Monthly Archive for: ‘September, 2010’
Well Said Wed. #32
0Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit, either. ~Elizabeth Zimmerman Visit Notes from a Cottage Industry for her wonderful words of wisdom and links to other quote lovers!
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Do You Do Coupons?
Retrieve the Sunday paper from the driveway, pour a cup of coffee, grab the scissors, settle in at the kitchen table and start snipping coupons before my husband even got out of bed. It was a ritual for me for a long time. I stopped [...]
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One of My Readers Will Win a $100 Gift Card!
Giving away a gift card is so much fun! Especially when I know for absolute certain that one of MY READERS will win it! This giveaway has to do with a horse, a housewife and determination! Visit my BlogHer Review blog to find out what [...]
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It’s Sooooo Official: Coziness Is In
Even the WSJ is talking about yarn. Crafts are red hot, especially yarnie crafts. Is it a backlash against technology? Is nesting back in style? Or perhaps the economy is sending us back to basics? Doesn’t matter. All that matters is that I’m suddenly very [...]
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Well Said Wed. #31
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow Visit Notes from a Cottage Industry for her wonderful words of wisdom and links to other quote lovers!
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Reproduction Antique Silverware, Cutlery Pens
These reproduction cutlery pens are so gorgeous. I loved them so much that I ordered a bunch of them when A Lovely Thing was an eshop. Well, guess what I found? An entire box full. So, I’m putting them up for sale here. Think gifts [...]
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Things I Noticed This Week
The word H-E-double-L in the title of a post is bait for spammers. Luckily, WordPress is freaking awesome in catching ‘em in one trash can so I delete them all with just one little old click. Thank you, WordPress coders! I love each and every [...]
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5 Things You Should Know About Downsizing
I’ve been reading all kinds of stories and blogs about how chic it is to live in a small space with less stuff. The important part of that sentence is less stuff. Don’t believe all the hype about how easy it is to downsize. It [...]
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Well Said Wed. #30
We can easily forgive the child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy is when people are afraid of the light. ~ Plato Visit Notes from a Cottage Industry for her wonderful words of wisdom and links to other quote lovers!
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I’m A Sniffing Cheapskate
Remember this soap puff I made? It caught the attention of an AP reporter doing a story on cheapskates. She contacted me via Facebook to ask if she could interview me regarding my frugal ways. First, I was like heck yeah! Interview me and provide [...]
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