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What I See Without My Glasses

Bymichelle May 30, 2012July 27, 2022

If it looks like what I see without my glasses, it’s the perfect instant film for me.  An extension of my memories, jogging and re-shaping them.  .  I’m trying PX 70…

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family | photography | polaroid | travel

Steinbeck’s California

Bymichelle July 30, 2011July 27, 2022

I’ve discovered several personal camping truths- – I need my wide brimmed hiking hat, caps just don’t cut it.-I like bottles over camelbaks.-I’m never spinning in circles around some little…

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camping | family | photography | polaroid | travel

Yosemite

Bymichelle July 30, 2011July 27, 2022

I read that Yosemite is a zoo in the summer.   It was, but it was a zoo we needed to see.  I mean, we were so close that it…

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camping | family | lensbaby | linkage | parenting | photography | polaroid

California Part 3, More Big trees

Bymichelle July 22, 2011July 27, 2022

I’ll picking up where I left off…  On Day 3 we sought the pictographs near the suspension bridge over the Kaweah and made it much more complicated than it had…

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California Pt.2

Bymichelle July 22, 2011July 27, 2022

Sequoia is the forest of my dreams.  I’d read about The Big Woods and the Light in the Forest as a girl, but the only image I could contribute was…

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Garden Boots

Bymichelle April 19, 2011July 27, 2022

Right now my garden is a “watched pot.”  I hover and find yet more bee balm sprouting up here and there.  Bee balm is a big mistake in a small…

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books | Christianity | lensbaby | photography | polaroid | thinking out loud

Slowly Coming Into Focus

Bymichelle March 7, 2011July 27, 2022

“You seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect.”                               …

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books | homemaking | linkage | photography | polaroid | stuff | thinking out loud

Old Inspiration

Bymichelle February 24, 2011July 27, 2022

Sentimentality clutters. I know because at least once a year I have to force myself to winnow through stacks of books, papers, and future projects so that my husband can’t…

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bicycle | craft | family | homemaking | photography | polaroid

Ain’t We Got Fun

Bymichelle February 19, 2011July 27, 2022

In case you’re bored and desperately in need of ideas for something inexpensive and fun to do with your family: There’s always a bike ride to DQ for some space-age,…

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Birthday Toms

Bymichelle January 25, 2011July 27, 2022

I feel really spoiled this year for my birthday.  Having a birthday so soon after Christmas usually means you should consider help taking down Christmas decorations as your gift.  And…

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