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We bought a farm.<div>
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For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on a farm.<div>
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To live on a beautiful plot of land, with space, and quiet, and beautiful views all around.</div>
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But close enough to drive into the city so as not to feel completely isolated.</div>
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And now my dream is quite literally coming true.</div>
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Glen and I just bought 8.7 acres in Abbotsford (a relatively small city about an hour east of Vancouver).</div>
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A small hobby farm with a giant shop and 8 stall horse barn.</div>
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Ya, a horse barn.</div>
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And it all feels very surreal.</div>
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It has all happened incredibly quickly. </div>
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We weren't even looking.</div>
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I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was never going to live on a farm.</div>
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But, we went for a drive in the country one weekend and happened to see the 'for sale' sign on this property.</div>
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For some reason, I decided to look up the price.</div>
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Why?</div>
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I have no idea. </div>
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Not something I normally do.</div>
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And suddenly, just like that, my dream seemed attainable. </div>
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So, after a whole lot of scrambling to try to get our finances in order, we went to court to put in our bid. </div>
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There were two other people bidding on the property and it was all done as a blind bid.</div>
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So we had no way of knowing what the others were offering and just had to figure out what our maximum bid was.</div>
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What were we willing to pay for the property and still be able to manage the mortgage payments and like eat and stuff?</div>
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After much calculation and recalculation, we determined our number and went for it. </div>
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We all handed our offers, in sealed envelopes, to the judge.</div>
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He opened them right then and there. </div>
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And declared ours to be the winning bid.</div>
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Unbelievable.</div>
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We were physically shaking.</div>
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And absolutely ecstatic.</div>
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So very many pieces had to fall into place to make this happen.</div>
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And so far they all have.</div>
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We close on August 15...the day after our 14th anniversary.</div>
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And then, we're moving to the country.</div>
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How is this my life right now?</div>
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Crazy.</div>
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1. Glen practicing! He has his Bachelor in Trumpet Performance but I haven't heard him play in</div>
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about 15 years. Crazy. He played for my family on Christmas Eve (O Holy Night) and it</div>
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brought me back to 1997. I wish he still played.</div>
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2. My niece organized a ping-pong and foosball tournament on Christmas Eve. Here's my dad</div>
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playing for the first time since 1964! It was really nice to see him having so much fun.</div>
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3. Brown paper packages tied up with string all ready to go.</div>
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4. Glen got a boat. He traded a bunch of old motorcycle parts that he didn't want anymore. So we</div>
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got a free boat and got rid of a bunch of crap. Pretty good deal. It need a bit of work (what boat</div>
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doesn't?) but not too much. He's looking forward to spring.</div>
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5. Glen got a couple of tattoos. Here they are in progress. I'll post photos of the tattoos when</div>
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they're healed up and his arm hair has grown back. </div>
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6. I needed help with my right hand. Missy was pretty interested in what was going on.</div>
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7. I love my new kindle. The best part is the built in dictionary! Just touch the word for a couple</div>
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of seconds and the definition pops up. So great. </div>
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1. There's a cat sleeping on my feet. So of course I couldn't get up to make lunch. </div>
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2. The very last photo of 2012's project365. And how fitting. My new year's resolution is to knit</div>
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a sweater using this gorgeous yarn from <a href="http://www.brooklyntweed.net/" target="_blank">brooklyn tweed</a>. The sample skein and shade card</div>
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arrived in the mail today. Perfect.</div>
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Well, that's it. I did it. </div>
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One photo every day for a year. </div>
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They weren't always the most beautiful photos but I really enjoyed this. </div>
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It's really nice to be able to scroll back through and remember the little things that are so easily forgotten. </div>
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I think I'll make a blurb book too. </div>
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Maybe a week per page. </div>
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I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it again this year, but when I woke up this morning and realized I didn't 'have' to take a photo today, I felt a bit sad. </div>
