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Lessons I Learned about Children from My Childless Aunts
My maternal grandmother was the youngest of eight children, three boys and five girls. She must have been a bit of a rebel, as the first girl to marry. I remember my great-grandmother as a stern woman who managed to get three daughters to never leave the nest. Those...
Wordless Wednesday: The insects, they like my hostas
I'm normally very wary of insects, especially ones with stingers on their backsides. The quest for a good shot seems to have deadened my instinct to flee, and instead I find myself pushing in as close as possible, ignoring the buzzing around me as the bees and wasps...
Wordless Wednesday: Hosta Flowers with Photoshop Tutorial
I had comments about the coloring of the vintage bouquet I used for last week's WW, so I went back and wrote a Photoshop tutorial for it. This week I thought I would post a Photoshop tutorial with my WW, but a much easier one this time. If you like the idea of a WW...
Twisted Silver Giveaway
[This is a sticky post and will remain on top until the contest ends on Saturday. Please scroll down for new content.] I'm a fan and customer of Twisted Silver, home of "fabulous and funky jewelry." Not only are their products great, so is their customer service. I...
She Speaks Conference: surreal, in a comfortable sort of way
This weekend's She Speaks Conference was both a surreal and a "coming home" sort of experience. Surreal, in the sense of hanging out with well-known bloggers, writers, and speakers; comfortable in meeting other women - the bloggers - who are interested in and familiar...
Look who’s 3!
I'll post about She Speaks later, but for tonight I'm just awfully happy to have spent the remainder of her birthday with my sweet baby girl. Part of the trip home involved my first purchase at Build-a-Bear for Mopsy (obviously the creative juices weren't flowing when...
Blogging with Purpose
Please join me today at the Homeschool Blog Awards for a Better Blogging post about the purpose of your blog.
She Speaks!
I'm so excited to be attending Proverbs 31 Ministry's She Speaks Conference this weekend in North Carolina! There are sessions on blogging, and a bloggers' reception tomorrow afternoon. I should be meeting at least four of the ladies listed in my sidebar links, as...
Twisted Silver Jewelry Giveaway
Twisted Silver is introducing three new items on June 24 and I am really excited to be hosting a giveaway for one of them! The contest will run from Tuesday, June 24, to Saturday, June 28, and there will also be a coupon code for purchases through their website. This...
Photoshop tutorial on my photoblog
I got such nice comments about the coloring on the Wordless Wednesday photo I posted on my photoblog yesterday, that I've put together a Photoshop tutorial for it. Please stop by and let me know if this is of benefit to you or if you'd like to see more like it in the...
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