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A Feral Christmas
He was once an emaciated tom with a huge fluffy head (hence the name “Brain.”) Though he’s not succumbed to my cat whisperings yet, he has started taking his meals…
Tiltshifting Peru
Found a great site that turns my photos into tilt shift miniature style photos. So I tried it out on a few pics.
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Unnaturally Long Scarves
I took a break from projects that need a little concentration to make an Uptown Scarf from one of my first knitting books with this inexpensive yarn the other day….
cheap stuff | craft | new to me | soap
Don’t Be So Sensitive
Pure castile soap: no scents, no additives. Love it. I’ve had trouble finding a soap for my sensitive, acne treated skin that would clean away makeup and not dry me…
Big Hunks of Raw Meat
I’ve been cooking since I married, before that my specialty was cheese toast, but I work off a budget and lean more towards veggies, so I’ve never been a big-hunk-of-raw-meat-kind-of-person….
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Complete with Fringe
So this is the final result. Not bad for maybe $20 altogether.
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What A Fake!
It’s a fake. My Fake-a-gamo. Here’s the story behind this knock-off pattern and where to find it. It’s only been on my list for a couple of years. So, I…
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Texas Knitter
Nippy air! This is what Texas knitters wait for, sweating under skeins of wool the other 9 months of the year. Of course the fact that I’m decked out in…
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Such a Handy Man
Since I have soap on the brain (and all over the kitchen table and top of the refridgerator) I thought I’d post a thank you to Adam, my handyman, for…
Our Home: Before and After
I am a homemaker, and the home I make is in a small, sometimes cluttered, old house that we love. I found these photos of it before we moved in….