The Quiet Life
Saturday, September 12, 2015

9/11 Boat Lift- an untold part of the terrible day

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I love mariners. THIS is the heart of the ocean. "The Great BoatLift of 9/11" became the largest sea evacuation in history. Larg...
Friday, September 11, 2015

The chair that got away

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Let the weekend begin! My landscape: ice water with Bountiful Basket lemons in good ole southern mason jar; laptop, and waiting for me later...
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Monday, September 07, 2015

Crafting: Vintage Graphics printed on old book paper

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Here is a great idea for book arts and crafting I got from a friend on Facebook who had posted a HomeTalk article. Here is the article DIY...
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Art Deco, steampunk, Metropolis, Tesla and Sherlock: what do they all have in common?

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I like the early Art Deco movement's style. Art Deco is an influential visual arts design style that first appeared in France after Wo...
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Monday, August 24, 2015

Mona Lisa's changing smile, and other art thoughts

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A flurry of news articles related to the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting "Mona Lisa" have come across my twitter stream. Here...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Pixlr collages

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Here are a few Pixlr collages I created for this week's Pixlr challenge. I am really no good at collage. If you want to see some good on...

Friday: from sunrise to closing song, it was a good day

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My favorite parts of the week are Friday nights and early Saturday mornings. There's a sweet relief of having made it through the week a...
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Fig extravaganza

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A friend at work gave me a gallon of figs. I LOVE figs! But they start to go over in two days. I had a lot of cooking to do! First, I ate ab...
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Sunday, August 09, 2015

Chia seeds, PB2, and Sunday organizing for the week

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During the Summer I had forgotten how busy Sundays have to be to get ready for the week. If I put off doing the cleaning and laundry on Satu...
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Saturday, August 08, 2015

When Bookworms Party, and school

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School started Monday without the kids, and Friday with the kids. It was a great day! They all looked so cute in their new dresses and hairc...
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Christian writer and teacher's aide who loves Jesus, a quiet life, art, beauty, and children.
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