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Little Visits

Little Visits

Sandra October 2, 2020 family history / home / kids / little things / other stuff / photography / this and that / thriftingLeave a comment

Just for Me Millie and Olive made a little visit. They brought their mommy along. Millie arranged the little red chairs for the dolls and animals but quickly realized that she was just the right size for sitting on one herself.  The playroom is still very new to her. * …

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Mortality: Here and Gone

Mortality: Here and Gone

Sandra September 14, 2020 family history / grandpa / i remember / kids / little things / photography / this and that2 Comments

That is the problem with moments. If they were minutes or hours or days it would be easier to fill them up with things to remember. If a moment lasted longer you could gather your wits about you and have some warning that the moment would matter because you could …

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Cozy Christmas Dinner

Cozy Christmas Dinner

Sandra December 20, 2018 family history / food / grandpa / holidays / home / home decor / other stuff / this and that / thriftingOne Comment

(Top plates are Pioneer Woman from Wal-Mart.Under plates are Rachel Ray from DI for $1 each.) Make It Merry and Bright   The easiest thing to do is to buy perishable paper products at the store, including brightly colored paper cups, gold plastic utensils and call it good. I am …

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Kindness, Charity and Hard Work

Kindness, Charity and Hard Work

Sandra October 14, 2016 family history / garden / grandpa / kids / spiritual things / this and that / tiny talesLeave a comment

  Grandpa lost some of his face to cancer. The part that has known the most sun. The doctor took some skin from one place and put it on another. Grandpa is resting. Little people want to see. Mostly they want to know if it hurts. He says . . . …

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Photography Favorites:  The Newspaper

Photography Favorites: The Newspaper

Sandra June 11, 2011 family history / kids / photography / tiny talesLeave a comment

  journal entry:   It is easy to take a photograph of a face holding still and staring at you.  Not much of a story in that one.  My favorite photographs are storytelling photographs. Like this one.  A mother reading the newspaper with her children.  Talking about things.  Explaining things. …

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My Daughter’s Christmas Table

My Daughter’s Christmas Table

Sandra December 20, 2010 food / holidays / homeOne Comment

“At a round table, every seat is the head place.” -German Proverb- journal entry: Melissa loves to cook.  And she is a good and fancy cook.   She loves salad.  Salad with little tomatoes and balls of cheese. And fruit and warm, homemade rolls.  Cheese.  She loves cheese.  Tonight she …

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Say Cheese! Family Group Photographs

Say Cheese! Family Group Photographs

Sandra December 15, 2010 photography / scrapbookingLeave a comment

“Best wide-angle lens?  Two steps backwards and then wait for the ahhh-hahh!” -Author Unknown- journal entry: It always tickles me when my children ask me to take their pictures.  I take that to mean that I must be making progress.  In a world where many people can have nice cameras …

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