High School Memories

I thought this would be fun. I've listed a few things about me from high school. I loved going to school, it was my sanctuary. I was a sponge, I still am. I loved learning!
 
I'm hoping you will list a few things you remember from high school too.
Okay here goes....

 I didn't belong to any one particular group of friends. I was friends with everyone. The brains, the jocks, the parking lot crew, the quiet ones, the loud ones, the artists and the theater crowd.

 I took college courses while in high school.

 I created artwork for the school magazine.

 I never bought lunch from the cafeteria.

 I used to speak French, Spanish and Turkish

 I loved classic films and jazz music


I  took extra credit courses during the summer. One year I spent three weeks recording deer droppings for the wildlife resources department!

Yes that's my high school graduation photo! Okay now its your turn!



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Dear Katie Exfoliate

Dear Katie,  Can you tell me how to cure my dry itchy winter skin? Thanks Ruthie

Dear Ruthie, the dry heat, cold, and wind of winter can wreak havoc on your skin. Using a humidifier and drinking plenty of water help. But don't forget the importance of  regular exfoliation ( an important part of your skin care regimen) and moisturize, moisturize moisturize! Keeping your skin hydrated is a year round objective.You don't need to buy expensive things to help your skin feel great.

Keep your "hot" showers and baths to a minimum.
Buy an inexpensive exfoliating mit, glove, or pad ( see photo below).
Use a mild cleanser ( look for a cleanser made with moisturizers).

You can make your own inexpensive exfoliate by combining 2 rounded Tbsp of oatmeal, 1 tsp of baking soda and  a little bit of water in a bowl. Mix the oatmeal and baking soda together and add enough water to make a sticky paste. Double the ingredients if you need more. Gently scrub your face and body in circular motions, massaging it onto your skin.Then rinse it off with lukewarm water, end with a splash of cold water and  pat your skin dry, then moisturize!

Ruthie, if your dry skin persists, or if you have itchy red patches, or unusual looking dry spots, please see your health care provider. Thank you for your question

My Recent Merger

Hello fabulous bloggy friends! I'm smiling large right now. Feeling a little giddy really. Light as air, floating on a cloud....just plain tickled.
A couple of weeks ago I invited you to join me at my new blog for my graphics website. I was thrilled that so many of you came along. Just another reason to be so darn happy. Thank you so much for your support. You are the best bunch of bloggy friends a gal could ever ask for.

This week I can hardly contain my enthusiasm as I announce yet another change. Many of you know that I have a website called Gifts By Katherine. Well I have been juggling that website and it's blog for quite some time now, and frankly, I'm a little tuckered out. So the only logical solution was to merge them together. One big happy website complete with bloggy stuff too.

Now, this in know way, will effect the joy I receive from Katherine's Corner. In fact, it's my hope that it will allow me even more time for bloggy fun here. It is one of my favorite places after all.So here it is, an invitation to join me at Gifts By Katherine . So grab my hand and lets head on over. I can't wait to hear what you think of it.

Here Kitty Kitty a Teapot Cozy Craft

I found this old pattern and thought those of you who enjoy sewing would like to give it a try.

What You Need
               1/2 yard plain fabric

                1/2 yard lining fabric

                1/2 yard batting

                8 inch x 4 inch contrast (fabric for the ears)

                Embroidery floss (similar color to the ears  looks nice)

                Needle

                Pins

                Sewing machine

                Iron, ironing towel or clean cloth

               

Lets Make It!

The template for the tea cozy is below. You will need to scale it to the correct size for your teapot. My tea cozy measured 12” along the bottom to fit my four cup pot.

Cut two pieces of plain fabric, two pieces of lining fabric and two pieces of batting. Then cut two 4” x 4” squares in contrasting fabric for the cat’s ears.  

Using the template create the pattern onto one of your plain pieces of fabric. Stitch the features using back stitches, French knots and stem stitches. Take a moment to press the embroidered features with a towel and warm iron.

