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In Tune With June – 2017 – Backyard Blues

Posted on June 24, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

We have lived in our house for 21 years now as of Flag Day (June 14). The house was built in 1955 by the original owner and he used redwood to build it so we have been told that it is very well constructed. We are the second owners. About a year after we moved in we were able to participate in the Airport Noise Abatement program and got all new double paned windows, sturdy doors throughout the house and insulation in the attic for free. Living smack dab between the airport and the train, those improvements helped a lot.

Over the course of the last 21 years we admittedly did very little ourselves to the house, inside or out. We did paint both bathrooms and all three bedrooms (the kids rooms we did a couple of times) but that was years ago. We had a leak in the kitchen so we patched the roof over that area but other than putting new sheet rock over the bad spot on the ceiling we haven’t done anything there.

In January of 2015 we had to replace the back fence. You can read about that here. Last May we took the plunge and gave the outside a face lift. You can read about that here and here. Then in November we tackled another major hot spot, the front bathroom and went from this:

To this:

The next big inside project will probably be the kitchen but that is going to be HUGE so we have to build up our savings again (or win the lottery) before we can tackle that.

Less expensive and maybe even more irritating to me is our back yard. We have never really utilized our back yard to its fullest potential, especially now that the kids are grown and don’t “play” out there anymore. (Heck, they don’t even LIVE here anymore – LOL).

When we did the siding and roof we were able to clear off the back porch and turn it into a nicer place to sit:

This is what the backyard looked like then. You can still see the top of the back fence.

This is the corner of the porch now. You can see the blackberry vine starting to come over the edge.

It looks like a wheat field and the top of the fence is disappearing.

There is massive overgrowth of I don’t know what all. It was getting so bad that I could hardly go down the back steps to the garage without getting attacked. (What was that horror film called? Children of the Corn???)

Finally I decided to take measures in my own hands and spent a day at least clearing the area by the steps so that I could walk out there without fear. As with most things I do, I threw myself into the project with determination. Four big garbage bags and a very full green refuge bin later…

This is all I was able to clear before I stopped. I was out there for about four or five hours. The area is maybe six feet around.

I was not very smart because it was a hot day so I was wearing shorts and a tank top and got scratched pretty good from the thorns on the blackberry vines. Also, I could barely move for two days because I was not used to all that pushing and pulling and bending. Ibuprofen was my best friend.

However, it’s been a few days now and Bill just took all the garbage bags to the dumps so I think I’ll have another go at it. This time I’ll wear better protective clothing and take a couple of breaks. Our goal is to get it all uprooted and down to dirt. Then we’re going to do something so nothing will grow back again (? cement? rocks?). I am definitely not a gardener but I do have visions of some chairs and maybe a fire pit. It is a huge backyard and has lots of potential.

We would hire a company to come and do it (and actually have had it done twice already although not to the bare bones) but after spending so much money last year, we are looking for more inexpensive ways to go for some of this stuff. Ibuprofen is much less expensive than a gardener 🙂

I’ll keep you updated as to the progress. How about you? Any big home improvement projects planned? Got a fire pit?

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April 2017 – #Atozchallenge – Verifiably V

Posted on June 23, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

Okay folks, here it is…the last letter in the A to Z Challenge that I skipped.

V is for Van Halen! We had pretty good seats for this one, on the floor in the first row of the second section. We were afraid that we weren’t going to get a chance to see them because after the tour started they cancelled a bunch of their shows because they said they overbooked themselves. Of course there was speculation of fighting between them and/or drugs as per usual. Fortunately, our show was not one of the ones that was cancelled.

Kool and the Gang were the opening act and they got the crowd off to a good start.

There was a big screen behind the stage and Van Halen used it extensively. Having the images on the screen like that makes it easier for me to get some great shots.

Eddie may be getting older but he can still play a mean guitar.

