The funeral is over.  It was comforting to hear friends share their own personal memories of what made my friend so special.  I think a funeral helps to bring closure.  I realize that the hurt for the family will go on for a long while, and probably get worse before it gets better, but I think even […]

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I am continually inspired by nature.  Each time I take a little break and step outside, I am so thankful to have even a little piece of land on which to grow flowers and herbs and trees.  I remember when we were renters and I had to be content with simple containers on the front porch.  Even […]

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my daughter before I had a daughter.  And you know who you are. 

When I took the picture, Thomas asked what I was doing.  I told him who I was taking the picture for, because I thought she would like the colors.  So there I was, trying to be all elegant and everything, and […]

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One day out of each week I really enjoy working with my clothes.  I wash what needs to be washed, I put everything in its proper place, and I assess what needs to be mended or discarded.  There’s usually not anything to get rid of, but sometimes! 

The closets in this old home of ours are not that […]

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Why do I love pretty things so?  I love “girly” things.  (My daughter claims to be a tomboy, but I think she is going to love them too.)

Pretty things like little buttons at the ankles of these pajama bottoms.

Or a ribbon tied around put-up hair.

Or a pretty shawl with pale pink stripes over a vintage […]

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then what’s a blog for?
I just had to share what I found earlier at the thrift store.  I met my mom and my sister and, together with my daughter and my niece, we had the best time just looking at all the stuff there. 

I know it’s hard to see, but I found two very pretty […]

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Okay, I have been really drawn to bright scarves and flashy pins lately!  Must be a midlife crisis.
Anyhoo, I have an up-do with a scarf that I sort of like.  Tell me truly, do you like this look?

Perhaps too many pins, but this is small compared to some of the midlife crises my friends are […]

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