Then take one 4 inch 4 inch square of fabric and fold it in half diagonally right side out, then fold again so you have a triangle. Repeat with the other fabric square. Position your ears onto your embroidered fabric and then pin into place. The center points of the triangle should point inwards. Any raw stitches will not be noticeable after you stitch the pieces together.

Place your embroidered piece face-up, place the other plain fabric piece face-down on top of the embroidered piece and pin together. Machine stitch around the long curved edge and trims any excess fabric, particularly in the ear area, to avoid uneven bulking. Turn right-side out and set aside

Place batting on reverse side of lining fabric. Hold in place by basting a stitch along the edges ( or use temporary spray adhesive)Baste together each side with batting and lining in place. Stitch around the long curved edge leaving a 4” gap at the top to turn the cozy right side out. Trim away excess fabric/batting from the seam. Place the cozy interior inside the exterior, right sides together. Match side seams and pin the bottom edges together. Sew around the bottom edge. Turn the cozy right side out

( pull through the gap you left in the lining.)  Top stitch the opening in the lining closed, and then place the lining into the exterior, pushing into place. Top stitch around the bottom seam to tidy it up.

 Ta Daa you now have a cozy teapot.

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You all know how much I enjoy blogging. Sharing with you all makes me smile. With so many wonderful bloggy friends,ideas and comments shared it  can make my heart sing.

Like you I'm hoping people will find my blog and in turn I'll discover new blogs too. I am always on the lookout for ways to get noticed. I tweet, not to be confused with toot. But I do that too, giggle (don't tell) and I facebook a little too. But, did you know that you can get your blog listed for free in the blog directory? The fine people of The Blog Guidebook have a section where you can list your blog! So buzz on over and add your blog to the list today!


P.S. please think of me when you're ready to redecorate your blog. Don't mind me "tooting" my own horn........Made It For You

Made It For You and You're Invited

Hello sweet bloggy friends, A quick plea for help today. I created another blog called  Made It For You and I sure could use some visitors.

You're invited to visit and leave a comment and maybe follow along too.  Hope to see you there too.

Wordless Wednesday Blue Iris

Dear Katie Velcro Fuzz

Dear Katie, both of my children have velcro shoes. I have a hard time picking the sock fuzzies out of the velcro. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks Jill

Dear Jill, I found the best way to get rid of the fuzz stuck in velcro is to use a small crochet hook. It removes the fuzz easily with a few swipes of the hook end. Try to keep the velcro fastened when the shoes aren’t being worn to help avoid having to de-fuzz too often.

Thank you for your question, Katie

Our Day Out A Photo Blog

Saturday we went for a drive and I always take my camera. Here are a just a few of the things we saw on our impromptu adventure. We were on the look out for America's majestic bird, the Bald Eagle.

We found him and a few friends too. I wish I had a telephoto lens on my little camera. But, as you can see from the wordless Wednesday post I was still able to catch some wonderful photos.

The bay was frozen and it was cold but we watched and waited for the sun to come up and he soon arrived with a golden eagle by his side.

 It took a while for him to fly close enough for me to get a snap of him

After we were  frozen through and through we headed home. 

We decided to stop by the park near our home and there was a lot of activity.

I was laughing when I saw the ducks cuddled up in all of the cattail fluff.

Some of the running water and part of the pond wasn't frozen. 

So Sparky couldn't resist throwing his line in the water.
So I wandered around a bit.  

I found this little guy poking his head up out of the water.

 Sadly just up the stream I found this.......

                                                 

 This chubby little guy was being shy!

As we drove home all we could say is what a blessing it is to see so much of God's handy work in one day.

Wordless Wednesday American Bald Eagle A Majestic Bird

Wordless Wednesday On Frozen Pond

New Years Rockin Eve

It's New Years eve! Time to express gratitude for the past year and time to celebrate a new year of possibilities.

Plans have been made, champagne ( or sparkling cider) is chilling and a lot of you will be hosting parties, or attending get together's to ring in the new year.

