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Knitting History

Bymichelle March 18, 2011July 27, 2022

Jennifer at jaykayknits got me thinking with her post about how she started knitting.  Today is the first do nothing day I’ve had to think about a response with.  Normally,…

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books | Christianity | photography | running | stuff | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Ground Beneath My Feet

Bymichelle March 14, 2011July 27, 2022

I’m back from an East Texas Pineywood campout and my memory card is full of pretty. If our packing and planning lack focus (and they do; we literally throw things…

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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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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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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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