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1. The finished wreath. I got lazy and only wrapped the yarn around once. So if you look closely,</div>
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you can see the white styrofoam peeking through. Oh well. Don't look closely.</div>
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2. Waiting in the border lineup to pick up my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Paperwhite-Touch-light/dp/B007OZNZG0" target="_blank">kindle</a> in Blaine. The one I wanted isn't available in</div>
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3. It snowed. A lot. </div>
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4. More snow. I shovelled the walk and stairs 4 times! After the mail came, I just let it snow.</div>
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5. I love her giant paws.</div>
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6. Crafting some gifts for my mom(s) and sisters. I've wanted to do this since I saw this <a href="http://doecdoe.blogspot.ca/2011/02/how-i-use-porcelaine-pens.html" target="_blank">diy</a> and</div>
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7. Glen and I made snow globes last year. I emptied the water before storing them and decided I</div>
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1. Glen made me breakfast. Yum.</div>
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2. Christmas crafting.</div>
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3. My beautiful new pouch from izola. </div>
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4. There's just something about red nails. My favourite.</div>
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5. Sending out the last shipment of the year. Thanks to everyone that kept me busy knitting all</div>
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year. Time for a little break to enjoy the holidays.</div>
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6. Actually did my hair. Not something I do often. Figured I should take a photo.</div>
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7. The cards I made this year. </div>
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1. Glen putting the Christmas lights on the house. He was a bit grumpy.</div>
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2. All lit up.</div>
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3. Our Christmas tree again this year. (copied <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/fun-faux-christ-162891?image_id=3090342" target="_blank">this</a>).</div>
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4. Finally bought the <a href="http://www.thebay.com/eng/hbccollections-blankets-Fleece_Multi_Coloured_Throw-thebay/215808" target="_blank">Hudson's Bay fleece throw</a>. Not sure why it took me so long. I love it.</div>
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5. Pile of goodies headed to <a href="http://www.birdonawirecreations.com/" target="_blank">Bird on a Wire.</a></div>
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6. That's me (and the Steveston Cowl) in the WestEnder thanks to <a href="http://www.lutboutique.com/" target="_blank">Lut Boutique</a>.</div>
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7. Christmas cards plan B. Plan A proved to be way to labour intensive. </div>
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1. A present for my niece's 10th birthday.</div>
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2. Frosty morning.</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.wildandheart.com/" target="_blank">Wild and Heart</a> featured lucky14 handmade on their beautiful <a href="http://www.wildandheart.blogspot.ca/2012/11/local-wildlife-lucky-14-handmade.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. Much thanks to Diane for the</div>
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4. She just has to touch the yarn. It's like her security blanket.</div>
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5. I bought these beautiful wood postcards with pop out seagulls from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/formesberlin" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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6. Christmas cards plan A. </div>
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7. We have 3 small throw rugs in our entire house and the cat managed to puke on two of them.</div>
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On the same day. Super.</div>
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1. Sunday knitting.</div>
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2. Babysitting this super sweet boy for a couple hours. </div>
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4. Orders all ready for shipping.</div>
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6. In my office.</div>
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7. Missy found a really comfortable spot to hang out. She's actually holding herself up with her</div>
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1. This was the stormy day at the cabin. It made for a really cozy day inside the cabin. Wood-</div>
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2. A rainbow ending in the ocean on our way home.</div>
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3. Finally found eggnog at the grocery store, which means homemade eggnog latte season.</div>
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4. Lovely as wood-burning stoves are, they sure do stink up your clothes. Luckily, we had a</div>
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5. The <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2012/07/project365-week-29.html" target="_blank">office door</a> was open, the sun was streaming in the window and reflecting off the door</div>
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6. Sending out colour samples.</div>
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7. Filling orders.</div>
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1. Glen picking the winner of my first <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2012/11/we-have-winner.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a>. Thanks again to everyone that participated.</div>
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3. So very happy that America made the right choice. Phew.</div>
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4. I made a book of <a href="http://instagram.com/lucky14handmade/" target="_blank">instagram</a> photos from our New York / New England trip through <a href="http://www.blurb.com/" target="_blank">blurb</a>. Thanks</div>
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shipping...but still!). I've made books with blurb before so I knew it would be great. And it was.</div>
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I want to do this for all my trips now.</div>
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5. There are giant mushrooms growing in our backyard. Lots of them. Neat and also kinda gross.</div>
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6. My new t-shirt from the <a href="http://makeitproductions.com/" target="_blank">make-it show</a>. (<a href="http://www.oleoriginals.com/" target="_blank">ole originals</a>)</div>
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7. We went up to Glen's family cabin for the long weekend. We had a sunny day, a stormy day,</div>
