tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75963858440751395002024-02-02T04:47:43.697-06:00CedarBerryCreating A Place to Createsandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-29493444933554541472012-02-27T22:24:00.000-06:002012-02-27T22:24:45.304-06:00FOREVER!!! and Someone ElseYes, it's been forever since I posted on here. And yes I owe everyone a huge apology! the truth is....I've been having an affair ....{GASP} <br />
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That's right... I'm here to admit, confess. come clean...And the worst...best part is I'm not even ashamed!!! such a HUSSY!!! I know!<br />
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Seriously, I'm having an affair with another blog. [<em>sheepish little grin</em>]..<br />
I've missed you all so very much but had so much fun with the (other) ahem..blog.<br />
I wanted to pop over and invite you to the "Affair of Another Blog"<br />
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This is the little <a href="http://www.cedarberryllc.com/p/mondays-musings.html">link</a>...You'll find a blog - Monday's Musings-Blog and a few other things...the other "things" I have a feeling will be changing soon but I'll be sure and let you know. Monday's Musings gets a new post, well every Monday! Sometimes at 11:59 pm and other times earlier. It just depends on how much and how long I've been musing that day.<br />
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Come on over...These pics are from the "<a href="http://www.cedarberryllc.com/p/mondays-musings.html">other</a>" blog...hehe<br />
I'm sure I'll be popping back here a few more times in the future.. Things are afoot 'round here.. Also ya might want to jump over and " like" the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/CedarBerry/145493915512618"> facebook</a> page...the Faeries and Pixies have been cookin up some enchanted give aways lately...And they do so quibble over which are the most magical pieces they're sharing..<br />
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Hope to see ya there!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-89319551500754964772011-10-05T17:54:00.001-05:002011-10-05T17:59:34.652-05:00Culture of Art<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflMZQvA0FELGHxqdVfHTJV_PvPFX_XM0MPZ0QKgdTFnUjiiokTRPH-z_4SR17vWOtJA4MTHgHQaP0GL6LLj077GxBkk42fPvkSSy43nAcF4XbKX-9kYQSpfx4SsJBT154IbkGZRORlgM/s1600-h/DSC_3650%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_3650" border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YIF-_EDI-vJYtRqBfkJ_0hOTgOHJV0hQCy2IMNBpTEbxsG5qOr43m6Hb1WPB_R_utdF-UqWdFuZL1oFoqN3JKxDmwzdLZXVnS0AoECY7zXFYHQIovlj6pBR3n22h9Etwf_lmuEQ7Ytk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_3650" width="644" /></a><br />
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Sometimes you see in life what you think is exactly what you’re going to do. You’ve been handed this amazing opportunity and you grab it. This is a good thing, a really great thing! You run with it, not blindly but in a focused intentional manner. You have all the giddy feelings that come with a new project. It’s almost like being in love…it’s all you can talk about, all you think about, drives your friends crazy as they are so tired of hearing about how great it’s going to be and your loss of appetite, well, sometimes is a good thing!<br />
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Then, when your in the thick of it, suddenly, it morphs. Right before your eyes it morphs into a whole new creature. It becomes more than you thought you saw the first time you jumped into it. Much like watching a sweet newborn baby and as if you had the ability to speed up time morphing this bundle of joy into a 5 year old. The same lovely child only older, more active and more engaging.<br />
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A year and a half ago I started out with what I believed to have presented itself as a little Bed and Breakfast. A fun way to meet people, entertain and start a new life, that’s what I thought I saw. The whole project was so much more than anticipated but isn’t that the way life is? Through all of the remodeling, repairing, land clearing, planning and research there just seemed to be something missing. There was plenty DIY to be done, which I dearly love as I’m a carpenters' daughter but still something wasn't quite as it should be.<br />
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After sharing time with the property, observing the many animals, the abundance of birds, including 5 species of Wood Peckers and just the general culture of the land I realized why this place had spoken to me in hushed tones of new life. There is that small part in each of us that says… “you are more than you think you are”. The part that reminds us our life here is but a one time affair and very short. I have learned so very much about myself while creating CedarBerry and possibly just allowed more of myself to surface. This has given me opportunity to find my “voice” so to speak. Not the voice so much in “blogging” but in life. This voice is the one of an “Un-Validated Artist”. The person that creates for themselves, not given to any fad or market. Just for the pleasure of creating. This is an artist. Creating the life you want, that makes you an artist. Un-Validated artist…That’s me. Except, I have now learned validation comes from myself not any one else. I am a "Self-Teaching Artist". Not "Self-Taught". My desire is to continually learn new techniques, mediums, and accept new challenges. Sharing this is what CedarBerry has become about. I will not impose art, I will help others discover the art in their own heart, validate their art and enjoy their creative life.<br />
