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Happy Bloggiversary to Me! and BTW I’m out of my ever lovin’ mind with the pictures to prove it 2008-05-31 20:20:31 Today is my 2-year bloggiversary!!!
I spent a beautiful afternoon at Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountain National Park, relaxing and taking photos of the family, landscape, and assorted insects and creepy crawlies along the way.
Toward the end of the loop, however, we came across this:
and not 30 minutes later there was this:
Maybe I took the [...] Read more:Happy
Goings on in the blogosphere, and a future contest right here! 2008-06-11 00:39:18 I am not usually an authority on everything going on in my little corner of the blogosphere. I tend to spend a lot of time on the computer working and less visiting than I’d prefer. Those wee hours that span the bridge between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning tend to be the exception [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Magnolia 2008-06-10 21:42:49 Who knew a magnolia could be so downright whimsical?
I wasn’t sure what to call this, but discovered a website that describes the evolution of a magnolia blossom. I’ve always wanted magnolias, and we planted two small trees in our yard this year.
I got all carried away and posted another WW on my photoblog.
Visit 5 [...] Read more:Wednesday
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How to destroy your feed, an article, and a daisy 2008-06-09 09:25:06 FYI, really long post titles (250+ characters) wreak havoc on your feed; I managed to destroy
mine for a week until a little googling revealed my mistake, which was easily fixed by shortening the feed-offending title.
Think blogging is good for you? So do scientists. Neat, huh?
Check out this path that draws and calms [...]
How does your garden grow? 2008-06-12 12:08:28 I garden in spurts. Perennials are great because they just keep giving, year after year; it feels like my money and effort are well-spent when I plant them. I’m a bit of a tomato snob and only like the fresh ones from the local farmers’ stands instead of the pitiful variety you find [...]
Where has the time gone? 2008-06-16 01:04:39 I want to wish a big Happy Birthday to my oldest son who is 22 today! I am very, very proud of you and love you so much.
The Blog that RSS Feeds Time Forgot 2008-06-16 23:46:26 If I had read How to Make Your Blog Disappear for Dummies (don’t bother checking Amazon for that title) I couldn’t have done a better job than I’ve somehow accomplished lately. My feed has had so many strange issues that I’ve uninstalled or deleted lots of plugins or post content that I’d really have preferred [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Old Graves (Vintage Theme) 2008-06-17 22:49:08 I read about Wordless Wednesday
with a Twist at Andrea’s blog today. I love WW anyway, and I thought it might be fun to participate with a theme. Unfortunately, finding out about it so late didn’t leave much time for scouting vintage objects to photograph. What it does give me is [...] Read more:Graves
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Blogging with Purpose 2008-06-21 05:30:42 Please join me today at the Homeschool Blog Awards for a Better Blogging
post about the purpose of your blog. Read more:Purpose
She Speaks! 2008-06-19 23:30:26 I’m so excited to be attending Proverbs 31 Ministry’s She Speaks Conference this weekend in North Carolina! There are sessions on blogging, and a bloggers’ reception tomorrow afternoon. I should be meeting at least four of the ladies listed in my sidebar links, as well as several of my Barefoot Blogs customers.
I hope to eat [...]
Twisted Silver Jewelry Giveaway 2008-06-19 13:53:28 Twisted Silver
is introducing three new items on June 24 and I am really excited to be hosting a giveaway for one of them! The contest will run from Tuesday, June 24, to Saturday, June 28, and there will also be a coupon code for purchases through their website.
This contest is open to both [...] Read more:Twisted
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Photoshop tutorial on my photoblog 2008-06-19 00:32:18 I got such nice comments about the coloring on the Wordless Wednesday photo I posted on my photoblog
yesterday, that I’ve put together a Photoshop
tutorial for it. Please stop by and let me know if this is of benefit to you or if you’d like to see more like it in the future. [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Glad to have Gladiolas 2008-07-01 22:49:49 Please don’t leave because of that lame title. I really am glad my husband planted these gladiola bulbs for me last summer.
Please visit my photoblog for another Wordless Wednesday
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Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants.
Lessons I Learned about Children from My Childless Aunts 2008-07-01 12:28:57 My maternal grandmother was the youngest of eight children, three boys and five girls. She must have been a bit of a rebel, as the first girl to marry. I remember my great-grandmother as a stern woman who managed to get three daughters to never leave the nest. Those daughters were my [...] Read more:Lessons
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Wordless Wednesday: The insects, they like my hostas 2008-06-24 23:26:48 I’m normally very wary of insects, especially ones with stingers on their backsides. The quest for a good shot seems to have deadened my instinct to flee, and instead I find myself pushing in as close as possible, ignoring the buzzing around me as the bees and wasps circle my head, moving from flower [...] Read more:Wednesday
Twisted Silver Giveaway 2008-06-23 23:48:58 [This is a sticky post and will remain on top until the contest ends on Saturday. Please scroll down for new content.]
