As a general rule, I do not do negative commentary…probably primarily because of the adage, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
But, can I tell you that I am a teeny, teeny bit over the aqua and red craze? I was really into it for awhile, and now I’m [...]

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Off to hang out with the fam this weekend…will return Monday with some (hopefully) delightful pics.

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It’s taken a long time, sorry folks. I finally took the time to snap some pics of my “new” (now 9 mos. old) place. You know with me it’s always a work in progress, but it’s definitely a nice start. Still have pics left to take of the kitchen, but am waiting for the afternoon [...]

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Kristen – kindergarten teacher extraordinaire – needed an apron for class. After heading to Joann’s one night to pick up some fabric, we got to sewing. Here’s the finished product:

“Fruit Tart” pattern was taken from the book A is for Apron by Nathalie Mornu. The book is insanely cute. Highly, highly recommended.

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So. Beth tagged me 2 weeks ago. Since I am at home on Friday night, catching up on my reading, I only just now got the tag. Boy, am I awesome.
Rules:

Link to the person who tagged me
Mention the rules
Reveal six quirky yet boring, mundane, banal and pedestrian facts about yourself
Tag six other bloggers [...]

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More holiday arts show goodness…

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Okay, so it’s been 6 weeks since I’ve posted. And my MOST dedicated reader mentioned to me the other day that I need to get cracking on writing again (thanks, Suz!). So here I am. Big changes in the last month have seriously cramped my writing style, but don’t worry, all is good. Without much [...]

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Taken on our trip to Capitola….I love hydrangeas. Enjoy!

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I just had to share this with you guys. Usually I watch house redecorating/renovation/flipping shows with a grain of salt. I take the ideas that I like and leave the ones I don’t. For the first time in a long time I was completely struck by a finished product. See for yourself:

photo courtesy of HGTV
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I am seriously thinking about bangs. I need a change – people with curly hair, I know you feel my pain. It’s either short or it’s long, and it pretty much always has layers. I set the the whole bangs idea aside because it is so DANG windy in SF sometimes…but I am back to [...]

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