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Monthly Archives: July 2009
15 Years Ago
15 years ago today, in a field in Maryland, these really young looking people got married.
157: Birthday Wishes
My friend, Fredna, likes chickens because of her Cursillo connections, so when I happened upon this lovely creamer, I thought it was about perfect: And, in case you’re wondering, yes, the cream pours out from the chicken’s beak.
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158: HEM Interview About Spokane Homeschoolers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEM SUPPORT GROUP NEWS – MARCH 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~MARCH’S HIGHLIGHT ~ISSUES TO WATCH ~COMMUNITY SERVICE ~CONFERENCES ~WEB UPDATES ~ ONLINE HOME EDUCATION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES ~HEM RESOURCES AND MORE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH’S HIGHLIGHT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month’s Home Education Magazine Support Group … Continue reading
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159: Skein Tensioner
When I got back from Camp Pluckyfluff a few weeks ago, this was waiting for me: It’s a skein tensioner that Michael had worked on all day to make. (Shown here with yarn that I spun at Camp Pluckyfluff, that’s … Continue reading
160: Happy Birthday, Brooke
My niece, Brooke, is turning one, and I am in California to meet her and attend her party. Farmerteen ships off to camp tomorrow, so neither she nor Michael came along. I decided something homemade was the way to go, … Continue reading
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161: Harry Potter and the Amazing Andi Scrap
My friend Andi, mother of Hannah, pictured below, left, is really good at taking, developing, and getting pictures up online and into scrapbooks. By “really good” I mean amazing. Case in point: This picture was taken less than 12 hours … Continue reading
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162: Bananas
Ahh, advertisers embracing what people already do with their products . . .
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163: Sawyer Extractor
The Extractor is the niftiest invention since . . . since another really nifty invention. If you live around stinging insects, it’s particularly useful for removing the venom of their bites. Fortunately, we haven’t had the opportunity need to try … Continue reading
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164: Turning the Other Cheek
One of my favourite biblical exegesis is on the pacifist teachings of Jesus. In the cultural context of the time, the turning of the cheek (Matthew 5:39), giving the undershirt (Matthew 5:40), and walking a load a second mile (Matthew … Continue reading
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165: Who Doesn’t like Jesus?
I think it surprises a lot of Christians that other people like Jesus. I mean, who doesn’t like Jesus? Love other people, take care of the poor . . . all that shit that Christians forget he was really into … Continue reading
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