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CedarBerry’s metamorphosis from cocoon to butterfly has revealed a multi-colored Creative Arts Center. A place to connect with yourself. A chance to re-examine your life and your heart and align them both for your best life. CedarBerry will encourage this through Art sessions for the novice and seasoned artist. Meta Health classes are offered to help discover the Beauty, Balance, and Breathe in your life by participation and 15 minute brain/art sessions followed by a 30 minute non-traditional Tai Chi for Better Balance and Movement class.<br />
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</tbody></table> CedarBerry strives to celebrate the joy in everyday life. So many times this joy includes special occasions providing us with memories that last a lifetime. The creativity and imagination of a child is a bright spark in our lives and one to be celebrated and encouraged. CedarBerry will provide Themed Birthday Celebrations for kids of all ages. Costumes, yummy food, art projects and exciting decorations are all part of the fun celebrating.<br />
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The ideas for a place to celebrate life in the moment and to find new moments to celebrate became a massive and glorious show of shooting stars as I recognized what CedarBerry really would become. A culture of learning, health, celebration and acceptance. <br />
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Information about these and other programs at Cedarberry LLC can be found at <a href="http://www.cedarberryllc.com/">http://www.cedarberryllc.com/</a>sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-90708227399179238952011-08-16T16:29:00.000-05:002011-08-16T16:29:15.927-05:00Dragons and Trolls<blockquote><span style="font-family: Constantia;">Dragons and Trolls, oh my! CedarBerry is becoming more magical than even I thought!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Constantia;">At last posting, the dragon was about to be revealed to Blogland. Intently bent over the computer, thinking furiously, attempting to craft the most mystical and enchanting revelation of the illusive dragon, I was interrupted. Abruptly. Captured! Abducted, I tell you! Taken from the wonderful world of blogging in a most unceremonious way!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Constantia;">Now, I have heard of such beings before. I knew they were pranksters and prone to ornery little fits of mischievousness. I also had suspicioned them to be lurking around CedarBerry in the hidden crevices and underbrush. Especially when awakening to such a fine mess as this!</span></blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xgJqeMpphezpNhHEGSqiQBQOUuopS4iA_tvUk_scenb0wNVgvBk5U1xeQgYYO_r8eZv_Aba9ky_QhuFzbUDp4yY9HMTfZ3S5U8g8sz3Rp-fmgDpDw7PYJ2OsrDww5jH5vTxcPt-_na0/s1600-h/troll%252520mess%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="troll mess" border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxVLna5zk7kb7_NdWGev1o3JYfmmJLj-N1FVEgCzpbhjxisfPWK69Hm5IMpnpnW2PDjHmwXdgDJlEjFBRgQi98zBX4YwwSAQZiX4li4mgUlSp1KKf-TpFMU2ebKAQRXPAdSdHGtqtFLI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="troll mess" width="640" /></a><br />
Only a stinky Troll would pull tricks like this. Like I said, I knew they were hanging about but seriously??? <br />
So, yes, I was captured by Trolls… Oh, the stench! Oh, the heat! The hours of torturous labor, unspeakable! How I survived, Heaven only knows. Survive I did and escape from my month long prison of forced labor. So very traumatic!<br />
Happily, I have returned. The identity of the dragon finally to unveiled! The guesses have been wonderful ranging from smelly dog’s breathe to a raccoon, so fun.<br />
At last, may I present to you the Infamous <em>Dragon of CedarBerry.</em> Well, what’s left of him. This was his clawed and scaly foot.<br />
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The next view is somewhat… just don’t look if you have a weak tummy.<br />
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This would be his ahem.. insides… yuck..<br />
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Oh wait I’m supposed to be showing his REAL identity. Oops!<br />
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If you guessed burn pile, your correct! You can see the dragon is creeping back on the left side of the picture, ARRGGHHHH This is a large branch from one of the many downed trees on CedarBerry.<br />
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Dragon Entrails??? Yup, stuff that doesn’t burn and goes to the Recycle Castle. <br />
We are in a continual clean up phase it seems. You’ll have to forgive me for having a little fun with the Dragon. The first time we set the pile on fire last summer it was piled a wee bit too umm… high. And we kinda, sorta, singed one of the extremely tall trees beside it. So this year the first burn was much better but the minute it started to burn the placement of the logs and brush leapt into the shape and size of a dragon. Of course, my imagination is generally running on overdrive, and viola! <em>Dragon of CedarBerry.</em><br />
<em>Actually, there are many more characters that are yet to be revealed…</em><br />
And the Trolls, well, I don’t think I have seen the last of them..<br />
