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Counterfeit Foliage

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Ok, ok. I’ll admit. I got tired of waiting for the leaves in the yard to turn and fall. So I made my own. So there.

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I found some basic leaf patterns by googling “basic leaf patterns”…cookie cutters work well too.

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Pin the pattern piece to a doubled piece of felt…

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and cut out two of every fall color you can get your hands on.

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Then sewing two at a time, run a tight zig zag stitch from one end of the leaf to the other. I used dark brown thread on all the colors.

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I liked the effect.

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Now fold the sides of the leaf upward toward the stitching for a 3-D look.

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You can tack them to a ribbon and hang them up somewhere…

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or….you can pretend you’re the wind…

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just waiting to blow and scatter the leaves everywhere.

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Well, you know…until we get the real thing.

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There’s This Boy…

…in a far away land.

A) by castle

What better place could there be for Sir Dane, than to be surrounded by ancient castles and motes and bridges? He is really happy in this place.

A) Siauliai streets

He’s still in Lithuania but he’s been transferred to a village called Siauliai. I know…I know. No idea how you pronounce that one. He said it was like being taken to the Hobbit Shire, in Middle Earth.

A) With business class

He was asked to speak in the business school in town. They wanted to hear an “actual American” speaking “proper English.”  If you knew Dane before he left and ever heard his fake foreign or his own personal slang–you’d know funny that is.

A) With pals

My sweet boy has been gone for 1 year and 5 months—which means, he will be home in about 7 months! Wahooo!

Just in time for the bald kid—our baby, to step up.

Yikes.

We’ll need a busload of Rescue Remedy for that one.

Listen for the wailing… 

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Happy Birthday Caterpillar!

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Don’t you just love the book, “A Very Hungry Caterpillar?” It has been one of my favorites since I picked it up in a local bookstore when I was a teenager.  This sweet book is 40 years old this year and with celebrations going on world wide–how could we possibly do anything different today other than say, “Wahoo!” for the most famous caterpillar of all time?

If you own the book–now would be a great time to pull it down from the shelf and read it to your kids–no matter how old they are. If you don’t have the book–that’s ok too. 

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which was published in 1969. Celebrations and activities based on this much-loved book will be held throughout the year in schools and libraries and by readers and friends all around the world. Also, a special edition of the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book featuring Eric Carle’s illustrations in a 3-dimensional format, will be available for sale at your local bookstore.

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Now, go eat an apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, 5 oranges, some chocolate cake, an ice cream cone, a pickle, some Swiss cheese, a slice of salami, a lolipop, a piece of cherry pie, a sausage and a cupcake. If you really want to be a sport–try a leaf for dessert.

 

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Happy Reading!

“A Very Hungry Caterpillar” quilt is from the Springville Art Museum 2009 Quilt Fair.

This week’s food storage prompt is: 1 can tuna, 3 cans mushroom soup