Tag Archive: life

May 21 2013

Life Decisions

It’s tid bit Tuesday..that’s right sweet bloggy friends, it;s time for a little over sharing. When my AARP membership came a few years ago I never thought I’d use it for much. Truth is I get a lot of discounts when I flash that little red card When you reach a certain age you start thinking about the future a …

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Apr 17 2013

Hung Out To Dry

It’s oxymoron day! Happy Wordy Wordless Wednesday sweet bloggy friends. A Clothesline Poem (Anonymous) A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep when clothes were hung to dry. It also was a friendly link, for neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by to spend …

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Mar 29 2013

Easter Weekend

Happy Good Friday wishes to you all. I am starting this beautiful weekend off by announcing the winners of the Compliment My style giveaway… drum roll please. The First Prize Winner is  Sandra P and The Second Prize winner is Vonni Congratulations to you both!!! I have sent you emails with all of the details. …

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Mar 15 2013

We Have The Bug

Ah nuts…we have the bug, that’s right..we thought we had avoided it… but we have terrible head colds. Hubby and I are down for the count. I invite you to link your lovely blog to yesterdays hop, and/or hop around Katherines Corner a bit, visit the blogging tips page, or consider a blog makeover and …

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Mar 12 2013

Flutter By

It’s Tid Bit Tuesday, time for a little over sharing…I have a real fondness for butterflies. I know that most people think butterflies are beautiful. I say most people. Because, I understand there is a “common” phobia of butterflies called Lepidopterophobia (it also includes moths ). I associate butterflies with something good. I can recall …

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Mar 06 2013

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 78

It’s Time For Thursday Favorite Things ♥ I’m happy to have Leigh from One and One Equals Twin Fun  as my co host this week Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. I love to have a co-host every week. I do my best …

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Feb 27 2013

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 77

It’s Time For Thursday Favorite Things ♥ I’m happy to have Rea from Home for 4 Sweet Home  as my co host this week Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. I love to have a co-host every week. I do my best to visit all …

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Feb 13 2013

Izzy Hide Out

Its oxymoron day, or wordy wordless Wednesday. Izzy has been in an odd mood lately. He has been spending some alone time in his hide out. Either under the bed in my art room, or under the chair in our living room. Sigh….he has a little tummy trouble and he may be just resting but …

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Feb 10 2013

Worrying

Sometimes a reminder like this is all that is needed have you entered the With Love Giveaway?

Jan 16 2013

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 71

The Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop. Thank you to all who make this blog hop so much fun! I’m happy to have  Javeriya from Believe and Inspire as my co-host this week Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. I love to have a …

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Jan 10 2013

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 70

The Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop. Thank you to all who make this blog hop so much fun! I’m happy to have Erica  from We Three Crabs as my co-host this week Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. I love to have a …

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Jan 08 2013

Put Some Clothes On

Before I get started with today’s tid bit Tuesday.  For those who aren’t aware, Katherines Corner crashed yesterday and it was a very stressful day. Apparently the code I am using for my theme is not compatible with the back up program I use. I am still working on getting it back to “normal”. You …

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Dec 31 2012

New Years Eve at Katherines Corner

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday. Our Christmas was lots of fun and it was filled with laughter, happy memory making and way to much food. I have gained 7 pounds since Thanksgiving…………… I know I usually share a recipe on Monday,but because it’s New Years eve I thought I would share something else instead. You …

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Oct 04 2012

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 56

It’s time for One Of My Favorite Things! The Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky party! Thank you to all who make this blog hop so much fun! I’m happy to have Susan from Must Love Junk as my co-host this week. Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if …

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Sep 28 2012

Making Happy Memories

We have had our beautiful grandchildren ( four of the five) staying with us for a few days while their parents have been out of town.I love being a Grandma! The toughest part is getting them all ready for school in the morning (except the youngest he gets to sleep in). Our oldest ( she’s 13) was …

