tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702141212798581032024-03-13T14:16:59.062-06:00Mrs. Pickles GardenMrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comBlogger647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-48010306593218035252020-02-03T13:28:00.002-06:002020-02-03T13:28:41.391-06:002 years!<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow! it is hard to believe that my last post was almost 2 years ago. I'm still around, but I lost myself and Im still not sure how to get back. I would like to start posting again since it is good therapy for my mind and my soul. However, Im so out of touch with the blog world I may have to start studying up again!</div>
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It is winter here and although some ground hogs are calling for an early spring it never really happens here until April. For now this is a step in the right direction. Hopefully I can keep up with the posting and get back into the blog community that a do dearly miss!</div>
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Im also having some issues with my tomatoes. My mil was baby sitting the seedlings this year and they got rather tall. Add in a very windy two weeks and they look rather sad. Im not sure they will produce this year.<br />
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I am very happy to have made a little harvest this week so i can join harvest monday. Its been a few years and it feel good to be back.<br />
I brought in a little rhubarb and made a yummy tart. If you haven't checked out harvest mondays over at Our happy acres. Please do<br />
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It appears that mother nature didnt get the message up here. It's spring not winter. Although the temperature has been nicer, we still have a lot of snow. Lots and lots and they are calling for more tonight. Gesh!</div>
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This winter it has either been to cold or too windy to go outside and play with the kids. So they are enjoying the chance to enjoy the snow.</div>
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This is only the 2nd snow man we built this winter. His name is ball head...lol kids are funny.</div>
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With all this snow i have been putting off planting seeds in doors. I need to get that done asap or it's going to be a sad summer.</div>
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Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-12147367250571825532018-03-22T09:30:00.000-06:002018-03-22T09:30:05.957-06:00Change is hardAs the old saying goes....Change it hard. Although I can apply this saying to many aspects of my life. At the moment trying to get my blog back into order is where I can apply it the most. So much has changed in such a little time I feel lost! I am going to have to try and find my groove again soon!<br />
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I have cleaned a few things up, but it still needs some work. Gesh technology sure does move at ths speed of light. Especially when you are away from it for awhile.<br />
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Our household survived 2 birthdays and a big dual party all with in 8 days. If i had to do it all again i think we would plan not having kids born 3 days apart..lol However at this age my oldest thinks thats how every kid celebrates with their siblings.<br />
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I am still battling this crazy tirednss so i havent done anything in the craftroom. I'm hoping as the sun starts to shine this fog lifts from me. It's heartbreaking to hear your child play pretend and tell her toys mommy can't play because she is still too tired.<br />
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<br />Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-75774394813468871672018-03-13T09:00:00.000-06:002018-03-13T09:00:21.116-06:00Birthday sewingMy 1st born turns 4 today which feels like a kick in ths head! Where the heck did the time go! I'm sure my mom still thinks that at everyone of my birthdays too. However, really where did the time go!<br />
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I won't turn this into a blubbering baby post, but i am teary eyed here today for sure. I haven't done a lot of sewing for her in the past 4 years mainly because everything I made she refused to wear. So she has a bucket full of headbands and bows collecting dust. A few tutus thats she'll only wear for dress up days (and she determines when those are. Lol) and a Christmas apron that of course can only be worn at Christmas time. I have never sewn clothing so the above is the extent of my skills.<br />
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This year is a bit different. She is obsessed with Ladybug and Cat noir. Which of course is not popular in Canada so momma cannot find anything to buy her. I decided to make her a mask like the main character. I also was going to make a cape but was told ladybug doesnt wear a cape. Haha.<br />
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I turned out......well not so great. I double checked my ribbon twice and still put it in the wrong way. I also wasn't sure how to do the eye holes. I checked a few tutorials online and followed them, but it still looks a little creepy and unfinshed. However, my saving grace is that she is 4 and hopefully she thinks it is amazing. If not which might be the case since she is picky. i have more than enough material to try this again!<br />
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I also recently finished a matching set for a friend. There is a wrap around belt, mens bowtie and 2 hair bow clips. I'm always a little afraid to make things for people I know or well anyone at all. I am sure they will hate everything and the imaginary fighting that will never actaully take place goes on and on in my head at night..oh boy fun times, right. Nonetheless, i am pretty happy with the way this set turned out and I hope they love it as much as I do.</div>
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Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-63810418248994484192018-03-11T23:39:00.003-06:002018-03-11T23:39:53.271-06:00Reboot!So 16th times the charm. Thats the saying, right..lol<br />
I have tried to get back into blogging so many times i have lost count. However i am sure it has to be in the teens.<br />