Thanks for playing along and for the fabulous guesses!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-86336301813286365192011-06-18T23:38:00.001-05:002011-06-18T23:44:51.548-05:00The Dragon<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">CedarBerry has a dragon. I know it's hard to believe but yes, it's true. Every few months we defeat the monster only to have him return again and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">He creeps back ever so slowly, just showing himself a little more and a little more. Then one day he is a full blown, fire breathing dragon with smoke swirling about his head and covering CedarBerry with such a stench. We battle on and on for hours at a time with rakes, waterhose and shovels fighting back his nasty snarls and the vicious heat he sets forth. Finally, just as day ends, success! He is defeated, til the next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Cedarberry is a magical place, no doubt! Without a free hand to wield a camara, you'll just have to guess what this monster really looks like. Can you see him? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Tell me what he is and why he keeps coming back to terroize us...</span>sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-45821718004866022662011-06-16T00:40:00.000-05:002011-06-16T00:40:54.263-05:00Oh, the Places You'll Go!<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, the places you'll go! The places you'll go that you would otherwise never know!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll go down a stretchy dirt road</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lining of trees are what grow</div><div style="text-align: center;">Searching for new friends that glow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">You'll come to a place that speaks of quiet grace</div><div align="center">The <a href="http://onsc.us/">Ozark National Science Center</a> will slip into view</div><div align="center">Here you'll find the Arkanas Women Bloggers Unplugged</div><div align="center">With a big hug from <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/bethanystephens">Beth</a> just for you</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You'll soon discover a room full of bloggers all a chatter</div><div align="center">Leaping from subject to subject</div><div align="center">Having far too much to cover in such a <a href="http://arkansaswomenbloggers.blogspot.com/2011/03/women-blogger-conference-planned.html">short time</a></div><div align="center">This is crux of the matter</div><div align="center"><br />
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<a href="http://www.eggsandherbs.com/">Herbs and Eggs</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/parkwife">The Parkwife</a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://danniespeaks.com/">Dannie McCLain</a> and <a href="http://www.robynsonlineworld.com/">Robyn aka Kinda a big deal</a> </td></tr>
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<div align="center">You'll travel to Gener O City with AWBU</div><div align="center">Amazing sponsors and parteners share an unending swaggy array</div><div align="center">Ghiradelli Chocolate (oh yum), Off Botanicals and SC Johnson</div><div align="center">offer their goodies while Field Notes, <a href="http://www.petitjeanmeats.com/">Petit Jean Meats</a>, Heinz </div><div align="center">And <a href="http://www.collectivebias.com/">Collective Bias</a> want also to play</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You'll meet one fiesty Bovine ready to help you craft a memory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paper, pens, paint markers</div><div style="text-align: center;">What more could you ask</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elmers.com/GlueGuide/">Elmers</a> will supply it quick as a flash</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll snip and fold, cut and scrunch </div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting just the right look for your</div><div style="text-align: center;">Memory board masterpiece from AWBU</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And take home you will</div><div style="text-align: center;">All the supplies for your creation</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elmers freely gives for further crafting adventure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://ex-pec-ta-tion.com/">Britney</a> and<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jenniferajanes"> Jennifer</a></td></tr>
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<div align="center">How many places can you go</div><div align="center">So very many indeed</div><div align="center">ONSC has trails for hiking</div><div align="center">Turtles for liking</div><div align="center">A luna moth or two</div><div align="center"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thebusynothings.com/">Heidi</a> and<a href="http://kellyspinkbicycle.blogspot.com/"> Kelly</a></td></tr>
