tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152373341347887742024-02-06T20:02:39.680-08:00fromthefarmscrapbooking real lifejillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-82105032071204184912012-09-13T16:57:00.000-07:002012-09-13T16:57:39.547-07:00To Whom It May Concern<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So......I know.....it's been awhile. And all of you type A++'s are just antsy waiting for me to post again. Don't you have something better to do with your lives but wait for me -- you're type A- friend??? Well....you are all in for a treat because I have just spent the ENTIRE AFTERNOON downloading photos onto this post <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(it takes a long time somedays) </span>to share with you.</div>
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Our summer started with A LOT of baseball. Both Daria & Carter went to Provincials in July with their teams. All was good though because we love baseball AND we love our kids, so the two go great together.</div>
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We experienced a rain/hail/wind storm on July 2nd that blew trees down, tipped over our play structure and sent our barbeque on a tour around our back deck. As we watched from the window in the middle of the night, it didn't occur to us to head to the basement. In the morning, our neighbour's yard was practically destroyed. YIKES!!! We went later to help them clean some of it up.</div>
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We spent a weekend in the city with all the "girls" in our Hildebrand family. So much fun to watch them all growing up so quickly<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (sniffle sniffle).</span></div>
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We surprised my Mom with a 60th Birthday Party with 25 of her closest friends & family. She had NO IDEA, which was awesome because we totally thought she would have figured it out.</div>
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Our family worked like dogs on the hottest days this summer to build 3 new bins on our yard. Most of the kids helped and we recruited some amazing friends to help as well.</div>
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We went camping about 4 times <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(2 more times than last summer).</span> Yeah!!! Actually, the camper is still set up in the backyard and being used by friends again this weekend. Love it.</div>
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We went on our annual Peace Garden tour with my family. Always a wonderful day walking together, swimming & eating......and always ice cream for dessert.</div>
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At the end of August, we spent a day at the Corn & Apple Festival in Morden. Ron's mom celebrated her birthday the same weekend, so Ron gave her the ultimate gift........sharing a ride with her on the<em> "Spin Out".</em> She was so excited and all the grandchildren (& their friends) watched as their cool grandma rode their favourite ride.</div>
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Asha enjoyed the big Pirate Ship for the first time too.</div>
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Carter got to ride his motorbike A LOT with friends of our's from New York. Their family lives just down the rode and the boys spent hours on the fields between their house and our's. We will miss them!</div>
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We finished combining our fields of "hailed out" wheat & canola<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em> (see description of storm above)</em></span>. Daria even learned how to drive this year <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I may be out of a job soon).</span></div>
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And then it was back to school. All 3 kids go to different schools this year. That's going to be different.......but positive & exciting!</div>
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Asha - Grade 3</div>
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Carter - Grade 7</div>
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Daria - Grade 9</div>
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jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-44790640994383868722012-07-16T11:10:00.001-07:002012-07-16T11:10:22.335-07:00unveiling of my new baby...finallyi recently purchased a new camera.<br />
a canon 60D. <br />
i love it!<br />
getting ready for the next big photography event (<a href="http://www.cropandcruise.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">crop and cruise 2012 -- hawaii</a>).<br />
i even sewed a new camera strap, which i will share another day. funky!<br />
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having lots of fun photographing my kids at baseball games, swimming, around the yard & special events such as my nieces graduation!!!<br />
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lots to share in the next few days.....it's been waaaaayyyy too long!<br />
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j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-74554191370740385442012-06-05T21:31:00.000-07:002012-06-05T21:31:10.761-07:00something new....got something new on the weekend.<br />
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Today Daria celebrated her 14th birthday. <br />
She is the one who made me a "mom" for the first time.<br />
She is definitely a spark in my life and I feel completely blessed to have the priviledge of being her mom every single day.<br />
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We celebrated on Monday by going out to her Auntie Buffy's farm and riding horses.<br />
