Month: October 2015

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Planner Tweaks

I realized that there was no way to mark the current pages of the Happy Planner, so I used one of the decorative inserts to make a tab. Not sturdy, I’m sure, but careful handling seems to be a requirement […]

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Printables for Planners

The Happy Planner movement has led to a plethora of free printables as well as an impressive sticker cottage industry. The free ones above are from Vintage Glam Studios and I Heart Planners. I figured that the free printables would […]

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Planners

  This is the time of year when I reorder my planner, as well as refills for those of my kids/team who use paper planners. This year, I found myself rethinking my planner use situation. The shot above shows a […]

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Jermyn Street

Jermyn Street, the scarf, is coming along well. I think it is time to end SWAP Fall 2015 and hurry up with the Christmas gifts. The scarf, intended for #2 son, is in Knitpicks Wool of the Andes. It is […]

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Retreat

A stream and a rainbow fall down the stairs in the town where #1 daughter and I go for our fourth quarter planning meeting. So we walked up those stairs. We walked and talked, and bought lunch in a cafe […]

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A Shortage of Dots

Typos in books are ignored (except by loony people; I know about this because people used to write my mother and tell her about typos in her published books), but typos in music are discussed. Say that everyone but the […]

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Staycation Day 2

I took the day off. I got my hair cut and then acted like a tourist, taking 8,000 steps and buying books and magazines. When did knitting magazines start to cost $15 and  $20? That splurge plus some grocery shopping […]

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Staycation

I’m staying at #1 daughter’s house while she has a long weekend in Nantucket. Her place has lots of pretty vignettes like these. My great-grandmother’s Blue Willow and hurricane lamps blend with #1 daughter’s white porcelain pieces. Neutral tones look […]