tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367147022024-03-12T23:15:00.009-05:00Cher ShotsUnless otherwise noted; all contents of this blog including photos are the property of Cher Shots and not to be copied without prior permission. Thank you.Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-20958079086930496262021-08-16T20:46:00.001-05:002021-08-16T20:50:36.964-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> UPDATE TIME! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow, it's been a while since popping in to update my blog. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since my last posting from October of 2019 a lot has happened. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess time flies while listing a house for sale, showing it, selling it packing up and moving. And oh what a move it was. Once the house sold it was full speed ahead and dang near killed us. We never would have made it without the help of several people, but especially my son and grandson who made several trips helping load, unload, reload and unload over and over again. Driving 3 hours one direction with each trip. Fourteen trailer loads full. Long story short, moving from a semi-remote area and not having time to hire a moving company made for some craziness at times. But we survived and have settled in nicely. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We moved into a new to us 20 year old house located closer to family. We are no longer on the edge of town but once again country bumpkins and absolutely loving it. We start almost every day sitting on the covered porch having coffee, watching the bunnies and listening to the birds. We end almost every day the same way. Sometimes at night the owls serenade us to sleep. Who wouldn't love that?! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n3FzUg5irZc/YRsPscw-NZI/AAAAAAAAE-g/JNb-jtIetEYhFGNQ6u1wDFDLf3hRnpmhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1020/120029052_377962999871605_1207535109612494038_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1020" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n3FzUg5irZc/YRsPscw-NZI/AAAAAAAAE-g/JNb-jtIetEYhFGNQ6u1wDFDLf3hRnpmhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/120029052_377962999871605_1207535109612494038_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Its interesting getting to know your new surroundings. We moved from living on sand and having a dry lawn to a constant green lawn. Loving it! I've discovered several plants like lilies, hostas, ferns and daffodils in the strangest places like an old abandoned garden and in the edge of the woods itself. Luckily we found rhubarb and hopefully it will do well next year. The plants have been transplanted into more suitable places. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a rock pile on the end of the lawn with weeds all over it where the rain gutter comes off the edge of the house and then was buried to spill out to the rocks. It was a mess. That has been transformed into a little pond with some of the plants placed around it. It's a project in the making but already has improved the scenery. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9y8E5cuEvM/YRsTkjoeMUI/AAAAAAAAE-o/D9ARt-49Qu05UypcuD4xAtJV1VvluzOhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1365/234403674_323269796248373_5523516648480533548_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9y8E5cuEvM/YRsTkjoeMUI/AAAAAAAAE-o/D9ARt-49Qu05UypcuD4xAtJV1VvluzOhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/234403674_323269796248373_5523516648480533548_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Time will tell how this will all end and I won't overwhelm you with more at this time but do stay tuned as I get back into blogging! </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-61451533783304981212019-10-20T16:58:00.005-05:002019-10-20T17:09:34.398-05:00One Foggy Sunday Morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">We took a little foggy Sunday morning ride up north for breakfast at one of our favorite restaurants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all the wind and rain lately I was a bit surprised at just how much color was still hanging on some of the trees. And of course looking out across Lake Superior is always a great view. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then we popped into the casino in Baraga for a few spins. Happy to say it was worth it. We both walked out winners! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On our way home we stopped by our friends restaurant the Sawblade in Amasa, where she (or her Mom in this case) makes the most delicious pizza (along with everything they cook!) So it's pizza for supper tonight! I love these kind of days! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So let the baking begin! Nope, not the Christmas baking but a bit of baking for an upcoming benefit being held at the end of the month for a dear friend. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However; I usually start off the Christmas baking when the first snowflakes fly, so according to the meteorologist that could happen this weekend. Time will tell. I bake a batch of cookies that never seem to make it even remotely close to the holidays! They just mysteriously disappear but it does start my thoughts heading into the baking mode for the season! But for now, a few loaves of banana bread that just came out of the oven are smelling quite tempting! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It may not be snowing (yet) but baking was a good way to spend this oh so "gray" dreary, wet day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to laugh when I recall what my Grandson said when I told him I was going to give up on gardening when we sell our house and move. I told him I would probably just plant a few things in pots and he looked me straight in the eye and said I would have pots all over the yard and Grandpa would have to mow around them. Then he laughed and said, "just dig up the ground and plant your seeds, you're always going to be a gardener Grandma!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When harvest time comes around there is nothing better than "home grown!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The peppers were amazing this year! I haven't kept count but I know we picked several times and each picking was at least a half dozen. Tomorrow night we're having stuffed peppers and I plan to make extra for freezing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Supper tonight is BLT's. I never get tired of them and we've had quite a few meals of them already in this fashion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then there's a half gallon of copper pennies made with our fresh dug carrots! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And our friendly little neighbor has a great apple tree that she said to help ourselves to. So yesterday I made a couple of pies! One for us and one delivered to her for sharing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this was all in the past two days! I guess my Grandson might be right, I'm a gardener and it might be hard to give up for a few pots on a patio. </span></div>
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-72249166722813834902015-09-27T22:24:00.000-05:002015-09-27T22:24:12.411-05:00Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-74944439139346435322015-08-01T21:10:00.000-05:002015-08-01T21:10:33.929-05:00Mid-Summer Snowball Effect<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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once it reaches mid-winter, I long for green. Then I suddenly crave colorful flowers and that transforms to thinking of the burnt
golds and bronze of autumn – and back again to dreams of white. But today I long for lush green! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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weather outlook is good, then you will see us for Christmas. If we are in good
health is always another factor. <br />
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-88047160180792833992014-10-23T19:34:00.001-05:002014-10-23T19:34:27.050-05:00It's my Time of Year! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-70548912883824292322014-10-03T21:56:00.003-05:002014-10-03T21:57:06.183-05:00Our Maple <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-45043955093870643262014-10-02T20:49:00.000-05:002014-10-02T20:49:47.772-05:00Fall in the U.P., 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-46106462187562216552014-09-21T14:48:00.001-05:002014-09-24T11:27:51.979-05:00Happy Happy Joy Joy <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-68359667539495976222014-07-30T19:11:00.003-05:002014-07-30T19:19:07.953-05:00Beautimous! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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seen in my garden. It’s from an old
Hubbard Squash seed that I planted earlier this spring. I can’t believe it’s just now blossoming in
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fairytale setting or sketch it or who knows what ~ all I know is that it’s my newfound
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Cher' Shotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946818491901881410noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36714702.post-19532923856817844102014-07-25T18:58:00.005-05:002014-07-25T18:58:58.439-05:00Awesomeness! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had to borrow this pic from the internet. It really got me to thinking – what is it
that other people see in me that I don’t?
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<span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ever since I was young it seemed that people believe there
is more to me than what I see. Through
the years I’ve heard that I’m so talented and still I don’t see it. I’ve been told I should be writing children’s
books, cook books, creating artistically and still I can’t seem to find the
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<span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today I pulled out some art supplies and shortly after I
tucked them away in frustration. What
happened to my so called talent? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please don’t misunderstand this as a pity party because I
appreciate that I’m blessed beyond belief. I honestly just wish I could see
what others see in me - yet it eludes me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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