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<br />I hadn't realized that Daria had never riden with her auntie (what a neglectful mother I am). My younger sister is an Animal Health Tech at a Vet Clinic and a pro with horses. I totally stand in awe of how good she is with them. She always has been. I've tried.....really, I have......in the past......to (pretend) to love horses, but I just can't get myself over the fact that they are huge & powerful & beyond me. But, Buffy.........she's the perfect one to teach Daria how to ride.<br />
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j.</div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-13374763549649489272012-05-15T07:08:00.001-07:002012-05-15T07:08:59.198-07:00new stuffi recently went to one of my <a href="http://www.marcypenner.com/" target="_blank">favourite shops</a> (just an hours drive away) and purchased some new scrap products. i didn't even get a chance to put them away. they went straight onto these two layouts. i added a few older products that i had in my stash (can't pick favourites, y'know), and VOILA.......<br />
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title: <em>Back Then</em><br />
journaling:<em> i remember you sitting here when you were younger; a bruised knee, or swinging with excitement. It now seems a lot easier back then. Now...it's a time out, hormones or alone time. When you're ready.....come talk to me.</em><br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-70542949134843515082012-05-11T18:54:00.000-07:002012-05-11T18:54:10.525-07:00have birds.....will fly.Here's a few *new* little feathered friends that I have around the house these day.<br />
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This little beauty was picked up from the same vintage store in Morden. 3 bucks!!! It's totally quirky but I love it. And it's doing its job quite nicely.</div>
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I'm so excited to see what it's going to look like.<br />
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I've picked the fabrics all out and have them sitting in my office ready to send to my friend. I purchased the fabrics <a href="http://www.fabric.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and I am loving them.<br />
Here's where I'm using everything:<br />
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This fabric is the main [bold] print that will cover all the cushions on the loveseat and chairs.<br />
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This fabric will be on the reverse side of all the seat cushions. Cool, eh? That way I can have some of the cushions be the bold, floral print and the other cushions (let's say the seats) be the green iron fence print.<br />
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This Damask print the fabric that will be on the bench cushion.<br />
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The next 2 fabrics are the throw pillows.<br />
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I'll give you an updated photo when they are all done.<br />
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anticipating summer lounging {from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-45511453595014177382012-05-08T21:56:00.000-07:002012-05-08T21:56:06.129-07:00back at itscrapped again tonight.<br />
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{sigh}.<br />
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i visited one of my favourite stores today.<br />
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bought new stuff.<br />
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it had been a while.<br />
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too long.<br />
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it felt really good......to scrap; not spend money on supplies (i have too many already).<br />
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will show very soon.<br />
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stay tuned........be patient with me.<br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-74847473381057100132012-04-27T15:54:00.000-07:002012-04-27T15:54:17.803-07:00changechange is good.<br />
i'm definitely the textbook definition of change when it comes to my living room.<br />
i think i change the arrangement every month or so.<br />
it's a joke amongst our family that ron will have his coffee in the morning on the couch and when he comes in later in the morning for coffee again, he's sitting on the same couch in a different spot.<br />
haha.<br />
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i {heart} change.<br />
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but some people don't......i know.<br />
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today i changed the design & look of my blog.<br />
i like the changes.<br />
it's definitely more spring-like.<br />
spring is good.<br />
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and recently i changed a little something in my kitchen.<br />
i added some decor above my patio doors.<br />
my sister cut the mdf for me and the vinyl letters.<br />
i did the painting.<br />
ron did the hanging.<br />
i {heart} my hubby.<br />
i {heart} my new signage too.<br />
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isn't it true?<br />
<strong><em>life IS uncertain............so, eat dessert first.</em></strong><br />
why not?<br />
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going to do some changes with my camera soon too.<br />
there.....now that i said it, maybe it will happen.<br />
haha.<br />
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random thought:<br />
