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Downton KAL Progress

Bymichelle January 12, 2013August 1, 2022

So, my Ravelry knitalong friends were not kidding when they said I’d love using Madelinetosh.  I misread the yarn requirements and ordered one skein of lace for a woman’s small…

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bicycle | cheap stuff | new to me | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Roadster

Bymichelle January 9, 2013August 1, 2022

I never thought I’d own this bicycle.  It’s the only bicycle I’ve ever really, really wanted since the re-built bike my grandparents gave me as a teenager, which I foolishly…

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camping | linkage | running | stuff | ttv photo

In Praise of Cheap Shoes

Bymichelle April 16, 2012July 27, 2022

This is just a “stuff” post.  But it’s stuff that has really helped me, as a runner, walker, and bi-ped, so I thought maybe I’d share it. My mother was…

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animals | cheap stuff | knitting | my home | ttv photo

Like an Old Friend

Bymichelle March 30, 2012July 27, 2022

I loved the bright color of my first Beatnik, but this one is a more familiar color.  Like a sweater my husband used to have, the color of Fall leaves,…

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my home | phoneography | photography | ttv photo

Neglected Things

Bymichelle November 26, 2011July 27, 2022

 Neglect works for some things.  day 270 They grow better when undisturbed.  day 294 They bloom in drought, day 301 increase in character with every flaw. day 268, Ttv52- week38…

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photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Props

Bymichelle November 26, 2011July 27, 2022

In my quest to find some prop to photograph each day, I thought about the little jar of buttons beside me.   I like to photo things that have some…

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craft | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

My New Leaf

Bymichelle November 15, 2011July 27, 2022

“We’re turning over a new leaf…” My mom often said that when I was a little girl.  What she really meant was that I needed to turn over a new…

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family | homemaking | parenting | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Proof He’s Not Grown Up

Bymichelle September 27, 2011July 27, 2022

I guess I felt like I needed some. Bear with me as my ever present camera collects the evidence. I found him: frog hunting,  day 239 sliding with his friends…

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family | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Sea Treasure

Bymichelle August 26, 2011July 27, 2022

One of the biggest thrills as a kid at the beach was to find a whole and perfect shell, especially at the Gulf Coast where we’d usually find shell bits.    …

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Christianity | garden | photography | thinking out loud | ttv photo

Nurturance is Underrated

Bymichelle August 22, 2011July 27, 2022

The garden reached it’s zenith and what was green and crowded when these were taken is now dry and browning.  It’s time to make room for Fall.   basil, day…

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