I’m a fan and customer of TwistedSilver
, home of “fabulous and funky jewelry.” Not only are their products great, so is their customer service. I own a ring, two necklaces, [...]
She Speaks Conference: surreal, in a comfortable sort of way 2008-06-23 22:00:08 This weekend’s She Speaks Conference was both a surreal
and a “coming home” sort of experience. Surreal, in the sense of hanging out with well-known bloggers, writers, and speakers; comfortable in meeting other women - the bloggers - who are interested in and familiar with the same things that I am. In how [...]
Look who’s 3! 2008-06-23 00:15:27 I’ll post about She Speaks later, but for tonight I’m just awfully happy to have spent the remainder of her birthday with my sweet baby girl. Part of the trip home involved my first purchase at Build-a-Bear for Mopsy (obviously the creative juices weren’t flowing when unexpectedly asked to name the bunny), pictured here [...]
Stubborn 2008-07-17 19:56:06 In 1992 I made a trip to my home town in Arkansas to visit family. My cousin and I wanted to see a movie and Pure Country was playing at the dollar theater. This was our first real exposure to George Strait, and although he may not be an Oscar caliber actor, he’s [...]
Wordless Wednesday: A Slice of Me 2008-07-15 21:54:25 Sorting through the pictures I took this week I found this seemingly random shot. Looking closer, I realize that the details paint a small picture of me: the Lowepro CompuDaypack totes all my camera gear and is my close companion; the lens cap gives evidence that the camera is in use; bottle of sweet [...] Read more:Wednesday
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Win free tickets to the HOTM Online Homeschool Virtual Conference! 2008-07-14 15:19:54 Have you heard about the Heart of the Matter Online’s Homeschool
Virtual Conference? It’s a big event happening July 31 - August 3. My buddy Sprittibee and I will be hosting two different chats together: one on blogging and the other on burnout. Sprittibee tagged us “The Bee and Peach Southern Duo” [...]
Cow Appreciation Day 2008! 2008-07-11 15:46:29 Today, Friday June 11, is Cow Appreciation Day nationwide at Chick-fi-a. If you dress like a cow you’ll receive free food! Full costume gets you a combo meal; “partial cow look” gets an entree. For easy dressing tips, look here.
We had a mix of Halloween costumes and kids with white shirts covered [...]
I’m just saying… 2008-07-10 22:17:36 Awwww, would you just look at the title of that book Lily is pouring over?
Y’all don’t give up on me! I’m trying to get caught up on my design business (started taking new orders again) which makes me a more sporadic blogger. Don’t forget me! Read more:saying
Wordless Wednesday: Motorcycling Bear 2008-07-08 17:17:07 Driving through town yesterday I spotted a bear driving a motorcycle (and I believe he was wearing a headset microphone). Fortunately my son was driving, enabling me to frantically grab my camera bag from the back seat and get a few shots when we reached a traffic light.
Here’s the bear waving at another car:
Here’s [...] Read more:Wednesday
The Fastest Swap in the West East 2008-07-05 20:39:50 When Lori and I were paired as partners for the most recent Homeschool Blog Awards swap, we discovered that we have a lot in common.
Oh, my word! Lori was a FAST swapper, which of course made me hurry so as not to make my new swap buddy think that punctuality was not one of [...]
The lucky winner is… 2008-08-03 21:19:02 I have had such a good time with the Jane Austen giveaways this week, reading comments and seeing how much we love her novels, especially Pride and Prejudice. My husband actually agreed to stay up late and watch the whole 5-hour miniseries with me Friday night. Good man. (I owe you a [...] Read more:lucky
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Whew! 2008-08-03 16:37:21 I am breathing a deep sigh of relief after wrapping up the second and final online chat that my buddy, Sprittibee (Heather), and I co-hosted at the Heart of the Matter Online Virtual Homeschool Conference. Our Friday morning chat was entitled Blogging for Dummies, and today’s was Surviving the Homeschool Fog: Destressing Yourself.
If you [...]
Winners for the first 2 contests! 2008-08-02 13:00:32 The winner of the first contest, the 2 Jane Austen sequels, is: Sprittibee! Y’all, I know she’s my blog buddy, but I promise I didn’t cheat. Aren’t your blog buddies the ones you can count on to sign up for your contests, anyway?
The winner of the second contest, the Jane Austen audio books, [...] Read more:Winners
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