Monthly Archives: October 2008

lovely

today, one of the many blogs i read pointed me to this video.  and its sequel here.  i’m not exactly sure why watching them moved me to happy tears (dang ‘ol music), but i thought i’d share them with you … Continue reading

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happy tidbits

i’ve been tidying up all evening–scary stuff in my refrigerator, the clutter on my kitchen island, and downloaded photos in picasa that i meant to blog about and haven’t yet.  so here are my favorites from the past week or … Continue reading

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fun trip to chicago

way back in march, i took a trip to michigan city with friends.  most of them were interested in march madness.  i was lured by the promise of interesting shopping.  we had considered the possibility of taking a day trip … Continue reading

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fluffy tapioca pudding

ever since we started having milk delivered to our home every two weeks, we sometimes find ourselves with a little more milk than we necessarily need.  what to do?  make pudding!  in this case, i decided to make tapioca.  and … Continue reading

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pretty things

i promised to show you the results of our door county crafting when it arrived, so here are some photos: first, the fused glass pendants.  i’m pretty happy with the way they turned out.  i like some better than others.  … Continue reading

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slow and steady….

today i ran my first 10k race.  i’ve run a few 5k’s and even one 6k, but i’ve never (even in training) run as far as i did today.  the weather was lovely–a little warm if anything, but the skies … Continue reading

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escape to the north

this past weekend, mr. h-s and i took a few days off and drove a few hours north to door county.  this was our second trip to the county and we had a better idea of what to expect.  life … Continue reading

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pie for breakfast

so, last week was apple pie for my man.  this week was peach custard pie for me, me, me!  (okay, i’ll share a little bit with mr. h-s.)  since i didn’t have any more frozen crusts and since i was … Continue reading

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lovely gifts from dear friends

i love surprise gifts.  (who doesn’t?)  so imagine my delight when i received a small, heavy box in the mail last week that contained this beautiful, robin’s egg blue glassybaby from a dear friend accompanied by a very thoughtful note.  … Continue reading

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