by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on September 26, 2012
Do you do any hand embroidery, needlepoint or crewel work? Is sewing your forte? Have you tried macrame, tatting, weaving or making lace? Can you crochet or knit? My love of hand needle arts began with some of the books I read as a young girl. Victorian & Colonial girls learning embroidery and making samplers [...]
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biblical femininity,
crochet,
embroidery,
homemaking,
knitting,
needle arts,
personal,
photographs,
preparedness,
Project Progress,
sewing
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on August 1, 2012
UPDATED with the stupendous third cake photos below!! Welcome to another Gluten Free Ratio Rally! This month’s gastronomic delight is… Angel Food Cake. Our rally hostess this month is Caleigh over at Gluten Free[k]. The ratio rally is a group of gluten free bloggers who work out the ratios of specific baked goods each month. [...]
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gluten free,
homemaking,
photographs,
ratio rally,
recipes
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on June 17, 2012
This is how I wore my hair today and yesterday. It was so easy to put up. The Flexi clip and U-Pins did not gouge my head in the least. My hair didn’t feel heavy at all. The best part was this stayed in firmly all day long both days! I am wearing a coiled [...]
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biblical femininity,
hair clips,
hair styles,
photographs,
u-pins
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on June 6, 2012
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and you know what that means don’t you? It’s Ratio Rally time again!! This month’s Ratio Rally host is Karen of Cooking Gluten Free. If you jump over there you can check out all the other bread offerings for this month’s rally. I will also have all the [...]
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chia seeds,
dairy free,
gluten free,
homemaking,
photographs,
ratio rally,
recipes
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on May 9, 2012
In our preparedness efforts I have considered possibly keeping ducks. Due to our HOA rules we cannot keep livestock, chickens… or fowl. Sigh. I wish I had been preparedness minded when we were looking to buy a home! THIS would not be it, as I am so severely limited in what I can raise to [...]
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blue spruce trees,
children,
ducks,
mallards,
photographs
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on April 26, 2012
April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. We purchased the only accurate Titanic DVD, recommended by Vision Forum, which we watched last week. The DVD, A Night to Remember, is was based on the novel by the same name and is put out by the Criterion Collection. The other [...]
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DVDs,
global warming,
history,
hymns,
iceberg,
period clothing,
photographs,
sewing,
soap,
Titanic
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on March 3, 2012
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on February 15, 2012
Day 15 – Phone Yes this phone actually does work! Yes, I do know how to “dial” a phone! Go HERE to see all my Feb 2012 Photo A Day Pics & challenge details! Blessings, ~Mrs. R (aka Aunt Mae)
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by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on February 14, 2012
Day 14 – Heart I was surprised by how many different places heart shapes were in my home. If you had asked me yesterday I would have said… ‘none’! lol This is a pair of arm rest covers on a couch in the living room! Tea light holder in the master bedroom. The pewter piece [...]
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holidays,
photographs
by ~Aunt Mae (~Mrs. R) on February 14, 2012