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Ikea Sofa Slipcover Giveaway

Bymichelle January 28, 2014May 16, 2023

Chances are, you have arrived at this page today because you’re looking up Ikea sofa hacks and followed a link.  See, I pay attention to blog stats.  I have a…

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beekeeping | food | garden | homemaking | phoneography | photography

Lazy Beekeeping

Bymichelle November 19, 2013August 2, 2022

I haven’t been writing very much, but I have potential posts stacking up in my evernotes that need to be set free.  So this one is about our honey harvest…

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50mm | Christianity | family | food | garden | homemaking | parenting | thinking out loud

We Will Both Thrive

Bymichelle July 3, 2013August 2, 2022

Planting my garden this year was a small act of faith.  I didn’t feel like working in it, haven’t felt like it for a couple of years, but so hoped…

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Christianity | family | homemaking | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Ramble with Me

Bymichelle March 3, 2013August 1, 2022

I’m just going to be all over the place with this post.  I’ve been laying around, sick with some kind of cold, without a voice, while doing a food/ caffeine…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | diy | family | homemaking | photography

DIY Spring Wreath

Bymichelle January 25, 2013August 1, 2022

This is the more subtle, natural answer to the very shiny, artificial Christmas wreath I made for Christmas. It’s a spring wreath that I made for my grandmother with grapevine…

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animals | family | homemaking | my home | thinking out loud

Goodbye, Mo

Bymichelle December 28, 2012August 1, 2022

Two days ago, we said goodbye to our first dog.  He’s not my first pet to lose but he is the first one I ever felt like I could talk…

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diy | homemaking | linkage

Sofa Hack

Bymichelle November 7, 2012May 16, 2023

We needed a couch, one that could withstand growing people who flop rather than sit and a cat’s occasionally claw honing. I kept going back to this and this; only, I knew this…

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50mm | garden | homemaking | my home | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Quiet Summer

Bymichelle May 31, 2012July 27, 2022

It’s summer color … but gently. my Flickr and instagram feed

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books | homemaking | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Ibook Shelves Don’t Have to Be Dusted

Bymichelle April 30, 2012July 27, 2022

So, buttons… don’t really have anything to say about them, in particular, so I’ll just ramble about something else.  I mostly just wanted to post these photos so I can see…

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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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