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celebrating my blogiversary

today marks three years since i began blogging. three years ago, i had this idea that i should start keeping track of the good parts of my day instead of always getting bogged down in the bad bits and that … Continue reading

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common threads

so…. awhile back, i was contacted by a friend that i’d met through blogging and she invited me to join a virtual quilting bee. i’d seen evidence of another virtual quilting bee flitting about the craft blogs and i was … Continue reading

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one last photo for tonight

this evening, we shared an alfresco meal with friends and afterwards, one of my friends borrowed my camera and took some fun pictures.  does this photo bring back memories for anyone else?

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travelogue part 2

when i left home, i had this vague idea in my head that my vacation would consist of sipping fresh, home-brewed mint tea on my parent’s porch, watching my nephew toddle around being cute and maybe getting some good reading … Continue reading

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a vast amount of canned ham food product

last night, mr. happy stuff took me on a surprise date.  a few months back, he’d asked me if we were doing anything on may 16 and i gave him an odd look and said, “no, i don’t think so, … Continue reading

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brush your teeth with brownies!

i just got back from the dentist and i just have to say again how much i love that my dentist has chocolate-flavored tooth polish. as i lay in the chair, mouth open, nose inhaling the incongruous scent of brownies, … Continue reading

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rooooooo-barb!

today’s adventure was a trip to a pick-your-own farm to get some rhubarb. i had an appointment at the farm at 11:00, so when i arrived, farmer chris was waiting for me. (i love the smiley green pepper on his … Continue reading

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tiny spring beauty

i saw these cute emerging ginko leaves on a tree downtown today as i went to have lunch with mr. happy stuff. aren’t they the ruffliest leaf-babies you’ve ever seen? i had to have lunch downtown today because last monday, … Continue reading

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neat-o online picture books

just a pretty picture of some flowers on a tree down the street from me.  they smell vaguely like the grape-scented pencils we used to sell in the school “supply store” when i was in the 5th grade. mmmm…. scented … Continue reading

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quick, informal poll

so i just looked at this site on my work computer and it looks waaaayyyyyy different here than it does at home.  how many of you see a lot of the “wallpaper” around the edges of the main text area … Continue reading

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