A Sewing Funk

I haven’t been down in my sewing space for ages.  I wish I could say that I have a good excuse, like the fact that it’s freezing down there (in my defense it is), or that my sewing table needs to be replaced/repaired (it does), but honestly, I think I would work around those things…

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Bookish Questions – Do you use bookmarks a lot?

Do you use bookmarks a lot? ALL THE TIME! I have an assortment of bookmarks in my collection. Some are bookmarks I got for free from places like Barnes & Noble or Book Depository, while others are ones I have made.  Some of my favorite ones I’ve done myself are the ones I printed from…

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#Project52 – Valentine

This close to Valentine’s Day, I want to give a shout out to my favorite Valentine. He’s usually super serious, so I thought I’d share a bit of his less serious side with you. Matt seems to enjoy how friendly our new kitten, Geordi has been. I think that’s why he puts up with him…

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Bookish Questions – Do you want more books?

Do you want more books? What kind of questions is this for a bookish person? Of course, I want more books! I’m friends with quite a few authors who are currently writing books so I’m looking forward to them being released – I might review them on my blog! One of my friends is hybrid…

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2016 INFB Young Farmer’s Conference

The 2016 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer’s Conference was held last weekend at the Marriott East in Indianapolis.  As always, my husband and I went up for the weekend and had an enjoyable time.  We got to meet some awesome people and learn more about farming. Friday evening involved a little “canstruction,” where groups from…

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#Project52 – Hobbies

I have several hobbies that I really enjoy doing. One, which you have been seeing a lot of lately is reading.  I always seem to have a book in my hand.  But I promise that’s not the only thing I do for fun. I love to create, and one of my favorite mediums to work…

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Bookish Questions – Do you use a library?

Do you use a library? As a reader, I feel like a horrible human being when I admit that I haven’t had a library card in ages.  Growing up, I lived in one of the few townships in my state that did not have library service, so if we wanted library cards, we had to…

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Robberts and Stockburger at Dunn Art Gallery

With the start of a new semester on campus, there is a new show in the Dunn Art Gallery.  This show, running from January 11th until February 26th, 2016 features the drawings, paintings, and frescoes of Fred Robberts and Jason Stockburger. I think my favorite piece in the show is the image of St. Anthony…

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Bookish Questions – Do you read ‘classics’?

Do you read ‘classics’? I don’t read anywhere near enough classic books, not since school. I’ve been too busy reading all the great new books coming out. Thanks to all of the free classics available for my Kindle app, I am trying to do a better job of reading them.  I read several classic era…

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