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Super Mario Baby Shower Invite – How To
Interestingly enough, the most popular Pinterest content that is from my blog comes from my post on the Super Mario Bros. themed baby shower my mom and I threw for my sister-in-law — and the related gifts for my nephew. I was contacted recently about where I got the invites, and decided I should post…
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My Husband's Crown: Happy 9th Anniversary!
Wedding Day: June 16, 2007 Today marks our 9th wedding anniversary! I can hardly believe it. Time seemed to drag on forever when we were dating, but these nine years have flown by. Though not without its share of challenges, Tom and I have had an amazing 9 years, and I look forward to one…
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How to Use those Chive Blossoms Before they Reseed!
When we first moved into our house, I was excited, albeit surprised, to find chives growing underneath a pine tree in our front yard. As I was frantically trying to fill up the space that would become my perennial garden, I immediately transplanted them. They have grown happily there now for a number of years…until…
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Review: Great Eye Glasses
Shopping for glasses can be hard. And expensive. I have a very weak prescription and glasses that I mostly just use for driving. Oh, and stargazing — it’s amazing how different the sky looks when you can see clearly! So many more stars and so much sharper! Anyways, I’ve also had a couple of pairs…
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Gardening in the Shade
I was always under the impression that not much grew in the shade. The only shade plants I really knew were impatiens and hostas. The problem was, I had created a landscaped area in our backyard, beside our deck and underneath a weeping cherry tree. The area gets a sun in the spring, but by…
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Product Review: Yum Yum Healthy Bars & Snacks Variety Pack
I am a big fan of snacks. Especially salty ones. Especially salty ones that I can claim as somewhat healthy. So I was very excited at the opportunity to review this Yum Yum Healthy Snacks Box. It arrived in a white box with a cute logo on the top: Inside, the box was filled with…
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Happy Birthday Happy
I thought focusing on this verse this week would be appropriate since we are celebrating our dog Happy’s third birthday. I think it’s interesting how one’s attitude and actions toward animals is indicative of his actions towards people — but this proverb turns it around from the way I usually think of it. You often…
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Pickled Hop Shoots – A Delicious Appetizer!
At the back of my perennial garden is a special garden space that really belongs to Tom. This is where his hops grow — with the bines growing up twine that reaches to the roof of our garage where they can then expand out sideways. Hops grow fast. Really fast. The shoots come out of…
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