Author Archives: gracieed

Quest 46 | Crochet a Ripple Blanket

Posted on October 14, 2014 by gracieed

Item #5:  A Ripple Blanket??? What’s that???? As you know, creating and making stuff brings me a lot of joy.  I can trace this compulsion back to when I was 4 and my mom gave me a set of sewing … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Dog Bed

Posted on October 13, 2014 by gracieed

I remember the first dog bed I bought for Sugar, our first dog.  It was a green pillow that fit into a basket and had just enough room for her and her stuffed toy bee.  It wasn’t long before she … Continue reading →

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Paws || Walk On – 10.5-10.18

Posted on October 12, 2014 by gracieed

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snippets | October 11, 2014

Posted on October 11, 2014 by gracieed

Welcome to Saturday Snippets.  This is where I share links and odd bits of info from the past week. 1.  I’ve used the Map My Run App for a while now, but I’ve never signed up for one of the … Continue reading →

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Quest 46 | A 365-day Journey

Posted on October 10, 2014 by gracieed

On November 24th, I turn 46.  And I know this is quite a ways off – 46 days to be exact. A couple of months ago I was reading a blog where the author talked about turning 30 and wanting … Continue reading →

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Chicky Boo Boo and a Hummingbird named “Peeps”

Posted on October 6, 2014 by gracieed

Today’s October Photo-a-day prompt is “crafty”.  Now this is a word that makes my brain want to explode!  There are so many pictures I wanted to take for this prompt, but I needed to whittle it down to one.  I … Continue reading →

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Paws || Walk On – 9.28-10.11

Posted on October 5, 2014 by gracieed

Every now and then when I’m walking dogs, I will just stop, ask them to sit for about 30 seconds and then I will say “walk on”. That is there cue to start walking again. I do this for a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snippets | October 4, 2014

Posted on October 4, 2014 by gracieed

Welcome to Saturday Snippets.  This is where I share links and odd bits of info from the past week. 1.  Discovered a new, free app called Way of Life for the iPhone.  If you have a bad habit you want … Continue reading →

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National Walk Your Dog Week – October 1-7

Posted on October 3, 2014 by gracieed

According to NationalWalkYourDog.com, “National Walk Your Dog Week was founded in 2010 by Celebrity Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Advocate Colleen Paige, to bring awareness to the ever increasing problem of canine behavior issues and canine obesity in America. Walk … Continue reading →

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Strolling down memory lane

Posted on October 2, 2014 by gracieed

I’ve always been a person that like to keep bits and pieces of ephemera from every day life – as a memory.  And on this past trip to England, I discovered that my grandmother was too.  While sorting through the … Continue reading →

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