tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701864250098659952024-03-14T14:49:02.985-04:00just a pharmgirlbetsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-2572892872975304032015-09-26T21:10:00.000-04:002015-09-26T21:43:57.857-04:00Nature Walk | Wildflower ID in Rhode Island<div style="text-align: center;">
This is how I spent my birthday ... a last minute trip to Middletown RI for an autumn wildflower identification hike. In case you don't know the area, Middletown RI is on an actual island. So yes, I spent my birthday on an island looking at wildflowers. Heavenly.</div>
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The area was gorgeous and our guide wonderful and knowledgable. Being the nerd that I am, I wanted to bring pen and paper along, but somehow managed to forget the paper. So I tried writing on my hand, arm, a leaf. Nothing was working. A woman next to me was cradling a Strathmore journal and how I wanted to ask for just one sheet. One little square. Can I please borrow one little square? Would she have a square to spare? (channeling Seinfeld) But I was a bit terrified to ask. Strathmore paper is precious after all. So I had to remember everything in this aging head of mine. Later, when I got in the car, I wrote on my forgotten paper like a mad woman. Even so, I'm sure many of the names of the flowers are wrong. I'll now spend my nights researching to get them right. Nerd.</div>
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Some of the colors may be a little washed out in the photos - these are SOOTC:</div>
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Chicory. We see this in New England often on the side of the road, but not usually this late in the season. It was surprising to see one little bloom though. In real life, this was a very bright blue.</div>
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Grassleaf Goldenrod. I swear it's not a weed! I love goldenrod. It is quite popular among the pollinators, too.</div>
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An aster - a New York or Smooth aster. We learned how to ID using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Newcombs-Wildflower-Guide-Lawrence-Newcomb/dp/0316604429/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443314785&sr=8-1&keywords=newcomb+wildflower+guide">Newcomb's Wildflower Guide</a> but quickly learned that even with this excellent guide, there can be confusion. We narrowed it down to those two asters.</div>
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New England Aster.</div>
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Tall Goldenrod. There is a specific bug that creates a gall (worm filled ball) in only this species of goldenrod. Both very specific ... and gross ... at the same time.</div>
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Wood (i think) Aster. The number of small asters and daisies in fields and woods are amazing. And small daisies and asters can look much alike. If you look very carefully you are able to see the differences and ID them correctly. Of course, if I had a PIECE OF PAPER, I'd have photographic record of the differences right here.</div>
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I think this may be Common Fleabane which is a daisy. But I could be wrong.</div>
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You can see Wood Sunflower that's almost gone among the grasses here.</div>
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Jerusalem Artichoke. Monstrously tall plants. You can make beer from the roots.</div>
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Horse Nettle. Not a true nettle, but in the nightshade family. Like tomato and potato.</div>
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betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-23124420555835964152015-09-22T19:40:00.004-04:002015-09-22T19:40:59.443-04:00Nature Walk | Do Not Disturb!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been waiting to see the Monarch caterpillar and behold, I spotted a few in a favorite spot, Trustom Pond, a federal wildlife refuge. Refuge is the key word here since that's the point of my PSA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The refuge has a lot of milkweed, but even so ... very few caterpillars. It does make me wonder if the Monarch is in fact endangered. It's controversial I guess. They may be endangered, they may not. Only in the midwest. Only in the east. Only in the south. I've read it all and who knows what is right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since this is a refuge, you are encouraged to visit, but must leave nature the way you found it. And so comes my PSA. After spotting my caterpillar, photographing him, and exclaiming my excitement to another nature watcher by the pond, the nature watcher told me she saw children walking out of the refuge with a milkweed stem and caterpillar to take it home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This saddened the nature watcher as it does me. The children OF COURSE did not know better, but their parents should have. Removing the caterpillar will more than likely be its demise. Nature needs to be respected at the refuge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll leave this post with a photo and request from one nature watcher and a Monarch caterpillar (wink):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is amazing what these little buggers go through to become butterflies, and travel so far to overwinter in Mexico, and then come back again!</span></div>
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I've been having fun experimenting in my vintage ledger with various mixed media techniques, but couldn't really call a particular piece "finished" without adding words or journaling of some sort.</div>
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I've discovered a fun compromise by cutting out words and phrases from old books and piecing them together to form my "journaling".</div>
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I have a small collection of old books that I've picked up ... mainly for their covers.</div>
