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I Still Felt that Way
So, I felt a little put-upon, not having any hearts left for myself. Thus, I made a few more. Three smaller ones and a special one. These guys are really easy to make. They just look hard. Yeah, should have … Continue reading
~:: Sprung Spring ::~
I took a little pre-spring boating trip this morning—in the Suburban, down to the horses, the wet, hang-dog horses. I had fed Piper and let him out first. I only got stuck in the snow once, but didn’t have to … Continue reading
~:: How I Have Felt About Things ::~
Long ago, somewhere just around the dawn of time, my mother gave me McCall’s Golden Do-it Book. It was this huge book of kids’ projects, and the very first chapter was “create with cast-offs.” You were supposed to gather wooden … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Christmas, Making Things, Memories and Ruminations, Pics of Made Things
Tagged birds, buttons, embroidery, felt, hearts, Horses
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~:: Tales of Santa Fe: Pt. 8
Just for fun. We’re almost finished here. One of my greatest delights is shopping for handmade things. One of the things that left me feeling a little unfinished when I went to England and to Paris was that these are … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Pics of Made Things, Visits
Tagged crafts, fetishes, Santa Fe, shopping
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~:: Tales of Santa Fe Pt. 6 ::~
And now, since you’ve made it this far, I will treat you to another hair-raising story, this one in pictures. Here, we have Max and Emily. Emily is visiting after church. I had been sitting in the children’s Primary room … Continue reading
~:: Tales of Santa Fe: Pt.4 ::~
You know how on the news they say, “Coming up: an armed zebra makes a statement at the State Department. After the break.” And then they don’t show you the story for another forty-five minutes? Yeah, well, this isn’t the … Continue reading
~:: discovery ::~
Sorry. I know I just poked you on the shoulder. But I am sitting here, processing pages for my family photo books, (don’t you wish you could put links to former discussions into conversations with your man or mom or … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images, Just life, The kids
Tagged baby, mirror, Murphy
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Green Icky Balls and Russian Hats
Oh-oh-oh, before I start, here. I would like to announce the fact that I have fixed the Firefox problem (very perplexing). I finally had the time and focus to go through the html/php/css to find the thing that had broken … Continue reading
~:: Catchin’ up ::~
Okay, first of all I have a link for you. A link to a person who is so witty and so creative and so full of astonishing energy, that next to her I feel like—like an old person who’s missed … Continue reading
Posted in Knit Stuff, Making Things, Pics of Made Things, The kids
Tagged camels, knitted horses, knitting, Murphy, Pixar, pupster
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~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~
Once upon a time, it snowed. Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again. This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later, rain … Continue reading