Monthly Archives: December 2014

Things I learned in 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

It’s hard to believe that 2014 is coming to an end very soon.  I thought I would sit down and make a list of what I learned (or relearned) this year.  It’s certainly not a comprehensive list by any means, … Continue reading →

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Same Auld Lang Syne

Posted on December 20, 2014 by

I sleep with a radio on most nights (when my husband doesn’t have the sound machine on) and have it on a station now that plays only Christmas music.  This morning I awoke to Dan Fogelberg’s  Same Auld Lang Syne. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

This week’s weekly photo challenge is Yellow.  I remember buying this cookie jar for my mother at Castner Knott department store as a teenager in the 70s!   Gail ♥

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Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

Dakota loves to sit in his favorite chair and watch squirrels and birds outside the window. Sometimes he even tries to carry on a conversation with the sparrows that land on the trellis just outside the window.   I would … Continue reading →

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A Tweaking of the Christmas Crate Centerpiece

Posted on December 16, 2014 by

Last week I posted a picture of a Christmas centerpiece I made with an old wooden Coca Cola Crate.  It was unanimous that it needed some red berries or something red.  So I added the berries and replaced the pine … Continue reading →

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Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

Recently, Nugget still managed to make himself fit into the basket he used to play in as a small kitten.  He’s seven months old now.  It was a tight squeeze and he needed help getting out, but he fit!  Nugget is so … Continue reading →

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A Rustic Christmas Crate Centerpiece

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

I tried my hand at a little Christmas creativity tonight (and creative I am not)!  My brother-in-law found this old Coca Cola crate at an antique store (which we discovered is actually a Pepsi Cola crate that someone spray painted … Continue reading →

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