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a bonfire. Lovely fall weekend.</div>
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1. Out for a neighbourhood walk. Beautiful, warm, sunny fall day.</div>
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2. Something captivating out there. Probably a crow.</div>
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3. And a grey grey day.</div>
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4. Halloween. It absolutely poured rain all night but we still had 145 kids come to our door. One </div>
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5. Yarn is just so damn tempting.</div>
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6. I held my first <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2012/11/giveaway.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a>! The rules were simple...just 'like' my facebook page. When I hit 100 </div>
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likes, I'd draw a name and that person would win a <a href="http://www.lucky14handmade.bigcartel.com/product/windsor" target="_blank">Windsor Warmer</a> (pictured). I started the </div>
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Kristin). </div>
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7. All the names in a jar.</div>
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As of Friday evening, my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lucky14handmade" target="_blank">facebook page</a> had 106 'likes.'</div>
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Thank you to everyone that participated.</div>
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Yesterday, my husband drew a name from this jar.</div>
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And the winner is...</div>
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<b>KRISTIN HINCH</b></div>
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Congratulations!</div>
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You win a <a href="http://www.lucky14handmade.bigcartel.com/product/windsor" target="_blank">Windsor Warmer</a> in the colour of your choice.</div>
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And, to show just how much I appreciated all your support, I decided to give a coffee sleeve each to 2 other people. </div>
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The winners of the coffee sleeves are:</div>
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Have a great Monday.</div>
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I'm doing my first giveaway!</div>
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And it's super easy.</div>
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All you have to do is 'like' my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lucky14handmade" target="_blank">facebook page</a>.</div>
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When I get 100 likes, I'll draw a name.</div>
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That person will win a Windsor Warmer (pictured above) in the colour of their choice.</div>
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You can see all the colours <a href="http://www.lucky14handmade.bigcartel.com/product/windsor" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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If you don't have facebook, just leave a comment here and I'll include your name in the draw.</div>
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And if you already like me, you've already been entered.</div>
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Good luck!</div>
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<br />lucky_14http://www.blogger.com/profile/04478917358473166561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320529092857719068.post-2544239065692091162012-11-01T08:00:00.000-07:002012-11-01T08:00:04.541-07:00project365 week 43...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. I made a super delicious pumpkin cake for a belated Thanksgiving dinner at the in-laws. I got </div>
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4. Restocked on my favourite candles. I get the vanilla. These are the only scented candles I like.</div>
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5. A gorgeous fall day. Although I was inside knitting all day, I popped out to take a photo of my </div>
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6. Oops. Watching Project Runway. Not paying attention to my knitting. (You might have to look</div>
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7. Breakfast at White Spot. </div>
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2. I picked up Little Miss from her 2 week adventure at my mom and dad's. She was happy to be </div>
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3. Back at it. Starting to fill orders from the One of a Kind show. Thank you to all who ordered! </div>
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4. We got back from New England just in time for the explosion of red here on the west coast.</div>
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Gorgeous.</div>
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5. Just a super cute mini pumpkin.</div>
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6. <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2012/10/lucky14-now-available-at.html" target="_blank">Delivering orders</a> to LYNNsteven (gastown) and LUT boutique (main street).</div>
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1. Americans know how to put on a fair. This one, the <a href="http://www.fryeburgfair.com/" target="_blank">Fryeburg Fall Fair</a>, in Fryeburg Maine was</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The West Oxford Agricultural Society (present-
ers of the Fryeburg Fair) </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">was </span></i></span><span style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">incorporated
on </span></i></span><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">June 3, 1851. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Originally nine Maine towns
were included, with six New Hampshire </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">towns
added </span></i></span><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">in 1888. </span></i><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">After moving from town to town for the first
few years, </span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">a permanent fair site was purchased </span></i><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">in Fryeburg. </span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">After nearly 30 years it moved
to its present location, north of town, with the </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">purchase of 26 acres for $133. The first fair
was held there in October 1885. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'KorinthiaPSMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">During the </span></i></span><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">next 100 plus years it has expanded to 180
acres </span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">and includes 100 permanent buildings, </span></i><i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">with over 3,000 camping sites. </span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: KorinthiaPSMT; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Currently, about
