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minneapolis
writer/photographer/scrapbook designer/mama/wife/etc
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we have soapstone counters and i adore them down to every last atom in my body. i don't mind them un-oiled ... they look soft and weathered. i love them oiled ... they are dark and dramatic and all of the amazing veining pops. i'm still toying with the idea of sealing them. like yvette said above, occasional oiling lets you try both looks without commitment. btw - i just found your site and am hooked. two years ago, we built our own "farmhouse" and there are quite a number of similarities to what you are building, and even more similarities to things i wanted to do and for one reason or another did/could not. and i may be a wee bit obsessed with your deck rails; did the deck builder make those or did you find them somewhere? love.
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(is she ever going to be done with spring break?!) i had hopes that spring would arrive in minnesota and i could move on to lovelier things. but as it stands, it's snowing. right now. outside. on may 3. holding... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Work In Progress
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i left you hanging, didn't i? marc's parents were visiting over the weekend, it snowed again. and then again. my car went out of commission ... again. it was a full, stressful, busy week. in light of that, i'm not... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Work In Progress
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before i share happy, sunny pix, i just have to say that my heart goes out to boston and all of those who were involved, directly or indirectly. boston is one of those cities that i am inexplicably in love... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Work In Progress
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i just left you hanging, didn't it? sorry. i was shoveling yesterday. so after lunch at ceviche house, we grabbed a taxi into old san juan. the driver dropped us off at el morro, the old fort, and we started... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Work In Progress
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i've decided to drag out telling you about spring break because we're expecting more snow. like, the potential of 6-10" by end of day thursday. normally, i'd be all, "woohoo!! snow!!" but seriously. it's mid-april. i'm over it. especially when... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Work In Progress
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the kids had spring break this past week and we actually went away!! i'll post pix and stories over the course of the week, but considering half the pictures i took are on my phone, i need to spend some... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Work In Progress
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what do you do when you normally spend easter weekend with family, and then suddenly that doesn't happen? you make last-minute plans for family to come the weekend before easter ... then don't tell the kids ... then let them... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Work In Progress
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there are so many things i've meant to share with you, but i just haven't had a moment to spare. first of all, my eldest turned 13. i know. you're all, "what?! no!!" but seriously, yeah. he did. it's crazy,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at Work In Progress
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(there are many, many reasons, actually ... this just happens to be the most recent.) we dig minnesota because in the winter, which stretches from october until april or, some years, may, the people of this state still have fun.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at Work In Progress
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several months ago, i was reading a blog that's on my list of "check into every few days to see what's up," and the author wrote an entry about noonday collection. noonday is an amazing idea that takes home parties,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Work In Progress
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soooo ... i haven't totally given up on blogging. almost, but not totally. though you may have given up on me by this point. if so ... well ... bygones. for the past two months, all you've gotten from me... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Work In Progress
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new year's came ... and went. i was sick ... a week later, i was better. i finally de-christmased ... then it took marc a week to bring in the bins from the garage so i could put it all... Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Work In Progress
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(don't be afraid: this post will be way less wordy and ambitious than the title suggests. i'm just sweeping the past 10 days under the rug in one big whoosh.) we left off with snowflake bidding us adieu ... we... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2012 at Work In Progress
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it's been a week. time for more of snowflake's adventures ... day 17: she decided to hang out in the tree, snuggled with gray kitty, and spend the day looking out the window. day 18: harper came home from school... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Work In Progress
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right now, i'm so thankful for that crazy elf that i can't even say. my heart and mind have been so mired in friday's events in connecticut that all the christmas spirit that i'd tried desperately to flame into existence... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2012 at Work In Progress
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to get up to speed, on friday we found snowflake and gray kitty hanging with the snowman crew: saturday morning, snowflake was a bit trickier. as in, harper was totally freaked out that snowflake wasn't here. turns out, harper just... Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2012 at Work In Progress
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(i just can't update snowflake every day. i'm not that kind of girl.) snowflake's visit continues to bring harper joy each morning ... with all the "where is she?" ... "how'd she get there?" ... "isn't she amazing?" on snowflake's... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2012 at Work In Progress
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the minute thanksgiving was over, harper started in on, "we have to find the elf book so my elf can come back everyone else has their elf already and i don't and we need to find that book so we... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2012 at Work In Progress
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i'm really struggling with the idea that 2012 is nearly over. there are, what, 30 days left? how?! the past month has been a blur ... and it seems like i said that every month this year. our days are... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2012 at Work In Progress
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on friday, henry came home from swim practice holding a piece of paper and trying his hardest to not smile his fool head off. he handed me the paper, and lost the fight against the grin. "i got bumped up... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2012 at Work In Progress
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it's both a statement and a question. because, truly, i'm not sure. october was nutso. a little of what i know we DID do ... 1. marc and i celebrated 16 years of marriage. we saw "argo" (fan-flippin'-tastic) and had... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2012 at Work In Progress
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the great room finally has two more pieces of functional furniture in it: side tables for the couches. what. up. it's only been a year. finally: a place to set my coffee in the morning and wine in the evening,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2012 at Work In Progress
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these are my favorite nine days of the year: when the leaves are gorgeous, the mornings are cool and crisp, and color is everywhere. i know that by sometime next week, it will all be brown for the next eight... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2012 at Work In Progress
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when i said things were going to be crazy? i didn't mention it was because we were taking a trip out west. a trip that would cover six days and five states - not including minnesota - and more than... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2012 at Work In Progress