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So where do i start this reboot from...him maybe not the beginning but how about from here!<br />
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Life has been busy here. My son who recently celebrated his 2nd birthday has finally started to consistently sleep through the night and we appear to have his eczema handled for now. It had been a hard year of little sleep or no sleep that threw the whole house in a tail spin. I think we are finally starting to get out of the fog and live again. But boy oh boy it was a hard year and i will be honest i felt like giving up more than once. But sometimes when you think you can't go on another day you just do because quitting just isn't an option.<br />
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My daughter will be 4 in a few days. Yep they are just a few days apart. It makes for a busy march. She like her brother are perfect in our eyes and the best things that could have happened to us. They keep me on my toes for sure which is harder when you are sick but i think they are happy and that's what is important.<br />
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I have been doing a bit of sewing here and there. I had an extreemly disapointing craft show back in November which made me shy away from the craft room for a bit. My focus is going to go back to sewing for my family instead. I had let the idea of being in a craft fair fester in my head for 10 years. Now that i tried and failed i can at least say i tried. Im okay with that for now.<br />
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I will be doing a big garden this year too. Hopeully i will be starting some seedlings next week. It will be fun to involve both kids in the garden this year...maybe...lol<br />
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<br />Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-28815204727541221002017-11-02T09:36:00.000-06:002017-11-02T09:36:04.964-06:00Keeping busyOh how i do miss blogging is a phrase that i uttered this morning. I miss the outlet and i miss the blogging community even more. So i thought why not write a post. So here i am..lol<br />
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It has been awhile and my blog is in quite a state, but hopefully i can get back at it again.<br />
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I havd been keeping busy. In my great wisdom back in April i signed up to do a craft fair. Then my son decided to stop sleeping. Now here i am 16 days before the show. Nothing much made and questioning whether what i have made is good enough. I was a big mistake and now im stuck.<br />
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Can you believe it is almost the middle of May! Gesh I tell you I don't know where the time goes. I swear one day I am going to wake up and the kids will be married and have kids of their own and it will feel like a second. I recall my parents and other "adults" saying such things as I grew up and now here I am saying the same thing. Circle of life...blah blah blah ..lol</div>
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Things have been busy as usual in the Pickle house hold. I wish I could bottle the enery that my 3 year old and 1 year old use up so freely. We played Paw Patrol aka running around the house and saving people for 2 hours the other day. I had to hold the one year old over my head and pretend he was in a helicopter so after about 10mins my arms were jello but try telling that to a bossy 3 year old..lol This week we are astronauts going to planets. I'm glad my daughter inherited my imagination, but boy oh boy its tiring.</div>
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The garden is on my mind of late. We are still at a risk of frost for this time of the year. I think they are calling for it to hit 1C tonight. Mr. P will be tilling the gardens tomorrow and if everything goes as planned (which it never does!) I am hoping to have my potatoes and onions planted. </div>
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My seedlings were a HUGE disappointment this year. I tried out a new supplier this year and although the germination rate was 100% they are still so tiny. Keep in mind I planted my seeds on the 12 of March and some are yet to get their true leaves. I did transplant them hoping that would help, but I think its a bust for the year. Which is not a good start to my business plan. Mr.P and I were going to start a little farmers market. However, I don't think we will have much to offer. Here's hoping that the little buggers grow. They have a huge root base but just sit an inch above the soil. My flowers are fairing much better which leads me to think that it was the soil I bought. Everything planted with the 1st bag is lacking and everything with the 2nd bag is doing great. Either way I am one stressed out gardener!</div>
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Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-7033214736360965512017-03-02T10:42:00.001-06:002017-03-02T10:42:16.895-06:00Tryingi feel like all my posts of late have started with. I'm alive but just too busy to blog..lol<br />
Although that is a true statement. I do miss blogging and the blog community. unfortunately the only time I have to blog is at night and my pic is in the nursery so that never works out. Using the I pad like I am doing now sucks since I can never get blogger and the iPad to work nicely together..lol<br />
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Seeding season for me will start next week. I have some big plans for the garden this year but more on the to come.<br />
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I really enjoy making them so I decided to start a Facebook page. @Chewsandtrimmings to see if people might like to buy some. Do I think I'll sell anything? No, not really. However, it helps make me feel useful. I find my self sitting on the outside looking in a lot. I'm trying to join the living again. </div>
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Am I the only one that can't believe it's December. It sneeks up on me every year and all the pintrest things I saved to decorate the house and make and so on never ever happen.</div>
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The house is decorated, but the tree isn't bought yet. </div>
