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Long Time Gone! - My Wild Turkey Quilt! I love Thanksgiving, it is my favorite holiday I thought it would be appropriate to make a quilt for the occasion. The pattern i...
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Pine Hollow Quilt Along Week 5 - [image: Pine Hollow Quilt Along Week 5] We are almost finished with the Pine Hollow Patchwork Forest Quilt Along. I am LOVING all of the variations I’ve ...10 hours ago
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Perfect 5 Quilt Along Week 3 - We’re back for Week 3 of the Perfect 5 Quilt Along for the Perfect 5 Quilts Book by It’s Sew Emma! This book is a celebration of one of our favorite prec...11 hours ago
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WOW Wednesday - Way Back Machine - When we opened our Mission Letters on the Laptop last night I remarked that we had been there! The year was PRE-BLOG by a year - 2007 Brant & Tina Brant p...
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Quilted Joy! Recreating the Past - Quilted Joy Too - 36" x 36" 2014 - Sandra StarleyI love sharing quilt history through my antique quilt collection both by trunk shows and classes as well a...
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First 4 Blocks Deacon Quilt - I jumped right in as soon as I downloaded the first 4 blocks of the Ella Maria Deacon quilt that are being offered by Gay at Sentimental Stitches. Gay s...
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Almost Amish Linky Party - I am so thrilled with each Almost Amish quilt! I'm so excited to see them all in one place. I mentioned the linky party would be on the 25th, but I want t...
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Wondering Wednesdays Week 2 - Welcome to week 2 of Wondering Wednesdays. I am really enjoying this series and hearing your questions. It’s opened up some fun dialogue and new topics! ...15 hours ago
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Book Review Day: step-by-step Texture Quilting Christina Cameli - step-by-step Texture Quilting 65 NEW Free-motion & Walking-Foot DesignsChristina Cameli stash books $24.95, softcover; $19.99 eBook Christina happened to w...1 day ago
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back home again - This 1970s polyester quilt recently returned home after a long road trip. During the last two years, it was traveling with "Modern Quilts: Designs of the...
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Two Amy Emms cushions - Here are two cushions that I recently "won" on that online auction site. The seller was a lady from Carlisle, who had known Amy Emms well . She was selling...
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Ninigret Quilt Show - Hi Quilters and Friends! Today I'm sharing photos from last weekend's Ninigret Quilt Show. Here is my favorite quilt in the show. I love the texture and v...
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Formidable Women: Liza MacKinnon - *Ada Lovelace* The talk of Lawrence, Kansas lately has been Liza MacKinnon's sculpture show at the Percolator Gallery. Too bad---but it's over. Liza, a ...
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Bowl of (Spooky) Cherries for Halloween - Like many quilters, I have an extensive collection of scraps. I dug into them on the 4th of July and pulled out a lovely collection of orange fabrics. My...
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Milady's Fan by Grayce - Grayce Wilson was the maker of this fan block. Grayce Wilson lived in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and made this block about 1938. She was a farmer's...
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This is what came of it... - Thought I'd post a quick update before anyone sends out a search party. It's been a while. As the title mentions, this is what came of the urge I mentioned ...
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Off the Wall Friday - *Sorry this is late, I'm traveling the next couple of weeks. I will make sure though that OTWFri is posted next week too!* You are invited to the *Inli...
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Baby Clothes ~ Sewing with Designer Knits! - I've been playing Grandma lately, making little clothes for my grandkids! For my 9-week-old grandson, In the Forest fabrics by Riley Blake Designs with it...
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Barbara Brackman's Hospital Sketches update - This is the 9thand final block in Barbara’s Hospital Sketches sew-a-long. I loved every one of these. Star of the East. It will come as no surprise that...
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'The Hand' Finally Done (Bear Paw Variation) - 78 x 90 Today I have some exciting news! I've finished a UFO that's been nineteen years in the making. (Not a typo and sadly not the oldest UFO on my lis...
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Exceptional Quilt - On October 5, 2019, we attended the bi-annual quilt show that showcases the work of members of the Cheshire Quilters of Keene, New Hampshire. We enjoyed se...
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I Can Make That - Hi everyone! Welcome to *I Can Make That* blog hop! Just before Spring Market in Kansas City, Moda designers were asked to create an 18" block from our ne...
