The Tartan Touch

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Remember this old shelf that came from an estate sale.  Dad said it was a standard “shop” class project in school books during the sixties which were printed in the 40s so probably some little boy made this for his mom.  Dad said he made one just like it for his.

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Well, she has had a makeover.

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How do you like it now?  It makes such a handy place for trinkets and treasures.

We love the tartan touch, don’t you? ~ Indy and Lucy

Battle of Round Mountain

22 Monday Feb 2016

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Dad went to a Civil War re-enactment this weekend.

imageHere I am seeing him off to war.

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Round Mountain is listed as the first battle fought in Indian Territory during the Civil War.  Every February the Round Mountain Trust hosts  a winter encampment/ re-enactment of that era (1861).

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This is a photograph of Dad taken during Saturday’s campaign by Todd Benton, one of Mom’s former students.

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Re-enactments are scripted living history events.  In days of yore, Dad rode cavalry. He now fires the cannons.  He had to go to a special safety school to learn how to do it properly.  Participants usually change sides the second day which require two sets of uniforms.  (archive, personal photo)

My dad is so cool. ~ Lucy

Rustic Cuff

21 Sunday Feb 2016

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Perhaps if you don’t live in Oklahoma, you have yet to hear of this phenomenon  called Rustic Cuff but believe us, you will.  A fan of regifting, Jill Donovan, once Tulsa attorney and TU law professor, is the creator of this unique jewelry brand based on that concept.  What started as a horrible experience on OPRAH led Jill to a new endeavor, the creative hobby of jewelry crafting, specifically cuffs.  That beginning in a spare bedroom is now a business with stores in Tulsa and boutiques across the US as well as a booming mailorder trade.  Read Jill’s story at http://www.rusticcuff.com.

Rustic Cuff

Rustic Cuff is all about the stack…of bracelets.  Bracelets have different names and  styles, a glossary of their own. For example, a unicorn is a bracelet you really love and haven’t been able to find/buy. They run in price from $20 to $125. You can wear as many as you feel comfortable and on both arms as well as one.  Most of the stacks featured here Mom found on Pinterest.

Rustic Cuff

This one is for our Kentucky friends.  She thought of them the moment she saw it.

These are some of Mom’s favorites because she loves the colors and combos.  Rustic Cuff has two other one of a kind concepts: COTM (Cuff of the Month) you can sign up for this and automatically receive an unseen cuff that has been especially designed by Jill and the second is the Regifters Club, a club of compassion for one’s fellow man, in which two inspirational quote cuffs are received, one to keep and one to give away.  This is Mom’s stack she put together with the Radley the cousins brought back from London.

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This is another one which has two customized cuffs.

Rustic Cuff for Indy and Lucy

This is her other stack.  Hmmmm, hers seem to have a theme.  Get your stack on.  Love ya ~ Indy and Lucy

Rustic Cuff for Indy and Lucy

Week in Review

20 Saturday Feb 2016

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No, we weren’t here this week; Mom was just daydreaming about it.  Actually, this is Fish Creek Beach which is right across from the Blue Horse Café on main street in Fish Creek, WI.  We rent the cottage behind the cafe in May when we go to the Scottie rally.  We never see the beach quite so busy though because we aren’t there in summer.  Still, Door County is an awesome place to visit any time of year.

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 This week with beautiful temperatures in Oklahoma we did a lot of this:

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Sitting in the sun

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Playing with our Valentine toys

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A game of catch or in our case ‘keep away’….We also remembered presidential Scotties on President’s Day.

Barney Bush

Sadly, we had to say good-bye to our friend Mac.  Mac had been fighting hemangiosarcoma, a cancerous tumor of the blood vessels affecting the heart or the spleen. It was the spleen for Mac.  He is whole now and last we heard was having a grand time at Angus Fala’s Boiled Egg and Ice Cream Parlor.  We miss you, friend and send hugs to your mom, Leah McIntosh. ~ Indy and Lucy

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Mac 2005-2016

Presidential Scotties

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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The presence of a pet in the White House is a time honored tradition.  Several Scotties have had this privilege.  In honor of President’s Day (we know our staff is running late), we would like to acknowledge these fans of this loyal breed.

First came Fala, the beloved constant companion of 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Fala had a bone every morning brought up with the President’s breakfast tray.  According to WH staff, Fala was an awful beggar and his food had to be restricted.  At night, he slept in a special chair at the foot of the President’s bed.  He even had a secretary to answer his mail.

There is rather a controversy concerning Eisenhower’s Scotties.  He actually had several Scotties during WWII.  Eisenhower is quoted as saying: ” I like the independent attitude of a strutting Scottie.”  None though were to live at the White House.  However, Skunky the Scottie, a pet of Eisenhower’s grandchildren was an often visitor.  Heidi the Weimaraner  as well as a parakeet were residents during Ike’s terms of office.

Barney and Miss Beazley were the much loved Scottish terriers of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush as well as the rest of the world.  Information about them became so great that the White House created a website for them with monthly updates and photos.  Our Mom loved Barneycam.  Sadly they both crossed the Bridge a few years ago.  Salute. ~ Indy and Lucy

Vintage Valentines

13 Saturday Feb 2016

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Mom was telling us a story yesterday about Valentine Days of yore.  When she was in school, the teacher would have them decorate a shoe box.  Everyone would put valentines in them and on the final day the children would have a party and open the boxes.  She said it was so much fun.  Have a look at all these vintage valentines; these might have been what she found when she opened her box.  She’s vintage; you know. ♥ ~ Lucy