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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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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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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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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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50mm | knitting | new to me

Selbu

Bymichelle February 3, 2012July 27, 2022

What is Selbu anyway? (on my Flickr and my Ravelry) I’m learning.  The first eight- leafed rose to be knit in Selbu style using very fine, un-dyed yarn from black sheep…

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting | parenting | thinking out loud

Passing Down the Needles

Bymichelle January 30, 2012July 27, 2022

I always look at photos of group crafters with wistfulness and a little disbelief.  Where do all these people live that enjoy hand crafts?  Oregon?  Canada?  It must be staged….

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting | linkage | photography | stuff | thinking out loud

Knitting Confessions

Bymichelle January 23, 2012July 27, 2022

You know you have some.  I reside in a world of knitting bloggers who love posting details about their finished knits with beautiful photos of themselves wearing them and looking…

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50mm | cheap stuff | food | linkage | new to me | stuff

Stove Top Espresso the Second Time Around

Bymichelle January 17, 2012July 27, 2022

My tastes have changed in the last year.  I crave salt and strong flavor (think goat cheese) over sweets.  Most of the time, I don’t really care about food.  I…

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50mm | knitting | photography | thinking out loud

New Leaves, Turning

Bymichelle January 11, 2012July 27, 2022

My New Year’s Eve was not all fireworks and excitement.  In fact, the kids were at friends’ homes and there were no fireworks at all.  There wasn’t even cocoa.  Sigh….

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