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Amongst The Oaks: Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Sailor's Life For Me
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Thursday, March 21, 2013. Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Sailor's Life For Me. The Lord of the Manor and I have a long history of boating. When I was about 13 my dad built a plywood sailboat from some plans in. But nautical things still seemed to pervade our lives. We named our business. We decorated our walls with photos of old sailboats. We collected kerosene lanterns, anchor lights, and nautical bits and bobs. This becket is on a sea chest that LOM made for Teen2 when she was little. We worked those beck...A beautif...
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Amongst The Oaks: Ode to a Tree
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Thursday, February 28, 2008. Ode to a Tree. I think that I shall never see. A sight as welcoming as this tree. Which tells me I am finally home. However near or far I roam. This tree whose gnarled branches soar. Above our foolish human roar. Once crowned a meadow grassy green. Now only asphalt can be seen. Yet powerful still this tree remains,. It pulls me back from distant lanes. Patiently like a trusted friend. Guiding my journey to its end. Whether an hour, a week, a day. Knitty, Vintage and Rosy.
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Amongst The Oaks: A Perfect Day Out!
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Saturday, June 9, 2012. A Perfect Day Out! Teen 2 and I had a fabulous day out today. First we visited the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, then we stopped to watch lawn bowling as we strolled to tea at The Secret Garden, then we drove to Old Town Antiques in Pleasanton where we barely had enough time (2 hours), to see it all. We need to do this again! Thursday, June 28, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nice places to visit. Within The Walled Garden. We Three Ginger Cats.
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Amongst The Oaks: Citrus Season Gourmand Party
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Monday, March 26, 2012. Citrus Season Gourmand Party. We've joined another Gourmand Dinner group and it was our turn to host last weekend. Since it is citrus season I decided to make it a citrus theme and every dish contained citrus of some sort. To decorate the table I made a yellow tablecloth using 108" wide fabric from the quilting section of the fabric store. Folks us it for quilt backs and it is just a thin cotton, but with a nice hem and a plain white undercloth. To pull it all together. Here is th...
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Amongst The Oaks: No Longer Amongst The Oaks
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013. No Longer Amongst The Oaks. This will be the last post from Amongst The Oaks because we are no longer amongst the oaks. It has been lots of fun meeting you all through the years and I don't intend to delete the blog but I won't be posting on it any longer. If you want to see what we are doing, come over to my new blog FortunesAfloat.blogspot.com. Now, do you think the other sailors will laugh at me when I drape bunting on the rigging? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Views of the Ock: May 2014
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Views of the Ock. Wildlife and other things of interest on and around the river Ock in south Oxfordshire. Thursday, 29 May 2014. Making the most of the respite from the recent rain, the garden has proved popular with the bees. Building upon the success of previous solitary bee boxes ( http:/ viewsoftheock.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/return-of-mason-bees.html. Two new simple constructions (blocks of wood 5 x 8 cm deep with 8mm diameter drilled holes) are now providing over 100 new nest sites. The bumblebee con...
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Amongst The Oaks: Tea Party
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010. The Tea Party was positively delightful! And we used dainty old cloth napkins from great grandmother's collection. We used three different tea pots (you can see more here. And three different teas; Earl Grey, Peach, and Raspberry. And we went through two pots of each tea! But first the guests did a craft project; decorating hats with silk flowers and ribbons. Then they posed for a group photo and played a little croquet. We also had fresh strawberries. Ive always wanted to put on...
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Amongst The Oaks: Jumping Oak Galls
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Thursday, July 17, 2008. Because there's a little animal in them! I know you're just dying to know what the creature is, so here you are: it's the larva of Neuroterus saltatorius, a tiny wasp, or the Jumping Oak Gall. Amazingly, those tiny creatures flop around inside there enough to make the galls jump 1/2" off the ground! We have lots of galls here; the common apple gall,. Some red Hershey kiss galls,. And some pretty pink turban galls,. If you want to find out more you can check this site. Life under ...
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Amongst The Oaks: Tilly Whim
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Remember that fabric I showed you that I'd saved all those years? The boat in the middle in the above photo is the boat that it came from. She was. Above you can see the Lord of the Manor eating lunch in the tiny salon. (Look how red his hair was then! The interior cabinetry was beautiful old mahogany which the Lord of the Manor refinished. He made the drop-leaf table to match. And there's the fabric on the settee cushions. It was a beautiful boat! Wednesday, July 29, 2009.
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Amongst The Oaks: Open House Part 3
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Open House Part 3. The last part shows the library and the master suite. The library is where we spend most of our time, especially in the winter when we run the little gas fireplace. I hope you enjoyed the Open House here Amongst The Oaks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nice places to visit. Within The Walled Garden. We Three Ginger Cats. This Is My Patch. Ramblings from an English Garden. My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia. Knitty Vintage and Rosy. Home Is Where the Heart Is.