300,000 attend the fair annually. </span></i></div>
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2. In Vermont. On my birthday. As fall is my absolute favourite time of year, this day in Vermont,<br />
filled with gorgeous fall foliage, was pretty perfect.<br />
3. <a href="http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/company/static/Visit-Us/About-Weston" target="_blank">The Vermont Country Store</a>. Wow. This place is huge. And really neat. Definitely worth a stop.<br />
We actually almost missed it! I fell asleep in the car and happened to wake up right as we<br />
drove past the store. No really, we were literally driving right. past. the. store. Although I'd told<br />
Glen numerous times to keep an eye out for it as I wanted to check it out, he was pretty<br />
obliviously just driving along. Anyway, we went. We saw. We bought a can of New England<br />
pork and beans.<br />
4. Sleepy Hollow. Not as cool as you might think. But oh well. It was on our way.<br />
5. Amish country. Lancaster Pennsylvania. Although this area is filled with mostly cheesy touristy<br />
'amish' crap that isn't actually made by the Amish, it was still neat to experience. My family is<br />
Mennonite so I guess I feel a small connection to the 'plain people.' We certainly weren't<br />
raised in the old order. We had tvs and phones and cars and jeans. But I was interested in the<br />
history of the Mennonite and the Amish and what the main differences between the two are.<br />
I just enjoyed being there. There's certainly something intriguing about their way of life. I did a<br />
bit of research after we got back. <a href="http://www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml" target="_blank">This site</a> was clear, simple and informative.<br />
6. We walked across the border via the Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls, NY to Niagara Falls,<br />
ON. I'd never been to Niagara Falls so we figured we might as well incorporate it into our trip.<br />
The falls themselves were beautiful. We wouldn't have made a special trip any other time so it<br />
was nice to get to see them. The town however, horrible. What is up with that? It's like some<br />
kind of crazy haunted house Disneyland on steroids. So awful. When/why did Niagara Falls<br />
get so cheesy?<br />
7. Waiting at the Hamilton, ON airport. On a miserable, grey, rainy day. At this point we just want<br />
to be at home but have 2 flights and a layover in Calgary to look forward to. Blech. But really,<br />
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1. Our amazingly beautiful hotel room at the <a href="http://wythehotel.com/" target="_blank">Wythe Hotel</a> in Williamsburg Brooklyn. It's called a</div>
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Manhattan View King. The photo doesn't show the full extent of the view. It was incredible. </div>
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Every single thing about the design of the hotel and the room was perfect. Glen and I decided </div>
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we could both live there. However...we were on the 5th floor and there was a night club on the </div>
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6th floor. Not cool. We ended up switching rooms a couple of times. The staff was all super </div>
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friendly and accommodating and in the end they even comped our room for one night and</div>
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reduced the rate of the other two nights. So no complaints. And we'd definitely stay there again.</div>
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2. Our first full day in New York was a gorgeous warm and sunny fall day. We decided to do the</div>
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Empire State Building while the weather was cooperating. We each paid $10 extra to get to the </div>
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front of the line. Why doesn't everyone do that?? Then, after we'd already paid, they told us we </div>
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got a free 90 minute harbour cruise included. Fantastic! So that's what we did. And this is a</div>
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shot as we pass under the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge.</div>
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3. The second day rained. All day. Pouring rain. But it was surprisingly warm. So we bought a </div>
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couple of cheap umbrellas and walked. Soho, Greenwich, 5th Avenue, Central Park. I went to </div>
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<a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/about" target="_blank">Purl Soho</a> and it was just as lovely as I'd expected. We didn't do any other shopping. We really </div>
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just wanted to <i>be</i> in New York...see the buildings, hear the taxis, feel like we were in an</div>
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episode of Law & Order. We went to the <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> but didn't go in...we're not </div>
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really into art. Instead, we picked up some <a href="http://www.deandeluca.com/Aboutus/Default.aspx?id=186&selItemId=14" target="_blank">Dean & Deluca</a> on Madison Avenue and had a </div>
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4. We picked up our rental car in Brooklyn. After driving through in our taxi, we wished we'd had </div>
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an extra day to explore. Glen doesn't actually really enjoy travelling. Or at least he has no real </div>
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desire to do it. When we go somewhere he has a good time but he could stay home and be </div>
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perfectly content. But, just the other day, he said he wants to go back to Brooklyn. Works for</div>
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me. We really didn't hang out there at all. We got our car and headed out of town. So this is </div>
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just a shot of a brick wall I liked. As we sat at a red light. The rest of the day was filled with</div>
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interstates and traffic and chaos. Until we hit Connecticut. </div>
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5. <a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/" target="_blank">The Glass House</a>. So incredibly beautiful. I was a bit worried that it wouldn't live up to all the </div>
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photos I've seen. But it did. The plan was to see the house and continue on our way, but they </div>
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weren't offering tours on the day we arrived in New Canaan, and you can't access the house if </div>
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not on a tour. So we decided to stay. It's one of my favourite buildings ever so we thought it </div>