I must admit that although there are a lot of songs I like, I was not a very big Van Halen fan in my younger days. To be honest, I don’t even know if I can tell the difference between the songs that David Lee Roth sings from the ones that Sammy Hagar sings. Given that, I thought they put on a pretty good show. My husband, being a bigger fan, was a little disappointed. I know that we both were not thrilled with the little tidbits that David Lee Roth put out there about his old girlfriends and his dog. Sing the songs, don’t give me your personal history. He did his twirling of the microphone and some leg kicking but I don’t think he was nearly as acrobatic — but he is getting older!

A huge cloud of red and black confetti spread over the crowd and I managed to get a few pieces to include here. I included a shot of the area seating and marked where our seats were in this layout.

There were also two reviews of the show in the local papers and I have included those with the scrapbook as well.

So, there it is. I can finally say I really finished the A to Z Challenge. Looking back on it now, I realized that I had originally intended to tell a bit more about my scrapbooking process and explain different techniques I used and the supplies, etc. However, as I got farther and farther into it, I realized that I didn’t leave myself enough time to do that and the pages that I had done a while ago I could not remember the different names of paper styles, etc.

I also realized that I TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES AT CONCERTS! I have come to the conclusion that I don’t need to keep every single picture I take and that I need to be more selective and edit them before I print them. I was getting free prints from Shutterfly because my son worked for them and that was one of his perks. Since he doesn’t take pictures he let me have them. I had a lot of pictures printed that way. Now that he no longer works there, I have been trying to take advantage of their sales and giveaways and be more careful about the pictures I have printed. I’ll still take a lot of pictures at the concerts because you never know when something special is going to happen, but I don’t have to keep them all!

Now it’s time to start thinking about what I can do for next year’s A to Z! Hope you have enjoyed reliving my concerts with me. Love to hear any comments!

Even though the challenge is over now, you can still click over to the main A to Z Challenge page to see what other participants have come up with for this letter if you are so inclined.

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In Tune with June – 365 Pictures update

Posted on June 18, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

It has been quite a while since I added any of the pictures I’ve been taking. Here are a few of my recent ones:

#169 – In honor of Father’s Day I picked this one of my dad helping me blow out the candles on the occasion of my first birthday. Somewhere I have one of him holding me but I couldn’t find it now (of course – which leads me to add sorting photographs to my current to-do list!) My dad passed away about 35 years ago so he didn’t get to meet my husband or our kids, a fact that I’m a little sad about. I know he can see from heaven, but I am pretty sure my kids would have gotten a kick out of him. Wasn’t I a cute kid? There is a sparkly thing on my left hand which I am pretty sure is a ring given to me by my godparents. Who in their right mind would let a little kid have a choke magnet like that?

#158 – Speaking of fathers, my husband has this to say to any guys who want to date his daughters. Any girl who wants to date our son has me to answer to 🙂 (No, my husband has not ever actually been in jail – just in case you were wondering).

#160 – We had our full moon. I took a clearer picture of the moon itself but I kind of like the way the clouds are forming around it in this one. Kind of looks like angel wings to me.

#164 – Book #10 on my reading challenge. This was a good one that I had heard a lot about but never read. Actually made me cry a little.

#168 – Tuesday’s With Morrie was a quick read so here is book #11. This is based on a true story of a Holocaust surviving family. It is one of the “mystery books” that Bill brought home from Oregon.

#161 – One foot in front of the other. I’ve been walking around our neighborhood to get some exercise in and trying to take note of the world around me as I walk. I happened to catch this shot by accident but kind of like it. Reminds me that it takes putting one foot in front of the other to get to my goals.

#166 – This is one of the interesting looking flowers I saw at Safeway. I’m not sure what it is (my father, the florist, would be disappointed in me I think for not knowing the names of all the flowers), but I really like the way it looks.

So, there you have some of the pictures I’ve been taking this month. I am “cheating” in that sometimes I take more than one picture a day that way when I get to a day I forget, I have one to add. Sometimes I have to take two or three in one day to catch up. I set the rules for this game I’m playing so as long as I end up with 365 pictures for this year, I’ll consider it good. What do you think of these? Have you read Tuesday’s With Morrie? Taken any walks in your neighborhood? Have rules for people who want to date your children? Love to hear about it!

