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Karla Nathan

Lawrence, KS

I am a Lawrence, Kansas artist with a love for anything vintage and pretty.

Interests: hobbies: **art (or is that a life force, not a hobby?)** gardening** watching way too much tv** floating around on lake clinton in our boat, especially in the moonlight** writing** collecting old wallpaper and millinery** playing with my little fairy girl, sugarwings** junking/auctions** redoing my home -over and over, it is a work in progress and i hope it never ends** talking (and sometimes singing -badly) to dorkies**

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A look back, it is good to have a blog to keep as a diary

I was looking through past blog posts to see if I could find photos of Ryan that I didn't have in files. Here are some stories that I discovered in my archives. I hope Ryan knew how much pride I... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Karla's Cottage

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Notes to my son

We had sprinkled ashes around the farm on trees given as memorials, by the wind chimes Ryan had hung, and by flowers he had planted. We want to take some to Wyoming and Florida also. Ry was not a traveler... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Notes to my son

We had sprinkled ashes around the farm on trees given as memorials, by the wind chimes Ryan had hung, and by flowers he had planted. We want to take some to Wyoming and Florida also. Ry was not a traveler... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Big memories, but a small memorial

We had an ancient oak on our property, just over the creek. My husband would snuggle under it with his little grand fairies and tell them family stories. He wanted to share memories of people who had passed and places... Continue reading

Posted Jun 21, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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The comforting sound of wind chimes

Ryan was helpful around the yard. At first, I thought he was just trying to make things easier for me. It would start with him keeping me company as I worked on something, and before I knew it, he had... Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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An angel for Ryan

Sugarwings went caving and kayaking with her dad last weekend. While there, she gathered rocks and shells for me, calling it a “fairy kit to go”. In the box of pretty rocks, was just what I needed to make an... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Ryan’s digital portrait and a thank you

I did a digital sketch on my iPad while missing my boy. It is preliminary, in planning a larger, acrylic paininting that I can frame. Every heartfelt message that was left on my posts about Ryan is appreciated, thank you.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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You don’t have to catch Covid 19 to have it impact your health

Our family took all the precautions we could to maintain our household and keep from being infected. But were we so busy worrying about catching the virus that we overlooked other health risks it could cause? Anxiety, fear, and worry... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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An inconceivable loss

Ryan Joseph Nathan was born on January 27, 1978 and grew up in Lawrence, KS, attending Lawrence High. He passed away from natural causes on May 23rd. He leaves behind his parents, Rich and Karla Nathan, his brother, Adam, two... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Adjusting our quarenteam and adding to the quarentainer cottage

Quarantining had been going fine for us. Sharing Sugarwings with her mom’s household, had added their home to our “quarenteam” so we didn’t feel too isolated or lonely. Plus, meeting friends for social distancing walks and zoom calls, kept me... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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May baskets, that may be a bit late

It might be closer to June than May, but little peat pot baskets are nice any time of year, right? I didn’t get them delivered by May Day either. My buddies and I met up for a socially distant walk... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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A Digitally Painted Mermaid, before and after getting a stylus for detail

There is a painting app, called Hello Watercolor, that I have enjoyed using on my iPad. There are several brushes, pencils, erasers, and pencils that have a real life effect. But, my old iPad wasn’t compatible with a stylus, and... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Sewing wins and losses

Remember the “squishies” I was making in animal shapes from memory foam? Sugarwings got into cutting them up too. But she would take a 10” piece of foam to make a 1” critter. She was really into the snipping part... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Social Distancing Socializing

While most of the last few weeks were spent on little projects around the house, big ones around the yard, and tasty ones in the kitchen, I have also done a lot of walking. Ryan and I walk around the... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Birthday Party Decor Without a Trip to the Store

There are many things that social distancing has made more complicated. And hosting a birthday party was one of them. Sugarwings spends time between our household and her mom’s, so our two groups have been able to mingle, but sadly,... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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A Decorated Loaf of Flatbread

Lately, I have been seeing some lovely loaves online and thought I would give it a try myself. I made a batch of dough, same way I usually do, then pressed half of it flat onto a cookie sheet. I... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Happy Birthday, Sugar!

My friend, Mary, who has Sugar’s BIG, and by that, I mean GIANT, brother, Pip, said she’d like to celebrate the doggies’ birthdays. She and her daughter brought over bones and birthday treats, plus another brother, Wolfie. The brothers are... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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An Entryway Redo in Response to Corona Clutter

Does anyone else deal with Corona Clutter? At first, it seemed temporary, and we were adjusting to figuring out what paraphernalia we needed as we came in and out of the house. But after a few weeks of seeing this... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Wrapping things up

Wow, did I actually do something creative? Yes, I did! I had a dear friend who turned 60, and I wanted to make something special for her. She teaches yoga, so I thought I'd whip up a wrap bracelet with... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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The Grandfather Tree Resin River and Rock Table

I don’t think that I ever followed up on my story about our Grandfather Table. I shared the process of creating it, and there have been photos of it in the background here and there. But I haven’t shown you... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Thank you to all of the essential workers who take care of business, so old ladies with asthma, like me, can stay home!

Nurses and other essential workers are putting themselves in danger for us and sometimes, the risk is too big. My good friend, and sister-in-law is one of the many whose selfless hard work and service caused her to become ill.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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My Favorite Tree

When I planted this tree as a little baby, I had no idea it was two trees in one. Half pink, half white in the spring, and in the fall, it produces two tones of berries. The leaves are even... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Around the Cottage in April

Because of my knee surgery, I have spent very little time in the studio. When I finally went out there, I was greeted by my pile of blues, ready to build kits for the Texas event, Beauty in Blue, that... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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Easter Blessings

Our family cannot all be together for Easter. As many families cannot. We will get to be with Ryan who lives with us, and hopefully with Sugarwings and her two moms, if all goes well. We are two separate households,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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A springtime walk with a surprise heart

Ryan and I walk along this pond as often as we can. For the first time, we noticed that the fountain forms a heart shaped splatter. Is it new, or had we never paid attention? It isn’t from the wind,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2020 at Karla's Cottage

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