tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11853246774164406452024-03-05T03:17:43.759-05:00Our Cozy Creative LifeLuanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-46124628422376828222015-08-28T14:20:00.002-04:002015-08-28T14:20:53.102-04:00Friday's Fancy<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I leave you with a little inspiration</span></h3>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a blessed weekend!</span></i></div>
Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-20492592868454175192015-08-25T07:00:00.000-04:002015-08-25T07:00:09.487-04:00a New Way of Cookin'<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello Friends! Here we are in the last week of summer. Some kids are already heading back to school. Seems as we get older the time goes faster and faster. But I must confess we are entering my favor season of all... Fall!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To close out our summer the Hubby and I splurged on a new grill. A <a href="http://www.traegergrills.com/" target="_blank">Traeger Wood Pellet Grill</a> to be exact. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is a grill, BBQ, smoker, and a wood-fired convection oven all-in-one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What I love is t</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">he Traeger Wood Pellet Grill is simple and safe to operate. When it
is turned on, the igniter rod is activated, the auger
begins to feed pellets into
the firepot, and the draft induction fan feeds air into
the firepot. The igniter
rod glows red hot for the first four minutes of
operation - just long enough to ignite the pellets in the firepot. Then you set the thermostat, let it preheat, and you are ready to go. No more worries about propane.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We could not wait to start cooking. I used it to make my fried eggplant, without the frying.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Before I started the grill I lined the grill plate with</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> aluminum foil</span></span>.</span></span> It took me longer to cut and bread the eggplant than it took the Traeger to heat up. Before I new it we were smoking. Our grill came with mesquite and hickory pellets, I used mesquite pellets. (we got ours through <a href="http://www.qvc.com/Traeger-Lone-Star-572-sq.-in.-Wood-Fired-Grill-&-Smoker.product.K41082.html?sc=K41082-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-K41082&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/k/82/k41082.001?$uslarge$" target="_blank">QVC</a> - through the end of August it is the best deal around)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't they look so perfect and golden brown. And the taste, oh my what flavor, just a hint of the smoky mesquite.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just look at these beauties...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our first official dinner we made on the Traeger was BBQ Chicken with some veggies. I used boneless chicken breast and slathered them with BBQ the last 10 minutes. I combined potatoes and onions with olive oil, salt, parsley and garlic. And finally some green beans drizzled with a little olive oil and sprinkled with rosemary.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look at this masterpiece...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is your mouth watering? Mine is just thinking about how good this was. It was so easy, no flare ups, supper great flavor, and the chicken was juicy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can not wait to create more delicious meals on our new grill!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is your favorite dish to grill?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have great week,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Luanne</span></span>Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-13178160898479959202015-08-21T12:48:00.001-04:002015-08-21T12:48:10.812-04:00Friday's Fancy<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Happy Weekend Eve!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is half of a baked potato stuffed with scrambled eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We topped ours with bacon and shredded cheese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Enjoy the weekend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Luanne </span></div>
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Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-25036658006684985182015-08-18T07:00:00.000-04:002015-08-18T07:00:02.787-04:00a Day at a Festival
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Friends! I hope you enjoyed your weekend! The Hubby and I had a very laid back weekend. We are in for a week of humidity, so there is no turning off the air conditioner in sight.<br /><br />Last weekend the Hubby and I went to the North Branford Baked Potato and Roasted Corn Festival. It is in its 14th year and brings tens of thousands of visitors, over four days, to the typically sleepy farm town.<br /><br /> Emerging, almost overnight in a hay field at the former Augur Farm on Rt. 22, is a gathering of dozens of food vendors, craft vendors, a midway with rides, potato sack races, corn shucking contests, tractor pulls and a classic car show. There are local and far flung bands that perform and a spectacular fireworks display on Saturday night. And of course, there are plenty of baked potatoes and roasted corn.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As we entered the fair we were greeted by a display from local garden center, Van Wilgens.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">First order of business, check out the food vendors. It's why you go to a fair, isn't it?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I instantly spotted this little grilled cheese stand called Monster Mouse Grillhouse.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This was the first stop where we enjoyed a grilled cheese sandwich with fresh tomatoes and fried pickles. What a great way to start off the fair! (this was our pre-lunch snack... lol!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">With our bellies full (for the moment), we set off to catch the tractor pull competition. But first they had to prep the field. Bring on the back-hoe.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This boy was only 13 years old and drove a tractor better than most people drive cars.</td></tr>
