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TGIF | Hello January.

January 6, 2023 mere2007

Hello January! I’ve really been enjoying a slower pace this week … easing into this new month and new year, reminding myself that Christmas just ended yesterday! Thinking about … this year’s One Little Word and accompanying intentions. Words I’ve … Continue reading TGIF | Hello January.

Books, Just Life, Knitting12 Comments

TGIF | Late December.

December 30, 2022 mere2007

Well friends, we’ve made it to the last Friday of December. Here’s what’s going in my world right now. Thinking about … what to read next! I thought I’d be reading Demon Copperhead at least until tomorrow, but I now … Continue reading TGIF | Late December.

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Year in Review | 2022.

December 29, 2022 mere2007

Once again, I’m borrowing Vicki’s idea (Thank you, Vicki!) for an end of year post. The idea is to share the first line or so of the first blog post of each month and a favorite photo (or two) from that month’s posts. … Continue reading Year in Review | 2022.

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Present | December 2022.

December 28, 2022 mere2007

For this last monthly update on this year’s One Little Word, I’m reflecting back on each of the previous posts. I started doing this with 2020’s OLW And and continued last year with Choose 2021. The reflection process and the … Continue reading Present | December 2022.

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TGIF | Before Christmas.

December 23, 2022 mere2007

Hello friends! I hope this finds you someplace cozy and warm, even if it’s just a figurative place, or a place you’re reading about – perhaps like the December gathering that Rosamunde Pilcher describes so beautifully in Winter Solstice. I … Continue reading TGIF | Before Christmas.

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TGIF | Mid-December.

December 16, 2022 mere2007

Hello friends and happy Friday! The sun came out yesterday and it (finally!) feels like December outside … of course inside, it’s felt like December for a few weeks. Twinkle lights, winter candles, and multiple Christmas playlists in rotation. One … Continue reading TGIF | Mid-December.

Knitting12 Comments

NAiMA | The End.

December 13, 2022 mere2007

Anke published the new NAiMA Pullover DK pattern (Ravelry link) over the weekend. She’s one of my favorite designers, and testing the pattern was a dream come true. My fellow testers were kind, supportive, and inspiring. Anke addressed the few … Continue reading NAiMA | The End.

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Reading Better | November.

December 12, 2022 mere2007

November was my first full month with Lucy and my reading reflected how our lives are changing. I had time to read on the page, and not quite as much time to listen (which is good – means life is … Continue reading Reading Better | November.

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TGIF | Rainy December.

December 9, 2022 mere2007

The post title: my mom moved to Georgia five years ago this week and we “welcomed” her with a foot of snow. A foot of snow in Atlanta is rare … especially in December. It wasn’t a great start (except … Continue reading TGIF | Rainy December.

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Looking Back | November.

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 mere2007

So perhaps there were people who would like to hear about feelings, but I did not think they were people I would want to know. Helen DeWitt, The English Understand Wool Those words made me laugh out loud because people … Continue reading Looking Back | November.

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