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preparations
Preparations are underway for the arrival of the beehive (in case you missed it, that mysterious implement a couple posts ago was a smoker, to use on bees when you inspect the hive). I've been...
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in a small town
Yesterday was Pine Valley Day. The parade lines up in front of our house. There were horses, naturally: Old cars, all decked out: Beauty queens with braces: Clowns, even though everyone is actually...
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lovely snow
It snowed yesterday, and I knitted and baked and watched Love, Actually. It was just perfect. The video features a brief cameo appearance from Winston and Bear.
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one upping Martha
Oh how I love summer fruit. Most of the time I just like eating it as is, but I seem to have developed a weekend baking habit. Actually, I made one of these cherry tarts on a weekday, but that was for...
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the porch, summer 2011, so far
One of the best places to spend a summer evening is on our porch. This is just a corner, but it's coming along nicely. I have a few projects planned for the coming months, like sanding and repainting...
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summer, a list
A list (this post is brought to you by Instagram (and Magic Hour)): 1.Summer hair. I'm growing mine out, but when it's hot I hate it on my neck. I've been doing this a lot, although I obviously need to...
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a corner
It's too darn hot for outside projects, and I'm getting the itch to completely re-do everything in our house. I don't have the time or the funds for any huge undertakings, so I'm sticking with little...
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a simple craft
First of all, thanks for all the kind words when I asked about what makes a good blog. My plan right now is to keep doing what I've been doing, but I will be doing it much more often! My goal is to...
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shade
I'm ready to start tackling some slightly bigger projects around the house now that I have the time, hopefully one or two every week! When we moved in many, many years ago, almost every window had...
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inefficiency
Another window has been dressed, and I really love it. I'm in a sewing mood lately, it seems. This long skinny window is next to the door in my little house studio, so I thought it would be fun to do...
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