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We got our lunch from this place called Chompers... <br />
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Yes, you read it correctly... Crunchy balls of goodness!!! And they were.<br />
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Ours was filled with bacon cheeseburger and came with a kickin ketchup. They were fabulous!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">It is so exciting coming home at night</span></div>
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Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-46716388458198647852015-08-07T07:00:00.000-04:002015-08-07T07:00:01.421-04:00Friday's Fancy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whew what a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had some hot temperature here!</span></div>
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Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-58241474165580022392015-08-04T07:00:00.000-04:002015-08-04T07:00:09.263-04:00My GardenHi Everyone:<br />
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It seems like the summer is zipping by. Even though fall is my favorite time of year, I do love when my garden is in full bloom.<br />
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Our tomatoes are growing wonderfully. We were able to pick one and it was delicious. <br />
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Aren't they looking great!!! Oh, the tastes of summer...<br />
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I planted a variety of flowers this year petunias, inpatients, begonias, and others I can remember their names. We have day lilies that come back every year. I just love them, no fuss, no muss, they just look beautiful year after year.<br />
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Below are a few close-up of my blooms this year...<br />
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I have to say, those blooms make me smile everyday, especially when I come home from work and these are what greet me along my walkway. Then my heart overflows as I enter my home and there are by my beloved Hubby and Otis. They just make my heart swell.<br />
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Hope the summer is treating you good. I cannot believe it is August already...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow what a busy week this was for me.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The only down fall is, it keeps me from blogging and crafting.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Try as I might I still cannot add more hours to my day... lol</span></h4>
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Last week we celebrated my Hubby's Birthday on Wednesday. In between the time he left for work and the time I left I decorated our dining room table so he would have a little surprise when he came home.<br />
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That afternoon, I got a cute text from him when he arrived home, saying thank you and how special I made him feel. There is no better feeling than making the one you love feel loved a whole bunch!<br />
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So what might you ask are in those presents.... Well, My Hubby just loves his ice cream, so when I was thinking of what to get him for his birthday (and since he did throw any hints my way) I bought him an ice cream maker, a Ben & Jerry's recipe book (his favorite ice cream company), and all the fixing to go with it.<br />
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He was so thrilled!!! He checked out all the recipes and decided he wanted to make a sorbet first. So the next day, after work, I stop at a local farm stand and picked up some ripe raspberries. We got out all the ingredients and we were off making sorbet.<br />
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Can you believe the color... no food color here, only fresh raspberries. It only took about 15 minutes for the sorbet to come together. When it finished it is like a soft serve consistency, so we put it into a container and placed it in the freezer. After an hour it was ready.<br />
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OMG guys!! It tasted fantastic, such a punch of flavor, not at all like what you get from the store.<br />
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We took last Friday and Monday off to have a little stay-cation. On Friday, we headed out about 10am and stopped for breakfast at our local diner. We then took a rural route north and passed by farm stands and such. We stopped by a local orchard for some cider.<br />
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We sat outside enjoying the view and great weather (it was dry, breezy and in the upper 70s) It was a top ten perfect summer day.<br />
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This one is for my Mom, as her and I have this running joke about sunflowers!!! Love you Mom!<br />
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The Hubby and I had such a fantastic time together, no real destination, laughing, and joking. We ending the day with a great dinner. Sometimes the best times are the ones that are not even planned.<br />
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Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-51830516576224807532015-07-06T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-06T19:21:20.744-04:00A Day at the Vintage Market<div class="brush: text; plain-text" id="code">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the last Saturday of June, my hubby and I went to the <a href="http://www.thevintagemarketsalemct.com/" target="_blank">Salem Vintage Market</a>, in Salem, CT. It was a great day, weather was slightly overcast, but warm - mid 70s. The Vintage Market is an open air market in the small farming town of
