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Photography
Tonight, Tom was away (on an information panel for future missionaries). The setting sun was warm and strong so I bundled Scotland up and headed out to practice capturing Sunflare- the challenge for my Photography club this month. Then after putting Scotter to sleep I sat down to the ever overwhelming Photoshop to try my…
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Happy Halloween!
I don’t have much time, so it’ll be mostly pictures this time. Scotland’s been sick all week with a cold. Hence, the enthusiastic faces in these shots. Fall continues to linger, and I’m loving it. The City of Shaker Heights planted hundered of mums this year. Scotter also cut his second top tooth. I figured…
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City Fresh
Today was the last day of City Fresh a CSA I started participating in about a month ago. I’ve loved it. It’s encouraged me to try new recipes, eat more seasonally, and branch out in my vegetable selection. Today I brought home: an acorn squash, a pie pumpkin, a cauliflower, a broccoli, 3 turnips, 2…
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Introducing. . . . Our finished Masterbath!
Remember this: This project was one of our most acclaimed. I’ve never had so many people ask to be invited over to use my bathroom! But this tiny little room just got a tiny bit better- okay maybe a lot better! Remember how it had looked like this? (Unfortunately, I purposely didn’t include the trimless window…
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Random
I love Craigslist. Yesterday I got three gates and a walker for Scotland- $15.00! A couple of days ago Scotland crawled up the stairs from the basement to the kitchen. Yesterday, was one of those dream mothering days. I can’t really descibe it, it was just a day full of smiles and laughter. (Except for…
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Women
My list of blog topics grows longer and longer, oh how writing clears my mind and sharpens my understanding. I truly need to write. Several of the topics revolve around the theme of women. My dear friend Claire and I often talk about women and our roles, challenges, and strengths on our runs together. I love…
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Hope & Doubt
Hope All treatments in medicine have potential benefits, but also potential risks. Prescribing treatment requires some degree of hope that the patient will be part of the group of people in which treatment benefits outweigh the damages. Patients receiving prescriptions will find no benefit unless they have at least enough hope to follow through on…
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Simple Tasks Completed= Great Joy!
Gretchen Rubin says in “The Happiness Project” that completing nagging tasks brings great happiness. Tonight was proof of that. In three quick hours I finished the touch-up painting on the windows in our bedroom, the alcove in our bedroom, the door in our bathroom, and the baseboards in the living room and kitchen. These were…
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Holden Arboretum
“A Gift for Mom:” This was Tom’s catch, and the winner of the day. After seven years in the area we finally made it to the Holden Arboretum. It’s one of the largest arborteum/botanical gardens in the United States. So while we enjoyed several hours there we only saw a slice. We’ll definitely be going…
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Finally!
When we moved in, our front door looked something like this: No, wait, it actually looked like this: I wasn’t a fan of the strange red sign, so I removed it, and fixed the hanging sign (among a few other things): Finally, I’ve done what I’ve been wanting to do for years: Vinyl lettering on the…