy. </div>
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These yellow bouquets were just so cheery!<br />
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I went INSIDE the library for the first time since March. It was different -- so quiet, much darker (I couldn't figure that one out), and I didn't self-check my books.<br />
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But, I did discover that we could get seeds from our library! Who knew! I grabbed some butterfly weed, zinnias, cosmos, and cone flower. What a wonderful service!<br />
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I am enjoying my hollyhocks so much! Next week I'll have to show the black one that turned up in the back garden.<br />
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We made it back to the Art Museum gardens! One of our happy places.<br />
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This is a Bottlebrush Buckeye bush. I love the beautiful candles that reach up about 12 inches each and then have the tiniest little coral specks attached. Lovely scent too.<br />
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My patch of milkweed is in full bloom and scenting the whole backyard. The bees love it. I am so sad that I haven't seen any butterflies yet. Where are they???<br />
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And now here we are on the last day of June!Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-82452903450752134002020-06-22T07:45:00.000-04:002020-06-22T07:45:59.102-04:00The Best of June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last week began, again, with flowers. There were 50 bouquets to make. I listened to podcasts and my audio book and enjoyed the peace and quiet all to myself.</div>
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The color of the protea pins, lavender, and sunflowers was so beautiful.<br />
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Tuesday I decided to drive 45 minutes north and take Laura and James strawberry picking. It seemed like a good outing during the pandemic. Most of my kids haven't ever picked strawberries so this was a new experience.<br />
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It was good to get out of our area and into the countryside.<br />
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The berries were small and hard to find due to the lack of rain, but we managed to get about 6 pounds.<br />
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Then we enjoyed strawberry shortcake, strawberries and angel food cake, and strawberry freezer jam.<br />
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I find Hollyhocks hard to grow -- they are biennial so take a few years to grow and then not all my seedlings/seeds seem to survive. This year I have two stunning plants by my garage and they bring me lots of happiness!<br />
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I went to Costco this week! First time since before March. I was researching prices for Drew's open house and stocking up on a few essentials. I was delighted to discover vanilla had come down in price by $10!<br />
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Thursday I met a friend at my mom's to do plein air oil painting -- it was my first oil outside. It was the most glorious evening and rejuvenated me.<br />
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The Northern Catalpa trees are in bloom right now. They amaze me with their lime green leaves and their huge blossoms that look like collections of some kind of orchid!<br />
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Saturday found me with my sisters sorting out the last of the belongings from my parents' old house. It was fun to see things from our childhood. We found the collection of doll cloths Christina and I had made for Emily one Christmas -- all look-alike American Girl Samantha clothes from fabric we had. </div>
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And I found a Beatrix Potter figurine of my own that was my mom's. I hadn't remembered she had one and I'm so excited to have it sitting on my own shelf now.</div>
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Our week began with our first in-person church service since mid-March! The weather allowed us to meet outside, which meant more people could attend and singing was safer! Yay! Hopefully we'll have many more good-weather Sundays this summer.</div>
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Monday I was back at the flower shop -- I used a new flower this week: Ti Tree Flower (also written Tea Tree). I love the wonderful texture it adds to the bouquets with its small balls of white flowers.<br />
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James, David, and Laura spent some more time working at Grandma's house doing yard work.<br />
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Getting together with people outside is happening all the time. If it's the morning, the front has the most shade, if the afternoon, the back patio is the best!<br />
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I had so much fun making this embroidered mask this week. I love linen, and the soft colors of the wildflowers pair so well with the linen.<br />
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Backyard celebration with blueberry pie and my new guest favorite: Elderflower syrup (purchase on Amazon). The syrup makes the nicest fizzy water drinks and is delightful added to whipped cream (especially if you add some yogurt to the whipped cream too).<br />
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Drew and I needed an activity to do together so we went "scootering" downtown. I'm just glad I didn't fall and break an arm! I can see the draw of whizzing down the street at a fast pace. We had fun!<br />
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And now we are into a new week! My garden is about to pop into glory and we are enjoying our last day of delightful temperatures before we get another heat wave. Have a good week!Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-33912084023715023212020-06-06T18:13:00.000-04:002020-06-06T18:13:28.197-04:00Summer 101Life is not back to normal, but the scale of busy-ness has certainly tended back toward normal. And it's hot now. A highlight of our week was getting the AC replaced. We are so thankful!<br />
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We began our week joining others at a peaceful rally to listen to members of our community and to pray as we walked through downtown and participated in a lie-in for 8 min and 46 sec. Our week has continued to be filled with questions, feelings of huge inadequacy, sorrow, frustration, anger, bewilderment. It's also been filled with good conversations and listening to podcasts and ordering books and more praying.<br />
