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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Hat’s Off to the New Year!
In just a few hours it will be 2012. On New Year’s Eve I always find myself wondering what the new year has in store? It is no figment of my imagination, that the older I get, the faster the … Continue reading
Posted in activities, DIY, food preservation, gardening, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Organization, Seasonal
Tagged agritourism, family and friends, goal planning, goals, haycation idea, New Year, resolutions, success
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Simple Pleasure Treasure December 29, 2011
Today my daughter and I visited the Cincinnati Art Museum. There was a beautiful collection of turn-of-the century dresses and some jewelry. The dresses were fabulous! Silk, and bead-work galore made these dresses stunning, even 90 years later. While there … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beauty and beautiful things, blown glass, picaso, vintage textile display, visual art
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A Simple Pleasure Treasure Moment to talk about
I have been struggling with a respiratory infection for a month now. I also have asthma and infections always trigger a flare-up. I have been on antibiotics, additional asthma meds, and stayed home a couple of days to rest. All … Continue reading
Feeding the soul while trimming the tree
Today I enjoyed relaxing with my family. My husband made breakfast and then we began decorating the house for Christmas. It is always emotionally warming to walk through memories accumulated through a lifetime of gathering ornaments for the tree. … Continue reading
Posted in activities, Life's Simple Pleasures
Tagged christmas box, family memories, family time, Krohn Conservatory, ornaments
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Have you gotten your Christmas tree yet?
Today set a record in our family for getting the Christmas tree. We have never gotten the tree until 7-10 days before Christmas. This year circumstances encouraged us to make the journey earlier in the month. Our family tradition up … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, food preservation, Household, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged Christmas tree, holiday traditions, Indian, lentil and rice recipe, spices
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Blue Skies make me Smile
Yesterday my choir had a performance in a city an hour and a half away. I admit I felt a twinge of anxiety when I stepped into our school’s new minibus as the driver. I am a farm girl and … Continue reading
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