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Not only is today my dear husband's birthday, it is also All or Nothing Day! I was introduced to this special holiday by Heather Von St. James, an incredible woman who has survived mesothelioma. If you haven't heard her story, you must read about it <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/heather/#.VbTubHhfnYk">here</a>. All or Nothing Day celebrates living with passion and drive despite the cards you may have been dealt in life. This day is special to Heather and if you read <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/heather/#.VbTubHhfnYk">her story</a> you'll see why.</div>
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Did you know mesothelioma is a <i>preventable</i> cancer? Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos. Yet, even though we know this to be true, asbestos is still used today. It's use is <i>not</i> banned. On the average, those diagnosed with mesothelioma survive 10 months, and most perish within 15 months. Heather is a nine-year survivor. How did Heather contract mesothelioma at age 36? Her dad was a construction worker and as a young child she would wear his dust-covered jacket outside. In this simple way, she became exposed. It is Heather's mission to bring asbestos and mesothelioma awareness to the world. She is determined to put an end to this <i>preventable</i> disease and to help those who have been diagnosed.</div>
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As a multiple sclerosis patient, All or Nothing Day has special meaning to me. The diagnosis of a chronic and potentially disabling disease can be devastating. When I was diagnosed in 2009 I saw my life and the person that I was come crashing down. "How will I take care of my children? Will I be able to help my family as I've always wanted? Will I still be able to work? Take care of the house? Will I be able to be helpful to my friends? Garden? Enjoy life? Scrapbook?"</div>
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Getting help for my emotional state was KEY to helping me live my life productively despite my MS. I found an excellent psychiatrist through a recommendation from another doctor. Every day, I thank this psychiatrist, as living my life as I do now would not have been possible without her. There are many components to living life well, but my psychiatrist was a major force in being able to do so. </div>
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If you are reading this and struggling to live life well, I urge you to see a <i>good</i> doctor as I did. Get a good recommendation and if the first MD doesn't work well for you, try another. </div>
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Emotional care is just as important as physical care. If you are suffering, make this day, All or Nothing Day, the day you start getting better by getting help.<br />
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Did you know July 26th is All or Nothing Day? I recently received an invitation from <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/heather/survivor/#intro">Heather Von St. James </a>to participate in an All or Nothing Day (AOND) celebration.</div>
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Heather is a 10-year surviver of mesothelioma. After being diagnosed, she was given only 15 months to live.</div>
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Her story is one of hope and living each day with a positive outlook despite what life has handed you.</div>
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Heather is living her life "All or Nothing". And on July 26th we will celebrate that All or Nothing attitude. Come back to my blog on the 26th and I will share with you how I've tried to live my life positively. Are you celebrating AOND? Is there something you'd like to do, but have been too afraid? Perhaps on 7-26 you should Seize the Day and go for it!</div>
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My second installation of "Mom's a Geek" is something I've learned at a Mac One to One appointment. I love how the Mac Geniuses will throw out an unrelated, but interesting nugget of info here and there during a One to One. So it goes with the info I'm passing on today.</div>
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The Keyboard Shortcut for an emoji on the Mac is ^⌘Space . It's quick and easy and a full menu of all sorts of emojis, emoji categories, and special characters will pop up for your choosing.<br />
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betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-45940379927770118462015-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-16T08:00:11.592-04:00Mom's a Geek : Proofreading your Computer Text With SpeechI have been wanting to collate the helpful tips and tricks I've been learning on my Mac for a while. I've been jotting them down in a notebook - both virtual and real - but after finding out a tech-savvy group I belong to didn't know some of my very simple tips, I thought it would be a good idea to put them out there for anyone to read. I'm not a tech genius AT ALL, but I've found that everyone looks for easier ways to do different things - depending on their strengths and weaknesses.<br />
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So here goes ... my first installation of Mom's a Geek. <br />
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Blog writing - well, any creative writing has been very difficult for me lately. From childhood to freshmen year of college I was given <i>glowing </i>reviews of my writing. Can you believe one teacher actually compared it to "a fine wine that gets better with age"? Jeepers! It just came so easy to me. Then ... then ... hmmmm .... what happened? I don't know. Was it diving head first into pharmacy and loving the dry high tech writing I had to read and write then? Was it developing MS and a bit of aphasia? <br />
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So it's been tough lately to pull my words together into sentences that are interesting to read and that actually make sense.<br />
