Francine

@beenice2 (2967)

Sackville, New Brunswick • Age 63

Joined myLot 12 years ago

artiste ,Corset maker, knitting , crochet, Tunisian crochet ,Holistic skin care products, Homeschooling, mother of 5. And knitting socks. Summer time for it

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Knitting my first sweater!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 7 Dec

Yes ! My first sweater after years of having thought about it! Being not sure if I would understand the pattern and have tried and forget about trying again! Well I found a pattern that I can understand after 20 years of...

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Car insurance cost! May God fight for us!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 23 Nov

You would think that a Toyota Metrix 2005 would cost less on the insurance! But not this year for us looks like! It went up too $95.00/month now! Yet we were paying $25.00 less just this pass month! I wonder! Go fetch what...

insurance god helps

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Early winter

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 8 Nov 23

We usually have snow in late December! But this year, it happened in late October. So does it mean an early Spring? Around here I doute it. Our winters here are as, every month , there is a thawing time! It get cold yes,...

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Hurricane this weekend!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 14 Sep 23

Hi! Guys! We have hurricane Lee coming our way this weekend! My wish? That it turn East and die in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! Last year Hurricane Fiona was stronger than this is going to be! Usually it brings lots...

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Rosemary herb!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 22 Jun 23

Well, I am still learning and helping myself to remember what they are and how to plant them and the whole thing. So Rosemary is indeed a Perinnial herb ( means it comes back every year) BUt if you're in below zone 7. So we are in...

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knitting socks still!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 26 Apr 23

4 years already I am knitting socks of all sizes, with thick yarns and fine too. I am enjoying it! Now to explain myself better, I am knitting socks from top to toe! It goes better for me! I did try from toe to top! So...

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Another month of heating with wood!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 23 Mar 23

The time that we need the most to burn wood includes winter and Spring too, because of the high level of humidity that comes out of the ground with the thawing during the daytime with the sun, and the rainy days. The weather I do...

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bugs or no bugs ?

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 7 Mar 23

The only kind of bug that is safe and clean for us to eat is the Locust, (a kind of grasshopper). The other bugs have something inside them that can poison you within a few days. Let's beware of what we are eating. There are...

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The Plow!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 10 Jan 23

Yes, the plow! It is important to say that, for at least a good 7 1/2 years that we live in the back woods with a real road, and only this year I mean just 'today' that they plowed our road. I am so thankful, we are not...

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Rainboots in winter!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 21 Dec 22

Because of the lukewarm weather, it is worth going outside in my rain boots. My winter boots would have a hard time with potholes, they are waterproof to a certain point. So most of the time it is rainboots until winter time is...

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The rising price of taking care of a pet's health!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 6 Dec 22

I was astonished to know how much it would cost us just to have our two, 5 months old kitten to be fixed. I mean why costing us $ 550.00 ? So I have been told that I could go through the SPCA. Which I am not sure about,...

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chickadees.

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 24 Nov 22

The chickadees come into our front yard to eat some stuff I threw out. The bluejays when around bullied the other birds just to have the goody that was on the ground. But today they were on the front lawn, even if it was very...

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Dressing with winter coat today!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 16 Nov 22

Now, this afternoon we saw a good bunch of snowflakes for the first time this year. Temperature 32 F, 0 C. So I went with my son before lunchtime for a walk. The temperature was 40 F. at that time. My husband told me it is...

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Ripe jeans

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 25 Oct 22

I guess I was not going to keep wearing these jeans anyway. So tonight I pulled on one of the holes I had on top of my knees on both sides. The evidence of knowing that they were ripe. I am not a person that will walk in...

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Who likes camping in the Fall?

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 9 Oct 22

I have to say, " Not me". I have done it once, and I can say, ''' 'I was cured of it for a long time.'' Our tent zippers did not last longer than just a couple of months and it had some leeks here and there. The one thing in...

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Hurricane Fiona !

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 29 Sep 22

A bit of a nightmare with a lack of electricity for 5 days. Still, 1000 of them have none yet, but they will be taken care of this week. It took a lot of trees down. The province next to us is 80% without electricity, they...

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The Fall !

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 22 Sep 22

As I am getting ready to face the cooler and cold weather time. I was astonished to see how my body is struggling somehow already. I understand I have to get thicker skin. Hope to have not much snow this year. Hope you...

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Threshing Oat and wheat !

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 14 Sep 22

After having harvested my wheat and oat, comes the threshing. I do not mind it. I do it by hand. Yes, it takes longer. But you know what I have made some flour already out of it. It tastes very good. I do not know for how...

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Hornet's nest!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 11 Sep 22

Now a month ago we got a big surprise from one of those huge hornet's nest by our chalet of ours. So, we are waiting that the weather to change to cold or freezing temperature, so that when they went dormant we can bag them up...

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Busy knitting socks!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 8 Sep 22

I am making about 7 pairs of socks for my sister, she bought the wool that she likes, and voila! I am in the last pair. Soon I will be able to ship them to her so she can wear them. Her husband will have the same amount too....

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