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Home / 2014 / August

Month: August 2014

Posted on August 31, 2014December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

A little send-off

It’s the end of an era, here at Polka Dot Cottage, as we bid farewell to a true fixture around these parts: my van.

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Category: chit chat
Tags: 2003, 2013, car, chevrolet, impala, montana, pontiac, van
Posted on August 30, 2014September 17, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Summer’s End

This Week in Pictures, Week 35, 2014

The end of August. So bittersweet. The start of school is always a little bit exciting, but all of the little summery things we do have a tinge of possible finality about them.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on August 29, 2014August 28, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

It’s Labor Day Weekend in the USA, aka the last carefree days before it’s Back to School. Oh no!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on August 28, 2014December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Back to school – for YOU!

I’m taking a few online classes you might like. Check them out!

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Categories: crochet, knitting, photography
Tag: classes
Posted on August 27, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Wednesday

There is more to life than blogging regularly.

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Category: family
Tag: summer
Posted on August 23, 2014August 25, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

TWiP: Primary Colors

This Week in Pictures, Week 34, 2014

As much as the faded, vintage look appeals to me in other people’s stuff, I find that I almost always prefer my own images to be vibrant and realistic. I think this week’s mosaic proves that.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on August 22, 2014August 21, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Wherein I apologize for my latest obsession, and then share two links related to that obsession.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Book Review: Knitting Reimagined

I think that the moment I was tempted to call this book a “wackadoodle knitting book” is the moment that I confirmed with absolute certainty that I am not of the “high fashion” world.

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Categories: knitting, reviews
Tags: knitting reimagined, nicky epstein
Posted on August 17, 2014June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

The Breezy Sounds of Late Summer

A new playlist for you to listen to: It’s that feeling of impending autumn. Mellow and contemplative. A little windy. Cloudy. And yet not quite the end of summer.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: autumn, cd mix, mix tape, summer
Posted on August 16, 2014December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: In the Dark of Night

The Week in Pictures, Week 33, 2014

Blue hours and super moons – it was a week of nighttime photography.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365

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