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Being the Boss in Hobo Gloves

Bymichelle July 21, 2011July 27, 2022

If you are one of the few people who occasionally check in on my blog, you may have noticed I’ve been out for most of the summer.  I’ve been reading,…

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cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | photography | shows | thinking out loud

Three Rivers Around My Neck

Bymichelle July 14, 2011July 27, 2022

This is a little piece of Three Rivers, CA, where we stayed on vacation.  I found both the yarn and the “Morning Surf” pattern in a little yarn shop close…

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cheap stuff | my home | patio

Scratch One Off

Bymichelle June 10, 2011July 27, 2022

Well, I can scratch one thing off of the list: I did treat and paint my patio furniture.   (day 151) The set was already neglected when I bought it…

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cheap stuff | garden | homemaking | my home | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

365 Days of Procrastination

Bymichelle May 31, 2011July 27, 2022

Well, it ends here.  I’m giving myself until mid July to finish the bigger, space stealing projects I have in various stages of completion.    We tend to have too…

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bicycle | cheap stuff | diy | linkage | music | new to me | photography

How Very Collegiate of ME

Bymichelle May 19, 2011July 27, 2022

Remember me writing about the Schwinn Collegiate bicycles I got for myself and my daughter here and here?  How I was going to try to learn how to tune up a…

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cheap stuff | food | new to me

Mother’s Last Days

Bymichelle May 10, 2011July 27, 2022

I need to warn you that these images are a departure from the usual plants, cats, shoes, and blur that adorn my blog.  Some might find them disturbing.  I find…

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beekeeping | books | cheap stuff | photography

Fun Reads

Bymichelle May 7, 2011July 27, 2022

These are some new and old fun reads I’ve photographed in moments of inspiration desperation.   This is my all time favorite magazine. (Domino, day 123) I always wanted Blythe….

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animals | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | new to me | photography

Mrs. Darcy aka Prometheus’ Penance

Bymichelle May 3, 2011July 27, 2022

Not bad, huh?  (Mrs. Darcy – Inspired Cardigan or Prometheus’ Penance, day 122) It looks so prim and sedate.  But knitting this was a trip, especially in the last few…

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cheap stuff | my home | photography | thinking out loud

Little Things

Bymichelle April 29, 2011July 27, 2022

I was tired and too uninspired to take a photo the other evening, so my daughter suggested my medicine cabinet. (The Vicks will be with you always…, day 115) I…

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bicycle | cheap stuff | family | lensbaby | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

I Feel Like Summer

Bymichelle April 27, 2011July 27, 2022

I feel like summer!  Do you? (sitting on the front porch, day 108) (day 111) (day 112) (played out, day 113) Is it possible?  Could I really be caught up…

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