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Evening Rituals

Bymichelle September 22, 2010July 27, 2022

We go through phases:  brownies and Battlestar (before it was laughable,) or chips,salsa, and The Closer.   Sometimes we just finish our day, all of us, reading on my bed….

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Christianity | photography | thinking out loud

Just Plain Me

Bymichelle September 20, 2010July 27, 2022

I was re-reading old posts the other day, since the main point of this blog was for me to keep track of me.   I never really thought anyone would…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Backyard Folklore

Bymichelle September 14, 2010July 27, 2022

I found these over the weekend in our backyard and hurried to take pictures before my husband cranked up the mower.  My dad told me how mushrooms will grow in…

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photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Ye Olde School

Bymichelle September 13, 2010July 27, 2022

Yes, I graduated from it.  I don’t know if it’s nostalgia or laziness (my husband thinks I’m resistant to change) but it can’t be too extreme or I wouldn’t be…

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garden | photography | thinking out loud

Old Friends

Bymichelle September 10, 2010July 27, 2022

This is an old friend of mine. No, not the gnome; the fern, silly.   It’s a fluffly ruffle fern, I think.  It’s been with me through 10 years of…

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martial arts | music | new to me | photography | thinking out loud

Time to Stretch

Bymichelle September 9, 2010July 27, 2022

It’s that time.  I guess things are just too quiet or, dare I say, comfortable.  I’ve made peace with self portraits,  fit in a new study habit, stagnated in martial…

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Christianity | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Personal Space

Bymichelle September 7, 2010July 27, 2022

I say yes so much more than no.  I believe in giving and sacrifice. (365 Day 243)   But, I also appreciate boundaries: physical, emotional, and intellectual.    Once in a…

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linkage | music | thinking out loud

New Linkage

Bymichelle September 7, 2010

Bringing back all those crusty junior high band uniform memories.

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homemaking | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Second Summer

Bymichelle August 26, 2010July 27, 2022

I did the responsible thing and made it through parental hazing- I think! I’ve provided growing room, dozens of specifically colored folders, volunteered to make corn husk dolls, taken an…

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cheap stuff | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Score

Bymichelle August 19, 2010July 27, 2022

I hate our main bathroom. I know the world is full of real problems, so I don’t indulge this thought beyond a mere feeling when I enter that room. A…

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