Author Archives: Laura

Finish It Up Friday 2016: Update #5: A Beautiful Table and A Beautiful Kitchen!

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Laura

I appear to be settling into a every-other-week reporting groove! 🙂 I managed to cross two more things off my list!  First, I sewed a tablecloth for our table, which was ordered and delivered during Mark’s pregnancy. It’s pretty big … Continue reading →

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Classics Club, Book #24: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (January 2016)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Laura

This is my first post about 2016’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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Recipe: White Bean and Fig Salad (delicious for winter!)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Laura

When in Montana in summer 2013, we spent a couple days in Missoula and ate lunch one day at the Good Food Store. It’s like Whole Foods except way better. Not exaggerating, it had the biggest and best bulk food … Continue reading →

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Finish It Up Friday 2016: Update #4: Will Those Birds Eat the Corn?

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Laura

I am obliterating my to-sew list! Here’s what I accomplished over the past couple weeks. I made eight corn sacks (portable heating pads) – three on commission and five as presents for people who have been really kind to our … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas 2015: Ornaments for Two of My Siblings but NOT the Other Two (because I am definitely not perfect)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Laura

This year, I managed to sew ornaments for two of my four siblings. For my sister, who loves to take pictures, I sewed her this adorable camera (from this tutorial). I even managed to get this done in early December. … Continue reading →

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[not to get all conspiracy-theoryish on you but] TURN OFF YOUR WIFI!!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Laura

Several weeks ago, I woke up and said to Nik, “I just had the most bizarre series of dreams!” He replied “Me too! It’s because I turned off the WiFi!” What does that have to do with dreams?????? It turned … Continue reading →

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The Voting Results You Should REALLY Care About

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Laura

Ellie has finished her poll!  She wants you to know that there are no winners in her poll – only data, people, only data. Here’s her results in graphic form: when I asked her to smile for the camera when … Continue reading →

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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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