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I recently met someone that BFJ has known since high school.  After exploring his strange and wonderful house, which includes two different pairs of pet pheasants, handcrafted knives, and a treehouse above the roof, I left with a little handful of treasures.  One day they'll adorn some handmade hats:   


On a completely different note, the sage is doing wonderfully... 



We visited my parents last week, and I had a fun little walk with Zoom and the camera...



In the garden at our house, I neglected to harvest this onion from Candace last year; now it's about ready to bloom!   





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  1. As always, your pictures are gorgeous Karen. BFJ's friend sounds VERY interesting -- did you take pics of the treehouse?

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  2. Did you take pictures of the house, Karen? It must be fantastic! Don't know if I would want pheasants as pets, though! We have some at the aviary down the street and they like to "screech" at all hours - lol! You can harvest the seeds from the onions and have starts for next year!
    Cheers!

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  3. don't know you but I like your sense of style and photography and we have many similar interests, photography, food, sewing, books, I have 4kids.
    I particularly liked your ironing board recover, I love the nautical print and that you actually just did it! I've been thinking about it for about 10 years but now I just might get it done! Thanks!
    ;)

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  4. BFJ's friend sounds quite interesting! I'd love to see the treehouse :) Beautiful photos!

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