tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598958290926651042024-03-13T11:10:51.532-04:00My Retiring LifeTracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-18020302430203203762020-01-20T13:25:00.000-05:002020-02-19T21:27:38.597-05:00Wakodahatchee 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An old friend came for a visit last week and we took in a number of Florida sights, including the <a href="http://discover.pbcgov.org/waterutilities/Pages/Wetlands.aspx"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Wakodahatchee</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Wetlands</span></a>. I have been there many times, but never this early in the season. While there were a lot of birds, there were not many nests yet. I suspect that this will change shortly! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is not to say that we lacked for wildlife! Quite the contrary, with numerous iguana sightings and many shots of the usually illusive purple gallinule. It was a terrific visit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bruce and I have been in Florida for about a month (heading back home next week for the holidays). Up until the last couple of days, the weather has been beastly hot and humid. The car registered 97 degrees one day last week. This is apparently</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> exceptional at this time of year, even for Florida, and really made it too hot to do things out of doors for an extended period of time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last winter a friend recommended making a trip to </span><a href="https://boktowergardens.org/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Bok Tower</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Located in Lake Wales, Florida, this is about a two-hour drive north for us, so you really do have to plan a day for it. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the recent break in the weather, we decided to make the visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We accompanied a guided tour that ended at the tower itself, and we were able to listen to the carilion bells being played, while we could also watch the bell player on a TV screen, The property is covered with lovely gardens, some of which are just amazing. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">"Bok Tower Gardens</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> (also known as </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">) is a contemplative garden, and bird sanctuary located north of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Wales,_Florida" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Lake Wales, Florida">Lake Wales</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Florida">Florida</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="United States">United States</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">. It consists of a 250-acre (100 ha) garden, the 205-foot (62 m) tall </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Singing Tower</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> with its </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carillon" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Carillon">carillon</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">bells, Pine Ridge Trail, Pinewood Estate, and a visitor center. The tower is built upon </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_(Florida)" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Iron Mountain (Florida)">Iron Mountain</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, one of the highest points of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsula" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Peninsula">peninsular</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> Florida, estimated to be 295 feet (90 m) above </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sea level">sea level</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bok_Tower_Gardens#cite_note-4" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">[4]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> It is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> that is listed on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">, nationally significant for its association with </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_W._Bok" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Edward W. 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It somehow seems appropriate that St. Francis has a gecko resting on his face🤗</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Bruce held up the tree so that the tour group could safely pass under it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazon Waterlilies - utterly amazing. They are substantial enough that a child could float on one.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In addition to the wonderful grounds, the property also has a lovely cafe and a super gift shop. The shop is large and stocked with a wide variety of quality items including soaps and candles, honey, bulbs for planting, tableware, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life is a never ending series of surprises. Some good, some not so good, and others as completely unpredictable as they can be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last winter (2018) I received an email from the representative of a publishing company in Italy. They had stumbled across a series of photos that I had taken of a daVinci exhibit at the Elliot Museum in Stuart, Florida a number of years ago. I shared these photos in a <a href="http://myretiringlife.blogspot.com/2013/03/let-your-mind-soar-elliot-museum.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">blog post</span></a>. The publishing company was requesting permission to use a couple of my photos in a book to teach French to struggling Italian middle-school students!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a short series of email exchanges with their representative, and gave my permission. Pretty exciting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I received occasional updates on the project and learned, shortly before we headed back north from Florida last week, that the book was complete and they were ready to send me a copy. It arrived in today’s mail!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is one of those serendipitous experiences. I never would have imagined that two of my photos would end up in a book, let alone one that focused on academically struggling middle-school students. A bit of a full circle for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So yes, I can claim that I am now a published photographer - who would have ever guessed!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For whatever reason, I was awake well before dawn this morning, and decided to sort through all of my “saved” items on Facebook. We are talking 100’s of “saves” over the last few years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was really interesting, and telling, to see what I have saved to look at, or look at again. I can break it down into some general categories:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nature</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cooking/Baking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crafting/Creating</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aging/Health/Stress</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Relationships/Friendship</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Downsizing/Simplifying </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Music</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Travel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Science/Medicine </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I deleted about 90% of them. Really, how many recipes for English Muffins, or articles on downsizing can one read? I’ve saved about 50 or so that I now plan to go back and revisit. It’s going to rain all day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have been back in Florida for two weeks now. It's amazing how easy it is to slip back into our routines. Knitting group for me, golf for Bruce, and of course - all of our Florida friends. I am reminded again of how fortunate we are.</span></div>
