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Author: michelle

Hi, I'm Michelle and this is my so-called handmade life.
books | craft | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

I Can Knit Anywhere

Bymichelle April 1, 2011July 27, 2022

 I can.   I may not be pleasant to be around, but I can.  Sometimes it’s a necessity to have something “going” in my hands to get through, I don’t…

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photography | thinking out loud

My Orega-do

Bymichelle April 1, 2011May 13, 2023

I was going for a Welcome Back, Carter but … anyone remember Benita Bizarre?  (day 82) I’m feeling reclusive and grouchy today.  Little things like full trashcans and a coat…

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garden | lensbaby | photography

Garden Snippets

Bymichelle March 30, 2011July 27, 2022

Garden Snippets: onion, ponytail palm, sage, hollyhocks, and grapevine.  (day 83)  (day 87)  (day 88) (day 74) I like to get up close for pictures- it makes my midget garden…

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cheap stuff | garden | my home | photography | thinking out loud

Photo Jumble

Bymichelle March 30, 2011July 27, 2022

This is blogging cliff notes.  I’ll hit the high points:  Coming home from camping I took this at a stoplight.  I just couldn’t get over the color of the sky.  …

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parenting | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

A Couple Through the Viewfinder

Bymichelle March 29, 2011July 27, 2022

I’m about to enter the crazy time of year.   You can expect to see me in extremes: nothing for days, then  a blitz of several posts in one day….

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books | camping | photography | travel

Doing the Math

Bymichelle March 24, 2011July 27, 2022

“You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet.  A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either.”…

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camping | family | photography | travel

Looking for Magic Hour

Bymichelle March 23, 2011July 27, 2022

I know that I’ve found it when I don’t want to do a thing to alter the image. “Twice each day the cool, blue light of night interacts with warm…

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camping | homemaking

Home Away from Home

Bymichelle March 22, 2011May 16, 2023

Come take a trip with us in our little pop- up. It’s not the camper I always envisioned us having. It was a blessing because right after we discussed looking…

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animals | lensbaby | photography | travel

Zoo

Bymichelle March 20, 2011July 27, 2022

We went to the zoo one day on our trip because it was too yucky outside to ride trails.  I brought the lensbaby because I thought all the color and…

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family | homemaking | parenting | photography | thinking out loud

A Lifetime of Love

Bymichelle March 19, 2011July 27, 2022

I love these hands that have held us, taught us, fed us, loved us, and folded in prayer over us.   Thank you Grandmommy and Papaw for showing me what…

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