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Fixer Upper

Bymichelle March 6, 2011July 27, 2022

I was looking for accessories to dress up my old cruiser, when I found an old Schwinn for the price of fenders alone.   So I bought it instead, and…

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cheap stuff | craft | garden | lensbaby | photography

101 Uses for Twine

Bymichelle March 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Not really.   Just a couple, besides the obvious tying of plants. I found these clay eggs at the antique store the other day and temporarily put them in an…

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photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Confessions and More Garden Tools

Bymichelle March 5, 2011July 27, 2022

I dream about my children falling into alligator infested canals and other such tragedies every week. I take forever to finish everything- books, series, knits, jewelry, scrapbooks, etc.  (more pitchforks,…

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garden | photography | ttv photo

Pitchforks and Shovels

Bymichelle March 5, 2011July 27, 2022

Sounds like primetime voice-over censoring, but no it really is just pitchforks and shovels.  Last weekend I added my little bit of compost to my little bit of garden and…

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linkage | photography | thinking out loud

Swept Clean

Bymichelle March 3, 2011July 27, 2022

Don’t look too closely underneath.  There may be a secret there.   An old friend or two that drifted away for some reason we never quite figured out.   Unresolved…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Blue Bokeh

Bymichelle March 2, 2011July 27, 2022

Not the greatest picture mankind has taken, but I just loved the blue-green colors and thought they needed to be out there, floating around on the internet.   It makes me happy…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Dark Garden

Bymichelle March 2, 2011July 27, 2022

Some more evening pictures in my yard.  Lately, I think my neighbors are used to the sound of our screen door slamming and the sight of me, just before the…

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garden | knitting | photography | stuff | thinking out loud

Ripped

Bymichelle March 1, 2011July 27, 2022

Weeded, spread, and planted all by myself.  My kids thought they would melt in the sprinkling mist- still waiting for them to catch the “garden bug.”  But that’s okay because…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Evening Light, Straight Out of the Camera

Bymichelle February 26, 2011July 27, 2022

…at least I think it’s straight out of  the camera.  After reading a rather heated debate on Flickr groups about what is SOOC and what isn’t, I’m wondering if I’ll…

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photography | thinking out loud

Getting Over Myself

Bymichelle February 25, 2011July 27, 2022

 I just can’t seem to.  Self portraits, that is.  I just thought that phase in my life was over.  It’s not so much that I love them, but more because…

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