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<br />Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-29927354360286504992018-12-12T10:26:00.000-05:002018-12-12T10:28:29.162-05:00“In the madness, you have to find calm.” ~ Lupita Nyong’o<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas is less than two weeks away, and this year, for the first time in several years, we will not be on the road. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! I know that things change, that children move away, that the locations for celebrations are not a fixed point on a map. I am very happy however, that the point on the map this year is my own home.🎄</div>
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Our December so far has been reasonably slow-paced, and this makes me happy as well. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy holiday festivities as much as the next person, but I really love sitting in my chair by the fire and reading, knitting, looking at the tree and soaking up the “all is calm, all is bright” part of the season, as the chaos of world swirls around outside my door. It is a bit of refuge from the daily onslaught of bad news.</div>
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When I completed the brioche shawl that was the focus of my previous post, I noted that I would be moving on to an “appetizer” sized project next - smaller and simpler. Pictured above is that project. The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/arnica-baby-cardigan">Arnica Baby Cardigan</a> is such a sweet little sweater. I fell in love with it, and with these colors when I saw them used by another knitter. I went to my LYS with the photo on my phone and absolutely copy-catted the other knitter’s color selections for my own.</div>
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I think it came out beautifully, and while there is no recipient for it currently, it never hurts to have a baby sweater “ready to go.”</div>
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It’s unlikely that I will post again before we head south. So, I will take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season, and a very Happy New Year!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally! The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rebel-10" style="color: #0b5394;">Rebel Two</a> shawl, by Lesley Anne Robinson, has been in my mind and on my needles for the better part of a year. I discovered the pattern while wintering in Florida - probably in January. I became instantly obsessed! I purchased the pattern and the exact wool and color used by the creator. I knew that it was done in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brioche_knitting" style="color: #0b5394;">brioche</a>, which I had never done before, but I thought "How hard can it be?" Ha! I realized immediately that I had no idea what I was doing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> By the time I looked into classes at local (not so local) yarn stores, brioche was definitely popular, however I was too late for any of the classes. I then began looking into possible classes for when we returned home in April. This time I was in luck. I took a two-hour beginning class and learned a bit, but it really took endless practice at home to master the basic stitches. I followed this up with a Craftsy class taught by <a href="http://www.briochestitch.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nancy Marchant</span></a>, the queen of brioche. This class made all the difference. Finally, I practiced all of the pattern stitches until I felt confident in them, and I then began my Rebel Two Shawl, which I have called My Rebellion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am sure that brioche comes easily to some people - but not me. It was like rubbing my belly and patting my head. My saviors - lifelines. I put them in every right before every increase and/or decrease row. And boy - did I ever rip back to them a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I can say with a certainty is that I learned an awful lot working on this piece - a lot. I can also say that I am very impressed by my perseverance. Really and truly. And, it is entirely possible that Bruce is happier that I have completed this project than I am! It became an obsession, and one that I talked about constantly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another thing that I learned after I blocked the shawl is that regardless of how careful I was, regardless of the number of times I frogged back to a lifeline, I still found many errors, including a dropped stitch way back toward the beginning. The take-away is that in future brioche projects, when checking my work, I need to pull the stitching horizontally in order to see everything (which is what the blocking did). There was no undoing any of the errors, though I could take care of the dropped stitch on the backside. I know where the bodies are buried, so to speak. I'm not going to point them out to you however!</span><br />
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Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-91094569004382112002018-10-17T17:31:00.000-04:002018-10-17T17:38:58.712-04:00"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." ~ Mahatma Gandhi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know, I haven't posted since March! I'm not done blogging - at least I don't think that I am. It's fair to say that life has been pretty busy since our return from Florida in April. Lots and lots of family things, but it's all good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I considered posting a number of the snapshots that I've taken along the way, but realized that they would lack context unless I explained each one. So, I have decided to share photos from our annual trip to Cape Cod, which was last week. Sadly, the weather was not terrific. We did manage to take in some of our favorite spots however; hook up with a sister and her partner; and I managed a lovely catch-up with a friend that I made while visiting last year. Add lots of good food to the mix, and we left with wonderful memories once again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm not sure when I will post again, but I am happy to have opened my page - I have missed checking in on all of the other blogs that I have enjoyed in the past - it's time to catch up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our Florida days are winding down, and I realize that my posts have been few and far between. I said that I wanted to be free to share when I felt I had something worthwhile rather than on a schedule, so here you are, what is sure to be my last post before heading north. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The other day, we headed north to Vero Beach to walk through the<a href="https://mckeegarden.org/"> <span style="color: #0b5394;">McKee Gardens</span>.</a></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">"</span><span style="background: white; color: #252a3c; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">In 1932, Arthur G. McKee and Waldo E. Sexton opened McKee Jungle Gardens
on an 80-acre tropical hammock in Vero Beach, Florida. The two land developers
employed landscape architect William Lyman Phillips, from the esteemed firm of
Frederick Law Olmsted, to design the basic infrastructure of streams, ponds and
trails while they focused their efforts on assembling one of the most
outstanding collections of waterlilies and orchids, augmenting native
vegetation with ornamental plants and exotic specimens from around the world.