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Buhl Quilt Update - This month, I worked on the center blocks for the "Buhl" quilt. I paper pieced all the pointy arc sections. While at the beach in South Carolina with fri...
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By the shores of Gitchi Gami...(lots of photos) - ...from which we have just returned...a week on the North Shore of Lake Superior... It is impossible to take it all in - this vast body of water “The Shin...3 weeks ago
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Quilt Festival Photos - If you unfortunately were unable to attend the Sew Bewitching Quilt Festival this year we certainly hope you can next time! Here are some photos taken (be...
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The Rabbit Holes of Research - How I got from Clara R. Brian to Richard Hofstadter! *Youngest daughter Lori studying an old embroider sampler my father found in the old family homeplac...
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A Full Life - The Mennonite Relief Sale is coming up soon. Here are two items I will be donating. Table Runner There are three wood cravings donated by my Uncle Da...
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Piecework Front Cover and Fall Events - So excited to have one of my sewing roll projects featured on the front cover of PIECEWORK Magazine Winter 2019 - New stands October 31, 2019 Come see th...
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Our love affair with sewing machines - Hi friends! Today school began in Los Angeles, and last week in the county where I live north of LA. This made me think about the school girl darning and p...
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Little Hourglass Quilt - Last post, I laid out goals and a plan for getting more projects to the completion stage. Now is when I should probably report back on those but, ahem, I’...2 months ago
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More Collages - I have been collecting quotes for years so deciding which ones to use was not easy. And even though the 100 day challenge is over, I am continuing to mak...
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Just Testing - I’m just testing my blog to see if it’s all still working. You never know you might see me back here from time to time.3 months ago
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Emma Andres Fourteenth Quilt Arizona State Seal - Arizona State Seal Quilt Original Design by Emma Andres Collection of the Arizona Historical Society Emma planned, designed, hand embroidered, and hand qui...
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Park Your Needle Safely - If you sew by hand, you know how vexing it can be to lose your needle. Maybe you were interrupted from your hand quilting, and upon return, you cannot fi...
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A Festive Fourth of July - This year is almost half over, and it has passed all too quickly! I've spent most of my days working on quilts for a new book, which I won't be able to sha...
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What Have I Been Doing This Winter? - Bet you know what I've been doing! New Starts, of course! Actually, two are finished! A friend came to the shop last July with a medallion quilt she ma...
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Life after a Flood: It's Not All bad! - Between 5 and 7 PM on February 27th, a small cold water valve under our master bathroom sink gave way. I was gone but had been in there prior to leaving...
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“Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower” - *“Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower” (24x19")Copyright 2019 by Susan Brubaker Knapp*This is my latest: “Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower” at University of North...
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The Shrinking of Lap Quilts - Have you noticed that lap quilts are now the size of baby quilts? My daughter explained this to me...what I think of as a lap quilt is now called a throw (...5 months ago
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Off the Beaten Path - If you read my last post, than you know that I have been on a bit of a fabric buying strike, but allowed myself to indulge in buying some thrifted men's ...
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Art and Soul Portland - Art and Soul Portland is always wonderful. This year I taught a couple of stamp carving classes, and a silk scarf painting class. My students were wonderfu...
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Basting a Quilt on a Table - If you're a person who bastes your quilts on the floor, as I did for years, you might want to know that you can save your knees and do it on a table. I le...
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Little Quilts - So far this month, I've finished seven small quilt tops for doll quilts, wall hangings, or table toppers. The smallest is 13" x 16". The largest 19" x 28"...
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Heartland Heritage – Baby Quilt Option - At the beginning of the year, I promised a baby quilt layout to go with the Heartland Heritage blocks. And the time has finally come! Each month Heather ...10 months ago
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All You Need is Love - Beatles Quilts - I loved being part of the Beatles Quilt Project and making this fun bird quilt. My song was "And Your Bird Can Sing". There is a book available of all the...
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Quilt Re-Folding - Ha! A mere three years between blog posts! This summer I've been going through my 20+ years' worth of quilts and sewing treasures. Everything from fabrics ...
