Monthly Archives: August 2012

Gift #110: Halloween Decorations

I ended up in Joanns this evening with a perfectly legitimate reason – I needed a knitting needle for a project I was working on.  However, upon walking inside, I noticed that they had their Halloween displays all stocked and … Continue reading

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Gift #109: First of the fall gourds

Today at farmers market, they had the first of the gourds and squash for sale!  Fall is coming!!!  The gourds were so beautiful, it was hard not to come home with all of them.  I’m so excited to fall to … Continue reading

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Gift #108: Lost item returned

It had been my intention to blog yesterday, but I needed to take care of some work and it took much longer than I anticipated.  I had thought up a neat blog idea based on the Carpenter’s song “Rainy Days … Continue reading

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Gift #106: Music of Stanton Lanier

Friday on the way home, I was introduced to a wonderful pianist, Stanton Lanier.  I should explain, the introduction was via the radio.  I was listening to the Chris Fabry show, and Mr. Lanier was his guest for the hour.  … Continue reading

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Gift #106: Fresh, juicy peaches

  Today was a day for enjoying the fruits of summer.  I had bought some peaches at the farmers market this week and set them out to ripen.  I had one at dinner and it was superb.  Just as perfect … Continue reading

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Gift #105: Pygmy goats

I was looking through my pictures and found some of these adorable little guys that I’d thought I’d share today.  On a scale of 10, I think they rank about 15 on the “awww” scale.  They are little baby pygmy … Continue reading

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Gift #104: Hummingbird Moth

Well, it was a really big weekend, and I’m just now getting to blog about it.  For shame!  But this past weekend saw the arrival of a long-awaited visitor.  Since I first laid eyes on a hummingbird moth when we moved … Continue reading

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Gift 103: Naan pizza

Finally!  I remembered to take a picture before I snarked down the food.  Usually, taking a picture is an afterthought as I’m savoring my last bite.  This is my new favorite food for the summer months.  It’s easy to make and … Continue reading

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Gift #102: Home grown apples

To give a little spark and excitement to what was otherwise a Monday that everyone would dread, we had apples!!!  I’m so glad I came to work today! My group leader has an apple tree in her backyard and it … Continue reading

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Gift #101: Pixie Hollow

Today I wanted to share with you some pictures of the shelf in my room now that it’s finally decorated.  It goes through various incarnations with the seasons, and previously had displayed my teacup collection during the spring and summer … Continue reading

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