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My New (Free) Sewing Table

Chris and I dragged the kids along for another treasure hunt, aka bulk-pickup hunt, a few weeks ago and we found some cool things. I got a new wooden yardstick, a bunch of old canning jars, a large old frame, and this cool old table. We weren’t sure about picking it up at first (we […]

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A Warm, Well-Lighted Nook

Sometimes there’s nothing better than a stack of (free) library books in a cozy corner at the end of a long day. Although a brownie in hand while reading those books would be even better.

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Under the Weather

Please forgive me for the poor photo, but this is about the only making I accomplished yesterday. I was sick in bed most of the day but did manage to get up for a bit in the evening and made myself some chamomile tea. I was disappointed that I didn’t get any sewing done for […]

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Two for One?

We’ve been talking it up for weeks now and finally took the plunge! We took Liam to pick out some big boy underwear after church on Sunday and got an extra little potty chair for Eleanor in the hopes that she would be interested too. And boy has she! We still have her in a […]

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So summer begins…

…with the last day of school, kicking back, the first t-ball game, new projects for the house, not-so-summery scarves in progress,  and emerging butterflies! How about you? What are you up to so far this summer?

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