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50 Stories::Rainy Days and Mondays.

There’s a perception, I think, that bloggers skip through life with perfectly clean homes and perfectly weeded gardens and perfectly

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A Common Thread::FABRIC Story Kit™

A Common Thread::FABRIC Story Kit™

One of my earliest memories of sewing was having my Granny show me how to carefully use a needle and

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In-N-Out Poppy

In-N-Out Poppy

Life with Poppy is never dull, especially on the weekends when we’re home. Poppy: Please let me out. PleasePleasePlease. I

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A Breath of Fresh Air

A Breath of Fresh Air

After being cooped up with bitterly cold weather most of the week, it was absolute heaven to be outside yesterday

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This December

This December

As so often happens in this blogger’s life, I walk this fine, wobbly, gray line between authentically sharing the stories

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Holiday Nest Mode

Holiday Nest Mode

As I’m sitting here at my desk, uploading these photos to my blog, I have the biggest smile on my

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Story Teller for Ali Edwards Design Team

Currently Teaching at Big Picture Classes.

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