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Springtime Butterflies

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A little glimpse into how my mind works. It can be a scary place. I am sure most of you are the same way, so you should understand. Time and Day; 9:30 Saturday morning. Place: Church Kitchen Activity: Making coffee for Ladies Bible Study Scenario: The first pot of coffee does not work. Honestly, I make coffee every day, but something about the coffee pot, the water..whatever, it does not work and it takes FOREVER to make it so while I am waiting for the second pot, I look over and see these crocheted butterflies on the refrigerator. In the trance of staring and thinking of what all I am going to do with my day later. Bad Habit, I know, but, I had a sick husband, I had to get groceries, meet with a customer, make some deliveries, print a shirt for a customer, do a little cleaning, other misc. odds and ends, all before the boys arrived for a sleepover. So, back to the butterflies. Everything goes out of my head and I think.... Wouldn't those be cute crocheted out of pearl cotton, I...

Organic Basil

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I'll bet you think that this is going to be some great cooking tips. This is my organic Basil the Bunny. Wendy at Ravenwood Whimsies offered this challenge. She provided the pattern for Basil and you made it your own. If you are interested, Click Here she may still be taking entries.  This is how he started.  And this is where he became ORGANIC. JWS caught me in the pantry grabbing a bag of rice. I needed some extra weight in the bottom of the bunny. Rice...the normal item that I go for. Patiently, he explained this was ORGANIC brown rice, not your normal, run of the mill, cheap,  white rice. Impatiently, I explained that I wanted to get this finished. Patiently, he tells me that he will go to the Bent and Dent Amish store today and buy me a huge bag of cheap rice. Impatiently, I walked right past him and took the expensive, organic rice right up to my sewing room and stuffed Basil with it. Hey, I don't even like rice, that can be my portion.   Basil, patiently wai...