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March 23, 2012

I’m trying out using Paddy the iPad for writing posts in preparation for our upcoming travels. So, here are a few of my recent instagram photos. Heavy on the Gretta, as usual.

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Maude’s 100th Birthday Party

March 13, 2012

When somebody you love turns 100, you throw a party.  That’s just how it goes.  Michael’s great-grandma Maude passed that milestone last week, and her giant birthday fête happened on Sunday.  Since Michael’s mom is living overseas right now, we took over as party-planners and throwers.

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Serging My Way Back To You, Babe

March 8, 2012

I was so scared of our serger.  You know how you get scared of unfamiliar things, mainly because you don’t understand them?  That’s heavy, right?  Well, I didn’t have time to read the serger manual and get properly acquainted with it, so I was living in fear of the potential for disaster that the machine [...]

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I Made a Sort of Modern Hanging Planter

March 6, 2012

A few months back, you might remember my reports (here and here) from ceramics class.  One of my favorite by-products of my learning process is this planter.  This weekend, I finally got around to filling it with succulents from other overgrown pots in our house.

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Low-Commitment Projects: House Paint

February 27, 2012

Erm, I painted my house for this week’s Low-Commitment Project.  More accurately, I painted the front of our house.  You see, we have to get new siding soon, so this was my once-in-a-lifetime chance to make the front of our house look like it is wallpapered.  This project is titled House Paint.  Each step of the [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Folks

February 14, 2012

   

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Pendleton Purple Plaid Pillow Proves Pleasant on Pollock Chair

January 17, 2012

I love my office chair.  It is squishy and comfy, has armrests, and whoa, is it a looker.  However, my chair is a smidge deep for me–so much so that when I lean back, my posture indicates my readiness for my fifth martini of the afternoon.

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Happy 2012. Now Go Walk Some Greyhounds.

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year.  I have high hopes for 2012.  My hopes boil down to more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff from prior years.  That isn’t too much to ask, right?

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Happy Holidays 2011

December 24, 2011

Happy holidays and hugs and love, chocolate, naps on couches, brisk walks outside, snuggly pets, Brussels sprouts (I love them), slide shows, spiced nuts, after-dinner games, after-dinner dinner drinks, and citrus fruit. The picture above was our runner-up holiday family photo, but we’re having second thoughts.  This one really is the best, but hindsight is [...]

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Last-Minute Holiday: Map-Wrapped Gifts

December 23, 2011

Our house is not big enough and our basement is not tidy enough to store wrapping paper.  That’s my excuse for not using store-bought wrapping paper, but my real reasons are that I cannot abide spending money on it and I don’t like the waste.  Instead, I usually find something else lurking in the shadows [...]

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