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April 2017 – #Atozchallenge – Suddenly S

Posted on June 15, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

If you pay attention to the dates on the blog then you’ll know this is seriously past due for the A to Z challenge. I made it one of my goals, though, to finish the letters so here is my letter “S.”

Sade is one of those singers like Adele, who does not tour very often. When she came out with her “Soldier of Love” CD we were hoping she would do a show near us.

John Legend was the opening act, which was a pleasant surprise. His first song was a cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep!” We had some real Legend fans around us who kept shouting, “Sing it, John!” “That’s right!”

Sade took FOREVER to come out. We had heard rumors that she was slow to start her shows but we were beginning to get frustrated. All that changed, however, when the first beats of “Soldier of Love” started and she rose from underneath the stage.

She sang songs from the new album and also lots of her hits from other albums. She had a really good backup band. When she came out for her last few songs after a costume change, she wasn’t wearing shoes! I thought that was pretty funny.

Unfortunately, because she was so late in starting the show, we had to leave before the encore or we would miss the last BART train home. Still, it was a great show and she has not done a big tour since then so I’m glad we went.

Even though the challenge was over a month ago, you can still click over to the main A to Z Challenge page to see what other participants have come up with for this letter.

I have one more letter left, “V,” and then I really will have finished the A to Z!

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In Tune With June – Another Mystery Blogger Award!

Posted on June 10, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

Interestingly, I was nominated for another Mystery Blogger Award! Since I have already participated once (read that here) I decided not to go ahead and do the full list of requirements, but I will answer the questions posed by the person who nominated me, Miss Andi.

Miss Andi is one of the bloggers I ran into during the A to Z challenge. She talked about living courageously, something we all need to do!

Miss Andi asked the following questions:

1. Why do you blog? Do you have any specific goals? Have you reached any yet?

I blog because I think I secretly want to be a writer. Or maybe I just like to talk and no one around me listens? Originally I started blogging hoping to get some increased traffic to my Etsy site. That is still one of my goals. Also, I’d love to be able to supplement my income by making some money blogging. That is something I am investigating now, since my transcription business is diminishing.

2. Are you planning/dreaming about writing a book?

When I was younger I used to write stories all the time. I even submitted one to a magazine once. Unfortunately, they did not accept it but at least I tried. I don’t know about writing a whole book, but see question #1 about making money blogging!

3. Who is your favorite writer/blogger?

My Agatha Christie Collection

My favorite writer has to be Agatha Christie. I fell in love with her mystery stories at a young age. As far as bloggers, I ran into quite a few good ones during the A to Z. See my list in my reflection post.

4. Do you think blogging will stick around in the era of podcasts, videos, Snapchat, etc?

In my opinion, yes. There are people who are a bit technically challenged who may be able to master typing a blog post but not uploading a video or people who would prefer not to show themselves in front of a camera. (Naming no names and admitting nothing!)

5. What do you consider the bravest thing you’ve ever done?

That is a really tough question. I moved out on my own at age 21. I had three children without anesthesia of any kind. I started my own transcription/secretarial service 16 years ago. I have participated in a couple of craft fairs to try to sell the cards and things I make. All of those things took a lot of courage (at least to me).

+1. If you could be an animal for a day, what would you choose and why?

Definitely a cat. I watch our cat lay around in the sun all day and do nothing and it just looks so inviting. Not a care in the world!

So, there are the answers to the questions posed by Miss Andi, another deserving Mystery Blogger Award winner 🙂

How about you? What animal would you like to be for a day? Done anything that took a lot of courage? Love to hear from you!

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In Tune With June – Believe It or Not

Posted on June 7, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

Each year for the past few years I have chosen a word of the year. In 2014 it was “Courage” and in 2015 it was “Change.” In 2016 it was “Focus” and this year it is “Believe.” Throughout the year I try to incorporate that word into my life in lots of different ways. Some are obvious, some not so much. I wear it in a locket around my neck and I have little notes in different spots on my planners and things.