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</div><div align="center">The cabins are cozy and quaint</div><div align="center">Tucked away from it all</div><div align="center">The education building, dining hall and common areas</div><div align="center">They are beyond compare</div><div align="center">But you could go futher than there</div><div align="center">Much further if you dare</div><div align="center">Especially with the <a href="http://murphyusa.com/Homepage.aspx">Murphy Oil</a> card</div><div align="center">Given to one and all </div><div align="center">Given at the AWBU 2011 affair</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You'll find at AWBU 2011 </div><div align="center">The people who really do care</div><div align="center">Who are making a difference</div><div align="center">Arkansas Women Bloggers will be revered</div><div align="center">As the most innovative and sincere group of women</div><div align="center">In all of Blogosphere</div><div align="center">You will be honored, as I, to have spent</div><div align="center">A few short hours with these</div><div align="center">The remarkable women of AWBU 2011 </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Alas,</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The places you will go</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">You will have to go</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">When it comes round again in</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">2012 </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">This Dr Suess-ism is in honor of The Lorax performed by <a href="http://www.owlsknob.blogspot.com/">Ros</a> and the gang at ONSC</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Huge thanks to AWB</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">@theparkwife</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">@eggsandherbs</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">@FawnRech</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Also thanks to </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">ONSC for hosting and @bethanystephens</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">And all the lovely bloggers who attended this fabulous event!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">You have all touched my heart and taught me so much more about blogging. </div>sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-62315522072555479242011-05-31T21:12:00.000-05:002011-05-31T21:12:49.744-05:00Back to The Regularly Scheduled Challenge A wow and crazy week has passed since the very challenging guest room remodel. Let's recap shall we? I really need to see that I have made progress here!<br />
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Popcorn on the floor. Pain in the neck to remove, literally!<br />
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Now, we move onto today. There was unusually high humidity and very warm temperatures today which made priming the walls a miserable task. The removal of years and layers of wall paper really added to the challenge. Well, that and my absolute impatiant self to ~ahem~ rip it off the wall. Yes, there is a better way. Did I do it in that manner? Of, course not. The end result is more work and having to wait even longer to have this room completed.<br />
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This is wonderful! The closet is removed, the walls are repaired and all that is left here is to have the corner on the left repaired. I also need to add a second layer of mud onto the ceiling before painting.<br />
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The whole room is now a lovely white. Primer that is. There are still remnants of the wallpaper around the room but as the oil primer dries it will either seal those pieces to the wall or I will remove them. After the primer dries, I'll be doing a mud-plaster technic possibly with fabric. (haven't decided yet on the fabric) <br />
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If anyone has any suggestions on paint colors clue me in, please! I love paint but with this room gets so much evening sun the paint needs to be cool and welcoming. Not in the mood for purples or blues though, so I'm a bit stuck.<br />
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Thanks for checking in with this over due challenge!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-8191892397946378522011-05-23T21:54:00.000-05:002011-05-23T21:54:23.110-05:00I Interrupt This Challenge to Bring You... Aw yes, life. It appears to remind us "best laid plans of mice and men" well, you know the rest. This wonderful rain that I so heartily embraced quickly put the kibosh on the challenge. No, we were blessed to not have any damage or flooding. There is a funny thing that happens, well that could and probably would happen... <br />
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When replacing things like closets and studs in ceilings for closets there are holes to be repaired. These holes are repaired with a substance known as.. wait for it... "mud". Yup, affectionately known as "mud". There are technical terms for this but I like "mud" better. I am sure you are aware of this but "mud" is well, like mud. Humid weather, rain, will cause it to languish in it's dampened state. It is slothfully slow to dry in this weather. <br />
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The studs came down without too much fuss and the drywall (sheet rock) hopped right into place. <br />
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</div> The ceiling studs are gone, woohoo!! Happy Dance! With tons of help from sweet hubby! The sheet rock is in place and ready for the "mud".<br />
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It is official, there is no longer a closet in this room! Which in most places, this would not be a good thing but at CedarBerry, I love the spaciousness this removal lends!<br />
