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Blackberry Cobbler
I remember going out into the woods to pick blackberries when I was growing up in the south. Summers were hot and humid then. I guess they still are down there, but I don’t live there any more, so I really can’t say for sure. The blackberry bushes were covered in briars–“stickers” we called them–so we would inevitably get scratched…
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A Walk Through the Neighborhood
I’ve been wanting to give you a tour of my immediate neighborhood, so you could visualize the setting when I talk about the view from my front porch or down my street. To make it easier to explain where everything is, I thought I’d draw you a little map. (This is a very primitive effort with my new drawing pad.…
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One Sentence a Day – August
A recap of August in one sentence a day… and a few pictures. Monday, August 1. Porch-sittin’ in the evening has become one of my favorite summer [in]activities. Tuesday, August 2. Played around a little bit with graphic design. Wednesday, August 3. Celebrated Lyle’s birthday with take-out pizza and an evening at home. Thursday, August 4. Sometimes it’s just good…
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Where to Find Huckleberries
When we moved to the Idaho panhandle in the summer of 1998, I heard people talking about huckleberries. I had never tasted a huckleberry, but I love berries of all kinds, so I was intrigued. “You say they grow wild? I’d love to pick some. Where can I find them?” “Oh, they grow all over. Just go up in the…
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A Little Imagination
Admittedly, the print shop needed a little TLC when I took over managing the office earlier this summer. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint will do for a place, though. I had other ideas, too. I took down the broken blind on the left window. The one that had been cut out around the neon OPEN sign at…
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Movie Night in the Park
One of the nice things about living in a little bitty town is how simple and accessible the community activities are. I’m sorry, but I just did not care to join a million (literally! a million!) of my “closest friends” in downtown Denver for the Super Bowl party last winter. Just not my idea of fun. At all. Ever. Thankyouanyway.…
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The Man Behind the Blog
A silly interview with my sweet husband whose birthday happens to be today. “Hello. I’m Karla, your resident blogger. I would like to interview you for an article I’m working on this week. Would that be okay?” “Do I have a choice?” “No. No, you don’t. And just so you know, I reserve the right to include leading questions in…
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Currently
Right now I’m… | hearting | Watercolor clipart and design elements. I’m dabbling around in graphic design and exploring what I like and don’t like. I’m kinda loving watercolor art at the moment. (This daisy is not my artwork. It’s just one I thought was so pretty.) Also, I’m thinking of investing in a drawing pad for my computer. Maybe…
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One Sentence a Day – July
A recap of July in one sentence a day… and a few pictures. Friday, July 1. It’s been a somewhat cool summer so far. Saturday, July 2. Just because we love to trade cars, we now have a Toyota Sequoia. Sunday, July 3. We went on a back-roads drive to Jordan Camp, then to Bayview for the fireworks display. Monday,…
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Summer Salad
In the summertime we eat a lot of salads, don’t you? That, and grilled meat. In the winter I fix more soups and casseroles. This is a salad I came up with a few weeks ago that we have been enjoying this summer. I made it when my parents were here, and when they got home my Dad asked my…