Sparky ( my husband Bob) and I will be snuggled up on our couch under a warm blanket. I'll be clutching my box of tissues (I'm ringing in the new year with a bad head cold) and he'll be trying to snuggle without getting cooties, giggle. We'll watch Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve and try and keep our eyes open long enough to see the ball drop.
We'll raise our glass to each of you and send Happy New Years wishes your way. May it be filled with abundant love, happiness and good health.

Thank you all for a lovely year here at Katherine's Corner. Happy New Year everyone!

Please assign a designated driver, Do Not Drink and Drive, hugs!

Wordless Wednesday Nativity

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Holiday Posting Continues with My Christmas Shoes

I'm continuing my Christmas Holiday posting by re-posting my Christmas Shoes poem, I hope you like it.

My Christmas Shoes

I turned on the light and threw open the door.

The closet was full from ceiling to floor.

My shoes were all lined up in nice tidy rows.

Some high and some low, and some even with bows.

They shined and they sparkled and were in all different colors.

Some even looked just like the others.

Today I will sort them and decide which to choose.

So I search and I sort and I find the best pairs.

I stack them on floors.

Put them in boxes, and on chairs.

I package them up in a box marked from Kate.

It’s Christmas you see, and it’s time to donate.

I give all year long and at holidays too.

So out they will go ,to be someone’s new shoes.

What’s next you might ask?

Well it’s easy for me.

The coat closet for sure, no one needs more than three.

Katherine( a.k.a. Katie) Corrigan

P.S. only 8 more followers needed to reach 1000 and have a giveaway!
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The Big Five Ohhh

That's right the big five oh (50)! Today is the day. AARP was on the ball and sent me my enrollment paperwork and temporary card on Saturday. Just in time for my birthday today. I read recently that I am in mid-life. Which sounds great to me. Mid does mean middle, which means half way. So, logically that means I can look forward to the big 100 in another fifty years, giggle.
I invite you to join me in my birthday celebration. I am offering a 10% discount on any purchase from any of my online shops all week ( ends Sunday at midnight. Just be sure to write "50" in the comment section at checkout. So come on along, get your holiday shopping started, and enjoy a birthday gift from me to you!

Gifts By Katherine

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Wordless Wednesday My Interview At Blogging Hints

Wordless Wednesday Tea with Honey

Cupcake Apron Winner Announcement

Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway. I received a total of 239 entries. I think that is truly a great success. So how was the winner determined?

Each entry (some of you had several entries) was given a number. Example: Sally followed, commented on an item in my shop, tweeted, and blogged so her name was given 5 different numbers (1 for following, 1 for tweeting, 2 for blogging, 1 for commenting)

All of the numbers were submitted to a random number generator (photo of generator below) .......Drum roll please!

 The winner is #154 which belongs to Lynn of  the blog happier than a pig in mud Congratulations Lynn!

For those of you who did not win this time you can still have that cute cupcake apron I sell them at my shop Gifts By Katherine  I plan to have another giveaway  when my followers reaches 1000. I think that will be a great way to celebrate. Please share my blog with others . Thank you again to everyone for your particiaption, your kindess, your comments and your inspiration. YOU make blogging fun.

Wordless Wednesday Pretty Floral Changes

Vegetable Rainbow ( repost)

There’s a rainbow of color in your vegetable aisle! Have you noticed that bright white cauliflower now has a purple friend? Or that green peppers aren’t always green? I don’t mean yellow, or red, I mean purple!

Purple, my favorite color! Is making its way onto the produce shelves. Thanks to hybrid farming your dinner plate can look like a rainbow. Now, I don’t mind trying something different so purple cauliflower may be the next new thing on our dinner table.

Our vegetable garden has been thriving this season. We are currently overwhelmed with fresh tomatoes. No complaints, we love them even if they are just a beautiful red color. I wonder if someone will develop purple tomatoes! That would be perfectly fine with me. I’ll plant them alongside the red ones.

Our green peppers are green and that’s just fine too. But next year, I think we’ll try purple ones and maybe purple carrots too. Maybe our grandchildren will eat more vegetables if they resemble candy.
Don’t forget to stop by your local farmer’s market and help support your local farms.