<strong><em>wishing my niece a happy 18th birthday TODAY!!!!</em></strong><br />
<strong><em>wow.</em></strong><br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.<br />
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<br />jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-40781560083229416552012-04-24T21:19:00.000-07:002012-04-24T21:19:10.480-07:00forgottenI've forgotten whether I have shown you these layouts in the past. Was just checking out some photo folders on the computer and came across these. Does anyone else ever forget about all the layouts they have created and, after sticking them into albums, they just never get to looking at them again? That's how I've been feeling lately. I need to get back into it again.........that is, scrapping. I've been taking a tad of a break from it -- for no particular reason other than that I've been busy with other things................and there's play-off hockey to be watched in the evening (sorry, krista -- i hope you got a new tv).<br />
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So..........here's a few older creations, but still worth the view.<br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.<br />jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-14842673399209109532012-04-13T11:39:00.000-07:002012-04-13T11:39:17.587-07:00extra // extraIf you haven't done so already, check out the latest Spring issue of<a href="http://canadianscrapbooker.ca/" target="_blank"> Canadian Scrapbooker</a> magazine. They were super great to us and featured <a href="http://www.cropandcruise.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Crop and Cruise</a> in their "Made in Canada" section of the magazine.<br />
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So, come on -- what are you waiting for?<br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-62233822758302628282012-04-12T10:00:00.000-07:002012-04-12T10:00:44.368-07:00looking outsideI have been inspired by the <a href="http://bhg.com/">bhg.com</a> website lately, now that the weather is starting to turn. My backyard is starting to green, the sky is actually blue and all my winter home decor is officially taken down (yippee).<br />
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So......thinking of painting my exterior front and back doors.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">too many yummy things to look at.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">inspired {from the farm},</div><div style="text-align: center;">j.</div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-86609050040935932122012-03-22T06:56:00.000-07:002012-03-22T06:56:28.641-07:00Easter is coming // Let's Hop . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23njIYLHKZdgjS1RFp4bhRF2g3FuwnrDw72jJQXpC6MVdm7ElfOmanC9lAWAcC5RtYqxfPzyqr8VNAzRuuZw6-DPvIQb-3Pl9iBfLM9q8tPGkgxZB23vpNhP3YoXjMyMDKIcrxEiIbwBD/s1600/FaberCastellHopLogoUPDATE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23njIYLHKZdgjS1RFp4bhRF2g3FuwnrDw72jJQXpC6MVdm7ElfOmanC9lAWAcC5RtYqxfPzyqr8VNAzRuuZw6-DPvIQb-3Pl9iBfLM9q8tPGkgxZB23vpNhP3YoXjMyMDKIcrxEiIbwBD/s320/FaberCastellHopLogoUPDATE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the Faber-Castell</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">myStampBOX Partner Blog Hop!</span></strong> </div>If you just found our event, please begin your journey on the <a href="http://www.designmemorycraft.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Faber-Castell blog</a>.<br />
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Many of our wonderful designers are joining us today to show off some inspirational creativity. See how well Faber-Castell and myStamp BOX products work together! <br />
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<strong>Here's where you want to START:</strong> <br />
<strong><em><a href="http://www.designmemorycraft.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Faber-Castell</a></em></strong> <a href="http://www.designmemorycraft.typepad.com/">http://www.designmemorycraft.typepad.com/</a><br />
Marsha Valk <a href="http://marshavalk.wordpress.com/">http://marshavalk.wordpress.com/</a><br />
Linda Abadie <a href="http://lindaabadie.com/">http://lindaabadie.com/</a><br />
Jaine Drake <a href="http://www.craftydrake.blogspot.com/">http://www.craftydrake.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Janet Zeppa <a href="http://janetsjoy.blogspot.com/">http://janetsjoy.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Els Brigé <a href="http://bestamped.wordpress.com/">http://bestamped.wordpress.com/</a><br />
Jolene Johnston <a href="http://jolenejohnston.blogspot.com/">http://jolenejohnston.blogspot.com/</a><br />
*Rita Barakat <a href="http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/">http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/</a><br />
*Jennifer Mattot <a href="http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/">http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/</a><br />
*Mou Saha <a href="http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/">http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Isolde Pyncket (<a href="http://sollie79.blogspot.com/">http://sollie79.blogspot.com</a>)<br />
Agata Pfister <a href="http://underconstruction-agata.blogspot.com/">http://underconstruction-agata.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<strong><em>Jill Hildebrand (THAT'S ME -- you're in the right spot)!!!!</em></strong><br />
<strong>and then END HERE:</strong> <br />
myStamp BOX Blog <a href="http://mystampbox.com/blog/">http://mystampbox.com/blog/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">* Faber-Castell design team members</span><br />