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<b>Here's the geeky part: I'm using the "Speech" function on my Mac to read back to me what I've written. I sit back, hit the button, listen, and can usually pick up on a sentence with odd structure, spelling errors, etc. I then go back and correct it. I hear Windows has a similar app called Narrator.</b><br />
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If you haven't tried Speech for proofreading and think it would help in some way, it's very easy:<br />
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First set up your Speech function through System Preferences > Dictation & Speech > Text to Speech<br />
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Here you can change your system's voice, speed, and hot-keys. If you don't want to mess with this, the default settings may work just fine for you. <br />
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To start Speech working you just need to highlight the text you need read, and then click your hot-key setting. You can also start speech by highlighting the text and clicking Edit > Speech > Start Speaking.<br />
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Although I love my Mac, the un-human-like, robotic voice used for Speech on the Mac needs improvement! I hear a new OS is coming soon ... perhaps that will be on the improvements list?<br />
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I've used this trick for my blog posts, instructional pdfs, emails, even long fb posts. I hope this is helpful for anyone else who may have a tough time composing and writing.<br />
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<br />betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-49260916621875637732015-05-27T09:33:00.000-04:002015-05-27T09:33:01.518-04:00Nature Walk : Bird on the Ground<div style="text-align: center;">
These photos were made possible because dear husband knew I'd love to see this. He called me from his cell phone while taking sweet puppy on her early morning walk. He whispered, "Quick. Look out the front window."</div>
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Finding a pileated woodpecker is always a treat. That bright red head and insane laugh is ... well, yes ... so <i>cartoon-ish</i>.</div>
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Even though my parents have lived near this amazing piece of nature for over half my life, I have never been to it until last month. I hiked the area with my nature lovin' brother and niece and when we got to the edge of the CT river we saw an amazing sight. </div>
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There were many many more of these huge nests high up in the trees; this is just one little portion. Soon enough the herons got busy and were flying back and forth tending to their nests when they flew in.</div>
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I felt as if I have been transported into a scene from Jurassic Park! I couldn't get the greatest shots as the nests were far away and my zoom lens is mediocre at best.</div>
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These are the baseball field lights at one of my son's away games in CT. The osprey are sort of famous in this area for building nests in the most unlikely places. They are protected here, so where they nest, they must stay.</div>
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And tomorrow I hope to share a bird in a <i>low place</i>. A visitor put on a show in our yard today. But more on that tomorrow.</div>
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After another 5 inches of snow Friday into Saturday, any signs of spring were quickly covered. A bright sun today has melted a lot of it allowing us to open the gate and finally venture into the secret garden.</div>
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The snow drops that were peeking through on Thursday are covered again, but the witch hazel stands out like yellow and orange stars against the snow and blue sky.</div>
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I always had an affinity for witch hazel since its blooms are present in the northeast in the winter when very little other blooms exist. And being a pharmacist, any natural medicinal holds a special place in my heart.</div>
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The original manufacture of the bark of the witch hazel plant as an astringent was born in Essex CT.</div>
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The astringent is manufactured from plants in CT, RI, MA, and southern Appalachians.</div>
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Witch hazel seed pods burst open, shooting out their seeds onto the forest floor.</div>
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Divining rods were often made from witch hazel.</div>
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This is my nature walk post for this still snowy and cold, but very pretty day.</div>
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Another edition of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - see the creator of the amazing weekly event (Julia) <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2015/03/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-303.html">here.</a></div>
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I'm still playing Calvinball with my friends over at <a href="http://getitscrapped.com/">GetitScrapped.com</a> and one of my own rules for the game was to make a layout where the embellishment is the focal point. And so the adventure began. I've truly obsessed over this task: from choosing just the right story to tell, to hand making the embellishment myself. </div>
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And THIS is why I rarely get things done quickly and why I'll never win a Calvinball competition! But this is a ton of fun - and I think I'll treasure this layout when it's done!</div>
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Here's Five Photos from February:</div>