Sometimes the word shows itself to me in very unexpected ways. The background: We were offered 4 free nights in Reno, which is our usual getaway at this time of year to celebrate our anniversary (33 years) and so I booked them for the end of May. My husband has been retired since June of last year and we are living on his retirement and pension plus my transcription work (I am self-employed doing medical transcription for the last 16 years). Things were going reasonably well and since it was Memorial weekend I figured I could take a few days off.

Then little things began to pop up that made me have some second thoughts. Bill was injured at work a few years ago and we are expecting a settlement from his Workers’ Comp which I was hoping would come before the trip. It did not. During the weeks before we were set to go I lost one of my transcription clients (he retired without warning) and the volume from another major client has significantly decreased so my income basically has been cut in half overnight. I really agonized about whether to cancel the trip and stay home and was trying to think about ways that I could start to supplement my income – maybe even go out in the “real world” and get a job. I decided we should go ahead and go on the vacation and we could start exploring new ideas when we got back. After all, the hotel rooms were free and we were going to be doing some inexpensive, fun things while we were there. If our financial situation is changing, we probably won’t be able to do a trip like this again for a while.

While in Reno we went on a Big City Hunt which I wrote about in a previous post. One of the places we were led to was a sculpture in the middle of the city. We approached it from the side and all I could see at first was a tall metal piece with birds cut out in it. Bill was a bit ahead of me and he said, “Honey, look at what it is.” As I turned the corner to see the whole sculpture I just lost it and started crying. This is what I saw:

Even with the person sleeping on the bottom leg of the middle “E” it was still very impressive. I felt like a shock went through me. I held onto Bill and the tears just came. I had not told him of my concerns because I didn’t want to worry him and then when I started crying, I explained my fears. He held me and being the sensitive guy he is, he totally got what I was feeling. There was another couple there and we took their picture in front of the sign and they took ours. Don’t know why we didn’t move to one of the other letters so the guys feet wouldn’t be in the picture. Guess I was still a bit emotional.

Then Bill took one of me:

Talk about a sign, huh? We had a really good time while we were away and now that we are home, I believe that we will find a way to make things work. I have to.

How about you? Ever get a sign like that? Do you pick a word for the year? Have any transcription work you need done? Want me to make a special scrapbook album for you? I have some time 🙂

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In Tune with June – Big City Hunt Scavenger Hunt

Posted on June 4, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

For our recent trip to Reno, since we were going to be there for four nights and there was no way we could afford to gamble all that time, I looked for other things that we could do. I got us tickets to see the Reno Aces play the Sacramento Rivercats (the San Francisco AAA baseball team) for one of their night games and we were going to see a friend of ours play in a softball game as well. I wanted to do something else and I remembered that I had gotten us a Big City Hunt Scavenger Hunt to do in San Francisco but we hadn’t had a chance to do it yet. I looked to see if they had one in Reno and sure enough they did, and they were having a sale so it was only $22 for the two of us. I figured it was a good way for me to incorporate some exercise into our trip since I was giving myself permission to relax a bit on my healthy eating program. The Scavenger Hunt is a walking tour but it is self-directed so I knew we could take our time and not be under any pressure.

I must admit we did not begin very well as I started us off in the wrong direction. Much to my husband’s credit, he did not get too upset or give up on the excursion just because of that. I did get to take a few cool pictures:

Good luck message to start the walk.

Huge butterfly.

Stars on a star

Some kind of accident happened here!

Looks like an ice castle.

Love this winged horse.

After I got us back on track, we started the actual hunt. Our first stop was at a park that had a large mural on the wall. The question we were asked was about one of the figures depicted on the wall.

I love this mystic Indian

Just in case you decide to take this hunt, I’m not going to give away the answers or tell all the specific locations…

Next was an outdoor amphitheater and then came a church. My husband went around the side to see if we could actually enter the church and got some pictures for me.