We are giving away some amazing product from both participating companies. All you have to do is <strong>COMMENT</strong> on all participating blogs along your journey to <strong>WIN</strong>. Our three blog hop winners will be drawn from all participants, so be sure to leave comments by Sunday March 25th at 6pm EST. We will announce the winners on the myStamp BOX blog and Faber-Castell blog on Monday, March 26th. <strong>Good Luck!</strong><br />
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Here's what I created using products from Faber-Castell and myStamp BOX:<br />
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Here are some close-ups:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Art GRIP Aquarelle Watercolor Pencil</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>PITT Pastel Pencil</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Stamper's Big Brush</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Metallic PITT Artist Pen</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Metallic Gelato</em></span><br />
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I also used the following <strong>mSB stamp sets</strong>:<br />
<a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=167" target="_blank">Striped Stems</a>, <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=22" target="_blank">Rough Copy</a>, <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=27" target="_blank">What's your number</a>?, <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=60" target="_blank">Road Trip</a>, <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=142" target="_blank">Itty Bitty's</a>, <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=161&zenid=b8dfdc8a0635dfe441e94fae1adc57d2" target="_blank">Lovely Houses</a> and <a href="http://mystampbox.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=147" target="_blank">Backgrounds</a>.<br />
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Now it’s time to HOP along to the <a href="http://mystampbox.com/blog/" target="_blank">mSB Blog</a> and check out the designs there. Don’t forget to leave a comment below for a chance to<strong> WIN</strong> one of our THREE product giveaways!<br />
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Happy Hopping!!<br />
{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-16433466813054175202012-03-01T06:55:00.000-08:002012-03-01T06:55:22.585-08:00stamp crazyJust sharing some <strong><span style="font-size: large;">myStampBOX layouts</span></strong> that i've been creating lately. Head on over to <a href="http://mystampbox.com/" target="_blank">their website</a> to check out all the AMAZING stamp sets, some of their latest & greatest and........all the inspiration from the designers.<br />
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Click <a href="http://mystampbox.com/2012/02/off-the-wall-recycled-artwork/" target="_blank">here</a> to see my latest post on the mSB Blog. I'm showing some pretty cool artwork this time.<br />
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Today we head out west to Carter's hockey provincials in Souris. I'll share photos next week and let you know how they did. Regular season is coming to a close.........then comes Extended Season.............and then comes some Summer Hockey. (phew). Maybe I'll spend another Mother's Day this year at a city hockey arena. smile.<br />
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washing smelly hockey equipment {from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-17365451908863927202012-02-21T20:18:00.000-08:002012-02-21T20:18:11.401-08:00mardi gras creations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMTZDczTDFfyujyE0mnwfhEQuzRmVI8RLrQk4n5D6UNe0l-5ek7NGG6pQIuNILI8eNi8QBAU-hJMD62nj4BrpTckKcEwuUDwJtMQ4UcWUNPAzSyJJP-R-mV0-dJ6cDOuNAKip-zm5Lb1c/s1600/Jill-BigRides4-mSB.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMTZDczTDFfyujyE0mnwfhEQuzRmVI8RLrQk4n5D6UNe0l-5ek7NGG6pQIuNILI8eNi8QBAU-hJMD62nj4BrpTckKcEwuUDwJtMQ4UcWUNPAzSyJJP-R-mV0-dJ6cDOuNAKip-zm5Lb1c/s320/Jill-BigRides4-mSB.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Check out the <a href="http://mystampbox.com/2012/02/mardi-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-7845" target="_blank">mSB blog here</a> to see the rest of the layout.............My project is the last one in the post.<br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-88953384045783917852012-02-13T09:36:00.000-08:002012-02-13T09:36:45.802-08:00opportunity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiVn_uUJ0QtXgiDcmAQye9hoVOjMfoXj6gf2BeEH04BUyFH4R3hVyxZG-6J66AEsDq2icYSupAenyWJhWbOXFKLT6siamQzh4G7-MqdqEsBL5Bzl8EM732btev35JDFcxct_mkc8eU-Ju/s1600/DTcalllogocircles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdiVn_uUJ0QtXgiDcmAQye9hoVOjMfoXj6gf2BeEH04BUyFH4R3hVyxZG-6J66AEsDq2icYSupAenyWJhWbOXFKLT6siamQzh4G7-MqdqEsBL5Bzl8EM732btev35JDFcxct_mkc8eU-Ju/s320/DTcalllogocircles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Why not?</div><div align="center">What do you have to lose?</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">If you enjoy stamping on your projects as much as I do.......and you would like the opportunity to work with one of the most incredible design teams out in the industry......</div><div align="center">TAKE THE LEAP</div><div align="center">and apply for the</div><div align="center">myStampBOX Design Team!!!</div><div align="center">The details are all<a href="http://mystampbox.com/blog/" target="_blank"> HERE</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Here's a peek at some of my latest mSB layouts.</div><div align="center">Click <a href="http://mystampbox.com/design-team/2010-design-team/jill-hildebrand/" target="_blank">here</a> for my full mSB Gallery.</div><br />
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More layouts to come very soon!!!<br />
