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Grandmommy

Bymichelle June 28, 2017August 6, 2022

My best friends are together now.  I am happy for them, but I’m still sad for me.  I don’t feel up to composing a post that is worthy of her…

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family | iphoneographs | knitting | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud

Hello, Nature

Bymichelle May 9, 2017August 6, 2022

This is my written ode to the trees that keep me sane.  How I have missed you!  Come to mama. I need to be out of doors.  Truly.  It was…

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50mm | craft | family | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Whatever I Feel Like I Wanna Do, Gosh!

Bymichelle January 28, 2017August 5, 2022

Napoleon said it best.  That’s going to be me this year, and not just when it comes to crafting. I found my Fade.  From top left, clockwise: Madelinetosh- Reindeer, Knit…

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family | iphoneographs | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Just Now Looking at My Spring Instagrams

Bymichelle July 20, 2015August 4, 2022

This feels like forever ago.  My son has already changed rank in Boy Scouts again and is long out of the Geography class that he built the model for.  He…

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animals | family | iphoneographs | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Things I Did via Instagram

Bymichelle January 17, 2015August 4, 2022

A random assortment of things I did in 2014 via my Instagram feed, and in no particular order: I stared at dog paws knitted a lot, duh. visited with grandpas…

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family | my home | parenting | phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Purple Kool Aid

Bymichelle October 22, 2014August 4, 2022

I’m a little hesitant to show this very purple hat because, honestly, I think the garish colors mess up an otherwise lovely hat pattern.  But it’s Mid-County Madness week and…

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Nice, Low Intensity Knitting

Bymichelle October 9, 2014August 3, 2022

I think I deserved a little low intensity project after the last one.  This knit up in two days.  It’s the Petawawa Toque from Tara Lynn-Morrison of Good Night Day….

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family | iphoneographs | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Everything is Growing

Bymichelle August 27, 2014August 3, 2022

Everything is growing.  I get kind of sad about it when each school year begins.  I miss the intensity of mothering my children when they were small.  Nothing highlights the…

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

Knitta Throwdown

Bymichelle February 7, 2014August 3, 2022

On Ravelry I call it Gaming Hat, but it felt a bit like a shaming hat.  I haven’t really knit that much for my son.  Maybe two hats and a…

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cheap stuff | craft | family | knitting | my home | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

A Crafty Bunch

Bymichelle January 20, 2014August 2, 2022

I looked around Sunday and, besides seeing the usual clutter, I realized we were each absorbed in a craft of some sort.  This used to not be unusual for a…

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