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rusty, chippy, garden decor, antique smalls, all things vintage,
upcycled, repurposed and refurbished. There were gourmet food trucks and a covered pavilion where you could sit & enjoy the view while listening to live music! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I kept my spending to a minimum and found some great soaps from this vendor, <a href="http://www.bittabluefarm.com/bitta-blue-body/" target="_blank">Bitta-Blue Farm</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you have a fantastic week. I apologize for being a little light this week on my posts. I promise to be better next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and to those who bravely fight today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our weekend was low key, which is always welcoming at time. It is great not to have anything planned. We did had some crazy weather here, hot, humid and torrential downpours. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you believe I scored this milk jug for only $15.00?!?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh boy, we can not wait for the taste of home grown tomatoes. There is nothing better. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you Dad for building a solid, happy life for me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For teaching me to stand up for myself, to believe in myself, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to set goals and to strive for more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Through your love I had faith that anything was possible </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You see, I didn't need to idolize Superman, Batman or Spider-Man </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">simply because I had
someone who is all of them rolled </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">into one cool superhero, that someone is you Dad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had a busy, but good, week at work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am finally starting to find my stride.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today Otis is getting a bath and haircut.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is so funny he bark and goes crazy at everyone who comes to the door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But not the groomer, he is a completely different dog. Calm and polite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We can always tell when it is time for a haircut</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as he gets an alfalfa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oh if he wasn't so cute, he would be in trouble all the time!</span></div>
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Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-67386403232330023012015-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-16T08:00:11.322-04:00Being Good at Hobby Lobby<div class="brush: text; plain-text" id="code">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi Everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend. We had a pretty low key weekend here, though I did not get any crafting done... Oh well there is always another time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I must confess, I have to limit my visits so I am not spending all our hard earned money... lol. I haven't made a visit in over a month, so Saturday was the day. I did have a small list and really stuck to it (it was hard, oh so hard), but that didn't stop me from walking the entire store snapping some pictures of items that caught my eye (for future reference, of course). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first item is a desk of drawers for your counter top. I could just see this in my "future craft room" storing all kind of do dads.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now this is my favorite type of sign to see at Hobby Lobby...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These next item were part of the 50% off....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This tin garden art sculptures were just precious. </span><br />
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These next 2 items are made of entirely of paper... amazing!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And these next 2 items were 70% off... If I only had a place for them they would have come home with me in an instant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 craft boards (I am going to build myself a wooden paper clip holder for my work desk), 2 rolls of ribbon, and clips for another project I am working on (more details to come on this one). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See I was a very good girl sticking to my list. Tho, I can't say I will be as good next time!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last weekend was jammed packed, but I did get to spend some time </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">enjoying the weather on my front porch with a certain someone...</span></div>
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<br />Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-59234502476433945032015-06-09T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-09T08:00:05.969-04:00Garden Stakes