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Flower therapy was so welcome on Monday. More time to listen and pray and think.<br />
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Some of the kids went to my mom's and helped her with outside garden chores. Sorry for them -- it was hot!<br />
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I attended my very last portrait oil painting class. I enjoyed the classes so much. They were hard work, but worth it all and I learned so much!<br />
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Michael and I met friends at Eagle Creek for a walk and a visit. The wild roses were in bloom along with so many other fun nature finds, including a water snake. Michael and I also watched our baby hawks take some of their first little "flight hops" between branches by their nest.<br />
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I finally finished a five painting commission "Scenes from Manhattan" and the paintings were turned into a card set! Yay! Soon to be available in my online shop.<br />
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I also painted some fun sheep cards for a friend! I want to do more with sheep breeds.<br />
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Definitely a romantic bouquet!</div>
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And lovely corsages which got silver ribbon:<br />
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A friend and I did some social distancing crafting together on a HOT afternoon.</div>
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Good thing there was cake and rhubarb elderflower sparkling waters afterward!</div>
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Saturday morning found me hauling my goods to the wedding!<br />
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The cake looked absolutely perfect!<br />
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And so did the bride, a dear family friend. I think our family has done flowers for 3 out of 4 of their weddings over the past 16 years.<br />
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After delivering the flowers I drove home to watch the wedding via livestream. Such are the times.<br />
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And now I'm doing housework, resting, and rearranging my room to better suit my next business idea!Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-498351268842613032020-05-30T08:28:00.000-04:002020-05-30T08:28:28.872-04:00Life on the Home Front: Memorial Day and Beyond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Peony week officially began on Sunday with my first blooms (not these). It's one of the most special flower weeks of the year! Aren't these Coral Charms my sister had amazing!!!!!<br />
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Cousin Olivia turned 3! We brought presents to her lawn and enjoyed seeing the extended family.</div>
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My sister gave me one of the coral charms. You can see that one day later it had already changed color!</div>
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Monday, being Memorial Day, I didn't work at the flower shop but rather did chores around the house and we all enjoyed an outside dinner with hamburgers and hotdogs and radishes fresh from the garden!</div>
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We also had some sparkler fun. This child loves fire.</div>
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Tuesday was my flower day and it was fun to work with 200 peonies, snapdragons cut fresh from the farm, and lots of other colorful ingredients.</div>
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As the week has gone on more of my peonies have opened!</div>
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I enlarged one of my flower beds and added a hibiscus and a rose.</div>
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Michael managed to capture this picture of our red-shouldered hawk babies! We all love taking walks to our woods to check on them!</div>
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More peonies! The Bowl of Beauty has produced many blooms this year!</div>
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And pizza for dinner on Friday night. And now the sun is shining, the air is cool, and it's the start of another weekend.</div>
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We are officially done with the school year! Hooray! Now for summer -- which may be more involved for me because there is no online school to occupy the kids for a few hours each day. Laura and I are going to brainstorm activities on Monday.<br />
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We made Laura her own "room" for the summer in part of our loft. She loves it and we love it. All of us want it for our own room. And she gets to sleep with a portrait of Grandma Laura above her bed.<br />
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We got a few senior pics taken of Drew -- at least enough to send one to the school and have something to work with if we need invitations for an open house later in the summer. Maybe we will get around to taking some more.<br />
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I had a great day at the flower shop on Monday creating 40 bouquets. I loved the bright yellow pop of the Billy balls in these bouquets.<br />
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And then there were moodier red, white, and blue versions.<br />
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The day I've been waiting for has arrived: Laura has decided to read the Anne of Green Gables books this summer. Phew! I was worried she would never choose to read these. It should be a good summer!<br />
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I am working hard on my art this summer. I've been taking online workshops with John Muir Laws and Wendy Hollender. I'm nearly finished with this five-painting commission which is being turned in to cards and prints.<br />
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I'm also enjoying my in-person class. Last week was drawing, this week was portrait painting and I tried gouache. Next week will be oils!<br />
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And I need to keep up with the nature journaling too! Got the lily of the valley in before it died. The bloom life seemed so short this year.<br />
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And Friday we said goodbye to the school year. Laura graduated from elementary to middle school (heading into 5th grade). David said goodbye to middle school and heads to high school in July. James is done being a lower classman and looks forward to being a high school junior in July. Drew was still sleeping when we took this picture.<br />