By the 1940’s, more than 100,000 tourists were visiting the Gardens each year,
deeming it one of Florida’s earliest and most popular natural attractions." </span><span style="color: #252a3c; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">https://mckeegarden.org/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aside from being able to enjoy the spectacular gardens, we were also able to take in a special exhibit of manmade animals. </span></div>
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<a href="https://mckeegarden.org/exhibits_events/its-a-jungle-out-there/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!</span></a><span style="color: #60b967;"> </span><span class="aditional-title" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #252a3c;">Now through April 29, 2018</span></h3>
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This amazing exhibition, created by The Ark Collective in Nairobi Kenya, features 24 beautiful sculptures hand-crafted specifically for McKee. Using reclaimed materials discarded from the car industry and old oil barrels, a group of 19 African artists, created this collection for McKee. Click on "It's a Jungle Out There!" for more information.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meantime, I was once again torn with how many photos to include. I was told by a garden employee that between the months of June-August are the most spectacular for blooms, and that they had recently planted over 400 waterlilies. I must say that the gardens were just lovely while we there at the end of March.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So - too many photos, but what could I do? I have no idea what type of flower these first two are, but I've never seen turquoise blooms before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These stick structures were created under the guidance of <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.stickwork.net/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Patrick Dougherty</span></a> </span>I have seen a number of his installations and they never fail to enchant!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A warm but lovely day as we prepare to say goodbye to Florida shortly!</span><br />
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<br />Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-30465961917266733832018-02-27T17:06:00.000-05:002018-02-28T07:19:10.581-05:00"The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans." ~ Jim Fowler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We finally made it to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakodahatchee_Wetlands"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Wakodahatchee</span></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Cay_Wetlands"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Green Cay</span></a> this season when family visited recently. Both wetlands never fail to be amazing! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was not as much alligator action as in the past, or as many turtles, but the water was quite low. However, iguanas were everywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While it was warm and humid (only made worse by the intermittent rain), if I lived near enough, I'd begin each day walking through these wetlands.</span></div>
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Every trip to the beach requires a rearranging of my collections! There are far fewer shelling opportunities on this side (the Atlantic side) of Florida as opposed to the gulf side, but that doesn’t mean I don’t try! I always manage to come home with new treasures and then set about trying to find a place for them. For my most recent display, I went with “like” and “size”, hence the neat row of “olives” from largest to smallest. Other times, I will have them willy-nilly over a surface as it suits my fancy. Grown up toys! I love each and every one of them.</div>
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As I have mentioned before, I am finding it challenging to continue my blog in Blogger and have looked at migrating to WordPress. Well, I am encountering some problems with that as well, most significantly being able to keep the name “My Retiring Life”. It seems that someone began a blog of the same name in WordPress back in 2014, three years after I began mine in Blogger. This individual has not posted since 2015, but the name remains hers. In looking at my choices, I can start a new blog in WordPress under a new title, or I can continue to work in Blogger for the time being. Any of the names that I have considered are also taken, and I kind of like the one I’m using. I have found a way around some of the Blogger challenges, so for now, I will continue as I have.</div>
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The time has come for some changes however. Awhile back, I cut back from posting twice a week to just once, on Wednesday’s. That has been fine, but I am finding that sticking to a certain day of the week has it’s limitations. I will sometimes find something interesting to blog about on Wednesday evening, or perhaps sometime on Thursday, and by the time a week has rolled around, it has lost its timeliness. From this point forward, I will post when I have something to write about. It may be once a week, or every other week, or twice a week! This will be much more enjoyable for me. I am also trying to do more on Instagram, and can be found there under the same name. At some point I will put a link on this page to that account. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This past weekend was my son Alex’s 30th birthday. I can hardly believe that it has been 30 years since he was born! I had been giving some thought as to what might be a unique gift for him when I saw a picture on Instagram of a pullover sweater in a Nordic-style that integrated Storm Troopers as part of the yoke. Stop right there - decision made. I went to the<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweater-with-storm-troopers"><span style="color: #0b5394;">website of the woman</span> </a>who had written the pattern, purchased, and downloaded it. I was a bit surprised to find that it was but two brief pages, but having done color-work and a couple of Icelandic cardigans, I felt confident enough to forge a head. All of this was shortly before we made our trip to Cape Cod in October, and I knew that I would be stopping at <a href="http://www.yarn.