Tag Archives: creative lifestyle

Photo Sunday: Growing Blueberries

  One of my favorite things I enjoy most about my back yard is growing blueberries. I love going outside on a summer morning with my tea cup and an empty bowl and enjoying the early morning bird song. After the tea is all gone and the bird songs duly appreciated I untie the corner [...]

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Fabulous Friday: 11 Graduation Gifts to Make

  It’s that time of year again. Graduation! While all of my kids are now out of High School they do have friends who are still graduating and we do know people graduating from college. It will still be a couple of years before any of our three college students graduate but you know I’m [...]

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100 Colorful Granny Squares to Crochet

100 Colorful Granny Squares to Crochet by Leonie Morgan October 2009 – That  was when I finished my last granny square afghan (I wrote about it here: Finally Finished – A Granny Square Afghan) . It’s been a long time since I made one and I’ve been thinking about starting another. I spent a good [...]

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Fabulous Friday: 6 Earth Day Crafts for Adults

    Last week I gave you a list of great Earth Day crafts for the kids. This week I’m back with some great Earth Day Crafts I’ve found for the adults. Some of it’s just fun and whimsical but all of it I would happily make for my own home.     Thrifted Clock [...]

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The Modern-Day Pioneer

The Modern-Day Pioneer: Simple Living in the 21st Century by Charlotte Denholtz   From the back of the book: In today’s day and age, it’s easy to get swept up in the whirlwind of convenience and forget what it’s like to truly appreciate the simple things in life. The Modern-Day Pioneer celebrates these forgotten joys [...]

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Photo Sunday- The Creative Life and Great Blue Herons

 Image Source    Warren and I decided earlier this week that we needed more field trips. Nothing expensive or even very time consuming. Just something to replenish our creativity and to have fun together. On Thursday we went to a friends art show at Kent State University. Then on Saturday we went to visit another [...]

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Fabulous Friday – 10 Last Minute Easter Ideas

If you are like me Easter is about to bite you in the butt. I knew it was early this year. I knew it was the end of March. Yet, here I sit on the 28th and I haven’t done a darn thing to prepare. It’s not like my kids are little and I’m depriving [...]

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The Creative Economy – Survival Tips

      It is said that we are entering a creative economy. The old economy has gone kerflooie and a new one is in the making. A creative economy where creative businesses and creative minded people have the potential to earn a living on their own terms. A chance to redefine success and what [...]

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