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Category Archives: friends
A Jewelry Party with Friends
Two friends came over to spend the morning with us today so that their mommy could have a little time to herself and learn how to make more amazingly beautiful cakes. (I think she’s pretty good at it already!) While … Continue reading
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December Sewing: Joanna and Vic’s Blessing Book
We hosted a co-ed baby shower for our friends, Joanna and Vic, back in the middle of November. The shower was a really fun team effort. Sharla made amazingly beautiful cupcakes. Elaine brought delicious pumpkin dip with apples. I made … Continue reading
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Papillon
Ellie has a little friend from church. She goes by the name, “Papillon” on her mother’s blog. Her mom and I get together every so often to walk and hang out. (You can see Ellie and Papillon at a play … Continue reading
August Sewing: Congratulations Nicole and Stephen!
My good friend Nicole got married three weeks ago. (It was her wedding and wedding present that I was talking about in this post.) Thankfully, it’s cooled down significantly and I was able to finally sew Nicole and Stephen their … Continue reading
Dear Caleb: A Butterfly Identification Request
Dear Caleb, My mama tells me that you know a lot about butterflies. In fact, she says that everything she knows about Monarch butterflies, she learned from you! That’s pretty good considering you are seven and she’s 34! So she … Continue reading
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May sewing – Steph’s baby quilt
Or, “Anatomy of a Modern Quilting Bee” 1. I realize that I have Steph’s key fabric that she chose for their nursery. (I also used the same fabric in a tea towel for a wedding present for Dan and Betsy … Continue reading
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Make new friends but keep the old (May sewing)
One is silver and the other’s gold. (Anyone else remember that song from Brownies?) That’s the song that kept running through my head as I sewed this bag for my dear friend Julie, who was one of my first friends … Continue reading
Maybe Dan has a future in stock photography?
We were a little late getting to the park when we took Ellie’s 7-month pictures, so Dan kept himself occupied by taking pictures of the flowers. I think he should try to get people to pay for these. Amazing!
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A spring luncheon menu
Hosting a lunch in the spring is tricky when you also want to serve seasonal food. There’s just not much growing yet. This was the seasonal menu that we came up with for Ellie’s little baptism celebration: hummus spanikopita homemade … Continue reading
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Eliana’s Baptism
Eliana was baptized on Mother’s Day. The same pastor who officiated at our wedding also did the baptism, which felt satisfying complete to me. I was more affected than I thought I would by the sight of the members of … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 