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">WEBS</span></a> on the way to purchase yarn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In searching for the yarn that the designer used, I discovered that it had since been discontinued. This is a very new pattern, so that surprised me a bit. So, searched to find something that would be equivalent. This really did take a bit of time, since I felt that I needed to match the gauge that she got with the yarn that she had used. I concluded that<span style="color: #0b5394;"> <a href="https://www.yarn.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=cascade+200+superwash+sport&button=search"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cascade 220 Sport Superwash</span></a></span> would give me the gauge that I needed. I was able to pick up all of the appropriate colors, and once we got to the Cape, I set about beginning the pullover in earnest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The few cardigans and pullovers that I have done in recent years have all started from the top and worked downward, and I have come to find this construction preferable to bottom up. Unfortunately this pullover was written as a bottom-up construction. If I had felt confident enough, I would have tried to re-write it a bit and do it from the top down, but at that point in time, knowing that his birthday was soon approaching, I needed go with the way the pattern was written. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once home I was able to settle in, and after having done the ribbing and color-work at the bottom, I continued with the body, which went quite quickly because it was simply straight knitting in the round. Color work is always an amazing thing to see grow under your fingers! To me it’s one of the things that makes it so enchanting to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> As the final week approached (I had set a deadline in my mind of when I wanted to get this in the mail) I realized that things like doing the collar and weaving in the bazillion ends etc. were going to take a fair amount of time. I’m willing to bet that that last week I spent probably 40+ hours finishing all of those tasks. I'm always saying that I like to learn new things, but two days before I was getting ready to send this in the mail, as I was trimming up a piece of yarn that I had woven in underneath one of the arms, I snipped a hole right in the sleeve. I sat there with it in my lap, mouth agape, and just stared. I’ve then proceeded to poke at it with my finger for a bit, almost not believing that it had happened. I simply made it worse. At that point, I set the entire thing aside and decided that I was going to deal with it in the morning with a fresh mind and fresh eyes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next morning I spent quite a bit of time on YouTube and looked at a variety of ways to patch holes. Well, I have in my own mind that there might be a better method, and that may be something that I explore down the road, but I did not have the luxury of time if I wanted Alex to have the sweater by his birthday. So, I followed the directions that seemed best for the situation and knit a patch over the hole. The final result didn’t looked terrible, but also didn’t look great. I made the kind of kooky decision to stitch around the outside of the patch in a darker color. That might seem a bit odd, but it helped to set the definition of an otherwise awkward edge around the outside of the patch. It is on the underside of the sleeve and while I wish it hadn’t happened it’s not the end of the world. I said to Bruce “I’m learning something new that I never wanted to learn!“ I think probably many things in life come about that way! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="text-align: center;">You can see from the pictures above that he looks great in his Storm Trooper pullover. You can also see that it is a tad big, but there’s nothing wrong with that for Vermont and a winter that requires multiple layers. He loves it, and I love him. It was a lot of stitches and a labor of love! Happy birthday Alex!</span></span>Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-55302338163737382932018-01-10T01:00:00.000-05:002018-01-10T01:00:33.732-05:00"Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get." ~ Mark Twain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have been in Florida for nearly two weeks now, and I can tell you that most days have not looked like the photo above. Gray skies, rain, and cool temperatures have been the norm, but believe me, I am not complaining. When I think of what folks at home (and beyond) have been coping with, I know that there is no room for whining! Warmer temps and clearer skies are forecast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been so busy completing a project that I really have not noticed it much. Now that the project is complete, and out of my hands - literally - I am beginning to give thought to other things. I have gathered with my Florida knitters a couple of times now, and it is so good to see them all, and to catch up on what has been going on since last spring. Same thing with condo friends. It does not take long to slip back into the rhythm of Florida life!</span></div>
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The Martin County Library System is excited to announce the guest author list for its annual BookMania! festival on March 3, 2018 at the Jensen Beach High School Performing Arts Center. Authors will participate in one of multiple panel discussions featuring prominent and emerging writers as follows:</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">9:15am-10:00am Know Your Body, Know Your Food - Inez Frid</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />James Hamblin: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=if+Our+Bodies+Could+Talk&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">If Our Bodies Could Talk</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Larry Olmsted: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Real+Food%2C+Fake+Food&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Real Food, Fake Food</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">10:30am-11:15am A Dogs Tale - Jackie Williams</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Maria Goodavage: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Secret+Service+Dogs&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Secret Service Dogs</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />David Rosenfelt: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Rosenfelt+Collared&te=" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Collared</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">11:45am-12:30pm All in the Family: Writing Teams - Joanna Campbell Slan</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Liv Constantine (Lynne & Valerie Constantine, sister team): <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=The+Last+Mrs.