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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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50mm | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Nachtfalter: Week 4 and Then Some

Bymichelle June 27, 2013August 2, 2022

So I spent a couple of late evenings with the lace on this and found myself almost through Week 5’s goal.  Isn’t the honeybee or “moth” stitch beautiful?  (I love…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

I live in Texas; therefore, I live in tank tops

Bymichelle June 18, 2013August 2, 2022

My second summer knit this year is something I have no doubt I will wear like crazy.  The Harnett Tank by Allyson Dykhuizen is a classic.  This tank is knit…

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craft | knitting | linkage | photography | stuff | thinking out loud

Anatomy of a Knitting Bag

Bymichelle June 6, 2013August 2, 2022

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?  Me too and though some haven’t worked out lately, this one did.  I ordered a recycled leather bag/ knitting bag from…

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50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | new to me | thinking out loud

Bombshell Shorts = Instant Fun

Bymichelle May 27, 2013July 27, 2022

Are these Bombshell Shorts not astounding?  They are my new camp shorts knit for the Pour Moi Knitalong, hosted by Evelyn, and they’re the most fun thing I’ve ever knit.   Even…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Young Lady Bat

Bymichelle May 24, 2013July 27, 2022

It’s all finished and on my daughter’s person now, just in time for the last day of high school… ever!  I was doubtful that I could squeeze in a handmade…

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50mm | family | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud | ugly places

Quietly Hopeful

Bymichelle May 22, 2013August 2, 2022

These are of one of my daughter’s closest friends.  I had the honor of shooting her graduation photos.  I’m posting the ones I like best, not necessarily the ones that…

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iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography | thinking out loud

Knitalong Updates

Bymichelle May 16, 2013August 2, 2022

I set my Bombshell Shorts for the Pour Moi KAL aside to finish Lady Bat as a gift in the Spring Tops, Tanks, and Tees KAL; however, I’ve run out of…

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50mm | family | new to me | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud

Senior Pictures and I Didn’t Ruin Them

Bymichelle May 2, 2013August 2, 2022

So, that’s a big relief!  I know I can take okay photos, but that’s when it’s for me and when it’s what I like.  Why else would I do it?…

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50mm | garden | my home | patio | thinking out loud

It’s Supposed to Just Happen

Bymichelle May 1, 2013August 2, 2022

My gardening style is to wait and see what happens.  I mean wait too long and then eventually wade into the mess to assess the damage.   I have been…

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