tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74609305477127859032024-03-14T10:08:05.994-07:00Savage ThreadsWendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-12803236420437352642015-01-29T15:13:00.000-08:002015-01-29T15:13:17.177-08:00Updates<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Just wanted to share that I have made a few update posts on my cancer blog. If you feel like keeping up you can read everything on <a href="http://www.savagecircuits.com/content.php?12-Wendy-s-Breast-Cancer-Benefit" target="_blank">Wendy's Breast Cancer Page</a>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I wish I could say that I have been stitching lots and lots but the truth is I have not picked up my latest project in a couple of weeks. This is all I have managed to get done.</b></span></div>
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<br />Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-20654202867082059922015-01-23T09:52:00.000-08:002015-01-23T09:52:55.189-08:00Grasping at Threads<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Some of you who have been following me for a while know that I battled breast cancer back in 2013. And as of January 2014 I had completed chemotherapy and was holding my own trying to get my life back on track. But it wasn't meant to be.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Since last July I have been put through a bunch of tests and just before Christmas my husband and I got the news. The cancer is back. =(</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">I have started up my cancer blog again and if you would like to follow along I will be updating it regularly. You can find the link here at </span><a href="http://www.savagecircuits.com/content.php?12-Wendy-s-Breast-Cancer-Benefit" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Wendy's Breast Cancer Page</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> on my husbands website. I will also post here on Savage Threads so you will know when there is an update.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">I haven't been stitching very much lately. But since I will be starting up chemo again in a week or so I'm sure I will be stitching more. I did complete one ornament for my oldest son but forgot to take pictures of it. It was a </span><a href="http://stitchersanon.blogspot.com/p/free-charts_6.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">freebie from Stitchers Anon</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> entitled Bah Humbug. It was fun to stitch up and my son really seemed to like it. He's always been our Bah Humbug child. I never knew another kid that would rather have slept in on Christmas morning instead of getting up early to open presents.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: purple;">The next thing I will be working on is an ornament for my son's girlfriend. It's Merry Christmas Grumpy Kitty from </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.brookesbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Brookes Books</span></a>.</span><span style="color: purple;"> I will have to remember to take pictures of this one before I send it off to its new home.</span></b></span></div>
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Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-11682528596136260602014-08-14T15:21:00.001-07:002014-08-14T15:21:59.872-07:00Happy Dance!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">I love it when I get goodies in the mail! Last week and this week I got packages in the mail. I was lucky enough to be one of the people to get my hands on some of the lovely linen that Terri had for sale over on her site </span><a href="http://www.dixiesamplar.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">dixiesamplar</span></a><span style="color: #660000;">. When I opened the envelope this is what I found....</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>All wrapped up with a nice little card. It was like Christmas for me! Thank you Terri for making it extra special!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Thanks for stopping by and checking out my new stuff! HAPPY STITCHING EVERYONE!</b></span>Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-32975903508443714812014-07-28T16:23:00.001-07:002014-07-28T16:23:50.187-07:00New Containers<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>...well, new to me anyway. =)</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I was looking for a way to store the beads that I use in my craft projects. I love the little seed style beads but storage of them can be tricky without spending money on specialty storage containers. I'm far too frugal for my own good sometimes when it comes to spending money on myself, so going to the store and buying new containers was going to be my last resort. My hubby has these neat little zip-lock style baggies that I was using to store my beads but they were not all that practical as you really have to dump the beads out of the bags to use them. So I was trying to find something around the house I could use.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Then it hit me. A few months ago my hubby had showed me some containers he had acquired and didn't need anymore. He had offered them to me but at the time I didn't see a need. Well today I found my need!</b></span><br />
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Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-32144992467403879492014-07-24T21:32:00.001-07:002014-07-24T21:32:49.759-07:00Finding your feet....<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I bet you all thought I was gone for good! That I had abandoned my blog. And with good reason! I disappeared from existence after Christmas. But here I am once again. Trying to find my feet...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So much has happened since December. On the day of my last blog post, December 28th, I received a call from my sister. I should start by saying that all of my family lives in upstate New York, while my husband and I live in northern California. My sister was calling to tell me that our dad was really sick. He had cancer and was given about 6 months to live. My whole world felt like it was crashing down around me. Here I was getting ready to have my final chemo treatment on January 4th for breast cancer only find out that my dad is dying. So I went into survival mode, which for me is shutting the world out and trying to focus on not going into full blown panic mode.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My first instinct was to hop on the first plane to NY. But realistically that wasn't going to happen. I needed to have my final treatments and try to recover enough from having chemo before travelling. So that's what I did. I completed chemo January 4th, two days after my 44th birthday. Then I waited to get my strength back and in June I traveled to NY to see my dad. I got to spend one last Father's Day with him and on July 1st my dad left this physical world to fly with the angels. I am so grateful for the time I got to spend with him and my mother. I got to witness a level of tenderness and love between my parents that I didn't know existed. It was such a gift.