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Category Archives: A hobby here, a hobby there

November 11, 2008

Do you know that at least one member of my family has been sick for each of the previous 31 days now? And that presently every single one of us is sick? I know, it’s more interesting to me than … Continue reading →

Posted by grrlTravels on November 11, 2008

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May 28, 2008

You know that saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”? Well what’s up with that anyway? I have spent a good part of my life believing that you cannot in fact teach an old dog new tricks. There … Continue reading →

Posted by grrlTravels on May 28, 2008

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April 17, 2008

I’ve finally gotten through all of the photos from China, and uploaded what’s worth uploading to Flickr. You can see random photos from our trip to adopt R. in my China 2008 set. I will warn you that there are … Continue reading →

Posted by grrlTravels on April 17, 2008

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November 26, 2007

I am obsessed with taking photos of food. It seems to serve no reasonable purpose, but I still take the shots. What to do with them? Post when I am too tired to think of anything to say. Just be … Continue reading →

Posted by grrlTravels on November 26, 2007

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November 5, 2007

The books, they call to me. At the flea market, at the thrift store, yard sale, discount bin, they call to me. I’m not sure what it is. Right now it feels like nothing more or less than a compulsion. … Continue reading →

October 22, 2007

My parents never really liked to play with us. We spent a lot of time together as a family, but not much of it was spent playing. As a child I used to wonder why my mother refused to play … Continue reading →

April 27, 2007

It isn’t wrong to want to have a creative component in my life, right? I know it isn’t wrong to take some precious moments for myself during the day even when it seems impossible. Even when it seems like the … Continue reading →

January 27, 2007

It’s supposed to be cold this weekend. Coooooooold. Yesterday it did not get out of the twenties here. That made 40 degrees this morning feel positively balmy. It’s a good time to stay inside. Why not stay inside and craft? … Continue reading →

January 23, 2007

I am beginning another photography class. I am trying something different this time. I liked the BetterPhoto class, but it was a bit impersonal. There were 30 people in the class, about 10 or 12 who actually participated. Lots of … Continue reading →

November 16, 2006

This story really belongs over on the craft blog, but the craft blog is languishing and so it can moulder another day or so. It’s not going to hurt anything. My cousin tells the following story about her husband. They … Continue reading →

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