Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

three new putz houses listed to my etsy shop

April 20, 2018 – 10:36 pm

I just listed three Putz houses to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com I drew the patterns for each of these houses myself, using vintage Putz houses as my inspiration. The first house is a lovely dark blue and brown Putz with light blue details. The picture on the base features a beautiful shade of blue with […]

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spring has finally arrived

April 14, 2018 – 2:32 pm

Spring is running about three weeks later than usual here. But things are looking up. It finally got warm enough that I ventured out into the garden to see what’s blooming. First the daffodils. So cheery! And they can take a freeze and keep on blooming. These are ‘Easter Bonnet.’ Mini daff called ‘Tete-a-Tete.’ The […]

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gallery of putz houses…part 2

March 31, 2018 – 12:36 pm

The first part of this “gallery of Putz houses” can be found here: gallery of putz houses…part 1 Following are more Putz houses I have completed during the past few months. The first one is one of my favorite Easter Putz churches. It has sold. Wasn’t in the Etsy shop long! I love the details […]

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gallery of putz houses…part 1

March 30, 2018 – 11:37 am

I have taken quite a bit of time off blog writing. Not intentionally. It just seemed to work out that way. I do enjoy writing my blog and have no desire to give it up. Sometimes, though, other than a few faithful commenters, I wonder if anyone else is listening. The other day someone I […]

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last week in pictures / january 22-28

January 30, 2018 – 11:53 am

Monday / Lots of cloudy days lately. I got a shot of the 15 seconds of sun I saw that morning. Tuesday / Ski and Winston enjoy their favorite fountain. Wednesday / I ❤ glitter. I ❤ lots of glitter. I’m glad to have it organized and ready to use! Thursday / Clark stands guard […]

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menu plan monday ~ january 29, 2018

January 29, 2018 – 3:13 pm

The past week hurried by. I stayed busy clearing, cleaning and decluttering the craft room. Making good progress! I did skip that on Saturday when I helped DH take down some Christmas decorations. Yes, we do it slowly. No stress involved unless we leave it up way too long! We got everything off the large […]

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last week in pictures / january 15-21

January 23, 2018 – 1:12 pm

Monday / snow and sleet Tuesday / kitty love Wednesday / organizing the craft room / Putz embellishments in bead boxes Thursday / honey-do / I need a storage system for large poster board and cardboard pieces. Friday / Before and After Saturday / Yummy breakfast / Cabbage, spinach and arugula sautéed with bacon Sunday […]

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menu plan monday ~ january 22, 2018

January 22, 2018 – 11:13 am

It is hard to believe we are heading into the last days of January, 2018. The passing of time always catches me off guard. Life happens a moment at a time. And those moments seem to last forever sometimes. But they keep marching on and suddenly, time has passed! Who’s into minimalism? Living with less? […]

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menu plan for the rest of december, plus one

December 29, 2017 – 2:13 pm

Christmas night, I came down with the headcold/sinus thing that’s going around. Here it is Friday and I feel worse than ever. But I’m staying in bed and being pampered by Rose Red and Snow White who come running if I call. Helpful girls who are quite able to take care of themselves while Ma […]

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happy, happy birthday to my beloved

December 28, 2017 – 12:02 pm

There is one man in all the world who does this for me… Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must […]

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