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pearls for young ladies
The temperatures have finally cooled here and I feel like gettin' up and doin' something! I'd like to share with you an excerpt from one of my vintage books that I find amusing. It is from a book...
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around here
Around here we are::: cutting the most beautiful bouquets of roses, hydrangeas, and wildflowers:: baking bread, almost everyday:: eating plenty of berries from our garden and homemade bread:: listening...
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beginning, middle, end
I've had this yarn for over a year. It's Debbie Bliss Andes yarn (I'm not sure if it is made anymore) and it is so wonderfully soft. I intended some time ago to make one of these, which in the end...
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salle de bains
Emma's bathroom is sort of a work in progress. We painted it an apple green color from Laura Ashley paints when we moved in and I'm thinking that was a mistake, but we will have to live with it...
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a little something
Just popping in today to let you know about Shabby Apple's summer sale. 20% off everything. With that kind of savings, I have to say that I've picked myself up a pretty little something(s). Just...
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flower garden scarf
My flower garden scarf is finished! All the pertinent info can be found here. This didn't take as long to get done as I thought it would. I chose to make a mine rectangular 3 flowers X 12 flowers....
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In that Frame of Mind
Hello harvest colors! It's bit early for pumpkins I know, although we've gotten a couple out of the garden already, but the time is just right for some golden colors to appear on the scene of my home...
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Wool
Well, it has officiallly begun. My path to spinning wool is underway. It has been quite some time since I washed the wool. I guess I just had to wait for the moment to strike, and struck it has! I...
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and another one
Can you feel it? Autumn is just around the corner. Gone are the nights of running through the sprinkler until dark, stripping all the blankets off the bed and sleeping in the warmth of the summer...
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this morning
Hot tea and a warm blueberry muffin are just the thing I needed on this rather chilly morning. We've had the annual running of the sheep. The sheep, like my children, will take me right to the scene...
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notes from chaos farm
:: After realising that our pasture, which should have enough grass to feed much more than six sheep, was in fact out of grass, we fashioned a portable 'sheep tractor' if you will. It was one of...
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the autumn mantle
Where did last week go? Goodness, we traveled all over the state, got to see family, and I decided to put out my fall decor. A bit early, but last year I had it out by this time. I'm just ready...
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notes from today
I have found much peace in my day today. The children played quietly most of the day, even picking up their toys when asked. Playing on my iPod was the instrumentals of John Jaeger. I even found...
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Blackberry Faerie
Photos: Blackberry Faerie Today, I'd like to introduce you to Carol and Jill and the wonderful Etsy shop of Blackberry Faerie. I recently ordered a Waldorf doll for Emma to commemorate her first day...
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Long time no see
Since we've last met: * Brown transferware has entered my life. I wonder why I haven't fallen for it sooner. * Quilts have been made, mostly of scraps but in autumnal colors. * Autumn...
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the annual book sale
Every year our town has a book sale to raise money for the local public library. Let's just say that I don't need to have my arm twisted too badly to go to an affair like this. At 50 cents a book,...
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Shop Cottage 1945
Hello, hello! Here's to hoping your week is out to a good start. We had our first snow (yes, really) over the weekend. It looked more like December than October. Speaking of December....shall I...
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Hello
Well, hello there! I must say it's been a while. What have I been up to the last three months? Three months! Time goes quickly. I don't believe I ever meant to leave this space for this long....
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It's all fun and games until...
you run out of yarn. Or you get to town for a much needed stroll through the antique mall only to realize that upon arriving to said destination your car is meowing. So, you pop the hood and your...
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saturday scenes
Just some scenes from today. Quiet and snowy. Apparently Mother Nature didn't notice the calendar flip over to spring. That's okay. I'll take quiet any day, anyway it presents itself. I can't say...
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a little bit of handmade
Lately, my workbasket has contained lighter weight projects, in anticipation of the arrival of spring. I'm saying this of course as the ground is covered with snow. The first is a little doily....
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A tisket a tasket....
there's new yarn in my basket! Yes indeed, I've gotten myself some Swan's Island fingering yarn in Spring Green (what else?) to start a little Peasy for mama. It's time. Time to start on a...
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notes on simplification
I have kept it no secret here on this blog that I strive to simplify my life. Constantly. These past weeks have found me going through all of our worldly, earthly, treasure, sh*t as my grandpa would...
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