Archie

Pre-travel Freakout

March 19, 2011

Only six weeks until we board our flight for Amsterdam, and there’s still a lot to do. Looking around me, I’m still seeing a disturbing amount of stuff. Books, furniture, souvenirs from past travels, debris from past hobbies, art supplies, notebooks, camping gear, clothes. God, it’s endless. We’ve unloaded some, but much more remains. In [...]

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Juicy Developments

March 15, 2011

Five weeks since my last post, yet my blog-traffic graph is surging (relatively speaking) upward. Higher highs and higher lows. If I owned this stock, I’d be rich. What the heck? I checked it this morning, the first time in ages, anticipating a flat line. How peculiar. Apparently shutting up increases my popularity. Anyway, I [...]

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Renee Learns Photography

October 23, 2010

Several months ago I got a new DSLR camera. And—now brace yourself— I’m learning to use it properly. You know, on manual. Don’t snort. This is a big deal for me. Years ago I owned a 35mm film camera, but let’s just say I never learned the art of photography. Or even the craft of [...]

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Introducing Archie

October 3, 2010

Today I’m working on a post about getting things done during the homeschool day. It’s got really good tips. But my post is very long. So while I am busy persuading 2000 words to become 600, you can meet our Jack Russell terrier, Archie. You know, the way I look at it, some folks are [...]

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