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  • At Home Monday: More family talent. . .

    You may remember that my sisters and my mother exchanged handmade and handcrafted gifts for Christmas and my birthday.  I think I shared what one of my sisters gave me–a cute owl painting and a burlap and linen vanity stool–but I never shared what my other sister did.   She was inspired by a similar…

  • Thrifty Hunt Thursday: Happy Valentine’s Day!

    From my booth A.C. Junk ‘n’ Stuff, a few Valentine wishes are sent your way.  This little postman pup hit Bingo when he delivered the best Valentine ever. . . The pup below sings along as his master serenades his favorite Valentine. When I first put up this “Be Mine” banner, it said, “Be Wine!”…

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: Some role models. . .

    I heard in the news this week about a man who lost his beloved wife of 60 years and now refuses to sleep in the bed they shared.  The reporter said that the man had always been “madly in love” with his wife.  He couldn’t bear sleeping alone in the bed he had shared with…

  • FOLK Magazine Journal Challenge: Favorite Family Photo

    Today’s journal prompt by Folk Magazine is to share a favorite family photo and tell why it is my favorite as well as the story behind it. As of right now, this photograph has to be my favorite.  Yes, it is a wedding photo–my daughter’s wedding.  In the picture from left to right are me,…

  • AT HOME Monday: Maggie the Acrobat

    What do these two photos have in common?  One is my sweet Boston terrier Maggie and one is my dining room table.  (Please excuse the pile of craft stuff behind it–I haven’t been able to claim a craft room in my home yet.) I’m sitting in my chair in my living room, my back to…