The presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked, it's pouring rain on the first official day of winter? It's time for us all to put our collective feet up and savor that perfect cocktail (gin and tonic, right?). Wishing you all a very peaceful and creative end to this crazy year. Stamps by: Stampin' Up …
Category: Life in NH
Shop Small this Saturday!
Come see me and lots more local artists and artisans tomorrow at the Mascoma Valley Regional High School Holiday Fair. You can shop from 9 am -3 pm. I have gifts for everyone on your list: notebooks in 5 sizes, notebooks with wooden covers, post-it note cozies, address books, and the pens you'll need to …
Snow storm equals work day
The Great British Baking Showing is my jam (ha!). Well, day two of making Christmas cards is at least feeling a little more festive. Snow has a way of doing that. I won't bring out the balsam candles and candy canes just yet (let's get through next week, shall we? I will be setting up …
Mythical creatures
We've had a pretty sad month over here at the 43Cards house. We had to say goodbye to Miss Thora at the beginning of October. She was in a lot of pain and the medicines just weren't cutting it anymore. We loved her very much, and every day with her was just perfect. Just yesterday, …
Oh, progress . . .
I get it. Insurance companies are betting on a risk to reward ratio. I get it, our house currently looks a little too heavy on the risk front. But, we have a plan! Unfortunately, our timeline is not the same as our insurance company's. So, we asked friends and family to help us out with …
Making memories
Ah, summer. The time of year families make a little more of an effort to come together. In NH, that's probably because it's the only season that you can guarantee you can actually get somewhere -- until, of course, you get stuck in all the road repairs. Some of my most favorite growing up memories …
Paste! Vacation! Watermelon! Arborists!
Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks! We went away for a little bit, and boy, it was tough to come back to real life! I hope we are lucky enough some day to have all our time be our time, you know what I mean? No clocks, no responsibilities, just what you choose to …
The annual, “it’s too nice to play inside” post
Seriously, spring/summer is finally here and I can't get enough. Look! When I have been inside (pretty much only when it's pouring buckets) I have been reading like crazy, and loving it! Here are some recommendations: Akata Witch (Young Adult) by Nnedi Okorafor: "Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with …
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Spring has sprung!
Spring always feels like a new love to me. I'm a little extra giddy, I have a little more energy, I'm more apt to say yes to an adventure. You know, I feel free! I also feel thankful. Thankful that I am lucky enough to have the time to play in this beautiful, energizing weather. …
Oh deer . . .
Can you believe we got another 15 inches of snow? -- Not kidding. March in New Hampshire is weird. Anyway, that kinda meant I was snowed in for the day. Yoga was cancelled, so I'm not missing a week, and because I live in an awesome small town, I was able to walk to my …
