Monthly Archives: October 2011

A Special Rug

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

The last few days. I have documented some of my craft phases.  I didn’t include watercolors, oil painting, knitting, or crocheting.   And another one I didn’t document is rugmaking.  I have made quite a few by crocheting long torn strips of … Continue reading →

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OK, I’m a Bad Housekeeper, Part III

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

You can tell how much work must have gotten done around here.  The next phase here is my pressed flower art (I must confess at this point that Queen Anne’s Lace was brought across the border from Canada.  Of course, … Continue reading →

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OK, I’m a Bad Housekeeper, Part II

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

The following are samples from my doll and bunny period: And also my quilting phase (hopefully not done!): More to follow . . .

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OK, I’m a Bad Housekeeper

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

It’s not that I don’t know how to keep a perfect house.  And it’s not that I don’t like it clean, orderly, and dust free; however, other pursuits take priority.  I have a watercolor print in my office with a … Continue reading →

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Pictures–My Happy Pill!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

I almost called this blog “He loved me enough to stop at Starbucks.”  For the coffee-drinker, no big deal; but for a non-coffee drinker husband to make a coffee stop for his poor headachy and addicted wife–well, let’s just say … Continue reading →

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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not . . .

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

True love is stopping ten million times to let the wife snap pictures!  More to follow . . .

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Happy Anniversary to Us–38!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Kel and I went to a marriage seminar put on by our church last weekend.  I’ve decided I can give him another 30 years.  Once upon a time, there was a young girl and a young boy who met at … Continue reading →

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My Teacher Carried a Shotgun

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

My teacher for grades one through eight brought a “shotgun” to school every day.  It contained a mysterious white powder and rested on her big, wooden desk at the ready.  She appeared as a terrifying specter in my young life: … Continue reading →

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Just Thinking: Eve’s Apple

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Some say that the forbidden fruit in the garden was not an apple, but rather a pomegranate.  I’m thinking not. I just bought 20 pounds of blemished ones from my organic farmer to juice.  They are very nutritious.  Problem:  They … Continue reading →

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The WEAK in Review

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I am trying to keep up with my daily posts, so I think this will be a regular entry–the foibles of me! My husband and I head up a Christian home education program, and we have a group of dedicated … Continue reading →

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