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This brings us to the interruption. The next step for this lovely room is the special wall treatment I have planned. It will entail mudding the walls along with some "blingy" ( is this even a word) effects. Mud, in high humidity, somewhere around 100%, just beckons to nightmares of mud melting off walls onto hardwood floors. I will, this one time forfeit, my timeline in lew of common sense. <br />
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I am.though, so happy to have gotten this much accomplished! As soon as the humidity drops, I will be revealing more of the rooms transformation and it's name christening!<br />
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In the mean time. I will share a couple of photos of future posts. Just a smidgen of a tease here.<br />
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What started as an early day quickly became a long day. But a very good one. The popcorn came down easily enough. Removing it from the ceiling is not a difficult job just very messy.<br />
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Using a squirt bottle and a four inch blade it just piles on the floor. Normally I would cover the floor with plastic and anything else in the room. Since I want to re-poly the floor I was not too concerned with covering it.<br />
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Lastly, the day ended with the painting of the ceiling. I completely forgot to list this on the project list! At least I didn't forget to do it! On to tomorrow!! Now let's cross some items off this project list!<br />
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<strike>Clear room...uggghhhh</strike><br />
<strike>Remove popcorn from ceiling-dirty nasty neck pain job</strike><br />
<span style="color: black;"><strike>Paint ceiling </strike>-YAY forgot to put this on means I finished extra right?</span><br />
<strike>Take out studs where closet used to be-remember to by beg or borrow a saws-all</strike> Bought!!<br />
Search for new wall coverings-might throw me off schedule<br />
Apply wall coverings-another time scare Oh, Plaster, Fabric, Create something cool?<br />
Clean hardwood floor- the cracks, yuck!!<br />
Change out light receptacles & switches-bat eye lashes and ask hubby sweetly<br />
Seal hard wood-easy-peasy<br />
Furnish and style- FUN! FUN! FUN!<br />
Go to Starbucks for celebratory Mocha!!<br />
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Wow, that doesn't look like much does it? According to my neck and shoulders it's plenty!!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-32300146690522573722011-05-21T09:29:00.000-05:002011-05-21T09:29:36.299-05:00Continuing the Challenge Yesterday's challenge is in full swing, with hammer I might add. After a slight false start caused by the HUGE delivery of rock for the parking lot the game was afoot. I think time wise I was finally able to jump in around 1:15. This puts my desired finish time somewhere around 1:00 on Monday.<br />
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The clearing of course took far too long. I am determined to find a place for everything as I remove it from the room. Unfortunately, no luck with hubby's Indian War making paintings. A couple of snafu's that always something unexpected when pops up when uncovering walls and ceilings and such. One not so quick trip to Lowe's, yeah it's about a half hour from where I live, to purchase the much needed Hitachi saws-all. That definitely eats up some time. But I think I'm in good shape. Today will be a long one and that is a very good thing! <br />
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OK the<u> updated</u> list of projects to tackle:<br />
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<strike>Clear room...uggghhhh</strike><br />
Remove popcorn from ceiling-dirty nasty neck pain job<br />
Take out studs where closet used to be-<strike>remember to by beg or borrow a saws-all</strike><span style="color: cyan;"> Bought!!</span><br />
Search for new wall coverings-might throw me off schedule<br />
Apply wall coverings-another time scare <span style="color: cyan;">Oh, Plaster, Fabric, Create something cool?</span><br />
Clean hardwood floor- the cracks, yuck!!<br />
Change out light receptacles & switches-bat eye lashes and ask hubby sweetly<br />
Seal hard wood-easy-peasy<br />
Furnish and style- FUN! FUN! FUN!<br />
Go to Starbucks for celebratory Mocha!!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-18556947842630875912011-05-21T09:14:00.000-05:002011-05-21T09:14:58.059-05:00A Great Challenge When you discover you work best under pressure it might be a good thing. And, yes, that is what I've discovered. I can achieve huge and colossal undertakings when given just the right amount of pressure. I have decided this will be a blessing to me and not a hindrance. I will change my focus and adjust my lens in order to see more clearly. Wipe the fog from the mirror and blow the mist away to remove the distortion that is the image of me.<br />
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So now to apply the slightest amount of pressure.. a little more...just a wee bit more. There, perfect!<br />
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Are you totally confused? Good! The location is the upstairs guest room. Brace yourself it is not pretty.<br />
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So yes, picture me walking out with a huge HARRUMPH! of disgust. Fast forward almost a year. It has become the cat off room. The room that collects. Granted it was a mess before. The last inhabitant was a smoker, hence the hurry to get the wall paper out, and was, shall we say not friends with cleaning tools?<br />
