Judy T.

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i'm on a mission

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 9:17 am
To clean out my cupboards. My cupboards are full, my freezers are full, full of food that needs to be eaten...SO....I am not going grocery shopping until I can see the bottom of the freezers and my cupboard shelves are bare.  I told Jim the other day that we could live for close to a ...
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ridge view~wordless wednesday

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 8:45 am
Linking with Wordless Wednesday.
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days...

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2012, 8:29 am
Spent baking... taking walks with my camera... cooking tasty dinners... watching the sun go down... How do you spend your days?
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i was in paris

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 9:15 am
Paris Illinois that is...I haven't done Barn Charm since last November...YIKES...One of the reasons I haven't is that I had been too busy to visit the other blogs doing Barn Charm and felt bad that if I entered and not visited the other entries that wouldn't be nice.  But, I miss posting and joinin...
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are you?

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2012, 3:07 pm
A wild & crazy quilter that is.
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january 2012 scavenger hunt

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 3:16 pm
I joined Kathy at Postcards from the P.P. in her monthly scavenger hunt.  I haven't done it in a long time, and figured being down in Galveston for the month of January I would get some pretty good shots...and I did. soft... At the Moody Gardens Aquarium, the coral in the tanks were v...
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there's no place like home

Judy T. posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 10:30 am
We made it back safe and sound.  Tho, we thoroughly enjoyed our time down in Texas, it feels good to be home.  I've lots to do today, so I'll not be visiting you all until I get more settled. I hope you have a wonderful day.
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our last weekend on the island

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 1:54 am
It's coming to and end, our time here down on Galveston Island.  We had such a wonderful time being with family and being in the warm climate.  Erin was the only one who was able to head here for a few days, so on Saturday we headed down to The Strand, where we window shopped, ate lunch and just w...
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the pioneer woman's pico de gallo

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2012, 2:18 am
I love watching The Pioneer Woman on the Food Network, and one of the dishes she made was     Pico de Gallo.  So, I just had to make it. YUM!!! So, last night we sat back with our feet up, ate some pico de gallo, and watched the Hockey All-Star Skills Competition...
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a quick walk through a rainforest

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 28, 2012, 11:51 am
We had a few minutes to kill before going to see "Rescue" at the IMax theater at the Moody Gardens.
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taking a boat ride to see the dolphins

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 9:26 am
We took a boat ride when my sister was here to see the dolphins. We did see a few active ones, but they're too quick to catch them out of the water. A few shots of one of my favorite birds from the south. A few more interesting things we sa...
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it's a wordless kind of day

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 8:12 am

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pretty please

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 24, 2012, 1:39 pm
We laughed so hard when we saw this.  I didn't take this photo, I had my daughter grab my camera to take this shot.  Sadie girl has been on a diet since we came down here.  We took her to the vet before we left as she needed to have her shots up to date and I just wanted to make sure ...
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a birthday with a theme

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 10:37 pm
Our granddaughter turned 1 down here in Texas and her mom makes the cutest and yummiest cakes.  I thought it was fitting that since we're down here by the gulf, that the cake had a sea/beach theme. The beach house is quiet, everyone is back to their homes, my sister arriv...
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i call this take 78

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 21, 2012, 9:21 am
My sister and I went shopping on what is called "The Strand" and we stopped in a cute candy/ice cream shop.  We sat down and had a cup of homemade ice cream.  This photo of us is one of what seemed like from a million ones taken.  By the time we got a good one we were laughing so hard...
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my sister arrived

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 8:58 am
Would you believe that yesterday was the first time we got off the island?  We headed to Houston to pick up my sister who flew down here to spend a few days with us on the island. It was late when she got off the plane so we headed to a really good BBQ place to get something to eat.  ...
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random shots of the day

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 8:33 am
I finally took some shots of these flowers growing down by the beach.  I thought I'd bring some color to those who are not seeing any right now. It's been very windy and rainy here lately, and this is what Sadie likes to do when she can't go out and about. We...
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people and wave watching

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 17, 2012, 8:39 am
We had to get our van fixed as we had a leak in the heater hose, so our daughters dropped us off at the seawall on their way back to Houston.  We had a few hours to kill so we sat on some rocks and watched the waves, I ended up checking the people out as well. The waves coming in were ...
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beware

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 16, 2012, 9:40 am
I made sure I stayed off the dunes.
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powered paragliding on the beach

Judy T. posted an article on - Jan 15, 2012, 2:00 am
We headed out to do some more shelling with our son, dil and the grandkids, and some people where we went were paragliding. This guy sailed over me when he realized that I was taking his pictures. He's the owner of TX Flysports in League City Texas, a really nice guy who J...
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first of the month-november 2011

Judy T. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 7:04 pm
This is actually the 2nd of the month :)  It's rain mixed with snow coming down.  When I stepped out on the back deck I could hear the crows crowing.  You can see them flying just over the pine trees. Linking with Jan for First of the Month.
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wordless wednesday~hitchhiking

Judy T. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 8:51 am
 
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barn charm~log barn

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 8:29 pm
I had a totally different barn to post this week for Barn Charm.  Today I spent the day sewing with a friend and as I was on my way this morning I spied this barn so I had to post this one instead.  It wasn't until I uploaded the photos did I notice that this barn was made of logs...well I h...
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sour cream pancakes

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2011, 3:11 pm
I never thought that pancakes and sour cream could go together...but they can and they do.  I found this wonderful, awesome, scrumptious recipe in the Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. They cooked up very differently from regular pancakes, but oh my goodness are they ever good. I hope yo...
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gentle hearth happenings

