I have been thinking lately about flexibility, spontaneity, and structure, and the balance we must have of each in our lives. I like structure. My husband is spontaneous. I loved this when we were dating, because it meant that we would have surprise, at-the-drop-of-a-hat dates, and lots of memories made in moments that would have…
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Vintage 50’s dress
This is something I worked on last week, in when I needed a bit of a break from scrapbooking. I love how it turned out, but as it is a little small for me, I have to have Edwina model it for me. She doesn’t mind. She says it is her favorite dress yet, and…
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The last completed pages
It is finished! (the Wedding Album)
and here’s the final page…This is really exciting. I finished my wedding album yesterday. Wow. It’s incredible to have actually brought the project, huge as it was, too completion. 158 photos, evoking some of the most treasured memories of my life – finally preserved as beautifully as I could have hoped in a finished album.I…
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..that’s how far we will live from the library when we move to the house on Main Street. Yesterday Jesse and I went for another lovely walk (our second of the week) into Ovid, and that’s when I paced it off. We went to the teensy-tiny Ovid Thrift store (only open on Tue, Fri, and…
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dear readers – do not be alarmed – the sabotage of my website was done with love by my own dear husband. He is the one who, with my permission, signed into my account and has made the recent changes to my blog. I was having technical difficulties, and he has kindly made the effort…
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This last week my sister loaned me some home decorating books she had out from the library. She encouraged me to try to make the spaces in my little trailer more pleasing to the eye. I have been guilty at times of not taking as much trouble with my decor because it is ‘just a…
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Toughannock Falls
Yesterday we took a Sunday drive down to Toughannock Falls Park and walked the trail to the falls for the first time this year. We like to do this on the first lovely day after my birthday. Last year we went with Jeremy’s family. They left for a vacation yesterday, so we invited my family…
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This is the cheesecake that Anja made for my birthday. If you are a cheesecake connoisseur this recipe may not impress you. BUT – if you have been on a no-sugar, no-flour diet for 4 months, and are desperate to have something for your birthday that doesn’t put you on a guilt trip – you’ll…
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The last of the toothless grins…
10:oopm10:1510:2810:4011:0211:1811:3011:5812:24am1:052:104:206:45The aproximate times Jesse woke his mamma with his pitiful cries last night. And no wonder – he was heralding his first tooth. Hooray!!! Congratualations to my boy! (Yawn).
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One of yesterday’s pages. (Yes, I did more than one – I worked on three, and now I am taking a break today! scrapbooked-out!) Jeremy printed out the photo frame and the logo for me from the internet – so perfect. I had my doubts about this page – thought it was too simple, but…
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Faithful readers, please forgive a shameless moment of congratulations to myself. I have today reached the personal goal of a quarter of a century, and I think I would be remiss not to mention it on my blog. I have, to date, received:3 phone calls from grandparents1 phone call from my mother1 phone call from…
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Pearls, Curls, Girls
This page was giving me such a headache until Rebecca’s ribbons arrived, and then I finally got inspiration to complete it. I love the daises! (I tolerate the accidental overcropping of the photos!)
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What I made today…
I was busy all day, enjoying the cozy indoors which were in such high contrast to the nastiness outside. I completed two full page spreads, and a pot of soup whose aroma has me salivating as I type this.I also made some stock to have in the freezer for the next time I want to…
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April Snow Storm
If April showers bring May flowers, what will an April blizzard bring? Here are some shots of the snow from (inside!) my house. My studio looks very inviting in the ‘snowlight’. It is a cozy day to stay home and scrapbook! P.S. I have such difficulties posting photos – have you noticed how some things…
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Christmas in April?
Oh the delight of an unexpected package in the mail! The delight doubles when I see it is from my scrapbooking and card-making pal, Rebecca! Not only does she write the most lovely and entertaining letters, but we have a custom of exchanging blank cards in the mail to share our latest design ideas. The…
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