HAPPY NATIONAL CHICKEN MONTH!

Cluuuck!

(that's chicken talk, have no idea what it means)

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Happy National Chicken Month

September 1 - 30

There are many National Month of Sept. holidays.

I picked CHICKEN today because they are so silly.

a quin gold chicken, by Amy Hautman

When I go to the state or county fairs, I love to pop into the 'chicken' house and look at all the different varieties of chickens and roosters.

They almost always have a large incubator with baby chicks hatching.

I think everyone should see at least once in their life

a baby chick hatching.

You have to beware however

there are imposters....

www.boxvox.net

 http://www.midcenturymenu.com/

BUDGET PAPERCUTTING CARD MAKING IDEA:

 I found this great page of chicken silhouettes.

Why not cut out a bunch and

grab some red checkered paper

(some restaurants have it for their baskets.

Ask if you can have a few clean sheets!).

You could also recycle a picnic tablecloth.

Grab some plain white cardstock and envelopes.

Cut or tear a square of checkered paper that will fit onto the front of the card.

Glue down.

I like to leave my edges loose/tattered, so I glue about 1" - 1 1/2" from the edge.

Place one of your chicken papercuttings in the middle,

or to one side

or to one side with room for a greeting.

Quick and super easy.

These cards could be:

Thinking of You

Missed you at the church potluck

Get well, here's some Chicken Soup

Happy Birthday...from one old cluck to another

invitation for dinner

invitation for a BBQ

or whatever you think of!

from shutterstock.com

a chickens of the world poster

http://www.doshie-egg.tumblr.com/

We can't have chickens without roosters, now can we?

Many of the vintage songsheets and posters call a rooster a

Chanticleer.

Anyone know why?

Let me know!

You can always leave a message at the bottom in the comments section.

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I'm sorry, I don't have time to type in the chicken recipe I have chosen.

I will get it to you in another blog session.

So, let's do some coloring and puzzles!

I did find this funky birdhouse:

www.londonbirders.com

or how about this punk chicken?!!!

'Punk Chicken' from http://www.redcombfarm.com/

Here are a couple of vintage cards, more along the line of Easter:

Some more vintage songsheet covers -

don't forget to check Indiana U's web site, on the right.

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from the Follies of 1910

Next up is a painting by one of my favorite Chinese artists,

Mr. Ou Lang

Here are two more paintings done by Chinese artists:

note the cherry blossoms!

I'm pretty sure those are squash blossoms behind the chickens.

a cochin rooster

a vintage booklet

Next is some questionable candy...

does anyone remember ever eating this?

It doesn't sound very good to me by the name!

interesting ad promotion however!!

Well, it's getting time I need to leave you.

My husband and I are going out for breakfast this morning,

and it's already 10am!

I'm hungry.

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I bet this little chick is glad the big ol' dog isn't hungry!

Saint Bernards - great dogs if they're not overbred.

A chicken maze -

and let's go out with a bang!

'Chicken Conga' by Delilah Smith

I love that painting!

Remember, go out for lunch/dinner and search for that free red checkered paper!

inkspired

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dominoes@myinkspired.com

Weedin' and Readin' and Chattin' and Playin' on etsy

Hi!
Since it is later in the day, I will make today's blog kinda' short.
So, what have I been doing today instead of blogging?

vintage lady with fan



Well, I have a goal of pulling one large bucket's worth of weeds every day.
Today I did three. (whew, it was hot!) I chose one bucket a day to see if I couldn't catch up with my garden without killing my back or riling up my fibromyalgia. 3 buckets really was too much....but they were nasty sticker weeds!

I put some dirty dishes in the dishwasher, and cleaned the kitchen countertop.
I'm also trying to make sure the dirty ones get put away each day before Michael comes home. Now I realize this may sound really dinky, but for me it's not. As with the weeding, I am trying to do things that will not hurt my back, or rile up the old fibro'.

Oh, in case I haven't mentioned it, I had MAJOR back surgery 1 1/2 years ago. I have 2 titanium rods permanently in my back now, along with EIGHTEEN HUGE HONKIN' SCREWS with bone grafts that now reside there too. I cannot bend from the middle of back - you know, right where you can't reach to scratch? - down to my tailbone. Big scar. HUGE relief from pain.
And I can have mobility now!
:0)

The fibromyalgia is just something I have. So, I deal with it.

What else have I done today?
Well I cleaned up many of my treasuries on etsy. I know I have explained what treasuries are before, so I won't repeat myself.
Plus....I don't want to write a book!
Here's the link to just one of them:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTc2MTA5M3wxMzUxNTc/word-of-the-day-recycle

I washed Tanner's blankets. At least a washer-full of them. They're dried now, and I have already put out two of them. He immediately laid down on the one in the office! :0D

And of course there is the let Tanner out, let Tanner in, let Tanner out, let Tanner in routine we do all day long! Actually, it's a good thing as it gets me out of my computer chair and then I usually do something else before coming back to the computer. Plus, he's so darn cute, and he makes me laugh.

By the way, for those of you following me regularly, a follow-up to his traumatic back injury (previous blog):
It wasn't his back, it was his Right knee. He has a torn ACL muscle thingy, just like athletes get. Ouch. So he is on a no-running-around, keep it calm plus some pain/anti-inflammatory meds routine for awhile. The meds have really made a good positive difference. It's a good thing that he didn't tear it all the way.

Now I am going to go back and add some pix, and we're off to fix dinner and maybe watch a movie while I do some papercutting!

'the path to a friend's house is never long'

by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

Have a restful, star filled evening, and I'll see you tomorrow!

hugs,

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

Happy Fourth of July!

Yippee!

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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

"We can no longer say there is nothing new under the sun.

For this whole chapter in the history of man is new."

- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President



(a remark made at a 1962 White House dinner

honoring Nobel Laureates,)

by John F. Kennedy - 35th President

"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent,

of human knowledge,

that has ever been gathered together at the White House -

with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

"Our history is one of a  people diverse in backgrounds

but united in common values, facing one serious challenge after another.

We have faced depressions, wars, injustice, and prevailed each time.

We will prevail again, and with your help, meet fully the challenges of our time."

 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President

"I should like to be able to love my country and to love justice."

- Albert Camus

The National Bird of the USA is the Bald Eagle.

Here is a small beading pattern for you to make:

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"He loves his country best who strives to make it best."

- Robert G. Ingersoll

"To me, being a citizen of the United States of America

is the greatest honor and privilege in the world."

- Gerald R. Ford, 38th President

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"Politics is not an event but a process.

We sometimes lose the events

but it never gives us the right

to stop being faithful to our principles

that enlisted us in the process.

We shall live to fight another day."

 - Mike Huckabee, previous Presidential candidate

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Here are a couple of beading patterns with patriotic themes:

courtesy of Arleen Hardin



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Just a fun little dot to dot: 

Next I have some terrific patriotic themed papercutting patterns:

These are from an out of publication book from BackStreetDesign.

Here is the front cover to the book:

If you have never seen Goldie Hawn's movie

Protocol

I highly recommend it!

Very patriotic!

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Have a safe 4th of July.

Take a moment, and listen to a wonderful, patriotic song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gY3nQqmFCE&feature=feedf

Please attend one of the municipal (city) fireworks displays.

If you feel you must play with fireworks yourself,

PLEASE be responsible and keep children at a safe and far location.

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

http://www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com/