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to keep

Posted on August 13th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I AM A PACK rat. A scrounging, hording, Templeton-like pack rat. I scavenge through curbside piles when junk day draws near. I have lovely ideas for everything I drag home (usually in the bottom of the stroller.) I can’t bear to see things wasted, and I almost can’t bear to waste a good deal. Sometimes, […]



just livin’

Posted on August 12th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on just livin’

I know, I know…it’s been forever since I’ve blogged. Life has a way of getting away from me like that. So many lovely things to do – this, that, and the next thing. But in all my doing, I don’t want to forget to live, just to live. To think that of all the people who […]

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accessories

Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on accessories

  She’s most definitely a little girl. Today her trappings included a necklace, earrings, bracelet, fancy barrette, and of course her new birthday purse and Mamma’s sparkly shoes. She only forgot one thing: clothes.

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summer-lovers

Posted on July 16th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on summer-lovers

  It’s smack-dab in the middle of summer, and my baby and I are living it up…filling our lungs with fresh sweet Missouri air, our nostrils with fragrant flower aromas, and as always, our shorts with chigger welts. Today our travels led us down Route 69 to the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Soooo…I […]

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three four

Posted on July 14th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on three four

  Inevitably, my birthday has rolled around again. Somehow, turning 34 is not quite as exciting as my little girl turning two, but in its own way, it’s still kind of fun. I didn’t want a party or anything, but I did want to be somewhere pretty on my birthday. So off went the three of us […]

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