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I spend a little time each evening crocheting while we watch an episode of something. I'm glad my arms have improved and I'm not in so much pain (sadly, it means no black tea again). I've been cranking out a lot of tea cozies!!!<br />
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I've been so eager to create some beauty to photograph and managed to get the chance Friday afternoon. It made my heart so happy and full to be surrounded by beauty.<br />
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And bunting.....bunting is the best.<br />
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I hope you all have a great weekend!Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695172414901267072.post-3102322983483682352020-05-16T13:04:00.000-04:002020-05-16T13:04:29.625-04:00Life on the Home Front: Week 8 and 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last two weeks have been full: the weather is feeling warmer, leaves are on the trees, school is nearing its end. </div>
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David had a Zoom recital for cello! So painless for the parents -- no place to drive and show up on time and it only took 15 minutes to get through all the students! We are thankful for our cello teacher and David's weekly lessons!</div>
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Leaves on trees make a huge difference. The world feels completely different. I love trees. They make me so very happy.<br />
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We've even managed to start eating outside when the weather is warm and dry enough!<br />
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A glimpse into a weekend moment: Laura relaxing on the couch with some strawberry-rhubarb pie.<br />
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I am getting the gardening work done a little at a time. Already the garden is farther along than when I took this photo. I'm excited for June when the flowers are at some of their best!<br />
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Our local Red-shouldered Hawk nest -- I love taking a walk and checking on things. If the hawk is not in the nest, he is sitting on a nearby tree keeping watch!<br />
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Flowers are a huge part of my life right now. The week of Mother's Day I worked four full days at the flower shop. The demand was so great, even with three people working, we had to turn people away.<br />
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Working with flowers makes me so happy and towards the end of the week I start getting excited for Monday to be back with them.<br />
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The Mother's Day flowers were so very, very beautiful!<br />
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We have a number of dedicated tea drinkers in our house and poor Michael now has to share his pot with the diligent students who share his study.<br />
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One of the most refreshing things I did in the past two weeks was to take time to watch The Sound of Music with Laura while I sewed. I did this the day after the week in the flower shop and singing along with all the music filled my heart with joy. Laura loved it too!<br />
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Another thing that brought me so much joy and happiness these last two weeks was re-reading Susan Branch's two "fictional" books about her becoming an artist. LOVED them all over again and for those days I was imagining myself holed up in her cottage on Martha's Vineyard.<br />
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I'm moving forward on art ideas -- and art workshop ideas! Those on my newsletter list will be the first to know my ideas for the fall (sign up in the side-bar if you aren't already).<br />
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With church being online we had time and energy for Mother's Day breakfast this year. A special treat.<br />
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Somehow it is Saturday again and I am working on planning out my week, chores, gardening, and moving furniture around to better suit our family's needs. Laura is getting her own room in the loft for the summer. It's so cute I want it too!<br />
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And how cute is this mole? Every year we have a high school junior in the house we get an adorable mole project for that person to do (I don't remember which class assigns this). James' turn this year and we have a Samurai mole.<br />
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We completed our seventh week at home on Thursday night. I'm used to it now. It's going to be harder figuring out how to go back to a more fast-paced life.</div>
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Monday found me back at Blooms by Wildwood doing my thing with flowers. Aren't the tulips amazing?!</div>
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I needed to make 40 bouquets this week so I went back on Tuesday to finish.<br />
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We celebrated Laura's birthday on Sunday but Monday was her actual birthday and she was delighted to receive this squish mallow turned hoodie from friends!</div>
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I had a fun conversation with a friend about dolls and the joys of sewing. I pulled out the fox I knitted one of the kids and the tiny Holly Hobby that is a replica of the huge one I had as a girl.</div>
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This time at home has been a wonderful chance to empty my mending basket, use up fabric, make a few masks, etc. Here's a collection of fabric I pulled out to make a little boy mask.<br />
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A random photo of the living room this week. I'm taking so few pictures -- mostly because the scenery doesn't change.<br />
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Some of you wanted to know where Rachel was -- she is sheltering in the town where her university is located. Exam week ahead. Go Rachel!!!! Pass those exams!<br />
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Some of my vintage sheets which I use for tablecloths or fabric. They make me happy.<br />
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I try to paint at least 3-4 days a week (of course not the whole day, but at some point during that day). This week I was working on a rendition of the heather garden in Manhattan.<br />
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A pretty photo that popped out of my camera on Friday.<br />
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And now it's the weekend and we have a HOT day. I'll let you know what we are up to next week!</div>
<br />Heather LeFebvrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911253756416658412noreply@blogger.com1