Posted on August 28, 2008 by recovergirl
I recently got a new job. The dress code is business professional. I don’t have much in the way of professional clothing so I’ll need to do some shopping. For the most part I’ll get second hand stuff from Second Time Around and Goodwill. But I might treat myself to [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by recovergirl
The boys and I are enjoying the last days of summer.
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Posted on August 21, 2008 by recovergirl
The new issue of Small Magazine is out today. There is a page devoted to softies. I especially like the work of a particular designer called Junker Jane. You can see her Etsy shop here. She designed the doll pictured above. So sweet.
I didn’t do much crafting this summer. [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2008 by recovergirl
I still set up book traps for the boys. It still works. I guess it always will. I mean — what are book stores and libraries but giant book traps. I first posted about book traps back in March 2007. It is still the post that has received the [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by recovergirl
The boys and I have made it a habit to visit the Kittery Freebie Barn every Wednesday. It is open on Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lately I’ve noticed that Douglas is interested in taking things apart and putting them back together. So for our most recent visit I got [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by recovergirl
Eliot Maine Church Thrift Shop
I am going to collect and post the hours of Seacoast area thrift shops. I always forget the hours of church thrift shops so really this is just a way for me to keep them all straight. I will tag them with a “Thrift Shops” tag. [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by recovergirl
I discovered Animoto.com through a blog called Librarian in Black. I made the video above in minutes. I just uploaded some pictures, selected a song on the Animoto site and clicked “create a video”. The results are pretty neat. I want to play with it further and see what else I can do. There is [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2008 by recovergirl
I walked into town today. I wanted to see the Sam Faix show at Nahcotta before it came down. I bought a Sam Faix painting many years ago. It is interesting for me to see how his work changes over the years.
On my way home I took a detour to get a [...]
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