Monthly Archives: January 2016

Finish It Up Friday 2016: Update #3: All Construction, All The Time

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Laura

Thanks to all our at-home time due to Jonas, I got a good bit of sewing done. Here’s what I crossed off my list: I sewed all three of these baby blankets on Saturday as the snow came down. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Favorite Books of 2015: Fiction

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Laura

I read around 75 books in 2014. (I know that seems like a lot but that’s 50% down from 2011 so doesn’t feel like much to me!)  Here are my favorites, just a month late compared to all the other … Continue reading →

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Snowpocaplse 2016, in pictures, by the hour

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Laura

To satisfy my sister-in-law up in Alaska, a weather junkie, I’ve been taking pictures every couple hours (with a longer break last night) thorough the storm.  Perhaps you’d like to see them too? Friday, 1/22, 4:31 pm Friday, 1/22, 5:02 … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday 2016: Update #2: Does Moving My Sewing Room Count as a Finish?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Laura

Over the past two weeks, we’ve had to completely empty out our upstairs (other than one closet, which I was able to pack totally full) in preparation for some home renovations.  We’re hoping that the work won’t take much longer … Continue reading →

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I’m on Instagram! What’s Next? Periscope?

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Laura

This post has two pictures you missed if you aren’t yet following me on Instagram. This is my official announcement that I’ve finally given in and joined the crowd on Instagram. I had been resisting yet another way to waste … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday 2016: Update #1: Making Progress and Keeping Secrets

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Laura

If you haven’t done so already, Ellie would love your vote for your favorite farm animal! 🙂 I made a lot of progress this week! (See the second half of the post for my book progress.) Here’s what I accomplished: … Continue reading →

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Ellie Needs Your Help – Please Vote!

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Laura

This morning, while I was trying to get our basement cleared out in preparation for some coming home renovation work, Ellie found a bag of farm animal manipulatives and asked to play the game that went with them.  So I … Continue reading →

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Classics Club, Book #23: Little Lord Fauntleroy (December 2015)

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Laura

This is my eighth and final post about 2015’s books for The Classics Club.  I’ll be reading one classic book a month through 2018.  Track what I’m reading for the Classics Club here.  I’ll try not to include too many … Continue reading →

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December/January Sewing: A Dress for Ellie and [FINALLY] Something for Mark too!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Laura

I figured I’d give you all a break from book postings and talk about my other great love. Back in late November, Ellie asked if I would make her a dress to wear to our Advent Concert.  I’m crazy, and … Continue reading →

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Classics Club, Book #22: A Grief Observed (November 2015)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Laura

This is my seventh post about 2015’s books for The Classics Club.  I’ll be reading one classic book a month through 2018.  Track what I’m reading for the Classics Club here.  I’ll try not to include too many spoilers in … Continue reading →

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