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So as you can tell I've been busy with life. I just had my six month check up with my oncologist and was hoping to get a clean bill of health but I need to have a few tests done. Some unpleasant things popped up back in April and I put off getting them checked out to make sure I wasn't just being a hypocondriac because of the breast cancer. So I waited until my six month check up in July. Now I'm scheduled for a few tests; blood work, a chest x-ray and a bone scan. Hope to have the results in a week or so.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I want to say "now that life is starting to calm down" (HAHAHA) I am getting back to looking at projects that I need to finish or stuff that I want to start! I was out shopping today at Joanns and Michaels looking for some Halloween props for my husband. He is a tech/engineer and writes articles for a couple of techie magazines. He needed a bat and a spider for a project he is writing an article on.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>What a whirlwind it has been for the last 2 weeks! I was desperately trying to get three Christmas ornaments stitched up for my two sons and my older son's girlfriend. I stitch at a snail's pace these days and trying to finish those ornaments has been a challenge. I even pulled an all nighter last Sunday night because they were all coming to celebrate Christmas on Monday afternoon. I didn't do too bad. I finished my older son's ornament.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I think it turned out cute. The beads along the edge make it look as if a tiny little strand of lights is circling it. I do kind of wish I had put the ribbon hanger in the center at the top as opposed to the edges, but all in all I think it turned out okay.</b></span>Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-31490919191126599082013-12-05T20:50:00.001-08:002013-12-05T20:50:35.297-08:00New Finish<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Well it's a busy time of year for most folks. I'm trying just to keep up with normal everyday things. I'm down to only having five chemo treatments left to complete. But inherently the cumulative effects of the chemo are proving to slow me way down. But it could be worse, so I won't complain!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I just finished a little something for a friend that is also going through chemotherapy. The difference is she has to spend 5 days in the hospital every month for her treatment as she has chemo 24 hours a day for those 5 days. Since she is hooked up to an IV and has to drag around the IV pole, she keeps her sense of humor about her and has named her IV pole Enriquè Suavè. She decorates the pole according to the current holiday or season for fun. She is an amazing woman who is strong and beautiful!</b></span><br />
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<br />Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-82269932803391319772013-11-28T10:55:00.001-08:002013-11-28T10:55:18.882-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: center;">
Wishing all my friends in the blogging community a very Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span class="pg" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; padding-right: 3px;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">noun,</span> </span></span><span class="pg" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; padding-right: 3px;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">plural</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf" data-syllable="gen·er·os·i·ties." style="display: inline;">gen·er·os·i·ties.</span></b></span><div class="luna-Ent" style="background-image: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px;">
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<span id="hotword"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">readiness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">liberality</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">giving.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword">freedom</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">meanness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">smallness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">mind</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">character.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/generous" style="color: #333333;">generous</a><span id="hotword"> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">act:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">We</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">thanked</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">him</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">for</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">his</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">many</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">generosities.</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span id="hotword" name="hotword">largeness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">fullness;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">amplitude.</span></b></span></span></div>
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Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-57999819524083794802013-11-07T19:02:00.000-08:002013-11-07T19:02:10.785-08:00Another Victorian Motto Sampler Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-17626060560366025682013-11-01T14:14:00.000-07:002013-11-01T14:14:05.038-07:00Victorian Motto Sampler Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>A beautiful chart, floss and bells for the "Jingle As Ye Enter" door hanger/wall hanging are up for grabs.</b></span></div>
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Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-32805869342416901692013-10-31T10:36:00.000-07:002013-10-31T10:36:10.727-07:00HAPPY HALLOWEEN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-36376157818285844262013-10-30T09:37:00.000-07:002013-10-30T09:37:03.766-07:00Happy Candy Corn Day!<div style="text-align: center;">
Who doesn't LOVE these little bits of sweetness?! If you don't, I don't want to know....LOL</div>
