Author Archives: Laura

Would 10,000 Hours of Sewing Flannel Blankets Really Be Enough To Achieve Perfection?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Laura

I’m not exactly sure how many flannel baby blankets I’ve sewn in the past six years.  I just used my sewing page to attempt to count just those I’ve sewn since summer 2010.  I came up with close to 70.  … Continue reading →

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“Why Doesn’t This Happen More Often?”

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Laura

Today I’m honored to share with you a guest post by Andy DeVos.  Andy originally wrote this as a post on Facebook and has given me permission to repost it here. I myself haven’t read (or watched) all of the … Continue reading →

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Something Totally Foreign to Alaskan Eyes

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Laura

This fascinates me every year so I’m sharing pictures for my Alaska family.  I don’t remember ever seeing rhubarb bloom at home and rhubarb grows everywhere!  Here, it bolts almost immediately after it starts growing in the spring.  You have … Continue reading →

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Ideas for How To Help Baltimore

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Laura

I’ve been hearing from friends and family, wondering how they can help support Baltimore.  My friend (and former housemate) Emily just complied this helpful list of organizations that she and I can vouch for personally.  As she wrote, “Giving to … Continue reading →

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I’m From Baltimore

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Laura

I’ve said this on my blog before but I’ll say it again. I probably always will say that my home state is Alaska (not Maryland), but I am ever so proud, grateful, and glad today to say that my home … Continue reading →

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Babies and Redbuds

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Laura

Every year, we take a picture with our kids and our redbud tree, on or around April 19th.  Here’s 2011’s pictures, here’s 2012’s, and because I forgot to post them the last two years (poor Mark), here are three more … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring – Some Creepy, Some Cute

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Laura

Ellie has finally admitted that “real spring” is here.  To her, spring means that she gets to wear tank tops and shorts because it’s really warm.  Spring does not mean “Yay, things are starting to grow!”  So, despite my best … Continue reading →

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2014/2015 Sewing: Mark’s Doll is Finished (AT LAST!!)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Laura

I started the doll head in July, creepy alien eyes, part way through needle felting the wool ball that is the head’s base.  (See this post about Ellie’s doll for more about making the head.) sewed the clothes in July, … Continue reading →

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I Promise My Sourdough Recipes Taste Better Than This

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Laura

While reading My Antonia for the Classics Club last month, I came across this lovely passage.  Jim, the book’s narrator is speaking. I remember how horrified we were at the sour, ashy-grey bread she gave her family to eat.  She … Continue reading →

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Classics Club, Books #13, 14, and 15: Willa Cather’s Prairie Trilogy (from January-March, 2015)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Laura

This is my first 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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