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On Bread and Slowing Down

Cris — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:35:18 +0000

Hello again, dear reader. It has been a while. I think I am often drawn back here, to my first love, my first blog, when I am figuring things out or just need to feel the comfort of the place where my online writing world began. Truth be told, this past year has been rough...

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The Books I Read in June

Cris — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:52:51 +0000

I thought it might be fun to share the books I have been reading here. Books bring me a lot of joy, entertainment, information, understanding, comfort, food for thought, etc. However, unlike a lot of book nerds, I found books in adulthood after a childhood of (some questionable) teachers telling me reading wasn’t my strong...

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Super Easy Memory Keeping Activities You Can Do in Minutes

Cris — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:06:51 +0000

Saving your memories doesn’t have to be elaborate. These easy methods make the things you want to remember most easy to capture. Here are five super easy memory keeping activities you can do in minutes. Cris here. I recently completed my “Some Lines a Day” 5-Year Journal and it got me thinking about how I...

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When Life Gets Hectic, This Easy Activity is the Perfect Way to Relax

Cris — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:53:34 +0000

A Gentle Rain is a quick little puzzlely game that I just love playing to wind down after a long day. It is so easy you could do it while listening to your favorite music or audiobook. It is the perfect mental reset game. To put it simply this easy solo game is a great...

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Tired of the Phone Interrupting Family Time?

Cris — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 03:11:15 +0000

Dear Reader- As I have started writing more over here on the OG (original) blog, I write about board games often and it occurred to me over the holidays that some of you might wonder why… That’s because the WHY hit me right smack in the face on Christmas day and I haven’t stopped thinking...

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Tiny Mushroom Free Crochet Pattern (Close to No-Sew)

Addie — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:29:19 +0000

Looking for a free pattern for a cute and simple mushroom that requires almost no sewing? Here’s one that might be of interest. This free tiny mushroom crochet pattern is great for things like keychains, garlands, or even just a cute little gift for a friend or loved one. It is very simple, and can...

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The Parable of the Two Tomato Plants

Cris — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:30:12 +0000

It is funny how nature can sometimes remind us of things the world would rather we forgot. As a baby beginner gardener, earlier in the season I experimented with starting some tomato seedlings in addition to the tomato plants I bought from the store. As it turns out, these little seedlings had a little life...

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Bee Blog: Reset to Zero

Mikey — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:44:39 +0000

“Slow and methodical, Mikey” It’s the same thing I say, out loud, every time I get my bee equipment ready before visiting our hive, or “our girls” as we call them. I tell myself this, out loud, as a reminder that until I walk away from our bees, I need every movement, breath and reaction...

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Bee Blog: The Inside Buzz

Cris — Wed, 22 May 2024 18:43:32 +0000

We have officially had the ladies for a week and a half. And they have been BUSY! Our hive box has 10 frames in it. In Bee School we were taught when the bees were working on 7 frames, to add another box. We were told this would likely take 30 days. But our girls...

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Musical Minute: To Be Over You

Cris — Tue, 07 May 2024 22:27:04 +0000

By Mikey Goode Time is just an illusion,a rough map of the pastand a long lesson that agood thing just don’t lastAs pictures of our life togethertremble in my handsI know I won’t be ableto love this way again, til The Cubs win it allthree years in a rowand Miami Beach gets covered in snowand...

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