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The River is Wide

First, the background. One of the local theaters was putting on a play called The River is Wide. It was set during the Civil War and it was supposed to bring the people to life who participated in that life-altering … Continue reading

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Birds

Birds! They drive me crazy, but the cats love them. Especially Chester. In the picture you can see my two finch feeders and one of my seed block feeders (with a woodpecker on it). What you can’t see in the … Continue reading

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Sunset

Lake Erie. Sunset. Need I say anything more? Maybe one more? Okay…

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WIPs 7-10-11

I haven’t spent a lot of time this week stitching, but I did get some of it done. Here she is last week: Here she is this week: I have added the wing on the right, plus I couldn’t stand … Continue reading

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The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life

I know that there are a lot of people out there who do not care for Glenn Beck. They feel that he’s controversial and even a liar. They don’t care for his ideas, thoughts, or politics. This book is not … Continue reading

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

I picked up the audio version of this book, by author John Berendt, for my trip to North Carolina. I had no idea what to expect because I had quickly read the back cover to see if it sounded interesting. … Continue reading

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Household Happenings

Yesterday I had a visit from my best friend. We don’t get to see a lot of each other because she lives in Cincinnati and has a job that keeps her busy with travel. She brought my birthday gifts and … Continue reading

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Angel Square Progress

I feel like such a slacker for many reasons, one of which is because I haven’t been updating my cross stitching posts every week like I originally intended. Here is the last picture that I posted from June 19th: Here … Continue reading

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The Antiques Tobacco Barn

When I was in Asheville, NC I had gone to this antiques store that was in an old tobacco barn. I promised that I would post pictures for you to see. I thought that it was rather neat. This was … Continue reading

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WIP Update

I have some pictures of my cross stitching to post. Here is the picture from 6-5-11: This is after working on it for two weeks (picture was taken on Sunday, 6-19-11): It looks like I’ve done a lot, but it … Continue reading

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