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Hi, I'm Michelle and this is my so-called handmade life.
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In Praise of Cheap Shoes

Bymichelle April 16, 2012July 27, 2022

This is just a “stuff” post.  But it’s stuff that has really helped me, as a runner, walker, and bi-ped, so I thought maybe I’d share it. My mother was…

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

Eighteen Years

Bymichelle April 13, 2012July 31, 2022

We’ve been together for eighteen years.    I love my husband and the family we began all of those years ago.   Eighteen years means we didn’t give up.  I’ve…

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50mm | cheap stuff | garden | homemaking | linkage | music | new to me | thinking out loud

Pioneer Style

Bymichelle April 10, 2012July 31, 2022

I had a “Little House” experience recently.  Remember that big garden that I’ve wanted since I started blogging?  The one my husband was never too excited about?  Well, with the…

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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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