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Year: 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013December 29, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Remember me?

I feel like I haven’t been here in forEVER. The days have been so full. At first, they were full of people to see and places to go. But lately, they’ve been full of a welcome lack of those things. In fact, right now I am enjoying just sitting still by the lit-up Christmas tree, […]

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Category: photography
Tags: christmas, very merry advent
Posted on December 27, 2013December 26, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Here are some photos and links I found this week between wrapping (and unwrapping) gifts, sipping punch, and making merry.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on December 21, 2013December 22, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Pillow talk

I’ve had this on my to-do list for several years: re-cover some old Christmas pillows with festive Santa fabric. CHECK!

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Category: sewing
Tags: christmas, mix and match pillows, pillowcases
Posted on December 20, 2013December 20, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

It’s an all-Christmas Weekend Favorites extravaganza! Ornaments, decorating, and music (oh my!)

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on December 17, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Low-Salt, Low-Fat, Heart Healthy Freebies

Psst! Would you like a free downloadable cookbook with 5 heart-healthy recipes inside? Here, take two! They’re small 🙂

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Categories: downloadables, food, recipes
Tag: heart attack
Posted on December 16, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 7 Comments

More December Merriment

More images from Picture the Holidays and my Merriment Experiment. ‘Tis the season to post more photos than words…

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Category: photography
Tag: christmas
Posted on December 13, 2013December 12, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

Festive images and festive links: it must be a Friday in December!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on December 11, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

Snow

It snowed yesterday.

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Category: chit chat
Tag: snow
Posted on December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Last-minute handmades

Handmade gifts can be wonderful, but sometimes making everything yourself can be a recipe for stress and/or disaster. I can help, if you’d like…

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Category: polka dot cottage
Posted on December 9, 2013December 8, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

December merriment

Lots of pictures, and a few words, too: updates on my current photo projects.

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Category: photography
Tags: christmas, picture the holidays, very merry advent

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