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Thanks for stopping by my blog! The hats I wear include wife (to a retired Army field artilleryman), mom to three super busy teens, and high school math teacher. In my “free time” I love cooking, reading, creating (mostly papercrafts), photography, travelling, and exploring the PNW with my family…you know, all the usual things!
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Sparkly, Shiny Gifts
How did Christmas get so close? Ack! These are some sparkly necklaces I saw on Martha Stewart’s show back in September, at the time thought they’d make great gifts. I even ordered the supplies I needed. Then I forgot to … Continue reading
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Stockings for Stuffin’
Making gift card holders for birthday yesterday reminded me that I needed some Christmas ones as well. Since I go all out with creativity and buy gift cards for my little nieces and nephews and various people, I feel guilty … Continue reading
A Pretty Little Purse
Suddenly it’s birthday season in the boys’ classes, and the kindergartener is attending a party for twin girls this week. Their mother told me they are Starbucks Frappucino fiends, so we got them a little gift card to go with … Continue reading
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There’s an App for That
An appetizer, that is, for Thanksgiving. I’ve been making my favorite fall appetizers for too many years for me to remember. Yes, I’m that old. I should branch out, and usually do try a couple of new ones each year, … Continue reading
A Cranberry Quartet
Due to popular demand, (okay, one of my friends messaged me on Facebook) here’s a few of my favorite cranberry recipes. I’m talking sauces and salads here, not baked goods…that would be a hugely long post! Cranberries always entice me … Continue reading
With Apologies to the UK
I’m sure you seen them; they’re everywhere. Everything from coffee mugs to t-shirts to plain old posters with the “Keep Calm and Carry On” slogan from WWII Britain. I have a little metal memo pad holder with it in my … Continue reading
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Up, Up, and Away
Is anyone but me watching “Pan Am” on Sunday nights? Well, I don’t watch it then, but record it for later. Every week they show the bulkhead inside the 1960’s era plane, and it’s lovely…tone-on-tone hot air balloons. And every … Continue reading
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Not to brag, but…
I can knit! Every year I make a New Year’s resolution that this will be the year I learn to knit. You’re probably thinking I’d be better off resolving to finally get in shape (other than the shape of a … Continue reading
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Stars and Hearts with Punch
A couple of quick cards today, inspired by the OWH Bloghop over the weekend. What’s OWH, you say? It’s a great organization, Operation Write Home, that sends handmade cards to our deployed troops so that the troops can send them … Continue reading
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Rainbows for a Cloudy Monday
We’ve noticed something about Wisconsin…there are nowhere near as many rainbows here as we had in the Pacific Northwest. It rains just as much, but I guess the sun doesn’t come out as quickly here. Lest you think I have … Continue reading
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