I’m excited to offer one-of-a-kind felt sets for sale.  I just finished a new set this morning.

For more details see my one-of-a-kind felt sets page.
Lynn

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Nothing says WELCOME like a fresh new rug at the door, even if it’s a 90-some-year-old doorway like mine — one that’s been redone and redone and has only recently been touched up again with a coat of white paint.  It’s the best we can do right now.
I had a gift certificate from Kohl’s where […]

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I knew at some point I would try this on.  I did today.  It was one other thing that was my grandmother’s that was given to me and I did want to share how pretty it is.  It is an apron that she ordered not long ago.

Isn’t it great?  I’m sure I won’t be using […]

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I just wanted to share a picture and a few thoughts this morning.  Last night I walked through the small foyer that surrounds the staircase in our home.  I looked up, and there on the little landing lay my 6-foot 2-inch, 200+-pound 16-year-old son, reading.  I had to smile.  (Then I grabbed my digital camera.)  I surmised […]

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I went to see my mother and my aunt today as they worked through cleaning out my grandmother’s apartment.  They have been working on this for a couple of days now.  They should not be there alone — either one of them — so other family members are trying to rally around and be supportive. 
As […]

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I wanted to share a little about a merchant I have just become affiliated with: Our Green House.  I am very excited about their products.  You will find links to their products at The Healthy Homeschool!  You can click on the banner below to start browsing now.

They have many products that I love, but the Sigg […]

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It’s not that I’m falling apart or anything.  It’s just that when the casket is closed and carried away, it’s so final.  I’ll never speak to or hug my grandmother again.  It’s a time of reflection and pondering many things, including whether or not I’m ready to go myself.  We don’t know when we’ll be […]

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Here it is Thanksgiving Day, and here I sit mourning the loss of my grandmother, who died this morning, on Thanksgiving morning. 
She was born in a different time - 1917.  She lived through things that are history to me and my children.  She was beautiful.  So beautiful.  The men who knew her when she was young […]

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Ever go into a nice antique store or bath and body store or candle store and think it smells SO good in here! 

 The way I achieve that effect in my own home is by layering scents, and I do not like artificial chemical scents.  They give me a headache.  I like using natural products to make my home […]

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It takes a lot to bring tears to my eyes in Sam’s club.  Yes ma’am.  But it happened today.  Victoria magazine, my favorite publication of all time, has returned to the newsstand!
Victoria magazine…  How can I tell you what it means to me.  I have issues of Victoria magazine going all the way back to […]

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