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Year: 2011

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Pinterest- Inspired

Bymichelle November 17, 2011July 27, 2022

Pinterest is the new vortex that’s sucking up my free time.  It’s replaced my ripped out magazine pages and is certainly prettier than a bookmarks folder.  It’s like blog reading…

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knitting | photography | thinking out loud

Art on the Needles

Bymichelle November 15, 2011July 27, 2022

These remind me how beautiful everyday things can be.  Even the most practical of employments can be an artistic process, not just a finished object.   day 249 day 304

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craft | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

My New Leaf

Bymichelle November 15, 2011July 27, 2022

“We’re turning over a new leaf…” My mom often said that when I was a little girl.  What she really meant was that I needed to turn over a new…

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phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Something’s Coming

Bymichelle November 11, 2011July 27, 2022

Okay, I feel on the verge of something big, like I’m moving up a level toward something. And, no, it’s not the end of my second 365- though I will be…

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phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

My Fall

Bymichelle November 7, 2011July 27, 2022

is  slowly thawing on morning runs long socks hair growing out day 267 smoky smelling clothes ginormous hats ginormous sweaters day 272 cats in windowsills racing from cold floors to…

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phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Before Winter

Bymichelle November 3, 2011July 27, 2022

Before things get gray, I thought we could enjoy some color together via: Aperture  day 257 the  composer: camera genius: and ShakeIt: That’s all.  You can bring on the cold…

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Christianity | photography | thinking out loud

Just out of the Fog

Bymichelle October 31, 2011July 27, 2022

“There is no pit so deep that He is not deeper still” – Corrie Ten Boom I believe that and a few times have had only that belief with me…

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parenting | photography | places

Happy Purple Friday

Bymichelle October 28, 2011July 27, 2022

You know, like Purple Tuesdays… only not. There is just way too much purple on my memory card these days.  It’s all due to my daughter attending a high school…

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cheap stuff | craft | family | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography

How to Grow a Full Beard in Seven Days

Bymichelle October 14, 2011May 5, 2023

First you have to do some prep work by reading The Lord of The Rings. Secondly, you have to have a mother who knows how to knit. day 285  …

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phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Little Blocks of Color

Bymichelle October 13, 2011July 27, 2022

More phone dailies.  Will I never catch up?  Instagram and ShakeIt really are the closest digital thing to a polaroid one step.   day 234 day 253 day 254 day…

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