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Year: 2012

family | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud | travel

My Daughter Drove me to Galveston

Bymichelle April 6, 2012July 27, 2022

 My daughter drove me to Galveston for driving practice recently.   Even grainy phone photos get me sentimental.  my instagram and flickr

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animals | cheap stuff | knitting | my home | ttv photo

Like an Old Friend

Bymichelle March 30, 2012July 27, 2022

I loved the bright color of my first Beatnik, but this one is a more familiar color.  Like a sweater my husband used to have, the color of Fall leaves,…

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50mm | photography | thinking out loud

Ready for Change

Bymichelle March 29, 2012July 27, 2022

I’ve been walking alot on these windy, March days.  It feels as if God is blowing the stale, brooding  attitude of winter out of my life.  Negative thoughts swirling away…

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books | parenting | thinking out loud

Once a Geek…

Bymichelle March 27, 2012July 27, 2022

… always a geek. This explains the amount of technical knitting posts lately.  When I’m into something, I can get waaaay into it.   Maybe you do too. Do any…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | family | knitting | linkage | photography

Pull Out the Bongos, Man

Bymichelle March 23, 2012July 31, 2022

… because I finished my Beatnik sweater and it is pretty cool, though I wasn’t at all the nonconformist the name suggests when knitting it.  Yep, I actually stuck with…

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50mm | animals | music | my home | thinking out loud

Not Completely

Bymichelle March 21, 2012July 27, 2022

I haven’t completely disappeared from the face of the Earth.   Though I’ve let some things go for a time, like piano practice, this blog, taking photos, learning Spanish, etc…

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cheap stuff | craft | knitting

Happy Sweater

Bymichelle March 6, 2012July 27, 2022

I wanted a happy Beatnik.  So far, so good.  This is an acrylic/ wool blend that I wasn’t sure about using but it was the only brightly colored yarn the…

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craft | knitting | new to me | photography

More Cowl

Bymichelle February 28, 2012July 27, 2022

I made a few Stripe Ed Cowls this month, trying different things with them.  I loved working with Louet Gems light- worsted wool on the one below.  It felt very…

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knitting | new to me | photography

My First Pattern

Bymichelle February 28, 2012July 27, 2022

It’s two months into the new year and though I haven’t changed my blog banner in forever and have yet to use the film scanner and Diana 35mm back, I…

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting

Selbu Modern

Bymichelle February 16, 2012July 27, 2022

This is my finished Selbu Modern. This is a good colorwork project for a beginner who doesn’t want to be overwhelmed by something larger.  I’m not really a beginner, but…

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