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  • ~Aunt Jacquies Hands~

    A Life’s Work. I have a pair of my Great Grandmother Chamberlain’s chairs that I do use and pull up a seat in all of the time. They were in her home, and I remember them as a kid visiting her. My Great Aunt Jacquie was physically challenged. She lived at home with her mother

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  • ~The Guest House Bench~

    “I was just sitting here enjoying the company. Plants got a lot to say, if you take the time to listen.” – eeyore

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  • ~Almond Cake~

    A Tasty & Easy Almond Cake

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  • ~Murray’s Seat~

    ~”Everything you can imagine is real”-Pablo Picasso~

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  • ~The White Bench~

    ~”Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.”- Calvin Coolidge~

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  • ~The Rose Garden Bench~

    ~”To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” –  Jane Austen~

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  • ~The Laundry Room~

    ~Red, Black & White~

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  • ~At Home~

    At Home

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  • ~Poppies~

    ~The California Poppy~

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  • ~ A New Look~

    Today a couple of wooden chairs got a makeover for this year.  It was time.  So now I can pull up a seat in a refreshed new color and soon enough, fresh new cushions for them. Another Pull Up A Seat has been accomplished in the yard.  I like this challenge of finding spots to

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  • ~Lemon Blossoms~

    This lemon tree is budding while holding it’s own fruit still. The lemons are delicious and the blossoms smell delightful. I get a couple of large bucketfuls to not only make lemonade but to made lemon curd from them, along with anything else in a recipe. A lemon garlic something sounds good tonight. I thought

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  • ~Whatever Works~

    I spent the last couple of days prepping for sipping and sitting in the back side patio, which I lovingly call the “bowling alley”. It is very long and probably one of the hardest spaces I have had to decorate to get comfortable. It is the only place that has concrete and that is not

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  • ~Get Me Outta Here~

    The rains have been driving me crazy on top of this sheltering in time.  Being outside in the garden has been my saving grace, and raining for a couple of weeks here has done me no good.  I can’t eat all that I bake either although you would think I do these days. We did

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  • ~Tomato Jam~

    A Sweet Tomato Jam…

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  • ~Mini Estates #1~

    It is on the way. I will say this, even though I really love doing this, my back is breaking!! It is on an upgrade and this construction bit is a tad hard on the slant in boots. In any case, Mrs. Shecky is determined and will update as I go. Hope you enjoy the

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About

I’m Mrs. Shecky, the creator and author behind this blog. Its a simple blog coming from my comfortable chair at home in Sheckyville. Inspired by gardening, cooking, crafting and then photo blogging about it.
Tales From My Lens is my photo blog and I welcome you there too.


Old Hands Studio
Old Hands Studios is where I create and have loads of fun crafting. The ladies above are my Great, Great Great, and Great Great Great Grandmothers who are my inspiration. Because of them, their writing and crafts were instilled in me with ephemera saved throughout the years. My Etsy account is linked and hope you wander in to take a look. 
Thanks for stopping in.