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Hubby and I got plenty done. On my way home Friday, I stopped at the Home Depot and picked up mulch for our front yard. When I got home the Hubby and I unloaded the car and I mentioned I might weed before dinner to get a jump on things. Before you could blink an eye, we weeded and put down all the mulch in only an hour. We were excited that we got it all done and did not have to worry about it on Saturday. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We make such a great team! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On Saturday we did our BJs run to stock up on paper goods and snacks. Since BJs is in a plaza we hit a few other stores. For lunch we dined at the Olive Garden... Yum, we just love the salad and breadsticks. By the time we were done with all our errands the car was loaded. The worst part of it - going home, unloading the car and putting things away. We were glad we got all the errands done and we could now kick back and relax.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunday here in CT was simply gorgeous, low 70s with no humidity. A perfect day! I was in the house clean when I said to myself, "what are you doing inside?". So, I actually stopped cleaning the house to sit on my front porch and enjoy the perfect weather. The housework will always be there waiting, but the cool, dry days of spring will soon be ending. I spent a peaceful hour and a half with Otis, just enjoying the sounds of the birds and our wind chimes. The Hubby spent his time waxing the car (he is just like my Dad, spending his free time working on the car).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I wanted to follow up with you on my <a href="http://ourcozycreativelife.blogspot.com/2015/06/creating-urban-herb-garden.html" target="_blank">Urban Herb Garden</a> and give you a quick and easy tutorial on how I made my garden stakes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I don't know about you but we have one spoiled puppy living in our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The "King" as my Mom likes to call him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He just loves going to bed and hogging up all the space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As many of you know I live in a condo and our outdoor space is very limited. I am always on the look out for ways to garden in a small space. Last year for my herb garden I converted a pallet (<a href="http://ourcozycreativelife.blogspot.com/2014/06/vertical-herb-garden.html" target="_blank">read about it here</a>). Tho I did love that idea, this year I wanted to go more vertical. I don't know about you (being Italian) I go through a lot of tomato cans and thought man I should find a way to re-purpose all of these.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This was simple and only cost me the price of the boards, under $15.00, but if you are lucky and have a stash of boards this will cost you nothing, but maybe a little sweat. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I started this part about a month ago, saving up my aluminum cans from 28 oz crushed/puree tomatoes and 10 oz vegetables. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I then laid the boards out side by side, I screwed 2 strips of wood to the back to hold the boards together. I put a scrap piece of wood between each board to keep the spacing equal.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-37258419959869617302015-05-29T12:02:00.001-04:002015-05-29T12:02:53.951-04:00Friday's FancyHappy Friday!!!<div><br></div><div>I have been busy in the garden and will share with you next week what I have been up to. </div><div><br></div><div>For now here is a teaser. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSqrYvpvs1c66sBtEWYpxleE18m1ui1YFd-RoH8qAZZc5jfNZPqD_8hSc4tG6rrf-wB5yZv_DzK746LkYP3jvV5hi7DYEIPHXoRnP3Q_ORbH_vVmhUAyaY8eVP5TwM7dnoltE5disDmM/s640/blogger-image-1627282776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSqrYvpvs1c66sBtEWYpxleE18m1ui1YFd-RoH8qAZZc5jfNZPqD_8hSc4tG6rrf-wB5yZv_DzK746LkYP3jvV5hi7DYEIPHXoRnP3Q_ORbH_vVmhUAyaY8eVP5TwM7dnoltE5disDmM/s640/blogger-image-1627282776.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><i>Enjoy your weekend!</i></div><div><i>Luanne</i></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-72634086663876627352015-05-26T08:00:00.000-04:002015-05-26T08:00:07.351-04:00Volunteering at the CT Food Bank
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today I wanted to share with you my experience with volunteering at the CT Food Bank. The company I currently work for gives back to the local community through various ways. Last Wednesday a group of us went to the CT Food Bank to learn about what they do, food insecurity, and help package food. </span></span></div>
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mission of Connecticut Food Bank is to provide nutritious food to
people in need. They strive to do this by supplying food products and
resources to their member agencies, and to promote public awareness about
the problem of hunger. They provide food and resources to nearly 700
community-based food programs, such as soup kitchens, food pantries,
shelters and low-income adult and child day programs in six of the
state’s eight counties: Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New
London and Windham. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were greeted by Cheryl who spoke to us about hunger 101. In Connecticut, one in seven households can’t always afford the food they need. Hunger 101 gives people a taste of what food insecurity—or hunger—really is. Participants walk in someone else’s shoes and see firsthand what it’s like to struggle with poverty and food insecurity in Connecticut. Hunger 101 captures the daily stress of hunger as we learn how to feed a family for a day with no or limited resources. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were divided into groups and given cards each had on it a meal and cost of that meal. We had to feed a mom and 2 kids, 3 meals each with only $7.00 to spend. Oh how sad this exercise was, the options were minimal and of not good nutritional value. Here is what are meal plan consisted of: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Next we toured the warehouse and were put in the hands of Craig and Rick, they instructed us on what we would be packing tonight. Just delivered today was a pallet of fresh fruit and vegetables. They need to be turned around rather quickly to reach the hands of the people in need. We donned our latex gloves and got to work. We packaged mangoes, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, onion, potatoes, lettuce, leeks, and asparagus. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Connecticut Food Bank is the largest centralized source of emergency food in Connecticut and distributes an average of 40 tons of food every business day through three warehouses in East Haven, Fairfield and Waterbury, and affiliated distribution centers in New London and Stamford.
