Adventures
Online Store
Good news everyone! I just opened up an online store through Redbubble. This store will allow me to sell prints and products featuring some of my photography and artwork. You can get to the store any time by clicking on the link to the store in the menu bar, or the shopping cart icon in…
Read MoreBookish Questions – What book is on your nightstand now?
What book is on your nightstand now? I like a little light reading before bed, so I usually keep a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book on my nightstand. They seem to be the perfect type of book to relax me. I’m currently reading Nancy Drew #16 Clue of the Tapping Heels. What’s on your…
Read MoreLydia’s Baby Quilt
Anna just made a quilt for her friend Lydia’s baby, Daniela. It’s a scrappy rail fence pattern with a clean grey border. I personally love a good scrappy quilt, and baby quilts are a great way to use up some of those novelty prints in your stash. Anna also hand quilts all of her projects. …
Read MoreCoffee Talk – Email’s Out
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite drink and sit down for a spell. Email’s Out This week been an interesting one at the office. We had Monday off for Memorial Day. Tuesday was a bit busier, with some of the new freshmen on campus for orientation, but I’ve been bored out of my mind…
Read MoreBookish Questions – Least favorite genre?
What is your least favorite genre? For me, Romance is probably the fictional genre I like least. I don’t mind a romance, if it’s well written, but I find that most romance novels are full of tropes and unnecessary sex scenes. Plus, I find that sex scenes are much more engaging when played out on…
Read MoreBook It! – Fairy Tales Retold
The month of May has been great for reading. I feel like I’ve finished tons of books, and I’m well on my way to completing my goal of 52 books this year. I’m actually a lot further ahead than I thought I would be. The Lunar Chronicles I recent read all 5 books in The…
Read MoreCoffee Talk – New Designs
There are lots of strange things going on on the interwebs this week. So grab your favorite beverage and join in on the chat. A New Design I recently updated the design of the website from the one I’ve been using since the beginning (with a few minor design modifications as I went) to something…
Read More#Project52 – Nature
I was supposed to write up a post with photos from nature for this week’s #EverydayProject52 post. But when I got home, I found out that our outside kitten, Geordi, died today. Matt found him out by the road. So, I don’t feel much like sharing photos of bright flowers. Instead, I thought I would…
Read MoreThe Lunar Chronicles – A Review
The Lunar Chronicles are a series of 6 books written by Marissa Meyer. The books take place in the distant future (100+ years after the 4th world war). The 4 main books in the series: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter are retellings of the traditional fairy tales Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow…
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