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| I am gazing up at my Dad and waiting for him to suddenly reach down and pick up my toy. RATS! I think he is asleep. |
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| Maybe I will just bury my nose in my toy and take a little snooze myself! Dad will wake up sooner or later and want to play with me. The following: are some pictures taken at the Pittsfield NH Hot Air Balloon Rally in August. Mom stated she had a great time there, and NO, she did not go up in any of the balloons!!! |
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| HAPPY MONDAY y'all! Lovies, Miss Mindy |
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| I still play with balls a lot of the time! I must have about a dozen different ones in a nice little basket in the living room. Sometimes, Mom and Dad will throw all of them, one right after another just to see me go crazy! They both really laugh a lot when this is going on! I just love to make them laugh! The next two pics, I will let Mom explain about, as I know nothing about "Wooding". |
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| During my stay in New Hampshire this summer, Ralph and I would converse once a day on the phone. He always asked me what I did that day, and once I replied: oh just my usual "wooding" (instead of carving). It was an accident that, that word came out of my mouth, and has become a bit of a joke since! I often would take a walk in the woods there on the property, to find sticks to use for my projects. On the left side, was a stick that I thought could be made into a horses head. I had to shorten it quite a bit in order for it to take on the look better. It became a hiking stick for the 10 yr old girl that lives upstairs from my daughter. She loves horses, and you should have seen her face when I gave it to her! On the right side is a hiking stick made in two pieces, glued together, of a cat. I wasn't real pleased with the outcome of this one, but the 7 yr old girl I gave it to, seem to really like it. I made a total of 12 hiking stick/canes during my stay there. I mailed 8 of them home. They will be in a craft sale this November. |
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| I also had a lot of fun carving some spoons. My daughter wanted me to make her a set to put on the wall in her kitchen. Forks are a bit hard to do, for me, so this was my rendition of a fork for her! In the next few weeks, I will be including more pictures of my "wooding" that I did over the summer. I about killed my hands on many days, but happily endured the pain for the outcome! Many lovies from Miss Mindy, of course!!! |
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| FINALLY, y'all get to see ME again! It feels like forever since I have gotten onto Blogger and been able to see all my friends here and you see me. But, now I am back! So I spent the summer helping my Dad: build this little bench, plant lots of new flowers, trees and bushes in the yard, bask in the sun for hours at a time, tip a few Rum and Cokes, and eat enough to add an extra pound to my girly self. At times, we both were a little sad that our lady of the house wasn't around to nag us, but we managed to get by, somehow! |
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| And we are both happy as can be! Y'all know know what I mean? |
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| Mom said she had a ton of exciting experiences with her kids and grandchildren, but the Pittsfield Balloon Rally was certainly one of the biggest highlights in New Hampshire! She has a number of beautiful pictures of the balloons. We may try and share some of those at a later date. |
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| Mom got to spend a lot of time with her granddog, Charlie! He is the sweetest part Pit Bull she has ever met! I am just wondering, do you think he might be kinda a woosie since he is on his dad's (Clint) shoulders? Mom says absolutely not! These two guys just love each other! |
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| Upstairs at the house Mom was staying at, lives Shadow. Hmmmm I think he is quite handsome! The little red Min Pin belongs to my sis Sherri and her husband Jim. Mom and her just fell in love with each other! (WHAT???) |
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| Then there is Jake! He is another granddoggie that lives in East Aurora, New York. MY! What a big nose he has! |
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| Here is Jake's sister, Mollie. I understand she is just a little love! HUMPH! Couldn't be anymore of a lover than I am! Just sayin! All righty then, it's great to be back bloggin again! See ya next week! Lovies, Miss Mindy |