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was worth losing a day of driving. And it was. </div>
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6. Connecticut is gorgeous. The entire state. Again, I was a bit worried that New England wouldn't </div>
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live up to my idea of it. I thought all the movies or tv shows set in New England I'd seen were </div>
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surely faked in some way. Well, they weren't. It truly is that pretty. And Connecticut is the </div>
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prettiest. All the fantastic 18th century colonial homes. The perfect little towns. The winding </div>
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7. One example of how perfect New England is. This is in New Hampshire. Just so pretty!</div>
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I am so happy to finally be able to share this news.</div>
lucky14 pieces can now be found at these two beautiful local Vancouver boutiques.<br />
Both shops support local as well as international designers.<br />
You'll find an amazing selection of gorgeous clothing and accessories at each.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lynnsteven.com/" target="_blank">LYNNsteven</a>: in Gastown at 225 Carrall Street<br />
<a href="http://www.lutboutique.com/" target="_blank">lut boutique</a>: 4219 Main Street<br />
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Thank you to Nicole and Jennifer for including lucky14 handmade in your lovely shops.<br />
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1. Had afternoon tea with some lovely ladies for a friend's birthday.</div>
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2. lucky14 sign all ready to go.</div>
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3. Just a new bag that I thought looked pretty hanging on the front door.</div>
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4. Packing up for Ooak.</div>
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5. My table all set up at Ooak. Thanks to Glen for making the hanging rack and sign.</div>
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6. Packing for our trip to New York / New England. Can you tell what my current favourite</div>
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7. In Seattle. At Madewell. Love that store and have my fingers crossed that'll they'll open a store</div>
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here soon.</div>
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<i>catching up now.</i></div>
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1. Glen made a lamp for my table at One of a Kind (Ooak) out of bits and pieces he had around</div>
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2. Creepy legless cat.</div>
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3. A beautiful tea towel arrived from my good friend living in Singapore...an early birthday present.</div>
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4. Assembling hang tags for Ooak.</div>
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5. Attaching those hang tags.</div>
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6. My coffee sleeves in the Vancouver Sun!</div>
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7. I had a bunch of vinyl labels of my logo made for the show. Glen is being very serious about</div>
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applying them to the sign he made.</div>
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1. It's sock season! Brand new socks (made in Canada!) and a kitten trying to eat a ball of yarn.</div>
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2. My favourite new sweater. Only $14. And from Walmart of all places. Who knew?</div>
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3. More <a href="http://idswest.com/highlights/features/the-one-of-a-kind-district/" target="_blank">Ooak</a> prep. My fabulous mother-in-law made fabric labels and stamped and attached all</div>
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4. On my walk to the mailbox. </div>
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5. More beautiful end of summer light. The morning light in the kitchen is one of my favourite</div>
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things about our house. We're planning built-in seating in this kitchen nook. I have it designed</div>
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and drawn. Now we just need to wait for money and time to do it. I can't wait to have a cozy</div>
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morning spot to have my coffee. </div>
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6. And more <a href="http://idswest.com/highlights/features/the-one-of-a-kind-district/" target="_blank">Ooak</a> prep...labeling.</div>
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7. Glen found these metal letters at the scrapyard. And he didn't think I'd like them. So he didn't</div>
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buy any! Of course we had to go back so I could look for myself. Other than not having either </div>
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of our initials, they're perfect. We got there at 5 minutes to closing so were in a bit of a panic. </div>
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No time to really think things through. They only had about 5 letters (but multiples of each of </div>
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them). So I figured I'd just get a 'd', 'k' and 'a' and decide which I'd use later. Grand total $13.50!</div>
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About 5 minutes into our drive home, Glen suggested I should've taken an 'o' as well so I could </div>
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Great. You couldn't have thought of that 5 minutes ago?! </div>
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So of course now I desperately need an 'o'. Which means I'll be heading out to the scrap yard </div>
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1. I've been wanting this faux taxidermy moose for quite a while now, but didn't really want to pay</div>
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full price. I finally found him on sale at a lovely local shop - <a href="http://redbrickhome.ca/index.html">red brick furniture</a>. (their website </div>
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isn't great) Not sure where to put him yet. </div>
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2. The moon at 8 am.</div>
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3. Just some really pretty end of summer light streaming in the living room window.</div>
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4. A bit of a chill in the air. Mustard. And knitting. Feels like fall.</div>
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5. Watching the Democratic National Convention. Happy to be Canadian but wishing I could vote</div>
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for Obama.</div>
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6. I forgot to take a photo today! I'm really not sure how that happened. I remember thinking about</div>
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it a couple of times throughout the day but someone still managed to forget. So I took this</div>
