Tag: Winter
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Houseplants, Green Thumbs, and Beginners
If you knew my ability to garden you might laugh at me writing an article on houseplants. I’m not here to give you any new and improved advice on how to keep houseplants healthy since I have trouble with that myself. I am here to tell you which plants work well for beginners or those…
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The February Collection: It’s in the Details
WELCOME to our monthly collection where we post interesting and fun information; stuff we came across that caught our attention or tickled our funny bone, or inspired action. The picture above is what I collected on a recent walk. There are signs of spring if you look closely! We are in the middle of a…
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Small Joys in February
I like cancelled plans, and empty bookstores. I like rainy days and thunderstorms. And quiet coffee shops. I like messy beds and over-worn pajamas. Most of all, I like the small joys that a simple life brings. extrememadness.com Small joys. Some days they seem few, others the day is fairly bursting with them. Some days…
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The January Collection: Winter Whimsy
WELCOME to our monthly collection where we post interesting and fun information. This is from both Liz and Eva and it’s an assortment of things we have come across in the last month that caught our attention or tickled our funny bone. How to Paint a Fridge (Inspired by a $2999 Retro SMEG) This caught my eye. Tell…
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10 Proven Ways to Make Winter Worse
Many of us feel like winter is a difficult season. It can be. To prove that point, I compiled a list of actions you can take daily for the next few months. Don’t take any action that might make you feel better. Nothing helps anyway. Focus on the worst parts of the weather. Refuse to…
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How to Minimize the Bumps (Start 2024 Gently)
If you are like me (and I’m guessing you are), you are feeling at loose ends after flying high over Christmas vacation. We had a wonderful Christmas time. The girl’s Christmas program came off without a hitch, we had a fun family Christmas before we hiked off to ND for five days to be with my…
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The Most Wonderful Reading Time
Some Decembers are really good for reading. But this was not one of them. Most of the family members were home more of the time, some noisy house building going on. So I didn’t do a lot of decking the halls and all was not calm. It was still a wonderful time of the year.…
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A Literary Christmas
The season has come to send warm wishes to the people we love. Amongst the work and school, travel and maintenance of the year, we don’t always have the opportunity to connect with the far flung relatives, the friends whose lives took them across the country and people who at one time made such a…
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Ways to Practice Contentment
It’s the season of counting our blessings. God has been with us in the good times and bad, the abundance or lack. The light is diminishing and the stars and moon are out for longer. My focus turns to the inner life, inside my home, mind, and body. The season of resting and reflecting is…
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
This was a most amazing book! When it came in the mail, I wasn’t sure I would get through the whole book. It was thick and had small print! I started in with high hopes and was pleasantly surprised to find that I really liked it! It almost makes me want to plant a vegetable…
So She Reads 