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This brings me to the challenge. We are forecast rain for about the next three days. I am challenging myself to finish this room in three days, top to bottom. Most of this remodel will be done by myself but I'm not into electrical yet so hubby will help. SHHhh!!! he doesn't know yet. I will post the articles to be transformed and the time I actually start and cross off what is finished as each is completed.<br />
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The pressure, well blogging about it. Can you imagine being on one of those HGTV timed design shows? Having the world watch your almost every step or mis-step? Add to this the fact that I am not the most constant blogger in Blogland. OK,well I sometimes lose my map to Blogland and get lost somewhere in the land of Good Intentions.<br />
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Ok the list of projects to tackle:<br />
Clear room...uggghhhh<br />
Remove popcorn from ceiling-dirty nasty neck pain job<br />
Take out studs where closet used to be-remember to by beg or borrow a saws-all<br />
Search for new wall coverings-might throw me off schedule<br />
Apply wall coverings-another time scare<br />
Clean hardwood floor- the cracks, yuck!!<br />
Change out light receptacles & switches-bat eye lashes and ask hubby sweetly<br />
Seal hard wood-easy-peasy<br />
Furnish and style- FUN! FUN! FUN!<br />
Go to Starbucks for celebratory Mocha!!<br />
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So this is the part when I admit that I, yes, me, Sandy, is a reluctant blogger. Of course, if you have ever stumbled upon my blog you would see that very quickly. I mean, my last post was somewhere in the world of December 2010. And yet, I really love to blog, in my head that is. I have all these awesome stories to share and funny anecdotes and great tutorials!! No really, I do! It's just that by the time I get to the computer a week or two later.. I have talked myself out of them. So, my original excuse is I don't really have time to blog since I am remodeling and landscaping CedarBerry constantly and usually into the wee hours of the morning. That excuse doesn't hold water, though. I do have time to drive 30 minutes to Branson at least three times a week for a mocha. Man, they even have WiFi so I could blog there. I could pretend to be the very chic and cosmopolitan <a href="http://abbykerrink.com/">Abby Kerr Inc</a>, blogging ala coffee shop style. So hip, so now! Lack of time excuse doesn't hold water or coffee, rats. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here's a good one. I know this excuse is perfect. I have not found my voice yet.. <a href="http://thenester.com/">Nester</a> is an awesome voice! Her blog just resonates with her beautiful voice. She really sounds like that in person...Yes I have met the gracious lady and she is as compassionate and amazing in person as she sounds on her blog. As for me, I just sound ...goofy and like I don't always think things through before I say them and I talk in run on sentences and when I get reaLLY EXCITED SOMETIMES I TALK WAY TOO LOUD like I... just ... did and crud. There goes another excuse. I pretty much sound like this all the time so I guess that would be my voice. ARRGGHH!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Maybe I should just list my excuses for reluctance...quicker, right?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Not as creative as <a href="http://thepinkcouch.blogspot.com/">The Pink Couch</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Not as talented as <a href="http://melissadinwiddie.com/">Melissa Dinwiddie</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Not as spunky as <a href="http://citizenkg.blogspot.com/">Citizen K</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Not as accomplished as <a href="http://myheart4him.wordpress.com/">My Heart 4 Him</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Not as nurturing or insightful as <a href="http://somegirlswebsite.com/">Some Girls Website</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Gosh, that's a whole bunch of "not as's".. Maybe the real issue here is I consider my blog to be like CedarBerry. My personal and intimate creative world that I really have never shared with anyone. It's my art in word form. It's my heart in word and place. It's the one time in my life that I am opening up to me and discovering who I really am. I am also hoping to be accepted and make CedarBerry an escape for artists and those who are like me - just discovering they are artists..</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was once told by the precious and encouraging <a href="http://www.bottlestobritches.com./">Stress Free Baby</a> to post everyday. No excuses, just do it, no matter what. Then, of course the brilliant Scott Stratten of <a href="http://www.un-marketing.com/blog/">Unmarketing</a> shared at Blissdom "Don't post unless you've got something to say". Wow! Amazing insight, right? I also read a great blog that I cannot for the life of me remember who or where that said "It's your blog" That simple.. own it. So I think I am going to take the advice of all three of these fabulous people. I will post when I have something to say, I will plan for it to be everyday and I will claim it as my blog. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And someone please tell me I am not alone in this blog swamp!! Anybody know where I read the "It's your blog" Help me please..Really want to read it again and give credit!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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A year of total change <br />