enjoy {from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-89142187805949354362012-02-10T08:17:00.000-08:002012-02-10T08:17:33.385-08:00little details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHipDcu7jM7L4_FwXs1T5S2D-_S3AEBNS0eXR-gKLyI1uULUaOfM4pcFb2wpqu4fmA3jOLC1twBcquN6_dwA2L7glXa39G9WMbHVtvrIF09mD_T5B6xGnKFVKprbv7X_sE5Sjtvb5pTC17/s1600/mSBlayouts+045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHipDcu7jM7L4_FwXs1T5S2D-_S3AEBNS0eXR-gKLyI1uULUaOfM4pcFb2wpqu4fmA3jOLC1twBcquN6_dwA2L7glXa39G9WMbHVtvrIF09mD_T5B6xGnKFVKprbv7X_sE5Sjtvb5pTC17/s320/mSBlayouts+045.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="left">busy creating {from the farm},</div><div align="left">j.</div><div align="center"></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-60940437576016294122012-02-09T11:28:00.000-08:002012-02-09T11:28:19.884-08:00{smile}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGzyGTeVyr5HVCQKWZo_RcQqpAWs9NmRt7d8PbQi0Bs3JZs33quJgB-IHUIjSL90ik7yEFJx0pwFRjtuJFBaoNJAojS0jX_zgMr26WVuhUJI3dRSnBrMb8jC7juwbddZqwSH6vSiK7Wwa/s1600/mSBlayouts+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGzyGTeVyr5HVCQKWZo_RcQqpAWs9NmRt7d8PbQi0Bs3JZs33quJgB-IHUIjSL90ik7yEFJx0pwFRjtuJFBaoNJAojS0jX_zgMr26WVuhUJI3dRSnBrMb8jC7juwbddZqwSH6vSiK7Wwa/s320/mSBlayouts+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My Dad dropped off my Opa's electric typewriter the other day. I had been looking for one for a while, and didn't necessarily realize that my Dad had been "storing" my Opa's for a while under his office desk. This particular typewriter is pretty sentimental to me. Long before I realized my passion for scrapbooking, I would walk to my Opa & Oma's after school (in middle & high school) and type out family history and geneology notes for my Opa. I remember these afternoons and smile. I remember the snacks that my Oma would prepare for us....all cooped up in the basement......working tiredlessly (haha) on preparing a history book. These are such fond memories of my Opa & I, and I will always cherish them.<br />
So.......it's pretty special to me to have THAT same typewriter in my possession. I know my kids think this is weird (the typewriter-thing).....the fact that it's a bit "old school"....but, hey, I'm FROM the old school. I'm in my 30's!!!<br />
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Check back soon for some <a href="http://mystampbox.com/" target="_blank">mSB</a> layout sneak peeks and the latest DT Call being offered.<br />
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{from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-40707981192718855662012-01-26T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-26T08:00:26.258-08:00sand in my shortsHave you ever tried to get those "beach babe lying on the sand" photos? Well.....Ron tried capturing those shots in Costa Rica of Heather & I one day. You can only imagine what happened when the tide would roll in and out while we were on our tummies.<br />
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trying to keep my tan {from the farm},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-7888579332159545792012-01-20T21:34:00.000-08:002012-01-20T21:34:29.070-08:00The boat that "Jack" built<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJdv7ZMbTO1nTwJGIfQ3G0GAwk_nYR_7tKA47dThg3iKmegic0ilWiH0UBGOK_wFCZdhcU0GUJrvKTybpYqAYC5MKHFrIzXMxicJqxfv6U6jUHKDRMBUlLE2fPxI4zOp0O_3ybuSZXsVt/s1600/IMG_8422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJdv7ZMbTO1nTwJGIfQ3G0GAwk_nYR_7tKA47dThg3iKmegic0ilWiH0UBGOK_wFCZdhcU0GUJrvKTybpYqAYC5MKHFrIzXMxicJqxfv6U6jUHKDRMBUlLE2fPxI4zOp0O_3ybuSZXsVt/s320/IMG_8422.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We spent the day on the water today on a 42 foot sailboat called the Surfari. Jack, long with his right-hand-man Bismark (a native to Costa Rica) brought us out on his boat. We had the whole thing to ourselves. We snorkelled at this beautiful beach, had a wonderful afternoon snack that Jack made, looked for dolphins and whales (but, unfortunately, didn't see any) and then we watched the sunset from on the boat (hence seeing the sunset from a different location ........ again). Too cool. It was such a fantastic day on the water, but we are all feeling a bit wind blown and sunkisses a little more than we already were.<br />
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Only 2 days left here in Costa Rica. We plan to do a little more shopping in Tamarindo, go over to the beach at Conchal again & ride the waves A LOT more.<br />
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Tonight, pretty sure, we will sleep sooooooooo well.<br />
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{from the heat & sun},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-44235952321651189992012-01-19T21:13:00.000-08:002012-01-19T21:21:10.116-08:00to market, to market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhXGVuJZA6KIRE-WjLNXPv6WBnnaJEVS_iJ5rvMiwedzUGhYqc9mTmC4QIscoLIAMwEZU4WEuRK-KI-XFeR5HeYeku62ZHCAUNHr90CNUWqlkvOZFOag_onK81iFM1m8MadZcZRgpwXpO/s1600/IMG_8090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhXGVuJZA6KIRE-WjLNXPv6WBnnaJEVS_iJ5rvMiwedzUGhYqc9mTmC4QIscoLIAMwEZU4WEuRK-KI-XFeR5HeYeku62ZHCAUNHr90CNUWqlkvOZFOag_onK81iFM1m8MadZcZRgpwXpO/s320/IMG_8090.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We took a small boat across the estuary today into the town of Tamarindo. We were immediately bombarded by street vendors that were all trying to sell jewellery, pottery or clay whistles. This man stopped us outside the back machine (what a coincident) and started showing us his pottery. He continued to unpack almost every piece from his heavy backpack. We ended up purchases a few pieces from him (I don't know if it was because of guilt, or if it was because they were all so unique or beautiful). We each ended up with a sugar bowl with lid, plus Heather bought a candle holder and I bought a beautiful bowl. I purchased a few more things that I will have to leave a secret (my kids will be reading this).<br />