+Parrish&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Last Mrs. Parrish</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Charles Todd (Charles & Caroline Todd, son/mother team): <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Charles+Todd+Gatekeeper&te=" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Gatekeeper</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">1:15pm-2:00pm The Spy Next Door: True Tales of Espionage and Intrigue - Luann Justak</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Eva Dillon: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Spies+in+the+Family&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Spies in the Family</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Paul Kix: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Paul+Kix+Saboteur&te=" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Saboteur</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Michele Rigby Assad: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Breaking+Cover+My+Secret+Life+in+the+CIA&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">2:30pm-3:15pm Relationships in History: Then and Now - Edie Donohue</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Jamie Ford: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Love+and+Other+Consolation+Prizes&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Love and Other Consolation Prizes</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Kate Quinn: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=The+Alice+Network&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Alice Network</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lisa Wingate: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Before+We+Were+Yours&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Before We Were Yours</a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">3:30pm-4:15pm On the Edge of Your Seat - Paula Hundt</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Rene Denfeld: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=The+Child+Finder&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Child Finder</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />A.J. Finn: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=The+Woman+in+the+Window&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Woman in the Window</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Anne Hillerman: <a href="https://mrco.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/search/results?qu=Song+of+the+Lion&te=&rt=false%7C%7C%7CTITLE%7C%7C%7CTitle" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Song of the Lion</a></div>
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Now in its 24th year, this prestigious literary event is free and open to the general public. BookMania! is sponsored by <a href="https://www.libraryfoundationmc.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #336666; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Library Foundation of Martin County, Inc. </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Migrate my blog from Blogger to WordPress (I hope) I cannot compose on my iPad with Blogger (not even my new one) and my laptop (which I currently compose on) is on it's last leg. I can compose with WordPress on my new iPad however, so I hope to successfully move my blog to this. I'm not sure how that will happen, but I'm going to try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">*Continue to use Bullet Journaling begun earlier this year - I'm not super organized, but I am definitely getting a better handle on things!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And of course, I hope to spend more time with loved ones; improve my eating habits and health; read more; and knit more.</span></div>
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Christmas is upon us🎄and the first in our new home. I admit that I miss those big family gatherings that we had in years past. Lots of food and family and singing, and more food! I know that things change though. Children grow and move away, and now we travel to see them rather than the other way around. </div>
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Wherever you find yourself this Christmas, I wish you the happiest yet. Merry Christmas!🎄 </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that this is not the case for most people, and I hope that their travels are safe. However, being able to stay put and enjoy it from the warmth and safety of my home, and my studio in this case, is simply wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We still have many things in storage, including a lot of our Christmas decorations. Bruce brought home some boxes labeled "Christmas" and we have decorated with the contents of those boxes. It is actually good that he didn't bring home all of the decorations that we own, because they'd never fit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We realized awhile back that emptying our remaining storage unit will have to wait until we return from Florida in April. Talk about out of sight, out of mind! I can hardly remember what is still there. Come time to clean it out will be a combination of "I'm so glad to see you!" and "Why on earth did we ever have this in the first place?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the meantime we are beginning to plot our escape from the north. We don't have a fixed departure at the moment as our actual Christmas plans are still very much up in the air. As someone who likes to have things firmly in place, this is a bit of an adjustment for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So - going with the flow, and enjoying the wintry weather! Stay warm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another BITE gathering! This time we met at Clare's, and cooked up her chosen theme of Poland. This is the second time recently that we have had themes reflecting my heritage. My father's mother Stella was Polish. I never knew her because she died when my father was a teenager, and we really did not grow up with much Polish culture. It was nice to be able to visit some of the foods that my grandmother might have cooked while she was living.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We began with Polish vodka over ice, but we did add tonic - quite a bit! It was lovely to have it in glasses from Poland, on loan from Clare's sister.</span></div>
