Category Archives: summer

10
Sep, 2012

movie monday: muddy!

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09
Sep, 2012

fashion chronicles: still trying to figure out how to pose “naturally”

oh readers.  apparently, not even the fantastic trent can avoid taking out-of-focus pictures of me every now and then.  perhaps the problem isn’t the photographers.  is it possible that i am occasionally actually out of focus?  someone tell me if … Continue reading →

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05
Sep, 2012

the fashion chronicles: belts? not sure they’re for me.

(yes, i’m still working on the finer points of focusing when creating self portraits.  let’s call this “artsy” okay?) let’s talk about belts.  before i got on this fashion kick, i owned exactly zero belts.  after perusing a few fashion … Continue reading →

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31
Aug, 2012

the fashion chronicles: makeup

i don’t think i’ve ever worn makeup on a regular basis.  the closest thing might have been when i was student teaching and felt like makeup made me look just a wee bit older so the students might see me … Continue reading →

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10
Aug, 2012

jeni’s splendid vs. happy splendid

in the ongoing homemade ice cream saga, i last left you with the tale of sweet corn ice cream and a teaser about me being able to taste the “real” jeni’s ice cream.  this means i haven’t even told you … Continue reading →

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05
Aug, 2012

popsicle pj’s, take two!

since my mom was visiting us for the past almost three weeks, i actually got some quality sewing time in while she entertained the happy toddler.  that means that my idea actually came to fruition in a timely manner–an applique’d … Continue reading →

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30
Jul, 2012

movie monday: teeny purple pool

consider this a one-year-later follow-up to the famed ducky pool film:   (maybe not quite as funny, but still very wet and splashy!)

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28
Jul, 2012

sweet corn & black raspberry ice cream

my latest ice cream endeavor from jeni’s splendid ice creams at home was the sweet corn ice cream with black raspberry.  yes, it was an oddball flavor, but i just had to try it!  (mr. happy stuff has, so far, … Continue reading →

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20
Jul, 2012

popsicle pajama pants

i finally had some time to sew clothes for the happy toddler.  he needs more summer-weight pajama pants, so i used the pajama pants pattern from sewing for boys.  the first pair i made were e-nor-mous!  i had to roll … Continue reading →

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09
Jul, 2012

mostly clean: day 4

breakfast smoothie:  watermelon, aronia berries, mango, kale???  i can’t remember.   they’re all starting to look and taste the same.  tasty, but not particularly distinctive. lunch:  salad with–grilled chicken, lettuce, quinoa, chickpeas, cucumber, broccoli, blueberries, alfalfa sprouts, orange peppers (not clean!) … Continue reading →

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