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The sunbathers

by Carol Browne on February 4, 2012 · 2 comments

in Family and Buddies, General, Photos

The sun is shining bright today and these sunbeams got the kitties out of the bedroom (their usual daytime hangout) into the kitchen to absorb every ray. I guess they must get really warm, they are black after all. They must absorb every bit of heat there is.
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Blue skies

by Carol Browne on February 2, 2012 · 0 comments

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Good news! We had fluffy white clouds today with a side of baby blue sky. It was a great sight to behold. Also, I’ve been told it’s very near time to plant seeds. Perhaps I’ll get some sweet peas out this year. I missed the window of opportunity for that the last few years. We have an extra day of February this year, so I could be able to squeeze the seed growing in.
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Schmoopy desktop calendars for February

by Carol Browne on February 1, 2012 · 0 comments

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February Calendar 2012

As you can see, that Harlequin Romance novel, White Fire (with the blue cover), I picked up a couple of years ago is getting a good workout. I’ve been stamping pages out of that book for years now, I even shared pages out of it, and it just keeps giving. It takes forever to tear out pages out of a 140 page book one at a time.

February 2012′s desktop calendars are brought to you by Valentine’s Day this year. Both Cynthia and I used a heart motif this month. So, if you like, you can download both and change them up every other week for this month. And this February is a leap year, so it’s like you get an extra day of February for free.
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Bueller? Bueller?

by Carol Browne on January 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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Funny that the day I call in sick from work, this Ferris Bueller car commercial is all over the interwebs.

He even goes to a Chinese New Year parade in this video. Enjoy!

I’m down and out with a cold and a throbby headache today. I’m sure I’ll feel better soon. If I don’t, I think I’ll go to work anyway. Daytime TV will surely drive me out of the house. I think they make it this crappy on purpose to get people to go back to work. It is NOT. GOOD.

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Boiled oranges

January 26, 2012

First, you boil the oranges. Tonight I made some kind of crazy clementine cake. I actually made 2 versions – one with ground almonds and one with regular flour. I had to try this recipe out because I have a little shin dig to bring a cake to next week and wanted to try something [...]

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A visit from the dragon, and Justin Bieber?

January 24, 2012

Today was one of the darkest, rainiest days I can ever remember experiencing in Vancouver. The sky was dark by 2:00 this afternoon and it felt like night time. Catherine and I headed over to the mall for some lunch and were happily visited by the Dragon! This whole week is Chinese New Year and [...]

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Gung Hay Fat Choy!

January 23, 2012

I celebrated the first day of Chinese New Year by purchasing red thread for my heart wall hanging I’m making. Best purchase under $2 I can remember buying. Unfortunately, I washed my hair today. On the first day of Chinese New Year, you’re not supposed to do that – it symbolizes washing away your good [...]

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I’m not the shmoopy type…

January 22, 2012

…and I don’t really care about Valentines Day, but for some reason, I do like hearts. Oh wait. I love chocolate and that’s very Valentines Day-ish. Other than that…I’d rather stay home and watch movies, edit photos or blog. Last time I got my hair cut, the hairdresser asked me, “How do you wear your [...]

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Sewing and baking and laughing

January 21, 2012

YES! It was Saturday…I had no plans except to sleep in (check!) make some more blocks (check!) and make some kind of treat. I made some parsnip soup a couple of days ago – I can hear my sister gagging from here – but it was delicious! I made a little rice and soup for [...]

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False alarm

January 17, 2012

We all waited with baited breath for the gigantic dump of snow scheduled to appear. It never arrived. However, at least one person’s boss thought there was a snow storm in Coquitlam today. There wasn’t one, but my co-worker overheard someone on the train this morning calling in late to work, “due to all the [...]

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