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I don't know about you but I live in denial that it's winter in October and November thinking that if I start thinking about Christmas I'll some how bring on the snow and cold temps. So when December hits bang I'm unprepared and then stress out that I didn't do more ahead of time. That's usually followed by December flashing by and then sadness that Christmas is over....lol maybe that's just me though..ha</div>
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I didn't have a huge Christmas project list this year. I wanted to make lil pickle an apron. Check.</div>
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And I wanted to make a mat for Santas cookies and milk. Well check to that too. I finished it last week. It's no where near what I envisioned, but it will do for a 2 year old and a 8 month old.<br />
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I also started a quilt for my son. It's a creation out of my head. So we will see how that goes..lol</div>
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We have been spoiled this year with a lack of snow and warmer than seasonal temps. However, the cold snap is here and it hit -30c last night. Yikes!</div>
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Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-60087296093625396362016-11-30T11:41:00.001-06:002016-11-30T11:41:53.904-06:00WIP 30/11/16<div style="text-align: center;">
Another week and another WIP report look at me go..lol</div>
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I think my motto for 2017 is going to be do small finish quick...ha<br />
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I finished my coffee machine mat. My husband thinks it's too nice to put under the machine where he feels it will just get wrecked. So I'm not sure where it will go. Under the machine for now at least.</div>
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I also started working on this mat for Santa's cookie, milk and Rudolph's carrot. Neither applique or embroidery are my strong suit but I think it will turn out nicely. I might put the kids names in the bottom left.</div>
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This is my first WIP report in a very very long time!</div>
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I am kind of in a bad place of late and spending time creating in my sewing room is helping a bit and not helping a bit too if I'm being honest...lol but I am going to focus on the helping bit. I just started coming down here to do anything quite while the kids napped. I had been napping when they napped but I thought if I tried to stay up it might help my insomnia and being productive might help keep the blues away.<br />
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I wanted to make lil pickle an apron to wear for when my mother and I do our Christmas Appies baking day. It turned out pretty good considering I had never done anything like that before. It took me a good hour to figure out how to use the button hole function on my machine but it ended up working out.<br />
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I also finally quilted the coffee machine mat that I cut out last year. Gesh that's depressing...lol but it is all quilted and now I just have to try and remember how to do binding. Hopefully I have a finished project to show for next week.<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Countless orphan "hop blocks" 20+</span></b><br />
<span style="color: black;"><b>We Bee Learning Greek Cross Block</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>: </b>Needs border</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><b>Classic Paint Box</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>:</b> Cut and sew together 52 more blocks</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">We bee learning jan to june 2013: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Snails Trail</span> quilt:<b> </b>Get backing done and start quilting</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Wonky Bee quilt:</b> thinking</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Table runner- </b>I have pieced this sucker together. Now I just need to get the backing on and quilt it<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>We Bee Learning group one Quilt</b>- The grey fabric for my sashing came in. Now I need to get to work</span></div>
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I must say I am not sure how people do it. Have kids, a garden, craft and still find time to have impressive blogs....lol I would like to,say I haven't been blogging because I was excelling at the other stuff, but that would be a lie..lol</div>
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The garden went well this year. I have 10 harvest Monday posts that I never got around to posting so I guess that doesn't make it official. However it was a good year</div>
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Things grew extra large here. This carrot was 16 inches long. Some potatoes were 14in and a few tomatoes were over 400g </div>
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First apple harvest </div>
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Good year for cabbage the largest was 14lbd</div>
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<br />Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-34609783199744377822016-04-06T14:13:00.000-06:002016-04-06T14:13:21.978-06:00Baby love :)<div style="text-align: center;">
As you may recall from my last post on February 3rd we had a bit of a scare and were told to expect the baby ( due march 17th) any day. Fast-forward to February 29th my dr still assured me everything was still a go for a VBAC and baby's head was down an ready to go. He wanted me to go for an ultrasound just to check the weight since if the baby was over 8lbs then we might have to go for another c section. I was lucky enough to get in for an u/s the very next day. However the tech informed me at my appointment that the baby was transverse. Head under my left ribs and feet over at my right side. So the OB had no idea what he was talking about when he said the baby was head down. I called my dr's office right away and informed them of the u/s/ The next day i was back at my drs who double checked the techs results and yep the baby was transverse and I would have to have another c section. I was beyond crushed and terrified. The c section was booked for March 10th. by that day the baby was a double footling breech and I was rushed to the OR to get the little bugger out. We went in at 3:30pm </div>
