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Posted on September 1, 2018 September 7, 2018

TWiP: End of Summer Escapes

It was brutally hot this week. We had a family trip to the beach, and I took a solo one-night vacation at my parents’ house where I enjoyed a refreshing dip in their pool, a night in my old bedroom, and big cup of coffee in bed before heading to work. It was lovely. There was also a lot of knitting… I finished that shawl last night!

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Posted on August 12, 2017 September 7, 2018

TWiP: Still Summer

Well, that’s a relief. It’s not all crochet blankets in neutral colors this week. This week we had the pool! The beach! A new cast-on in brightly-colored yarn! And a tiny plaid sewing project. Good times.

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Posted on July 23, 2016 September 7, 2018

TWiP: July vibes

I’ve been sewing. And antiquing. And lounging around on the beach. And grilling stuff. July-tastic!

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Posted on August 15, 2015 August 19, 2018

TWiP: Beachy Keen

Two days down the shore and a crochet project finished in 4 days flat (I’m still surprised by that). It was a nice week.

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Posted on April 16, 2015

So we ditched the kids and ran to the beach

It was a nice time, and I’m glad we went, but where the heck was spring???

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Posted on April 11, 2015 April 10, 2015

TWiP: Windblown by the Sea

This Spring Break, two of us went to the beach, where they have not yet gotten the memo that spring is here. Brrrrr!

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Posted on August 5, 2014

Jump!

Just when I thought there were no new things to photograph on the beach, an empty lifeguard chair proved me wrong.

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Posted on August 20, 2013 August 20, 2013

Snapshots

We celebrated Neil’s birthday at Ocean Grove and Asbury Park this year. It was fun, and eating out saved me from having to bake cupcakes 😉

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Posted on August 11, 2013 August 11, 2013

Night Tripping

We took one of our nighttime day trips down the shore last week. The boardwalk in Ocean Grove is still missing, but it didn’t stop us from enjoying ourselves.

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Posted on April 14, 2013

If I lived at the beach

If I lived at the beach in the summer, I would want to live in a little house in the middle of town. It would be close enough to the beach that I could hear the waves crashing and smell the ocean through my open window at night. And it would be within walking distance […]

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