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April 18th
I’m dedicating the next week’s worth of posts to my new favorite state in the union: Indiana. That’s right, Indiana. Home of the Hoosers, the Butler Bulldogs and the best book club I know. Have you ever been? If so, you know Indianapolis is a …
February 28th
I received a lovely new address stamp in the mail this week, thanks to the ever creative Trial By Cupcakes. Perfect timing for COAK. Love, love, love! I think this will be my standard new home gift. Guess who I get to buy one for first? That’s right …
February 22nd
… organized CAOK — calculated acts of kindness — for a few years as a lenten tradition. … meditative, intentional kindness. This year, the CAOK theme is correspondence. If you’d like to play along, I encourage you to …
January 30th
I have this delightful thrift store by my house; it has to be one of the best little shops I’ve ever found. The other day I needed a pie plate. I also left with a pewter serving dish, a glass butter dish, and a handful of vintage linens. I have long said I …
January 23rd
A scarf for a new Denver friend who has made my transition here easier. She and her husband are truly lovely people — friends I hope to have forever: {click on the photo for pattern details.} I picked this yarn up in Tempe because it reminded me …
January 12th
I like having journals around — to collect prayers, notes, and odd observations. Sometimes they are filled with grocery lists. Pretty much all of them end up unfinished because I get distracted with the bright and shiny of a new journal! New year, new …
September 2nd
A former coworker turned 40 last week; the celebration gave me a much needed nudge to try Amy Butler’s charm clutch pattern. I anticipate making many, many more of these with what I learned after the first go-round — including one for me, with …
April 4th
Some aspects of cleaning up the pantry and using what I have are more fun than others. I put Finny’s Christmas gift — which included jam and this homemade pie filling — to good use this weekend. ~K …
March 21st
… think giving a loaf of bread as a CAOK gift might be the most appropriate. Breaking of bread. Sharing of loaves. …
March 14th
A coworker gave me a garment that she wanted recycled. She’d had the gown custom made with Heather Bailey fabrics and was so sad the end result didn’t work. She didn’t want the fabric to go to waste. Could I make something of it? The Betty D …
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