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Wedding Present Quilt - I made this quilt in 2013 and finally added it to the My Quilts list. This was a wedding present quilt for my sister. They liked my Ruled by Chocolate q...
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New Blog - I'm blogging solo at https://fromthebuttonbox.blogspot.com. Stop by and say 'Hi'.1 year ago
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Garden Mystery Blog Hop - Wow! It has been a long time since I blogged.. so sorry friends! Not sure if anyone out there is still following my blog??? Rhonda of Farmhouse Threads h...
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National Quilt Museum Benefit Auction - Here is the quilt I just finished for the benefit auction this year. It is 7.25" x 9" . The eight pointed star blocks finish at 2.25" and the binding is...
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Ideas for Decorating with Vintage and Antique Quilts - Ideas for Antique & Vintage Quilt Decorating by Vintageblessings [image: vintageblessings] The Antique Quilt Collection Decorating with Antique and Vinta...
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A Quilt for Kennedy - Kennedy is my newest niece, born on December 31, 2017, just in time for her banker daddy to get a nice tax deduction. Here is the quilt I made for her. Her...
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Long time gone - Lots going on in the studio and beyond. Quilting customer's quilts as well as my own. New opportunities in the longarm world. Road to California in January...
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I’m on instagram now - I haven’t been posting to my blog because I spend my time posting on Facebook and Instagram. Find me on Instagram by searching notesfromthequiltlab. Quil...1 year ago
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Brenda's Bounty update - When I last posted about this quilt most of the blocks were done and I was a little worried about the piecing together stage up ahead. Happy to report all ...
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Posting old favourites... - Not much sewing getting done, but as it's the last day of winter....yay!.... I thought I'd repost some old favourites. Lovely and fresh, ready for spring. ...2 years ago
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A Fictitious Detective Story: The Completely Made-Up Case of Elma's Quilt Blocks - This is a tale of pure fiction, yet one that presents an opportunity to share some pictures of pretty, historical quilt blocks. We also hope it will pr...
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My Color Kit - Have you ever seen one of these? A friend passed it on to me a few years ago. Basically it's an embroidery kit. It's made of a canvas like fabric. Skeins ...
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We have news! - Hi, Terry Grant here. I am so happy to let you know that we have self-published a book documenting our Colorplay Project! If you've been following along ...
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BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling Our Stories - *Hello there! I'm stopping by today as part of a BERNINA Ambassador blog tour. This week (March 20 - 24, 2017) seventeen of us are sharing our stories and ...
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This Blog Is No Longer Active - Thank you so much for visiting over the years! I still enjoy quilting and making new work, just not blogging ... and I know there are many, many other wond...2 years ago
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Finish-Along, 4th Quarter 2016 - I'm just going to list one project for my Q4 Finish-along goal: my king size Maple Leaf quilt. [image: maple quilt blocks] This is a phone pic from 2 week...3 years ago
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Welcome to Hollyhock Quilts!! - Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy browsing through this site and seeing what's up at Hollyhock Quilts. Although this website is in blog form...
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Since April.... - You might wonder what the heck I've been doing since April when I last posted. Well, I have been busy with multiple things; work, stitching, relaxing, etc....
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Girl's Weekend to Arizona - [image: desert girls trip] Girl's Weekend Away To Arizona - Fairmont Scottsdale PrincessWhen I was in my sophomore year of high school, my family had to mo...
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Flying By ... with an update and a craft - Oh, I've been AWOL - but you probably noticed. What I didn't realize of course is that it has been over a year. That does not mean I haven't thought about ...3 years ago
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More Joy - Not quite 12 x 12 (more like 18 x 36) but it is my JOY quilt. Part of the :"Dare to Dance" Project and published in the block of the same name. And a patte...
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Well... - it's been another 2 years and I'm back! Leaving for Australia tomorrow and I didn't want the girls to ask if I had blog since the last time I made this sam...3 years ago
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October Meeting - We have basically used this blog to announce upcoming quilt events. We have decided to *try *to post summaries from our monthly meetings. We will try ...
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Modern Makeover Hand Quilting - Hello quilty folks out there in Blogland. My Modern Makeover progress on my Good Earth Quilting Blog is going well and I'm enjoying it, even though my righ...