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We are over the moon in love with him (even lil pickle loves him)</div>
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I ended up having a surprise 5.5cm hernia discovered during the c section that was repaired at the same time. in addition to recovering from two surgeries i also ended up getting an infection in my incision. So the road to recovery has been a little slow,but on a whole I think better than the first time around. Although I was crushed that I had to have another c section sometimes God does have a plan. </div>
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I've been hard at work not successfully using it, however I haven't been losing it either. Unless you count my mind cause I really feel like I have been losing that recently..lol We are still on baby watch, however I think things have settled down and the little guy or gal is going to stay in for a bit longer. Watch me go past my due date.....lol and argh<br />
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I have been trying to get things done around the house just in case the baby comes early. We still don't have the nursery ready, however the baby will in our room for the first few months so i focused on getting our room ready. Its now ready.<br />
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I think we have everything we need ready to go and if we don't they do have stores we can buy things at. Who knew, right...lol<br />
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I started making my freezer meals this week two. I made two Baked Penne and one Pork tenderloin in cream gravy with noodles. My mother has next week off and my hope is to get at least 15 meals made.<br />
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So far this week has been pretty good. I might have to throw out a few oranges come garbage day on Saturday. But for the most part we have been really good at using up our leftovers. AKA making lil pickle eat them...lol<br />
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Things might get a little slower on here. Not that they could get that much slower, right...lol</div>
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However, as of Wednesday we are officially on baby watch. I am only due March 17th, but things are already well on there way so the dr figures its only a matter of time. I am hoping it stays in for at least a couple more weeks. That will mean its lungs will be better developed by then and less time in the NICU if any.</div>
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It's exciting, stressful and scary all at the same time. We have nothing ready and I am trying not to do anything more than necessary so I don't accelerate things. However, its pretty hard to sit and do nothing with a 22 month old..lol</div>
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I like many of you out there use Pinterest. I love pinning, but I'm bad at not actually using anything I have pinned. So another 2016 goal is to use one pinned item a week from one of the categories I have created. While doing this I will also organize my categories as well. If you would like to follow me on pinterest click the button on the right side bar.<br />
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This week I'm taking a look at projects I would like to make. This folder was the first one a created and was kind of all over the place. It had everything i it from apples to quilting. I moved 40 pins into different folders.<br />
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If you have been following my Work in Progress Reports I haven't gotten too far. Just have the fabric cut and the batting cut. I am hoping to get it done this week if I can remember to get Mr.P to help me get my chair free!! I'm not doing anything too fancy just one piece for the front and a second for the back. This "placemat" will be sitting under our espresso machine so no one will really be seeing it, but it's better than the plastic I have under it now!<br />
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With the weather warming up ( it's -11C with the windchill today...lol) I've been thinking about the garden. I know I will plant again this year even though some people in my life keep saying silly things like don't plant it or just plant a small garden. That irks me to no end. I just want to yell the thousands of not nice things in my head. I know real mature, right...lol. It's my life, my garden and eventual my weeds and no one else's so there ya go. </div>
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Right now the garden looks like this. Almost ready to plant.. Hahaha</div>
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With the baby due in March aka time to start sowing indoors I have decided not to start my own seedlings this year. I figured why add to my plate and have th extra responsibility if I don't need too. It makes me sad, but rather be sad now then overwhelmed later. Maybe.</div>
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Last year I was really disappointed with my seeds so I might try another company. The seedlings I started indoors turned out pretty good. However, just about everything I planted outside had horrible germination. The weather didn't help, but I was still disappointed. For the second year in a row my tomatoes got blight. In 2014 I bought plants and this past year I grew from seed and still got blight. I'm going to try planting in the back garden this year and see if that makes a difference.<br />
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This week was a bit better on the organization front, however it's hard having someone do things for you instead of doing them yourself. Don't get me wrong I love the help, but having everything put away or organized to someone else's taste means more work in the end. Basically it means taking everything back out and redoing it...arg<br />
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The big focus was getting the nursery cleaned up which was pretty easy. Only one box made it down to the craft room and that was a mistake so it was easy to remove. As you can see it's a bit better in the craft room. Still a hot mess but slightly better. Hopefully mr. P can help move out the hutch this week. I was able to organize a few wips into craft boxes.<br />