loss of loved ones <br />
welcoming of new family members <br />
by birth or marriage <br />
moving, traveling <br />
teaching, learning <br />
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So many discoveries<br />
Somewhere in the year I grew<br />
I knew it would happen <br />
I just didn't know how much<br />
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The year 2011<br />
A year waiting to unfold<br />
Exciting<br />
Starting in exactly <br />
3 hours and 40 minutes<br />
Meet ya there!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-38812221600792067302010-06-22T16:03:00.007-05:002011-02-13T19:51:23.714-06:00A Girl's Best Friend<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The "Best Friend". The ultimate "<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">BFF</span>". Every woman has her Go to Girl, her midnight phone call "He's such a beast!" <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">BFF</span> and of course the "Girls night out" friend and the "Shopping trip!!" (in giddy Reese <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Witherspoon</span> voice). What would we girls do without each other? How do you choose the perfect match to that Coach purse or the the movie star sunglasses that just coo "Limo, please..." and not scream "Large bug"!</span></em><br />
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. There are, on occasion, situations, that need a bit more brute strength...shall we say? While anyone of my dear friends would rush to my aide sometimes a woman has to go beyond the manicure (gasp) and take hold of a "Best Friend" with a unique style. That's right...Sporting a fringe-y new hair cut, a bright orange one piece, and the ability to rip a tree apart, one of my new <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">BFF's</span><br />
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I know, I know, I couldn't help myself. I used to be a big fan of the "Tim Allen Show" so I wanted to pay tribute from a girl's perspective. Part of my creative process is to be a bit silly. I find it really broadens my understanding of what I'm doing. <br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">CedarBerry</span> is on a beautiful site of almost two acres. We are covered in gorgeous Dogwoods, Cedars, Pine and assorted other trees. Lovely, except when you have an ice storm that lingers causing the landscape to rearrange itself. One of the challenges for us has been to clear a patch of fallen trees and the growth that found it's new home there. <br />
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Of course, this means a hefty chainsaw or two and the better part of a day. After the gloves, chainsaws, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Kubota</span> tractor, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">weedwacker</span>, lemon-aide, bug spray, and relocation of one friendly, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">slithery</span> critter we are the proud owners of much needed fire wood for winter and a soon to be grassy lawn.<br />
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The space turned out beautifully! Well worth the effort and hard work. I will confess.. I never did get to use the chainsaw. H<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">ubby</span> is the b<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">rute</span> strength, not I. But she is still my <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">BFF</span> at <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">CedarBerry</span>!sandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7596385844075139500.post-54975058201078021052010-06-19T20:00:00.001-05:002010-06-19T20:02:45.407-05:00Between Waking and Sleeping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q4rgVXSCL2LEPWt5vAcd4oMi6C5rHHBEGIqWC9msHn_WDd8y8UubtK8kar2Kz0eyywqukkO9CSeJk6ghPtDPVOU8SPbzo8DXH26XX2USHNZxetEeQzrZ3QMV1nfCu98qgNOeK5m_T0M/s1600/stampin+up+projects+541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q4rgVXSCL2LEPWt5vAcd4oMi6C5rHHBEGIqWC9msHn_WDd8y8UubtK8kar2Kz0eyywqukkO9CSeJk6ghPtDPVOU8SPbzo8DXH26XX2USHNZxetEeQzrZ3QMV1nfCu98qgNOeK5m_T0M/s320/stampin+up+projects+541.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484654498583952674" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />CedarBerry is a place to create experiences. Explore this dream with me as it unfolds through velvet mist in my life. You know that place between waking and sleeping... where anything is possible? That's what CedarBerry's is for me. I am not yet sure what the vision will look like in the sparking morning sun. I am sure it will be a great adventure though.<br />CedarBerry welcomes you to watch enchanted gardens take shape, mystery dinners emerge, art instruction spark creatively, (I hope), and many other eclectic journeys unveil themselves. And hopefully a full-fledged bed and breakfast grows within it's walls! <br />As the dream unfolds, this is your personal invitation share in the building of CedarBerry L.L.C. Spilled paint and all...but that's another storysandy mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16427761936167885260noreply@blogger.com3