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{pretty, happy, funny, real} -:- October 6
{pretty}Kalliope and I gathered bags full of these lovely dark brown nuts. They look like acorns, but littered the ground under what didn't look like an oak tree. (None of the typical oak leaves I'm...
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Turning 3
Our Little Kalliope has moved from Toddler to Preschooler! She has grown amazingly in the past year. Here's last year's birthday photo:And this years:Notice the blurring of movement...that might say...
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Autumn Fires
Autumn Firesby Robert Louis StevensonIn the other gardensAnd all up the vale,From the autumn bonfiresSee the smoke trail!Pleasant summer overAnd all the summer flowers,The red fire blazes,The gray...
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Daybook: Monday, October 10th
outside my window . . . the woods are really starting to thin out from the thick greenness of summer. This might be about my favorite moment of autumn: still enough green to highlight the golds and...
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Daybook: Wednesday, Oct 19th
outside my window . . . it is very drippy.listening to . . . a few of Artemisia's friends from Classical Conversations playing upstairs, downstairs, and on the stairs.wearing . . . dark olive green...
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Fairy Tales for Today
On Saturday, Erik and I took Faramir, Artemisia, and Kalliope to Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park in South Carolina. This is the site of the Battle of Kings Mountain (a Patriot...
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Nativity Carnival?
Any bloggers out there interested in a Nativity Season carnival? I'm thinking: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. We've done the Advent Carnival in the past and it was a big success, but I'd love to...
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Willa's blog book club
Willa is reading through Keeping House: A Litany of Everyday Life and plans to blog through it. She'd love some other bloggers to join her. I've got the book on my Kindle, so I'm going to at least...
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Keeping House: Preface
Honestly, this is a discouraging time to begin reading a book on housekeeping.My husband has been working 14-16 hours a day, or more, for the past month or two. He rises and gets to work around 8am...
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Nov 13th
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping AdventEach Sunday, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Nov 20th
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping AdventEach Sunday, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Nov 27th
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping AdventEach Sunday, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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Daybook: Monday, Nov 28th
outside my window . . . another gray day has broken. But I think the gray will bring rain and a change in weather tomorrow - sunny and cool. I'm ready for the chilly weather! We had some in...
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Virtual Advent Tour - Saint Nicholas
Welcome, Virtual Advent Tourists! What is your first memory of Santa Claus? Was it in the mall at a "Santa's Workshop"? Was it in a book or a movie? Was it setting out cookies or digging through...
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Dec 4th
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping AdventEach Sunday, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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Caramelized Onion and Cheddar Souffle
Last night we feasted for Saint Nicholas Day! I'd planned on making a Caramelized Onion and Cheddar Souffle, but couldn't find the recipe, so I dug out Joy of Cooking and tweaked a basic souffle...
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Nativity Carnival : Keeping Advent -- Dec 13th
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Dec 18th
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Christmas Eve Eve Silliness
The tree is finally decorated! We love to wait until very late. In fact we always wait to decorate until our Christmas company has arrived - usually Christmas Eve or Christmas Eve Eve. The Tree all...
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Advent -- Dec 28th
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping AdventEach week, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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My Favorite Movies of 2011
We do love movies at our house and watch plenty. Here are my favorites from 2011. . . .Nacho Libre (2006 PG) - Typical Jack Black hilarity. A silly movie about "Nacho" who was orphaned as a boy and...
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Nativity Carnival: Keeping Christmas -- Jan 3rd
Welcome to the Nativity Carnival: Keeping ChristmasEach week, Advent through Epiphany, a new "Mr Linky" will be posted for you to share your Nativity Season-related ideas and thoughts from your blog....
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2012 Photo a Day: Jan 1-7
2012 - Photo a Day ChallengeJan 1-7Jan 2 - Well missed Jan 1 (because I'd only discovered this challenge on Jan 2).Took a load of stuff out of the garage to give-away and consign.Jan 3 - First day of...
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Seasons and an important blog update
In the past few days, we have enjoyed temperatures in the 70s. In fact for the past few weeks we’ve had quite a few days in the upper 60s and lower 70s. One of those days was downright hot! It has...
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