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What’s Yours?

Everybody makes ‘em. Nobody keeps ‘em. Yeah. I’m talking about New Year’s resolutions. You have...

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Too Much Is Never Enough

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Red Letter Day

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My Pleasure In Creases

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No more excuses!

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March 07, 2012

Spinning plates… or just one full one?

Who isn’t amazed by those lads and lasses who balance a number of plates, keeping...

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Getting Settled

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Around and About

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And she’s off!

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Miniature Inspiration

Image by Skwishy via Flickr Inspiration can come from the strangest places. I’ve always wanted...

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Confidential: Kitchen Chaos

Entropy is one thing you can always count on… Just last week, the kitchen was...

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It Happened Again!

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Busy, busy, busy!

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The Weekly Yum-ster: Food Pantry Smorgasbord

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Getting Organized!

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The Weekly Yum-ster!

This week’s successful forays into the realm of dining excellence included: Laurel’s Loaf for Learning...

May 11, 2011

Living the Laura Ingalls Life: Whole Grain Breadmaking

I’ve got about a dozen things going today, including making some bread. My all time...

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April 26, 2011

Editing, Writing, and Proofing—Oh My!

I’ve been called upon to do one of my favorite things: proofread my daughter’s final...

April 22, 2011

Making cupcakes

I bought Sophia, as a Christmas present, something called “The Original Cupcake Baker.” Today, Good...

April 17, 2011

Living the Laura Ingalls Life

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April 12, 2011

Goodness, what a busy day!

Between visiting my daughter, discovering I've got a toothache, driving around northern Indiana, having choir...

April 07, 2011

Fits of Domesticity!

Well, I planted lettuce last evening! I did a cut-and-come-again mix called mesclun. I bought...

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September 15, 2010

Hanging out at Saint Mary’s

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November 27, 2009

Library Overload

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September 03, 2009

One of my favorite ways to spend the day

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Where did the day go?

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August 31, 2009

Flea spray, and ‘fridges and files, oh my!

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