lily’s seaside adventures.

a little trip down memory lane After returning from our first trip to Ocean City in 2007 I made a book for my in-laws, chronicling the story of a certain little girl’s seaside adventures. I made the book as a birthday gift, as both of their birthdays are in October. I borrowed the book last [...]

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it’s all in the goals.

getting it together I started reading The Artistic Mother by Shona Cole. It’s really good. I have especially enjoyed the chapter Motivation, which encourages writing an artistic vision and determining long- and short-term goals. I took the time to write my own artistic vision and goals. Some of my long-term goals (over the next 2 [...]

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well i know it’s just a spring haze.

it’a been a while! I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last posted. I don’t know what to say other than that I’ve been….busy. I strongly dislike that word – busy. When people say they’ve been busy I bet they can’t really even say exactly what it is they’ve been doing. I’m not [...]

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guess i’m way beyond the pale.

a gift in time I did manage to finish my brother-in-law’s bracelet in time. It turned out very nicely, and more importantly, he liked it. Of course I forgot to scan it though. But he has to give it back to me to adjust the length (it’s a bit too long), so I’ll scan it [...]

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however, i was disappointed in the margins.

Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little. – Edna Ferber I found this great book, Organize Now! by Jennifer Ford Berry in Joann’s a few weeks ago, and within ten seconds of skimming through it knew I absolutely had to have it. It wasn’t in my budget at the time, but [...]

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a modern book on letter writing, that speaks to the trends and tempo of our times.

Letters can be one of the most powerful and far-reaching influences in your life, if you let them be. – Lillian Eichler watson So I sent my digitally-altered book off to be converted, and it is done! It is such a wonderful feeling to finish a project. Check it out – Standard Book of Letter [...]

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no trick-or-treating for me.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. – Henri Matisse I bought the new issue of Somerset Studio – the Halloween issue – and alas, my Two Little Girls on All Hallow’s Eve was not chosen to be a part of the Readers’ Expressions. I am disappointed, but upon viewing the [...]

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