Lazy Sunday
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Lazy Sunday

This morning, we walked over to our local open air market and bought the supplies for a picnic lunch. Lilian came with us this time, and it was so heartening…
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
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Feeling Hot Hot Hot

Today we learned a valuable lesson. Just because the French don't generally wear shorts or flip-flops, it's not a good idea to go sightseeing wearing a black t-shirt, long black…
Bienvenue de Lyon!
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Bienvenue de Lyon!

We made it! We had a bit of a complicated journey, with me on a roundtrip ticket and Kristian and Lilian flying one-way. It worked out well that we flew…
The Moving Process
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The Moving Process

It's all well and good to turn to your husband and say, "Do you want to move to Europe?" It's a whole other thing to figure out what to do…
Bon Voyage!
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Bon Voyage!

I've resurrected this blog, because... we're moving to Lyon, France in a little less than two weeks. Zomg, how did that happen? (Umm, Hope, you made some plans and then…
Ikonart Stencil Kit Review
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Ikonart Stencil Kit Review

(What? Friends sometimes take 5 years in between posts). My dad gave me an Ikonart stencil kit for Christmas. Which is a bit like bringing coals to Newcastle. Or Newcastle…
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Stuff I Sewed in 2017

Oh, 2017. You dumpster fire, you. So much stress sewing. So little blogging. Here are some of the things that I made: Giant Quilt Sampler for my Grandmother It was…
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Tap Tap

*Steps up to the mic...* Is this thing on? I just went to see what my last blog post was, and I realized that it was an entire year ago.…