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We did manage to get down to the beach again to ride the waves on the boogie boards. I don't think we'll get sick of this. The challenge always is to find the "mother load wave" and ride it all the way to the shore. We found a few of those today.<br />
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We watched the sunset tonight from the Big Rock in Playa Grande and ate supper tonight in town, at Kiki's. Then we ordered take-out cheesecake from another restaurant and played some cards tonight.<br />
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Tomorrow we head off shore on a private sailboat to snorkel, fish & bask in the sunshine. We hooked up with a great man from Potrero who owns the boat and is very willing to take us out on it. We are looking forward to the dolphins we will most likely see -- and a large potential for whales.<br />
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sun-kissed {from the beach},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-47907154851571468862012-01-19T06:32:00.000-08:002012-01-19T06:32:04.573-08:00cheater, cheater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkmLoyTivXjw5bz1jy2oJ9ai3xnLWW_2XB2t5YMa_26-sW7ZJbl2RTXiNQpGlW3Fah4gg3ZTSumboHtl4wJtWSjCaMKTplCizC__mTYiVvHqyeZ0ZZF-gfN7CSf5IdOQI2qTlrub7V0tG/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkmLoyTivXjw5bz1jy2oJ9ai3xnLWW_2XB2t5YMa_26-sW7ZJbl2RTXiNQpGlW3Fah4gg3ZTSumboHtl4wJtWSjCaMKTplCizC__mTYiVvHqyeZ0ZZF-gfN7CSf5IdOQI2qTlrub7V0tG/s320/IMG_0120.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Apparently, while drinking our morning cup of coffee, I learned that Heather actually took this photo yesterday of Ron & I (not Matt). Love this one. I guess Matt & Ron are still in competition to see whose photo will make the blog first. To tell you the truth, I don't think they really care........but Heather & I are enjoying being in a few photos.<br />
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We're off to catch a boat to Tamarindo this morning to go to the market and see a few shops. We'll probably spend the afternoon at the beach or by the pool in our front yard. Looks like another gorgeous sunny day here. It's been about 32 degrees everyday and sunny.<br />
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relaxing {from Playa Grande},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-76176333505277630232012-01-18T20:44:00.000-08:002012-01-18T20:44:55.195-08:00one photo....and a little good-nightBefore we left our house in Playa Potrero this morning, we took a little walk to the beach one last time. We met two gentlemen who were fishing from the shore. They were casting their net and fishing line into the water. We watched them for a while until there was excitement as they pulled their line in. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndoR2CLrRSaWJMP3JOQrI7431NZ-HNe0TTpUMFsTGDwx-KfcPRyxg9IPJ9swCLyRN7y2IR-LXnOc38jyeYKuXLtM26MJdWDHGmmt-aUyzV5Mh-UKiz3zSyooO7XNjbwjdqlPtyUv64vjm/s1600/IMG_7946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndoR2CLrRSaWJMP3JOQrI7431NZ-HNe0TTpUMFsTGDwx-KfcPRyxg9IPJ9swCLyRN7y2IR-LXnOc38jyeYKuXLtM26MJdWDHGmmt-aUyzV5Mh-UKiz3zSyooO7XNjbwjdqlPtyUv64vjm/s320/IMG_7946.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>All four of us went running over to see what they caught. As we neared them, they were laughing at the little puffer fish that was on their line. They continued to try to get it off their line by jabbing a knife, a pair of scissors & a jack-knife down its throat. Needless to say, the little guy didn't make it, but it did look really cool with all its spikes & buggy eyes. I have a great photo of him, but I'll have to show you another time, as the internet connection here to upload photos is quite slow and frustrating. I don't remember this from last time we were here.<br />
This afternoon we moved over to our new house in Playa Grande. It's exactly how I remembered it....it's so beautiful here. We walked down to the beach to show Matt & Heather and did a little boogie boarding too. Ludo & Natalie (the property managers) lent us their boards for the week, so we don't have to go rent some. So nice of them. We also walked down the road to a restaurant tonight and Ron had the most delicious swordfish. And I had the most delicious Strawberry Colada drink.<br />
I'll say "good-night" to you wanting desperately to show you this last photo of Ron & I coming out of the water at Playa Grande this evening, just as the sun was setting. (Photo submitted by Matt -- prizes for him later). Alas.....the photo will not load tonight, so I will sleep, hopefully gain some more patience for this computer (I don't enjoy stress on my vacations) and maybe....just maybe the photos will upload faster tomorrow morningm, drinking my coffee and watching the pool boy do some yard work. What a tough life we have, eh?<br />
By the way.......we are not forgetting about you back at home. We heard that's it has been bitter cold there. Maybe school will be cancelled and you can all stay at home too. A little vaca for you would be nice as well.<br />
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sleepy {from the beach},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-78999363405272349812012-01-17T19:09:00.000-08:002012-01-17T19:09:32.385-08:00i think we've reached our limitPretty sure we are completely relaxed -- we've reached our limit of laziness.<br />