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1. The "I love tracking creatures in the snow" photo. When it just started snowing and the tracks were being perfectly preserved I was able to track a few different animals around the neighborhood. It was especially fun to try and figure out how the deer were getting into a fenced public garden.</div>
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2. The "Silhouette cutting machine came to the rescue" photo. When dear niece's long awaited birthday was planned there was only one day or so to get things ready. Needing photo booth props last minute was no problem with the Silhouette and some cool computer skillz.</div>
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3. The "while others ate cordon bleus" photo. This celery speared meatloaf heart was just my speed for Valentine's Day.</div>
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4. The "after 3 ACL surgeries she better not try climbing in the snow" photo. With snow even much higher now, this is the girl's normal path where she takes off across the front yard as I walk the street and try to beat her. She's very confused that our tradition has come to a temporary halt. Come spring, it will return dear girl.</div>
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5. The "this could only happen to my sister-in-law's child" scrapbook page. A birthday party that has turn of events fit for a sitcom, this is one night we will all remember. And therefor absolutely appropriate to document on a scrapbook page. And to make the strangeness even stranger, everything happened while a scrapbooking retreat was going on in the the room next door. Yes, scrapbookers took advantage of the cute girls, hero firemen, and real life comedy to photograph and document themselves.</div>
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Looking back at the projects I finished in February I'm amazed at just how different each of them are!</div>
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These were created for the design team call for <a href="http://www.the-inspiration-station.com/">The Inspiration Station</a> (fingers crossed!), but I really think I've found another crafty obsession. Each card can be considered a little piece of art. So much fun to make!</div>
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I also started my <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/eco/store.asp?SID=1&Item=3457">2015 Wood Veneer mini album</a> from the great January Crafted Kit at the JBSMercantile. The kit originally sold out, but has been restocked - it's such an easy kit to customize and make your own ... a great way to document a year.</div>
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The next project I worked on will be revealed fully late Saturday night (midnight CT) as the <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/">JBS Mercantile Crafted Kit for March ...</a></div>
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Here it is in progress. The final project is sweet sweet sweet. It is adorable and classic all at once. It's something you'll keep in your family forever. Check it out in about 24 hours at <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/">the JBS Mercantile.</a></div>
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Oh those ugly ugly external hard drives! I like pretty things. I even want my technology to be pretty. My husband's screen saver is a photo of my pink roses because I just can't look at something ugly when I walk into the room. </div>
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See the work-desks of others all over the world right <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2015/02/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-298.html">HERE</a> on Julia's blog.</div>
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I've started to knock out my UFOs (UnFinishedObjects) this year. Yahooo! And so that's what you'll see on my work-desk today.</div>
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There's a 6x12 layout on my desk that I probably printed off 4 years ago. The photo and background were created together digitally and I printed it with all intentions to finish it with my traditional supplies. It's one of my favorite photos EV.ER even though my toilet is in the background. After every bath my boys would squat down and cuddle up in their towels. They would remain in that position for a while and I'd have to pick them up "as is" and plop them on their beds. </div>
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You can see a box of bling to the right. That was sent to me from American Crafts from a promotional contest many years ago (tHaNk YoU!) and I used some of the brads from it to adhere my old Heidi Swapp clear stars from my stash. They worked perfectly. You can also see a tag and a frame diecut as I try to figure out how to make my journaling and title.</div>
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Other things from my desk: Two <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/eco/store.asp?SID=1&Item=1603">Jenni Bowlin Studio storage boxes</a> as I'm reorganizing my vintage treasures. You can also see my stamp pads, newly labeled. I've also got a bottle of Glossy Accents as I was going to use that to adhere the stars, but the brads worked so nicely.</div>
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Very excited to once again participate in WOYWW! My hiatus was way too long.</div>
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If you want to know what this amazing link party is all about check out<a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/"> Julia's What's On Your Workdesk post here!</a></div>
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This was my desk yesterday. I have wanted to experiment more with my supplies this year. I definitely need guidance when trying new artsy techniques, so I went online and found this artist: <a href="http://artistycrafty.blogspot.ie/">Marta Lapkowska</a> and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81OEYJ4ZyLc&index=2&list=PLbtg4xrT5o18-KLEnBPMS-RssLDf88mMb">mixed media video she did.</a> Check Marta out - she does wonderfully artsy things.</div>