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<br />Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-52738096317631735072013-10-27T15:17:00.001-07:002013-10-27T15:17:53.323-07:00New WIP and Fall<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Boy time sure does fly by! I haven't posted for a while. Been keeping busy with chemo treatments. I'm on a weekly treatment schedule now until after New Years. I have a blog over on my hubby's website about my cancer journey. <a href="http://www.savagecircuits.com/content.php?12-Wendy-s-Breast-Cancer-Benefit" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Here's the link</span></a> if you would like to follow over there.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I started a new project that I am going to try to get done fast! Why you may ask, good question...it's because it's a Halloween project that I want to have done by Halloween! LOL</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I got a piece of beautiful purple Zweigart 14ct Aida cloth in the Harvest Exchange from April and knew I wanted to use it for a Halloween project. So a few days ago I started stitching this....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>It's a free pattern called "Haunted House" that I got from <a href="http://thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.hu/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">The Snowflower Diaries</span></a>. Maja has some beautiful patterns and they are all free! She is a kind spirit for being so generous. She even did a beautiful tribute to a dear fellow stitcher taken away too soon, Cathey. I am so looking forward to this newest pattern becoming available.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I love fall. I'm originally from upstate New York and fall was always my favorite time of year and I miss it terribly! It was so pretty there and there were things that I miss like going to get apple cider and donuts at the local cider mills. The cold nights and chilly days. And of course the promise of snow soon. Where I live now it's just not the same. It's hot most of the year. I dread summers here. It's just too hot to enjoy any outside activities. Even now the nights do get down to around the mid to upper 40's and the days are still averaging around 80 degrees. I'm so tired of the heat. Some people would call me crazy but I long for the cloudy, rainy, chilly days in New York. Curling up on the couch with a fuzzy, warm blanket and cup of hot tea or cocoa while listening to the rain and the wind sounds divine to me. Sigh...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Can't wait for Halloween! The hubby and I will be curling up in our recliners and watching my favorite movies and eating popcorn! Every year I turn into a big kid! I have to watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", the Disney version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" it's on the DVD "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", "Hocus Pocus", "Practical Magic", and "Sleepy Hollow" (the one with Johnny Depp). I have a couple of other movies that I have already watched "Bell, Book, and Candle" and "High Spirits". If you have a favorite movie for this time of year let me know in the comments. I'm always on the look out for more movies! =)</b></span></div>
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<br />Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-33539172788319908812013-10-16T20:08:00.001-07:002013-10-16T20:08:42.356-07:00Harvest Exchanged Received!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I was so excited when I checked the mail today and found this waiting for me!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>What an AWESOME box of goodies! All courtesy of <a href="http://aprilmechellesdulllife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April In Alabama</a>! The fuzzy slippers are already on my feet! And the decorated candy corn jar sits on my desk within easy reach as it's my one guilty pleasure this time of year. And I really wish you all had a way to smell the cinnamon roll scented candle, YUMMY! And when I emailed April I told her the caramel cocoa was just screaming to be added to my morning coffee. I can't wait to find the perfect projects for the fabric and flosses, love it! And the little embroidery scissors are a welcome addition. Since I have breast cancer the tissues will accompany me on my chemo treatments! Thank you April!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Harvest Exchange hosted by Terri at <a href="http://www.dixiesamplar.com/" target="_blank">Dixie Samplar</a> has been great fun for me. I hope to be able to participate in more exchanges in the future!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Happy Stitching!</b></span>Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-44474644127253142002013-10-16T10:21:00.000-07:002013-10-16T10:21:10.975-07:00New Friends and Blog Issues and WIP<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>First I would like to give a big thank you to Parsley for being an awesome new blog buddy! I got Parsley's name in the Harvest Exchange hosted by Terri over at <a href="http://www.dixiesamplar.com/" target="_blank">Dixie Samplar</a>. And I had a lot of fun putting the package together. You can see all the goodies on <a href="http://seasonsofmymind.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Parsley's blog</a>. Thanks to her I now have some traffic over on my blog! Thank you Parsley!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>It was brought to my attention that no one could leave a comment on my blog and I have been trying to figure out the problem. I <i>think</i> I may have solved it. I was using a third party template on my page and found out this morning that there was a known issue with the templates that was most likely the cause of the problem. I have reverted to using a default template for the time being until I learn more about how to properly use third party templates. If you still can't comment please email me and let me know! =)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Happy Stitching!</b></span>Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-49984748519456154292013-10-05T19:30:00.000-07:002013-10-05T19:30:47.155-07:00The Grey Tail Giveaway<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Found a blog today and wanted to share it!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://thegreytail.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/signed-pumpkins-an-autumn-giveaway/" target="_blank"><i>chiara at the grey tail</i></a> is hosting a giveaway! Click on her name to check it out for yourself!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Sounds like fun to me! =)</b></span>Wendy S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15152033150030575664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460930547712785903.post-59706595701615871592013-09-28T20:02:00.001-07:002013-09-28T20:02:12.740-07:00Pumpkins For Cathey<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>So here's to you Cathey from a fellow cancer sister! </b></span></div>
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