Aloha, all! I mentioned last week that I’m traveling this week and next. Our first real stop came this morning when we arrived at my husband’s family’s cabin in the North Woods of Minnesota. Harry’s family was one of several families that found a nice lake northwest of Hibbing that was perfect for their summer… [Read More]
Big Island
Happy Birthday, Tunya!
Aloha, all! One of my favorite activities every week happens every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when I spend an hour at a local gym, Aloha Fitness, one of whose owners is my friend, Tunya. Tunya is also my personal trainer, and I owe my strength and good mobility to her efforts to keep me feeling… [Read More]
Happy Birthday to the Composer of the Happy Birthday Song!
Aloha, all! What a busy week this is! I usually spread my blog posts out so that they’re at least a couple of days apart. But, after I wrote Tuesday’s post, I had a blog hop on Wednesday and I just could NOT miss saying Happy Birthday to the late Mildred Hill, who original composed… [Read More]
Fun With a New In Color!
Aloha, all! Today my focus is on one of the newest Stampin’ Up! In Colors, Terracotta Tile. Fun note here – texting your demonstrator friend generates a spell-check spelling of “terra-cotta.” Gotta watch that spell check! For those of you who haven’t experienced this new In Color yet, here is a quick and simple bookmark… [Read More]
Fun Project for the Hilo Orchid Show!
Aloha, all! The Hilo Orchid Show is this coming weekend, and I finally finished my projects for the daily Silent Auction events! I made three sets of six cards, all featuring the same design, but each featuring a different color. I’ve been working on this project off and on for the past few weeks, tweaking… [Read More]
Tea for Two?
Aloha, all! Today I’m back working with a stamp set that I’ve hardly ever used. It’s the Tea Together Stamp Set, which was first introduced in the Stampin’ Up! 2019 Occasions Catalog. I immediately fell in love with this set as I love, love, love tea parties. I used to have them a lot when I… [Read More]
Old Habits Are Hard to Break!
Aloha, all! With the small space in which I now have to work, I really do have to put things away as soon as I use them or my work table gets totally out of hand. So, yes, after I finished my last card, I did manage to put most stuff away to get ready… [Read More]
