Reality Steps In

So, how many of you really thought I would post every day? Anyone? LOL – I figured it was pretty unlikely, myself. I have a nice life, I do fun things – but not much of it seems very blog worthy and I really don’t want to bore everyone to death! [...]

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Magpie Goes to the Beach!

It was beautiful here yesterday – temp in the 50s, sunny, no wind, clear sky. So I drove down to the beach (all of two miles away) for a stroll, and to take pictures of the Olympic Mountains which were making an appearance after hiding in the clouds and fog for weeks. By [...]

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New Toy Numero Tres

Lest you think that I am just a huge spoiled brat who gets all the goodies………..
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The black guitar on the right is DH’s latest acquisition. Evidently guitars multiply like spinning wheels! LOL! But seriously, it is a Fender Stratocaster 2004 and it has an amazing sound! Much nicer that the red [...]

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New Toy Numero Dos

Since moving west, DH and I have both entered into a musical phase. He has been playing guitar, and I have been doing my usual floundering about. I have a couple of Native American flutes which I enjoy playing around with, and I am taking a workshop on March 1st with Gary Stroutsos. [...]

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New Toy Numero Uno

Meet my KitchenAid Professional 600 6 quart mixer! This baby will take up to 14 cups of flour (like I would ever mix that much at once – LOL!) But I figured bigger capacity = stronger motor, so my theory is that this tool should last forever!
So what have I made?…………..

Wish you could [...]

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January Mornings

I thought it would be really neat to photograph the same location at approximately the same time each day, for a year. So I present to you…………9 A.M. in January:

This is just a selected assortment – not much is changing yet! Please note the dusting of snow in the last photo.
I’ve also been [...]

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