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Even though we're back in snow country - I prefer to post this photo I took just before leaving Florida. It will be quite awhile before we see flowers blooming in Maine. But it's been a great t...
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A NEW WOOL PASSION - I have been missing in action from this blog but all is well. I just celebrated my 63rd (egad!) birthday without any major trauma. Like Sweetie says, it ...
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Moving my blog to: Wabi Sabi Quilts - Hello fellow quilting bloggers, With the new year just around the corner, I'm simplifying a bit and starting fresh with a few things.... including in term...4 years ago
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Finally!! - It is finished! 2 years and 10 months. Pop over to my blog to see a complete post. This is me, Barb Vedder, signing off of the Jubilee Blog.
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Venting ... It's a New World Dance Craze - Shall we dance? All I see in the world today is a dance. But it is an ugly contortion. No swans, no hoe-downs, no cha chas. It is only a mashup of movement...5 years ago
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Retired - I've taught my last class and given my last lecture! Now to stay home and work on the quilts I want to make and see if I can get bored. I loved teaching p...5 years ago
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Tall Grass/Deep Water: Chris Wolf Edmonds & Pam Sullivan - Chris Wolf Edmonds and Pam Sullivan are showing their work in July and August at the Lawrence Arts Center. The opening reception is July 11th from 5 to ...
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Seeking Fabric - A friend of mine needs help finding some fabric. She would like at least two yards of it. If you have some you would be willing to sell, or know of a sto...
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Ann Robinson Bedcover - This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the Shelburn...
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McKim Studios - Ruby Short McKim Revival: 2016 CELEBRATION - Click on the photo to visit the website! 16 Marks the 100th aniversary of Ruby Short McKim's 1st published Quilt Pattern, Quaddy Quiltie, in 1916. - See mo...5 years ago
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New Year, New quilts - Last year I think I only sewed. I certainly didnt knit, crochet or make anything other than quilts. I had far too many trips away from home but still had a...
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My Lone Star - In October my oldest son requested a quilt for Christmas. I managed to get it done, quilting and all. Below is my working drawing of the quilt. I d...
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Come on Over to My House! - by Laura WasilowskiThe Artfabrik website is up and running again and I'd love to have you come visit. You'll see my blog on the front page and links to th...
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Not quite a quilt.... - I haven't been doing much quilting of late - just the minimum amount to maintain my sanity - or not quite! (should ask my children if they think I'm still ...
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Another T-shirt quilt - Here's another T-shirt quilt that I just finished....I am now making them for hire...thanks Pam for being my 1st customer! I am also thinking about having...
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Where the Market Is - Antiques are like anything else. There are trends and cycles: When Gee's Bend Quilts were hung at the Whitney Museum years ago, African American Improvisa...
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An Outlier Uncovered - *Unquilted counterpane dated 1782 with initials E.B.* *Collection of the Winterthur Museum* In 1974 the Orlofsky's book *Quilts in America* gave us all ou...
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wonderful old quilts ~ yuba city, ca - I had a *great time* with the Yuba-Sutter Valley (CA) Quilt Guild I *gave a talk* at their meeting last night and this morning I *appraised* some the memb...
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Taking a blog break........... - Taking a break from quilting and blogging to recover from knee replacement surgery. Ouch. Had no idea it was going to be so painful. O my, am I learning...7 years ago
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We Have Moved - New Blogs and Website - I am delighted to announce the launch of our new website and my new blog. Visit - Sue's blog at www.suespargo.com/weblog2 Kelly's sto...
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Homemade Wallhanger for Quilted Wallhangings with Sleeves - From Sea to Shining Sea Gaye Rice Ingram 1840-1849 Eagle Motifs in America Decade Quilt Series 1770 - 2010 (This beautiful piece is hung on a sample han...
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Getting Together - Normally December would be a time of getting things into place. Getting them together. Tax receipts. Almost finished quilts. Articles that have to g...
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Bad Bad Blogger! - I've been a bad, bad blogger. I know I've been MIA for longer than I care to admit. Honestly, I'd hit a wall. I had a to-the-death struggle with the f...
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WE'VE MOVED! - Thank you for your readership, your support, and your comments on this blog over the last couple years. To give our readers a more pleasant and full exper...
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