2009 = Nature

Happy New Years Eve! New Years can often represent a fresh start in a new look, attitude, or plan. Goals are thrown about; some serious, some ridiculous. I just plain want to have more, freshness. Fresh foods to eat,  laundry to hang, and goodness sakes, I’d love fresh bread, daily…with butter. Most of all, however, [...]

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Lingering Christmas

I am not tempted to make a check-mark on my list called, “Take down Christmas”.  My bathroom’s red and green fingertip towels are in no danger of being sequestered to the attic any time soon. I love the twinkle lights, in and on my home, that brighten the dark, wintry nights that lie ahead. The [...]

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

…at least that is what the song says, right? Summer, in all it’s sandy glory, is pretty wonderful too. Here are some wonderful things from this time of the year, in no particular order. 1. Felt snowflakes; I made a garland of white lights and a variety of gray snow flake ornaments for over the [...]

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Not-So-Fun Part of the Season

As if unexpected car repairs (leaving me stranded in a snow storm for an hour); leaky faucets (ruining everything under the sink and more); a goose egg on my dear Molly’s fore-head; and watching my G-ma GG come near to the end of her days is not enough…my Uncle passed away 7 days before Christmas. [...]

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Tis the Season II

I feel like I am sitting down with an old friend as I open my blog tonight.  My new ballerina-style fuzzy slippers are warming my toes. I am finally drinking water after drinking exclusively spiced cider, marshmallow-cocoa or specialty coffee for last who-knows how many days. Dry furnace air and hauling kids around makes me [...]

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Attitude of Gratitude

Merry Happenings Thanksgiving kicked off an attitude of gratitude in my heart. I had no grand plan, daily read or assignment. I am just keeping my eyes open and more importantly my heart open to contentment, peace and thankfulness. Here are some of the little things that have helped make my season merry. A handmade [...]

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Kitchen Reorder

Mommy’s Little Helpers Okay so the good thing about not reinstalling freshly painted kitchen cupboards? Time. Time to see and study all the shovings done for shove-sake in the inner depths of my kitchen cupboardry. Also time for Molla and Ry to bring digging in tuperware to a higher art form. This week as been [...]

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Christmastime

Advent Begins Christmas is coming! I have been totally relaxed about Christmas this year. I was going to  follow a Count-Down-Calender to be super organized and unstressed. Turns out I don’t like actually following rules, directions or other people’s list (no matter how brilliant they are) when it come to the Holidays. We strung a [...]

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Black Friday

The New HDTV So Neat Pete and I are buying an HDTV (I know…I wish I could say “bought”). I am trying to convince him that I could repurpose our old diaper table into a TV stand. Of course his common sense prevails to say…Let’s finish our current projects then we will see about other [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Here are my little dumplings with their Daddy on Thanksgiving morning. Thank You God for such a blessing. We had a leisurely breakfast and played around on our living room “furniture”. Yes, cushions and blankets kept us pleasantly cozy and entertained! {note: in the upper right hand of the photo the kitchen cabinet doors are [...]

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