It was a beautiful day and we tried to walk on the shady side of the street as much as possible because it was afternoon and the heat sometimes affects my husband.

After the church, we were led to a sports bar. Perfect timing to wet our whistles! Along the way we ran into this antique shop. We could definitely have spent all day in this place! So many cool things!

This old typewriter was one of my favorites.

We felt right at home at this sports bar!

Definitely a San Francisco sports fan!

Interestingly, the bartender did not know that the bar was part of the scavenger hunt. We told him about it in case they got credit for people who make it there, but since he never heard of it, I guess that’s not part of the game. Still, as I said, we felt right at home!

Next was a walk over the bridge to the other side of town. The river was quite high thanks to the good rain we had.

Some beautiful clouds in the sky!

It’s hard to tell from the picture but there is a waterfall across the front of that building. Very neat.

Next stop was to a structure in the middle of the city. We came upon it from the side so I could not see what it really was until we got right in front of it:

This deserves its own blog post since it is my word of the year. Stay tuned for that.

Fittingly, since it was Memorial Day, the next stop was a Veterans Memorial:

it was a very moving tribute to all branches of the Armed Services.

We could have stopped at this point but there was one more place on the hunt so we decided to continue.

My husband asked if I wanted to go inside but I figured I had put him through enough already so I said no. Next time I may make that a spot to visit. When we submitted our final points for the Hunt, we were in about 4th place but we didn’t submit pictures along the way and we took our time. Submitting pictures and speed could get you more points, but it wasn’t really about that for us.

On the way home we found some more interesting things to look at. I think my husband would have done very well at this sandbag toss if I hadn’t tired him out with all the walking!

This is called The Eddy and has lots of different games to play.

We made it back to the hotel and were not too worse for wear. Later in the evening we were walking outside and I saw the statues I had taken in the beginning all lit up:

I should have crossed the street to get the “ice castle” closer but I didn’t.

All in all we had a great time in Reno (even if we didn’t win any money gambling). I would definitely recommend the Big City Hunt if you have time on your next getaway, or even if you just want a fun thing to do on a day off in your home town. My husband and I did it by ourselves but you could get a whole group together and try it that way. You can set roles too, tour director and photographer were what we chose, but if you have more people you can have more roles. I am looking forward to doing the one in San Francisco. Bonus, we can do it in the middle of the week so it shouldn’t be as crowded.

Have you ever done a Scavenger Hunt like this? Won big in Reno? Love to hear about it.

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April 2017 – #Atozchallenge – Wow it’s W

Posted on May 14, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

W is for The Who —

We got a chance to see them when they had a make up show in Oakland. They had had to cancel an earlier show because Roger Daltrey got sick. Being another one of those iconic groups, I felt it was important to see them before they stop touring. We take BART over to Oakland and my husband was having such pain in his leg from a blocked artery that we had to stop every few steps to let him rest.

My daughter, Amanda, came over to visit and helped me decide on the background papers. Then I added the “extras.”

Even though this was just a couple of days before our anniversary, I forgot to take our usual concert picture so I used the owls to represent us.

My husband didn’t think they really put their all into the show but I thought it was good.

It was Peter Townshend’s 71st birthday so it was a bit special.

Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, is their drummer. He did a great job.

They pretty much covered their hits and talked about the last 50 years.

There was a good write up in the paper the next day and I am happy when I can include that in my album.

So, better late than never I say. I only have two more letters to cover and then I really will have completed the challenge. I have ordered the pictures so it will be a bit, but I’m sure you don’t mind waiting 🙂

The challenge is officially over for this year but you can still click over to the main A to Z Challenge page to see what other participants have come up with for this letter.

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April 2017 – #Atozchallenge – Quest for Q

Posted on May 11, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

Q is for “Quit Playing Games With My Heart” by the Backstreet Boys.

Of course my husband was not interested in seeing this group so my daughters and I took a road trip to Concord. It was quite a warm day. The car showed the temperature to be 103 degrees.