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Today we didn't go very far. A little drive to discover Playa Dante beach. Nice beach to find some awesome pieces of Mother of Pearl. Heather & I had fun digging by the rocky parts of the beach to find the best pieces. So happy Heather is also a "picker" (that's for you, Lisa)!!!! We love taking walks to find cool shells on the sand. We both think the guys have bets going to see how far we actually get before we both look down, reach over & pick up another shell.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx2KtVDnRn-OY36-P5R674TO1cnbqs76TWQuU37AALSImn2yt2yWJNtMA8i_V4HMY_YBhKy9BSwjtoIkvyoUcItG8_du8ZBCO9BPJf0ue2U_H6Gr3qTjb1ohNZJIgWqc4s0eTV7OfGs_q/s1600/IMG_7830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx2KtVDnRn-OY36-P5R674TO1cnbqs76TWQuU37AALSImn2yt2yWJNtMA8i_V4HMY_YBhKy9BSwjtoIkvyoUcItG8_du8ZBCO9BPJf0ue2U_H6Gr3qTjb1ohNZJIgWqc4s0eTV7OfGs_q/s320/IMG_7830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Thought I'd show you this cool shot of the house we are staying in. There are 3 different condos all under one big roof. We are in the middle one (3 levels) and there is nobody else in the other 2 units. Sweeeeeet!!! We've had the pool and everything all to ourselves. We actually check out of it tomorrow at noon and will travel the 30 minutes or so to Playa Grande to our next home.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdONoSVzvrCh_NJas9TR6x0zqP6rXNo2YsE2JZkKsfuhhbtTP-BMDS46YZ6OW5Hsht0vUtZ9-7IhERSrpVyzF0vGnFi4ok_eXDULI-ipaU_FWm7zKej0FbjB1lRED3qz-h_SHS58wNfJkm/s1600/IMG_0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdONoSVzvrCh_NJas9TR6x0zqP6rXNo2YsE2JZkKsfuhhbtTP-BMDS46YZ6OW5Hsht0vUtZ9-7IhERSrpVyzF0vGnFi4ok_eXDULI-ipaU_FWm7zKej0FbjB1lRED3qz-h_SHS58wNfJkm/s320/IMG_0034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> This is one of our favourite places to eat in Portrero -- Sol y Mar. We ate there last night for supper and then we went back today for burgers and fries & drinks. It doesn't look like much when you drive by, but the food is amazing and it's quite busy every evening.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSXLPH_tsLiEtaFNkwxfAdQVw63phVzPcKkyAe-icv-uXubqPai99m5-y1zWmMj_p-nJBF1LhoVLdlI4s-oCYkX2ISFAUk5hu-4evMvfRda2kyeTbgcp4K8kv2cmI-aOTQRMXNI8iXV7k/s1600/IMG_0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSXLPH_tsLiEtaFNkwxfAdQVw63phVzPcKkyAe-icv-uXubqPai99m5-y1zWmMj_p-nJBF1LhoVLdlI4s-oCYkX2ISFAUk5hu-4evMvfRda2kyeTbgcp4K8kv2cmI-aOTQRMXNI8iXV7k/s320/IMG_0021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As we were sitting eating lunch, we spotted some lizards up in the trees. Heather took this fantastic photo of this big guy. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk4ZH_UlH9Kt2spVcUrY3zj59cbg8WxqqgCMrp6_UvsFkmnWttlMqZ1z7_wjC6hqi-WgtafalVdow_ukVmn0tuGKlnkx9nMKkp32He_M8zzQuuHyyFarVjVEch9o86vnhv7WYRmdch2pU/s1600/IMG_0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk4ZH_UlH9Kt2spVcUrY3zj59cbg8WxqqgCMrp6_UvsFkmnWttlMqZ1z7_wjC6hqi-WgtafalVdow_ukVmn0tuGKlnkx9nMKkp32He_M8zzQuuHyyFarVjVEch9o86vnhv7WYRmdch2pU/s320/IMG_0032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And then later in the afternoon, walking to the beach, we spotted this little critter up in the trees. It's a squirrel-like animal (quite a bit larger though), striped in white, black & orange. This guy was hanging in the trees eating the little nuts or berries or whatever was up there.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj600L8ngyNI3QMnx9zEYSaSUuH1DN-e-u1GGR7d6ioMU_tE7KA9eK4d1JOLNUSU6F0hV3rOmg6Mbtem04dXevf8i72iDHdWdbWVUosAlNFQauZgMwnmwYCyhklSu7l07tnHA3f5u8W-Iwr/s1600/IMG_0050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj600L8ngyNI3QMnx9zEYSaSUuH1DN-e-u1GGR7d6ioMU_tE7KA9eK4d1JOLNUSU6F0hV3rOmg6Mbtem04dXevf8i72iDHdWdbWVUosAlNFQauZgMwnmwYCyhklSu7l07tnHA3f5u8W-Iwr/s320/IMG_0050.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Before supper tonight, we took our last walk on Playa Potrero beach and snapped a few sentimental photos of us as couples. There was a good one of Ron & I too, but I'm having difficulty loading it on the blog tonight. <br />
Tonight we cooked a delicious supper at home -- the most tender steaks we've ever eaten; beef shishkabobs, fresh potatoes & carrots, fried onions & ice cream for dessert. We purchased a big slab of fresh beef from the local butcher shop and cut it up at home. The woman from the fruit stand came with us as an interpretor for us. The meat was so reasonably priced that we will probably take the 30 minute drive later this week to purchase some fresh chicken from the shop. We put our table out on the balcony and enjoyed each other's company and the beautiful breeze in the night air.<br />
We're relaxing now and will enjoy some more card games later on before bed.<br />
Tomorrow we're off to Playa Grande to continue our Costa Rican adventure. But before we leave Playa Potrero, we'll visit the fruit stand to load up for the next few days. We can't chance being out of fruit for too long.<br />
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Relaxed & Rested {from the shore},<br />