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photo Saturday morning. Tiny sign of fall.</div>
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7. Stormy skies today. The rain didn't show until a couple of days later. It was really gross and</div>
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muggy all day.</div>
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1. The last day for fresh farm berries at <a href="http://www.driedigerfarms.com/delicious/">Driediger Farms</a>.</div>
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2. This turned into a graphic design week. I worked on hang tags on Monday. I think I've decided</div>
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which ones I like best. What do you think?</div>
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3. Knitting with neon yarn. Again the photo doesn't show the true colour but it's bright. Really</div>
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bright.</div>
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4. New photo postcards. (I've actually changed the design since...to match my new headers).</div>
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5. Pink <a href="http://lucky14handmade.bigcartel.com/product/easterlies">easterlies fingerless gloves</a>.</div>
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6. New header for the shop and blog (did you notice?)</div>
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7. Trying to wind yarn with a playful cat that likes to chew on things. </div>
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1. We just got back from our Idaho/Montana/Alberta road trip and I'm starting to plan our New</div>
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England road trip. I am really looking forward to it. Fall is my absolute favourite time of year</div>
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and we're going at the peak of fall foliage season. It's going to be fantastic to spend 2 weeks</div>
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in the middle of all those gorgeous colours. Usually, on road trips, we just drive...no plan, no</div>
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real destinations. We stop when we're tired. This time, I'm going to try to do a bit more planning.</div>
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We'll see how that goes.</div>
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2. Some dramatic flowers from my garden. Another gift from my old boss. And I finally figured</div>
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out what they're called...crocosmia lucifer. Maybe not the prettiest name but definitely my</div>
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favourite plant in the garden. </div>
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3. Neon pink pedicure. The photo doesn't show just how crazy bright my toes are.</div>
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4. My niece told me my outfit matches <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2012/06/project365-week-23.html">my laundry room</a>. I definitely did not plan that but</div>
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she's absolutely right.</div>
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5. There's a beautiful nursery right near my house - <a href="http://www.wigplants.com/">W.I.G.</a> (wester independent growers) - that</div>
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specializes in exotic succulents. They're actually the only place in Canada that carries them. I</div>
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went to have a look and was overwhelmed with the choices. So I left empty-handed. (I went</div>
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back with Glen on Saturday and picked some. Now I just need to plant them)</div>
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6. Our house. That grass in the front is about 5'-6" tall and that little clump of yellow on the left</div>
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are actually a form of black-eyed susan...and they're about 8ft tall. Crazy. Remember what the</div>
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house looked like when we bought it <a href="http://lucky-14.blogspot.ca/2011/05/new-roof.html" target="_blank">5 years ago</a>?</div>
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7. More flowers from my garden. This is the first year I've had enough for a bouquet. </div>
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1. Road trip continued...Glacier National Park.</div>
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2. Alberta. We missed the Canola blooming by about 3 weeks so it wasn't nearly as pretty as the</div>
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last time we went. But I still love the prairies. </div>
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3. And back in Keremeos for peach milkshakes on our Anniversary (13 years).</div>
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4. We decided to leave Little Miss at the kennel / kitty hotel at our vet while we were gone. She</div>
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seemed to miss us. She's been way more cuddly / needy since we got back. </div>
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5. I decided to take better photos of my coffee sleeves so I started gathering supplies / props for</div>
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a photoshoot.</div>
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6. One of my new coffee sleeve photos. In hot pink. <a href="http://www.lucky14handmade.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Available in the shop now</a>.</div>
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7. We had a cat visitor at the door. Little Miss wasn't too impressed. </div>
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1. Way too hot to do anything.</div>
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2. Beautiful sunset. Too bad there're ugly houses and power lines in the way.</div>
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3. The first, super early, signs of fall. </div>
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4. Road trip! We started out towards the Okanagan (interior of BC) for some peach milkshakes</div>
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before heading south into Washington State.</div>
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5. Made it to Idaho, which was really beautiful. We only saw a small portion of the northern 1/3</div>
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of the state because we cut across on Route 12. But what we saw was gorgeous. </div>
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6. Montana. Cows on the wrong side of the fence and Glen in a field checking out bones spotted</div>
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from the highway.</div>
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7. Back in the Okanagan...Keremeos specifically. Found a beautiful, quiet campsite on a lovely</div>
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green field next to a river.</div>
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(road trip continued in week 33's photos)</div>
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