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Share your pictures!

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It's been a while since we've played this— Describe the last three photos on your cell phone(it could be a photo you've taken or maybe a screenshot, whatever, just the last three) And no, I didn't go look at my last three pics before deciding to do this. I might have chosen a different topic if I had! ; } #1 The last picture on my cell is a screenshot I took yesterday: Maaike … [Read more...]

A Tale of Two Lawn Chairs

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Once upon a time...oh, the anticipation of those famous opening words! Well, this isn't exactly an exciting or inspiring story, but it is kind of a fun one. Once upon a time, there were two lawn chairs. I really don't know how their "lives" began, but I know a lot of their story and I'm thrilled that for now, at least, their story has ended at our house. My husband's grandparents, who both … [Read more...]

Calling All Needlewomen!

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A few months ago, I participated in an online discussion of the book Jane Austen Embroidery: Regency Patterns Reimagined for Modern Stitchers during a meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America (MN Chapter). The author introduces the book by saying: “We all know that Jane Austen was an accomplished novelist. Less well known is that she was also a talented stitcher, as at home … [Read more...]

Eating Tulips

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Have you ever eaten tulip bulbs? I haven’t, and I’m guessing not many of you have, either. Unless you lived in the Netherlands during World War II, that is. A Google search lists quite a few edible flowers including pansies, nasturtiums and marigolds. Tulips aren’t listed. I ate a flower at a trendy restaurant once that looked something like an orchid. It didn’t have much taste. But the Dutch … [Read more...]

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