Jesse McCartney was the opening act. I had forgotten how many songs of his I liked.

Then came the Backstreet Boys. I have always liked them better than NSYNC because I think their harmony is better. They have a ton of energy on the stage and I love their choreographed dances.

I used another one of my templates on this page.

We had a great time and it was fun to share the concert with my girls.

Though the A to Z Challenge is officially over, I am still going to add my missing letters.

You can still head over to the A to Z Challenge page to see what other participants have come up with for this letter and read some of the reflection posts. I know I am going to be revisiting to catch some posts I may have missed. There are a lot of talented people out there!

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#A to Z Challenge Reflection

Posted on May 8, 2017 by scr4pl80 (Scrap Lady)

Well, I almost managed to complete the A to Z for my second year. I did have to skip a few letters because I forgot how long my “Creative Process” can take and I didn’t quite get the scrapbooking done in time. Rather than give up, though, I chose to skip those letters and I may take the next month to add them in.

Just in case you missed one, here are my posts, in reverse order:

Z is for ZZ-Top
Y is for “You Shook Me All Night Long” by ACDC
X is for Bone Bash XI
W is for Who –
V is for Van Halen
U is for “Urgent” by Foreigner
T is for Tina Turner
S is for Sade –
R is for Rod Stewart.
Q is for “Quit Playing Games with my Heart” by the Backstreet Boys –
P is for Prince
O is for “Old Time Rock and Roll.”
N is for Stevie Nicks
M is for Paul McCartney
L is for Loverboy
K is for Kihncert
J is for Journey
I is for “I Am…I Said” by Neil Diamond
H is for Huey Lewis and the News
G is for Genesis
F is for Fleetwood Mac
E is for Elton John
D is for Def Leppard
C is for Cher
B is for Bon Jovi
A is for Adele

Notable other bloggers from the A to Z this year for me were:

Our leader and founder, Arlee Bird with Tossing It Out who talked about Time.
John Holton from The Sound of One Hand Typing had some really good word play again this year.
Deborah Weber at Temenos of the Blessing Light talked about Pronoia (quiety, serenity and peace).
I got a Hockey instruction from Scarlett79.
Josie Two Shoes shared a story of 26 women in a small community using only six sentences in each episode.
J. Lenni Dorner captivated me with the story of telepathy.
I saw Dorky Mom Doodles by Erika.
AnneMBray showed us watercolor effects on the trucks she sees on her commute.
Doree Weller talked about some really interesting characters in books.
Iain Kelly wrote a story using the letters from a children’s puzzle.
Leslie Moon showed us Uganda.
Cathy sketched her way through the alphabet.
Lisa at Tales from the Love Shaque gave us hair bands.
Natalie at There She Goes gave us some more great music to listen to.
Outside Perceptions showed us some great movies.
The Plagued Parent used Calvin and Hobbs to enlighten us.
Barbara from Life & Faith in Caneyhead gave us her perspectives.

If you get a chance, it would definitely be worth your while to check them out if you haven’t seen them. I know I will be revisiting them during the coming months to catch some letters that I missed.

There was a bit of a commotion when the challenge was announced this year as there was not going to be the usual “link-up” post. I read that a few of the regulars were not going to be participating because of this. I, for one, did not notice any significant difference without the link up. I did manage to learn how to put a link to my posts in my signature so that when I commented on other people’s posts they could find me in return. It worked most of the time. I did forget a few times to link my posts on the main Facebook page and more often forgot to link on the A to Z main page, but that was my issue. Actually, I felt the original linky was a bit intimidating with all the different links. Using Facebook, I could get a better sense of what the blog was about.

I forgot to play the bingo game put up by co-host J. Lenni Dorner, but if there is one next year I definitely will try to play. I am going to be more prepared next year so that I can finish all the letters, but I’m pretty okay with the way things turned out.

Thank you SO much to all who stopped by and left me a comment. It is so much fun to see the notices that I’ve had visitors.

How about you? Finish? Did you play the bingo game? Ready for next year?

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