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 10:35 am
As I said in a previous post here about some construction happening last weekend here at Gentle Hearth.  We had gone to a park to check out the stairs there last month.  I woke up one morning last week and found a hole cut out of our deck railing.  We've been wanting to put in a stair off the dec...
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the flying geese are taking flight

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2011, 8:03 am
Finally...These guys intimidated me in the worst possible way.  I started this quilt last year when we moved here.  I joined a block of the month at the quilt shop in town.  I know I should have been sewing on this quilt ALL year but I didn't.  Why? Because these guy's scared the willies out of ...
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over the weekend

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2011, 11:40 am
We were busy as bees.  Autumn has fully settled in here.  A walk around the yard proved that over the weekend.  Tho I spied a few bits of color still hanging on.  My favorite flowers have dried up and you can see them here. I'm going on my very first quilt retreat in just ove...
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friday's fences~don't fence me in

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2011, 8:18 pm
This pair can be found a mile down the hill from us in the valley.  There's always a cow or two fenced in here.  I frequently stop and take a photo. Linking with Friday's Fences.
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wordless wednesday~lonly pumpkin

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 1:30 am

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the grainery~barn charm

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2011, 9:06 am
I found this grainery barn in Southwest Wisconsin. Linking with Tricia for Barn Charm.
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turning fifty~macro monday

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2011, 9:20 am
Linking with Lisa for Macro Monday.
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giant strawberries

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2011, 8:43 am
Our strawberry season is starting to come to an end, here's what they looked like on October 13th.  The berries are bigger than a quarter and way bigger than in the photo I posted here in my photo blog through my lens, which btw is up and running again.  I stopped posting there last March, I...
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friday's fences~fence and gate

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2011, 8:45 am
I took this shot in September 2011 and posted here, this is just a different view. Linking with Friday's Fences.
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taking a walk through our woodlot

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2011, 9:17 am
Jim and I took a walk the other evening and we started out going through the woodlot.  The ground was covered with a blanket of leaves. The pond was as well, except where I believe the deer and other wildlife are coming to drink. The old fence line always makes me s...
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wordless wednesday~many tractor faces

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2011, 8:36 pm
Linking with Wordless Wednesday.
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barn charm~down a country road

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 7:37 pm
I took a drive one day by myself and came upon this cute little barn nestled alongside a narrow country road, driving down this road I thought it was someones driveway.   Linking with Barn Charm.
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mitchell's sweater

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 9:31 am
I finished my first ever baby sweater or any sweater for that matter.  This is going to our newest grandchild...Surprise!!! It should be in your mailbox today, at least I hope it is. I went looking for buttons the other day and these tractor buttons I found were too cute to pass up. &#...
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nothing runs like a deere

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2011, 12:36 pm
A bit more found at the truck and tractor show. Linking with Jan for SOOC Sunday.
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the big red truck

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2011, 9:13 am
Last weekend we went to a truck and tractor show called Wheels of Time.  On our way to the food tent (you can see the smoke from the grill on the right) I spied this beauty.  There were so many beautiful restored old trucks and tractors.  I'll be posting now and again what we saw there.  They we...
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friday's fences~holding the wire

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 7:56 pm
There's just something about seeing rolled up barbed wire on a fence post.  We see this a lot around here, and we see a lot of barbed wire fences. I'm linking with Friday's Fences.  
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life goes on

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2011, 9:39 am
Wow, fall or autumn as I like to call it sometimes, is coming to an end here.  In my county there's only one week left until the color peak.  I ran to town yesterday and this is one of the beautiful streets covered with trees. This is on the corner by the library where I was heading, ...
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wordless wednesday~looking through the field glasses

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2011, 10:44 pm
Linking with Wordless Wednesday.
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barn charm~rusty roof

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2011, 8:53 am
I have lots of barn shots that I haven't posted yet.  I took this photo March 2011 on our way to the Mississippi River.  Linking with Tricia for Barn Charm.
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mating bugs

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2011, 10:35 am
We found mating bugs the other day.  I have never seen these before so if anyone can give a clue as to what type of bug they are I would love to hear it. It was odd, there was a single bug all by itself.  These bugs had long tails of some kind that if you look at the bug that...
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growing out of the rock~sooc sunday

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2011, 8:44 am
Found this growing out of the rock wall that keeps people from going over the edge.  The last bit of life still growing before the cold weather takes it away. Linking with Jan for SOOC Sunday.
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first of the month-october 2011

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2011, 6:37 pm
I've been waiting all day to get a decent shot of the back view.  I'm linking with Jan for First of the Month.
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our small celebration

Judy T. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2011, 9:01 am
We hit 33 years of matrimonial bliss yesterday the last day of September.  The morning we spent doing everyday things, working, me heading to town to pick up a few things. I then made homemade pizza for lunch which turned out yummy! After lunch we headed to the Mississippi river to Pra...
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friday's fences~keeping the sheep in

Judy T. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2011, 8:50 pm
This shot I took back in June 2011.  I don't think I've posted it yet and if I did sorry if it's a repeat.  I'm joining a new meme called Friday's Fences over at Life According to Jan and Jer.
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laurens meadow

Judy T. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2011, 1:33 am
I hope you're not getting tired of seeing our fall colors here in the Ocooch Mountains.  This is our daughter Laurens favorite place of all, we call it Lauren's meadow.  This spot overlooks much of the mountain tops up on one of the ridges near our home. Another view of the meadow, us...
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wordless wednesday~color in the hills

Judy T. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2011, 1:32 am
Linking with Wordless Wednesday.
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