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Her video was the jumpstart and inspiration I needed to get going. In the photo above you can see my old book pages, gesso, and Dylusion sprays - the backbone of the piece. Also on my desk are bits and pieces of the <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/eco/store.asp?SID=1&Item=3512">February Magpie Box</a>. I used the ADORABLE vintage German Scrap girl as inspiration for the colors in the piece and pulled out one of the German Foil hearts and scalloped hearts to work with.</div>
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Once upon a time I was a soccer mom, and this fall I was a soccer aunt for a game! Oh sweet bundle of energy!</div>
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1. I do LOVE working on white cardstock.</div>
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6. The vintage milk cap in just the right colors is a great embellishment. I finished this layout last night and read <a href="http://www.jennibowlin.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-things-i-keep-monday.html">Jenni Bowlin's post about her milk caps</a> this morning. I probably picked this one up in her Mercantile flea market!</div>
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In keeping with tradition a crown was made and the birthday photos taken. There was cake, a song, and a very special presentation.</div>
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Nonni tried to pull her boy away, as kissing a dog is <i>disgustoso</i> !</div>
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Equally as <i>disgustoso</i> is letting Shiner eat at the table. I think Nonni almost had a heart attack. Sorry Nonni. It only happens once a year.</div>
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The best part of the night was presenting dear husband with this scroll on a silver platter. The scroll contains the results of Shiner's genetic breed test that I ordered secretly. Although we were told Shiner's mother was an Australian Shepherd, that's all we knew. Her personality and look sure matched that of an Aussie, too.</div>
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I presented the scroll while humming a "royal marching tune" and presented the results:</div>
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So no Australian Shepherd was detected, but the results are believable. We can see where she got her broad chest, feathered tail, protective nature, and herding instinct.</div>
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I did a pretty good job of organizing our Christmas ornaments when we put them away this year, but I did end up with a few piles that still needed storage. I found a few photo boxes in the basement and wanted to add labels to them so putting the ornaments away year after year would be an easy job.</div>
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betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-48850842282003384292015-01-12T12:09:00.001-05:002015-01-12T12:09:35.127-05:00Love My Mac ♥️ Leap Made<div style="text-align: center;">
I've made the leap! I've hesitated on upgrading my iMac and Macbook to the Yosemite OS for months. There have been some user complaints and that scared me. But combine googling "Yosemite upgrade" and reading about the success many have had, with being too over tired to worry, and it became very easy to hit the <b>upgrade now</b> button.</div>
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The upgrade was seamless. I had to reinstall XQuartz and Inkscape, but that no longer sends me into a panic (I <i>need</i> Inkscape) as I've had to do that with every other OS upgrade I've done. All my apps work, many work better. And I love the new look. The icons and graphics are flat which was done to simplify them and hence create a more efficient working OS according to my local Genius. It's easy on the eyes and calming. I love how my desktop photo is blurred at the dock area and the entire desktop is blurred until I log in. It's pretty.</div>
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Exploring the new OS has been fun. iCloud is really the biggest change for me and I'll be attending a One to One training session to get all the ins and outs. Sweet.</div>
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I know there are many PC users out there who swear by their PC and wouldn't get a Mac for their life. But the days of spending <i>hours - even entire days -</i> fixing a PC problem at my house are gone. I do miss my computer tech guy Ashton, though. He was so interesting and fun to talk to. But expensive. He was worth every penny, but I don't miss the expense. He was the one who encouraged me to make the switch to Mac. Gotta love him for that.</div>
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<br />betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-29042332245332277732015-01-04T20:57:00.000-05:002015-01-06T12:14:03.906-05:00Favorite Layouts from 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
wow ... it's been 2 months ... here i am thinking out loud ...</div>
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i've never been one for New Year's resolutions, so I'm not going to start now. but it seems like a good time to reevaluate ... perhaps think about how i want to use this blog ... and what i want to concentrate on ...</div>
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i feel a pull towards those things i've always loved since i was young ... perhaps i should embrace this pull when i can ...</div>
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i looked at my scrapbook pages this year and pulled out a few of my favorites and felt a sense of excitement ... if i can translate the things that i love about them into my head and hands then i think i can have a lot of fun creating more pages in 2015 ...</div>
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betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-40431444134357630052014-10-31T07:00:00.000-04:002015-01-13T17:20:08.248-05:00DIY Chalkboard Art Made Easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new Crafted Kit is coming to <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/">JBS Mercantile</a> November 1. Did you see the this kit and the other new kit sneaks in the newsletter? You're going to love them all.</div>
