Author: Jamie
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Homemade Aprons
A few years ago, Kathryn started wishing for her very own apron. I don’t know where she got the notion; probably from something she was reading. Anyway, for her birthday last year, I made her a little homemade apron, and she was delighted with it. She wears it on every possible occasion–and she’s more enthusiastic…
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Twenty-five more of my thousand gifts
I’m still thanking the Lord for more of my one-thousand gifts! Gifts #151 – #175: My friend Tina and her baby (still in the womb) are both safe after a scare last week. The new old car passed emissions! Cheap cars mean cheap ad valorem fees for tags. Sister-time for Lindsey and Kathryn. Vanilla cupcakes…
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The Cook’s Book: My Recipe Binder
Not too long ago, I realized I had a shelf full of cookbooks, but I almost never cracked one open. What do I do with all those unused cookbooks? I decided that a nifty recipe binder would be much more useful; it would feed my need for organization, and would be one necessary step towards…
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My Summer Garden
We aren’t doing formal nature studies right now, but even a trip to the mailbox provides a trip through furiously blooming flowers, busy bees, and fluttering butterflies, like this swallowtail on a purple butterfly bush (aka buddleia). Ken’s birthflower, the gladiola, is so named because it resembles a sword; the Latin word gladiolus means sword….
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4th of July: Food, Fun, Friends, and Puppies!
Lindsey’s friend Deanna spent the weekend with us again. Even when we don’t do much of anything exciting, I think she enjoys just hanging out; she currently lives in a group foster home for girls, and even though it’s a pretty good place, it’s not the same as having a family. And although we really…