Monthly Archives: February 2012

Sugar n’ Cream

A treasured yard sale find turned into a treasured handmade knitted dishcloth from …

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Seed Catalog Romance

Are you spending your evenings curled up with a seed catalog? I am. Oh, the possibilities blooming inside my head! Tonight, anything is possible. What a delicious love affair I’m having.

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Surprise Joke

Ad from 1916. It’s a good thing our humor has become modernized. “Best joke out.” Thankfully gone.

Great Find: shoulder cuteness SOLD

What is black and red and cute all over? …

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Picket Fence Romance

Amid the hubbub of our modern must-do-it-all lifestyles, there’s a longing that lingers for simpler schedules and down-home happiness. You know the feeling. I find it necessary to surround myself with little reminders—a rustic framed picture of a frontier woman here, an old cast-iron kitchen tool there. More than a collection of matching frills, they help me keep in touch with my inner farmgirl when the world around me is going a bit bonkers.

One of the most quintessential symbols of sweet and peaceful settings is the …

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Angel Kisses

My son, Brian, is covered in angel kisses and blushes at the drop of a hat. Ugly spots? No way. When I was a youngster, I tried to…

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