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I'm super excited about the DIY Chalkboard Art Kit. You know, you don't have to be a trained artist to make beautiful chalkboard art. This kit shows just how easy it can be. I'm already planning to make more as gifts. It's so addicting. And there's no such thing as a mistake. If you don't like something, simply erase. Yep, you're going to LOVE this kit!<br />
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I was very excited to be interviewed for an episode the <a href="http://digiscrapgeek.com/">DigiScrapGeek podcast</a>. Check out Carrie Arick's website <a href="http://digiscrapgeek.com/">here</a> where all her podcasts and her blog can be found.</div>
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This particular episode was about the trend of paper manufacturers joining the digital world and it will be airing soon. As a representative of Jenni Bowlin Studio Digital, I was able to contribute to the conversation a bit. I was asked about the ways I use digital product and I reminisced about a particular way I used to create scrapbook layouts. </div>
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That's when I started making <i>embellished digital layouts</i>. What are embellished digital layouts, you ask? I would create a digital layout, have it printed out, and embellish the printed result further with my physical and traditional product.</div>
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Some of the layouts created this way remain my favorite layouts ever. The interview, and the trip down memory lane with these older layouts, make me want to make embellished digital layouts all over again.</div>
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<br />betsy (pharmgirl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657186001256844329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70186425009865995.post-22327604861171695172014-10-23T06:00:00.000-04:002015-01-25T22:52:40.017-05:00A Pinterest Inspired October<div style="text-align: center;">
The JBS design team has been showing how they can use Pinterest to inspire their own layouts. You can check out the gorgeous examples on the <a href="http://www.jennibowlinstudioinspiration.blogspot.com/">JBS Mercantile Inspiration Blog</a>.</div>
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Two of my layouts using the <a href="http://www.jbsmercantile.com/eco/store.asp?Category=1">October JBS Mercantile kit</a>, were Pinterest inspired. </div>
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"Play Football" was inspired by a print ad using a flag banner. You can see the inspiration piece and read all about it here: <a href="http://www.jennibowlinstudioinspiration.blogspot.com/2014/10/from-pinterest-to-scrapbook-page-banner.html">http://www.jennibowlinstudioinspiration.blogspot.com/2014/10/from-pinterest-to-scrapbook-page-banner.html</a></div>
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"In a Tree" was also Pinterest inspired. I loved this piece of art by Philippa Leith:</div>
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And although Philippa's artwork is done on different material and has quite a different feel to it, I was able to take inspiration from the sections of folded paper and diagonal flow of bits and pieces on her work. Does anyone know where I can find a current link for Philippa? I would love to know!</div>
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I'm already planning my next project using October's kit and inspiration from Pinterest. It's not only a fun way to complete a project, it challenges you also.</div>
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If you want to check out <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pharmgirl/">my pinboards, see my Pinterest account here!</a></div>
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I wanted to post my six top September photos before <i>October's</i> over. The days fly ... I want to stop time in its tracks ...</div>
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1. The "can she please stop growing now" photo. I caught dear niece reading in her grandpa's chair. It's her favorite thing to do and I love her little dimples and sweet smile.</div>
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2. The "cows have beautiful faces" photo. Don't they?! Mom and I stopped by to pick up homemade cheese, but they were closed. The cows turned to smile anyway.</div>
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3. The "thanks for playing up the scary Halloween cat look" photo. Doesn't every garden nursery have a resident cat? And they all sleep in a cardboard box on the counter. This one decided I needed a scary photo and played it up real good.</div>
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4. The "I held my breath during the entire workout" photo. Watching ds in a cross-fit competition is not for the faint-hearted. In this particular workout the competitors had to rise from sitting while lifting weights overhead with one hand. Ya' - crazy.</div>
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5. The "I can't believe I didn't know milk could do this" photo. Creating projects for my design teams is a blast especially when I learn something new. Like this project for <a href="http://www.snapclicksupply.com/blog/seasonal-memories-in-a-bottle/">SnapClickDesignCompany</a>, where I searched online to find an interesting way to stick homemade, custom labels onto glass and found out MILK has been used for this purpose for years! You can bet that no glass jar is safe in my house now.</div>
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6. The "nope, it's not Ireland" photo of my alma mater UCONN. Visited ds in his last semester there and Horse Barn Hill still looks the same. Ah, the green, the sky, the smells, the cows ... I loved it then and still do now.</div>
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There you go with my Big Six for September! I hope your October is wonderful!</div>
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