Connecticut Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, a network of more than 200 food banks across the U.S. Conducted every four years, Hunger in America, also known as the Hunger Study, is the largest study of charitable food assistance in America.
Results of the study provides client household demographics and the challenges that people who are served by Connecticut Food Bank’s network of food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters face.
Among the key findings are that 45 percent of households served used three or more coping strategies in the last 12 months for getting enough food to feed themselves and their family: </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">73% report of choosing between paying for food and utilities</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">69% report making choices between paying for food and transportation</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">68% report making choices between paying for food and medicine</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">63% report making choices between paying for food and for housing</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The numbers are staggering. This really was an eye opener for all of us. This just goes to show you how important it is to donate to your local food bank. Any donation goes a long way to helping a food insecure family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Luanne @ Our Cozy Creative Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440946972419543330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185324677416440645.post-91035564191300558792015-05-22T15:56:00.001-04:002015-05-22T15:56:13.365-04:00Brimfield Antiques Show... a Jaw Dropping Event<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hi All! Sorry I have been MIA lately. The new job and freelancing have been keeping me busy, but I love every minute of it. The only downside - not enough time to dedicate to crafting or blogging. Tho I am hoping as I get into the flow of things I will be able to carve out a little time for creating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well last weekend the Hubby and I went to the <a href="http://brimfieldantiquefleamarket.com/" target="_blank">Brimfield Antique Show</a> in Brimfield, MA. This was our first time. OMG!!! I have never seen anything like this... amazing!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But first a little history...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since 1959, Brimfield, Massachusetts has been the Antique and
Collectibles Capital of the United States. Today, there are 21
independent shows and thousands of dealers. As the premiere hot spot for
antiquing and collecting in America, Brimfield attracts people from
around the world. Rare and unusual items can be found as buyers search
through history’s great marketplace. There is excitement among shoppers
getting caught up in the spirit of antiquing and the thrill of the hunt.
All booths offer a diversified range of antiques and collectibles.
Dealers are knowledgeable about their specialties and eager to share
their expertise. Brimfield is a veritable adventure in history. Expect
to see things rarely seen anywhere else in the world. The Brimfield Antique Flea Markets happens three
times a year: May, July and September. Each event has it’s own
individual feel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We both had last Friday off so we took off about 8 in the morning for the show, MapQuest estimated that it would be about 1.5 hour drive. We were making great time until we were about 5 miles away. We sat in traffic for almost an hour. Not deterred we finally made our way to the mile long antique show. Vendors as far as the eye could see!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We pulled into the New England Motel & Antiques Market and we were lucky as we scored the last spot. The parking attendant was so friendly and helpful, he gave us the rundown of the show and other tidbits.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> This
event also has a bunch of food trucks along the road. There was such a
great variety, from hot dogs and burgers to paninis and mac & cheese.
Of course we had to do a little bit of tasting. We settled on a chicken wrap and
later an ice cream cone. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now onto the shopping...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As we starting walking through the NE Motel
market, WOW, w</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">hat
a feast for the eyes and a bit
overwhelming. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There was such cool stuff. If I only had a bigger home I could have done a lot of damage. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Below are some photos I took of different vendors, most speak for themselves...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The next few pictures come from a vendor's tent, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MclarensInteriors" target="_blank">McLaren's Interiors.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They had the most amazing stuff I could have bought a ton of stuff here, but refrained since there is not much room left in the condo to store anything. Here are a few of the items they offered..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And now for the item that really made my head swoon! One of my many dreams is to have a farmhouse with a big kitchen and this will sit right in the middle...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Come now doesn't that just take your breath away... I must have stood there for about 15 minutes just imaging storing potatoes and onions in a few of those metal draws. The family gathered around the island laughing and feasting. This will be going into my dream house idea book.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well if you are around the NE area and have not experience Brimfield it should be put on your bucket list. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><i>Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!</i></span></span><br />
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