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Sep 27 2012

Thursday Favorite Thing Blog Hop 55

It’s time for the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky party! Thank you to all who make this blog hop so much fun! I’m happy to have Devon  from The Jack Chronicles as my co-host this week. Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. …

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Aug 28 2012

Kindergarten Tears

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Time for Tid Bit Tuesday I notice that back to school is the theme throughout the great blogsphere these days. Our grandchildren are all getting ready to go back to school too. All but one ( Jonah is still to young).  I don’t recall my first day of kindergarten. I do remember a lot about …

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Aug 23 2012

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky Party 50

It’s time for the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky party! It’s the 50th! Thank you to all who make this blog hop so much fun! This week my co host is Lisha from One House One Couple Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to …

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Aug 16 2012

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky Party 49

It’s time for the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky party! This week my co host is Jennifer from Town and Country Living Please share the hop with your readers and please let me know if you would like to co-host. I love to have a co-host every week. About the Thursdays Favorite Things Hop, …

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Aug 07 2012

Tid Bit Tuesday Bully

 It’s  Tid Bit Tuesday time to share a more intimate look at my life. Like many of you I was bullied when I was a child. Most of the time I turned the other cheek (tear stained cheek). Sometimes I even fought back. I have a few scars on my knuckles to prove it. Picture …

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Aug 03 2012

Piece of Bread

Where has this week gone? Time is flying by, we are in the dog days of summer. The dog days? Well I am panting from the heat! I have been feeling a bit like a piece of bread with a hundred birds pecking at me lately. If I’m going to be bread I’m going to …

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Aug 01 2012

Wordless Wednesday Reading

one thousand gifts

see you tomorrow at the hop! linking to- Sincerely Paula Wordless Wednesday  

Jun 19 2012

Tid Bit Tuesday Its All Random

Tid Bit Tuesday time to share, today it’s just a few random things. I still say groovy. I like to think I am half Phoebe half Monica, my hubby says I lean more towards Monica ( I hope you all got the Friends television show reference) I have been told my whole life that I …

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May 29 2012

Tid Bit Tuesday Swimming With Sharks

snorkle  and flippers

You probably thought today’s title was a metaphor. Nope….. it’s literal. When you are young, you are fearless. You tie a bed sheet around your neck making a super hero cape and jump from a tree branch knowing you can fly. You hop from couch to couch avoiding the pits of lava below.   You …

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May 15 2012

Tid Bit Tuesday Spontaneity

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When I began blogging over two years ago I never really knew where it would lead me. But I had high hopes of sharing with others and in return I would make friends who would share with me. I would introduce people to my life, my hobbies, my shops, my interests and my family, and …

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Feb 10 2012

What Happens At Grandmas

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                      Last weekend three out of our five grandchildren stayed with us for a sleepover. Although my picture taking was limited I did manage to grab a few photos in between making happy memories. While the girls were upstairs Noah spent some time with his …

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Nov 18 2011

Lovely Lavender

lavender soap

I adore the scent of lavender ( among others. ) Lavender brings sensory memories for me. Memories of laundry hanging on the line washed in lavender water.     Happy childhood memories from time spent living in France. I would walk hand in hand with my mother alongside fragrant lavender fields abuzz with the sound …

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Sep 20 2011

Menopause Musings

lace stationary KCB

I’m away from blog land today so I’m re-posting from July 2008 I’ve been right smack dab in the middle of menopause for a while now. I’m constantly declaring, to anyone who will listen, just how “hot” I am. No…. not sexy hot. Hot! Scorching, melting, boiling hot! Lava cools faster than I do, HOT! …

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Sep 01 2011

A Little Tidying Up

Katherines Corner book club button

I’ve been tidying things up a bit here at Katherines Corner. You may have noticed a few changes. There are new things on the sidebar and also the tabs at the top of my blog have changed. Everything is all still there, just rearranged a bit. Hover over the tabs at the top. I also …

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Aug 31 2011

Wordless Wednesday, Sweet Name

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