j.jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969034674134446239noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515237334134788774.post-51812846132110660402012-01-16T19:44:00.000-08:002012-01-16T19:44:13.964-08:00we scored with the fruit stand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghycwIGc-zjz8swWYPWtjPaAjdWWZ-zH-JAo0GHAy03fqXi8x1A0R-UgFhCa9OOBM2ZniVTuyQzBdhY-mgBpBSUnEccJgfR51GH5pooD6C6uEUttGt-tCeesrYL-o_WvGXptZjgHA_U3Cz/s1600/IMG_7750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghycwIGc-zjz8swWYPWtjPaAjdWWZ-zH-JAo0GHAy03fqXi8x1A0R-UgFhCa9OOBM2ZniVTuyQzBdhY-mgBpBSUnEccJgfR51GH5pooD6C6uEUttGt-tCeesrYL-o_WvGXptZjgHA_U3Cz/s320/IMG_7750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a photo of Playa Penca Beach that we have been having fun on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, Heather & I walked down the beach a bit to look at some of the more rocky areas and take photos of the tide pools. There are so many cool things that we discovered in them and around them. We took some great photos of so many things -- too many to show right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAAaWBcUs3XtC-M6sb-9O_SM5PyakEJyfteq42deXaf4kHT_Uv2rBa2ECe_jFKCI-yPrzCq0J-iWzyJJPgme_TFBCPqHsnaJL28QDBSskt4S8G7gJ1Lzmqck6L-EL6hVzRG4Aea4FuN44/s1600/IMG_7744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAAaWBcUs3XtC-M6sb-9O_SM5PyakEJyfteq42deXaf4kHT_Uv2rBa2ECe_jFKCI-yPrzCq0J-iWzyJJPgme_TFBCPqHsnaJL28QDBSskt4S8G7gJ1Lzmqck6L-EL6hVzRG4Aea4FuN44/s320/IMG_7744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tide pool was neat because it had a little "bridge" part that connected two of them. Little fish were swimming in these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We scored big time this morning, discovering the fruit stand just down the road. We bought so much (we're preferred customers now, I'm sure).......that the man that works there gave us our cilantro and hot peppers for FREE. We ended up with two huge bags of fruit and veggies for about $16 USD. We thought we won the lottery. Probably going back tomorrow. They get everything fresh on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. I think the days inbetween will taste just fine as well. Mmmmmmmm, fresh fruit!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We immediately went home and mixed up some fruity drinks. Ron played the part of "Tom Cruise" and Matt, Heather & I played our part as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31uo-QB6abJ0HCi1KutB1J_OoZe_bqR_TaHm5X_cDEoMHW79yR5T_utu-5lGHYsXT2rsF6p9A1Oxi607i9x9yAeGLxGaYxopRbV5SbY9ne6-WnC-5E7zc3yiK2itSjjYgfCCkhfZP1oRS/s1600/IMG_7738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31uo-QB6abJ0HCi1KutB1J_OoZe_bqR_TaHm5X_cDEoMHW79yR5T_utu-5lGHYsXT2rsF6p9A1Oxi607i9x9yAeGLxGaYxopRbV5SbY9ne6-WnC-5E7zc3yiK2itSjjYgfCCkhfZP1oRS/s320/IMG_7738.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the fruit stand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi1SwBafF5_1H6B67OfrVwRX3ctMxvfamVoncO79URQgklK5aPLgccLZN9D1z66YJesAxFdSPYc0gU_Lcpa9EPGTTn8pyTYQ-r0yBvXsulldoFMtyyW3gY2DU8Y0k9Xt21kmMHY7oLzrq/s1600/IMG_7728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi1SwBafF5_1H6B67OfrVwRX3ctMxvfamVoncO79URQgklK5aPLgccLZN9D1z66YJesAxFdSPYc0gU_Lcpa9EPGTTn8pyTYQ-r0yBvXsulldoFMtyyW3gY2DU8Y0k9Xt21kmMHY7oLzrq/s320/IMG_7728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kay............so "Cliff Diver" (the name of our car, thanks to our daughter, Daria) had a little accident!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaX_2wUD824q31gjleJu5ZHhALQ-83kaB-yBZQrVVSWzGO250TUl3ZC4BIc2bnhkmaRsaRGH3nhVMCCDO_N0JHUSLc9roZymB3wIiyWI4foyL02wpTw3Ks6miqMtayabkMqwsgzejZL54/s1600/IMG_7739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaX_2wUD824q31gjleJu5ZHhALQ-83kaB-yBZQrVVSWzGO250TUl3ZC4BIc2bnhkmaRsaRGH3nhVMCCDO_N0JHUSLc9roZymB3wIiyWI4foyL02wpTw3Ks6miqMtayabkMqwsgzejZL54/s320/IMG_7739.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually..........there's a vehicle graveyard right down the lane from us and I thought it would be funny to take a photo of Ron beside what could happen to the vehicle if he continues to drive the way he is. I'm just kidding -- he's driving great (& wild at times) and he's finding new thrills, like driving on the beach to get to Conchal and almost getting run over by BIG buses (that was on a little adventure that him & Matt took this morning).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybHSzdU8TgUfDCuLA6zk_7oVuhIAsAH30TqfRoIx6bo4-PsTP0ppL9-r98XDJJSycZmMsCpFrZmjpKuBbvZh9l41ShCTV3zgvyCL4UVOcOK4NMogUQ3euLSVIv0w3k2FoQ5VQIV2aZuGM/s1600/IMG_7784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybHSzdU8TgUfDCuLA6zk_7oVuhIAsAH30TqfRoIx6bo4-PsTP0ppL9-r98XDJJSycZmMsCpFrZmjpKuBbvZh9l41ShCTV3zgvyCL4UVOcOK4NMogUQ3euLSVIv0w3k2FoQ5VQIV2aZuGM/s320/IMG_7784.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Later this afternoon, we drove back to one of our favourite beaches -- Conchal. It is covered with tiny crushed shells -- it's amazing. We watched an amazing sunset (again) and walked through some little stands that were selling stuff. In the trees above us were some monkeys....about 6 of them....even a baby one, I think. It was hard to photograph them; they were so high in the trees and always moving. But I did manage to get a few good ones.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcyKvk6ZOYBIS1RiVoJOtg86g1Z9J1kLRCizsZTORyREzXifTbCx-t1al7dUILRt83TkNQucnlloVvgZybhDM7NDB4Lg7vSco9FIEauRUaNbN2A_X_rdnclRzjFIUIIf7pgTjtjVaA1n/s1600/IMG_7763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcyKvk6ZOYBIS1RiVoJOtg86g1Z9J1kLRCizsZTORyREzXifTbCx-t1al7dUILRt83TkNQucnlloVvgZybhDM7NDB4Lg7vSco9FIEauRUaNbN2A_X_rdnclRzjFIUIIf7pgTjtjVaA1n/s320/IMG_7763.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Tonight we ate at a local restaurant -- "Sol y Mar". We ate the most delicious seafood, tenderloin & chicken. Then we topped off the meal with ice cream and Flan de Coco (a light coconut jello cake). Everything was so good that we all think a burger and fries for lunch tomorrow will suit us all just fine........maybe topped off with more ice cream.<br />
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After our late night swim tonight we are relaxing in our jammies with a glass of watermelon smoothie (sorry, Daria)!!!!! I'll make them at home for you too. Good night to all and chat with you tomorrow.<br />
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{from the.........beach},<br />
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