Monthly Archives: June 2006

14
Jun, 2006

bouncing ponytail

i’ve been thinking about cutting my hair short again, but there are a few fun things about longish hair. i like being able to pull it into two ponytails, or twist it into a clip and out of my face, … Continue reading →

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12
Jun, 2006

woodpecker sighting!

so i’ve been hearing lots of woodpeckers lately–while i’m out running or in the woods camping, etc.–but i’ve never been able to see them. today, i was enjoying a particularly leisurely lunch on my front patio, reading a magazine, when … Continue reading →

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11
Jun, 2006

rhubarb sauce

i may never make a rhubarb pie again. with my last batch of rhubarb (which might have been enough to make one pie–but a bit skimpy), i made rhubarb sauce. basically, just rhubarb and sugar and bring to a boil. … Continue reading →

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08
Jun, 2006

fuzzy poppy heads

i love the orange poppies that come up in my yard. but they are so short-lived. at least they have really cool little purply-black fuzzy asterisk heads that you can enjoy after the flowers are gone. they remind me of … Continue reading →

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08
Jun, 2006

a glimpse into my childhood brain

this past sunday, we sang one of my favorite old hymns in church and when we came to the following phrase, “my days of praise shall ne’er be past. while life and thought and being last” i suddenly flashed back … Continue reading →

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06
Jun, 2006

goodbye oscar!

today we finally replaced the oscar-the-grouch carpet that we hated since the first time we saw the house! first, we hated it. then, once we got our own furniture in the room we decided it wasn’t thaaat bad and although … Continue reading →

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06
Jun, 2006

swingin’

we are now the proud owners of a porch swing! tonight i sat outside on the porch swing and read a book underneath the white christmas lights i’ve got strung up above the porch. i love reading on porch swings. … Continue reading →

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04
Jun, 2006

movies with offbeat characters

last night, we watched everything is illuminated. despite the fact that i was very tired and fell asleep during the middle (which i later went back and watched) it was a great movie! ok, there was one part which i … Continue reading →

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01
Jun, 2006

bikenic

tonight, i rescued mr. happy stuff from a long night of work. he had biked to work today, so i biked downtown, picked up some sandwiches and met him at work. we biked to a nearby park and had supper … Continue reading →

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