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Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-76569151916002930962017-11-22T01:00:00.000-05:002017-11-22T01:00:26.835-05:00"Let us always be thankful for those who will raise their voices for what is right." <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As has become tradition, I am sharing a Thanksgiving postcard that had belonged to my grandparents. Growing up, Thanksgiving was always held at my grandparents' home in Hamilton, NY. The happy memories live on, including burnt crescent rolls and singing around the table. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As we gather again this year, as in years past, not everyone</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> can join us. They are with us in spirit however. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While I am most thankful for the family and friends in my life, it is easy for me, and many of us, to look back on this past year with despair and anxiety. In that vein, I am thankful for the chorus of voices, for the marching feet, for those of us who will not remain silent in the face unkindness, discrimination, exploitation, bullying, and misogyny. </span></div>
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Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-87902553164177678972017-11-15T07:27:00.002-05:002017-11-15T07:27:59.572-05:00"When wonder tastes like this, who am I to argue." ~ Anthony Bourdain, Raw Craft - Episode 13<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now for a Raw Craft Episode with an appeal for everyone! Anthony Bourdain introduces famed pastry chef Dominique Ansel, inventor of the Cronut. I love how Raw Craft honors and recognizes how "craft" takes many forms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember that if you receive my blog via email, and a video does not come through, please go to my blog site: <a href="http://www.myretiringlife.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">My Retiring Life</span></a>. Also remember that all episodes of Raw Craft can be found n YouTube.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am busy making bread, beginning new knitting projects, and working in my studio - what a delight! As the events of the world and our country swirl around me, I am finding peace where and when I can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not too long ago, we had another BITE gathering at Ellen's. Our theme was Oktoberfest, and as always, the food was delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We began with Clare's "Easy Oktoberfest Crescent Wrapped Bratwurst Bites with Sauerkraut Dipping Sauce" (all recipes at the end of blog). Honestly, Clare's appetizer could have been right out of a cover-shoot. Absolutely perfect! And absolutely delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We paired our appetizer and dinner with a selection German beer and wine. I chose one of the beers, I don't remember which, but it was so good.</span><br />
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Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-46147142406717292482017-11-01T01:00:00.000-04:002017-11-01T01:00:17.674-04:00"The Big Studio Reveal!"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally! The studio reveal! I know that this has been a long time coming and that you have seen pictures along the way, but she is finally ready to share!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I said that I was going to have a ribbon cutting party, and I did. About 30 friends and family joined me as I cut the ribbon, and opened my studio doors. The day was cold and drizzling, but it definitely could have been worse. Thank you so much for following me along to this day, and thank you to my wonderful husband for making it happen.</span><br />
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Tracy Altierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365478637425591170noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459895829092665104.post-48918306150489760472017-10-25T01:00:00.000-04:002017-10-25T01:00:25.239-04:00"What a thing friendship is. World without end." ~ Mark Twain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How lucky to have wonderful friends! Our birthday group, which gathers monthly to celebrate, hasn't been quite the same since one member moved to Washington State last year, and another moved far enough away to make it impractical for her to travel to our gatherings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hikes along marsh areas, and oceanside treated us to seals, the spray of whales in the distance, various vegetation, and wonderful sights and sounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We arrived home yesterday from my niece's glorious wedding in Queens, and tomorrow we take to the road again. This time on our way to Cape Cod! For the sake of time, I am sharing with you once again a list of my "saves" from Facebook. This just skims the surface, but it gives you an idea of the type of things that I think I will go back and read. In fact, I have not read any of those listed below yet - Perhaps while we are on the Cape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also for the sake of time (I still need to pack), I am listing everything by its web address. You can pretty much tell however what the topic is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week - a post from the Cape!</span><br />
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