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At the Local Farmer's Market You Might Find . . .
I love hanging out at Farmer's Markets. Wherever my husband and I have lived, I have located and supported Farmer's Markets in the area, hauling back loads of organic produce, herbs, breads, teas and...
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Creamy Watermelon Sorbet
Who doesn't love an icy cold desert in the heat of the summer? Trying to stay on a healthier path than making ice cream, I have been making fruit sorbets for close to 18 years now. Sorbets of all...
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For the Love of Earrings - A Short History
I don't know about you, but I feel strange when I hop in the trusty Dog Mobile and notice I have forgotten to put on a pair of earrings! At least there, in the driveway, I can hop out of the truck,...
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The Pink Store, Palomas, Mexico
Ever since moving to El Paso, people have talked about The Pink Store (La Tienda Rosa) in Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico. Palomas is a town on the Mexico side of the border, and despite stories about the...
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Gorgeously Green
Along with turquoise and red, green is a favorite color of mine. When I think of green, I think of all the glorious shades of green that can be found in Nature. The word "green" is linguistically...
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Is It a 1 or Is It a 10? Mohs Scale of Hardness
When I taught 6th grade science, the Mohs Scale of Hardness is a concept the students learned in my "Rock with Science" section. That's when the students would go around muttering "Sedimentary, my...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #1
For several weeks now I have been kicking around the idea of writing a weekly blog post featuring at least 10 ArtFire creations that made me stop and say "Wow!" I have been saving the finds in a...
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The Dog Days of Summer and Seamus, the Shadow Dog
With the monsoon season finally settling in here in the Borderlands area of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico, the Dog Days of Summer are in full swing with a bit cooler temperatures (mid-90's) and more...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #2 on ArtFire
Art! Jewelry! Pillows! Baby Booties! Chain Maille! All this and more can be found on this week's installment of Fabulous Friday Finds on ArtFire. All of these items were found when browsing...
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Magnificent Mexican Jumping Beans
The last several days, my husband and I were in Santa Fe - DH to play in a golf tournament and me to soak in the sights and flavors of one of my all time favorite cities. One day, after putting many...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #3 on ArtFire
Wow! Where did the week go? It seems like I just put together the last Fabulous Friday Finds yesterday. But I am having a blast sharing the wonderful handmade creations I run across each week. The...
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Sunny Sunflowers
When my husband and I were in Santa Fe last weekend, I visited a vintage book store, The Good Stuff, and ended up buying a magnificent book on Southwestern petroglyphs (on sale at 1/2 price - yay!)....
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Baked Stone Fruit
I am a big fan of Amazine - love the layout and the various stories shared there. Have found many luscious recipes and have tried out a few. Well, let me tell you . . . the recipe I'm going to share...
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Like Golden Sunshine - A Short History of Yellow
Yellow is such a cheerful color. Just think how a glowing yellow room makes you feel on a gray winter day! Through the ages, yellow has been associated with sunshine, optimism, good reason, pleasure...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #4 on ArtFire
Another Friday . . . and another Fabulous Friday Finds on ArtFire! A month has almost gone past since since I first started sharing Artfire artist handmade finds on Friday with you. And what fun it...
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My New Handmade Jewelry - August
The other day I ran across this quote by Olivia Thirlby: "I feel naked without jewelry" and it hit home. At least I feel naked if I leave the house without earrings, my wedding ring and the turquoise...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #5 on ArtFire
It was sooooo hard to narrow down the 12 features for this week's Fabulous Friday Finds. But, then, it always is! Think there's something for everyone in this week's edition: art, jewelry, trivets,...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #6 on ArtFire
Since I have been desperately preparing for a big show this weekend, I wasn't sure of this weeks' Fabulous Friday Finds was going to get off the ground. But I am ahead of my ever ticking timeline so...
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Fabulous Friday Finds #7 on ArtFire
Another week . . . and another Fabulous Friday Finds on ArtFire! There are lots of unique, many one of a kind, handmade items featured today from the studios of ArtFire artists: from parasols to...
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All the Pretty Pendants!
A few days ago, I curated a collection called "All the Pretty Pendants" featuring jewelry designs that used gorgeous pendants as a focal. The pendants were chosen from the artists of the Jewelry...
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