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One of my goals for 2016 is to get back on the blogging bandwagon. I do miss it and the whole blogging community. I just have to clear away to the computer and type...lol (obviously my 2016 goal should be to clean up more....lol )</div>
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So to help me out I am starting up my use it or lose it posts again. What was that all about again you ask. Well basically it's a way to get me to use up all the food I canned or froze from the garden before you guessed it I lose it. Well technically before it goes bad I shouldn't physically lose anything..lol </div>
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I used my mil recipe but did a 60/40 ratio to white and multi grain flour. It turned out quite well. For as often as I use this recipe it always surprises me. Sometimes the dough rises in the oven, sometimes not. This time it got pretty huge and I could have made four loaves. Oh well still yummy!</div>
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Happy 2016. I know I am a bit late to the party in wishing everyone a happy new year, but at least it isn't December 2016....lol you'll have to bear with the Christmas header for a bit more. I can't seem to change it on my iPad...oops </div>
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Christmas and New Years were happy occasions in our household this year. After mr. P spending Christmas in the ER last year and everyone having the flu for New Years we were overdue for a happy holiday season. I'll be honest it still isn't the same with out my dad around, this is our third Christmas without him. So even in the happiness our hearts were still heavy.</div>
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I have been bit by the sewing bug lately and have been itching to get back into the groove with my machine. Unfortunately my craft room still looks like this....<br />
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with the reorganization from our Reno still going on (aka finding space for the stuff we can't fit up stairs anymore downstairs) and trying to get the new nursery ready ( so far we've done nothing...lol however walls and flooring were done a few years ago ) this space might look like this for longer than I want. It doesn't help that this pregnancy I'm so tired that when lil pickle naps I nap too....lol to make myself feel better about not being productive I tell myself that I better sleep while I can since in 9 weeks I won't be sleeping at all...lol</div>
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I do have hopes to get started on the new babies quilt soon. I bought these three flannel pieces from connecting threads and hope to make soon. I'm not sure how well the flannel will hold up though. Will I regret using them?</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">1. Baby Quilt: Finished Feb 4th 2015<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://mrspicklesgarden.blogspot.ca/2015/02/wip-04022015-and-finish.html">Here</a></span></span></b><br />
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<br />Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-72218011002754630392015-12-01T21:51:00.003-06:002015-12-01T21:51:54.894-06:00Quilting bee sign ups<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well here it is in the middle of November and I'm still waiting on my tomatoes to ripen. I have them out in the back garage. It's likely too cool out there, however, as soon as I bring them in they go to bleep. The start to turn orange and then before they get nice and red they get spots and then turn moldy<br />
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I was able to save a few from another box and made a bit of salsa. I followed a new recipe and it's too sweet and the apple cider vinegar made it pretty tangy. However at least I was able to make something.<br />
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I have 4 more boxes out back that are just starting to turn. I'm not sure what will happen with them. I would like to make a few jars of whole tomatoes, but I don't see that happening. It's rather depressing to grow them from seed and then wait this long for them to turn to mush...arrrrg....lol<br />
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Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670214121279858103.post-47866126650322535672015-10-31T15:01:00.001-06:002015-10-31T15:01:36.607-06:00Quilt showEvery two years the Saskatoon Quilt Guild holds a quilt show. My mother an I have attend two and were ever so excited to attend last Friday. I had saved up some money and was prepared to hit the market after we saw the quilts and I'll be honest I was pretty excited about spending my money...lol<br />
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Mr.P ended up being out of town so we had to take lil pickle with us. She was a trooper and even picked out a few of her favourites too. However, I felt a little let down by the show. Most of the quilts were okay, but not the show stoppers like the first two times we went. Maybe that has something to do with having more quilting experience or this year just wasn't our cup of tea. I didn't take any pictures of the winning quilts because I preferred others more and I don't want to insult anyone's hard work cause my cup of tea or not the work that goes into all the quilts in the show is still amazing!!<br />
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Counting start made by Heather Acton and quilted by Lisa Hancheroff</div>
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And now is the part where I would normally show you All the goodies I bought, however, both my mother and I went home empty handed. We even went through the stalls twice. There were some good deals on FQ's but I have enough at home waiting to be used so we didn't look. I wanted to get a kit for crib quilt for the new baby. However kits in general were slim pickings. I did find one...$200 for a crib quilt....not including batting and backing!! Even my favourite shop from out of province only brought their ugly fabric...lol on a whole the prices were crazy and the selection slim. </div>
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