A Place Like This

Category: Just living

  • Luna

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Thank you so much for all of your incredible feedback on yesterday's post. Today I'm still creating but I wanted to leave you with a little something that has truly touched my heart. Though Julia did something really incredible and way out there, for me anyway, her message was simple. I hope the next 4…

  • I Can Write My Name

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    Valarie Budayr
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      This sign was made for me by my father when I was 8 years old and learning how to write in cursive. I wasn't really sure how I was going to get all of the curly ques going in my name. The other reason that I got a sign for my bedroom door was because…

  • Happy Friday: Tree on the Cabin

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Today is Friday and that means it's time for the Next Chapter Book Club hosted by the ever lovely Jaime Ridler. There were many happy moments this week but the one I will share with you today is the one that stands out as the happiest moment of this week and that would be when…

  • Meet n’Greet Little Acorn Learning

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Sometimes life hands you something so wonderful and unexpected that you just have to share it. That's how I feel about Eileen. I first met Eileen, via blogland, when we both had summited articles for Rhythm of the Home. As I read through the e-magazine I was thrilled with all of the great writing, projects,…

  • The dreaded bug

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Greetings. I just wanted to drop a very quick note to say that three children are sick and I'm running around with bowls,crackers, liquids, answering the phone and taking complaints. I hope to be  back later today with much good news plus a Jump Into a Book post. If for some reason those good intentions…

  • Creative Book Exchange

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Happy Monday everyone! It was the perfect weekend to get a lot of crafting done. It was raining, windy, dark, and gray. Along with crafting I took occasional breaks to see a couple of movies. Leap Year was so sweet and the film shots in Ireland left me wanting to get on the next plane.…

  • Early Morning

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Eventhough it's been raining, I decided that this year I wouldn't lose my blueberry bushes to the privet hedge. So out I trod over soggy land to start digging out my wonderful little friends…..the blueberry bushes. This morning greeted me with mild temperatures, a lovely fog, and the threat of rain. I'm just going to…

  • The Un-Rainy Day

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Over the weekend it finally warmed up. Now we were back into the 40's and it felt down right balmy. On Sunday it rained off and on all day but this didn't detour one active boy. He was out in galloshes for most of the day,coming in every now and then to get something to…

  • Hung Up to Dry

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    Valarie Budayr
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    We had been warned all week by our friendly weather people that snow was coming, "1-5 inches" they said and bitterly cold too.   The rest of my long weekend was history. Into warm clothes.      Out of wet ones. Bake something and so it went for three whole days. That was my weekend, how…

  • Gnome Week,Day 1: “Make Magic”

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    Valarie Budayr
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    It is not an uncommon practice in Scandinavian countries to talk about the "gnomes" around us. These tales are usually propagated by loving and doting grand-parents. Mine were no exception, and so it was that we would hear of our very own house gnome taking care of the horses,helping in the garden,cleaning up the kitchen…