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Home / 2014 / April

Month: April 2014

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 9 Comments

Power bar infatuation

I’m eating healthier lately: green smoothies, salads, and power bars. Let me tell you a little bit about that.

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Category: food
Tags: breakfast, camilla saulsbury, healthy, power hungry, weight loss
Posted on April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

The return of Morning Coffee

I’m resurrecting an old interview series. Would you like to be involved?

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Category: blogging
Tag: morning coffee
Posted on April 25, 2014April 24, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Weekend Favorites

Pretty pictures and interesting links, as requested 🙂

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on April 23, 2014June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 12 Comments

A musical rabbit hole

I’m putting together a couple of new musical playlists, and I could use your help setting a mood. Up for the challenge?

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, skee ball at the shore, spring
Posted on April 22, 2014June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

April Showers

I decided a few weeks ago that it was time for a new CD for the car. Ironically, since naming the mix “April Showers,” we have had relatively little rain. Go figure. As is my custom with any new CD I make, I have been playing it ad nauseum in the car. Over, and over, […]

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, spring
Posted on April 21, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Hello.

I’ve missed you while I’ve been doing things that are not blogging.

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Category: chit chat
Posted on April 18, 2014May 23, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

So busy this week. Too busy for FLickr, in fact. I’ve got links, though, so at least there’s that!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tag: favorite links
Posted on April 11, 2014April 10, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Weekend Favorites

Ah, mid-April, when the flowers start to bloom, and the income tax procrastinators spend their weekend indoors.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on April 8, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

Blues and greens, and bluish greens

I am in love with these colors. Whether or not I will like them on my person in the form of a poncho is unclear. But I do really love these colors…

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Category: crochet
Tag: ponchos
Posted on April 7, 2014January 19, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Everyday Cardigan KAL: finishing up!

The knitting is complete, so today we’ll wrap things up by talking about finishing: weaving in ends, sewing on buttons, blocking, etc.

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Categories: knitting, tutorials
Tags: cardigans, everyday cardigan, everyday cardigan kal, sweaters

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