tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post6348450929989205434..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Holiday PrepPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-5404406398772631182013-09-30T05:14:21.277-07:002013-09-30T05:14:21.277-07:00I love hydrangeas, too, though mine wouldn't g...I love hydrangeas, too, though mine wouldn't grow, but I didn't know you could dry them!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-76473595369081703742013-09-28T11:11:37.823-07:002013-09-28T11:11:37.823-07:00"when there's 'such' to do . . .&..."when there's 'such' to do . . .' I'm abbreviating language. That's a contraction of 'so much.' Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-9353657971079432352013-09-28T11:09:41.156-07:002013-09-28T11:09:41.156-07:00I know what you mean. When there's such to do...I know what you mean. When there's such to do in everyday life, it's hard to find that extra energy for special things. Ron and I can't stay young, but we're trying really hard not to be old, so I decorate. It helps lighten the atmosphere. I never carve a pumpkin because I love the color and shape and can't stand to cut into it. The grandkids laugh because when they comeMuriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-26297304288399219972013-09-28T05:58:32.459-07:002013-09-28T05:58:32.459-07:00Muriel, this mood has started to get me thinking a...Muriel, this mood has started to get me thinking about the holidays. After all, it's less than three months to Christmas! I love hydrangeas too. My cousin used them in her wedding as table centerpieces and they were gorgeous! Great post!<br /><br />I used to go all out in decorating for the holidays, but we've downsized to a home that's 1/2 the space which means downsizing our Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6446903728240292592013-09-27T15:21:43.811-07:002013-09-27T15:21:43.811-07:00What does she write? Romance? Mystery? Non-fict...What does she write? Romance? Mystery? Non-fiction. So we can all be on the lookout.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49001115510050167282013-09-27T14:49:56.120-07:002013-09-27T14:49:56.120-07:00Muriel, my mom's creativity knows no bounds! S...Muriel, my mom's creativity knows no bounds! She's actually a better writer than I am...she just 'misplaced her pen' for a while, when raising a family and providing a wonderful upbringing for my brother and I took priority over her own dreams. Now, she has more free time so she's writing again too. I'm so excited:)Jennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89695607153558427922013-09-27T13:43:31.235-07:002013-09-27T13:43:31.235-07:00Hi, Jen! I went to the site - what practical thi...Hi, Jen! I went to the site - what practical things dressed up in such creative packaging! That must be where your talent comes from in a different form. The two of you should be a winning combination at the Christmas fair. I love those things!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-27852193544353959202013-09-27T11:06:06.537-07:002013-09-27T11:06:06.537-07:00Hi Muriel!
My mom and I are not exactly 'garde...Hi Muriel!<br />My mom and I are not exactly 'gardeners' or knowledgeable when it comes to those things...but to get ready for the season, we have bought a booth at a Christmas craft fair-I'm promoting my holiday titles and she is selling her beautiful Christmas themed diaper cakes:) You can see them at www.anniesbee-utifulcreations.comJennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-88531565664448369332013-09-27T09:42:36.602-07:002013-09-27T09:42:36.602-07:00Hi, Pam! I tried to put one up instead of my face...Hi, Pam! I tried to put one up instead of my face, but I kept getting a 'Sync failing' message. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. If you just Google 'dried hydrangeas' you get many gorgeous pictures. That's what I tried to copy from to my photographs and did something wrong. They're a giant flower head made up of many, many little four-petal clusters. One of Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-31505326521907245472013-09-27T09:22:22.469-07:002013-09-27T09:22:22.469-07:00Muriel,
Can you take a picture and show us what...Muriel,<br /> Can you take a picture and show us what a dried hydrangeous looks like? It sounds like so much fun. I haven't picked up a crochet hook in four months. That's my favorite pasttime next to reading and such. Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-56595008955780578692013-09-27T09:07:25.603-07:002013-09-27T09:07:25.603-07:00Oh, good. I don't have to deal with holiday a...Oh, good. I don't have to deal with holiday addiction all by myself. Ron is already looking for a place to hide. When I get into holiday mode, he calls me 'The Jolly Juggernaut.' I've heard the soil has to have something particular in it for the blue flowers, but I didn't know you could affect it the way your mother did. Live and learn!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-8939153185947029002013-09-27T07:56:44.977-07:002013-09-27T07:56:44.977-07:00Muriel, My mother could grow anything. We lived in...Muriel, My mother could grow anything. We lived in the Yamhill valley in Oregon and she had beautiful hydrangeas. My dad had a machine shop and mom used the steel shavings around some bushes to make the pink bushes turn blue and/or purple. I never saw the green until I moved to Washington state. I loved the green ones. I used to decorate a lot for every holiday. Not so much since it's just merozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60680816066218134172013-09-27T07:28:47.837-07:002013-09-27T07:28:47.837-07:00What a wonderful example of your mother's love...What a wonderful example of your mother's love - and her talent! I love decorations made with natural things. I once had a dear older friend with twisted, arthritic hands who could make the most wonderful pieces equipped only with tiny, tiny things she'd dried, baby ribbon, and a glue gun. I guess the will to do it is everything.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-61648008244667165892013-09-27T05:51:07.744-07:002013-09-27T05:51:07.744-07:00What a fun post! My mother makes the most beautifu...What a fun post! My mother makes the most beautiful dried flower creations and Christmas wreaths made entirely of the small pine combs she has me drive her out to fetch at a camp ground by Lake Champlain. When she donates her creates to church raffles, they are the most bid on items and all of us have her beautiful work decorating our home!Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.com