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    Where’s Granny’s Greens in ‘Possum Fat Recipe When I Need it?

    Bymichelle October 9, 2009July 27, 2022

    We have mustard greens. Just realized I’ve never cooked mustard greens before.

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  • beekeeping | food | garden | homemaking | new to me | photography | soap | thinking out loud | yoga

    Things I Learned Over the Summer

    Bymichelle September 10, 2009

    A reminder for those days when I feel like everything I do is undone in a moment after school, nothings seems accomplished, and I’m going to bed in a messy…

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  • cheap stuff | family | garden | new to me

    Hand-Me-Down Seeds

    Bymichelle September 8, 2009July 27, 2022

    It’s my first time to save seeds from my little garden. The little garden that could. I ordered heirloom seeds and a book on growing and harvesting seeds. When they…

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  • new to me | photography | travel | ttv photo

    Maine Through the Fish Eye

    Bymichelle August 24, 2009July 27, 2022

    A few first tries thru the viewfinder of my Argus. Need to rethink my contraption a little.

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  • cheap stuff | craft | new to me | photography | ttv photo

    Contraption! Contraption!

    Bymichelle August 15, 2009July 27, 2022

    This is my contraption for the argus cameras I bought a couple of weeks ago. I stayed up late watching Arrested Development and taping it together last night so I…

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  • cheap stuff | craft | new to me

    Souvenirs From Our Beach

    Bymichelle August 15, 2009July 27, 2022

    Did last minute project before I leave for Maine. I saw at tutorial on Sea glass jewelry and decided to use some of the pieces I’ve been collecting with every…

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  • cheap stuff | craft | music | new to me

    Finally Tried It

    Bymichelle August 12, 2009July 27, 2022

    This is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while but never could warp a record I bought at Goodwill. Even the stinkers are fun. But, I went shopping…

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  • cheap stuff | my home | new to me | photography | ttv photo

    First Argus Lens Photos

    Bymichelle August 8, 2009July 27, 2022

    Taken with two different cameras (both only $15.) The first shot is with my clean argus 75, and the last with “as is.” Now I have to make a contraption.

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  • craft | garden | new to me

    Homebrew

    Bymichelle June 25, 2009July 27, 2022

        Tried something last week.  I dried some of my lemon balm for tea.  I let it hang for about a week and it crumbled and smelled just like loose…

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  • cheap stuff | garden | new to me

    Hope Deferred

    Bymichelle May 31, 2009July 27, 2022

     I love everything about backyards: hammocks, kids, dogs, cats, neighbors, grills, grass underfoot, moon and stars at dusk, charcoal, flowers, bubbles, water, rock collections, sand, picnics, lemonade, hide and seek,…

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