Author: Jamie
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Last minute gift ideas for her
Time flies, and that seems especially true during the month of December. There are just 10 days ’til Christmas! If you still have gifts to buy, consider these last-minute gifts. {Note: post contains affiliate links.} Beautiful books Puffin in Bloom is a series of classic books with swoon-worthy covers. They’re considered children’s books but these…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 4}
Welcome to the 4th edition of my relatively new weekly post to share the best posts I read this week and a bit of what’s going on in our lives here at home! “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas,…
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The simple joys of tea
Tea is one of the simple joys in life that I savor every day. Even on vacation. Even at conferences. Even when we went camping! It has, of course, already made appearances in my relatively new hobby of art journaling. Tea is good for you! Tea is much lower in caffeine than coffee, helps fight…
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100 things I want my daughters to know
Three daughters, plus a daughter-in-law, and likely another daughter-in-law someday if/when the youngest marries; that’s potentially five families who will branch off of ours. I find that awesome — and sometimes a little bit panic-inducing. We’re setting the stage for our future grandchildren’s lives right now. The world sends all kind of messages to our…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 3}
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” – Henry Ward Beecher This is one of my favorite ornaments because 4-year-old Kathryn made it entirely by herself (the idea of joined hearts was hers, too) the year Ken and I got married. My tree is full of sentimentality,…