Where does Route 66 start? I can tell you that I was curious about it myself. So, in December of 2012, my son and I struck out, camera in tow, to find the beginning point of Route 66 in the east, aka Chicago. Depending upon which way you’re heading, the beginning of Route 66 would be in either Illinois or…
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If you haven’t thrown out all those gift boxes yet, you might want to see this before you do. It’s a simple tutorial on how to transform a standard shirt sized gift box into a storage box, or two for that matter. Sure, best practice when trying to stay clutter-free is to get all those gift boxes into the recycling…
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Are you still in 2013 mode, or have you said your good-byes and you’re not lookin’ back? I’ve been enjoying a great holiday season with my son home from Georgia to visit, though he’s getting ready to head back in a few days. There’s been plenty of family time, good cooking, movie marathons, and I even got some help around…
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Some how, we never got around to putting up our Christmas tree this year. Perhaps it’s the ongoing kitchen update and basement remodel but I wanted to add a few Christmassy touches to the place. You may have seen the faux snow soup can centerpiece, but I still wanted something that I could add lights to. Something in the Christmas…
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It’s snowing here… right now as a matter of fact. I look outside and everything is covered in white and glisten. I’m not going to break into song, I promise, but I really wanted to capture that snow covered look and bring it inside where it’s much warmer. So I mixed and measured and with a few house hold ingredients,…
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