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Home / 2014 / July

Month: July 2014

Posted on July 26, 2014August 5, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 7 Comments

TWiP: Whoosh!

This Week in Pictures, Week 30, 2014

Thank goodness I take pictures everyday so I have some proof that there was more to my life than nerding out on the laptop next to an open window for the last seven days.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Some weeks you just don’t spend enough time online to have links to share. But there are always vintagey beach photos to enjoy!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tag: flickr favorites
Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 15 Comments

Book Review: Shooting With Soul

I love this book. Click through and I’ll tell you why!

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Categories: photography, reviews
Tags: alessandra cave, shooting with soul
Posted on July 21, 2014August 21, 2023 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Wineberry Crisp 2.0, now healthified

This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, low-sodium, and (even after all of that) really quite good. You can use raspberries if you can’t get wineberries.

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Categories: food, health beauty and fashion, recipes
Tags: dairy free, fruit crisps, gluten free, heart attack, vegan, wheat free, wineberries
Posted on July 19, 2014July 25, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Definitely July

This Week in Pictures, Week 29, 2014

We’ve been enjoying a quintessential summer week. From our annual trip to the Boston area, to fresh-picked berries at home, and visits with family, it’s definitely July!

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Categories: excursions, family, this week in pictures
Tags: burlington ma, instagram, project 365
Posted on July 18, 2014July 17, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

Does anybody really know what time it is?

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on July 16, 2014June 21, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 5 Comments

It’s Wineberry Season!

Wineberries grow wild in my yard, and maybe yours too, if you’re in eastern North America. It’s picking time, and I’ve got photos and a mini-roundup of recipes and information to share.

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Categories: being green, food
Tags: berries, eat local, wineberries
Posted on July 15, 2014July 8, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Book Review: It Girl Crochet

It Girl Crochet contains patterns for 23 accessories that hearken back to 20th-century fashion eras. Take a peek inside the book and see what I thought of it.

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Categories: crochet, reviews
Tags: it girl crochet, sharon zientara
Posted on July 14, 2014July 8, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Morning Coffee with Blair Stocker

In this installment of Morning Coffee, we chat with Blair Stocker about her blog, Wise Craft. It’ll be fun. You should join us.

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Category: blogging
Tags: blair stocker, interview, morning coffee, wise craft
Posted on July 12, 2014July 21, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Driving and Swimming

This Week in Pictures, Week 28, 2014

I am pretty sure that this week has consisted almost entirely of eating, sleeping, driving, and swimming. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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Categories: blogging, this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365

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